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Special Joint Study Session: Roseville Citizen Commission Chairs, Department Heads, City Council <br />Saturday, 02/07/04, Harriet Alexander Nature Center, 2520 North Dale Street, Roseville, MN <br />Discussion Notes - Page 10 <br />available candidates to serve as paid-on-call firefighters was <br />a nation-wide issue; acknowledging that while many <br />applications were received, the response time within ten <br />(10) minutes of the station eliminated numerous candidates. <br />Discussion included whether elimination of one (1) station <br />and coordinating operations at two (2) would affect <br />response time; with recent independent evaluations <br />justifying two (2) stations adequately serving the City. <br />l_ Support from Council for improving Fire Department <br />services <br />�. Collaborate with Police on response to medicals, <br />allowing Police officers time to focus on new <br />initiatives (i.e., Commercial patrol and traffic <br />enforcementl <br />�. Improve public safety to residents by responding to <br />traffic accidents with injuries with the (already) on <br />dut firefi hters <br />�, Better use of firefighter's time and improve overall <br />training by conducting training while firefighters are <br />--. � <br />1. Department not progressing at same pace as <br />com arable eer de artments in the metro re ion <br />2. Firefighter and resident safety: department providing <br />inconsistent and unpredictable levels of service <br />durin da time hours due to lack of staffin <br />3. Misconceptions about the cost and benefits of EMS <br />and qualit of service bein provided b Allina <br />4. Increase demand for public safety services due to <br />5. �Need to address pay and other incentives to retain <br />firefi.�hters and reduce cost of turnover <br />Community Development Director Dennis Welsch noted <br />that when approached by developers or interested major <br />retailers, one of their concerns is the quality and response <br />