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City of St. Anthony CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Minutes April 22, 2025 Present: Mayor & Council: Mayor Wendy Webster, Councilmembers Lona Doolan, Nadia Elnagdy, Jan Jenson, and Thomas Randle. Absent: Staff: City Manager Charlie Yunker, Assistant City Manager Ashley Morello, Fire Chief Izzy Diaz, and Deputy Fire Chief Mattie Jaros. Others: Call to Order: Mayor Wendy Webster called the Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. 1. Approval of CC WS Meeting Minutes A. April 8, 2025 City Council Work Session Minutes Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Elnagdy, to approve the City Council Work Session Minutes of April 8, 2025 as presented. Motion carried 5-0. 2. Work Session Topics A. Fire Department Staffing Fire Chief Diaz and Deputy Fire Chief Jaros presented a PowerPoint on the Fire Department Long-Term Staffing Model. Deputy Fire Chief Jaros reviewed the History and Evolution of the St. Anthony Fire Department. The Current Structure of 2025 Operations includes 2 full-time firefighters on duty 24 hours a/day. Availability includes Chief and Deputy Chief during administrative hours (and responding from home/drills/training – when available. Monday – Friday, 67% of the day is covered with 2 firefighters. Saturday/Sunday 100% coverage with 2 firefighters and 23 part-time firefighters, with 8 in training. Full Capability includes full staffing capability – 35 firefighters, includes 8 Full-time Firefighters/6 “Shift” Workers & 2 “Chiefs”. Also available are 27 part-time firefighters. Mayor Webster noted she found the history of the Fire Department very interesting. She asked when the Department began taking medical calls. Deputy Chief Jaros stated that over the years, the Department has progressed to taking medical calls. Deputy Chief Jaros continued reviewing Call Response, Mutual Aid or Critical Calls (Columbia Heights, Fridley, New Brighton, and Roseville), Increase in Calls for Service, and Call Volume Correlated with Staffing. 3