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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, December 8, 2014 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 17 of 26  <br />  <br />(20. WAYZATA FIRE SERVICE AGREEMENT, Continued) <br /> <br />Printup stated he would encourage the new Council to take a hard look at this. Printup noted Orono is <br />looking at $1,000 per call and that the City needs to be mindful of tax dollars. Printup stated he would <br />like to make it a higher priority for next year and perhaps make some changes if necessary. Printup stated <br />based on an average of 20 to 30 calls a year; he cannot make sense of the cost. <br /> <br />Levang stated she respects Council Member Printup’s comments but that she would like to see some <br />neighborhood meetings before anything is changed. Levang stated there is a lot of unknown in the <br />numbers and that the number of calls could go up, which would require the City to look at it as a flexible <br />number. <br /> <br />Levang noted with that contract the City also receives a commitment by the Wayzata Fire <br />Department to respond in an efficient and timely manner and that the service is providing safety for <br />Orono citizens, which is an important issue to be looking at. <br /> <br />Levang moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the Wayzata Fire Service Contract with the City of <br />Wayzata and approve payment for fire protection services. <br /> <br />Cornick asked what type of calls they include. <br /> <br />Loftus stated they include fire calls, medicals, and false alarms. Loftus stated the City does receive a <br />printout of the calls which Staff reviews for accuracy. <br /> <br />Farniok stated the majority of the calls relate to medicals and fire alarms, which tend to be false alarms or <br />are canceled in route but ones the City still gets billed for. <br /> <br />Cornick asked if the homeowners pay for the false alarms. <br /> <br />Farniok indicated they do not. Farniok stated they had six calls to the Wayzata Country Club, which is <br />split between Orono and Wayzata, and that some have been false alarms and some have been medicals. <br /> <br />Cornick stated recovering some of those costs for a false alarm could be something to think about. <br /> <br />McMillan stated she is assuming the City is also sharing in some of the fixed costs of the fire department. <br /> <br />Bremer stated it is likely similar to the arrangement with the Long Lake Fire Department. <br /> <br />VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 1 Printup Opposed. <br /> <br />*21. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE 2015 SQUAD CARS <br /> <br />Bremer moved, Levang seconded, to approve the purchase of one 2015 Dodge Police Charger AWD <br />for $26,478.00, plus tax, registration and other miscellaneous fees, from Dodge of Burnsville, and <br />three Ford Interceptor SUVs for $26,650.00 each, plus tax, registration and other miscellaneous <br />fees from Nelson Auto Center in Fergus Fall. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />