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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 09 April 27, 2004 Page 9 1 Councilmember Horst stated he wanted to personally thank Fire Chief Hewitt for his service 2 toward making the community safe. 3 4 Councilmember Stille thanked Fire Chief Hewitt for his service. He noted he attended the 5 organizational/operational assessment that was held and was impressed with the fact that 6 firefighters would take a calculated risk to save property; however, the risk taking went up 7 dramatically when a life was involved. He stated he wanted to thank all firefighters for that. 8 9 Councilmember Faust stated he was glad Fire Chief Hewitt had informed the residents of the 10 grant money received in 2003, as at times the departments were criticized for not actively 11 pursuing various funds. He added he was also pleased that the 2004 goals were outlined and that 12 "everyone bought into them." He noted the Department's goal setting happened after Council 13 had completed its goal setting and dovetailed into the City's goals. 14 15 Councilmember Faust indicated he wished Fire Chief Hewitt had highlighted the two firefighters 16 who received awards in 2003 for saving lives, as that was a significant accomplishment. 17 18 Councilmember Faust asked if the schools were relying on the external sirens for bad weather 19 warnings. Fire Chief Hewitt responded he believed most schools relied on the outdoor warning 20 system. He added he read about a request for parents to donate a Noaa radio to the principal's 21 office or clerk's staff so schools would be notified of an incident. He stated he hoped the 22 citizens would consider providing such equipment. 23 24 Councilmember Faust asked Mr. Morrison to "ask the question"regarding warning equipment 25 for the schools. 26 27 Councilmember Faust thanked Chief Hewitt for his years of service. 28 29 Councilmember Thuesen stated he knew that every classroom had a weather radio and utilized 30 the Internet for information. 31 32 Councilmember Thuesen stated teachers in childcare programs received first aid and CPR 33 training and many of those teachers were well prepared to handle a variety of emergencies until 34 medical help arrived. He thanked the Fire Department for the high quality training that was 35 given. 36 37 Councilmember Thuesen indicated he also appreciated the grant requests, as he knew it was time 38 consuming to put those proposals together. He stated he appreciated Fire Chief Hewitt's four 39 years of service, adding he would be missed. 40 41 VI. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 42 A. Resolution 04-035, re: Adopt a hazard mitigation plan. 43 Fire Chief Hewitt noted Hennepin County Emergency Preparedness received a grant from the 44 Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to write a County-wide hazard 45 mitigation plan that encompassed all cities.within the County. 46