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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION August 1, 2016 DRAFT 6 Petrovend system (that could be replaced); the past six to eight weeks, the odometer 226 readings have been inaccurate. At the Mayor’s request, Mr. DeGardner reviewed the 227 capabilities and uses of the Cartegraph system; it’s providing important fleet information. 228 229 Council Member Kusterman asked about the relationship with Eaglebrook – is there 230 compensation? Director Swenson explained that the church is charged for services and 231 the charges include personnel, fuel and equipment so the city recoups all of its costs plus 232 an administrative fee. Council Member Kusterman also noted the Hugo model and use 233 of a county contract and a comparison of our services. Staff has indicated that the county 234 model provides certain services only while the City’s PD goes full spectrum. He wonders 235 who fills in the gap for a city using the county services? Deputy Director McCarthy 236 explained that they have county wide resources to draw from. 237 238 The presentation on the Fire Department fleet began and the PowerPoint slides were 239 reviewed by Deputy Director D’Allier: 240 - Fleet size and replacement information; 241 - Current active fire division fleet table; 242 - Operational/safety concerns with A11 vehicle, including examples where the 243 equipment was used at homes in Lino Lakes; 244 245 The council questioned why the A11 was purchased by the city. Director Swenson 246 explained that a consultant was brought in when the assets were to be divided from CFD 247 and the Public Safety Department relied on that information. Council Member Maher 248 suggested that fire services are a new endeavor for the City and she realizes that there will 249 be bumps along the way. The bottom line is the city must have safe equipment. Deputy 250 Director D’Allier concurred that this is about safety. Council Member Kusterman asked 251 about the ability to extend the ladder and staff explained why it’s not possible. 252 253 Mayor Reinert explained that he doesn’t want to micro manage the equipment budget; the 254 city pays for management to do that. He has added a resolution to the council agenda 255 that establishes an annual contribution for equipment and for staff to manage. The 256 amount is reasonable and that’s how he would like to move forward. He can’t be 257 convinced that there is more money needed than what it cost to fund the previous fire 258 service. 259 260 Deputy Director D’Allier continued the presentation. 261 262 Council Member Maher asked about other area departments that have appropriate aerial 263 equipment and staff mentioned Forest Lake. 264 265 Mayor Reinert noted that more discussion will occur in upcoming budget sessions. 266 267 3. Public Services Department 2017 CIP Requests- Public Safety Director DeGardner 268 and Public Services staff Brett Olander, Tim Payne and Tim Hillesheim were present. 269 Director DeGardner reviewed the written staff report and had distributed an inventory 270