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AGENDA ITEM - 3A '!Tt -AII��EN_ HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: October 13, 2025 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Jessica Jagoe, City Administrator SUBJECT: Lake Johanna Fire Department Strategic Plan Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: N/A N/A N/A Council Should Consider Council should discuss and provide feedback to the appointed Lake Johanna Board of Directors Representative on identified strategies of the Lake Johanna Fire Department Strategic Plan for purposes of future budgeting and implementation. Background The Lake Johanna Fire Department (LJFD) provides public fire and medical emergency response services to the Cities of Arden Hills, North Oaks, and Shoreview. In 2024, the LJFD began developing a strategic plan that was intended to outline the structure of the department as well as identify goals and challenges that the department is facing with increased services calls, staffing and recruitment, and other demands on the fire department. This document would be a tool for conversations with the communities on long ranging planning for operational and budgetary/funding needs to ensure these critical services are maintained in a high quality manner into the future. The following are the goals and challenges identified in the strategic plan: • Goal: Ensure effective emergency response to fire and medical emergencies in our contract cities o Challenge: Difficulty in filling vacant shifts for staffing at all three stations • Goal: Adapt to the challenges of a growing organization o Challenge: Administrative needs are outpacing our current capacity • Goal: Deliver quality community risk reduction and emergency preparedness o Challenge: Providing inspections, plan reviews, and pre -fire planning to our growing cities • Goal: Identify and implement changes for operational improvement o Challenge: Provide quality emergency medical services to the community Page 1 of 2