1980-1989 NH Fire Minutes
MINUTES
COMMITTEE ON CONSOLIDATED DISPATCH SERVICE
The initial meeting of the Committee to Study Possible Consolidated Dispatch
Service for the cities of Brooklyn Center, Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope
and Robbinsda1e was held at 10:20 a.m. on J~~~arY~J 1980 at the New Hope
City Hall. -, .
In attendance were: Har1yn Larson, Colin Kastanos, New Hope, G. Splinter,
Jim Lindsay, Brooklyn Center; Jeff Sweet, J. Crawford,.
Golden Valley; Bud Thurman, RObbinsda1e: Jim Mossey,
Jack Irving, Crystal.
Absent; Wa1 t Fehst, Robbinsdale
Others presen t: Scott Kline, Brooklyn Center; Dan Donahue, New Hope;
Glen Olson, Bob She1lum, Golden Valley.
1. The first item of business was selection of a Chairman. Irving nominated
Larson for the position. Sweet moved to close nominations, second by Splin-
ter, and to have unanimous vote for Larson. Motion carried.
2. Donahue presented a memo listing alternative methods for selection of a,
consultant. Also listed was a brief review of the three local firms that
might be capable of doing the feasibility study of the consolidated dis-
patch system.
Following a review of the memo and discussion on the possible division
or the contract into separate studies on basic dispatch and on adding com-
puter capability, it was the concensus that one contract should be used,
that the Committee decide on the firms they ..lish to interview, with a fi-
nal contract negotiated and that additional firms, including ones from out:
of the area, be identified as possible contractors for the study.
3. Irving suggested the chiefs form a sub-committee to identify the elements
of the study. Sweet moved, second by Irving, carried on voice vote, that
the Chairman appoint a sub-committee to develop a list or items to be in-
cluded in the feasibility study.
Larson appointed the five police chiefs as the Committee with Jim Lindsay
as Chairman.
Irving reminded everyone to be sure they were "up front" with their con-
cerns now, so that the study could, in fact, respond to the concerns and
a situation such as developed at HECO would be avoided.
Some discussion on time frame, wi th three elements being identified as
controls -- 911, the need to submit a grant application if funds were to
be obtained for hardware purchase, and the intent to have a decision so
the joint system could be on-line for 1982 if it was going to go.
The next meeting was set for 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 1, at New
Ho pe. The sub-committee study is to be ready for review at that time and
Donahue is to prepare an expanded list of consultants for consideration.
The meeting adjourned at 11:05 a.m.
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Chairman
GENERAL MEETING
January 6, 1980
~eeting called to order by Chief Reimer at 1334 hours. Pledge of Allegiance was given. Roll
taken - 34 present, 2 on leave, 1 excused.
Motion by F/F Fournier to accept as posted, the minutes from the Dec. '79 General Meeting.
Seconded by F/F Nelson. ~~otion carried.
Chief Reimer noted that in attendance at this meeting were John Angel, IIDocll Brewer, Dick
Nygard, John Reedy and Vern Youngquist - all past members of the department. Also in attendance
today were New Hope Councilman Pete Enck, Golden Valley Fire Chief Dave Thompson, Director
of Public Safety for the City of Golden Valley, Mr. Crawford and Mark Burstein, President of the
Golden Valley Fire Dept. Relief Association.
Correspondence:
l. A letter from Monticello Ready Mix to New Hope Fire Dept. re: assistance we provided
them when one of their trucks overturned. Also enclosed was a donation of $50.00 which will
be forwarded to the Relief Association.
Reports:
Company 3 - Lt. Barber stated that he would like to see more participation at the next two
drills. Feb. drill - Paramedic from NMMC and March drill - a speaker from the Medical
Examiner's Office. The lecture which was given at the January drill by Dr. Blackburn,
Emergency Physician at NMMC, is on video tape. Also a CPR course will be given to the
department members by our own CPR instructors.
Jl d Bus i nes s :
1. Chief Reimer asked that when returning items to the station which have been checked out
to be sure to sign these items back in - in the sign-out book.
2. FMO Earl Hassinger stated that there should be an age limitation for men working on roofs
as well as carrying pump cans.
3. Doc Brewer gave a report on the specs for the new mini-pumper.
4. Chief Thompson from Golden Valley Fire gave a brief critique on the clinic fire of
Jan.S, 1980. Also a special thanks to New Hope Fire Dept. for a ~9b well done.
5. F/F Steve Wasgatt directed a question to Asst. Chief Bennett re: his driving privileges.
Asst. Chief Bennett informed Wasgatt that he will not drive prior to the next officers'
Meeting to be held 1/16/80 at 1830 hours.
6. F/F Lilley asked Chief Reimer if there was anything in the budget as far as updating our
radio base within the stated budget. The Chief noted that there was nothing in the 1980
budget for thi s.
New Business:
1. Chief Reimer reported that a polaroid camera was left at the station after the Childrens'
Christmas party and has not yet been claimed.
2. Chief Reimer thanked the entire department for an accident-injury-free 1979.
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GENERl\L f~EETING
January 6, 1980
3. Mi ke BrarriVle 11 was introduced to the generalrhembership. A motion was made by FMO
Hassing to accept r1ike as a probationary fire-fighter. Seconded by F/F Mike Bennett. Motion
carried.
4. Ron Bjorklund was introduced to the General membership. p\ moti on vias made by
FJF Fournier to accept Ron as a probationary fire fighter. Seconded by Ff,1Q Hassi nqer. Motion
carried.
5. John Bartle was introduced to the General membership. A motion was made by FMO Hassinger
to accept 40hn as a probationary fire fighter. Seconded by FMO Carlson. ~10tion carried.
6. F/F Don Fournier gave a short presentation explaining the liEd Anderson Benefit Fundll and
how it will be put into effect.
7. Chief Reimer reported these appointments for 1980:
Asst. Chief Bennett - Training Officer
Lt. W. Barber - Radios
F/F J. Hayes - Fire Dept. Secretary
8. New Hope Fire Marshal, Jon Reedy, will be leaving his job effective Feb. 22, 1980 to take
a new job IILife Safety Surveyor, with the State Fire r~arsha1ls Office.
Asst. Chief Bennett gave the fire report for December, 1979, and reported on alarms for the
full year of 1979.
~o further business.
Motion to adjourn by Lt. Gardner. Seconded by F/F Fournier. Carried.
Meeting adjourned at 1439 hours.
John Hayes
Fire Dept. Secretary
MINUTES
COMMITTEE ON COffSOLIDATED DISPATCH SERVICE
A meeting of the Committee to Study Possible Consolidated Dispatch Service
~or the cities of Brooklyn Center, Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope and
Robbinsdale was held at 7:30 a.m. on January 30~,J~~~ at the Golden Valley
Public Safety Building.
Present: Harlyn Larson, Colin Kastanos, New Hope; G. Splinter, Jim
Lindsay, Brooklyn Center; Jeff Sweet, J. Crawford, Golden
Valley; Bud Thurman, Walt Fehst, Robbinsdale; Jim Mossey,
Jack Irving, Crystal. J
Absent: None
Others present: Dan Donahue, New Hope; Glen Olson, Golden Valley
The meeting was held to consider the proposed Invitation to Bid that had
been developed by the special committee. Chief Crawford and his wife pro-
vided an excellent eye opening light breakfast.
1. Larson asked Donahue to go over the proposal and to identify the con-
sultants that were recommended for receiving proposals.
Donahue identified four firms - two local and two out of state - that
had been located and found to be capable of doing the required work.
These firms are:
W. M. Montgomery Minnetonka
Michaud-Cooley-Hal1berg-Erickson and
Associates, Inc. Minneapolis
C.E.S. Telecommunications Chicago
Sacks-Freeman Associates Chicago
The Invitation to Bid, dated January 29, 1980, was then reviewed. Dona-
hue went over the cover letter. Two questions were raised. One on the
time of the two phases -- they were left as proposed. Second, it was
felt that an additional section should be added on the selection criteria
proving the right to waive formalities, reject proposals and to award
in the best interest of the cities.
The Phase I Work Program was reviewed, with changes suggested to permit
individual cities to have the consultant come in for presentations to
city councils at a separate cost and to change the wording on the delay
explanation between Phase One and Two. The proposal is to include staff-
ing needs for operating options suggested.
Phase II was reviewed and is to be identified as an hourly rate and ma-
terial charge type of cont:ract.
Following discussion, motion by Sweet, second by Fehst, to authorize
staff to rewrite the Invitation to Bid as discussed and send out for re-
ceipt of proposals. Motion carried unanimously on voice vote.
Sweet asked for staff to develop a specific list of duties that were to
be done locally. This is to be done.
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Some discussion on each city doing further work on location of possible
sites. Larson directed the cities to continue work on this with the
intent of identifying four or five sites that might be used as a loca-
tion for the Dispatch Center. Further discussion on grant limitation
for new construction and technical limits on locations.
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2. The upcoming HECO meeting was discussed, with a decision that Larson
should move to amend the Agenda if the grant approval was not included
and then explain the need for HECO to act on the grant approval.
3. There being no further business at this time, the meeting was adjourned
so the members could attend the HECO meeting at 10:00 a.m. at St. Louis
Park.
Chairman
GENERAL MEETING
~lINUTES
February 3, 1980
Meeting \'ias called to order by Chief. Reimer at 1340 hours. Pledge of Allegiance was given.
Roll was taken: 31 present, 3 absent, 5 excused, 2 on leave.
Minutes of the February 3, 1980 Officers Meeting were read.
Correspondence:
Letter from House of Hope Lutheran Church with a $25.00 donation
Letter of thanks from Golden Valley Fire Department re: Clinic fire on January 3, 1980
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Copy of a letter from Golden Valley Mayor to the New Hope City Council re: Appreci ation
of the help of the New Hope Fire Department at the Clinic fire on January 3, 1980.
Reports:
Company 3: Lieut Barber reported that we have a first aid detail on February 7,8,9,&10, 1980
at the New Hone ice Arena.
L ieut Gardner noted that anyone who logs the hose when returning from a run must log the
run number, size of hose, whether or not the hose was laid and used on laid and not used
and the length of time it was used.
Assistant Chief Bennett reported on our direction as far as training. One additi ona 1
drill will be added in March, April, October, November and December. It will also be
mandatory to have a minimum of CPR and to have a first aid course equivalant to the "Keep
'Em Alivel' course.
FMO Hassing raised a concern about the requirements of an officer and also had a question
on the IIGrandfathering Clausell.
FMO Hassinger noted that the back door of the station open hard when the sun shines on it.
Be sure that the door is locked and latched when leaVing the station.
NevI Bus i ness :
Asst Chief Bennett noted that an Instructor Course will begin at N.H. Voc Tee on February
14,1980 and that Robbinsdale will hold a Hazardous Materials Course on February 13,1980.
Captains will be revie\'iing the turn-out gear of each member during the next month.
Applicant Linda L. Hubbard was introduced to the general membership and was recommended
to be appointed as a probqtionary fire fighter. Motion by F/F Wasgatt to accept Linda
as a probationary fire figll:ter effective ~1arch 1, 1980 pending the passing of the required
phys i cal exami nati on and appointment by the City Manager. Seconded by F /F Kei fer, moti on
carried with two negative votes.
Captain Smith reported on the Mutual Aid Meeting held in Plymouth and urged more participation
in these meetings.
Asst Chief Bennett gave the fire report for the month of January, 1980.
There being no further business, a motion by FMO Brown to adjourn, seconded by FMO Hassinger,
motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 1428 hours.
Minutes recorded by:
W. D. Barber
Acting Secretary
MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT MARCH 2, 1980
The meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 1335 hours. Pl e .dge of
Allegiance was given. Roll was taken: 31 presetn, 5 excused, 1 basent and
3 on leave.
Minutes of the January and Fe~uary general meetings were approved in a motion
by F/F Sharp, 2nd by F/F Behlke, motion carried.
In attendance at this meeting were retired members, Andy Clemens, Harris Smith
and Jon Reedy.
Correspondence:
1. A request from the Mrs. Jaycees for a Babysitter clinic to be held on March
22, 1980. FMO Stenger will head this detail.
2. A letter from Captain Moran, Hennepin County Sheriffs Patrol Division re:
liThe Vi al of Life Program".
3. File copy of a notice re: Emergency Care Conference to be held at NMMC on
April 12 & 13th - all Officers will attend.
4. A lett~r from Food Engineering Corp re: CPR training given by Captain Smith
and F / F John Hayes.
Reports: Cm~PANY 3
1. Lieut Barber noted a request for First Aid duty at two hockey tournaments
to be held at the New Hope Ice Arena.
2. Lieut Barber reported a good turn out and very enlightening presentation by
an investigator for the Medical Examiners Office at the Saturday morning
drill.
MAINTENANCE SECTION
1. FMO Brown reported the driveaway cord (115V) for 4188 needs repair, be sure
to check the air pressure on this engine before operating.
2. FMO Brown also reported the cab door latch has been repaired and is now secure.
3. FMO Brown reported that 4186 will be taken in for front end alignment on
Tuesday night 3/4/80.
OLD BUSINESS:
Chief Rei mer reported that the free ambul ance servi ce forfi re department members
and immediate family thru North. This is not a written poliCf and will be clari-
fied further in Chief Reimer IIFact Information Sheetll,
The Scott Air rep was here Thursday and checked our Scott units. The leaking problem
apparently was missing 11011 rings.
Chief Reimer stated that Mrs Barber has consented to hand letter the names of
members on the F/F oath.
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FMO Stenger reminded us all to be sure Scott-Air Pacs are left the ready
position when returning from a run (straps fully extended, etc) also be
sure that the regulator is in the (OFF) demand position.
NEW BUSINESS:
A motion was made by F/F Bill Olson to change the April meeting and drill
times, 2nd by F/F Eaton, motion carried with one negative vote.
Time will be as follows:
Saturday April 5, 1980
0700 Officers Meetinq (Sambo' s)
0830 General Meeting
0930 ,Relief Assn Meeting
1030 Co 3 Dri 11
1300 Regular Drill
Chief Reimer thanked the crews from the Relief Assn and Fire Department for
the work done on the meeting room and kitchen.
F~10 Hassinger asked for an explanation of the responsibilites of the FMO's.
Chief Reimer re-read the infromation fact sheet and gave a brief explanation.
There were no further questi ons .
F/F Sharp asked about the speaker above the kitchen door in the meeting room.
He was told that it need not be put back up as it serves no purpose.
FMO Stenger had a question about EMT refresher courses and if payment for these
were in thi s year I s budget. Asst Chief Bennett said that there is money available
for this but the exact amount was not known off hand.
F/F Sharp asked about the G.I. shovels left in the cabinets in the meeting room,
these shovels will be given away to anyone desiring t~-
Ass Chief Bennett read the fire report of Februayy 1980.
Mayor Erickson did not attend todays meeting as he had planned to.
Motion to adjourn by FMO Brown, 2nd by FMO Stenger, motion carried, meeting
adjou~ned at 1417 hours.
Recorded by:
John Hayes
Fi re Department Secretary
MINUTES
COMMITTEE ON CONSOLIDATED DISPATCH SERVICE
A meeting of the Committee to Study Possible Consolidated Dispatch Service for
the cities of Brooklyn Center, Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope and Robbins-
dale was held at 10:30 a.m. on March 13, 198Q at the New Hope City Hall.
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Present: Harlyn Larson, Colin Kastanos, N.ew Hope; Jim Lindsay, Brooklyn Center;
Jeff Sweet, J. Crawford, Golden Valley; Bud Thurman, Walt Fehst, Rob-
binsdale; Jack Irving, Crystal.
Absent: Jim Mossey and G. Splinter .
Others Dan Donahue, New Hope; Scott Kline, Brooklyn Center; Ken Varnold,
Present: Crystal; and a reporter frcm the Minneapol is Star.
The meeting was held to consider the proposals for conducting the study. Four
proposals had been submitted. They included Michaud, Cooley, Hallberg, Erick-
son and Associates, , nc; Sachs/Freeman Associates, Inc; CES Telecommunications
and W. M. Montgomery.
1. Dan Donahue walked the Ccmmittee through the proposals, noting the past ex-
perience and type of projects done by each; the staffing patterns; the fists,
the experience of other cities with the consultants in terms of completion
of projects on schedule and the practicality of suggestions and knowledge
of local conditions, including State and County 911 planning that would af-
fect the consolidated project.
Following discussion on the merits of each firm in relation to the above,
Irving moved, second by Sweet, to recommend 'that the New Hope City Counc i I
award the contract to Michaud, Cooley, Hallberg, Erickson and Associates,
Inc. Motion carried on voice vote.
Donahue was instructed to complete rating forms and contact Michaud, et al
as to the formal contract.
2. Short discussion held regarding earlier meeting with the City of Minneapo-
lis, on that city's capacity for adding this consolidated system to their
computer system. Concern was expressed that Minneapolis was really attempt-
ing to do a general sales job and adding cities, rather than looking speci-
fically at what they might do directly for this group of cities. It was
generally felt that this group should look directly at what potential existed
for using part of the Minneapolis system.
.Mot i on by Sweet, second I rv i ng , that Steve Bernard from the City of Minnea-
polis, be invited to a meeting of the Committee on the 1st of April at 10:30
a.m., at Golden Valley, to discuss the Minneapolis system and its potential
use to this group. Michaud, Cooley to also be invited to the same meeting
to discuss the consultant study with the group. Motion carried unanimously
on voice vote.
3. There being no other business to come before the Ccmmittee at this time,
motion by Sweet, second by Lindsay, carried, to adjourn meeting at 11:37 a.m.
suW/.y,
~lyn G. L::r;Cn. Chairman .
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MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT APRIL 5, 1980
The meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 0836 hours. Pledge of Allegiance
was gi ven. Roll taken: 22 present, 4 excused, 8 absent and 4 on leave.
A motion was made by F/F Martenson to accept the minutes of the March 2, 1980
general meeting as posted, 2nd by F/F Sharp, motion carried.
Retired members present at todays meeting were: Dick Nygaard, John Angel and
Jon Reedy.
Correspondence: NONE
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Chief Reimer held a discussion concerning the general housekeeping of the station.
2. Chief Reimer noted that the Scots are not being checked after each run.
3. FMO Stenger suggested that all Scot Pacs be changed from the black straps
to the yellow type.
4. F/F Wasgatt inquired about 4194 being used for first aid details at the Ice
Arena, Chief Reimer explained to him that the policy had been explained to
the Rescue Lieutenant and that he would explain the reasons to him.
5. F /F ~~as gatt requested the d-efi niti on of IlCriti quell. Chief Reimer defined a
critique as a IIrecap of an action takenll. Wasgatt stated why he thought the
critiging of fire calls was important. Chief Reimer agreed with him, although
he see little value in critiqing calls of no consequence.
6. Chief Reimer noted that 4186 has been repaired and is back in service.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Filing dates for election of Officers will be from April 15th to 30th. Ch i e f
Rei mer is fil i ng off; cer. FIF Fournier requested that a copy of the requirements
for office be posted.
2. F/F Martenson has constructed a wood case #or storage of the K-12 saw blades.
3. FMO Stenger requested that shorter lengths of rope be obtained for use as life
lines when working roofs.
4. F/F Wasgatt suggested numbering the entrances at North Ridge Care Center. Fi re
Marshal Nelson will look into this.
5. FMO Hassing noted that there should be enoughtime allowed to change the brackets
in the cabs when the sling pacs are changed to the back pac scott units.
Assistant Chief Bennett read the March fire report.
A motion to adjourn by F/P Martenson, 2nd by FIP Fournier, motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 0928..
Minutes recoreed by:
John M. Hayes
Secretary
~IINUTES
CO~ll1ITTEE ON CONSOLIDATED DISPATCH SERVICE
A meeting of the Committee to Study Consolidated Dispatch services for the five city area was held at
10:30 a.m. at the Golden Valley Public Safety building on Tuesday, ~,;;.p.l,_19aO..
Present: Jim Crawford, Jeff Sweet, Golden Valley; \'Ialter Fehst, Bud Thurman, Robbinsdale; Jim
Mossey, Jack Irving, Crystal; Jim Lindsay, Jerry Splinter, Brooklyn Center; Harlyn Larson,
Colin Kastanos, New Hope.
Others Present: Richard Henneberger, Don Davis, Brooklyn Park; Steve Bernard, City of Minneapolis; Glen
Olson, Golden Valley; Dan Donahue, New Hope; Ron Vegemast, Dick Holmes, Michaud-Cooley.
Chairman Larson noted there were three items of business: presentation by Steve Bernard on the City of
Minneapolis' new system; discussion regarding adding Brooklyn Park to the study and discussion with the
Consultants for the study.
A. Mr. Bernard then outlined the operational structure of the Minneapolis system. Ron Vegemast presented
the syst~~ design. Questions "ere raised as to adding other units to the system - such as our group,
costs - what would be timing - decision making, etc. The group was informed that the system was de-
signed to expand and could serve entire Hennepin County. Cost data should be available within a few
weeks. The system would be available early in 1981. Costs would depend on many factors but most were
controllable depending on specific equipment and progr~~ing wanted by new users. A Phase II study
was just being started that would provide the data and system information on expansion of the system.
B. The question of Brooklyn Park coming into the study was then discussed. Brooklyn Park is apparently
interested in looking at the technical feasibility and potential costs, but is not ready to make
a commitment until such ~ime as they are faced with costs for their current dispatch system or if the
consolidated system really proves of greater benefit.
Some discussion on whether the new program should be limited to the five original cities? If not,
should o~~ers -- Plymouth and Maple Grove - be offered the opportunity to participate. Potential ad-
vantages of more cities to offset costs was noted. Ron Vegamast reviewed study ~~d areas that would
involve additional cost if a city were added. He felt the extra cost would be about $1,750 in Phase I
and $500 in Phase II for a total of $2,250.
Irving clarified that everyone understood that decisions for each city on actually joining the consoli-
dated system would be made after Phase I, so Brooklyn Park or another city would really be no different
than the present group in terms of making a commitment up front.
Motion by Sweet, second by Irving, that the coro~ittee extend an offer to Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, Maple
Grove, (Chairman to ".'ri tel to join in the study. Joining would be on the basis of: each new city to
be completely responsible for the extra cost; there be no hOld-up in the current work schedule and that
the report be prepared on the basis of cost for the initial five, with costs for adding cities as a
separate item. The cost separation to be provided so that a decision could be made on what is best for
the original cities.
I-lotion carried with all voting "yes". (Brooklyn Center had left meeting before vote)
Sweet pointed out that the other cities should be made specifically aware that the right to reject the
additional cities, if not cost effective, was reserved.
C. Ron Vegemast of Michaud, Cooley, etc. then introduced himself and Dick Holmes. Vegemast was to be
Project Manager and Holmes the Chief Engineer on the Study. Discussion on timing. It is assumed that
the contract can start May 1st. Comments as to relationship ,.;i th other studies and the past involvement
of this firm in the co~~unication planning for the area. Vega~ast noted they would attempt to outline
the alternatives as fairly as they can. He also asked for cooperation from the cOTI@ittee members noting
that several meetings would be needed and it would be to everyone's advantage to move as rapidly as
possible.
Dan Donahue had a couple of questions on contract details.
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 12:03 p.m.
by the Chairman, with a reminder that the next meeting would probably be near the end of April when
the contract was signed and replies had been received as to interest on the part of the other three
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Chairman
MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT MAY 4, 1980
Meeting called to order by Chief Reimer at 1333 hours. Pledge of Allegiance was
gi ve n . Roll was called with 22 present, 8 excused, 3 absent and 6 on leave.
The minutes of the April 16th and May 4th Officers meeting were read.
A motion by F/F Sharp to accept the minutes of the April 5th General Meeting as
posted, 2nd by FMO Stenger, motion carried.
A motion by F/F Mark Bennett to conduct the annual election of Officers at 1400
hours, 2nd by F/F Nelson, motion carried.
Present at this meeting were retired members, Don Melas, Leon Brewer and Andy Clemens.
Reports:
Mai ntenance:
Brewer explained the problem on the drive shaft of 4186.
Comp any 3:
Lieut Barber noted that there will a CIM course offered here starting September 16th.
Fi re Marshal:
Fire Marshal Nelson explained to the membership present how buildings inspections
are scheduled throughout the year and asked for our help in pointing out any dis-
crepencies that we see in buildings we are called to on fire runs.
Correspondence:
None
Old Business:
1. Ft~O Hassinger reminded everyone of the potential danger of parking our vehicles
on the driveway directly behind 4182.
2. Chief Reimer noted that past member Harold Christenson had called and asked that
he greet all and that he now lives in Cottage Grove.
At 1400 hours the election of Officers was held. ~lelas, Brewer and Clemens were
appointed as tellers. Results of the e 1 ecti on were:
Assistant Fire Chief - Cordell Bennett
Day Captai n - Dougl as Smi th
Ni ght Captai n - Gregory Stenger
Day Lieutenant - Chri s Sorensen
Night Lieutenant - Michael Gardner
Rescue Lieutenant - Wi 11 i am Barber
* An earlier motion by FMO Hassinger to nominate Stanley Schaefer as Ni~ht Lieutenant
2nd by F/F John Roberts.
Assistant Chief Bennett critiqued the times (from the recording tapes) of the fire at
7202 Bass Lake Road on April 26, 1980.
New Business:
l. F/F Sharp suggested that $1.00 per hour be paid to hose members having duty on
company standbys for holidays. Chief Reimerstated that F/F Sharp should submit
a written suggestion to him for further consideration. Asst Chief Bennett suggested
a meeting by F/F Sharp and the wage committee todiscuss his idea further.
Asst Chief Bennett read the Fire Report for the month of April.
Motion to adjourn by Captain Smith, 2nd by Lieut Gardner, meeting adjourned at 1444 hours.
Mi,nutes recorded b.y.: John Ha,yes, F\re Department Secreta,ry
GENERAL MEETING
June 1, 1980
Meeti ng vias call ed to order by Chi ef Rei mer at 1935 hours. Pledge
of Allegiance was given, roll call taken: 29 present, 3 excuesed ,
2 absent and 4 on leave.
Minutes of the May 21st and June 1st Officers Meeting were read.to
the membershi p.
Present at the meeti ng were reti red members: Leon Brewer and Willard
Acke rmann .
Reports:
Comp any 3: Lieut Barber asked for volunteers for a basic first aid
course to be given on June 10th at 1200 hours for Park
and Recreation employees. Also a reminder to Company 3
members on standby Mondays and Fridays to start all fire
apparatus to help assure charged batteries.
Engi neer: Leon Brewer noted the July work detail: Roberts, Hassing,
Carlson and Bartle. He also stated that the clutch on 4183
had been repaired and that 4182 is back in service.
