09-08-15 Public Safety Commission Meeting MinutesOtsego Public Safety Commission Minutes
September 8, 2015
1) Meeting called to order @ 6:33pm
Roll call: Mayor Stockamp, Council Member Jason Warehime, Paul Fields, Jim Breitbach,
Greg Hubbard, Mark Lucht, Tina Driste, Mark Driste, Chief Bullen, Chief Feist, Deputy
Chief Surrant
Absent: Chuck Schauss
2) Meeting agenda approved motion by Jim Breitbach, 2 nd by Tina Driste. All in favor.
Motion carried.
3) September meeting minutes approved motion by Mark Lucht, 2nd by Mark Driste. All in
favor. Motion carried.
4) Open Forum- Mark Driste thanked new members – Greg Hubbard and Mark Lucht for
joining the commission
5) AV Chief Bullen see call sheet.
Firefighter job posted last week, 4-5 spots to fill
Prairie Festival ff Mark Driste & Greg Hubbard will represent the department, Kitchen
burn trailer will be brought in by ER fire
Practice burn scheduled 9/26/15 @ 8am, 2 old farm houses, 74th & Kadler
Otsego Fire Inspections being done by Chief Bullen, Assist. Chief Mills and Mark Driste
End of Oct 4-5 ppl will be going to Inspector I training from AV fire
5.1- Rogers Fire Chief Feist
Quiet month in Otsego for Rogers fire
8-18-15 the practice house burn was a good training burn
There was a question about who does inspections in Otsego in the area Rogers fire
district—this will be addressed with Lori Johnson, City Admin. Elk River has been
inspecting the Roger fire district businesses in the past
5.2 – ER Deputy Fire Chief Surrant
2015 Fire Academy graduation 9/16/15 @ 6pm at Rockwoods, all participants graduated
ER Fire Open House 10/3/15 10am-2pm Station #2
Currently there is a FAO Class on Wednesday evenings
9/4/15 there was a fatal fire in ER, confirmed arson with active investigation occurring?
6) Old business- Greg Hubbard, Mark Driste and Tina Driste will represent the Public Safety
Commission @ Prairie Fest 9/12/15
Public Safety Commission banner is generic black and white no city emblem on it-Mayor
Stockamp and CM Warehime approved use of banner
7) New business- semiannual street clean up date is 10/13/15 meet at 6pm (NOTE TIME
CHANGE) briefly then will do street clean up.
Paul will get vests and garbage bags
No fire/sheriff/ambulance that night
7.1 – there was a request to get ambulance reports from Allina and ER ambulance
services, they will come to the meeting if there is pertinent info to share with
committee
8) Jim attended the 8/24/15 city council meeting—nothing relevant to Pub safety
Committee
9) City Council Meeting Assignments:
9/14/15-Mark Lucht
9/28/15-Paul Fields
10/12/15- Jim Breitbach
10) Motion to adjourn by Jim Breitbach, 2nd by Paul Fields. All in favor. Motion carried
Next meeting is October 13th, 2015 @ 6pm (NOTE TIME CHANGE) Street clean up
Written by Tina Driste