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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 28, 1998 Page 7 1 would need to be obtained. The project could then progress to the schematic design stage. This 2 would typically cost 8% - 9%of construction costs. 3 Mayor Ranallo suggested a community meeting be scheduled for June 2, 1998. 4 Marks recommended the Council direct City Manager to draft an ordinance based on the 5 recommendations for the establishment of a Park Commission. 6 Cavanaugh noted the restrooms at Central Park are inadequate and asked that temporary satellite 7 be installed. 8 George Wagner, a member of the Parks Task Force, stated the Task Force had been charged with 9 developing a concept plan for Central Park. He thanked Mr. Kost for his guidance on this effort 10 and stated this could not have been accomplished without his strong support. He suggested a 11 Park Commission be established immediately to continue the work that the Task Force has done. 12 Mornson stated the timing of a community meeting on June 2 will work well as the Storm Water 13 Task Force will be meeting on May 13 and presenting a report to Council on May 26. He 14 suggested a member of WSB attend this community meeting. He stated that one reason there 05 was not a deadline on Central Park is that the other two neighborhood parks will be taken out of 6 service in 1999 and 2000. He questioned if the community will want all three parks out of 17 service at the same-time. 18 Mayor Ranallo thanked the members of the Task Force for volunteering and for the amount of 19 give and take which occurred during this process. 20 C. Fire Department 1997 Annual Report. 21 Fire Chief Dick Johnson noted the City of St. Anthony Fire Department 1997 Annual Report and 22 stated a copy is filed at the public library, City Hall and the Fire Department. 23 Chief Johnson stated that personnel is the key to a successful outcome. There are currently 25 24 members of the Fire Department and he is in the process of hiring 5 more part-time.members. 25 Each firefighter goes through 200-245 hours of training and most do so without pay. It is quite a 26 sacrifice and these members are key to the operation. 27 Chief Johnson noted the Equipment Inventory on Pages 2-3 of the report. This provides an idea 28 of the capability of each piece of equipment. 29 Chief Johnson reported that the Fire Department responded to 708 emergency calls during 1997. 30 The fire loss was $1.60 per capita opposed to $35 statewide. Medical constituted 70%of the �1 calls in 1997 which is consistent with past years. The average age of patient in 1997 was 67 2 years which increased from 64 years in 1996. The total fire loss was $12,475 and a total of 474 33 patients were treated.