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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 11, 2013 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 9 of 27 (5. LONG LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT – 2012 ANNUAL REPORT, Continued) Levang asked what the good intent call is. Van Eyll stated an example of that would be someone seeing smoke in the area and calling the fire department but it turns out to be harmless. Another example would be a medical issue that turns out not to be very serious. On average the fire department experiences 70 percent of its calls between the hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and there was an average of 14 members responding to each call. Van Eyll indicated there was a huge jump in daytime calls in 2012 and that there does not appear to be any rhyme or reason for the increase. Van Eyll indicated he has heard that other departments had a drop in daytime calls and that he is not sure if it will be a long-term trend. The fire department goals for 2012 are to improve standard operating procedures, create a unified front for the officers, conduct performance reviews for firefighters and officers, standardize engines and equipment, and respond to medical responses with less than five members rather than waiting for a full crew to improve response times. As it relates to training goals, the fire department would like to do more medical training and offer a session in the spring and one in the fall. Van Eyll noted they do bring in outside national speakers for those. The fire department would also like to provide additional officer training and driver training. In 2012 the fire department did offer more additional specialized Saturday training and individual company training. Goals for 2013 include recruitment; creation of a centralized library of forms, SOPS, etc.; public safety classes to improve public relations; and sponsoring of social events. LLFD training goals for 2013 include additional driver training, EMS skill improvement, scenario based SOP driven training, officer development training, and live burns. Mayor McMillan thanked Fire Chief Van Eyll for the update. The City Council took no formal action on this item. 6. WESTONKA HISTORY MUSEUM This item was not discussed due to the absence of the representative from the Westonka Historical Society. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS – BRUCE LEMKE, REPRSENTATIVE None PUBLIC COMMENTS None Item #02 - CC Agenda - 03/25/2013 Approval of Council Minutes 03/11/2013 [Page 9 of 27]