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Mounds View City Council April 11, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 3 was determined Charlie Smith should be offered the position of Fire Chief effective April 1st. He 1 noted there would be a 30-day overlap for both the outgoing and newly hired chief. 2 3 Tim Hill, Fire Board President, introduced Fire Chief Charlie Smith to the City Council. A 4 round of applause was offered by all in attendance. 5 6 Fire Chief Smith stated it was an honor and a privilege to be serving as the Chief for the joint 7 Spring Lake Park, Blaine and Mounds View Fire Department. He explained this was a high 8 performing organization with great leadership. He understood he had a lot to learn in the coming 9 months and he looked forward to serving the residents of Mounds View. 10 11 Mayor Flaherty questioned what attracted Fire Chief Smith to this position. Fire Chief Smith 12 discussed his work history noting he used to work for the Duluth Fire Department. He believed 13 that SBM was a progressive department that had a positive reputation in the region. He also 14 supported the department’s proactive fire prevention model. 15 16 Council Member Mueller asked where Fire Chief Smith would be residing. Fire Chief Smith 17 commented he was renting an apartment in Lakeville and would continue his search for a home 18 over the coming months. 19 20 Council Member Mueller explained the League of Minnesota Cities used SBM as a strategic 21 partner for gauging and promoting safety through the insurance trust. She asked if Fire Chief 22 Smith would be meeting with representatives from the League of Minnesota Cities. Fire Chief 23 Smith indicated he would make time for this but stated the next month of his time would be 24 dedicated to the SBM department and getting to know his personnel. 25 26 Council Member Mueller encouraged Fire Chief Smith to attend the upcoming League of 27 Minnesota Cities Conference in St. Paul in June. Fire Chief Smith reported he would put this on 28 his calendar. 29 30 Council Member Mueller also invited Fire Chief Smith to attend the Mounds View Festival in 31 the Park on Saturday, August 20th, noting the SBM has always had a large presence in the parade. 32 33 Council Member Meehlhause welcomed Fire Chief Smith to the community and wished him the 34 best. 35 36 Mayor Flaherty looked forward to working with Fire Chief Smith and encouraged him to gain as 37 much knowledge as possible from outgoing Fire Chief Zikmund. 38 39 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 40 41 Mayor Flaherty requested Item H be discussed prior to Item A. 42 43 H. Resolution 8550, a Resolution to Consider a Restaurant License for Arepa 44 Bite Latin Food located at 2213 County Road 10. 45