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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 01 <br /> January 27, 2004 <br /> Page 1 <br /> 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY <br /> 2 <br /> 3 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES <br /> 4 _. <br /> 5 JANUARY 27, 2004 <br /> 6 <br /> 7 CALL TO ORDER <br /> 8 Mayor Hodson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. <br /> 11 Mayor Hodson invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 ROLL CALL. <br /> 14 Present: Mayor Hodson; Councilmembers Horst, Stille, Thuesen, and Faust. <br /> 15 Absent: None. <br /> 16 Also Present: City Manager Mike Mornson and City Attorney Jerry Gilligan. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 CONSIDERATION,DISCUSSION,AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING <br /> 19 ITEMS. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 I. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 27,2004, CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. <br /> 22 Motion by Councilmember Thuesen, seconded by Councilmember Faust, to approve the City <br /> 23 Council Meeting Agenda of January 27, 2004. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. <br /> 28 A. Commendation for firefighters. <br /> 29 Mayor Hodson stated the City was proud to recognize two firefighters who had gone beyond the <br /> 30 call of duty. He asked Fire Chief Hewitt to come forward to award commendations to the <br /> 31 firefighters. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Chief Hewitt stated he was proud to recognize Captain Chris Fuller and Firefighter Alex Bogie. <br /> 34 He explained the Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle accident on Silver Lake Road on <br /> 35 Saturday,August 30, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. He indicated Captain Fuller and Mr. Bogie responded <br /> 36 and found the vehicle had not only crashed but was sinking in a holding pond. He noted there <br /> 37 was one occupant in the car who was unable to escape the vehicle,which began to sink as the <br /> 38 rescue began. He stated Captain Fuller dove under the water,broke the car's window and,with <br /> 39 the help of Mr. Bogie,rescued the person trapped in the car. He added a human being's life was <br /> 40 saved because Captain Fuller and Mr. Bogie acted without selfishness or thought to their <br /> 41 personal safety. He asked those in attendance to join him in commending Captain Fuller and <br /> 42 Mr. Bogie, as he awarded Captain Fuller the St. Anthony Fire Department Meritorious Gold <br /> 43 Award and Mr. Bogie the St. Anthony Fire Department Meritorious Silver Award. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Mayor Hodson stated this was exactly what he meant when he talked about the great teamwork <br /> 46 within the City. He indicated one of the reasons the City was an incredible place to live was <br />