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10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />March 13, 2007 <br />Page 5 <br />stated this was partly due to the great weather. He provided a breakdown of their <br />trauma/medical calls, working fire calls, fire loss costs, and all other calls. <br />Chief Malenick reported on the 3000 hours of training provided, fire prevention programs and <br />the community projects they were involved in for 2006. He discussed the $200,000 grant <br />awarded and how the money was spent. <br />Chief Malenick summarized the local code enforcement and total documents reports. He <br />reported there were a total of 192 documented reports in 2006 compared to 104 in 2005. He <br />explained these consist of parking violations, vegetation, garbage, refuse, sign violations, <br />structure and yard maintenance, and noise violations. <br />Chief Malenick stated pandemic planning for the City has begun. I -Ie explained the World <br />Health Organization identified a potential pandemic flu epidemic and asked all Cities to <br />minimize the impact. He reported his focus would be on department heads and workings with <br />City Administrator Morrison on the letting residents know what to expect with manpower and <br />supply shortages in case of a pandemic. <br />Chief Malenick thanked his staff for the outstanding job they did in 2006. Iie reported they work <br />hard for him and the City. <br />Councilmember Gray congratulated the Fire Department on a great year. He asked if there are <br />communities that do not report the dollars lost. He also asked Chief Malenick to talk about $91 <br />amount per fire and the number of fires, explosions, and hazards and how it relates to previous <br />years. <br />Chief Malenick replied some communities did not report the dollar loss amounts. He stated the <br />low dollar amount is mostly due to the weather. He indicated the State average is about $2500 <br />lost per fire. <br />Councilmember Gray asked if dollar amount impacts the ISO rating for insurance purposes. <br />Chief Malenick replied they did look at it but it did not have much weight in the calculations He <br />explained that what the insurer looks at were for the ISO is mostly manpower, equipment, and <br />the water system used at each fire. <br />Councilmember Horst stated one of the community's concerns with regards to the development <br />of Silver Lake Village was the influx of up to 2,000 residents, raising the population about 20 <br />percent and the impact it had on emergency services. <br />Chief Malenick replied most calls would be for emergency services. He reported seeing and <br />increase in calls but nothing significant. He reported what did generate more calls was the new <br />clinic that moved into Silver Lake Village. <br />Councilmember Hoist asked if this stress the Fire Department. <br />5 <br />