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lt <br /> �- RQEN,HILLS <br /> Approved: September 14, 2015 <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 /> CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <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 /> Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Fran Holmes, Dave McClung, and <br /> Robert Woodburn <br /> Absent: Councilmember Brenda Holden(excused) <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 /> 1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> A. Fire Station 1 Discussion <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 /> 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 /> Mayor Grant requested further information on how response times have improved. <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 <br />