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OTSEGO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
OTSEGO PRAIRIE CENTER
OCTOBER 10, 2017
6:30 PM
6:00 PM: The Commissioners gathered on Nashua Avenue to conduct the Adopt -A -Street
road clean-up.
1. Call to Order
Public Safety Commission Chair Chuck Schauss called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
Roll Call: Mayor Jessica Stockamp, Council Member Jason Warehime
Public Safety Commissioners: Jim Breitbach, John Braun, Paul Fields, Greg Hubbard,
Deb Schreiner
Others Present: Steve Dittbenner, Elk River Fire and Ambulance Service; Wright County Sheriff
Deputy Thole
Public Safety Commission Vice Chair Bill Abderhalden was not present.
2. Approve Agenda
Fields moved to approve the Agenda, seconded by Breitbach. The motion carried unanimously.
3. Approve 9-12-17 Meeting Minutes
Schauss moved to approve the September 12, 2017 Public Safety Commission Meeting minutes,
seconded by Hubbard. The motion carried unanimously.
4. Open Forum
No matters were brought forward for discussion.
5. Public Safety Police / Fire / Ambulance Updates
a) Rogers: No calls last month. Rogers Fire Chief Brad Feist was not present.
b) Wright County: Deputy Thole said nothing out of the ordinary occurred. They
apprehended one suspect after a search.
c) Elk River Ambulance Service (ERAS): Dittbenner presented his third quarter report for
July, August, and September. They responded to 134 incidents. ERAS transported 82 of
those incidents, or about 61 percent. Dittbenner said that is typical, with 1/3 of calls being
no charge or cancelled, 1/3 being basic life support or non -emergency, and 1/3 are
emergency. Dittbenner also discussed transport times for the various emergency units.
Those times ranged from 16 to 18 minutes. Dittbenner said many calls to a local mental
health clinic often result in wait times of ten to fifteen minutes, which skew the overall
statistics.
9-12-17 Otsego Public Safety Commission Minutes
6. Old Business
a) CERT: Schauss said they did not get a minimum of 20 interested people to warrant
continuing the CERT program. He will refer the names of those who expressed interest
to Wright County Emergency Management Director Steve Berg.
b) 9-12-17 PSC Minutes: Schreiner presented the original draft of the Public Safety
Commission minutes submitted to the City. The portion related to the Commission's
recommendation that the City conduct a Master Plan Fire Service Study were edited
before being presented to the City Council for approval. Council Member Warehime
read an email from the City Attorney that recommended shortening section 7(d) of the
minutes to be consistent with the brevity of other items. The Attorney said the minutes
should reflect only a general discussion of the Commission's recommendation to the
City Council regarding a Master Plan Fire Service Study, and not specific comments or
interactions between parties. Council Member Warehime said he had no issue with the
original minutes, and felt they were presented in a factual manner.
7. New Business
a) Council Member Warehime said he has been informed that Love's Travel Stops & Country
Stores has cancelled their purchase agreement for the property at the Northeast Quadrant
of 1-94 and CR 137.
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b) Schauss reminded Commission members of the Special City Council Meeting on Monday,
10-30-17 at 6 PM at the Otsego Prairie Center regarding Fire Protection topics. The City of Elk
River and a fire station consultant will be presenting the results of the fire study that covers
the portion of Otsego. Schauss encouraged all Commission members to attend. Vice Chair
Abderhalden will present the Commission's recommendation for a Master Plan Fire Service
Study. Council Member Warehime said he was not sure whether the City Council will take
action on the recommendation at that time.
8. City Council Meeting Updates
Fields said there were no updates to report.
9. City Council Meeting Assignments
October 23: Paul Fields, Deb Schreiner
November 13: Paul Fields
10. Adiourn
Breitbach moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Fields. The meeting adjourned at 7:30
PM.
Submitted by Deb Schreiner, Commission Secretary