OldBusiness: Asst Chief Bennett explained rule #95. He also reminded all
members that presentable gray v/ork uni forms are to be vJOrn
to all dri lls.
Chief Reimer state that probationary members will not as a
rule respond to a mutual aid assist call.
L i eut Sorensen needs two more members for standby on the
night of the annual fire fighter- ball, June 6th.
Chief Reimer stated that the semi-annual checks whould be
ready by the 19th of June.
Asst Chief Bennett read the May 19th letter from C. F. Coyer.
New Business:
App 1 i cants:
Peter Haugen was introduced to the general membership by Chief
Re i me r with a re commen da ti on from the membe rs hip commit tee to
accept him as a probationary member. Motion by F/F Sharp, 2nd
by Behlke to accept Haugen as a probationary member, motion passed.
Gregory Rucke was introduced by Chief Reimer with a recommendation
fcom the membership committee to accept him as a probationary member.
Motion by Capt Stenger, 2nd by F/F Nelson to accept Rucke as a
probationary member. Motion passed.
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June 1, 1980
General Meeting
FMO Hassing inquired about getting a staple hammer and
lathes for 4188 and 4186 for salvage work.
Prob F/F Bramwell informed the membership of F/F Olson's
address.
Fire report for the month of May \'ias read by Asst Chief Bennett.
Motion by Capt Stenger, 2nd by F/F Anderson to adjourn.
Meeting adjourned at 2018 hours.
Minutes recorded by:
John Hayes
Secretary
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MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF JULY 13, 1980 NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Chief Reimer called the meeting to order at 1945 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given.
Roll call was taken with 24 present, 9 excused,S on leave and 2 absent.
Motion by FMO Hassinger, 2nd by F/F Anderson to dispense with the reading
of the minutes aand approve them as posted, motion passed.
Minutes of the Officers' Meeting of July 13, 1980 were read.
Reports:
Fire Marshal Nelson reported that he has been making good progress at
catching those who have been causing false alarms in apartment buildings.
Engineer Brewer reported:
1. He had a good work detail on July 12th.
2. Reminded all to check the truck check roster, there have been
some changes.
3. Read the names of those on work deatil for August & September.
4. The new form for reporting items needing repair is working well,
sugessted everyone continue using it.
Rescue Lieut Barber report:
1. Duk Duk Daze first aid duty went real well and thanked those who
helped.
2. Jack Yost School is coming up August 9 & 10, a sign-up sheet has
been posted and anyone desiring to attend is to sign up stating
which class they desire to attend. The sheet will come down on
Wednesday, July 16th and it will be determined who will attend.
Chief Reimer reported:
1. Reminded everyone to make sure they fill out a lISpecial Duty Reportll
on all details which are not paid.
2. Reminded everyone that whoever the dri ver of a vehi cle is must log
the pump time and make sure taht any hose that is used is written
down showing the size of hose used, time used and alarm time and
date.
3. Reminded the FMO'S to let the one filling out the 902 report as to
pumps used, hose laid and drive~ name.
4. Apparently some people are picking their calls, per Rule #53 of the
department rules and regulations, all members are to respond to all
alarms and emergencies as notified when possible. Future violation
of this rule will result in disciplinary action.
5. Read the memo from F/F Founier requesting that information relayed
from the fire scene by the Police Department be relayed to the Fire
Department. It was noted that all pertinent information will be for-
warded.
6. As a general rule, on a regular blO hour drill 9 anyone arriving after
the first hour has elasped will not receive credit or wages for that
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MINUTES
COMMITTEE ON CONSOLIDATED DISPATCH SERVICE
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A meeting of the Committee to Study Consolidated Dispatch Services for
the five city area was held at 10:00 a.m. at the New Hope City Hall on
Wednesday, ~une 18 1980.
Present: Bob Shallum, Jeff Sweet, Golden ValleY1 Bob Thurman, Robbins-
dale; Jim Mossey, Jack Irving, Crystal; Harlyn Larson, Colin
Kastanos and Dan Donahue, N~w Hope.
Others Present: Dick Holmes and Tom Cooley from Michaud-Cooley
A. Larson indicated the purpose of the meeting was to update everyone on
the current status of the study.
Cooley presented a chart (attached) showing the five sites that had
been reviewed as possible locations. Following the discussion it ap-
peared that the Robbinsdale Jr. High site was the best, followed by
Crystal Fire.
Irving asked if Brooklyn Center's existing dispatch center'had been
discussed. Donahue answered that the Chiefs had decided not to look
at any existing centers and that Brooklyn Center was not really in-
terested in the use of their center because of a possible need for
expansion of departmental space.
Larson asked if it was the concensus that Robbinsdale Jr. High should
be considered first as a site? No objection.
Sweet suggested a meeting be arranged with School District as soon as
possible to see if the necessary space (Home Ec area) could be obtained.
Thurman noted a developer was looking at the school and had indicated
he might be interested in having the Dispatch Center as a tenant.
(note - Sweet and Larson talked to Walt Fehst later the same day.
Walt was going to meet with Hood as to status and Robbinsdale interest.
After which he will contact Larson and action will then be ta~en as
fel t needed).
B. Holmes then reviewed the proposed use of the radio frequencies as per
attached list. No objection. Concerns raised as to ability to retain
all the fTequencies. Cooley seemed to think this was no problem. Con-
census was that frequency configuration as proposed was O.K.
C. Sweet asked about the schedule. I.t was indicated September 1, was
deadline. .Donahue noted he had received information that Federal fund-
ing would probably not be available after this year.
Question'raised as to possible costs. Hard to provide estimate because
of remodeling needs but $150,000 to $200,000 range with equipment was
noted.
D. There being no further business at this time the meeting was adjourned
at 11:01 a.m.
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Harlyn G. Larson
City Hanager
Page 2 Minutes of General Meeting of July 13, 1980
Captain Stenger stressed again the importance of the proper operation
of the air compressor. If tt appears that the system is not vwrki ng
properly he is to be notified immediately.
A discussion regarding parking when responding to the station was held.
It was decided that since we have only about 25 parking spaces in the
parking lot that it would be wise for tremembers driving trucks or vans
to park along the south edge of the station driveway.
Ne\A./ Business:
Chief Reimer reminded all that the new accident report must be filled out
and submitted along with the required IIFirst Report of Injuryll form that
is used. Both of these forms are kept in the first aid cabinet on the
apparatus floor.
Chief Reimer also reported that the OSHA inspector had inspected the fire
station and found the following violations that must be corrected:
1. Raise the rail in the lower level of the hose tower to 42 inches.
2. Replace the missing shield on the grinder and anchor it to the floor.
3. Provide a water cooled filling tank to be used when filling scott tanks.
Chief Reimer also stated that ~1r. Link of Ben Franlkin had been in and has
several openings for parttime workers, anyone interested should contact him,
Applicant James Smith, 4220 Winnetka Ave N was introduced to the general
membership and recommended to the membership by the Membership Committee
that he be appointed as a Probationary Member. Motion by F/F Mark Bennett,
2nd by F/F Nelson to accept James Smith as a probationary member, motion passed.
Moti on by F /F Anderson to change the September 7, 1980 meeti ng hours to 0830
hours due to the annual picnic in the afternoon. Second by Captain Stenger,
Motion passed. F/F Anderson noted that there would be breakfast served at
0715 hours.
Chief Reimer stated that the September 7th Officers' Meeting would be held
at 0700 hours.
The June Fi re Report was read by Asst Chief Bennett.
Motion by Captain Stenger, 2nd by F/F Fournier to adjourn, motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 2031 hours.
Minutes recorded by:
W. D. Barber
Acting Secretary
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MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF AUGUST 3, 1980 NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Meeting called to order at 1935 nours by Chief Reimer
Pledge of Allegiance was given.
Roll was called with 26 present, 9 excused, 5 on leave and 5 absent.
~1i nutes.of .the August 3rd Offi cers I meeti ng were read.
Moti on by F IF Behlke, 2nd by F /F Sharp to approved July General meeti ng
minutes as posted, motion passed.
REPORTS:
Rescue Lieut Barber reported that three members of Company 3 are to attend
the Jack Yost Rescue School and that the CIM course will start in September
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 1830 to 2230 hours. The EMT refresher
course will be offered at North on September 5, 6 & 7th.
Captain Smith reported on the last Mutual Aid Association meeting held in St.
Anthony: 1, Revise the mutual aid contract; 2. Insurance coverage liability
coverage when responding to an assist; 3. Chief Reimer chairing a committee
on possible boundries of the assocation.
Fire Marshal Nelson reported on problem at 7601 Bass Lake Road, over 1800
gallons of flamable liquid was found in storage in a detached garage which
has been removed, he warned any incoming units of the potential danger.
The annual Mike Ackerman school will be held on September 13th~ Chief Reimer
urged all members to attend. Columbia Heights are hosting this school
OLD BUSINESS:
Fire Department nas complied with all OSHA requirements.
Lakeside Limited has been tagged an fined $500.00 for improper storage of
flammable filters and must come up with a process that is acceptable to the
Fire Marshal for storage.
NEW BUSINESS:
Probationary F/F Smith has been assigned toCompany 2.
The rumor regarding reasons for New Hope not calling Robbinsdale for mutual aid
assists was discussed and the Chief will contact the Robbinsdale Chief to assure
him it was only a rumor, not fact.
FMO Hassing opened a discussion relative to Dept Rules 91 & 92 regarding the FMO
program, a lenghtly discussion was held and the Fl10ls were invited to attend the
next Officers' meeting to discuss the coneerns they have.
Fire report for July was read by Assistant Chief Bennett.
Motion by F/F, 2nd by FMO Hassinger to adjourn.
Meeting adjourned at 2032 hours.
Minutes recorder by;
fhris SOfegsen
1 re Dep ecretary
MINUTES
COr1MITTEE ON CONSOLIDATED DISPATCH SERVICE
A meeting of the Committee to Study Consolidated Dispatch services for the
five city area was held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday August 25, 1980 at the New
Hope City HalL . ~~
Present: Harlyn Larson, Dan Donahue, Bill Reimer, New Hope; Walter Fehst,
Bud Thunnan, Robbinsdale; Jim Lindsay, Scott W. Kline, Jr.,
Brooklyn Center; Jim Cra"~ord, Jeff Sweet, Glen A. Olson, Golden
Valley, Jim Mossey, Jack Irving, Crystal.
Dick Holmes, Hichaud, Cooley, Hallberg, Erickson
Chairman Larson noted the purpose of the meeting was to provide an oppor-
Ohiity to raise questions as to the reports submitted to date so any errors
or problems with conclusions that had been drawn. Alsa there was a need to
talk about a location.
Several ~Jestions were raised as to the repo~ts, with Golden Valley doing
most of the questioning. General feeling that there was a need to carefully
layout the cost of the various alternatives, including the comparison of
current costs of operating as independents.
Holmes L.idicated the final report should be ready in a week or so.
Larson reported that the School District was not in a position to make a move
on Robbinsdale Junior High at this time. He felt that it was importwit to
have some idea as to location. costs if a rational decision was to be made on
the question of a joint dispatch. Walt Fehst outlined the current dealings
between the City of Robbinsdale and the proposed development firm.
It ".as agreed that some additional sites should be reviewed. Larson was to
check out possibilities at Adair and Irving at Thorsen School.
IrvLDg reported that he had heard that Hennepin County might be going to the
State Legislature to get legislative designation as the Communication Control
in the COunty.
There being no further business to come before the Committee the meeting was
adjouLued at 11:35 p.m. with an indication that the next meeting would be
~~~~,:;~~ final report frem the consultant.
.arlyn G. Larson
Chairman
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MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 7,1980 NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Meeting called to order at Q832 by C~ief Retmer
Pledge of allegiance was given
Roll called with 28 present~ 7 absent and 4 on leave
Reti red memBers present were Dick Nygaard and Harris Smith; Councilman
Enck was also in attendance
Motmon by F/F Fournier, 2nd by F/F Anderson to accept the minutes of the
August meeting as posted~ motion passed.
Correspondence: NONE
Reports;
Rescue Lieut Barber reported ahat a CIM course will start on Sep 16th also
requested Co 3 memBers to sign up for first aid detail for soccer and foot-
ball games for Cooper High School.
Fire Marshal Nelson and F/F (Prob) Burke requested assistance during fire
prevention week (schools, tours, etc)
Old Business:
Chief Reimer reported that all members are cutrently trained in CPR and that
a,ll members must complete the IIKeep lem Alive'l (New Hope Version) before
November 1st.
NevJ Business:
Chief Reimer presented F/F Stenglein witll his FMO ensignia and congratulated
him on his promotion to FMO.
Asst Chief Bennett remineed all members who signed up for the upcoming Mike
Ackerman Fire School to report for the school in proper uniform. He also
reminded all that are being trained in driving and pumping skills to be sure
to have the training time recorded on their records.
Asst Chief Bennett read the August fire report.
A motion by Lieut Gardner, 2nd by F/F Mike Bennett to adjourn.
Meeting adjourned at 0900 hours.
Minutes recorded by:
Chris J. Sorensen
Fire Dept Secretary
Minutes of General Meeting of October 5, 1980 New Hope Fire Department
Meeting called to order at 1335 hours by Asst Chief Bennett.
Pledge of Allegiance was given.
Roll call was taken with 13 regular members, 5 probationary members ~resent,
10 excused, 7 absent and 5 on leave.
Due to the lack of a quorum, Asst Chief Bennett adjourned. Meeting
adjourned at 1355 hours.
Minutes recorded by:
W. D. Barber
Acting Secretary
GENERAL MEETING
November 2, 1980
Meeting called to order by Chief Reimer at 1345 hrs.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given. Roll taken: 32 present, 3 excused, 1 absent,
4 on leave.
Minutes of the October 15 and November 2 Officers Meetings were read to the general
membership.
A motion was made by F/F Nelson to accept the minutes of the September General Meeting.
The motion was seconded by F/F Mike Bennett. Motion carried.
The October general meeting was called to order, but due to the lack of a quorum, the
meeting was adjourned.
REPORTS:
Company Three - Lieutenant Barber noted that there were seven members
to pass the last C.I.M. course. Congratulations~
Maintenance: Doc Brewer reported a good work detail, although only two
out of four men were present; also, the scott bracket on 4186 is completed.
OLD BUSINESS: Chief Reimer presented a lIFireman's Oathll certificate to each member
and the oath was read. A special thanks to Eunice Barber and Dick Nygaard for
preparing the certificates.
NEW BUSINESS: Chief Reimer explained to the membership, the legislation now being sponsored
by the Minnesota League of Cities and how it involves the 2% Insurance Premium State
Aid for the Pension and Benefit Plan. A resolution, to be acted upon by the Fire
Department, Relief Association and City Council was read by Chief Reimer. A motion
was made by FMO Schaefer to accept the resolution as read. Seconded by F/F Nelson. A
vote on the resolution was taken. Motion carried.
Chief Reimer recommended a change in the time of the Dec. 7 General Meeting due to the
childrens' Christmas Party. A motion was made by Captain Stenger to change the meeting
time from 1330 hours to 0900 hours. The motion was seconded by F/F Eaton. Motion carried
Chief Reimer asked for a motion on the membership application of Charles Adams. A
motion by F/F Mark Bennett was made to deny the application. Seconded by F/F John Groth.
In a discussion following the motion, it was noted that the reason for denial was due
to an apparent lack of interest on Adams' part. A vote was taken. The motion carried
with one IINOII vote. Chief Reimer will notify Charles Adams by letter.
The application of David Bruce Ostroviak, 5632 Boone Ave. No. was introduced. A motion
by F/F Tom Behlke to accept David as a probationary firefighter pending his physical
exam and appointment by the City Manager. Seconded by FMO Brown. Motion carried.
FMO Hassing had a question about the Officers Meeting minutes with regard to respondinq
to the scene. Chief Reimer explained what was discussed in the meeting.
Asst. Chief Bennett read the Fire report for the month of October.
A motion was made by Captain Stenger to adjourn. Seconded by F/F Nelson
Meeting adjourned at 1417 hours.
John Hayes, Secretary
GENERAL MEETING
December 7, 1980
The meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 0907 hours. Pledge of Allegiance
was given. Roll call taken: 22 present, 4 excused, 10 absent, 5 on leave.
A motion was made by Lt. Gardner to accept as posted the minutes of the November
General Meeting. Seconded by FMO Brown. Moti on carri ed.
Correspondence:
A letter from school district #281 to Chief Reimer thanking the Fire Department for
supplying first aid personnel for sports activities.
Reports:
Company Three - Lt. Barber reported that the Police Department has requested
a CPR class for their personnel. Also noted was a problem with Rescus-Annie being
taken from the station. Be sure that it is checked in and out properly when being
used and that authorized personnel are using it.
Old Business:
Chief Reimer had a reminder for all; when giving tours at the station, etc., be
sure to fill out a "Special Dutyll Report.
Chief Reimer noted that a member of the department was recently warned for driving
at excessive speeds while coming to the station answering an alarm and that
another such occurrence would result in a 30-day suspension.
Chief Reimer stated that all equipment on apparatus should be well marked to
insure its proper return, especially after mutual aid calls. Also, the chassis
for 4189 has been accepted by the Fire Department and delivery on the new engine
should be taken in late January or early February.
One other item of concern was brought up by Chief Reimer: When pulling engines
on alarms there should be at least a four-man-crew on each engine going in service.
FMO Hassing had a question about pagers not picking up the tones on the north end.
Chief Reimer stated that he had a meeting with Sgt. Shellum and that they are
trying to solve these problems.
New Business:
Chief Reimer reported that David Ostroviak is no longer a member of the department.
The payroll checks should be ready no later than 12/18/80.
Also, Star Liquor has offered a 10% discount to Fire Dept. members.
A motion by FMO Brown to adjourn. Seconded by F/F Fournier.
Meeting adjourned at 0942 hours.
John Hayes, Secretary
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DATE: January 13, 1981
TO: City Managers of Brooklyn Center, Crystal, Robbinsda1e, and New Hope
RE: Meeting of Northwest Dispatch Cluster Scheduled for January 23
On December 8, 1980, our consultants, Michaud, Cooley, Hallberg, Erickson & Assoc.,
delivered a report entitled Feasibility of a Consolidated Northwest Suburban Public
Safety Communications Center. Their report was rather detailed and outlined five
basic alternatives or configurations for improving pub1 ic safety communications
within the five community area. These alternatives where as follows:
1. Continue present operations with upgrade.
2. Establ ish a five community cluster center with manual dispatch.
3. Establ ish a five community cluster center and contract with Minneapo1 is for
computer aided dispatch capabilities.
4. Estab1 ish a five community cluster center and install a separate computer aided
dispatch system.
5. Consolidate with the City of Minneapolis.
From my perspective, the three major concerns in making a decision as to which
alternative to choose appear to be:
1. Cost. I am concerned with capital costs, potential 911 related costs, and
ongoing operating costs. It appears that unless we choose the alternative
of staying with our present system, I wi 11 be faced to deal with the X factor
costs regardless of which alternative is choosen.
2. Service. What kind of service can I expect the citizens of my community to
receive under the various configurations.
3. Control. This really relates to the first two in that I need assurance that
the costs estimates I proj ect are going to stay within a reasonable percentage
of the estimates and that the level of service I' project can be maintained.
I fee 1 that I have been supplied with adequate information to at least make some
preliminary judgments. I hope that each of the other City Managers feel the same.
I feel that it is crucial that at this time we get an indication as to which
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alternatives appear to be favored by the group and which alternatives are not
favored. I would suggest that for our next meeting each Manager come prepared
with a ranking of the six alternatives (adding the DeBois County System as the
sixth alternative) with 1 being the most favored and 6 being the least favored
alternative. Perhaps we could share these at the outset and that would initiate
the discussion as to which one or two alternatives we should seriously consider.
Once that has been determined, we can spend more time on the refining of the
implications of those alternatives to the three factors which 1 indicated. I
am of the opinion that in reviewing the time schedule which we developed at the
outset of this project that it is crucial that a preliminary decision be reached
in the next 60 days.
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Jeff Sweet
City Manager, Golden Valley
JS/sao
MINUTES
MEETING OF CONSOLIDATED DISPATCH STUDY COMMITTEE
January 23, 1981
Members of the five city dispatch study committee met on January 23, 1981
at the New Hope City Hall -- 8:00 a.m. All communities were represented
by their City Manager and members of the police Departments. Three Fire
Chiefs were also present.
The purpose of the meeting was to consider the several options that had
been developed for proceeding with improved dispatch services. It was
noted that a decision was probably needed by the end of February because
of the 911 bidding. Some discussion indicated that the date may not be
critical and further that Brooklyn Center had preliminary information in-
dicating it may not be very expensive to simply say we are separate for the
911 equipment bidding and then later consolidate.
Questions raised as to the information in the report -- its validity -- its
assumptions as to the Minneapolis' capability, etc.
The five cities then ranked their preference as to how they would like to
proceed.
Options 1 2 3 4 5 6
City
Brooklyn Center 1 2 3 4
Robbinsdale 1 2
Golden Valley 1 2 3
Crystal 1 2
New Hope 4 3 1 2
1) Present system upgraded
2) Five city cluster with manual dispatch
3) Five city cluster, Mpls. contract for CAD
4) Five city cluster with own CAD
5) Consolidate with Minneapolis
6) Join Hennepin County network
Discussion followed as to why choices. Brooklyn Center apparently feeling
X factor costs needed consideration and questioned need for major system
change when capital investment already exists in current.
crystal,several questions based on report information.
Robbinsdale concerned that improved service was being overlooked if just cost
aspect considered.
Motion by Sweet, second by Fehst that the Chief Committee review options
3-4-5, develop recommendation in detail on pros and cons of each for consi-
deration by full committee. Carried.
Meeting of this committee was set for 9:30 a.m. on 17th of February to consi-
G. Larson
City Manager
City of New Hope
HINUTES
COMHITTEE HEETING
FIVE CITY DISPATCH STUDY
Representatives of all five cities involved in the five city
dispatch study met on February 17, 1981 at 9:30 a.m. at the
New Hope City Hall to discuss the status of joint dispatching
and to review the report put together as a result of the Chief's
of Police meeting tHO Heeks ago.
Dan Donahue revieHed the Chief's report.
Larson polled all five cities. Brooklyn Center indicated they
are dropping out at this point since the cluster dispatch did
not offer any money savings and questionable improvement in service.
Crystal Has not ready for a decision at this time.
Robbinsdale still preferred the cluster but ,vas concerned that
cost projections Hould change if all five cities Here not in-
volved.
Golden Valley also preferred cluster but as Robbinsdale, \Vas con-
cerned \Vith the loss of numbers.
NeH Hope preferred the cluster.
Robbinsdale indicated they had the information needed and nOH
must adjust to the three or four city cluster. They could be
ready for a decision Hithin a short time.
Crystal also indicated it \Vas a matter of internal meetings to
go over figures.
Brooklyn Center indicated they Hould be Hilling to cooperate as
a backup dispatch point or in other help they might be able to
offer even though they Here not involved in the cluster.
Short discussion on need to let HECO kno\V number of dispatch
points by Harch 15~ appeared to be no problem.
It "las agreed to meet again at 9:30 a.m. Friday the 27th of
February. Everyone \Vas invited but only those interested in
attempting to \Vork out the cluster should come since the meeting
\Vould be to determine how to proceed for those that actually
wanted to cluster.
There being nothing further to go before the committee at this
time, the meeting adjourned at 9:55 a.m.
Respe.~ttfully ,ubmitted,
;J)~
~arlyn G. Larson f
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I1INUTES
FIVE CITY DISPATCH STUDY
February 27, 1981
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A meeting Was held at 9:30 a.m. at the City Hall of New Hope for
a final decision as to which cities were still interested in
joint dispatching. Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, Crystal and New
Hope were represented.
Robbinsdale indicated they were still interested. Their Fire
Chief expressed some strong reservations. The City l1anager indi-
cated potential cost savings, but indicated they would be most
interested in a contract basis for tile first year or two.
Crystal stated final decision \'lould be in t1arch" but it did not
appear as if they were interested any longer.
Dan Donahue outlined some capital cost options that v~uld be
corning out, but did not expect any major change.
Discussion then centered on the next steps the three cities should
take. It was indicated a decision on dispatch points for 911
could be delayed until June.
It was decided that each Fire and Police Department should develop
a list of questions they needed answered. These are to be given
to Dan Donahue by the morning of March 6th. Dan would then distri-
bute to all three cities. The Fire and Police people will then
meet at 8:30 a.m. on March 12, at Golden Valley to discuss and be-
gin a report on the three city system. Report to be ready for dis-
cussion at Robbinsdale on April lath - 9: 00 a.m. - at ",hich time it
is anticipated commitment as to the system \vill be given that
presentations can be made to councils.
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Harlyn G. Larson!
Chairman /
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
JANUA.R.Y 10, 1982
The meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 1354 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given and roll was taken \~th 28 present, 3 excused, and
1 absent. Retired Firefighters Ray Martenson and Dick Nygard were also present.
Leut. Gardner made a motion to accept the minutes as posted. Motion passed.
CORRESPONDENCE: * Letter from Chief Johnson, Columbia Heights Fire Department.
re: 30 year booklet history of Columbia Heights FD.
* Letter from John Olson.
Appreciation of concern and help at time of F/F Olson's
death and a check for $100.
REPORTS: ~LAINTENANCE- FMO Hassing reported that there was a good turn-
out for the December work detail.
FIRE PREVENTION- F/F Al Nelson reported that he and F/~Ed
Anderson are preparing a program for 4th graders
but more help is needed.
The Occupancy List is now up to date.
The annual Fire Department Report will be forth-
comming.
COMPA.NY 3- No report /
PUBLIC EDUCATION- Capt. Smith stated that probationary F/F,
will now have 3 hours of training in Public Ed.
in conjunction with the Firefighter I course.
OLD BUSINESS: Chief Reimer commented on the following:
* The new heating system is in and working and to keep ther-
mostats set at 600.
* Please sign out items when taken out of the station.
* The front door MUST be locked when the station is empty.
* Unless it is a regular fire department detail, a report
must be filled out and given to the Chief.
NEW BUSINESS: Chief Reimer reported on the following:
* 1982 appointments were read. The term is for one year
and a review will take place after 6 months.
* Drain all pumps including the front suction on 4188 & 4186.
* When any unit leaves the station on a non-emergency detail,
leave a note on the blackboard as to where it is going.
Retired F/F Dick Nygard administered the Firefighters Oath to Prob. F/F's Greg
Carlson and Frank Datko.
