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COUNCIL MINUTES April 13, 2015 <br />APPROVED <br />91 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve the hire of Derek Sadowski as a Paid On -Call <br />92 Firefighter effective April 14, 2015. Council Member Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried <br />93 on a voice vote. <br />94 <br />95 4B) Public Safety Department Update — Administrator Karlson provided the following update: <br />96 - New Fire Station — awaiting permit from Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) to <br />97 commence construction activities; <br />98 Training — fifteen firefighters have full certification; seventeen individuals are currently <br />99 enrolled in training; seven individuals have applied and are under consideration for hire; <br />100 Fire Equipment — the city has taken possession of the two trucks purchased from the City of <br />101 Woodbury and they are currently being outfitted and labeled and will be available for <br />102 firefighter training in May; he noted thanks to the Cities of Woodbury and White Bear Lake <br />103 for storing the trucks. <br />104 <br />105 Mayor Reinert added, regarding firefighter pensions, the Minnesota Legislature has agreed to an <br />106 amendment that will allow the transfer of fire pensions and he is glad that the City led the discussion <br />107 on that. He feels that the City has attempted to work out that situation for the fire personnel (to allow <br />108 for the transfer of pensions). He's happy that the City fire department will be going to the PERA <br />109 sponsored plan since that does have some portability built in. <br />110 <br />111 Council Member Rafferty suggested it would be nice for the council to have the opportunity to see the <br />112 new fire trucks when they are ready. <br />113 <br />114 Council Member Kusterman asked if the RCWD approval is a rubber stamp and Community <br />115 Development Director Grochala said not exactly; staff is working through requirements with them on <br />116 a couple of components. <br />117 <br />118 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT <br />119 <br />120 There was no report from the Public Services Department. <br />121 <br />122 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT <br />123 <br />124 Note — Item 6A had been deleted from the agenda. <br />125 <br />126 6B) Consider Resolution No. 15-41, Approving Subordination Agreement and Granting a <br />127 Conservation Easement to the State of Minnesota, Wollan Park Wetland Bank — Community <br />128 Development Director Grochala explained that the city has planned and has been working to establish a <br />129 wetland complex on 17 acres of the high quality wetland within the Wollan Park residential subdivision. <br />130 Staff has been working the project through the necessary approval process, is finishing up restoration <br />131 efforts and is ready to establish the necessary easement. The area will provide high value wetland bank <br />132 credits that can be sold in the future through the state wetland bank system. <br />133 <br />134 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve Resolution No. 15-41 as presented. Council <br />135 Member Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. <br />3 <br />