1-14-25 Public Safety Meeting MinutesPublic Safety Commission
Otsego Prairie Center
January 14, 2025
Call to Order:
This meeting was called to order at 6:34 pm.
Attendance:
Chair David Greeman, Commissioner: Loren Green, Judith Sibert, Dan Freiberg, Greg Hubbard; City
Council: Mayor Jessica Stockamp, CM Tina Goode, CM Ryan Dunlap and Emergency Services Director
Rausch.
Approval of Agenda:
A motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda. All in favor. Motion carried 5-0.
Approval of Minutes:
A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes. All in favor. Motion carried. 5-0.
Open Forum:
Mayor Stockamp reported that CM Goode would continue as our main liaison with herself as the
alternate for the coming year. Commission interviews will be 2/13.
Wright County Sheriff ’s Department:
Corporal Blitz reported. There has been an uptick in calls at NorthStar in the past three weeks. The
manager has been proactive working with them to see what mitigation can be done. The calls have been
related to client issues and not staff. There have been 89 calls between July and yesterday. Corporal Blitz
also reported on several thefts in the SE region in December. Stolen were a generator, bike and child’s
snow mobile. The suspect ran away but a warrant has been issued.
Allina Ambulance:
Brian reported that response times this quarter improved. They are down 17%. Their medical director
will attend our meeting in April. They don’t charge for non-transports unless treatment is provided.
Staffing shortages are improving.
Chief’s Report:
Allina’s medical director will likely be our medical director as well. He has been updating the staffing
plan. Reviewing historical records, it looks like we might go on around 850-1100 calls to begin with. On
March 11, there will be joint PSC and City Council meeting to review the staffing plan. The plan will be
needed for the 2026 budget. A QR code has been created that will take one to the recruitment webpage.
It will be on the City website and our fire trucks. The first two (smaller) trucks will arrive in May. The four
chiefs will be meeting 2/6.
Adjournment:
A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting. All in favor. Motion carried 5-0. The meeting
was adjourned at 7:17pm.