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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 25, 2008 Page 6 1 Police Chief Ohl stated as they grow as a community they need to start looking forward on 2 potentially growing the Police Department slightly. They have worked towards that goal and are 3 in a good position to take on another 500 calls for service and not have problems associated with 4 call times and response. 6 Mayor Faust requested that Police Chief Ohl pass on the wonderful job the Police Department 7 does. He stated the Police Department is really doing noble, good work for the benefit of the 8 general public. He appreciates the touch the Police Department has to the community, and the 9 personal service goes a long way. He encouraged the public to view the 2007 Police Department 10 Annual Report at City Hall, noting that there are many things the Police Department is involved 11 in that need community understanding. 12 13 2. Fire 14 15 Fire Chief Malenick presented the 2007 Fire Department Annual Report. He commended the 16 Fire Department staff and stated he truly enjoys working with staff. He thanked the Council and 17 Mayor for their support and stated the leadership from the top down certainly shows. He 18 announced the Fire Department is currently in the process of hiring new part time firefighters; 19 there are seven very good candidates at this time. 20 21 Councilmember Thuesen asked if it is anticipated as the City's housing stock ages that issues 22 such as older electrical wiring will result in fire calls potentially increasing, or if fire calls are 23 more related to issues that do not relate to the age of structures. 24 25 Fire Chief Malenick replied the age of structures certainly has an impact, but by far people's 26 habits affect fires the most. 27 28 Councilmember Stille inquired how the light truck is working for the Fire Department now that 29 is has been in operation for a couple of years. 30 31 Fire Chief Malenick replied it is working great. It is getting a great deal of use and he does not 32 know how they did without it. The truck is used for second medical calls when the other truck is 33 already in use. 34 35 Councilmember Roth requested an explanation on what would occur in the event of a fire larger 36 than what could be handled by the City's Fire Department. 37 38 Fire Chief Malenick replied there are two systems in place. First an automatic call would go to 39 the cities of Columbia Heights and Fridley for immediate response. If additional resources are 40 required there is a reciprocal mutual aid agreement in place. The first responders with this 41 agreement would be the cities of Roseville and New Brighton. 42 43 Mayor Faust stated his support of the current program of fire prevention being taught to 1S` and 44 3'd graders. He noted National Incident Management System (NIMS) training is required for the 45 City Council and asked whether Councilmember Roth should receive training, as he has not 46 received the training yet.