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City Council Regular Meeting - 09/11/06 Minutes - Page 3 personal opinion, Mr. Kysylyczyn was taking the quoted sentence out of context of the entire letter; and further noted that more information had been provided to the City Council than the mere facts quoted by Mr. Kysylyczyn. Mr. Kysylyczyn concurred that the letter went into more detail; however, suggested that it the City Council wanted to maintain their innocence, they call for a public hearing, air the letter publicly, and discuss their actions publicly. B. Joe Scheunemann, 697 Emerald Ridge Mr. Scheunemann reiterated comments from previous meetings regarding his concern that the City of Roseville lacked a quality Fire and Rescue Department available to respond to ambulance calls, rather than the current service of Allina, given his concern for their response times. Mr. Scheunemann expressed his frustration with lack of City Council comment to his concerns; disappointment that no one was taking the initiative to investigate the current provider; and apparent reliance on the recent League of Women Voter's report on the City's Fire Department and Allina's response times. Councilmember Kough emphasized to Mr. Scheunemann that the action needed to start in the legislature; explained the area service response areas; and current prohibitions the Fire Department was working under until that legislation was changed. Mr. Scheunemann emphasized his concern, noting that it was a matter of life and death, and became very personal to someone experiencing an emergency and the quickest response time available. c. Sandy Winegarden, 572 Sextant Ms. Winegarden spoke from her perspective as parent of a Roseville Firefighter; speaking for the wonderful services provided by the Fire Department, and his enthusiasm of the wonderful training provided by the Fire Department compared with other volunteer departments. Ms.