02-14-17 Public Safety Commission Minutes
Otsego Safety Committee
February 14, 2017 Meeting Minutes
Call to Order.
Public Safety Chair Chuck Schauss called the meeting to order at 6:30pm
Roll Call: Mayor Stockamp, Councilmembers: Jason Warehime.
Chuck Schauss, Mark Driste, Tina Driste, Paul Fields, Greg Hubbard, Bill Abderhalden.
Albertville Fire Chief Bullen, ER Fire Chief Cunningham, Wright County Sheriff
ABSENT: Rogers Fire Chief Feist, Jim Breitbach
1._____Approve agenda.
Commissioner M. Driste motioned to approve agenda as written. Seconded by
Commissioner Hubbard. All in favor. Motion carried.
2._____Approve meeting minutes.
2.1 January 10, 2017.
Commissioner Schauss noted a correction needs to be made
Old Business: needs correction- old information-noted; will correct & resubmit.
New Business: needs correction- “No New Business”; will correct & resubmit
Commissioner Hubbard motioned to approve minutes as written (Noted correction to be
made). Seconded by Commissioner Schauss. All in favor. Motion carried.
3._____Open Forum.
Nothing addressed
4._____Public Safety Police/Fire/Ambulance Updates.
SHERIFF: “business as usual”
ROGERS: absent
ELK RIVER: Jan. MVA vs. kids (three HS students hit, recovering)–Chief Cunningham
commended sheriff and commented on how well everything went that day. CAD system in
vehicles-more accurate. 2017 Fire Academy has started, schedule for the classes handed out,
commission/City Council invited to join a class - if interested let Chief know. New grass truck.
ALBERTVILLE: city meeting discussed signage for townhomes, issue recognized & working
on resolving it. January was busy-36 calls. New “rescue truck” in service, Suburban. Old “rescue
truck” sold. Three new firefighters sworn it & will be attending the ER Fire Academy.
5._____Old Business.
CERT Project: proposal passed. Commission has been given the okay to advertise, see what
community interest we have.
6._____New Business.
New member to the commission Deborah Schreiner – she works for Wright County. Deb worked
with Rogers when they set up their CERT team-coordinating and advising. Welcome Deb.
7._____City Council Meeting Update.
No update available
8._____City Council Meeting Assignments.
February 13- Paul
February 27- Chuck
March 13 - Deb
9._____Adjourn.
Commissioner Schauss motioned to adjourn. Seconded by Commissioner M. Driste. All in
favor. Motion carried. Adjourned at 7:01pm.
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 @ 6:30 pm
Written by: Tina Driste, Commission Secretary