04-11-17 Public Safety Commission Minutes
Otsego Safety Committee
April 11, 2017, Meeting Minutes
Call to Order.
Public Safety Vice Chair Mark Driste called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm
Roll Call: Councilmembers: Jason Warenhime.
Mark Driste, Tina Driste, Jim Breitbach, Greg Hubbard, Bill Abderhalden, Deb Schreiner, Wright County Sherriff (2
officers), Elk River Ambulance.
1._____Approve agenda.
Commissioner J. Breitbach motioned to approve agenda as written. Seconded by Commissioner M. Driste. All in
favor. Motion carried.
2._____Approve meeting minutes.
2.1 March 14, 2017
#5 Elections need corrections ( noted)
Commissioner M. Driste motioned to approve minutes as written. Seconded by Commissioner B. Abderhalden. All
in favor. Motion carried.
3._____Open Forum.
No items
4._____Public Safety Police/Fire/Ambulance Updates.
Albertville: absent
Elk River: absent
Roger: absent
Sherriff: mental health calls increased—no rhyme or reason. REMINDER – lock your vehicles & call with suspicious
activity. Almost fully staffed.
Elk River Ambulance: Reviewed response times. Seconded mental health call – increased activity. Meeting to discuss
24/7 coverage not resolved yet- next meeting in October.
5._____Old Business.
CERT Discussion: need to advertise- Deb wrote an article- she will send to ECM Press for print. Need 15 ppl to get
program rolling—July 11th we will decide to proceed or not based on interest. Deb – 5 individuals from church, Jason
received call, Chuck has a list of a few volunteers
6._____New Business.
Road Clean-Up Scheduled for Tuesday, May 9th, 2017 short meeting @ 6 pm; clean-up to begin at 6:30 pm.
7._____City Council Meeting Update.
No update available
9._____City Council Meeting Assignments.
April 24- Paul
May 8- Paul
10.____Adjourn.
Commissioner J. Breitbach motioned to adjourn. Seconded by Commissioner B. Abderhalden. All in favor. Motion
carried. Adjourned at 7:02 pm.
Next meeting ROAD CLEAN-UP -- May 9, 2017 @ 6:00pm short meeting then clean-up to begin @ 6:30 pm
Written by: Tina Driste, Commission Secretary