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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 11, 2016 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />4. FIRE SERVICE (continued) <br />Rick Fredrickson, Woodhill Country Club Golf Course Superintendent, stated he is here tonight <br />representing the golf course and that he is also a retired firefighter. Fredrickson noted Orono/Wayzata <br />bisects the Woodhill Country Club almost down the center and that they have three buildings in Wayzata <br />and three buildings in Orono. Fredrickson questioned what would happen when and if there is a fire <br />there. Fredrickson commented he is not sure if Council Members Printup or Walsh have considered that <br />but that they would like to continue with Wayzata since they have done a good job in the past. <br />Fredrickson stated as it relates to response times, what they are losing track of is where the average is <br />being determined from. Fredrickson stated he can almost guarantee that 1.43 minutes is not accurate and <br />that it will take the Long Lake Fire Department a lot longer to get through the City than that. Fredrickson <br />stated if they run lights through Orono Orchard and Fox Road in order to get to the Woodhill Country <br />Club, they will be putting some of the residents in danger as well. Fredrickson requested the City Council <br />consider all of those facts before making a decision. <br />Printup asked about the mutual aid and auto starts. <br />Fredrickson stated if there is a structure fire, several departments are on that list, but they do not cover <br />medicals. <br />Van Eyll stated there are no auto starts for any medical situation. <br />Council Member Levang asked approximately how many people might be on the golf course premises <br />Fredrickson stated it could range from a few people to over a hundred. Fredrickson stated currently some <br />of the buildings are sprinkled but not all of them. In addition, the sprinkler system only has a 5 -minute <br />backup tank. The golf course does have fire hydrants and that they routinely work with the Wayzata Fire <br />Department to make sure they are aware of where those are located. <br />Dennis Johnson, 106 Chevy Chase Drive, stated he is also here tonight representing Tom and Lynn Dunn <br />and their two children who live across the street. Johnson stated contrary to what Council Member <br />Printup was suggesting, he fords it hard not to talk about this without emotion. Johnson indicated two <br />years ago his wife was laid up with a badly broken leg and he also had a medical issue. Johnson stated <br />luckily his children were old enough to know what to do and called 911. Wayzata did a very professional <br />job. <br />In addition, approximately four or five years ago the neighbors across the street went to bed with seven <br />people in their house. Unknown to them, a fire was brewing in their attic, but luckily the paperman came <br />by and smelled smoke and called 911. Wayzata searched the area looking for the fire and drove around <br />on Chevy Chase. Finally the man on the back of the truck was able to spot the fire. Johnson stated within <br />a matter of a few minutes that house would have collapsed and killed all seven people. <br />Johnson stated when he hears that emotion should not be a part of this discussion and that the only piece <br />that makes sense is there are moving parts that account for spending money wisely by the Council, for <br />himself and his neighbors, they would like to have Wayzata as their fire department because the only <br />moving parts that matter to him are his neighbors. <br />Page 5 of 32 <br />