FMO Earl Hassinger commented on the drill that took place January 9th, and
talked about the importance of dressing warm for fire calls during the winter months.
It was brought up that the emergency brake on 4182 sticks. An engineer \~ll look
into fixing it.
As s t. Chief Bennett passed around a sheet for members interested in standing by
for Severe Weather Standbys. He then explained the pay schedule for special details
as budgeted for~
NEW HPOE FIRE DEPARTMENT
lGENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
JANUARY 10, 1982
( continued)
Asst. Chief Bennett read the December Fire Report.
Being there no further business, Capt. Stenger made a motion to adjourn.
Motion passed
Meeting adjourned at 1426 hours
Minutes re~
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. Jim Smith
Recording Secretary
JS/jgs
1/18/82
NEvi HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL MElv1BERSHIP HEETING
FEBRUARY 7, 1982
The meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 1345 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given and roll call was taken with 25 present,
8 excused, 2 on leave of absence.
The minutes of the January itO, 1982 General Membership Meeting were approved
as posted.
CORRESPONDENCE: None
REPORTS: f~intenance- FMO Brown reported a good work detail turn-out
and that he has installed mud flaps on the rear
wheels of 4188. He requested that-more material
be purchased so he can equip all the units idth
mud flaps. Chief Reimer stated that he will look
into getting the material needed.
FMO Brown also stated that ne'\'l linings for 4194
are on order and the parking brake will be fixed
as soon as they are received.
Fire Prevention- F/F Nelson reported that he is in the pro-
cess of eliminating the snow build-up problems
aro11-11d the major building in the city. He requested
that if any firefighter sites a problem to please
report it to him so he can see to it that the
snO"l is removed.
Company 3- No report due to the absence of Rescue Lieut. Bennett.
Explorers- In the absence of Lieut. Gardner, FMO Hassing up-
dated the general membership on the progress of
the explorers. He stated that the training drills
have been set and things seem to be running smooth-
ly. Chief Reimer asked FMO Hassing to relay to
Lieut. C-ardner that it might be a good idea to have
the explorers attend a general membership meeting
so other firefighters can have a chance to see who
the explorers are and get aquainted.
Public Education- No report.
OLD BUSINESS: Chief Reimer commented on the abnonnal humidity problem that
has occured inside the station since the new heating system i~S
installed. He also asked that when leaving the station, to
make sure the front door is completly closed and locked.
NEVi BUSINESS: 7:- FMO Schaefer asked if something could be done to eliminate the
snow bank at the intersection of 42nd ave. and Zealand. He
stated that it poses a probla~ when looking for oncoming traffic.
v The ne..l C-as Indicator has been placed in 4189 and the old one
.,~
moved over to 4194.
( cont t )
NE\'l HOPE FIRE lJEPARTI'1ENT
GENER.4.L MEHBERSHIP 11EETING
( CO:NT t )
NEvi BUSDIESS: * Chief Reimer infonned the membership that 2 ceiling fans
for the baW area have been ordered and ~r.Lll be installed
by Public 'lorks 0
Also, the Annual Fire Report has been completed and a copy
of it will be left in the front room for revie~To
* FMO Schaefer inquired as to weather or not the city was keep-
ing track of the money saved by the ne.V' heating systemo
Chief Rei~er said that they are and that the pay-off fram
this type of systen is a much shorter time than solar type
heating 0
-I~ FMO Hassing asked if there \V'ere Officers lvfinutes to be reado
Chief Rei~er stated that under the direct advice frQ~ the
City Attorney, the Officers lifinutes shall remain confiden-
tial and a S3rnopsis is not necessary because any pertanant
infonnation regarding the general membership is brought up
in the regular meeting a~~yo
Assto Chief Bennett read the January fire reporto
Being there no further business, Capto Stenger motioned to adjourn the meetingo
Motion secondedo
:Meeting 't>JaS adjourned at 1408 hourso
l!lnutes recor~
Ir~. /
F/F James Go Smith .
Recording Secretary, NHFD
JS/jgs
2/11/82
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTI1ENT
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
FEBRUARY 7, 1982
meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 1345 hours.
Pledge of Allegiance was given and roll call was taken with 25 present,
excused, 2 on leave of absence.
or the J&Jluary itO, 1982 General Memberahip Meeting were H.pproved
CORRESFONDENCE: None
REFORTS: . Maintenance- FMO Brown reported a good work detail turn-out
and that he has insta.lled mud na.ps on the rear
wheels of 4188. He requested that more material
be purchased so he can equip all the units with
mud naps. Chief Reimer stated that he will look
into getting the material needed.
FMO Brown also stated that new linings for 4194
are on order and the parldng brake will be fL"\:ed
as soon as they are received.
Fire Prevention- F/F Nelson reported that he is in the pro-
cess of eliminating the snow build-up problems
around the major building in the city. He requested
that if any firefighter sites a problem to please
report it to him so he can see to it that the
snow is removed.
Ccm}')?~ 3- No report due to the absence of Rescue Lieut. Ber.nett 0
Explorers- In the absence of Ueut. Gardner, FtvtO Hassing up-
dated the general membership on the progre~s of
the explorers. He stated that the training drills
have been set and things seem to be running smooth-
ly. Chief Reimer asked FMO Hassing to relay to
Lieut. Gardner that it might be a good idi3S. to have
the explorers attend a general membership meeting
so other firefighters can have a C?hance to see who
the explorers are and get aquainted.
Public Education- No report.
OLD BUSINESS: Chief Reimer commented on the abnonnal humidity problem tha.t .
hasoccured inside the station since the new heating system W&5
installed. He also asked that wh~n leaving the station, to
make sure t~~ front door is canpletly closed and locked.
NEW BtTSINESS: * FMO Schaefer asked if scmething could be done to eli.llinate the
snow bank at the intersection of 42nd ave. and Zealand. He
stated that it poses a problem when looldng for oncoming traffic.
* The new Gas Indicator has been placed in 4189 and the old one
moved over to 4194.
( cont' )
Hom FIRE DEPARTMENT
MElBRSHIP MEETmG
CONT t )
BW BUSINESS: '* Chief Reimer infonned the manbership that 2 ceiling fans
for the ba~ area have been ordered and will be ir~talled
by Public orks.
Also, the Annual Fire Report has been completed and a copy
of it will be left in the front roan for review.
'* FMO Schaefer inquired as to weather or not the ci.ty was keep-
ing track of the money saved by the new heating !JY'Stem.
Chief Reimer said that they are and that the pay-.off from
this type of system is a much shorter time tha.n solar type
heating.
* FMO Hassing asked if there were Officers Minutes to be read.
Chief Reimer stated that under the direct advice from the
City Attorney, the Officers t.finutes shall remain confiden-
tial and a synopsis is not necessary because any perta.z1ant
infonnation regarding the general membership is brought up
in the regular meeting anyway.
Asst. Chief Bennett read the January fire report.
Being there no further business, Capt. Stenger motioned to adjourn the meeting.
Motion seconded.
Meeting 'Was adjourned at 1408 hours.
lfinutos ~oroed Q
!t.~ ~
F/F James G.. Smith
Recording Secre;,l:.arr, NHFD
JS/jgs .,.1;
2ill/fr2
NE\.j HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
MARCH 7, 1982
The meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 1341hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given and roll was taken with 28 members pre-
sent, 2 absent, 4 excused, and 1 on leave of absence. Also present was
retired FIF Ray Martensono
FHO J. Brown made a motion to accept the minutes of the Febrary 7, 1982
General Membership Meeting minutes as posted. Seconded by FIF M. Bennetto
Motion passed.
REPORTS: MP~NTENANCE- FMO Brown commented on the 100% turn outfer the Feb-
ruary work detailo He also stated that the Cascade
System was left with air still in the lines, and one
tank left open. Also, the emergency brake on 4194 has
been repaired so it does not have to be'''cranked on"
so hard. He stated that the choke lever on 4189 should
be left in, and the overhead door on bay no. S is
still not operating properly. He then added that the
6' ladder is missing and was not checked out.
EXPLORERS- Lieut. Gardner stated that some explorers are now re-
sponding to the station, and there is now a pyramid
phone calling system that is posted by the dispatch
desk.
COMPANY 3- No report due to the absence of Resc. Lieut. Bennetto
OLD BUSINESS: Chief Reimer commented on the ceiling fans that have
been installed by Public Works. He also told the mem-
bership that the fans should be kept at a moderate
speed, and if they are turned up for any reason, that
they should be turned back down when the station is
left empty.
NEW BUSINESS: Prob. FIF Steve Holmstad and Probe FIF Brad Johnson
were officially promoted to the rank of Fire Fighter
and were issued their badge and name bar by Chief
Reimer.
Applicant Tim Bednar was introduced to the general
membership 0 A motion by FMO Barber to accept him as
a Probationary FIF pending a department physical was
seconded by FIF Anderson.
Motion passed.
Chief Reimer stated that there will be a state-wide
tornado drill on Thursday, April 1, 19820 He asked
that any member available to respond to the station
when the Civil Defense sirens are sounded. Trucks will
then be positioned as if it were a real weather emer-
gency.
FIF D. Burke presented the membership with a pro-
posal to hold the regular General Membership meetings
at by-monthly interavals. He stated that the first
meeting would be held on the first Sunday in January
( unless it falls on a legal holiday) and be held
everyother month from then on. This would still make
( CONT' )
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL M~rnERSHIP MEETING
MARCH 7, 1982
(CONT' )
NEW BUSINESS: it possible to hold the annual elections in Mayas
stated in the By Laws of the department. Discussion
followed 0
Chief Reimer stated that any proposed changes in the
amendments must be submitted in writing to the sec-
retary and made known to the general membership 14
days prior to the next scheduled meeting. F/F Burke
stated that he WtLlld.o, such.
F/F Sharp noted that the water cooler is missing.
The February Fire Report was read by Chief Reimer.
Being there no further business, Lieut. Gardner made a motion to adjourno
Motion seconded by FMO Brown.
Meeting adjourned at 1407 hours.
Minutes recorded by,
t:~~
/F James Smith NHFD
JS/jgs
3/11/82
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
APRIL 4, 1982
The General Membership meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 1344 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given and Roll Call was taken with 33 present, 2 ab-
sent, and 1 on Leave of Absence.
FMO B. Barber made a motion to accept the minutes of the March 7, 1982 General Mem-
bership Meeting as posted. Capt. G. Stenger seconded the motion. Motion passed.
F/F J. Hayes made a motion to hold the vote on the amendment change. Motion secon-
ded.
A question on the proposed amendment change was brought up by Capt. Smith. The
training drills will stay the same, and will be held the first Saturday of each month
unless it falls on a legal holiday weekend. In such cases, it will be held the fol-
lowing Saturday.
Asst. Chief Bennett stated that it might be better to hold the General Membership
meetings every other month starting with February being the annual meeting. That
way there will be less times in which the meeting falls on a legal holiday.
It was stated by Chief Reimer that the membership must first vote on the amendment
change submitted by F/F Burke. If it is the wish that the meetings be held every other
month, starting with February, an amendment change must be again submitted to the secre-
tary and posted at least 14 days prior to the next General Membership Meeting.
The vote on changing Sec. 2, Article 7 of the Constitution and By-Laws was taken.
16 FOR, 7 AGAINST, 1 ABSTENTION
Motion passed.
Before the reports were given, Asst. Chief Bennett informed the membership of the
changes of hose and appliances on the apparatus. He then left the meeting at 1403 hours.
REPORTS: Engineering- FMO Brown informed the membership that work detail went
very well. He added that if a member ca~not attend work detail, he
must find a replacement for him due to the amount of work that has to
be done in one session. Also, tools are being borrowed and brought back
in disrepair. He said if the tool that was borrowed is returned broken,
leave a note with the tool stating what is wrong with it so he can re-
pair it. He stated that the battery in 4194 is brand new and that there
should be no more starting problems with that vehicle~ and there are
two electrical adapters missing. Please return them if found.
COMPANY 3- No report.
EXPLORERS- Lieut. Gardner asked the membership if there was any prob-
lem with the Explorers~ or comments on their performance at the station.
The general feeling was of satisfaction with the overall attitude and
performance shown by the Explorers.
PUBLIC ED.- Capt. Smith told the membership that he will be posting a
sign-up sheet on the bullet1n board. If anyone is interested in help-
ing out with the Public Education program, to please sign their name
on the sheet. He stated that he will need volunteers to help out if
the department wants to conduct an Open House this year.
(conti)
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
APRIL 4, 1982
( CONT I )
OLD BUSINESS:
FMO J. Hassing asked if there were any requirements to take the upcoming C.I.M
course. Chief Reimer stated that firefighters are only required to take the
Keep lem Alive course ( or the equvilant of) and successfully complete the CPR
course.
NEW BUSINESS:
* Capt. Smith administered the Firefighters Oath to Prob. F/F T. Bednar.
* Chief Reimer stated that filing for the annual elections will be held between
April 15th and the 30th. The applicants must be qualified as per the Rules
and Regulations of the NHFD.
* Chief Reimer also reminded that next Sunday is Easter Sunday, and informed the
membership as to who was to stand by on that day.
* He also brought up a point about driving too fast and disobeying traffic signs
while responding to the station on a fire call. He related an incident in which
a citizen of New Hope observed a firefight(s) blatantly disregard certain traffic
laws which posed a hazard to other people.
* Chief Reimer read the bulletin issued to all firefighters in regards to the change
in response policy. As of March 18, 1982, 4189 will respond out of the station
first follmlJed by 4188 at all times (including dayside runs).
* Chief Reimer then commented on the following:
1) A drill attendance sheet has been posted on the bulletin board.
It shows the attendance of the current membership at drills
for the past two (2) years.
2) Eff. April 4,1982, on all run sheets, the person filling them
out must also include the F/F riding t~e right seat when that
vehicle leaves the station on an emergency run. The name of that
F/F will be written in next to the FMO driving that vehicle.
3) Eff. April 4, 1982, no one wll be allowed to fill Scott air bottles
using the Cascade System unless he is certified by Capt. Stenger.
4) New towels are on order and fuul d be de 1 i vered shortly. If any
F/F has inadvertantly taken a towel(s) home, please return it.
Chief Reimer then read from the current edition of Smoke Eater, the new laws that
have been passed by the Senate that pertain to the Fire Department/Relief Assn.
FMO J. Brown asked if there was going to be an outside speaker mounted on 4189.
Chief Reimer stated that there plans at the present time, but he will look into it.
FMO B. Barber,relating to an earlier incident, reminded the membership to make sure
that full protective gear is worn when entering a fireground scene. He also asked if
there was going to be a heater in the Relief Assn.office. Chief Reimer stated that
there will be one installed before next fall.
The March Fire Report was read by Chief Reimer.
FMO J. Hassing asked if anyone was interested in helping out with the First Re-
ponder, he would like to meet with them after the meeting.
(conti)
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
APRIL 4, 1982
( CONT I )
NEW BUSINESS:
F/F E. Anderson informed the membership that the Police Department has
two (2) squad cars that are using LP fuel.
Being there no further business, F/F D. Burke made a motion to adjourn the
meeting. Motion seconded by FMO J. Brown.
Moti on passed.
The meeting was adjourned at 1437 hours.
NHFD
:t'ili'v'~ HOPE FIRE DEPARTr>1ENl'
GEI\iEP~t\1 IvlElvIDERSHIP IvIEETTI\JG
HA.Y 2, 1982
The meeting vms called te .order by Chief ReL~er at 1340 heurs.
The Pledge .of Allegiance was given, and rell '!ft;'as taken \.dth 33 present, and 2 excused.
F/F D. Burke made a metien te held the armual .officers electien at i400 heurs. !'1etien
l.ms secended by F IF T" Behlke. Ilfetien passed.
REPORTS: FmE PREVEl\TTION- F IF A" Nelsen reperted te the membership that he is current-
ly werking vdth P"C"A. en lakeside Ind., in trying te clean up the pellutants
in and areund the business establishment. He alse asked that if any member
netices any vielatiens .or the-like, te please bring it to his attentien.
ENGll'JEE-B.ING- In the absence .of Errg" BrOlm, Eng" Hassing ma.de a. peint te men-
tien the names .of the members ''1he have werk detail coming up this menth.
COlvlPANY #3- Resc. Lieut" Bep..nett ip..fenned the membership that Resuci - Arme
1'dll be Veut .of service' fer repairs.
PUBLIC ED.,- Capt. Smith reviewed the past happenings .of the Public Ed. COi"U-
mi ttee in the past menths" He alse reperted that he and Capt. Stenger 1r.rfll
a.ttend Breeklyn Park's Open Heuse en the 24th .of this menth. Capt. Smith
then shewed a shert film ( aprex. 9 min.) that is nevi avai.lable te be used
in Public Ed. training . After the mevie, he talked abeut the pessibili ty
.of newspaper clips, and read some examples from n 52 Ne"\'lSpaper Articles".
He asked that anyene interested in Public Ed., te sign up en a sheet that
ldll be pested en the bulletin beard.
Befere the electiens teek place, F/F D. Feurnier asked F IF E. Andersen l!fhat his ne"1
heurs .of empleyment will be if he begins l,'lerking ferthe Hennipen Hens Cerrectional
Facilities. F/F Andersen replied that if he gets the jeb, he vlOuld be werking evening
heurs.
F IF Feurnier then asked Lieut. Serensen his reasen fer running again 1tlhen he (Serensen)
vias net sure if he vlOuld run up until the last m0111ent. Lieut. Serensen stated that his
business has nevI settled devin and he has eneug..h help te handle the statien if he needs
te leave fer a fire call.
The ballets were handed .out at 11~00 heurs by Prob. F/F's Saastameinen, Carlsen, and
Datke.
After the ballets 1tlere cellected, several que stiens "1ere raised as to the exact mea,ning
of the clause u50% tetal te "dn.n The main concern lva.:,;,; en the use .of the 'I'mI'd
1tmajerity.n
Asst" Chief Bennett asked that someene 'spell it .out t se there would be no further preb-
lems ;n years ahead.
Cl:1.iei' Reimer asked the tellers ii' there "''as a preblem vd th the division .of vetes betvTeen
the three candidates fer Day Lieuteneant. (Ne vete ceunt was devuldged by this inferm-
atien.) Being there vJaS geing te be a preblem, Chiei' Reimer stated that a pelicy must
be dra,lin up befere the i'ip~l tally .of vetes '~s anneunced.
After a lengthy discussien en ~ilings cencerning Reberts Rules .of Order and the New
Hepe Censtitutien and By-La.1tlS, Lieut. Gardner made a metien that for the meeting held
teday ONLY (Hay 2, 1982) the candidate "The re<;ei ves the mest votes (tetal vetes)
1tdll be the -vdnner. !"letien secended by Fi-1O B. Barbero Hetien passed.
The results ei' the Hay 2, 1982 Electiens 1tlere read as i' .011.0"15 :
Asst. Chief ---- Cordell Bennett
Night Capt. ---- Greg Stenger
(cent)
NEVI HOPE FIRE DEPARTHENT
GENEF.AL Iv~,i8EPuSHIP 11EETTI'm
HAY 2, 1982
(cont)
Day Capt. ---- Doug Smith
Night Lieut.-- Y.d.ke Gardner
Day Lieut. --- Chris Sorensen
Resc. Lieut. -- I'1ark Bennett
Chief Reimer asked l"-r'lat the general feeling "lould be if the department \'lould hold
Primary Elections. The general concensus vlaS that it 1tlould get too politicaL
Chief Reimer read same proposed amendment changes.(attatched). Discussion followed.
One point brought up by same members 'T,'laS that there vlaS no l'laY to cast a 'No Confidence'
vote in the elections. The vlaY it is set up now', if a me.llber does not want a candidate
who is up~posed to be re-elected, there is nowhere to voice that opinion on the ballot.
If a member does not vote, that vote is considered an abstention rather than the pos-
sibility of it being a NO vote. Discussion followed l~th no outcame or decision.
:[\:''EW BUS:rnESS:
~~ Chief Reimer thanked F IF D. Fournier for donating the new' stool which is now
at the dispatch desk.
~E- He also inf'o:rmed the membership that Capt. G. Stenger 'Will be dralrlng up
a Scott filling policy ,mereas any maftber filling Scott bottles vdll have to
be certified thru Capt. Stenger before operating the cascade system.
* Chief Reimer reminded the me.llbership that there vdll be no meeting in June,
and that the new sua~er hours are in effect. (General Membership Meetings will
be held at 1930 hours in the evening rather than 1300 hours during the irlnter
months. )
~E- Being the.t the membership 1-r.ill be meeting less, Chief Reimer stated that the
'lpin.'k: sheets'l l'r.tll be sent out again.
* Chief Re~ller informed the membership that there "dll be a new stand-by sheet
coming out that "d.ll be eff. on I'Iemorial 'Vleekend.
.r,- Chief Remer "Iill be meeting "d th the painters in regards to the painting
of the interior of the be.y area at the station.
v Lieut. Gardner stated that he will be getting together a hose testing
.-
schedule.
.r,- FHO Hassing stated that only 6 men showed up for the Co. #3 drill. He stated
that the dr:il J is not only for Co. #3 members and that it would be nice to
see more members ShO"1 up at them.
* Chief Reimer stated that the drills ,rill be (tentatively) set up on a by-
monthly basis and \~ last a little longer in duration.(pos. 4 hours.)
~E- Asst. Chief Bennett ip.fonned the membership of the condition of the Train-
ing Tow'er, and that he "r.ill be looking into something being done about it.
.r,- Each re-elected officer thanked the membership for their re-election.
Asst. Chief Bennett read the Fire Report for the month of April.
Be; ng there no further business, F IF L.. Campbell made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
11:otion '''''.8 seconded by F IF J. Groth..
I'lotion Passed.
The meeting vlaS adjourned at 1507 hours.
Res~ctfully :ubmi~~
h~~/
F IF James Gl Sw..i th
Recording Secreta!'"'!, N}lFD
ARTICLE 2, Memberships
Sec. 2. Application for membership must be made in writing on forms provide cind
are to be submitted to the membership committee. No application shall be entertained
where the applicant is over thirty-five (~5) or under eighteen (18) years of age.
Applications shall be read and voted upon !by the ~~~it~l ~~~~~tt~j~ ~~}I ~ft~t
f~*~t~~7~tit~~~~n~~tj~~ ~f t~~ membership committee. Upon ~~~~t~J membership
(committee) approval and the passing of an acceptable mental and physical examination
the applicant shall be recommended by the Fire Chief for appointment as a probationary
fire fighter by the City Manager.
.Sec. 3. A probationary fire fighter, only after twelve (12) months probation period
and no less than eighty (80) hours of specialized training have been satisfactorily
completed, upon recommendation of the Training Officer may be appointed a regular
member of the Department by the Fire Chief, (after being voted upon by ballot for
acce tance b the eneral membershi with a sevent -five (75) er cent ma 'ori t vote
pf all members present ,and voting.
ARTICLE 3, Elections
Sec. 2. Officers shall be elected at the regular meeting on the first Sunday of
~~i (June) each year and shall hold office for one year, or until their successors are
elected, unless sooner removed as herein provided. Said officers to be elected
separately by ballot and majority of all members voting necessary to a choice.
Sec. 4. Any member seeking ofrice must file for said office between the dates of
~~tjl (May) 15th and ~~fjJ (May) 30th. Said awlications must be in writing and signed
by the person seeking office. All applications must be submitted to the designated
filing officer. No member shall file for more than one office for anyone election.
In the event a member is not successful in his bid for the office of Assistant Fire
Chief or Captain nominations from the floor will be permitted to nominate that
member for an office of a lower rank.
ARTICLE 5, Duties of the Chief Officers of the Department
Sec. 1. Duties of the Chief: On an alarm he shall at his discretion respond to
fires and other emergencies and upon arriving, he t~~n (may) assume full command thereon.
(balance of Sec. 1 to remain as is) .
ARTICLE 7, Meetings
~(#J lJ 7~~ ~~~~~J ~~~tj~g ~f t~~ ~~~~tt~~t t~~71 ~~ ~iJ~ ~~ t~~ fftit $~~~~I f~
~~~~~tl ~f ~~t~ 1~~fY 1f t~~ ~~t~ pf t~~ ~~~~~J ~i~tj~~ f~ft7i~~ ~ J~~~l ~~;j~~j
~~~K~~~ it t~~lft ~~ ~~1~ t~~ f~17~~j~~ $~~~~II
Sec. ~J (1.) The regular meetings shall be held on the first Sunday of every other
month with the meeti ng i n ~~v.~~tl {February) bei ng the f1fit ~~~ annual meeti ng. If
t~~ (~) (meeting) date falls on a legal holiday weekend, it sha'il be held t~\e following
weekend.
Sec. ~j. (2.) The hour- of the. regu1a.r ,meeti ngs shall be at 1330 hours for a llmon ths
except Juneh ~~JI and August when the hours shall be at 1930 hours. Hour of the
regular meeting subject to change by a majority vote of the general membership.
~The above amendments to the Constitution of the New Hope Fire Department are to be
voted on by the membership at the July 11,1982 meeting..
New Hope Fire Department
General Membership Meeting
July 11, 1982
The meeting was called to order by Chief ReLuer at 1942 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given and roll was taken 1"Qth 25 present, 4 absent
2 excused. and 2 on Leave of Absence.
F/F John Roberts made a motion to accept the minutes of the May 2, 1982 C~neral Member-
,. ,~ J... , d Q "b ,",,/r> D '"" .
SDlp Bee~lng as pos~e . weconaea y ~ t on ~ournler.
Motion passed.
No Correspondence
REPORTS:
Fire Prevention- F/F Al Nelson brought 1"Qth him to the meeting, a map of the
city ~~th all the fire rTh~S of 1982 posted. He stated that the map w~ll be in his office
at the City Hall if at &~y tLue a member wants to look at it. He then informed the mau-
, '1" . t. (3)'- T' l . " t . L"" n l
oers ~~a~ 0here are now hree ~ew nope pO_lce cars ~Da are runnlng on ere Iue_.
