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Mounds View City Council September 11, 2023 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br />C. Resolution 9805, Authorizing Separation Compensation for Finance Director <br />Mark Beer. <br /> <br />Council Member Lindstrom thanked Finance Director Beer for his dedicated service to the City of <br />Mounds View and wished him all the best in his retirement. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn wished Finance Director Beer a long and healthy retirement. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Lindstrom/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9805, <br />Authorizing Separation Compensation for Finance Director Mark Beer. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br /> A. Quarterly Update – SBM Fire Chief Dan Retka. <br /> <br />SBM Fire Chief Dan Retka provided the Council with an update from the SBM Fire Department. <br />He stated he appreciated the relationship he was building with the Mounds View Police <br />Department and thanked them for participating in a recent softball game. He commented on the <br />staffing shortages that the department was facing and discussed how the new recruiting specialist <br />was working to address this concern. He hoped to have his team where it needs to be by next year. <br />He described how the department would be increasing its prevention efforts in hopes of reducing <br />the number of structure fires. He stated home safety surveys have been jump started. He explained <br />he would be completing an audit of the entire department in order to ensure he had equipment in <br />the proper place after reorganizing the duty crews. Lastly, he spoke to the staffing challenges <br />Allina ambulance services were facing in the metro area and commented on how this was <br />impacting the fire department. <br /> <br />Council Member Lindstrom questioned where new recruits were being brought in from. Fire Chief <br />Retka explained the majority were from Blaine, Spring Lake Park and Mounds View, noting only <br />four were from outside these communities. <br /> <br />Council Member Lindstrom requested further information regarding the new staffing model. Fire <br />Chief Retka described how the new duty crews were staffed and commented on the hours recruits <br />would be working. He discussed the robust training that would be required from the duty crews. <br /> <br />Council Member Lindstrom thanked the fire department for having a ladder truck out on I-35W in <br />remembrance of 9/11. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Meehlhause stated he was pleased to see the SBM Fire Department was successfully <br />moving to a new staffing model with duty crews. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Retka invited the Council to attend the SBM Open House on Saturday, September 23 <br />at Aquatore Park in Blaine from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Meehlhause thanked Fire Chief Retka for his detailed report.