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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />AUGUST 17, 2015 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council work <br />session at 5:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Fran Holmes, Dave McClung, and <br />Robert Woodburn <br /> <br /> Absent: Councilmember Brenda Holden (excused) <br /> <br /> Also present: City Administrator Patrick Klaers; Director of Finance and Administrative <br />Services Sue Iverson; Public Works Director Terry Maurer; Community Development <br />Director Jill Hutmacher; Finance Analyst Dave Perrault; and City Clerk Amy Dietl <br /> <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />A. Fire Station 1 Discussion <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung stated that in July of 2015, the Lake Johanna Fire Department (LJFD) <br />began 24-hour staffing at two of its stations. He explained that this had been the goal of the LJFD <br />for the past seven years. He indicated that discussion was needed to determine what to do with <br />Fire Station 1. He did not believe that there would be any negative implications to closing Fire <br />Station 1. He requested that the Council discuss the station’s future and give him direction to <br />provide to the Fire Board. <br /> <br />Tim Boehlke, Fire Chief of the Lake Johanna Fire Department, discussed the history of the LJFD <br />as well as the new operating model. He believed that the new staffing model was improving <br />response time and morale. He commented that duty crews managed all calls except for structure <br />fires which require a call-back. He explained that auto aid is received from the cities of Roseville <br />and Vadnais Heights for structure fires. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant requested further information on how response times have improved. <br /> <br />Chief Boehlke discussed how response times have improved since implementing the 24-hour <br />duty crew. He believed that the City of Arden Hills was well covered by the other three fire