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CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 2/1/83 Page six M/S/P Morgan/Eder to instruct Whittaker to write a letter of thanks to Curtis West, St. John's Hospital, for presentation to Lake Elmo City Council which has decided to take no action since item is beyond City's scope. (5 ayes) 15. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT, Cont'd... D. DeMontreville Access - DNR is going ahead with condemnation and County has approved plan. Gary Fouks, 7864 DeMontreville Trail, brought in a letter dated 2/1 to the Council signed by 14 residents regarding their opposition to the proposed public access as follows: "l. Placement is in an objectionable location. 2. Size of the access is much too large for the rural nature of the area. 3. Possible unnecessary use of property owners' land. 4. Lack of clarification concerning car spacing, signs, lighting, public toilets, landscaping and traffic control." Of particular concern was the size of the parking lot which would be the size of a football field according to the 1" = 100 feet scale. Councillors were certain the scale must be off, and Whittaker will ask Lee Markell to rescale plan. Information will be available at Tri- Lakes meeting Monday night. BREAK - 9:08 p.m. 16. FIRE CHIEF, BRUCE KUETTNER A. Annual Report - In 1982, there was a total of 155 runs, 80 were rescue calls and 75 for fire (mostly nuisance calls, with the most serious being the Brine's fire). Have gone from 27 members previous year to 23 members this year. Compensation for all men : is $6,000 (i.e., $2.73 every time fireman had to make a call). Firemen's events for 1983 were cited; last year's events were successful. ..Fire preven- tion education program for schools will be started when State materials are received. Officers were named, and Kuettner suggested he would not be Fire Chief next year. Only mutual aid calls, besides Brine's fire, were one in Bayport and a couple in Woodbury; Lake Elmo called one mutual aid. Fire loss in Lake Elmo last year was less than $150,000. We are taking a look at fire -fighting techniques and training due to the deaths of 2 firemen at the Brine's fire. B. Capitol City Mutual Aid Agreement - Language changes in Sec. 5, Subd. 1, were made by Whittaker; and Agreement was reviewed with attorney. Whittaker explained Section 6, Subd. 2, language changes from prior agreement. M/S/P Morgan/Fraser to execute "Capitol City Mutual Aid Association Reciprocal Fire Service Agreement." (5 ayes) C. Fire Department By -Laws - M/S/P Fraser/Morgan to approve "Lake Elmo Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad By -Laws." (5 ayes) D. EMS Contract - M/S/P Fraser/Morgan to authorize signing of the EMS contract. (5 ayes) M/S/P Fraser/Mazzara to authorize EMS delegates: Jim Bjorkman and Dick Sacks as alternates, and Steve Potts as principal delegate. (5 ayes)