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BetlChfllaf kS A Review of Recent City Council Action It' City Service Directory News from Around the Town 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills,MN 55I12-5734 Allina provides ambulance service to Arden Hills November 10,2009 •Tabled the park bench donation December 14,2009 Office Hours CLOSED CITY COUNCIL MEETING program policy for additional •Adopted Ordinance 2009-013 setting 8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m., f you slip,fall,and break your leg on the ice left over from Christmas,it is Council met to discuss City information and language changes the 2010 fee schedule and adopting a Monday through Friday likely that your 911 call will elicit responses from three public safety Administrator Ron Moorse (5-0) summary of ordinance 2009-013 for agencies.The first responder may be a Ramsey County deputy sheriff. as a follow up to a May 2009 publication(5-0) 651-792-7800 Historically,the Sheriff's Department has provided assistance on all medical performance review session. It was •Adopted Resolution 2009-036 www.d.arden-hills.mn.us calls in Arden Hills.The second determined that City Administrator giving preliminary approval to •Approved 2010 liquor license renewal responder may be a squad from the Moorse's last day with the City the proposed issuance of revenue applications(5-0) Sheriff and Fire Emergency p g y Johanna Department(LJFD).Lake Joh Fire De LJFD V 80 �® ®� would be January 10,2010.This was notes to Northwestern College 911 The LJFD is transitioning into the role endorsed by a unanimous vote of the (preliminary approval for tax exempt •Approved the 2010 employee Sheriff(non-emergency) of first responder,taking over those ® -® _ City Council. conduit financing for a project on the compensation plan for non-union 651-484-3366 duties from the Sheriff.The third uleuuuct®= AM9U Northwestern College campus)(5-0) employees(5-0) responder will be an ambulance crew November 16,2009 Fire(non-emergency) from Allina Health System. _ 1 ��' SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING •Directed staff to move forward with •Adopted Resolution 2009-039 setting 651-633-2404 - Approved a TCAAP Reuse Statement the proposed design for the Elmer the City contribution to employee Water and Sewer Problems THE RELATIONSHIP between Arden (states that the Comprehensive Plan L.Anderson Memorial Trail signage monthly benefits(5-0) Hills and Allina differs from the City's will be the basis for all land use and production of detailed sign (During non-business hours) P g 651-484-3366 relationship with the LJFD and the Sheriff.The City contracts with the LJFD regulations relating to the TCAAP land specifications(5-0) -Tabled a motion to approve a payment and the Sheriff for services and pays an annual fee to each agency.The City and spells out the reuse expectations to the Lake Johanna Fire Department Mayor: receives services from Allina Health Systems based on a scheme established and considerations of the City)(5-0) •Tabled Planning Case 09-020 for a for(a)the City's share of the second Stan Harpstead 651-604-9097 by the Minnesota legislature creating"primary service areas"for ambulance conditional use permit at 2 Pine Tree of three annual payments for the Councilmembers: services throughout the entire state.Arden Hills lies within the north metro David Grant 651-633-4187 g November 30,2009 Drive for additional information(5-0) demonstrator ladder truck purchased Brenda Holden 651-636-2987 primary service area,and Allina is the sole provider of ambulance service for • Approved cancellation of the in 2008 and (b)the City's share of Fran Holmes 651-631-1866 communities within that area by virtue of the license issued by the State.The December 28 City Council meeting •Adopted Ordinance 2009-014 for the the cost of replacing Car 1 and the Dave McClung 651-332-0352 north metro service area includes the northern cities in Ramsey County,parts and the December 23 TCAAP Work electric distribution and transmission City's share of capital reimbursement of Anoka County,and all of Isanti County.Arden Hills does not pay Allina for session(5-0) franchise agreement with Xcel to the City of Shoreview(tabled for Acting City Administrator: providing this service;rather,Allina bills a customer for its service when the Energy and Ordinance 2009-015 for further clarification until the next Sue Iverson 651-792-7816 �' Allina ambulance responds to a call. In many instances,a third party,such as •Adopted Resolution 2009-035 the natural gas franchise agreement Council meeting)(5-0) Communications Committee an insurance company,pays the fee. requesting a variance from state with Xcel Energy(5-0) ; Arlene Mitchell,editor;Kristine standards for the Old Snelling Avenue •Adopted Resolution 2009-037 Goodrich;Brenda Holden;Dorothy THE STATUTORY SCHEME CREATING SERVICE AREAS insures that all parts of the Trail CP Rail Underpass(current -Tabled the renewal of the Ramsey adopting and confirming the annual McClung state have ambulance services available.Providing ambulance services to the state standards if using state aid County Sheriff's Department special assessments for delinquent Council Liaison: Dave McClung less densely populated areas of the state creates unique issues.In the more road funding require a 12 foot trail; agreement for police services for utilities(5-0) Staff•Liaison: Becky Brazys denselypopulated areas,without this statewide scheme competition from p p � p however,existing conditions will additional information(5-0) Desktop Publisher: Mary Nosek independent services could create other issues. only allow for an eight-foot trail) •Tabled motion authorizing staff to Council meetings are held at City Hall (5-0) December 10,2009 enter into a lease agreement with on the second and last Monday of the ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEM HAS A TEN-MINUTE RESPONSE STANDARD,but Mark SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING Pitney Bowes to lease a RISO month at 7 p.m.Meetings are televised Duscalus of Allina stressed that Allina prefers to look at outcomes,not just Approved payment#2 to Pearson (Holmes excused) HC5500 document printer at a cost live on Cable Channel 16.Meetings of response times. For example,Allina believes that whether a heart attack victim the Planning Commission are televised p p Bros.,Inc.,in the amount of$4,834 Appointed Sue Iverson as Acting of$511 per month for additional live at 7 p.m.on the first Wednesday of is successfully resuscitated should be a more important measure of performance for the 2009 crack repair and seal coat City Administrator until such time as information(5-0) the month.Playbacks of City meetings than how many minutes it took to get to the victim.Allina invests at least project(5-0) another City Administrator,interim or begin the morning after the meeting and $150,000 in each ambulance,and the annual cost to staff each ambulance is permanent,is appointed(4-0) •Adopted Resolution 2009-042 to continue every day until the next City $150,000.Allina's north metro district ambulances area art of a ve ll meeting.Playbacks are 3 a.m.,11 a.m., p D sma •Approved a renewal agreement with modify the development program for and 7 p.m.Monday through Friday,and group of ambulances that carry the newest equipment for heart resuscitations. Northwest Youth and Family Services Development District No. 1 and to 7 a.m.,2 p.m.,and 10 p.m.on Saturday for a four-year term beginning modify the tax increment financing and Sunday.For web casts,visit www. THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AND SATISFACTION WITH SERVICE DELIVERY is Important to January 1,2010(provision of youth plan for Tax Increment Financing ctv15.org. Allina despite the fact that Allina does not contract with Arden Hills according p � g and family counseling and other District#3 (The existing Cottage Arden Hills Notes is the official newslet- to Mr.Duscalus.Allina meets regularly with the Chief of the LJFD and the city human service programs)(5-0) Villa TIF District is set to ter of the City ofArden Hills,an equal- managers of the Ramsey County cities served by them.The Allina substation opportunity employer. serving our immediate area is located in Arden Hills on North Dunlap Street. (Continued on page 4) 2 3