In the near future, they i'Qll be marked for identification purposes. He also informed the
membership on the places in Nevi Hope 1,.rhere PCB t s c&~ be found, and hov! to spot trans-
fonners that contain PCBts. He then asked that in the cases of tOut Fires?, a member get
all the information he can about the incident so a 'cause? can be filled out on the c
Engineering- Tl1 the absence of Engo Bro~~, ~ngo Hassing reported about the
Truck-Check sheets ~~d that mambers should NOT change ~~ything on them. If an it~n is
out of place, put the item back in itts correct place on the right truck. Also, please
r~nemoer ~o close the ashtray in 4189 before ting the pump in gear. If it is left
opell; the pUInp lev-er rnight not ~be puslled Ior1'vard 81'10ugh to engage the DiJ.il1po He tb.en
asked the membership to remember to put all d&uaged items on the work table vdth a note
stating the problem so it can be fixed. shutting d01m an engine, pull the Fuel Shut-
n n ~ 'n . . t' k n n . l l' l' 1 t nn, 't'
~~l, :-ever oe.~ore turnlng ne .'ey OIl 9 and a_so SDU~ emergency _lgn SOIl irTnen ax ne scene
IT -ile'1T ::>Y'r!!cn~~e~sa."'v
- v...},..--._'j\J....c:::vv ...L~)O
Public Education- Capt. Smith tharL'k:ed all Co. 3 members for their helD at Dlli'k:-
Dille Daze. He also extended the thanks to the Explorers that attended.
Company 3- Rescue Lieut. BeI1.net t also thanked all viho participated at Dlli'k:-
Dlli'k: Daze.
OLD BUSINESS:
Chief ReLuer re-informed the membership on the policy of signing out items from the de-
partment and listed a number of items that have not been accounted for that have been
signed out for a long period of tLue.
He also stated that a member must hewe a pers~n stand by during Holida3T Stand by no
, , ", 1-. . 1 J.. b..1:>' .. j . . d ~, '''' ( . . '1
ma~~eY' ....Tna~ 'Gue excuse rnlg.l~ e J.or no~ responcnng '-.urlng an asslgne '::;0ano. DY. lee. vrork;
If a mamber is going to be signed out of the city for more than 24 hours, he must also
notify the Duty Officer of his absence from the citYe
The budget has been submitted, &~d it seeliS that there vQll be no cuts toward the Fire
Department. It VQll be presented to the COTh~cil on August 9th.
( cont )
NE1'j HOPE FT?LE
LiGNER.A.L i'{S1v1BE RSHIP l~iEETTj\JG
JULY 11 J 1982
(cont)
NELt\l BUS TI\IESS :
ASST. Chief Belli~ett w~ll again chair the Wage Committee. He vall be contacting two F/Ffs
to help out. The vmge proposal must be submit~ed to the City ~~r. by August 2nd.
There w~l1 be a Mutual Aid Meeting held at the station on July 27th. Chief ReLiler has
assigned Lieut. Burke to clean the statiop. Resc. Lieut. Bennett has been assigned to
the banquet dillDer to be held that night. The two Lieut.'s w~l be getting members to-
gether to also help out. 11l/!f!5 F/JUE,
C"l"t. "':l ~ . . n ". "t- , I .._ '.,",..,
0hleI .'-LeJ.mer and Asst. ChleI Benne"('"L l-all oe a"Lt,endlng a Tele-Confrence put, on by l'~:; :8",1..1.:;
New applicant K!reth Stunek .vTaS introduced to the membership.
F/F Al Nelson made a motion to accept him as a Prob. F/F pending a completed physical,
and appointment by the City V~r. Seconded by F/F Chris Hanausks.
Ivlotion passed.
In regards to the proposed Amendment changes, F/F Don Fournier asked that they be voted
on separawIY,;
Artj~~le 2; Sections 2 & 3. (Probationary Voting)
A motion by F/F Don Fournier to accept the changes as posted. Seconded by
-n/-n -, G ,.
1: l' J om1 -rO"Lh.
DISCUSSION': F /F Chris Hanauska felt that vmiting a full year to vote on a
?-.!'ob. F/F WdS too long. F/F John Groth stated that a years time vidS not enough
to have all the operations of the department 'dovm pat.y Chief Reimer also
stated that this FJilendment change would be retroactive. N10 Terry Stenglien felt that
due to the response policy, a member would not be 1Qsible to north-enders as much, and
thi:l.t it might cre<:te a vote of popularity ri:l.ther thi:l.n a performance vote.
With the end of the discussion, the vote vTaS taken '\ta th 10 members for the chi:l.nge, 12
members against.
Motion failed. Article 2 sections 2 & 3 ~rill sta,y the same.
Article 3, sections 2 & 4 (Elections)
A motion to accept the .L'-'.llenctrnent change as posted -vras mi:l.de by F /F Al Nelson
Seconded by N10 Hassinger.
DISCUSSION: Discussion centered aroQDd the clarification of h01-' the votes
are to be counted if the change goes through. (as posted) and
The vote on the Elections vms taken vrith 18 members for the change
4 against.
Motion passed. Article 3 sections 2 & 4 '\trill be chi:l.nged i:l.S proposed.
Article sections 1 & 2 (Heetings)
A motion by N40 Hass1Dg to i:l.ccept the changes as posted. Seconded by F/F Al
Nelson.
The vote on the meetings vidS taken -vrith 21 members for the change, and 1 member against.
Motion passed. Article 5 sections 1 & 2 i~ll change as proposed.
Article 5 (Duties of the Chief of the Department)
A motion by Lieut. GarQDer to accept the change as posted. Seconded by F/F
Don Fournier.
The vote on the Duties of the Chief vms taken l1ith 19 members for the change, and 3
members against. Article 5 '\trill call1~ge as proposed.
(cont)
:NE1'i HOPE FIHE DEP.l.tHTJ"fEJlIT
GENEHB.L HElviBEPuSHIP ]vlEETTI'JG
JULY 11, 1982
(cont)
NET'! BUS TI\lESS :
Lieut. Bttrke informed the membership of the planned Hecruitment Drive to get more
people interested in joining the department.
Chief Henner infoITued the membership of the new Firefighter License Plates that are now
available J and hOlt; to go a.bout receilring them.
He a.lso stated that as of now, there ~dll be no need for case n~bers when filling out
reports and also for 14edical Standbys. Chief Heimer asked that medicals be documented
in writing in the space provided on the report forms.
RSSt. Chief Be~~ett reviewed the last quarters rlli~ attendance and told the membership
that their attenda.nce is being watched, a.nd that some me~bers might be called in before
the officers to explain their poor attendance. He std.ted thc.t the officers a.re a"'fla.re
of certc.in melnbers 1I[ho are pic1d.ng their calls and intentionally responding very slo~J'
to the station after the tones hd.ve been put out.
N~O Terrj- Stenglien asked Chief Heimer why the Compa.ny calls were not being used any-
more. Chief Re~ller an~J'ered thd.t it vms a. protection against getting 'burned f .
Chief HeL~er then told the membership that a.n error on the monthly d.ttenda.nce chc.rt
(no meeting in June) vdll be corrected.
Fr40 Bill Bc.rber asked the officers present, wha.t criteria. \tras used in d.ppointing a
H' /"M ' "f' . . . Chief Re~ller sta.ted tha.t the F/F must be a.vailable,
L r ~o a.n OI_lcers posl~lon.
YJlowledgeable, and non-controversial. Dis~ussion followed.
FHO Jim Hc.ssing asked if it \.'lOuld be possible to get more direct information over the
radios, citing a cOITLlJ.1.unication problem at lFu..1{-Du..1( Daze Firei'iorks. F /F Chris Hanauska
added that there waS poor co~~unications at the HoneYlfell fire. Asst. Chief Be~nett stated
that at the Hone;y,..;ell fire, he 'itIaS vdthout an HT for a 'while, and that the probl8i'1l of
cO~'1lunications is already being looked into.
At that time, Chief Reimer informed the il1em.bers of the officers meeting that vIaS held to
discuss the probl8i'1ls of the ~epartment. ASSt. ~ief Bennett read a list of items that
the officers felt i^lere in need of 1001d.ng into. He stated that the list iN"ill be put into
a priority list vdth the items dee~ed most serious at the top.
Lieut. Gardner shol/1ed the meITl.bership an al ternati ve to making bu.n_1(beds out of the exsis-
ting beds in the dorm area to make room for the proposed weight room. He stressed the fact
that the room itlould not only be used for ltlor1d.ng out J but also for classroom use in
CoPeR. and the like. The foam chair shovm caneasil;y be unfolded to make a bed and can
also be stacked out of the 118.y. The c~st of the chair would be approx. ~~40.00 .
Discussion followed on hovl the department l,'lOuld get rid of the exsisting beds 0
F/F Brad Johnson made a motion to accept the Qonc?pt of the chair/beds and to further look
into how to go about getting rid of the exsisting ones. Secended by F/F Ron Bjorklund.
Ivlotion passed.
F/F Don Fottrnier raised the question as to w~&ther or not the C~neral Membership Meeting
vras opened or closed, and if Explorers cou~d attend. Chief Heimer stated that the meeting
is closed except for inv"ited guests, and that the officers itdll look into the attend~ng
of the Explorers.
F/F Tom Behlke asked what the S.O.P was in regards to an Explorer riding on a rig during
an 8i'1lergency run. Chief ReL~er stated that they are not allowed to ride in an engine
on an e'1lergency r1..m.
FjF Chris Hanauska asked if the Explorers who a.ttend drills are there to observe or par-
ticipate. Chief Renner stated that that is up to the officers.
- . .
NEvi HOPE F I HE DEPARTMENT
GENEPtF_L IJiENBERSHIP IfiEETTT\TG
JTJLY 11, 1982
(cont)
Asst. Chief Bennett read the May and JQ~e fire report.
Being there no further business, L~eut . C-ardner made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Motion seconded by F/r Don Fournier.
:Motion passed.
The meeting was adjourned at 2136 hours.
Respectfully submitted by,
/ .~
./ .// ... /!
;/ dfl/,;'?~~ ' ..~
l F /F James G. Smith ----/
.f Recording Secretary-, I\JHFD
!
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7/19/82
j sfjgs
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
AUGUST 1, 1982
The meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 1936 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given, and Roll Call taken with 22 members present,
4 absent, 6 excused, and 3 on Leave.
F /FJohnson made a moti on to accept the mi nutes of the July 11, 1982 General
Membershi p meeti ng as pos ted. Seconded by F /F Homs tad. r~oti on passed.
REPORTS: Fire Marshal Nelson reported on the new evidence found concerning Bic Lighters
that have exploded. He stated that more information will be forthcoming.
Engineer Hassing informed the membership that the linkage problem with 41891s
pump lever has been fixed. He mentioned, however, that a safety lock will be
installed so the pump will not jump out of gear.
Capt. Smith (Public Ed.) stated that on the first Saturday of Fire Prevention
Week, North Memorial:v!Medical Center will hold a Ki ck-off to Fi re Preventi on
Week, and will be asking for assistance from surrounding departments.
OLD BUSINESS: Chief Reimer informed the membership on the following:
* Explorer Scouts will not be allowed to attend the General Membership
Meetings or fire critiques
*FMO Training will be started up in the near future
*The authori zati on of se 11 i ng the beds in the dorm has gone th rough.
The budget will increase only to the amount for which the beds are sold.
Lieut. Gardner stated that he will be needing some help getting the room
ready for the new equipment that will be used for physical fitness.
F/F Fournier stated that he has received about $300.00 worth of don-
ati ons.
*The recruitment campaign is going well. Posters have been put out, and
4 applications have been returned to the Chief.
*Thanks for the help with the cleaning of the station for the Mutual Aid
meeting that was held here. Also, Chief Reimer stated that the ~1utual
Aid t~eeting is open to any firefighter that wants to attend.
NEW BUSINESS: Capt. Smith administered the Firefighters Oath to Prob. F/F K. Stunek, and pre-
sented tohim<acopyofthe oath.
Chief Reimer stated that Mike Ackerman School will serve lunch to all who are
attending, and to please sign up on the sheet on the bulletin board.
F/F John Hayes has taken a 6 month leave-of-absence, and should return to the
department in January.
Chris Sorensen will be returning to duty shortly.
WAGE COMMITTEE REPORT:
Capt. Smith stated that the committee will be aSking for a 5% raise (in con-
junction with other city workers). He stated that there is no justification
for any higher amount due to the lower number of fire calls this fiscal year.
Secretarial pay will be brought up in order to compesate for the time spent
on secretarial work for the department.F/F Fournier asked if there was going
to be an open meeting to discuss the wage packet. Capt. Smith said eventually
there will be one, but not at the present time.
Chief Reimer read the proposed rules and regulations change in regards to at-
tendance. He then asked for input from the membership.
( cont)
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
AUGUST 1, 1982
A lengthy discussion followed with Chief Reimer stating that he will post
the proposed change so members can look it over and get back to thei r of..
fi cers wi th some feedback.
Chi ef/Reimer informed the membershi p that a F /F I Trai ni ng course has be-
gun and that all members.. are welcome to attend. It wi 11 be broadcasted over
the pagers on the Sunday preceeding the drill, and also the night of the drill.
Capt. Smith stated that F/F1s will help teach the course, and that it might
not be put out with the test all the time. He asked that members look on the
Company 3 Standby sheet, and if a Captain is on standby, then there is a good
chance that there will be a drill that night. The drills will most likely be
held on Mondays.
Capt. Smith then told the membership that 4189 was malfunctioning, and that if
any F/F notices any other type of malfunction with a vehicle or piece of
equipment, to please notify an engineer regarding the problem.
He then asked what the feelings for an Open House were. The general concen-
sus was that the members would like to hold an Open House on the Wednesday
night during Fire Prevention Week. Capt. Smith asked for some input on activi-
ties ~to ge submitted to him early enol1gh so it can/berplarmed out.
d(l\~\IO,.J The ~ Committee has put together a book on dri lls and evol uti ons. It
will be available for suggestions and entries.
A lengthy. discussion follovled on the response policy with 4189 and what the crew
does after arriving on the scene. Some members felt the truck should not be
left alone and that the possible solution would be responding with a 3 man crew.
Capt. Smith said that the officers will look into it.
With no furthe~ business at hand, Lieut. Gardner made a motion to adjourn the
meeting. Seconded by F/F Fournier.
Meeting adjourned at 2035 hours.
Respectfully submitted by,
~M?1e:fi A~
F/F James G. Smith
Recording Secretary, NHFD
JS / j gs
8/13/82
MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING
October 3, 1982
Meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 1340 hours
Roll call taken with 21 present, 6 excused 2 on leave & 5 absent
Motion by FMO Schafer, 2nd by F/F Fournier to approve minutes of last
general meeting as posted, moti on carri ed.
CorresponElence: None
Reports:
Fi re Preventi on:
Fire Marshal reported that the VOA Building, 8201 45th Ave will be occupied
as of now, this building is fully sprinklered and smoke detection.
School fire drills to be held on October 8th, sign up sheet on bulletin board,
Fire Prevention week kick off at North Memorial went real well.
The propane tank at 5175 Winnetka will be removed in the near future.
The dispatchers will have a hazardous material file available to advise both
fire departments of hazardous materials in various bu41dings.
The Fire Marshal explained the var~ous types of kerosene heaters and the hazards
resulting from misuse or improper installation.
t'1aintena~e Se c t ion: No report
Company Three:
Rescue Lieut Bennett explained the IIVial of Lifell program and that it vJi11
be distributed during the upcoming ope~ house program.
Old Business:
Chief Reimer commented on the following:
The new policy on truck checks and work details is in effect immediately.
Reminded all that the SCBA equipment is not seing taken care properly.
Reminded all FM01s and any member driving a unit that they are responsible for
all equipment on the unit they drive per the rules and regulatiens.
A training schedule will be posted by November 15th for the coming year. Dri 11 s
will be the first Saturday of each month and the regular Wednesday night and Friday
day drills, all drills will be three hours in length.
New Business:
Chief Reimer stated that the Ladies Auxiliary had not requested use of the station
for the Childrens' Halloween party. F/F Fournier said they will be using it and he
will advise the president of the auxiliary to request use in the future.
Chief Reimer requested a motion to change the hour of the December meeting on the
5th to 0900 due to the kidsl christmas party in the afternoon. Motion by Captain
Stenger, 2nd by F/F Adderson to change the Dec 5th hour of the regular meeting to
0900 hours. Motion carried.
Chief Reimer stated that it will be the responsibility of the mainteance section
to keep all SCBA's in good repair.
Asst Chief Bennett commented on the training session held at Brookdale. All went
fairly well, a few problems with communications and 4 inch hookups resulted. A
critque will be held with the month to discuss the drills and problems.
PASE 2 Oct 3, 1982 meeting
FMO Schaefer asked about switching radio policy to state Engine 8 in service instead of
4188, it was decided that a change would cause too much confusion. The old policy will
remain.
Captain Stenger mentioned that all trucks should be pulled outside while idling
instead of running them inside.
~hief Reimer introduced the following new members and recommended appointment as
probationary members:
Marlene Reagan - Motion by F/F Fournier, 2nd by Captain Stenger
Motion carried.
Gerald A. Hanson - Motion by Lieut Gardner, 2nd by F/F Johnson
Motion carried.
Colleen Martin - Motion by Captain Stenger, 2nd by F.F Fournier
Motion carried.
Richard Schwerke - Motien by Lieut Gardner, 2nd by F/F Anderson
Motion carried.
Patricia Bergh - Motion by FMO Barber, 2nd by F/F Nelson
Motion carried.
Chief Reimer instructed the five new applicants to see him after the meeting to
arrange for physical examinations.
F/F Fournier questions the Officers as to what they were exactly looking fof in
recommending new members, Chief Reimer responded that we perfer day time people
living in the center core of the city.
FMO Hassing explained why the relief valve on 4189 did not work properly, the
RPM's have to high enough so it will engage.
Chief Reimer state he replacement car should be in service in a couple of weeks.
The August and September fire reports were read by Assistant Chief Bennett.
There being no furth~r business, a motion by Lieut Burke, 2nd by F/F Fourni~r
to adjourn...meeting adjourned at 1430 hours.
Minutes reco~ded by:
Mark Bennett
Acting Secretary
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
DECEMBER 5, 1982
The meeti ng was called to order by Chi ef Rei mer at 0910 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given and roll was taken vlith 28 members present,
5 absent, 1 excused, and 1 on leave.
A motion was made by Capt. Stenger to approve the minutes of the October 3, 1982
General Membership Meeting as posted. Seconded by F/F J. Roberts.
Motion passed.
CORRESPONDENCE: none
REPORTS:
FIRE MARSHAL REPORT:
F/F A. Nelson informed the membership of the cause of the Novem-
ber garage/house fire on Meadow Lake Rd.
He also briefed the membership on some of the new businesses and
buildings that are eeing constructed in New Hope.
Capt. Smith asked if there was a Rollex file on Hazardous Materials.
F/F Nelson stated that there is and it is located in the Golden Valley
Dispatch Center.
ENGINEERING DEPT.:
Eng. Brown informed the membership of the work detail to be held
on December 7th. He then explained how truck check should be carried
out by the members assigned. He also stated that work detail can
be done by a member either on the scheduled day or sometime during
the scheduled week.
Chief Reimer asked that the engineers look at the Scott ai r hoses
that extend from the face-piece, and make sure that there are no
cracks or other damage. Eng. Brown stated that he will.
PUBLIC EDUCATION:
Capt. Smith informed the membership that the Fire Prevention Trailer
is now stationed at the district headquarters.
He then bri efed the members on the recent Open House conducted by
the department. F/F Smith ad a short synopsis of activities and
booths and expressed that any member havi ng ideas for next years
Open House to get with Capt. Smith or any other member of the Pub-
lic Education Committee.
COMPANY 3:
Resc. Lt. Bennett briefed the membership in regards to the meeting
he and Chief Reimer attended at NMMC concerning the new C. I .M.
training course sponsored by NMMC. He stated that he is on the com-
mittee in charge of organization.
He also remarked on the new electric siren now on 4194.
( con t' )
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
DEC. 5, 1982
( con t 1 )
Chief Reimer talked about the new base station radio unit that will be purchased
by Golden Valley and New Hope. He stated that theti!e will be an antenna placed
on the top of our station, and that there will be extra coaxial cable purchased
to enable us to place the base station anywhere. Insta-lation should begin around
February.
Lt. Burke oriefed the membership on the new FMO program, and also on the require-
ments for the exsisting FMO's.
Asst. Chief BeRnett reviewed the newly drawn-up Standard Operating Procedure.
S.O.P for commercial buildings was also discussed.
WAGE COMMITTEE REPORT: Asst. Chief BeRnett summerized the 1983 Wage Pact. There
was question raised as to the amount of hours apportioned the Engineers. Being
that there has been no real problem in the past, it was stated by Asst. Chief
Bennett that the hours would stay the same.
Chief Reimer informed the membership that 4182 has now been changed over to a
Sa 1 vage Unit.
Capt. Stenger admi ni stered the Fi refi ghter' s Oath to Prob. F /F' s Schwerke and Hanson.
Chief Reimer reviewed the Operational Plan 183 that was handed out. He stated that
this was not a final copy, but was a guidline and that more input would be welcomed.
The February 2nd General Membership Meeting will include the annual elections.
Filing for office will commence on 1/15/82 and close on 1/30/82. Chief Reimer will
be the filing officer; see him if you wish to run.
NEW BUSINESS
* The charging system in 4186 has been repaired.
* Discussion was held on the adaption of 1/4 turn valves on the Cascade System.
F/F Mike Bennett stated that OSHA and D.O.T will not approve such a change on
the tanks themselves. ~ turn valves can be placed somewhere else on the system,
and after a lengthy discussion Chief Reimer agreed to look into the feasability
of the valves.
* Capt. Smith asked that after Public Works was finished with the gravel in our
parking lot, would it be possible to get the city to sweep the entire lot. Chief
Reimer stated that he will look into it.
* FMO Brown informed the membership of a special meeting to take place Wednesday,
December 15th. The purpose of the meeting was to air any problems; make a list;
and present it to the officers (who would be excluded from the meeting).
Discussion followed.
The October ana November Fire Reports were read by Asst. Chief Bennett.
(con t 1 )
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPT.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
DEC. 5, 1982
(cont I)
With no further business at hand, FMO Brown made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
The moti on was seconded by FMO Barber.
Moti on passed.
The General Membership Meeting of December 5, 1982 was adjourned at 1046 hrs.
Respectfully,
~4C;d~/::;i4;1
/ '
F/F James G. Smith
Recording Secretary, NHFD
JS/jgs
12/14/82
FIRE MOTOR OPERATOR PROGRAM
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FIRE MOTOR OPERATOR TRAINING PROGRAM AS APPROVED
BY THE OFFICERS OF THE NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO BE EFFECTIVE AS OF
JANUARY 1, 1983:
IN-HOUSE TRAINING
UN IT HOURS DRIVING HOURS PUMPING
4 P~2 4 4
4183 4 4
4186 6 6
4188 6 6
4189 2 2
SIXTEEN HOURS OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION SHALL COVER THE FOLLOWING
SUBJECTS:
PUMP OPERATIONS
CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A FIRE MOTOR OPERATOR
APPARATUS SPECIFICATIONS
TROUBLE SHOOTING
EMERGENCY DRIVING
AFTER A MEMBER COMPLETES THE SIXTY (60) HOURS OF IN-HOUSE TRAINING
HE MAY REQUEST TO TAKE AN ORAL EXAMINATION TO BE GIVEN BY THE COMPANY
CAPTAIN, UPON PASSING THIS TEST THE CAPTAIN SHALL RECOMMEND TO THE
TRAINING OFFICER THAT SAID MEMBER BE GIVEN A WRITTEN AND PRACTICAL
EXAMINATION FOR THE POSITION OF FIRE MOTOR OPERATOR. I F THE 11EI1BER
PASSES BOTH EXAMINATIONS THE TRAINING OFFICER SHALL RECOMMEND TO THE
CHIEF OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT SAID MEMBER BE APPOINTED AS A PROBATIONARY
FIRE MOTOR OPERATOR FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR WITH PAY. WITHIN THE ONE
YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD AN APPROVED OUTSIDE TRAINING COURSE MUST BE
COMPLETED.
AFTER PROBATION EACH FIRE MOTOR OPERATOR MUST ATTEND SIX HOURS REFRESHER
TRAINING OR ANY APPROVED OUTSIDE TRAINING COURSE ANNUALLY, TRAINING SHALL
BE GIVEN BY AN INSTRUCTOR APPROVED BY THE TRAINING OFFICER. ALL FIRE
MOTOR OPERATORS MUST BE RECERTIFIED BY THE TRAINING OFFICER AFTER
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AN ORAL AND PRACTICAL EXAMINATION EVERY TWO
YEARS FROM THE DATE OF APPOINT~jENT AS A REGULAR FIRE MOTOR OPERATOR.
THERE SHALL BE A L I M I T OF TEN FIRE ~10TOR OPERATORS AT ANYONE T 111E.
PROBATIONARY FIRE FIGHTER TRAINING OR REGULAR TRAINING SESSIONS SHALL
NOT BE USED TO MEET THE FIRE MOTOR OPERATOR TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
FEBRUARY 6, 1983
The meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 1335 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given and roll call was taken with 26 members
present, 3 excused, 1 absent. Also tn attendance was past member Jon Reedy.
F IF B. Joh.nson made a motton to accept th.emtnutes of tILe December 5, 1982
General MemberslLtp Meeting as posted. The motion was seconded by FMO B. Barber.
Motion passed.
REPORTS:
FIRE MARSHALL: F/M Al Nelson reported that School Dist. 281 will be
installing a 1000 gale LP storage tank at their garage in addition
to converting 6 busses over to LP systems.
ENGINEERS DEPT: Eng. J. Hassing informed the membership of the people
who are assigned for Work Detail and Truck Check for the month of Feb-
ruary. He also asked that members remove their boots before climb-
ing onto the cat-walks on the trucks. Eng. Hassing then informed the
members that when turning th~ front wheels on the trucks, to have the
/j(ttc J.:: ;;./ /~t noN eA21i RG 1 ~?,g due to the wear on the unit~ s power steeri ng system and
tires. Discussion was held on as to when the Operators Report Sheet
was to be filled out. It was finalized that the sheets will be filled
out (even if there is nothing wrong or missing from the unit) after
all working fires or at the recommendation of an officer. Eng. Hassing
then informed the members that the spanner wrench has been found and
put back on 4189, and also to put items back after truck check (i.e.
the tarp on 4183 & 4182).
PUBLIC ED.: F/F Nelson informed the membership of the February 10, 1983
Public Ed. meeting at the New Hope Fire Station at 1900 hrs.
OLD BUSINESS:
Chief Reimer asked for input from the distributed Performance Appraisal Sheet.
Discussion followed.
F/F John Groth made a motion to implement the Performance Appraisal Sheet on
a years trial basis. Capt. Stenger seconded the motion.
(cont' )
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPT.
GENERAL MEMBERSHfP MEETING
FEB. 6, 1983
( cont)
The vote was taken with 19 yes votes and 3 no votes.
The motion passed.
