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Mounds View City Council November 12, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 3 Further discussion ensued regarding the growing need to screen fire calls by the Anoka County Dispatch Center in order to ensure the fire department is being dispatched to emergency calls and then having EMT’s or the Fire Corp going to non-emergency or medical calls. Mayor Lindstrom asked if the SBM Fire Department could switch to Ramsey County Dispatch. Fire Chief Retka stated he did not know the answer to that question. He discussed how Anoka County Dispatch was moving in the right direction noting Anoka County has a new County Administrator. Council Member Gunn questioned if a crime watch group could be created to assist with triaging calls for the fire department. Fire Chief Retka stated he did not know how this would work with the Anoka County Dispatch system. He indicated it all comes down to liability, which was the reason Anoka County does not want to require all of their dispatchers to be EMT’s. It was his hope in the future there would be a more equitable disbursement of assets to calls versus what was being done today. Council Member Meehlhause suggested the Fire Corp consider a partnership or hold discussions with NYFS. He asked if the fire chief received any explanation as to why the department did not receive the SAFER Grant. Fire Chief Retka stated he did not receive an explanation. He stated the SBM Fire Department would try again next year and indicated he has spoken with the successful grant writer. Mayor Lindstrom thanked Fire Chief Retka for his presentation. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT Mayor Lindstrom encouraged the public to speak with kindness and respect when addressing the City Council during Public Comment. Kris Zack, 8431 Pleasant View Drive, stated she moved into her neighborhood in 2009 and her street was very unsafe. She indicated there was a major issue with speeding traffic and there were no speed limit signs posted. She reported her neighborhood has many families with children and one family with deaf children. She explained she wanted the children, residents and pets in her neighborhood to be safe on her street. She discussed how the residents from the duplexes were obstructing views by parking on the curve of the street. She noted many residents have called to complain and nothing was being done to address this concern. She asked that 20 miles per hour speed limit signs be posted on her street, along with Children at Play and No Parking signs. Mayor Lindstrom thanked Ms. Zack for bringing her concerns forward to the City Council. Ms. Zack commented her other issue was that on Wednesday, April 3 she received a notice from the City that she has a tree with Ash borer that needs to be removed. She indicated this notice states her tree will be removed by the City and the expense would be billed back to her. She informed the person who gave her the notice that this would not be necessary and that her husband would take down the tree. She reported the City employee became very rude and stated this was not the way it works. She stated as a homeowner and taxpayer, it was her right to complete this work or