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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 27, 2012 Page 10 Councilmember Willmus suggested expanding the peer group beyond Woodbury to adjacent communities (e.g. Shoreview, New Brighton) by finding how to ex- trapolate the data that was obviously available in some format. Mayor Roe reiterated that the information tied back to the current strategic plan- ning exercises and City Council aspirations, as well as part of the Imagine Rose- ville 2025 references as well. Mayor Roe expressed his confidence that as the process moved forward, it would continue to be refined and accurately measure community achievements. Councilmember McGehee referenced page 6 regarding dispatching emergency apparatus, opining that this needed to be a community-needs benchmark and self- monitoring based on historical Roseville data rather than comparisons with other communities. City Manager Malinen opined that it part of the challenge was the availability of the data depending on the compatibility of the data from its origination based on individual agency systems for collecting and analyzing that data. Councilmember Johnson noted that independent data from the EMT and Fire De- partment indicated continual improvement in response times, based on past staff reports. Councilmember Johnson noted that the template used for this perfor- mance measurement exercise did not provide separation of emergency services, but that the Department's annual report did segregate that data. Fire Chief O'Neill concurred, noting the current response time for medical emer- gencies by EMT's was 3.30 minutes; and Fire Department response times at a lit- tle over 4.0 minutes with that delayed time due to turn-out gear time. Chief O'Neill noted challenges in transferring data from one system to another, also based on state requirements and software availability. Chief O'Neill assured Councilmembers, and the public, that this comparison information would be forthcoming in the next few months. Chief O'Neill further noted that it was chal- lenging to find a comparable department to that of Roseville in terms of staffing, making it hard to track that comparable data. Mayor Roe noted that, whatever method was used for tracking the data, the pur- pose in tracking it was to determine if the City was going a good job; and based on City Manager Malinen's presentation, the process was still a work in progress; and efforts continue to improve and refine how the reporting is provided. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 8:22 p.m. and reconvened at approximately 8:30 p.m. in work session format. Councilmembers Willmus, Pust, McGehee and Mayor Roe were present, as well as Department Heads Chris Miller, Duane Schwartz, Rick Mathwig, Tim O'Neill, Lonnie Brokke, Patrick Trudgeon, and City Manager Malinen.