Chief Reimer informed the membership that he discussed the idea of instal-
ling 1/4-turn valves on the cascade system with a factory represenative,
and that he was totally against the valves for two basic reasons: cost and
safety. Chief Reimer stated that due to theinformation he received, he will
no longer look into the proposal.
Other items on the adgenda included:
* The FMO Program will start sometime around March 1, 1983
* A proposal to put 411 hose from 4182 onto 4188. Chief Reimer stated
that Lt. Burke will be testing the hose on 182 to see what type
of condition it is in before any final decision will be made.
NEW BUSINESS:
Lt. Gardner made a motion to hold the annual elections at 1415 hours.
Motion was seconded by F/F Anderson. Moti on passed.
Capt. Stenger administered the Firefighters Oath to Prob. F/F P. Bergh.
Chief Reimer issued F/F G. Carlson his name tags and F/F Wallet Badge and
promoted him to the rank of Firefighter.
Before the Annual Elections were taken, Chief Reimer briefed the membership
on the rules governing the elections.
At 1415 hours, the elections were held.
While the votes were being tallied, FMO Jim Hassing reported on the poor
turn-out for the Hockey Tournament Standby.
Capt. G. Stenger briefed the membership on the PCB Seminar he and some other
fi refi ghters attended.
Chi ef Rei mer re-i ns tated F /F J. Smi th as Recordi ng Secretary, and informed
the membership that F/F A. Nelson will chair the Public Ed. committee.
At 1440 heurs the results of the electioAs was reported. The positions were
as fo 11 ows :
ASST. CHIEF Corde 11 Bennett
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NEW ~OPE FIRE DEPT.
GENERAL MEMBERS~IP MEETING
FEB. 6, 1983
(ContI)
NIGHT CAPTAIN Greg Stenger
DAY LIEUTENANT Dave Burke
NIGHT LIEUTENANT f~i ke Ga rdne r
RESCUE LIEUTENANT ~1ark Bennett
(There was no one who filed for DAY CAPTAIN, and Capt. Smith did not run again.
Therefore, the position will remain vacant unless a member is appointed to
that pos Hi on)
Chief Reimer stated that the Day Captain (Doug Smith) is elected fer a one year
term. If he does not sign up for that position during the filing period, (and there
is no other person running for the same position) the Day Captain rank will be
vacant. (An officers term does not last until he is elected OUT of office 'in this
case)
FMO J. Hassing asked about the recent Probationary Survey, and how it was used.
He stated that if he had known the outcome of the survey, he would not have
filled out the form. Discussion followed.
Chief Reimer stated that the survey was voted on b~ the membership, and that the
officers acted on the results of the survey.
More discussion followed.
The Fire Report for the months of December and January were read.
Ft~O Stan Schaefer asked if a letter of tllanks was sent to Lunds for thei. r food
at the recent Fabri-Teck fire. Cheif Reimer stated that one will be sent.
With no further business at hand, F/F Lowell Campbell (attending his last Mem-
bership meeting as a regular member; retiring after 20 years of service) made
a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Capt. Stenger.
Motion passed.
The meeting was adjourned at 1455 hours.
Respectfully yours, "
;:;~~~l
F/F James G. 'Smith
Recordi ng Secretary, NHFD
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
APRIL 4, 1983
The meeting was called to order by Asst. Chief Bennett at 1940 hrs.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given, and Roll Call taken with 22 present, 4 absent,
3 excused, and 1 member on leave of absence.
F/F Al Nelson made a motion to accept the minutes of the February 6, 1983 General
Membership Meeting as posted. Motion seconded by Capt. Stenger. Motion passed.
REPORTS:
FIRE MARSHAL- F/M Nelson informed the membership that there are now 3 more
1,000 gal. LP tanks either already installed or to be installed
in the near future.
1) New Hope Bus Garage (installed)
2) 36th & Winnetka (installed)
3) 42nd & Winnetka ( soon to be installed)
F/M Nelson also informed the members that Crystal Towers Apartments will be
enlarging the turn radius at th~ two entrances to their complex, wrnich will
help in the maneuvering of the trucks at alarms to that address.
The Ci ty Counci 1 has adopted (as of thi s month) the new 1982 Fi re Code \"hi ch
in turn, will help in the mandating of sprinkl~rs in buildings over a certain
size.
ENGINEERS DEPT: Eng.Brown reminded those on April's Work Detail that it will
take place on Tuesday, April 5, 1983 @ 1830 hrs. He also stated that F/F Don
Fournier has made up some new Truck Check Sheets that should contain every-
thing in each compartment.
PUBLIC EDUCATION: F/F Al Nelson informed the membership of the Public Ed.
meeting to be held on Tuesday, April 5, 1983.
Co. 3: No report.
OLD BUSINESS
Asst. Chief Bennett commented on the following items:
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(1)
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPT.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
APRIL 4, 1983
(conti)
1~ All members (as per the NHFD Rules and Regulations) should be in the pro-
per uniform when attending departmental activities (i .e. meetings, drills,
an d the 1 i ke ) .
2) Senior members who are assigned to Truck Check with a probationary member
should use that opportunity to help teach the newer member about the equip-
ment on the trucks~ Do not run through Truck Check just to get it over with.
3) All SCBA tanks and the Cascade Tanks have been Hydro-tesetd and have been
put back into service. Discussion was held on the possibility of number-
ing the tanks so the engineers could keep track of which tanks seem to be
losing air. Asst. Chief Bennett stated that he will make out a work report
so the engineers can number the tanks.
4) The compressor is on it's last leg. The cost difference between repairing
the compressor vs. purchasing a new one does not justify the the attempt
to repair the compressor. Asst. Chief Bennett stated that a new compressor
might be purchased around the middle of the year if this one breaks down.
5) The department has ordered new Tempo gloves for all members (as per OSHA
regulations), and they should arrive with 2 weeks.
6) Bunker Pants/Driver Boots have been ordered for all those members in line
for them.
7) The new FMO Training course will commence April 18, 1983.
8) When manning the base radio station, stay near enough to the unit so you are
able to hear and transmit messages at all times.
9) The recruitment committee is currently lmoking for both day and night
firefighter positions.
NEW BUSINESS:
Three new applicants were introduced to the membership, and at the recommenda-
tion of the Membership Committee, Rich Schilling, Paul Coone, and Michael Cox
were voted onto the department (pending outcome of their physicals) eff. March
Is t, 1983.
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(2)
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPT.
.EN'L MEMBERSHIP MEETING
APRIL 4,1983
( cont I )
New Business...
.5st. Chief Bennett commented on the following items:
1) The use of the spot lights on the back ends of the trucks (while the
unit is being driven on the road) is strictly prohibited as per Minnesota
State Driviog Laws.
@) A thanks goes out to all those who participated in the waxing of the trucks.
3) As per the NHFD Rules and Regs, all F/F1s, FMO's, and Officers are to re-
spond to fire calls as immediately as possible. Possible false alarms and
the like doesonot constitute a slow response either to the scene or to the
station.
4) The Minn. State Fire School will be held May 20-22, 1983. A class brou-
chure is available, and interested members should see the Training Officer
for mere details.
FMO Ji m Brown asked if there was goi ng to be a new IIJerry Can II purchased to repl ace the
one lost out of 4194. Asst. Chief Bennett stated that one should be bought, and asked
FMO Brown to look into the matter.
F/M Al Nelson noted that Fabri-Tek will be installing sprinklers in their building.
With no further business at hand, Capt. Stenger made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Seconded by FMO Stan Schaefer.
Motion passed.
The meeting was adjourned at 2020 hours.
Respectfully submitted by,
t:::~
Acting Recording Secretary
4/12/83
JS/ j 9S ( 3)
General Neeting
New Hope Fire Department
June 5, 1983
The meeting was called to order at 1942 by Chief Reimer.
A motion to accept the minutes of the last meeting was made by Captain
Gardner. The motion was seconded by Mike Bennett. The motion passed.
CORRESFONDENCE
1. LETTER from Fete Sharp requesting that he be placed on inactive
membership after 20 years of service.
2. LETTER from the New Hope City Manager thap~ing Fete Sharp for his
20 years of service to the City.
3. LETTER from the New Hope City Manager to Chief Reimer explaining why
he will not allow Fire Department Members to solicit funds to help
pay for a new rescue/utility vehicle.
REFORTS
1. Fire Marshal
* Stated that the area of the recent fire at the Lakeside Company
has been cleaned up according to the management people there.
It was a mess during the fire.
* There is now a key box at the Minnegasco Tank Farm.
2. Engineer
* The pike poles have been refinished.
* There will be a work detail on Tuesday June, 7.
3. Company Three
* There will another 1st Responder course available this fall.
Anyone interested may sign up.
* North Memorial Medical Center is going to computerize all of
their medical information concerning EMT, 1st Responder, etc.
If you have taken any medical classes and would like the in-
formation included in the data file please give it to Chief
Reimer.
'* Lieutenant Bennett is looking into a new response pclicy for
Company Three. More information wil be forthcoming.
4. Public Education
'* F/F Al Nelson would like to thap~ everyone who helped clean the
trailer at drill last week. It will be repainted and some new
display items, added. It will be available for our department
for this years Duk Duk Daze.
.... The North Suburban Fublic Education meeting will be help at New
Hope. Any interested may come.
.... A Mutual Aid Social is being planned this year for November
4, 1983. This date may pose some problems and is subject to
change. The location for the social hasn't been decided yet
either.
5. F~Z~~T - Lieutenant Hanuska
* North Suburban Mutual Aid Assoc. will organize a HAZr~T response
team. It will include about 5 people from each department
with each department storing one piece of equipment. Anyone
interested in being one of the 5 members from New Hope, please
see Lieutenant hanuska.
.... Lieutenant Hanuska stated that 3 HT's are out of service.
OLD BUSINESS
1. The air compressor will be replaced soon.
2. A pair of ankle weights have disappeared from the weight room - please
return them if you have them.
30 There will be an appreciation picnic for all City employees and volun-
teers on July 26, 1983. It will be given by the city and will be held
by the pool. No children will be attending.
4. The payroll checks are completed and can be picked up on Wednesday.
5. Assistant Chief Bennett outlined the new policy for staging personnel
at a fire scene. All members who have no assigned duty should report
~.to.bl-189 to be available to be assigned a tas~.,..~,J't~is includes drivers
of vehicles that are not being used. Members should report in SCOT's
if the siuation warrants.
6. Assistant Chief Bennett went over some of the comments from the Critique
of the drill at North Memorial Medical Center. He mentioned that the
primary staging area should be closer to the scene so it would be
easier to find for incoming engines. He also thought that a chief
officer should go to any mutual aid calls strictly to be used in a
command role. This would not tie up the officer on the trucko
It was also mentioned that since there were 9 radio channels being used
that night, communications would have tJtdiscussed again for such a
large operation.
NEW BUSINESS
1. A motion was made to accept applicant Charles McCullough as a
probationary member of the department by Captain stenger. The
motion was seconded by FMO D. Smith. The motion passed.
2. A motion was made to table the application request of Jeff Gaspar
by F/F Fournier. The motion was seconded by Captain Stenger.
The motion passed.
3. Discussion was held as to whether we should have our own members
stand-by for the dance and get paid for it. It was decided that more
discussion would be held on the matter before next year.
4. F/F J. Smith asked if we were going to have an open house again this
year. Speaking for the Public Education Committee, F/F Nelson stated
that we probably would. Also, something will be planned for next
year's 25th Anniversary of the New Hope Fire Department.
5. Assistant Chief Bennett gave the fire reports for the months of
A pril and Nay.
6. FMO D. Smith stated that in doing truck check, he found many items that
according to the truck check list did not belong where they Here.
Chief Reimer stated that the truck check sheets are being changed
as quickly as possible to reflect the proper area for all equipment.
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Captain Stenger. The motion was
seconded by F/F Groth. The motion passed.
The meeting was adjourned at 2039.
Respectfully Submitted,
dJ/U&- a~
Greg Carlson, F/F
Recording Secretary, NHFD
New Hope Fire Department
General Neeting
August 7, 1983
The meeting was called to order at 1942 by Assistant Chief Bennett.
A motion was made to accept the minutes of the last meeting by pIF Jim Smith.
The motion was seconded by F/F Brad Johnson. The motion passed.
Corres"Dondence
'* LETTER from the Edina Fire Department
reI training drill on August 9, 1983 at 1800
'* LETTER from Golden Valley Fire Marshal
re: F/F Al Nelson's actions at the Egan-McKay alarm
'* LETTER from Phil Frerk
re: Policy concerning use of Municipal Pool by Fire Department
'* LETTER to Ret. FMO Earl Hassinger from City Manager
re: 23 years of service
Re"ports
1. Fire P1arshal
'* The new addition of Northridge has dry standpipes at leas~ for
now. The 1st floor discharge could be plli~ped into if you had
to charge the system. Be sure to bring along the double female
adapters if you are going to do that.
2. Engineer
'* The last work detail had none of the scheduled members appear.
'*The probabtionary members have had trouble getting the F/F's to
schedule a time to do truck check. If you can't make truck check
at a time agreed upon, please contact the other person.
3. Public Education
'* The Public Education Trailor was destroyed during a recent storm.
It was insured by District #287 but as of yet there has been no
decision on what to do with it.
4. Company Three
'* NorthwesternBell would like our help during a first aid program
they are sponsoring. Lieutenant Bennett stated that the program
is open to all members to assist and would greatly appreciate as
much help as possible. He will be putting up a sign-up sheet.
* Our help is also requested at a program hosting some 500
hanicapped people on October 1st at Cooper. More infor-
mation will be forthcoming.
* There were 129 man-hours put in by the Fire Department at Duk
Duk Daze with no real serious injuries being treated. Next
it is hoped that we could get better facilities although the
location this year was excellent. Perhaps it would be advan-
tageous to have a Fire De~artment member on the Duk Duk Daze
1st Aid co~~ittee next year. This will be looked into.
* It looks like Honeywell's Special Olympics will be help in
New Hope each year now. Lieutenant Bennett thought particip-
ation was a little poor this year, probably because of the
short notice given to the Fire Department members.
Old Business
1. There are 10 positions available to go to the Edina Fire Department
drill on August 9th. Most of the FHO's were able to sign up along
with some officers and other F/F's.
2. F/F's Anderson and Bjorkl~~d are out on medical leave. Just a reminder
that there is no insurance to cover sports injuries.
3. FHO Stenger has resigned his position as captain. There has been no
decision made as to his replacement. The Chief will appoint a new
officer with the officers ratifying the appointment.
New Business
-- --
1. Two checks arrived at the Fire Department; ~~O.OO from the Holy Nativity
Evangelical Lutheran Church and $30.00 from The House of Hope Lutheran
Church. The checks will be turned over to the Relief Association.
2. F/F Datko received his badge for coming off probation. he also bought
a round of refreshments for the group.
3. The Firefighter's oath was given to Frob. members McCulloch and
Schilling. It was administered by Bet. Nember Reedy.
4. The Lions Club is having their corn feed on August 10th in the parking
lot in frod of Lunds. They have asked us to wash do..m the lot after it
is finished again.
5. The fire reports for June and July brought much discussion about the method
of counting and paying for alarms. Assistant Chief Bennett also stated
that the City r~nager has questioned the Chief about the high number of
runs made. The Assistant Chief said he felt we needed to document
everyplace we went and should continue to do so even if it means filling
out a report. As far as the method of payment for alarms, Assistant
Chief Bennett restated the policy for run pay as set down by the wage
committee.
In the case of severe weather, Assistant Chief Bennett said everyone
is to report to the sta~ion for stand-by whether or not the tones go out.
In that case, each responding member would be paid the $10.00 stand-by
pay in addition to all runs made as per the wage co~~ittee policy.
6. In the case of an alarm system being shut off because of a power outage,
it must be documented so that it can be reset (turned on) when the power
is turned back on.
7. There will be no problem for anyone not meeting the 35% run percentage
during the month of July because of the large numbers of runs and their
proximity to one another during just 2 or 3 days.
8. After the drill with Golden Valley at the VOA, it was felt that our
department was weak on elevator operations during a fire. The training
officer stated that he would be planning some elevator drills in the near
future.
9. Plymouth was pleaseJthat they were asked to stand-by at our station during
the picnic.
10. Our first choice for station stand-by should be Plymouth as per Assistant
Chief Bennett. Any department may be called to a scene as per the officer
in charge of that scene.
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 2117 by F/F Jim Smith and seconded by
F/F Brad Johnson. The motion passed.
Respectfully Submitted,
Greg Carlson, F/F
Recording Secretary, NHFD
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
OCTOBER 2, 1983
The meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 1340 hours. The Pledge of
A llegi ance was gi ven and roll was taken wi th 21 present, 4 absent, and 7
excused.
A motion by FMO Barber to accept the minutes of the August General Membership
Meeting was seconded by F/F Roberts. Motion passed.
REPORTS
FIRE MARSHAL: Fire Marshal Nelson informed the membership of the
opening of Northridge Congregate Housing (5500 Boone), and gave
some general information about the alarm system that has been in-
s ta lled.
- 9210 52nd ave. (Industrial Tool) is adding on to their exsisting
building as is Homeward Bound (4741 Zealand).
- Church of Crist (8624 50th ave) has started a Nursery school in
thei r basement.
- New occupancy at 3001 Louisiana: Shirt Works
_ The new A.C Carlson Furniture and Appliance store is now open on
Bass Lake Rd.
- Crystal Free Church (4225 Gettysburg) is doubling in size with
their new addition.
- The large gas tanks at the old Gas Hut have been removed
ENGINEERING DEPT.: Eng. Hassing informed the membership of the
fi refi ghters who are on work detail this month.
PUBLIC EDUCATION: F/F Nelson that this years open house will be on
Saturday, October 15th. If the membership decides to have one.
Also, help will be needed for the upcoming tours and fire drills that
will be conducted throughout Fire Prevention Week.
The 25 year Anniversary of NHFD will occure next year. Help in the
planning of next years festivities will be needed.
Company #3: No Report
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPT.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
OCTOBER 2, 1983 (conttl)
OLD BUSINESS
Chief Reimer reported the following:
* Prob. F/F Mike Cox is in the hospital and should return home
Monday or Tuesday.
* The United Way Campaign (that was chaired by Chief Reimer) re-
ceived $495 in pledges from the fire department.
* $45,000.00 has been budgeted for the replacement of 4194.
NEW BUSINESS
Chief Reimer discussed the following:
* The condition of the fire station and that it should be kept
clean at all times.
* Bids are now being taken for the resurfaceing of the bay floors.
* 400 I of An gus 411 di am. hose has been orde red.
* The replacement of turnout gear has also been ordered.
Chief Reimer introduced applicant Jeff Morgan of 4749 Nevada, New Hope.
He will be available for Dayside Response.
A motion by F/F D. Fournier to accept Jeff as a member pending appointment by
the City Mgr.(upon succesful medical exam) was seconded by F/F A. Nelson.
Moti on passed.
The proposed amendment change submitted by F/F B. Johnson was read, explained,
and voted on through a motion by F/F Johnson and a second by F/F Nelson.
Motion passed. (13 for, 5 against, 1 abstentionl
FMO D. Smith asked Chief Reimer if the City was on the new computer.
Chief Reimer stated that the city has not decided on whether or not to go
ahead with the computer plans.
Asst. Chief Bennett read the Fire Reports for the months of August and September.
Capt. S. Schaefer made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by F/F Roberts.
Moti on passed
Meeting was adjourned at 1440 hrs.
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General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
November 6, 1983
The meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 1332.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll was taken with 20 members present, 7 excused, and 5 absent.
A motion was made by FMO Hassing to accept the minutes of the last meeting
and seconded by FMO Barber. The motion passed.
Reports
1. Fire l1arshal
F/N Nelson stated that the North Ridge Care Center is ready for complete
occupancy now and that there will be a new alarm method devised so Fire
Department personal can better determine which area the alarm is coming
fr om. This will be worked out with the dispatchers as soon as possible.
2. Engineer - no report
3. Public Education - no report
4. Company 3 - no report
Old Business
1. Lieutenant Burke administered the F/F's oath to Probationary members Cox
and Horgan.
New Business
1- F/F Homstad asked Chief Reimer if the Captain's position is still designated
as Day and Night Captain and if so, what are the requirements for such a
designation. According to the Rules and rtegulations of The New Hope Fire
Department, the distinction of Day and Night Officers is no longer being
used. The only distinction now is that of Company 1 and Company 2. Chief
Reimer stated that the officers will discuss fu~ure plans concerning the
situation and report back to the general membership.
2. Patty Bergh was congratulated by Chief rteimer for attaining the rank of F/F.
3. Plymouth has requested that ..1e send a crew to stand-by for them on November
26th during their Christmas party, from 1800 - 0100. FHO Stenger, FHO Gardner,
F/F Bjorklund, F/F Bergh, F/F Johnson, and F/F Homstad volunteered to stand-
by.
4. Chief Reimer noted that there were 9 unexcused absences at last wednesday's
drill, a poor turnout. He also noted that a number of members were out of
uniform at the meeting today.
5. Chief Reimer reminded the group that we should all be aware of the coming
winter with respect to operating the vehicles on slippery pavement.
6e The bids for resurfacing the bay floor are still out except for 1 bid that
came in $1500 over the allotted amount. Something will have to be done
about the slippery condition of the test patch if something on that order
is installede Chief Reimer is still waiting for the rest of the bids and will
keep the members informed as to the situation.
7. Bids are still being let for replacing of the overhead doors. They are to be
replaced with 3 inch insulated doorze
8e Chief Reimer cOIfullended F/F Nelson for 100% response to the 31 fire calls
during Octobere That hasn't been done since FIF Bill Olson did it on Febe
1980.
0 A motion was made by FIF Anderson and seconded by F/F Johnson to make the
/e
time of the general membership meeting in December 0900 to make time for the
children's Christmas party. The motion passede
10e Company 2 is on stand-by for 1 day on Tham:sgiving.
11. The Fire Report for October was read by Chief Reimer.
12. FIF Nelson stated that the wage committee had met with the City Manager and
asked for a 5% increase in the wage packagee The City Manager stated that he
will get back to the committeee
13. The City Manager asked Chief rteimer about the cost of getting stress tests
done on all F/p's as well as physical evaluations. Chief rteimer stated that
he is still checking on the costs and will get back to the City Nanager as
soon as he has the figures available.
Being no further business, Ff:lO Stenger made a motion to adjourn the meeting vd th
the motion being seconded by PfilC Brovrn. The motion passed.
The meeting was adjourned at 1407e
Respectfully Submitted,
Greg Carlson, pip
New Hope Fire Department
General Membership Meeting
December 4, 1983
The meeting was called to order by Chief neimer at 0912.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll call was taken.
The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as posted with a motion as such by
FMO Barber and a second by FMO Hassing.
Reports
1. Engineer - There is a work detail on Tuesday, December 6th.
- a 2" drive shaft was put on 4186 at a cost of $1200.00
- there will be some additional weight added to 4197 for better
traction on slippery roads.
- some dry sand will be put on all the vehicles requiring it. It seems
some of the sand placed in service had been wet and had frozen.
2. Public Education - No report
3. Company 3 - No report
4. Fire Marshal - No report
Old Business
1. Chief Reimer reminded everyone to make certain all pump drains are opened after
use so they do not freeze. Engineer Brown said it would be a good practice to
open the drains after the truck shuts down on the scene. This would allow
plenty of time for everything to drain properly. Chief rteimer stated that if
the drain is still dripping after getting back to the station, it should be
left open with perhaps a note left somewhere to alert someone else that it
needs to be closed.
2. Chief Reimer said that he will attempt to make sure that all members who wish
to be called for overnight severe weather stand-by will be called on an
even schedule. Every attempt willbe made to get everyone the same number of
stand-bys if possible.
3. FMO Hassing asked if we should be putting some sand down where we produce
ice at a fire scene. He was especially referring to the recent fire at 5700
Winnetka. Chief Reimer stated we probably should make an attempt to especially
if it occurs on sidewalks or other well traveled areas.
New Business
1. Chief Reimer gave Jerry Hanson his badge and congratulated him for being
promoted to F/F.
2. Tne wage committee is still waiting for a response from the City Manager
concerning the wage package that was submitted.
3. Lieutenant Bennett asked if the back parking lot could be plowed a little
better both for getting up the hill in 4197 and for members who use the back
entrance. Chief neimer said the City plows do a pretty good job for us and
that we should be patient in that respect.
4. A motion was made to accept new applicant Patrick Olson as a probationary
membe~ pending his approval by the City P~nager and his passing of the physical
examination; by FMO Stenger and seconded by FMO Gardner. The motion passed.
5. A motion was made by FMO Hassing and seconded by FMO Barber to assign the Wage
Committee the duty of determining what details are paid for and at what rate.
In the event of an objection to the wage Committee's decision, the Chief and
the Wage Committee will determine the validity of the claim and rate. This
determination will be final. Discussion followed with Assistant Chief Bennett
reading a policy attached to the 1983 wage request that sets all wages and
details to be paid. It was asked by FHO Hassing if the above mentioned policy
provided a method of settling disputes over details to be paid and at what rate.
Captain Schaefer thought that such a policy from the wage committee, while not
requested from the Fire Department, would be a good item to include in all
wage request packages just from an organizational point-of-view. The motion
passed.
6. The Fire rteports for October and November were read.
A motion was made by F/F J. Smith and seconded by Captain Smith to adjourn the
meeting. The motion passed.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:02
nespectfully Submitted,
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C/U4 // l. ..
L'tl1Ldt/~
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Greg Carlson, F/F
Recording Secretary, NHFD
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.o. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
The annual Board of Trustees meeting of the New Hope Volunteer
Fire Department Relief Association was called to order by President
Cordell Bennett at 1400Hrs (2:00 pm), February 26, 1984, in
accordance with the by-laws of the association; Article VI, Section 1,
"t'leetings of The Board of Trustees".
Roll call was as follows:
Mayor - Edward Erickson - Absent
City Clerk/Treasurer - Betty Pouliot - Absent
Fire Chief - William Reimer - Absent
President - Cordell Bennett - Present
Vice-President - Jim Hassing - Present
Secretary - Bill Barber - Present
Treasurer - John Groth - Present
Trustee - Greg Stenger - Present
Trustee - Allen Nelson - Absent
Copies of the minutes from the February 27, 1983, Annual Board of
Trustees meeting and March 28, 1983; April 25, 1983, and May 23, 1983
Special Board Meetings were distributed to all members prior to the
meeting. Motion by J. Groth, seconded by B. Barber to approve the
minutes of the annual meeting with corrections as noted. Motion
carried.
