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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MAY 8, 2013 Busiest day of the week was Wednesday; The department had 31 firefighters at the end of the year; Average years of service are 18; There were 26 calls for service at Montreal Courts Apartments. Blesener asked if the daytime response was adequate. Smiley replied that typically it is, but not always. He noted that the auto aid response from adjacent fire departments is a benefit to Little Canada, especially during the week and daytime hours, There was then discussion related to the number of calls at Montreal Courts with Blesener asking how many were false alarms. Smiley was not sure, but indicated that about half of these calls relate to burnt food, He indicated that Montreal Courts is one of the biggest users of Fire Department services. Montour estimated that Montreal Courts has 10% of the City's population and generates 10% of fire calls. Smiley noted that many of the calls at Montreal Courts could be preventable. Montour suggested that the Fire Chief and Fire Marshal be invited to attend meetings with Montreal Courts and The Provinces once or twice per year. The City Administrator indicated that he would extend that invitation. Tim Boss commented on possible mold issues at Montreal Courts. The City Administrator pointed out that units are inspected as part of the City's Rental Housing Licensing Program. These units are also subject to HUD inspections, although the Administrator was not sure of the extent of these inspections, The problem hasn't been identified in the City's inspection reports. Smiley then reviewed the fire call summary information breaking down the 224 calls by category. Smiley reported that the Little Canada Fire Department responded to 30 auto aid calls, the majority of which were freeway calls with Vadnais Heights. He estimated that Little Canada received about 10 auto aid calls. Blesener requested that the Fire Department provide the Council with specific information on auto aid calls. Steve Morelan reviewed 2012 actual operating expenses, noting that the Department was $4.05 over budget. Morelan reported that the Department had made an error in preparing the 2012 Budget not including the payroll expenses. As a result, the Department either held the line on some expenses or deferred them to 2013 in order to live within their budget. Morelan then reviewed the Fire Department's Capital Improvement Plan which included new carpeting at the Fire Station (2011 project), sealing of the tile floor (completed in 2011 and 2012 and paid for by the Fire Department), reupholstering of conference room chairs (completed), 2 10