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<br /> . <br /> . <br /> .. MINUTES <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> . PUBLIC WORKS\SAFETY COMMITTEE <br /> NOVEMBER 16, 1995 <br /> . 7:30 P.M. <br /> PUBLIC WORKS LUNCHROOM <br /> . CALL TO ORDER <br /> . The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Arnold Delger at 7:50 p.m. <br /> ROLL CALL <br /> I Members present were: Chairperson, Arnold Delger, John Tholen, Bill Gillies, Mark <br /> . Stack, Craig Wilson, Leslie Goldsmith, Councilmember Dale Hicks, and Public Works <br /> Superintendent, Dwayne Stafford. <br /> Also present was Fire Chief, Don Szurek. <br /> I APPROVE MINUTES <br /> I . Minutes from the Thursday, October 19 meeting were corrected to show that Brad Ernest <br /> was also in attendance. The Minutes were then approved. <br /> . FIRE CHIEF REPORT <br /> Chief Szurek explained that the Lake Johanna Fire Department has approximately 75 <br /> . volunteers and four stations which serve Arden Hills, North Oaks and Shoreview. They <br /> have only one (1) paid position, which is that of a Secretary. Chief Szurek stated that the <br /> Lake Johanna Fire Department responded to 450 .calls last year and that now all calls are <br /> . kept on computerized records. The department has a Mutual Aid Agreement with <br /> surrounding departments to furnish back-up to each other, when needed. They aslo serve <br /> . Alliant-Tech Corporation which is in the Arsenal Properties. The Fire Department <br /> furnishes quarterly reports to the Cities served. <br /> I ChiefSzurek reported of two cases this year where smoke detectors saved residellts lives <br /> and that his department has volunteers to provide battery installation to smoke detectors <br /> and even smoke detectors to the elderly or needy. <br /> I Chief Szurek was questioned on 911 breakdown chances and he explained how the <br /> backup system works when the main system fails and that the backup system has been <br /> . actually used. <br /> I . <br /> ----.. <br /> I <br />