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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 13, 2008 Page 4 Roll Call Ayes: Willmus; Roe; Ihlan; Pust; and Klausing. Nays: None. 8. Consider Items Removed from Consent a. Approve General Purchases or Sale of Surplus Items Exceeding $5,000 (Former Consent Item 7.d) At the request of Mayor Klausing, City Manager Bill Malinen briefly reviewed this item, and deferred further discussion to Assistant Fire Chief Tim O'Neill and Fire Inspector Doug Johnson. Councilmember Roe sought a review of past budget discussions regarding updat- ing records management software for the department, and anticipated advantages with the updated software Tim O'Neill, Assistant Fire Chief Assistant Chief O'Neill provided a brief overview of the new records manage- ment software, with the department's current system not having been updated since the late 1980's, and the numerous limitations and lack of reporting mecha- nisms with the current system. Assistant Chief O'Neill advised that the proposed system would allow the City's data to be combined with data of Allina for Emer- gency Medical Services (EMS) for performance measurements and for faster cor- relation of patient data between first responders, Allina, and emergency room per- sonnel for the benefit of the patients; in addition to compiling data at the scene, rather than rewriting it at a later time, in order to save substantial administrative time. Assistant Chief O'Neill advised that Allina had recently entered into a contract with the same vendor. Councilmember Pust asked cost-sharing information for Allina's portion of the system or if their purchase was astand-alone purchase. Mr. O'Neill advised that the City's and Allina's transactions were entirely sepa- rate; and estimated that Allina's cost was more substantial, as the City was only buying a portion of the software program, Councilmember Pust noted in the most recent fire station location study com- pleted by TriData Consultants, they had noted that current reporting data was not specific enough to provide information on how response times could be improved, and sought clarification if this software would provide a deeper level for such in- formation.