03-09-2020 CC - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Mounds View City Council March 9, 2020 Regular Meeting Page 2 Saturday, March 7th at the Community Center. Mayor Mueller requested another change to Page 8, Line 22 noting this should read: March 4th at the Community Center. She invited all to attend. She also requested a quorum be posted. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Bergeron. To Approve the City Council Minutes from February 24, 2020 as amended. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 6. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Special Presentation to Mayor Mueller and Police Chief Harder. Council Member Gunn presented Mayor Mueller and Police Chief Harder with a stole on behalf of the Ghana community. B. SBM Fire Chief Charlie Smith. Fire Chief Charlie Smith provided the Council with an update on the Fire District. He explained the SBM Fire Department responded to a mutual aid request to the fire that occurred in Becker, Minnesota. He reported 12 personnel were sent for two operational periods for a total of 12 hours. He commented Engine 2 pumped well over 500,000 gallons of water onto that fire. He thanked his crews for the pivotal roll they played at this incident. He stated over 50 fire departments responded to this event. He commented this was the largest incident he had responded to in the last 30 years. He discussed how his staff worked through the cold on the six hour shifts. Fire Chief Smith discussed the virus that was going around and explained his firefighters were working to take care of themselves and stay healthy. He commented on the future plans for Fire Station 6 which would be located in the northeast quadrant of Blaine. He reported 20,000 people were anticipated to move into this area over the next 20 years. He stated property was being considered for this future fire station. It was his hope the Blaine EDA could purchase the land for future development. He discussed the current response times (approximately 8 minutes) for the SBM Fire Department for this portion of Blaine. Mayor Mueller questioned if there were any mutual aid cities that would have a faster response time for the northeast quadrant of Blaine. Fire Chief Smith stated there was not any community that could get to this area any faster than the SBM Fire Department. Fire Chief Smith commented on the Community EMT Program and described how this initiative would benefit the Blaine, Spring Lake Park and Mounds View residents. He discussed the staffing at the SBM Fire Department and thanked the City Council for their continued support.