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AMENDED & APPROVED: MARCH 6, 2006 Councilmember Smith said she holds the fire department and chief in high regard. She feels fiscally irresponsible at this time because we have not grown in the last two years. She would like to see the financial figures that support this appointment. Councilmember DeLapp completely agrees, about 90% of all the calls are not for fires but for ambulance service. If given the choice, we would have an ambulance service here. We ought to have more information and a thorough workshop on it. Councilmember Johnson said the previous council studied fire and didn't do anything. She said a few things this position will handle are the Fire Study, the Maintenance Facility, and daytime coverage. She said the Council has to move forward on recommendations from studies that we have known about for more than ten years. Councilmember Conlin agreed and did not understand the request for more information. She said it should have been asked a long time ago. Planning is going to be crucial for a well thought out safety plan for the City. Councilmember DeLapp said he would vote for half time but not full time. Councilmember Johnson there was a Council Workshop and if more information is needed, it should be requested in a timely fashion. VOTE: 3:2 Nay-Smith/DeLapp. b. Begin Hiring Process on Assistant City Planner and City Engineer M/S/P, Johnson/Johnston, To direct staff to begin the hiring process for an Assistant City Planner and a City Engineer. VOTE: 5:0. c. Set date for Council/Parks/Washington County Technical Committee Meeting The Councilmembers will e-mail availability. d. Fire Department Operational Policy Manual M/S/P, Conlin/DeLapp, To appoint Councilmember Johnson to work with the Administrator and the Fire Chief in the on -going development and modification of the LEFD Manual. VOTE: 5:0. e. Lake Elmo Oakdale Playfield Administrator Rafferty reported that at a work session last week, Lake Elmo staff met with Oakdale staff. Lake Elmo's vision of a jointly owned and operated park did not meet Oakdale's vision. Lake Elmo Staff expressed concerns with how a joint organization would function, maintenance questions, the composition of the organizational structure, and design of the field. A representative from Parks and the Council should be in on the initial design and then that would dissipate into administrative staff to manage this thing. The Mayor suggested that Councilmembers Conlin and DeLapp would be good reps for that board. Councilmember Conlin said she wants to go through the processes and steps properly, and she Lake Elmo City Council Minutes of January 17, 2006 14