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Special Joint Study Session: Roseville Citizen Commission Chairs, Department Heads, City Council Saturday, 02/07/04, Harriet Alexander Nature Center, 2520 North Dale Street, Roseville, MN Discussion Notes - Page 10 available candidates to serve as paid-on-call firefighters was a nation-wide issue; acknowledging that while many applications were received, the response time within ten (l0) minutes of the station eliminated numerous candidates. Discussion included whether elimination of one (l) station and coordinating operations at two (2) would affect response time; with recent independent evaluations justifying two (2) stations adequately serving the City. o t"f 'PP or unl les 1. Support from Council for improving Fire Department services 2. Collaborate with Police on response to medicals, allowing Police officers time to focus on new initiatives (i.e., Commercial patrol and traffic enforcement) 3. Improve public safety to residents by responding to traffic accidents with injuries with the (already) on duty firefighters 4. Better use of firefighter's time and improve overall training by conducting training while firefighters are on duty Threats 1. Department not progressmg at same pace as comparable peer departments in the metro region 2. Firefighter and resident safety: department providing inconsistent and unpredictable levels of serVice during daytime hours due to lack of staffing 3. Misconceptions about the cost and benefits of EMS and quality of service being provided by Allina 4. Increase demand for public safety services due to aging population 5. Need to address pay and other incentives to retain firefighters and reduce cost of turnover Community Development Director Dennis Welsch noted that when approached by developers or interested major retailers, one of their concerns is the quality and response