Motion by J. Groth, seconded by J. Hassing to approve the minutes
of the March 28, 1983 and April 25, 1983 meetings. Motion carried.
Motion by G. Stenger, seconded by J. Hassing to approve the minutes
of the May 23. 1983 meeting. Motion carried.
Copies of the Annual Committee Reports were distributed prior to the
meeting. Motion by J. Hassing, seconded by B. Barber to approve the
committee reports as distributed. Motion carried.
The Treasurer Report was reviewed. Motion by G. Stenger, seconded
by J. Hassing to approve the treasurer report as submitted. Motion
carri ed.
The list of members separated (1) retired (3) and new members (4)
during 1983 was reviewed. Motion by B. Barber, seconded by J. Groth .
to approve the list as presented. Motion carried.
Disability payments made to Bradley Johnson, Edward Anderson,
Ronald Bjorklund, and James Smith were discussed. Motion by G. Stenger,
seconded by J. Hassing to approve all payments. Motion carried.
The salaries of the secretary and treasurer were discussed. Motion
by J. Hassing, seconded by G. Stenger to continue the Secretary's salary
at $600.00 for 1984. Motion carried.
Motion by G. Stenger, seconded by J. Hassing to continue the
Treasurer's salary for 1984 at $600.00. Motion carried.
pa ge 2 Feb. 26, 1984
President C. Bennett made a motion that the audit committee for
1984 be as follows; Doug Smith, Steve Homstad, and Greg Carlson. Greg
Carlson would be chairman. Seconded by G, Stenger. t~otion carried.
President C. Bennett asked for approval to sell the Saxon copy
machine to the Minnesota Fire Chiefs Association for $50.00. t~otion
by G. Stenger, seconded by J. Groth to approve the sale. Moti on carri ed.
President C. Bennett noted that there would be a Board of Trustees
meeti ng the JQurth Monda "t of each month aLt9D-QJ;:Lrs,_~lL:QoQl:Jm.L The
meetings will be to deal with any pending business of the Association.
A notice noting each meeting will be sent out to each Board Member.
A motion by J. Groth, seconded by G. Stenger to set the 1984
secretary expenses at $3500.00. t~ot i on ca rri ed.
Motion by G. Stenger, seconded by B. Barber to adjourn. Motion
carried.
Meeting adjourned at 1607 Hrs. (4:07pm).
Minutes Recorded by
Bill Barber
Secretary
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New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
MalLc.h 26, 1984
BocUtd 06 TI11.1l.de.e..6 me.e.ting Wa,6 c.a1.!ed to oftdel1 by Pfte..6.[de.nt Coftde.Et
Be.nne..tt at 1909 HM. (7:09 p.m. Tho.6 e. ~n a-ttendance we.fte. C. Be.nne.V:, J.
Ha.6.6~ng, W. BalLbe.ft, J. Gl1oth, G. Ste.l1geft, and A. Neuol1.
Pfte..6~dent a.6R.e.d ~6 anyone. had he.alLd 6ftom John Robe.u6. It Wa.6 noted
that He. had not 6iled 6011 be.ne.6-i-t6 thM talL. All 60fUn6 and appuc.a.;t,[ol1
witt be g~ven to Hhn.
Bung 110 othe.ft bM~ne..6.6, Mo.tion by G. Ste.ngeft, .6e.c.onde.d by A. Ne.f..6on
to adj OuI1J1. Mo.tio n c.cwUe.d.
Me.eting adjoUftned at 1922 HM(7:22p.m.).
MZf1ute..6 Rec.oftded by
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General !"lembership Neeting
!!l;:::-c~ 1, 1984
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The meeting was called to order at 1333 by Chief Reimer.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll call was taken.
Minutes of the last meeting were approved as posted on a motion by F/F B. Johnson
and a second by Ron Bjorklund, The motion carried.
Correspondence
None
ReDorts
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.r..o Engineer
~ There will be a work detail on Tuesday. Chief Reimer asked for vol=
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unteers to help the work detail cre,>,r to do a more thorough job of
cleaning the station now that the new overhead doors are on.
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1. There are to be 2 02 bottles in 4194, not including ~he bottle hooked
up to the regulator. If you bring a bottle into North for refilling,
be certain you get one in exchange.
2. 1 more CPR instructor is needed to do some training on the 4th and
5th of this month. Please see F/F B. Johnson if you can help out.
(1 FiI~e I'~'1arshal
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1 Dataserv has moved into it's new offices as was mentioned last month.
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2. North Ridge has been licensed to become fully occupied as ..C" " . "
O.l. L,n~s mont.n.
All fire alarms are up and functional.
D. Public Educa tion
1. On !1onday, ..' 9th of Apr:ll p there will be a 25th Anniversary
"ne
Committee meeting. Lieutenant Nelson would like reports from
all committee members to see how things are shaping up.
Old Business
1. The physical fitness drills are set up as per the posted training schedule.
District 281 will donate a gym for the Fire Department use as long as it is
only used by Fire Department personal.
2. The training tower will be locked from now on to prevent it being abused or
not cleaned up after use. The"\Iill only be two keys to the tower so He Hill
have to plan Hell in advance in order to drill there. Hopefully the use of
the tower will be more controlled thus keeping it in better shape for all
users.
':l We have a house in Maple Grove available to drill on. During drill nights,
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half of the crew may go there to drill with the rest staying back in New Hope
to drill as per the posted schedule.
4. Ne'Y/ members Vivian Schmalke and Dwight Johnson were administered the F/F's oath.
5. A motion was made by F/F Hayes and seconded by F/F Groth to accept the appli=
cation of Joe Gardner pending appointment by the City Manager and the passing
of the physical. The motion carried.
6. Chief Reimer reminded the group that if you sell a car with a Fire Department
sticker on it, please remove the sticker before the sale.
New Business
L Captain stenger went over his SCOT Maintenance program. The program will be
gone over in more detail at next Wednesday's drill.
2. Assistant Chief Smith went over the position paper as drafted by the officers.
The paper defines the Fire Department's opinion on the recent proposal made
by the City Manager regarding the reorganization of the Fire Department
management. A motion was made by F/F Fournier and seconded by F/F Groth to
accept the paper as read. The motion was carried. Copies will be given to
the City hanager and to each Council member along id th the I1ayor.
3. The officers will produce a residency guideline for membership review for the
bay meeting. It Hill be distributed to the membership before the meeting for
review.
4. During a tornado warning drill last week it was decided to move the south end
lookout point. It will now be in the parking lot of Beau~iful Church at the
corner of JJrd. and Independence. Both lookout locations will be reviewed
again the Spring.
A motion was made by F/F Mike Bennett and seconded by F/F Groth to adjourn the
meeting. The motion was carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 1452.
Respectfully submitted,
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Greg Carlson
Recording secretary, NHFD
New Hope Fire Department
Special i'ieeting
April 3 $ 1984
The meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 1900 hours.
Chief Reimer told the group that the purpose of the special meeting was two-fold.
i. To inform the general membership of the recent developments at the
City Council Work Session last Monday night.
2. To decide on a course of action.
The Fire Department representatives at the Horl< session had a small amount of input
at the meeting but as a whole were not satisfied with the manner in which the
Council reacted to their input. The Fire Department members were poorly under-
stood according to Captain Gardner and as a whole felt that the Council Has poorly
prepared to deal with the Department's concerns. As it turned out, a vote by the
City Council seemed to favor the City Manager's reorganization plan. The vote was
3 to 2 for the City Manager. The matter will come up for final vote at the City
Council Meeting on A 9th.
Chief Reimer stated that the City l'lanager has come up wi:.h a new proposal which he
outlined to the membership. Under this plan there would still be a Director of Fire
and Safety with a full time Fire Chief under him. In aedition there would be a full
time Fire harshal who would also have the added duties of City Sanitarian. The City
Manager will probably submit this proposal to the City Council at the meeting on
April 9th.
Options - what to do
1. Do nothing
2. Get all members in uniform to the Council meeting on April 9th and have 2 members
as appointed speakers for the group should the need for discussion arise.
':{ Send a delegation to the Council meeting.
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4. Campaign citizens to make our cause known to the City Council.
A motion was made by Lieutenant Smith to adopt #2 above. F/F Brad Johnson seconded
the motion. The motion was carried.
F/F's Chris nanuska and Greg Carlson volunteered to be the speakers for the group.
It was felt that the officers should not be the speakers, but rather members from
the ranks should be involved in that respect.
All members should meet at the station at 1830 hours to go to ~he Council meeting.
Assistant Chief Smith made a motion to adjourn the meeting Hith a second by FMO Barber.
The meeting was adjourned at 2022.
Re?pectfully submitted,
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Greg Carlson, Secretary/NHFD
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533.1521
Apri 1 23, 1984
The Board of Trustees was called to order by Vice President James
Hassing at 1930 Hours. Those in attendance were: Vice President, James
Hassing; Secretary, William Barber; Treasurer, John Groth; Trustee,
Al Nelson; and Trustee, Greg Stenger.
An application for disability benefits had been received from John
Roberts. Everything seemed to be in order. His disability was from
March 12, 1984 to April 20, 1984. Motion by Greg Stenger, seconded by
A1 Nelson to approve payment for 4 5/7 weeks. Motion carried.
An application for full term retirement was received from John
Roberts. Certification of Longivity has been received and certified by
Fire Chief William Reimer. Motion by Greg Stenger, seconded by John
Groth to approve retirements benefits for John Roberts. Motion Carried.
Being no further business, motion by John Groth, seconded by Al
Nelson to adjourn. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 1936 Hours.
Minute~ recorded by A
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William D. Barber
Sec re ta ry
General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Dep't
May-6, 1984 -
The meeting was called to order by Chief Reimer at 1330 hours.
The Fledge of Allegiance was recited. Roll call was taken.
The minutes of the last meeting were approved as posted on a motion by F/F Fournier
and a second by F/F Groth.
Correspondence
1. There is a hazardous materials seminar on June 26th & June 27th 1984 at Arden
Hills. If you are interested in attending, please see Chief Reimer or Assis=
tant Chief Smithe
Reports
1. Fire Marshal
a. Snap-an-Tools will move into a building on the corner of Bass Lake noad and
International Par~~ay.
b. The draftsman that has been working on the pre-plans has taken a new job
but not before finishing the major buildings in the City and some
of the smaller ones also. Lieutenant Smith will coordinate the pre-plan
book updating for all of the trucks and officers.
c. Electronics Industries at 7516 42nd Ave. North has reached an agreement
with the Pollution Control Agency and will pay a fine of $11,500. There
will be a lot of excavating to do around ~he site.
The Sinclair Station at the corner of Winnetka and Bass ~ake Road will pull
all of their old tanks and replace them. Lieutenant Nelson stated that the
Sinclair Company has been very easy to work with during this entire matter.
2. 25th Anniversary
a. Lieutenant Nelson stated that he will be getting together with the Comm-
ittee members during the next week to pull together on the plans so far.
3. Engineer
a. The engineers need to know when equipment is moved around on the trucks
or when new equipment is added.
b. Work detail went well last Tuesday.
c. All engineering reports are on computer now.
d. Repairs have been completed on 4188 and it is back in service.
e. Chief Reimer reminded the members that if they damage a piece of equip-
ment it should be reported to an engineer; not tJla~ed back in service.
He also asked that a more thorough job on truc~~~ done. Flease do not
just sign the sheets without going through the equipment.
4 Public Education
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a. Lieutenant Nelson gave quite a few tours last month and thanked FIF Ed
Anderson for helping out with many of them. If anyone else would like to
give some tours please see Lieutenant Nelson; your help would be very
much appreciated.
b. There was another babysitting clinic at North hemorial lijedical Center
which was attended by a representative from New Hope.
c. The North Suburban Mutual Aid Group is still looking for a trailor to
replace the one that was damaged.
c, Company 3 - No report
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Engo Hassing thanked pip's BjorklQ~d and Hanuska for picking up 4188 after it
vIas repaird. It seems they were at the station just at the right time. Nobody
seems to know though, if an extra duty sheet was filled out or not.
Old Business
A Chief Reimer read the ad in the paper asking for applicants for his replacement.
1.
He also thanked the members ,-rho attended many of the Council meetings andi~ork-
shops to see that our interests Here being properly looked out for.
2. Chief rteimer Hent over the residency policy. A circle was dra1>H1 I'd th the Fire
Station as it's center and the radius being the farthest distance from the
Station and still being in the City. No current member will be allowed to
move outside of this circle and remain on the Department. A request to move to
a point within the circle will be handled on an individual basis.
NeH Business
1. Joe Gardner was give the Firefighter's Oath by Lieutenant Smith.
2. The June meeting will be at 1930 hours with the officer's meeting at 1800.
3. Discussion was then held about moving the work detail back to Saturday morning
instead of the current Tuesday. The only area of concern was that it may keep
Company 3 members from attending drill that month. This was decided not
to be a significant problem since a member's work detail does not come
up that often.
A motion ,,;as made to change the work detail to Saturday morning on the
weekend scheduled for drill by F/F Fournier and seconded by FMO Barber.
The motion carried.
4. The April fire report was read.
Being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 1422 on a motion by
Lieutenant Smith and a second by F/F Groth. The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
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Greg Carlson, wiT:'
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Recording Secretary, NHFD
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.o. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533.1521
Board of Trustees
Minutes
t~ay 29, 1984
Meeting was called to order by Vice-President J. Hassing at 1903 Hrs.
Roll call was taken: Vice-President J. Hassing; Secretary W. Barber;
Treasurer J. Groth; and Trustees G. Stenger and A. Nelson were present.
President C. Bennett; Fire Chief W. Reimer; Mayor E. Erickson and City
Clerk/Treasurer were absent.
V.P. J. Hassing asked if there was any business that needed to come
before the group. Hearing none
Motion by G Stenger, seconded by J. Groth to adjourn. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 1908 Hours.
reco rded by
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William D. Barber
See reta ry
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NEw:aOPE FIRE DEPT.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
JUNE 3, 1984
The General Membership meeting was called to order by Chief
Reimer at 1945 hours. The minutes to the May General Membership
Meeting were approved by the membership upon the motion by
Capt. Stenger to approve them as posted.
',REPORTS
FIRE MARSHAL: F/M NELSON INFORMED THE MEMBERSHIP ON SOME NEW
CONSTRUCTION TO BE STARTED WITHIN THE CITY. HE ALSO MENTIONED
THAT NORDIC PRESS WILL BE ADDING ON THEIR BUIDING. SINCLAIR
(BASS & WINNETKA) HAS NOT PULLED THEIR GAS TANKS AS OF YET.
THE PRE-PLANS SHOULD BE COMPLETED SOON.
PUBLIC ,EDUCATION: F/M NELSON STATED THAT THERE HAS BEEN $4300.00
SET ASIDE FOR THE PURCHASE OF A NEW PUBLIC ED. TRAILER TO REPLACE
THE TRAILER DAMAGED IN LAST YEARS STORM. SPECIAL OLYMPICS WILL
BE HELD AT COOPER HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN THIS YEAR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
WILL PLAY A LARGE PART IN THE FIRST-AID PART OF THE EVENT. MORE
INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING.
ENGINEERS: ENG. HASSING REPORTED THAT DUE TO A SMALL TURN-OUT
FOR THE WORK DETAIL, JUNE'S WORK DETAIL WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 9th
OF THIS MONTH. THERE IS A NEW CLUTCH IN 4186; YOU MUST MAKE SURE
THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARDS FOR IT TO
ENGAGE THE CLUTCH.
,COMPANY .#3: RESCUE LIEUTENANT SMITH COMMENTED ON THE POOR TURn-OUT
AT THE JUNE 3rds MORNING RESCUE DRILL. HE STATED THAT THERE MIGHT
BE SOME CHANGES IN THE DRILL SCHEDULE TO INCREASE THE TURN-OUT
CHIEF REIMER COMMENTED ON THE FOLLOWING:
* F/F DON FOURNIER'S MOVE INTO PLYMOUTH
* THE FMO PROGRAM SHOULD BE IN FULL SWING BY THE 3rd
QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.
* FIREFIGHTER EVALUATIONS WILL BE STARTED SOON.
* A HOSE TESTING POLICY WILL BE FORTHCOMING.
* THE 1985 BUDGET HAS BEEN SUBMITTED
* PAYCHECKS WILL BE IN BY THE 14th OF THIS MONTH.
* THE RESIGNATION OF F/F BURKE AS LIEUTENANT.
* THE APPOINTING OF F/F RON BLORKLUND AS NEW FIRE LIEU-
TENANT.
* PROB. F/F SCHILLING WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANKS OF FIRE-
FIGHTER.
CAPT. STENGER MADE A MOTION TO TABLE THE APPLICATION OF APPLICANT
NIEDZIELSKI. RMO BARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.
A VOTE WAS TAKEN WITH THE OUTCOME BEING AGAINST THE MOTION.
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NEW HOPE FIRE DEPT.
GEN'L MEMBERSHIP MTG
JUNE 3, 1984
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A MOTION BY FIE BURKE TO REJECT THE APPLICATION. CAPT. GARDNER
2~d. DISCUSSION. VOTE TAKEN. MOTION PASSED.
ASST. CHIEF SMITH INFORMED THE MEMBERSHIP ON THE RECENTLY HELD
MUTUAL AID MEETING. SOME ITEMS OF CONCERN WERE:
*OSHA AND SCBA's. IS A FIT TEST NEEDED? THERE ARE SOME
CONFLICTING ANSWERS. MORE INFO. FORTHCOMING.
* AN INCIDENT COMMAND SHEET HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO
THE SURROUNDING DEPARTMENTS.
* UNITS FROM NHFD WILL HAVE 2 TRUCK INVENTORY LISTS.
ONE WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FGC ON A MAJOR FIRE. THE OTHER WILL BE
KEPT IN THE PRE-PLAN BOOK.
FIF GROTH POINTED OUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW SCOTT 2.2'5.
ASKED CAPT. STENGER IF ALL NEW 2.2'5 WILL BE LOOKED AT TO DETER-
MINE IF A PROBLEM WITH THE STRAPS CAN OCCURE ON ANY MORE. CAPT.
STENGER STATED THAT HE WILL LOOK AT ALL OF THE NEW SCOTT's.
MIKE ACKERMAN SCHOOL WILL BE HELD SEPTEMBER 15th. (THE SAME DAY
AS THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS 25th ANNIV. OPEN HOUSE.)
ASST. CHIEF SMITH READ THE FIRE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.
A MOTION BY LIEUT. NELSON TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. SECONDED BY
CAPT. STENGER. CHIEF WILLIAM REIMER'S LAST OFFICIAL GENERAL
MEMBERSHIP MEETING WAS~ADJOURNED AT 2006 hours.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY
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RESC. LT SMITH
ACTING RECORDING SECRETARY, NHFD
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.o. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533.1521
Board of Trustees
Minutes
June 23. 1984
No meeting due to a lack of quorm
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William D. Barber
Secretary
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General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
July 1, 1984
The meeting was called to order at 1930 by Assistant Chief Doug Smith.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Ro 11 was taken.
A motion was made by F/F Brad Johnson and seconded by Captain Stenger to accept
the minutes of the last meeting as posted. The motion carried.
Correspondence
* LETTER from Terry Stenglein
re: Resi gnati on
* LETTER from Minnesota Twins Group Sales Booster
re: Twi ns ti ckets
* MEMO from Golden Valley Fire Department
re: North Suburban Mutual Aid Association Softball Tournament
* MEMO from St. Anthony Fire Department
re: Softball tournament
Reports
A. Engi neer
1. The work detail was completed this month.
2. One beacon has been disconnected on 4188. The engineers are aware of
the problem and are working on it.
3. A pump lock has been installed on 4189 to keep the pump from disengaging.
A few more refinements wi 11 have to be made on it yet so keep an eye on
it if possible.
4. 4183 is back in service.
5. The box holding the Port-A-Power is being repaired.
6. Asked if the officers would consider moving the fogger to a first out
truck so it could get to the scene if needed. It seldom gets where it
is needed being on 4182.
B. Fi re Marshal - No report
C. Company 3
1. There was good turnout to burn the training house down in Maple Grove.
2. The Special Olympics will be held on July 28th. More i nformati on wi 11
be available soon.
3. Please try and fill all of the spots for Duk Duk Daze on the sheet on
the board. They will be filled one way or another.
D. 25th Anni versary
1. There will be a meeting this month to get the last of the details
worked out. Watch for the date and time for the meeting.
E. Public Education - No report
Old Business
No old business
New Business
1. Members Mike Cox and Chuck McCulloch were promoted to the rank of Firefighter.
2. A new response policy was read by Assistant Chief Smith. It will be posted as
soon as a final draft is completed.
3. A new Firefighter Appraisal form will be used beginning August 1st of this year.
4. A new attendence policy is being drafted by the officers. It will provide a
more concise list of excused absences for drills. Assistant Chief Smith and the
two Captains are working on the new policy.
5. Company 1 will have a 1 day stand-by on the 4th of July.
6. There are 2 wind meters, 1 each to be placed on 4188 and 4186, to be used during
severe weather calls. Please get aquainted with their operation when you have a
chance.
7. Assistant Chief Smith asked that no IIIranianll hats be worn with any clothes that
associ ate the wearer with the Fire Department.
8. A motion was made by F/F Groth to change the August Fire Department Meeting to the
12th at 1930 hours. Captain Stenger seconded the motion. The motion carried.
A motion was then made by F/F Mike Bennett to change the August 4th drill to
July 14th. The motion was seconded by F/F Brad Johnson. The motion carried.
9. F/F Datko stated that he nows has a Fire Department mascot. He will work with the
dog a little before he brings it to any Fire Department functions as the dog is
still a little frightened around crowds.
10. F/F Anderson reported on the hazardous materials seminar he and 3 other
members attended in Arden Hills.
11. The FMO certification class will be started up again soon. A sign-up sheet
will be placed on the bulletin board for interested members to sign-up on.
The class will involve both in-house training and classes at the Vo-Tec.
12. The Training Officers are working on an incident command policy. Assistant
Chief Smith will keep the members updated on it IS progress.
13. The fire report for the month of June was not available.
Being no further business at hand, a motion was made by FMO Barber and seconded by
Captain Stenger. The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
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Greg Carlson, F/F
Recording Secretary, NHFD
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.o. Box 22602 . Mpls., Mf\j 55422 . 533.1521
Board of Trustees
Minutes
July 23, 1984
Meeting was called to order by President J. Hassing at 1910 hours.
Those present were J. Hassing, D. Fournier, W. Barber, J. Groth, G. Stenger,
and A. Nelson. Absent were Mayor E. Erickson. Currently the City of
New Hope does not have a Fire Chief nor a City Clerk.
The application for retirement benefits for William A. Reimer was
read. All necessary information was in order. Motion by A. Nelson,
seconded by D. Fournier to approve the payment of retirement benefits
to William A. Reimer starting July 1, 1984. Motion carried.
Motion by D. Fournier, seconded by A. Nelson to adjoun. Motion
carried.
Meeting adjouned at 1920 hours.
Minutes Recorded by
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Secreta ry
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I~E~~ HOF'S FIRE
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
AUGUST 12, 1984
The meeting was called to order at 1935 by Assistant Chief Smith.
The Fledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll was taken.
A motion was made by F/F Brad Johnson to accep1: the minutes of the last meeting as
posted. The motion was seconded by p/p Prank Datko. The motion carried.
Reports
, Engineer
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1 Engo Hassing stated that member turnout for work detail during the last
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three months has been poor. Each work detail has had only one member
present. After much discussion it was decided that a sign up method,
similar to that for hose testing, will be used for work detail. A sign
up sheet will be posted for a certain number of months and each member
will have to sign up for a day that he/she can be present. In the event
you can not make the date you signed up for, it will be your responsib=
ility to find a replacement. This method will be tried and see if the
attendence at work detail can be improved.
2. The lights on 4188 have been repaired for now. More work may have to be
done on them in the future.
Bo Fire i1arshal
1. Charles B. Edwards is building a new building across from Public arks
2. The construction at City Hall is to begin soon. It seems that there has
been no permit issued yet because there has been no construction contract
signedo
3. The trailors outside of K-l'lart are there during their remodeling period.
They contain mostly metal building and shelving products. The radioactive
placards have been removed from a couple of the trailors as they do not
apply to the trailor contents.
c. Company Three
1. The September Company 3 drill will be rapelling. Any interested members
are welcome to attend.
20 Comp>2nY:3 members are working on a hydrant status report during their
stand-by evenings. This involves measuring each hydrant in the City
with respect to the distance from the street and the height of the
steamer cap from the gro~~do This is to provide Public Works with a
guideline for hydrants for when one is damaged by a car or when a current
hydrant is being upgraded because of other construction. This will hope-
fully be completed by the end of the year.
30 Lto Smith has gotten four bid prices back from suppliers interested in
supplying us with a replacement for 4194. They are all in the 80 to 100
thousand dollar range.
40 There are a couple more pre-plan books to be completed during this recent
upgrading.
Do Public Education
10 Lieutenant ~elson stated that the Public Education Committee has been di-
vided into 2 areas with separate chairpersonso He will chair the Public
Education activities as th~y relate to-the schools and F/F Mark Bennett
will coordinate the remaining areas.
2. F/F Ed Anderson will be our representative with the Public Education
displays at Ridgedale. ','Ie will probably be using the smoke house model
as our demonstration tool during the Exposition thereo The Exposition
Hill take place this fall and proDa bly .<Till require some ,wrk from other
members. ~1ore information .dll be made available as Ed and f'!ark Bennett
are made aware of the planso
Eo 25th Anniversary
1. Lieutenant Nelson will be contacting all of the co-chairpersons this week
about finalizing the plans. Flease have all of your information ready
for him.
New Business - No old business
A. Does anyone knm, Hhere the keys from 4189 are? At last sighting, they Here at
the scene of the Oregon Estates fireo
B. We have been asked to give CPR training to the NeH Hope/GOlden Valley Dispatchers.
Lieutenant Smith Hill coordinate the training ..-Ii th our C.PR Instructors.
Co Assistant Chief Smith asked that no more pop cans be taken on the trucks .vhen
they leave the station. There have been too many cans left on the trucks
after clean up and make the apparatus lok very messy. Also, for those members
who smoke, please use the ash trays on the trucks for all cigarette butts or
better yet, wait until you are back to the station before smokinga
Do Please tab the tt" hose at 50' and iSO' from the connectionofie Hill do this
until another method can be tested at a drill.
E. If you have any towels at home or in your car, please bring them back as we
are getting a little low at the station.
Fo The F/F evaluations will be started again this month. The officers will
revie}f the progress of two members per month.
