08-25-2014 Council Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION August 25, 2014 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE : August 25, 2014 5 TIME STARTED : 5:30 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED : 6:25 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, Kusterman, 8 Rafferty, Roeser (arrived @5:45 pm) and 9 Mayor Reinert 10 MEMBERS ABSENT : None 11 12 13 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development 14 Director Michael Grochala; City Engineer Diane Hankee; City Planner Katie Larsen; 15 Finance Director Al Rolek; Public Safety Director John Swenson; City Clerk Julie Bartell 16 17 1. Work Session Schedule — Administrator Karlson reported that Council 18 Members Roeser and Stoesz have brought forward the possibility of changing the 19 council's work session start time to 6:00 p.m. (from the current 5:30 p.m.). They suggest 20 that the change would better fit schedules and time needed for work sessions. 21 22 The council concurred to change the start time to 6:00 p.m. Mayor Reinert suggested 23 that the group will reserve the right to begin meetings early when that is necessary. 24 25 2. 2015 Budget- Finance Director Rolek noted the updated budget information 26 included in the council's packet. The updated Gap Analysis includes shaded items that 27 represent changes from the council's last review. 28 29 Chief Swenson distributed a memorandum outlining recent analysis and research on 30 public safety response protocols. The report identifies potential efficiencies for fire and 31 emergency medical services delivery in the city, based on the recommendations of the 32 North Memorial Medical Director and the implications of implementing changes based 33 on the recommendations. He reviewed response time data included in the report that is 34 based on a three year period. It was noted that some response time improvement has 35 occurred since the ambulance service has added an additional unit to the area. Chief 36 Swenson noted that the report is provided for the council's review and comment as the 37 2015 budget is discussed. The council discussed the levels of training involved in 38 emergency medical services. 39 40 Chief Swenson distributed a memorandum regarding the possible use of city staff as 41 resources for fire personnel. He is recommending a stipend be established for employees 42 who become certified. Use of city staff increases the availability of day time emergency 43 responders. Mayor Reinert said he'd like additional data comparing the possible cost of 44 calls compared to the current. Council Member Kusterman asked for clarification on