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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JULY 10, 2023 4 <br /> <br />Mayor Grant supported the City speaking with bond counsel to see how this would be managed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Monson reported each Fire District was unique and lessons have been learned <br />over time. She explained the LJFD was set up for a better transition into a Fire District than other <br />departments. She commented on how the governance of the fire department had to be addressed in <br />order to allow the organization to grow in order to continue service to the northern part of their <br />service area. She believed it was advantageous to move towards more full time employees. She <br />supported the Fire Board moving towards a Fire District. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant requested the fire personnel speak further to the current inefficiencies. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Boehlke discussed how operations have changed in the past 20 years. He believed the <br />model for the fire department had to be changed, which comes with massive operational costs. He <br />stated he currently had 85 firefighters and he was trying to staff two fire stations with part time <br />people. He explained there was a need for a third station, which would require significant increase <br />in operating dollars. He stated the inefficiencies came about with the three cities operating under <br />consensus. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant stated it was his understanding a Fire Board with elected officials would still be in <br />place if the Fire District were to move forward. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Boehlke indicated the vote of the Fire Board would be the final decision and he would <br />no longer have to wait for Council consensus from three different cities. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated the bylaws could be amended in order to have only elected <br />officials on the Fire Board. She indicated she was struggling with this being all about money and <br />how much things cost. She explained the City has agreed to additional full-time staff. She <br />commented on the importance of having fire protection in place for the residents of Arden Hills. <br />She questioned if there were other ways to raise funding for the fire department and noted the City <br />may have to look into this further. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Boehlke reported the Fire District discussion did not come from the fire department, <br />rather this came from Councilmember McClung and Councilmember Tom Watson from North <br />Oaks. He indicated this was proposed as another way to fund big ticket items in the future. <br /> <br />Councilmember Fabel questioned how the 911 system fit into the fire department work and how <br />was it coordinated. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant explained the 911 dispatch center was located in St. Paul and police and fire are <br />dispatched out of the same facility. The backup facility is in Arden Hills, if it were ever needed. <br />He discussed how the police and fire dispatchers were integrated within the 911 center. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Boehlke commented on the different level of EMT and fire calls the fire department <br />was dispatched to. He discussed how EMT’s were short staffed at this time which meant response <br />times were on the rise. <br />
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