G. Keep current on the Social Security matter regarding volunteer fire defartment
pensions, it could affect everyone at some point. F/F Homstad reminded every-
one that it would be best if each member wrote a letter to the froper govern-
ment officials rather than the Relief Association writing an llilibrella letter.
H. Lieutenant Smith remined everyone that does truck check to make certain all
SCOT tanks are filled. There were a couple that were low at the Oregon
Esta tes fire.
Ie The fire report for July was read.
Being no further business at hand, a motion was made by F/F Fournier to adjourn the
...' The motion was seconded by FMO Schaefer. The motion carried.
mee"lng. The meeting was adjourned at 2049.
Respectfully submitted,
dJ /W-j ~
Greg Carlson, FF
Recording Secretary, NHFD
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
Board of Trustees
Minutes
August 27, 1984
Meeting was called to order by President J. Hassing at 1908 hours.
Roll call was taken; J. Hassing, President; D. Fournier, V. President;
W. Barber, Secretary; J. Groth, Treasurer; G. Stenger, Trustee
Minutes of the July 23, 1984 minutes were read and approved.
President Hassing asked if there was any business that needed to
come before this group. Hearing none.
Motion by G. Stenger, seconded by D. Fournier to adjourn. Motion
carried.
Meeting adjourned at 1912 hours.
Minutes recorded by
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William D. Barber
Secretary
.
New Hope Fire Department
General Membership Meetinq
September 9, 1984
The meeting was called to order at 1341 by Assistant Chief Smith.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Ro 11 was taken.
A motion was made by F/F Fournier to accept the minutes of the last meeting as
posted. The motion was seconded by F/F Mike Bennett. The motion carried.
Reports
A. Enqineer
1. The liqhts have been repaired on 4188.
2. The new work detail policy has been posted and all members will be getting
a copy in their mail boxes.
B. Fire Marshal
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1. The Inspection Department has moved into the Fire Station for the next
90 days due to the construction at City Hall.
2. There is some construction goinq on in the City that will be completed
soon. Snap-On-Tools is completinq their building and Charles B. Edwards
will beqin construction across from Public Works in the near future.
A new 6 story senior citizen building is planned for the corner of Bass
Lake Road and Boone Avenue and a mini-warehouse structure is to be built
at 36th and Nevada. There are also plans for an office and warehouse
building at 49th and Flag.
C. Company 3
1. The drill last Friday was well attended and everyone seemed to enjoy it.
2. A letter has been drafted to Mr. Donahue concerninq the need for a replace-
ment for 4194 and will be sent as soon as it is OK1d by the officers.
3. The Lion's Club is still interested in startinq a fund for the purchase of
a Hurst Tool. F/F Mark Bennett will work with Lieutenant Smith to coordinate
the fund's start up.
D. Public Education
1. F/F Mark Bennett stated that there will be Public Education meetings
probably set up for the last Tuesday of the month. Currently he is
involved with the parade at North Memorial Medical Center on October
6th. The smoke house will be on display and we have been asked to do
some high level rescue work. FMO Hassinq will hopefully help out with
that aspect. Also, on October 13th and 14th, we will be displayina
the smoke house and 4197 at the Ridqedale Exposition. F/F Anderson is
helpinq with the coordination of the event with F/F Bennett.
2. Lieutenant Nelson is going to be in contact with all members involved with
the open house next Sunday. Be expecting a call from him for some help.
3. Fire Prevention Week is coming up soon. Lieutenant Nelson will be taking
a truck to Meadow Lake as before and will be conductinq fire drills at
all the schools. Anyone who is able to help please get in touch with
Lieutenant Nelson soon.
Old Business - none
New Business
1. The FMO recertification for current FMO.s will be held on October 27th. Be
certain to make that day available if you are involved. We are still waiting
to hear from the VoTec concerning their pumping class. Hopefully, Assistant
Chief Smith will hear something by October 1.
2. Assistant Chief Smith stated that he will probably be more active in the wage
committee as far as working between the City Manager and the Fire Department.
He will need input from the Fire Department Wage Committee as before in
determining how the members wish to divide up the salary and what would be
acceptable compensation.
3. There was some confusion during a call last week when 4188 was tryinq to be
started according to Eng. Brown. It seems twice the truck was left behind on
on a call thinking it had a dead battery. Eng. Brown stated that the battery
was fine but the truck had been left in pump gear hence it would not move.
He also reminded the qroup to be certain the trucks are left in the neutral
position and that if there is a question about the battery, check the dome
light; if it is on, the battery is not the proble~.
4. There will be a retirement dinner for Jim Hanley on September 20; 1984.
If you are able to attend, sian up on the posted sheet on the board.
There being no further business a motion was made by FMO Brown to adjourn the meeting.
The motion was seconded by Lieutenant Smith. The motion carried. The meeting was
adjourned at 1428.
Respectfully submitted,
cZ5~r (!~
Greg Carlson, F/F
Recording Secretary, NHFD
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Renef Association
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533.1521
Board of Trustees
i~i n utes
September 24, 1984
Meeting was called to order by President J. Hassing at 1920 hours.
Those present were J. Hassing, D. Fournier, J. Groth, B. Barber and P.
Bergh.
An application for disability benefits was received from Frank J.
Datko. He had an acute ankle sprain. Motion by D. Fournier, seconded by
J. Groth to approve payments to Frank Datko subject to receiving cert-
ification from the Fire Chief that He is able to perform firefighting
duties. Motion carried.
Application was received from Earl Hassinger, retired, for retirement
benefits to start October 1, 1984. Earl has credit for 23 years of service,
which will make His monthly benefits $276.00 currently. Motion by J. Groth
seconded by P. Bergh to approve benefits for Earl Hassinger. Motion carried.
Being no other business, Motion by D. Fournier, seconded by B. Barber
to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 1927 hours.
Minutes Recorded by
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William D. Barber
See reta ry
Ge~eral ?1eITbe~8hiT I~eetinG
Eew Hope Fire Depart~ent
October 5) 1986
The ri1eeti7:'}g 'Has called to order ~y Chief Smith at aPID hours.
The F1edce of Alle~iaDce wa~ recited.
:;:;011 was called...
i~-iinu te~ of the last ~eeting were approved a~ r:osted.
CO::'"'l'"'e;-:; "pon de DC e
, COFY of cover letter sert to those . . .' ~ to bid O~ ~e~ trucJ~.
.L. co~pa~les l~~l~ea
2. Letter to City Cou~cj_l ~embers, Senator ?ej_ch~ott, ?e~rese~t8.ti ~..e ?.:;~t..
re: I:J".'i tatio', to O.pen HOU8(~ o~: October 5th.
Reports
" l~eBr - ther'e wa~ a short work detail held yesterday.
~l.. .
n Fir~.? 1:~ar8hal
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1. U.S. Swi~ & Fitnep8 has ' , . GO~St1..1;.C tion. Y O~_:, ~:';a:/" '~'''ar: t :'0 C~1CC"-':"
r::::t:.a:r~C'G.
arG8.s of access to the portior; of the ~all that is still l.. 1"1 ~':l-'-'c. V/i th
v",~'.....:.. '-' .
the co~~tru;:: tion, ca.-:- to the hydrant and doors at the ~ear :?"~a~,.-" .. -
difficul t.
2. The hou?i~; u~it on 60th and We~t Broadway will be occ~~ied in a cQ~rlc
~ , . T~e u~it i~ entirely srri~kled and . ~. ' . . ,
01 ~~:or:"'Cn8. eQ111ppea ~2~~ s~a~G-
pi:pes, 'J:her'3 is ~o Ilre lJ'J.!'J.p.
r< Cor::pany 3-.
~.
1. Please 8iC~ up for NOVGEber star~d-bys -:;tS soo;; as popsitle.
2. If your 31fT lice!'se 'i1jll exp:L!.'~ soo~, 8ee Lie1J.te~ar:t .Sc:hilli:>3 a:~8u~
"';"'"...,,:::, refreS~9r course C!a te.s.
" The Dedical sta::c- for Mo~dav will be switched to ~edne8day ::~til the
'/'
class take~~ ty the haz-mat De~bers is cor~rlet8d. Sir:cs -:heir (:la~s i~
on ;"Io'oja;:r t,s, it is too ha}.'d <~et ti:~ the staffi,,; l:~t:'.l ~::a -: ~ 1st?
i;c; dor:e. T~1e cable c]lan0s1 TIill broadcast blood press'..:.re::::: a~" e O~.- a~.la:.~ 1 s'
0:;1'; o:c FrL::a',' :~i ..~
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J. P:;clic Educa:.ior,
1. :-1:118 10. edi tj.o:: 0: tl:(~ O}:G~~ Eo~?e will ~8 held today.
? .: ll....S ;:::..^e~.~entio:r: vJ'ee:-: starts to:ia:t. \7i th ::ne ':.a~y :U:iC ti ()~~. cO;-1cernea
~,
~Ni tl: firs ~pre":.:Gn i:.lO~: , FHO Anderso:o could ;;",e ::OEe extra help 'wi th
t~le tO~Jrs ar:d p!'o/;ra;7:s.
~ ?ecrui :.:~:e~;t - pi? Brad JO!1~2on will be c~airi~~ thj.s co~~ittee he?'Jce fOT'th.
,:.,.
I: YOu ha,,;,~ea1~.y tho~Rhts or com~e'~ts abO\lt ~ay~ -:0 l~nCre8.SS-
-. .
our '!:tu!21~'erB, see pip Brad Joh~po~.
...., sec':;"')
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1. All SCOTs are bacl: i~ ser....;-j.ce :;OV! a:.1c. st1are parts are bein~ ordered
so SCOTs needin; parts won't ha~~e to :oe OJ).::. of ser';Iice for so lo,::~.
2, Tr'y to ..... ,~ care ful '.vi th the ~ua:-:es or: the !'er;"_:la tors, they COF:~t ~~27 to
replace.
" ~he SCOT Cosmittee had been con~ideri~! :;etti~~ ~ew strappil~g i~ bulk
-" .
to sa~..;e so~e ~o~ey w}len SCOT s~raps ~ear out. After a su~gestion by
:'~IOSII, the bulk strappin; will not be ~~~::ed . The new strappi~g will
;~~"'i~O to be replaced with factory products ~ather tha~ ~2 cut tin; a~a
fitti~; the bulk.
, 38 cel'ta2.Y' that wher you do -C2"';).c1: C h Q c J.:, :rou .8.1:-'8 1....r....... the I'l'essur-es
-.,... ~
of each ~ottle 0:' ~"'o:Jr assigr!9d ::~uc;.:::~ There r:a"'<.~s .Ciee"~ cases who:: ta:lttS
'"1~~"O b89?"! f 01.,,, d as low as 500 rO'.\Dd::. It j.s ~'ery i~~o!.ta~t foy' the .s CO 'T
CO~-:--Di t tee to ::;e able to track th8se low bot tle.:-~ "~o fi:::d Ol:t if there ...1..-,
a slow lsak or ot~e~' proble~ that c a:: 0"1:,- be dete~ted with co~sta1~t
~.~: 0:: i -t; ori:---:~:.
f" Trai::i'J Offico::..'
v,
l. The Mi~e Acker~a~ School ~e~t over well. The for~at will be '~e~t [,1]0
same with New Hope 11opti~G the e"':e:-:t i:~ 10 .
/
2. T::'e trailJin; officers ~a~e re~ou~ended to t119 i~o!.t~: 3u~u=ba~1 Mutl1al Aid
A8sociatj_o~~ that all !lel=ets }la~e a ~tandard 201or =e~rese~ti~z ra~k O~,
- .,
"i:tle fil"'e SC8!:e. Vihi te for .........,..; ....-'" o:f2-cer, y'ed :fO!'" li:::e officer, ;:l:-'-~ <~re e2"}
'...,~.1.....L 'C .!.. ...... ..' ~J,.
for probationary ~ember.
" Certificates of corpletion of this years 1<i1'::'3 Acker~ar. School were 1"1'8-
J'
~ e~-l t:; c1 to 1: h." followi~~ Demjers: Froe. S t e've I'~e r\viri , l-'ro~) " Dou:; .IL~dcrnon,
Assistant Chief Greg Ste~Ger, Cartain l7alsO:1, Fio-rO Bd Ander.so~, frob.
Dana La:-son, F/F Brad Jo~nson, and Liel1teDa~t Schilli~C.
Old btl.:-:::j. ~j e:== s
1, ...!tfter r:.H:h '. , a~d ~e~ter i~put, C~j_ef SDit~ p~ese:~ted T~et~ Ji?~1 Brow!"" Vii th
C.lRC ~':'PSlon
a 1~ey to t.he s to. ti O~~ at t!lj_~ ycar'~ retire~ent rart~," ~
2. Cl;i (\ f S~::i tt :=t,?_tsd ,. , . '" tne::--e are a~y ~ore rroble~1~ vrith oil :-::ha:.:. i:l a....rl
T:na-r:. l! ,.u
s~lbseaue~t J:Gsses left ill the statio:', tl:.8 a'. ailabili t:. of ....1-'a ,= ta tio': fo:::-
,-..',0-
tllD. t :-::1.::r~<)S0 ~,l.rill ::0 lost.
j. C~ief S~it}l stated that the aids :or ~n.t3 }'".!ew :"'e PC ~.:.e truck will be ~ack
October 21st.
;';evr 3usi:-es3
1. D~scussio~ waR held as to \vhether tlle frou~ wanted the front roo~ to re~ai= a
pl ac e to 'llorl.z. out or convert ~ack to a dor~ room. F[.~O ?~ike Garo.1:eT stated
tl1at with the U.S. Swi~ a~1d Fitress Center to :")9 o:pe-n.i:'1G soo~, we L:ig::t Ji).~--;:'
as viell tur~ it cack i~to a dOTe. T::.at is .:: :> the City can still -,;rovide 1"0::,9
..L.J...
of the fu:--:ds for Fire Departr':6nt ;:1sr:,':::a:s to ~oin. Chief Smith will check on
the policy of havinG the City :pay :for sorce of tie U.S. Swim & Fitness Ce~ter
fee and get back to the group. F1-:0 !::i1'::8 Gard::ler also aslr.:.ed Chief Sni th to
see if there are ar:::r fu::ds a-r:ailable for Y'e:.~lo?eli~;~ the statioD inclu.di::[" the
dor~ roo~ with 8o~e decent beds. It ?~ould ~e ~ade clear to the Cit~t that
dUI'ing t.he V.ii~lter, 8. :clace to ~19Gp ~or 6 members is very inportant to our
or:.era. ti071 f' Perha~s if we use tha -:. 8.t:t::"oac:: would iisten a little closer
to our request.
2. DisC1;.ssion was ~eld ~to what -;::~:2 7e~eral !~em~ership thi~k8 shovld be """he t e;:~-
,-'.J.......
peratures at ~hj"ch a severe weatte~ :::ta::;d-l":.;/' should ~e called. Cbief S:!:ti-:h
stated that t::e office=s are loo!~i~:~ ^ " , to Gee if the ureseT~ rolic :7
:;: c.:r l",'": 1='~,~ r.
~:uideli:~e of -30 degrees F a~d -(0 desrees F wi~dchill are appro-;:riD. :"3 ~ A~~
~.:.:-: offie ial 2l:o~.'! 0 f ~lands ~.VG...:-:~ -:8.>:.'::~~ :0 > ::::8 officer's ma}.;:e t.;,:e ::l.r C;.SCJ.::-lO:~ .
..,..". ~::'3 fix's !"0~COl"'-: for .5e 8!' ',-'2.S :'~::;a.d,
,'.0:.:' 0'" to G.cijo"J.r'" F/? 3~ad Jo}:~~o~~ . . . Fl.IO Sche.0 fer. :':0 tic~:
8..'.:"'.::;_ ;-'';..7;C'O:-:G.CG
:.:eetir ~ . , c.. t 0930 :: () ~,,~:';'"7 .
CG.rrJ S 0.. 3::::: .~~ ourl~ e 0
Fe2pec~fully sub~ittod,
:~'':;.
Gre;:; Car'l~o::: FIE'
:?e c o~di::1.~:.; S e , T~EFD
P.O. Box 22602 0 Mpls., Mf\j 55422 0 533.1521
ICE of PROPOSED BY-LAW CHANGE
n accordance vri Art"icle XIII (Amendments to By-Laws) of the By-Lal'ls
of Vol unteer' reman1s Relief Association, notice is hereby
glven ~ 0 change to the By-Laws will be voted on by the General Membership
on , October 7, 1984. Notice of this change is given in accordance
requirement of 30 days notice.
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The Proposed Change is as follows:
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Section 1 Membership. Membership in the Association shall be
1 . to persons, who, at the time of making application for membership are
1 1 members in good standing, and actively serving as firefighter in the New Hope
re r-emerre. ters s I apply for membership at the first
General Membershio the J:\ssociation, lowing their appointment.
. " r rshi p sha 1 made in form supplied
lca"Clon TOY' on
b,y Secretary
annLia 0(" $ . pro-rated at rate of $15.00 per mon
,
the two, shall accompany refiqhter!s
a s be from a.nnua ng e first 18
rtment service. After the aDolic tion has been , an
T 1e vote '-t'] ()- (2/3' of e
-
sary elec on to membership. Upon the approval
applicant shall receive a certi cate of membership,
s and Secretary of Association.
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tapas ' =>'d ange
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Sunv. 1. .i\nnual Dues. Annual dues shall be $150.00. These dues
11 be waived by the Executive Committee in the amount of the value of the
tickets sold (annual dance sales) by the member or potential member up to
5150. (A potential member is a member of the Fire Department who has not
yet attained membership in the Association). A maximum of 80% of the annual
dues may also be waived by the Executive Committee if a member shows just
cause why the above option conld not be fulfilled. The fiscal year of the
Association shall be the calendar year.
Dated this date:
September 4, 1984
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v!illiam D. Barber
Sec re ta ry
General Membership Meetina
October 7, 1984
New Hope Fire Department
The meeting was called to order at 1335 hours by Chief Smith.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll was called.
A motion was made by F/F Brad Johnson and seconded by F/F Fournier to accept the
minutes of the last meeting as posted. The motion carried.
Correspondence
* LETTER from North Memorial Medical Center
re: Spent fuel from ~10nticello, scheduled classes
* LETTER from Hennepin Technical Center
re: FMO trainin~ classes; schedule
* LETTER from FISCO
re: Gifts received
* LETTER from National Fire Academy
re: Buildinq construction classes
Reports
A. Engineer
1. The work detail went fine with all members attending.
2. Please do not use the wires in the compartment on 4189 to hang the baleing
hooks on. This was the cause for recent problems with the strobes.
B. Fire Marshal
1. The people at TRW were very helpful in correcting the improper labels on the
barrels of hazardous materials at their site. It seems about 40 barrels
were labeled as havinq some sort of hazardous materials stored in them, but
when it came time to identifyinq the contents of the barrels, about 30 were
labeled improperly.
C. Company 3
1. The Saturday morninq drill was used to formulate more Goals and objectives
for the new rescue/utility vehicle. The officers, rescue/utility vehicle
committee, and the Police Department will meet on Tuesday niqht of this
coming week to formulate a final set of Goals and objectives for the new
vehicle from the Police, Fire, and Civil Defense perspective. The goals and
objectives will then be forwarded to the City t1anaqer for his review.
2. Part of the Saturday afternoon drill was rained out. Attendence for the
rema i nder of the dri 11 was not Wh<:.t was hoped for. We will try again next
year to put on the high level rescue.
3. With the weather qettinq colder, drills will be have to be held mostly in-
doors. If anyone has an idea for a Company 3 drill or would like to lead
one, please see Lieutenant Smith as soon as possible.
4. Ft10 Hassing reported on some of the new thou~hts on rescue training durinq
hi s recent Et1T refresher.
- the instructors emphasized airway manaqement and 02 useaae during
the course. They would like to see more airways in arriving trauma
patients with any possible head injury patient receiving some sort
of positive pressure oxygen ad~inistration being used durinq trans-
post.
- also it was mentioned that a quick drawina of pupil condition would
be very helpful to the emergency room people. When you first arrive
on the scene, make a quick drawina of the pupils and send it with the
patient.
- the first responder courses are posted for upcominq classes.
D. Public Education
1. Lieutenant Nelson reminded the group that this week is Fire Prevention Week
and that school fire drills will be held on Friday and the Exposition at
Ridgedale will be held next weekend.
2. F/F Anderson stated that we will have 4 stations set up for the kids to go
through at Ridgedale. The anes of the kids will be about kinderqarden through
6th grade. Any member wishing to help out will be able to sign up for a
shift. New Hope will supply the smoke house and 4197 for the display.
Old Business
1. Chief Smith reminded the Ft~Os that the recertification testing will be held on
October 27th at about 0800. All current mos must be present and pass the test
to be certified as an FMO. Any member wishinq to take the test to see how he/she
might do is welcome to attend. t1embers wi 11 be allowed to qo throuah as long as
time is available. The contents of the test will be posted a few days before the
27th so the members can be a little familiar with what is to be expected of them.
2. Chief Smith stated that it is the responsibility of the last member leaving the
station to make certain all lights are off and the drier is off. There have
been a few cases of lights beinq left on durina the niaht.
3. The thermostat for the front room has been moved so better temperature control
can be achieved especially during stand-bys.
New Business
1. The United Way film was shown to the group along with the donation cards being
placed in each members mailbox.
2. The overhead doors will be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in. It
seems the company installing the doors foraot to weatherstrip them before they
left.
3. The building construction course scheduled for October 20th and 21st will not be
made available to any more members due to the handwritten comment on the sign-
up sheet.
4. On t1onday, October 8, we will be putting out 4 fires set by the BeA for traininq
of their people. There will be 3 fires in different parts of a house and one
car fire. They will have arson investigators come out to the site then on Tues-
day to ex~~ine the house as part of a traininq exercise.
5. Chief Smith commented on the injury to a Plymouth Fire Officer when he was work-
ing around a damaged cyclone fence. The fence was damaged by an automobile that
had torn and thus stretched the fence very taught. The fence released and caused
severe damage to the officer's le~s. Just a reminder to anyone coming upon an
accident where a torn cyclone fence is involved - beware.
6. Assistant Chief Stenger read the fire reports for August and September.
7. Chief Smith showed a sample of the hydrant marker being considered for installing
in New Hope.
Being no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Captain Gardner and
seconded by Lieutenant Nelson to adjourn the meetinq. The motion carried at 1518.
Respectfully submitted,
Greg Carlson, F/F
New Hope Fire Department/Recording Secretary
Utility Truck Com~ittee Meeting
October 9, 1984
The meeting was called to order by Lieutenant Smith at 1830 hours.
Roll call: Lieutenant Smith, Lieutenant Nelson, Chief Smith, Assistant Chief
Stenger, F/F Schilling, Lieutenant Oberuterp and Officer Rudolph.
Lieutenant Smith stated that the meeting vias called to obtain input from the Folice
Department as to their needs regarding the proposed rescue/utility vehicle. Chief
Smith was also asked to attend to provide input from the Civil Defense Department.
Chief Smith stated that from the Civil Defense's point of view; the proposed vehicle
would provide a very valuable source of portable power, lights p . . J.,..
ana co~munlcavlon.
Lieutenant Oberuter and Officer Rudolph offered the following areas in which the
DroDosed vehicle would be useful to the Folice DeDartment:
- - -
A. Communica tion
1 The vehicle could be equipped with the 2 channels now used by the
J.. 0
Police Department.
2. Channel 3 which is Hennepin Cow,ty ~Iould be made available in the
truck.
':1 An auxilary antenna jack could be installed to alloy, the ac.di tion of
"';0
temporary channels as required at a given incident.
4. A land-line phone would be available; especially useful at hostage
incidents.
"Q Command post
"""'0
. An area Hould be available to intervieh' Hi tnesses to an j.ncident
1.
that v;auld be out of the elements and more sui ta ble than the back
seat of a squad car.
2. The vehicle would provide an exellent area to disperse offj.cers and
equipment during lost child incidents. The vehicle could house the
commanding officer and provide an area for map placement and review
and provide an area for other incoming departments to meet an be
briefed.
It was decided that Lieutenant Smith will put together a list of possible uses of
the vehicle by the 3 departments represented and have Lieutenant Oberuter allow
the remainder of his department to comment on the listed uses and provide other
areas where it could be of value.
The meeting was adjourned at 1937 hours.
Greg Carlson/Recording Secretary,NHFD
General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
November 4, 1984
The meeting was called to order at 1345 by Assistant Chief Stenger.
The Fledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll was called.
A motion was made by Lieutenant Bjorklund and seconded by F/F Bergh to accept the
minutes of the last meeting as posted. The motion carried.
Assistant Chief Stenger acknowledged three retired members who were able to attend
the meeting; Dick Nygaard, Bill Reimer, and Ray Martenson.
Correspondence
1. LETTER to Chief Smith from the State of Minnesota, Fire ~~rshal's Office
re: Workshops on changing of the 902 reporting form
2. LETTER to Chief Smith from the Northwest YMCA
reg Physical Fitness programs available
":l LETT&q to New Hope/GOlden Valley Dispatch from Chief Smith
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reg Obtaining police case numbers for certain medical call reports
), LETTER to Steven l'lenard from Chief Smith
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reg Results of application
Reuorts
Ao Engineer
~ Work detail was held last Tuesday
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B. Company 3
1. If you are involved in a medical call where you actually rendered care to
a pa tient , the report should contain the police case nlliTtOer assigned to
that incident. Dispatch has been informed that we will be requesting that
information and should help in cross referencing reports if more infoma-
tion is needed in the future from that report.
2. 4189 will now be used as the first vehicle out on medicals during stand-by.
It will not necessarily be used first out during a Fire Department drill
since it probably will be involved in the evolution. 4194 will be used
during those times.
C. Fire liIarshal
1. The plans have been finalized for the North Ridge project at Bass Lake
Road and Boone.
D. Public Education
1. The Fire Prevention Poster Contest for this arf.3a "as Hon by Scott Jenssen.
He will be receiving his prizes at the November Council Meeting.
Old Business
1. The FHO recertification results are complete and have been reviewed by the
~J:" FHO Hassing is the only certified FMO on the Department. A new
OI.L lcers.
FHO training class is scheduled to begin on January 8, 1985. It will be hela
every other Tuesday for 5 sessions with a test to be held soon after class
completion. A list will be posted soon to sign up for the class. Instructors
"ill be Assistant Chief Stenger, Captain Gardner, and FI.1C Hassing.
2. The SCOT maintenance program book has been completed and "ill be instituted.
3. SCOT Aviation "ill be putting on a training/certification class at New Hope on
Thursday, November 8th. hembers from surrounding departments will also be
attending along "ith the members from our SCOT Maintenance Committee.
