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� MINUTES OF THE <br /> , ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,March 11,2013 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (S. LONG LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT—2012 ANNUAL REPORT, Continued) <br /> Levang asked what the good intent call is. <br /> Van Eyll stated an example of that would be someone seeing smoke in the area and calling the fire <br /> department but it turns out to be harmless. Another example would be a medical issue that turns out not <br /> to be very serious. <br /> On average the fire department experiences 70 percent of its calls between the hours of 6 a.m.to 6 p.m. <br /> and there was an average of 14 members responding to each call. Van Eyll indicated there was a huge <br /> jump in daytime calls in 2012 and that there does not appear to be any rhyme or reason for the increase. <br /> Van Eyll indicated he has heard that other departments had a drop in daytime calls and that he is not sure <br /> if it will be a long-term trend. <br /> The fire department goals for 2012 are to improve standard operating procedures,create a unified front <br /> for the officers,conduct performance reviews for firefighters and officers, standardize engines and <br /> equipment, and respond to medical responses with less than five members rather than waiting for a full <br /> crew to improve response times. <br /> As it relates to training goals,the fire department would like to do more medical training and offer a <br /> session in the spring and one in the fall. Van Eyll noted they do bring in outside national speakers for <br /> those. The fire department would also like to provide additional officer training and driver training. In <br /> 2012 the fire department did offer more additional specialized Saturday training and individual company <br /> training. <br /> Goals for 2013 include recruitment; creation of a centralized library of forms, SOPS, etc.; public safety <br /> classes to improve public relations; and sponsoring of social events. LLFD training goals for 2013 <br /> include additional driver training,EMS skill improvement, scenario based SOP driven training, officer <br /> development training, and live burns. <br /> Mayor McMillan thanked Fire Chief Van Eyll for the update. <br /> The City Council took no formal action on this item. <br /> 6. WESTONKA HISTORY MUSEUM <br /> This item was not discussed due to the absence of the representative from the Westonka Historical <br /> Society. <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS—BRUCE LEMKE,REPRSENTATIVE <br /> None <br /> PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> None <br /> Page 9 of 27 <br />