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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, March 9, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 8 of 43  <br />  <br />(5. NAVARRE BANNER DESIGN – JOAN WOLFE, continued) <br /> <br />Wolfe stated it would be nice to get a sample of the banner so the Council can see it. <br /> <br />Council Member Printup stated he would also be interested in knowing whether they prefer what is being <br />presented tonight or whether they prefer the banner with the revisions. <br /> <br />Walsh suggested they obtain a couple of estimates with different qualities of dye. <br /> <br />6. LONG LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE CHIEF JAMES VAN EYLL <br /> <br />Fire Chief Van Eyll stated he is here tonight to present the 2014 annual report for the Long Lake Fire <br />Department. It is the mission of the Long Lake Fire Department to minimize the loss of life and property <br />for its fire service recipients in the Cities of Long Lake, Medina and Orono from fires, natural disasters <br />and life-threatening situations. <br /> <br />The goal of the fire department is to perform these services in a professional and efficient manner by <br />maintaining effective training, fire prevention, fire suppression and emergency response. The Long Lake <br />Fire Department is currently under the leadership of James Van Eyll, Assistant Chief John Hall, and <br />Deputy Chief of Administration DJ Goman, District Captain Shane Gardner, and Fire Captain Kelly <br />Shaughnessy. Van Eyll stated one of the fire lieutenants has stepped down and Doug Johnson has been <br />appointed to fill the position until the end of the year. <br /> <br />The Long Lake Fire Department reorganized approximately three years ago. There are currently 41 <br />active members, with all members going to be Firefighter I or II state certified, First Responders or EMT <br />certified, and HazMat Operations Certified. There are currently three probationary members that were <br />brought on at the end of 2014. <br /> <br />The Long Lake Fire Department currently has two stations it operates out of. In 2014, the Long Lake Fire <br />Department responded to a total of 353 calls, with the majority of the calls being located in Orono. In <br />2014, Orono had 14 fire calls, 55 medical calls, 46 hazardous condition calls, 91 good intent calls, 65 <br />false alarms, and 4 severe weather calls, for a total of 281. In 2013, Orono had 426 calls. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if the fire calls related to building fires. <br /> <br />Van Eyll indicated they can be any type of fire and could range from outside fires to building fires. There <br />were two major structural fires that occurred in Orono in 2014. <br /> <br />The average response time for Orono was 0.05.56 seconds, with an average response time for all cities <br />being 0.06.18. The reduction in the response time resulted from the overall call volume being reduced as <br />well as the location of calls. Mutual aid calls had an 0:11:30 response time. The majority of the calls <br />were received between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., which was slightly down from last year. Orono <br />had a total of 4,347 hours in calls. <br /> <br />The Long Lake Fire Department is currently in the process of finalizing the budget for this year. In 2014, <br />the Fire Department ended the year at approximately $3,000 under budget but the numbers have yet to be <br />finalized. Van Eyll noted the Long Lake Fire Department will reach its 100-year anniversary in April. <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 03/23/2015 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 03/09/2015 <br />[Page 8 of 43]