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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />March 9, 2010 <br />Page 3 <br />1 o General Fund Balance <br />2 o Debt Service — 2009 <br />3 • Credit Rating <br />4 • Conservation Water Rates <br />• Metropolitan Waste <br />• Key Financial Management Planning <br />• 2010 and Beyond <br />9 Councilmember Stille clarified for the public that the retiring of levy Limits in 2011 will not have <br />10 an effect on the City's budget. <br />11 <br />12 Mayor Faust clarified that the 2008 Year End Fund Balance of $1,440,504 was used for <br />13 cashflow/bill payment through the month of June and does not reflect a surplus of funds. In <br />14 regards to debt service, interest rates have been exceedingly low this year making it a prime time <br />15 for the City to refinance to a lower interest rate. He noted the Finance Department deals with <br />16 over 250,000 transactions related to the Liquor Fund. <br />17 <br />18 Mayor Faust requested information on how long Mr. Larson has been in the position of Finance <br />19 Director and how many employees have been added under his tenure. Finance Director Larson <br />20 replied that he will celebrate his 20`x' year with the City of St. Anthony in two weeks. During <br />21 that time there has been one part time position added to the Finance Department. This position <br />22 has gone from approximately 16 hours per week to 32 hours per week. With the growth in the <br />23 department there is the potential for this to become a full time position. <br />24 <br />25 Mayor Faust commented on the number crunching and financial planning required by the <br />26 Finance Department with projects for each department. He thanked Finance Director Larson and <br />27 the Finance Department for their hard work. <br />28 <br />29 C. Fire Annual Report. John Malenick, Fire Chief, presenting. <br />30 <br />31 Fire Chief John Malenick presented the 2009 Fire Department Annual Report. The report <br />32 focused on the following information: Emergency Calls; Types of Medical Calls; Non -Medical <br />33 Calls; 2009 Working Fire Calls — 32; 2009 Loss — $994,800; Dollar Loss Per Fire — $31,088; <br />34 Department Training; Fire Prevention; Community; Local Code Enforcement: Total <br />35 Documented Reports — 348; Emergency Management; Unit Response Time Analysis; 2009 Fire <br />36 Marshal Activities. <br />37 <br />38 Councilmember Jenson asked how the unit response time statistics compare with other <br />39 communities in the metro area. Fire Chief Malenick replied it is very close to the lowest, if not <br />40 the lowest in the metro area. <br />41 <br />42 Mayor Faust commented on the dedication and desire to be of service by the members of the St. <br />43 Anthony Fire Department. He stated mayors and council members of other communities he has <br />44 spoken with are astounded at St. Anthony's response time. He inquired about Mr. Malenick's <br />45 opinion as Emergency Manager on H1N1 not coming to pass the way it was built up. Fire Chief <br />46 Malenick stated it was a great trial run for something that could have been much worse, and it <br />3 <br />