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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 28, 2006 Page 7 1 Mayor Faust stated they had several opportunities to screw up but they did not, which speaks 2 highly when operations pass all of their compliance checks. He thanked him. 4 b. Public Works 5 Jay Hartman, Public Works Director, addressed the Council and provided an overview of public 6 works for 2005. He reviewed the number and chain of employees. He provided a summary of 7 department activities — vehicle maintenance, street department, City buildings, parks department, 8 and water /sewer department, and a detailed review of each. He reviewed the completed year 9 2005 capital improvement projects. He presented year 2006 public works goals as well as 10 upcoming events and projects. 11 12 Councilmember Thuesen asked if the department is seeing fewer water main breaks. Mr. 13 Hartman replied yes, there used to be 20 -25 per season, but last season there was only 10. 14 15 Mayor Faust stated the department's response time has always received compliments. He 16 thanked him. 17 18 c. Fire Department 19 John Malenick, Fire Chief, addressed the Council and provided an overview of the fire 20 department for 2005. He reviewed year 2005 number of emergency calls noting an increase in 21 runs for a total of 1,043 and a decrease in property loss. He noted year 2005 average response 22 time was 2 minutes 11 seconds, a decrease from past years. He reviewed the types of medical 23 calls and fire calls with the percentage year 2005 calls in each category. He reviewed 24 department training noting there are six new recruits which are all certified. He reviewed the 25 department's promotion of fire prevention and community events. He noted the department 26 received a $200,000 FEMA grant in 2005. 27 28 Mayor Faust stated everyone has been pleased with the response time. He added the City relies a 29 lot on volunteer fire fighters and he is not sure people understand how much money is saved and 30 how much they contribute to the community. He encouraged the department to continuing 31 applying for grants. 32 33 Councilmember Thuesen thanked the department from the Community Services Program. 34 35 d. Police Department 36 John Ohl, Police Chief, addressed the Council and provided an overview of the police 37 department for 2005. He reviewed the number and position of employees and their budget. He 38 provided a summary of year 2005 Part I and Part II crimes as well as other calls / incidents of 39 interest. He noted total calls for police service was 5,920. He reviewed year 2005 happenings in 40 the patrol unit and the investigative unit. He reviewed year 2005 crime prevention activities such 41 as the DARE program. He summarized year 2005 police education noting the Department met 42 all their 2004 goals. He reviewed the tactical response unit and introduced Mark Dokken and 43 Jon Mangseth who provided visual aids of their gear including a ballistic helmet, safety eye 44 wear, a ballistic vest, knee pads, and their tools, including a ram, a bunker, an MPS, a 37mm, and 45 a gas launcher. He reviewed the Hennepin County weapons of mass destruction tactical team. 46 He reviewed the community service officer unit. He reviewed the 2005 police reserve. He 47 reviewed year 2005 department accomplishments and year 2006 work plan.