4. The mask for a SCOT 2.2 is still missing. If you see it please turn it in.
5. Engineer Hassing reminded the group not to turn the bottles off on the cascade
system when it is not in use. They are to remain open; the system "ill keep
them topped off. If the bottles are tuned off, the compressor will be turning
off and on repeatedly since the system will try to keep the pressure constant
just in the pipe coming off the compressor. This on and off cycle "ill damage
the system if it is abused in this way.
6. Be sure to drain all p~~ps during the cold "eather. It is a good idea to make
certain the water tank to pump is all the way closed since you may lose tank
wa ter. Be especially certain on 4189 that it is closed. Also be aware that ~he
roads will be getting slippery soon; drive carefully in your car and in Depart-
ment vehicles.
New Business
1. Since Steven Menard was not present at the meeting, a motion was made by Captain
Gardner and seconded by Lieutenant Smith to table his application until the
next meeting. The motion carried.
2. Former Chief Reimer asked that retired members be better kept up-to-date on
future changes in the Constitution and By-Laws. Assistant Chief Stenger noted
the problem and will discuss "ays to keep the retired members better informed
with Chief Smith.
3. A motion was made by F/F Barber and seconaed by Lieutenant Smith to change the
time of the December general membership meeting to 0900 due to the Children's
Christmas Party. The motion carried. The 3 retired members agreed to spear-
head the breakfast preparation on that morning for the Fire Department Members.
4. The fire repor~ for October was read.
A motion was made by F/F Burke and seconded by Captain Gardner to aajourn the
meeting. The motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 1435.
Respectfully submitted,
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Greg Carlson, F/F
Recording secretary, i'ih1<'j)
General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
December 2, 1984
The meeting was called to order at 0910 by Chief Smith.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll was called.
A motion was made by F/F Don Fournier and seconded by F/F Mike Bennett to accept
the minutes of the November general membership meeting as posted. The motion
carried.
Chief Smith extended a welcome to the many retired members who were in attendance.
Correspondence - none
Reports
A. Engi neer
1. There is now a light over the SCOT workbench area.
2. There will be a work detail on Tuesday evening.
B. Company 3
l. There is a sign.,..up sheet on the board for January stand.,..bys.
C. Public Education - No report
D. FMO Certification
l. The new FMO classes will begin on January 8, 1985. The sign up sheet is
posted. The officers have decided to stand behind the results of the
recent test. The officers do welcome input from all members concerning
the recertification process during the refinement of the program. It hasn't
been decided yet if the numDer of FMO's will De limited and how they will
De selected from the pool of those passing the certification test. The
FMO certification committee will have an answer to that question by the
next general membership meeting.
E. Fire Marshal - No report
F. Mutual Aid Response Committee
1. The committee is working on an automatic response box policy for the de-
partment. More information will be made available as the system is
refined and approved by the offi cers.
r SCOT Committee
v.
1 The SCOT usage and maintenance book is complete and one will be maue
1. 0
available in the station for all members to reviewo This cOJ;:Y must
remain in the station so please do ~he reading while at the station,
A drill will be schedulea that deals with the SCOT maintenance program
and how we are to document all repairs and maintenance for OSPili.
2. The SCOT 202 mask that bas been Jnissirlg \~r2S found under the seat in l:.he
crew cab of 4186. The mask is cracked and will need to be ceuc
P~ssistant Chief reminded the group that if you damage a piece of e-
quipment, please report . , . , , - / .-:.
l~ so l0 may ce replaCeQjrepalred as soon as
possible.
H. Recruitment
1. I'he first phase of recruitment VIas not as successful as had been hoped. so
the co~~ittee will go to phase II of the recruitment Qrive~ This will
involve ads on cable Tv and perhaps renting a rent-a-billboard to place
in a conspicuous place.
I. Hazardous Eaterials Committee
1 F IF l-lantlska and FL;lv Iiassing are being trairleci irl "the 1\4orth Suburban Haz-
1.. 0 - -
ardous Haterials Hesponse Team and will come back to New Ho:;:e and train
3 or L~, members in ,1 '1 .., They:,,; ill rn.ak,e Inore inf orIna ti on
"'tne response m,8"LnOQSo
available to us as l..heir classes progresso
J. 25th Anniversary - No report
Old Business - None
Nei-J Busi,ness
10 Assistant Chief Stenger gave the dates of some available classes that will begin
soon:
- Training Officer I will begin on January 9, 1985, 30 hours per session.
I . . " 1 on incident command using Brooklyn Centers simulatoro
- " 1 TIlgnt. c ass
See t.he Training Officer if you are interested in any of the above.
2. Chief Smith stated that you will be seeing officers wearing ~heir gear more on
the scene soon. The officers decided that it was needed bo~h from a safety
standpoint and allowing other people to identify a chief officero
3. Chief Smith stated that the City will put on an employee Christmas party on
December 20th at 1600 hours. This is for employees only, no s~ouses for nowo
Also the City will host a skating party for all .., , " . ,...., . -. .
emp~oyees ana 0nelr Iaml~les
on December 27th. This will be a~ the Ice hrena and will have a pot-luck
dinner following. Skating begins at 1745 hours.
40 A motion was made by F/F Fournier seconded by F/F Burke to accept the
anDlication of Steven henard as a probationary member of the 1.e1-; hope Fire
Department pending the completion of the physical and subsequent passing and
appointment by the City Manager. The motion carried.
e; Discussion Has held as to the interpretation of the residence policy guide-
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lines with respect to the letter sent to F/F Fournier that he will have a
year's trial at his new residence in Plymou~h. F/F Burke thought i~ un-
fair a veteran of the fire department should have to serve a period of
trial 1.:t nlS change .... . ., ~., been approved by the office:rs. Chf Smith
or reSlaence naa
stated that the intent of the trial period was not to judge the location as
far as distance from the station but rather the % or calls the member makes.
It was ~he intent of the letter sent to F/F Fournier to make clear that the
350 requirement of runs Has still in effect. and did not viant his ;6 of calls
to fall after his move. Chief Smith stated also "that the map with t.he area
of alloHed residency was a guideline only and final approval of the location
for a change of residency would be the decision of the officers.
6. F/F Fourner would like to submit a Dlan for re-evaluating the FhO recertifi-
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cation just completed. he will submit the proposal to the training officer
for further evaluation.
7. There were 2 proposed changes to the Constit.ution to be voted. - /-., t"
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author of both, agreed to withdraw the proposal dated October 31, 1984 (see
attached). ' . " , p I" to approve the change. The motion
n rHot.lOr... ~\as j~aQe oy l'II!!'
was seconded by F/F hanson. Discussion followed. It was pointed out by
Brown that changing the meetings to a ~.., ., ~ ~ , 1 ., ,
6anesaay WOU~Q Keep ~nose memoers wno
work evening from attending any general membership meetingso It is those
people we are actively recruiting right now also. It was tnen asked by .het.
Chief Reimer if the retired members had a vote in the mattero .it. l~~as the de....
cision of the chair not to alloH the ret,ired m.embers to vote since precedent
had been set in that they do not '-lote for officers during electionso The
question was called by Lieutenant Smith with no opposition being heard hence
a vote was called. ", .J..' .:>. - , t' 2/~ t " d t ,. " l'
'lDe mOl-lOn .l.al.Lea ne ) vo e need.e 0 ammenQ ,'ilt.h ~1
members voting aye and 11 members voting naye.
A motion was then made by F/F nomsted and seconded by FIF hanson to change the
meeting times of all general membership meetings to 1830 hours. After some
discussion it was decided that the motion was out of order and the motion and
second were withdrawn.
A motion was made by FIF homsted and seconded by Lieutenant Smith to change the
time of the January 1985 meeting to 1830 hours. The motion failed with 7
members voting aye and 11 members voting nays.
The fire report for November was read.
Being no further business to discuss a mot:.on was made by F/F hike Bennett and
seconded by F/F Barber to adjourno The motion carried at 1114.
Respectfully submitted,
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In conjunction with Article 8 of the Constitution of The Ne;, Hope VoluI1teer
Fire Department, notice is hereby given of the follow changes proposed to
The Constitution:
Article 3; Section 2 to read:
Officers shall he elected at the regular meeting on the thira Wednesday of
February each year and shall hold office for one year unless sooner removed
as herein provided. Said officers to be elected by a yes/no ballot with a
fifty-one ~ ) per cent majority needed to elect if more than one candid tate,
abstensions not considered a vote.
Article 7; Section 1 to read&
The regular meetings shall be held on the third ednesday of every month with
the meeting in February being the annual If a meeting cia te falls on
a legal holiday, it shall be held on the following ednesciayo
Article 7; Section 2 to read:
The hour of shall be held at 1830 hours for all months~
The hour of the shall be subject to by a majority
vote of the general membershipG
Article 7; Section 5 shall be deletedo
Greg Carlson/Secretary, NHFD
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November 14, 1984
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",e cordance with The Constitution of The New Hope Volunteer Fire Der.-artment i
'sicle 8, notice is given of the following proposed changes to the Constitution:
Article 3, Section 2:
Officers shall be elected at the regular meeting on the third Wednesday of Feb-
ruary each year and shall hold office for 1 year unless sooner removed as herein
.providec~. Said officers to be elected by a yes/no ballot with a fifty-one per-
csrt majority needed to elect an unopposed cand5.da te. A simple majority vote
ree Sred to elect if more than 1 candidate, abstensions not considered a vote.
Article 7, Section 1:
The regular meetings shall be held on the third Wednesday of every month with ~he
meeting in Februa~J the annual meeting. If a meeting date falls on a legal holiday,
it shall be held on the following Weill1esday.
':.:.c1e 7, Section 2:
lour of the regular meetings shall be 830 hours for all months. hour of the
:' meetings subject to change, by a ma ori ty vote of the general membership.
Article 7, Section 5 shall be deleted.
C-::g Carlson
. JC :ry, New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
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New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.o. Box 22602 . Mpls., Ml\j 55422 . 533-1521
Board of Trustees
Minutes
December 18, 1984
President J. Hassing called the meeting to order at 2015 h9urs. Those
present were J. Hassing, J. Groth and W. Barber.
Due to lack of a quorm, motion by W. Barber, seconded by J. Groth to
adjourn. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 2016 hours.
Minutes recorded by
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William D. Barber
Secretary
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I New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
( Relief Association
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
Board of Trustees
Dec. 27,1984
Minutes
President J. Hassing called the meeting to order at 2008 hours.
Those present were Pres. J. Hassing, V.P. D. Fournier, Sec. W. Barber,
Treas. J. Groth, and Trustee Stenger.
President Hassing noted that there had been a change in the State
Law relative to service pensions, Article IX, Section 6, Subd. 1,
and the amount noted was incorrect. James Rodrequez's date of
acceptance was October 11, 1966, and date of resignation was May 12,
1980, which is 13 years plus. The amount per years of service was $500
not $600 per year. Our By-Laws also stated that this deferred lump
sum would be payable at age 50 years or 5 years following resignation.
State law does not permit the 5 years. It was felt that we should pay
at least the percentage of interest permitted by law compounded
annually, therefore J. Rodrequez will receive $6500 + 5% interest
on Noyember 15, 1985 at which time he will be 50 years old. A letter
will be sent to James Rodriquez as soon as the total has been determined
thru November 15, 1985. We will also explain the error in the amount and
the change in the State Law requarding the 5 years.
The status of Fire Chief D. Smith was discussed. There seemed to be
a difference of opinion as far as the City is concerned as to exactly
what His status is. State Law would not allow Fire Chief Smith to be
a member of the Relief Association if His salary is considered for 24
hour duty/responsibility. If the City afrees that His job is basicly
8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and after that time He responses as He deems
necessary, Then He may continue to be a member of the Relief Assoc-
iation. Motion by J. Groth to hire an attorney outside of the City
to determine the legal status of Fire Chief Smith. Seconded by D.
Fournier. Motion carried.
Bd of Trustees
Dec. 27, 1984
pg. 2
Motion by D. Fournier to contact Charles McKusick, attorney, and put
Him on a retainer to render a legal interperation of the status of
Fire Chief D. Smith as it relates to benefits in the New Hope Fire
Department Relief Association. Seconded by J. Groth. Motion carried
Motion by D. Fournier to adjourn, seconded by G. Stenger. Motion
carried.
Meeting adjourned at 2152 hours.
Min~s Recorded by
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William D. Barber
Secretary
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.o. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
1984 COMMITTEE REPORTS
The following are final reports from the committees of 1984, in alphabetical
order. Listed in parentheses are the members that were in charge of the part-
icular committee for 1984.
APPRECIATION DINNER (Don Fournier, Doug Smith, Cordell Bennett) The 1984
gala affair was held on February 19th at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater to see
the on-stage play IIAnnell. Ninety one people signed up to attend the secret
affair, (actual location of the event was not disclosed until the day of the
affair), with only 80 actually showing up. Everyne was bussed from the Fire
Station by Medicine Lake Bus Co. Pete Sharp was presented His. retirement ring
before We left. The 1985 event is scheduled for February 2, 1985 at the Old
Log Theater for supper and then see the play.
AUDIT COMMITTEE (Greg Carlson, Doug Smith, Steve Homstad) The committee audited
the last quarter of the Association Treasurer's books for 1984. The books were
found to be correct.
BLOOD BANK (Patty Bergh, Earl Hassinger) No blood was used by members in
1984. As of this writing, We owe Minneapolis War Memorial Blood Bank 7 pints
for administration cost for 1984.
CHILDRENIIS CHRISTMAS PARTY (Women's Auxiliary) This year the event was co-
hosted with Crystal Fire Department. It was enjoyed by all.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (James Hassing) This year the greatest amount of the time
was dealing with the proposed benefit increases. The jacket situation was
finally settled after a recommendation from the Executive Committee. It was a
take it or leave it proposal.
FUND RAISING (Al Nelson, Greg Stenger, John Groth) Getting members out to
sell tickets was a real job again this year. There were some who didn't sell
any tickets. (Approx $13,799 was collected minus commissions and other expenses.)
HISTORIAN James Smith) The scrapebook has been kept up to date throughout the
year. Jim also set up committees to start working on the 25th Anniversary
Celebration of the New Hope Fire Department.
PICNIC (Mike Gardner, Patty Bergh, Chris Hanuaska, Charles McCulloch) Good
time by all who attended this year. It was held on August 5 at Lake Independ-
ence Hennepin County Park. There was a problem with a lot of people who signed .
up but many did not show, making the quantity of food left over to be excessive.
PROPERTY(Mike Cox) A new policy was established which requires the approval
of a Relief Association Officer of the property officer to sign out Relief
Association equipment. A list of equipment owned by the association is being
prepared. The committee will be looking into getting a Identification number
to identify all equipment.
1984 Committee Reports
page 2
PUBLIC RELATIONS (Mark Bennett) Again this year an ad was placed in the
New Hope/Crystal Swim Club brochure. This committee is working with Storer
Cable on putting together fire programs to be aired on local cable chanels.
REFRESHMENTS (Gerald Hanson, Don Fournier) Agatn this year there was a lot
of controversy regarding the price of pop, charging for coffee, candy, and a
candy machine. A candy machine was aquired and was put into use and the price
of pop was raised. This committee is now able to real close to being self
sufficient.
RETIREMENT ( James Hassing, Stan Schaefer) During 1984 there were three men
who retired. They were Cordell Bennett, John Roberts, and William Reimer.
Jim and Stan have kept the retired members up to date on departmental activities
throughout the year. A quarterly calendar of events is prepared and sent to
all retired members.
The second annual golf outing was held at Greenhaven golf course in Anoka.
This event was organized by Stan Schaefer. Those who wanted to golf went out
after dinner and those who didn't went out around 6p.m.. This was enjoyed by
all whether they golfed or not.
SPORTS (Steve Homstad) The sports committee had a very busy year with many
activities, organized volleyball games, softball games, bowling parties, and
etc, etc. Another year of good activities.
SUNSHINE (Greg Carlson) Several members and spouses received flowers in 1984.
UNIFORMS (Dave Burke, Ron Bjorklund) This year again there was much discussion
regarding jackets again. Believe it or not a proposal was presented to the
membership of a jacket with a specific price. The only choice that was presented
was a quilted or plain lining.
New name plates were approved and will be attached to the pictures in the front
room and upstairs.
veryone is current with uniforms and pictures.
VISUAL AIDS (Mike Bennett, Chris Hanuaska) Again this year there has been a
lot of down time with the VCR recorder.
New Hope Pire Department
General ~embership Meeting
January 6, 1985
The meeting was called to order at 1335 by Chief Smith
The Fledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll was taken.
The minutes of the last meeting were approved as posted on a motion by pIp B.
Johnson and a second by F/p Mike Bennett. The motion carried.
Correspondence
* Certificates of Attendence - SCOT Field Maintenance class
* Memo to FISCO rei broken SCOT 2.2 mask
* Nemo to Captains rei Quarterly reports
11- Memo to Communications Officer rei Quarterly reports
* Memo to p/F Hanson reI His active status on NEFD
* Memo to Steve Menard rei Recommendation of membership
* Copy of tape of transmissions from 4601 Independence fire
* Memo to National negistry rei F/p Burke's medical training
* Memo to Larry Watts rei Bi-weekly pay for secretary $ draftsperson
* Copy of proposed changes to the Constitution & By-Laws NHPD
Reports
A. Engineer
1. The rewind rope on t~e generator of 4183 was found loose. Flease leave
a note for the engineers if you find something in need of repair.
2. There will be a work detail on Tuesday night.
B. Fire Harshal - no rerort
C. Company 3
1. There will be an updated policy concerning the type of [ear to be worn on
different situations during medical calls.
D. Public Education
1. We will be advertising on the cable channel to offer tours of the station.
Hopefully this will stir up some interest and bring in some new appli-
cations. There will be a sign-up sheet posted for those members who
feel they could gives some tours.
2. Captain Bennett will be producing a video on the fire dangers of
Christmas trees. Anyone who would like to help, please contact him.
E. F!viO tra ining
1. The class will begin on Tuesday, January 8th at 1700 hours. .LJress will
be optional with respect to uniforms or civilian clothes.
F. Mutual Aid - no report
G. SCOTs -
1. The SCOT 2.2 mask has been repaired. The 3rd SCu'l' has been placed back
in service that was gone from the crew cab of 4186.
2. Lieutenant Bjorklund has found that nosepieces for SCuT masks are not re-
quired by any Federal, State, or Local governmeJ,t agency. A t this time,
the SCOT Committee will discuss the situation of nosepieces further and
get a recommendation back to Chief Smith regarding their possible use.
3. The SCOT Committee will also be evaluating a SCOT mask/regulator bag.
Four such bags have been ordered and will be used during drills/calls as
available.
H. Recruitment - no report
1. Ha z Ma t
1. Training sessions will start on January 14th for those members at~ending
the previous Haz Mat meetings. F/F nanuska & FMO Hassing will be attending
from New Hope.
J. Training Officer
1. There will be an incident command claRs held at Brooklyn Center on Jan-
uary 8th. The 3 lieutenants ana F IF H ayes will attend.
2. We have a Cooper gym available to us for physical fitness drills on each
second wednesday of the month through I-jay.
Old Business
1. There has been some problems with money being taken fLom members' mailboxes.
The ham that was donated to t:-:e fire department has also been taken from the
refrigerator. Be aware of that if you leave valuables at th~ station.
2. The furnace in the front room will be serviced so ~he ventilation problem
should be solved after that.
3. The garage doors in the bay will have the much needed weatherstripping done
soon.
4. Chtef Smith will check on options available to increase the lighting in the
bay soon.
New Business
1. Certificates of Completion of the SeVE ria intenance .l:-rogram werE:: handed out to
F/F's Burke, Mike Bennett, FhO Hassing, and Lieutenants Bjorklund and Smith.
2. Elood pressures will be taken of all members before the ~ednesday night physi-
cal fitness drill begins. Hopefully all members will be able to keep an on~
eoing blood pressure chart of themselves. Lieutenant Smith feels that none of
the members has a problem with high blood pressure now, however if a problem
is identified with someone it is hoped that that member would seeK medical
advice. This program is in no way attempting to filter out memcers who would
ap'pear to have high blood pressure other than identifying problems for each
members' inferma tion. Hopefully pressures can be taken twice 8 month and charted..
3. The new IvlFIRS report will be used on all fire reports, not tr~e hFlrtS-l!;i.. If
you are the senior member at a oall, it is up to you to update the run board
in the hall as far as those attending that call. This will also hold for all
medical calls/stand-bys.
4. Two members have applied to have their residence changed to Ilymouth. une move
has been OK'd while the other move is to go to committee for further evalua-
tion.
c: The fire report for December was read.
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6. Filing for office will begin on the 15th of January through the 31st. The
Secretary will be the filing officer.
A motion to adjourn was made by F/F Fournier w5th a second by F/F Barber. The
motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 1435.
Resrectfully sucmitted,
JJ/W; (!~r/
Greg Carlson
Secretary, NEFD
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<J-')rdance with The Constitution of The l'1ew Hope Volunteer Fire Department;
':L,? ;:', notice is ven of the following proposed changes to the Constitution:
Article 3, Section 2:
Officers shall be elected at the regular meeting on the third Wednesday of Feb-
):'J.2ry each year and shall hold office for 1 year unless sooner removed as herein
'cded. Said officers to be elected by a yes/no ballot with a fifty-one per-
majori ty needed to elect an unopposed candj.da te. A simple majority vote
to elect if more than 1 candidate, a bstr:.nsions not considered a vote.
Article 7, Section 1:
The regular meetings shall be held on the third wednesday of every month with the
meeting in February the annual meeting. If a meeting date falls on a legal holiday,
it shall be held on the following Wednesday.
..:_ :-J_" 7, Section 2:
'O'..T of the regular meetings shall be 1830 hours for all months. Hour of the
re;.!.=_::.,:' meetings subject to change. by a majority vote of the general membership.
Article 7, Section 5 shall be deleted.
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October 31, 1784
Y1 conjunction Hith c,:cticle 8 oi' the Consti ttition of The New hOFe Volunteer
Department, notice is hereby given of the following changes proposed to
Constitution:
Article 3; Section 2 to read:
Officers shall be elected at the regular meeting on the thirQ wednesday of
February each year and shall hold office for one year unless sooner removed
'0 herein provided. Said officers to be elected by a yes/no ballot with a
-one (51) per cent majority needed to elect if more than one candidtate,
~sions not considered a vote.
Article 7; Section 1 to read:
The regular meetings shall be held on the third Wednesday of every month with
the meeting in February being the annual meeting. If a meeting da te falls on
a legal holiday, it shall be held on ths folloHing Wednesday.
rt~Lcl,3 ?; Section 2 to read:
our of the regular meetings shall be held at 1830 hours for all months.
-., hour of the regular rnee:~ing shall be subject to change by a majority
vote of the general membership.
Article 7; Section 5 shall be deleted.
9 rison/Secretary, NHFD
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New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Renef Association
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
Board of Trustees
Minutes
January 28, 1985
President J. Hassing called the meeting to order at 1913 hours. Those
present were J. Hassing, D. Fournier, W. Barber, J. Groth, and G. Stenger.
Request for benefits from Charles McCulloch was presented. The benefits
were for 2 weeks and 3 days. Motion by Stenger to approve benefits in the
amount of $85.00 for Charles McCulloch, seconded by Groth. Motion carried.
J. Groth noted that a Board of Trustees Meeting would be set up follow-
ing the meeting with the City Manager and L. Watts to discull benefit
increases.
It was noted that D. Smith will be getting a letter from the City
clarifying His status of employment with the City. He and the City Manager
have come to an agreement and will get it in writing shortly.
It was noted that the Annual Board of Trustees Meeting will be held
on February 24, 1985 at 1400 hours.
Motion by Stenger, seconded by Fournier to adjourn. Motion carried.
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Meeting adjourned at 1925 hours.
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General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
February 3, 1985
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 1340 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll was called.
Minutes of the last meeting were approved on a motion by Captain Gardner and a
second by FIF Datko. The motion carried.
Correspondence
* Letter from Lieutenant Smith to Chief Smith
re: First-aid supplies needed for coming year
* Minutes of the Training Council Meeting
re: First Responder
* Memo from Sgt. Lowell Campbell, New Hope Police Department
re: Hand signals for use with N}frlC helicoptor
* Letter to Training Officer
re: EMT training
* Letter from St. Cloud State University
re: Skid control classes
* Letter from Minnesota State Fire Chiefs' Association
re: Funds needed for memorial
A motion was made by Captain Gardner to hold the officer elections following the
committee reports. The motion was seconded by FIF Homstad. The motion carried.
Committee Reports
A. Engineer
l. 4189 was out of service for a day due to a broken drain stem. The problem
has since been repaired.
2. The twist locks on all cords have been converted to conventional locks.
If you happen to find a cord that does not have a conventional end,
please notify one of the engineers.
3. The following items are missing according to the engineers:
- 1 14" pipe wrench - 5 pick head fire axes
- 1 25 foot extension cord
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4. The fire ground command kit has been placed on 4189.
B. Fire Harshal
l. The building being constructed for Nordic Press will soon be ready for
occupancy.
2. The have been moritoriums place on the following types of construction
in New Hope until further studies can be done:
- miniwarehouses
- restaraunts
- residential group homes
C. Company 3
l. Progress is slow on the new rescue/utility vehicle.
2. There is a new policy concerning the wearing of turnout gear at the scene
of medical emergencies.
D. Public Education
l. Please sign up on the board if you are available to give some tours of
the station. F/F Anderson has written a short outline that may be useful
during a tour to make surJ~ave hit all of the highlights and give you a
little guidance in preparation.
2. Storer Cable will soon be training some people on their equipment. He may
be sending some of our members to the classes.
3. Duk Duk Daze will no longer be a function of only Company 3. A committee
will be formed from the entire department to be headed by Captain Bennett.
E. FMO
l. The classes are progressing well. The way it looks now, 1 or 2 more nights
may be needed to cover all of the information. It will be easier to tell
as the class draws nearer the end.
F. SCOTs
l. The SCOT regulator/mask bags will be tested on the 2.2's in 4186 to see if
more should be purchased. Mask nose cups will be tested over the next 2
months to see if they would help the mask fogging problem.
2. Monthly checks on all of the SCOTs has begun this month as per the guide-
lines in the maintenance manual.
G. Recruitment
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l. The recruiting posters will be re-done to make themYvisible. Also, the
committee may be doing some recruiting over the cable channel in the near
future.
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H. Hazardous Materials
l. FHa Hassing and F/F Hanuska are attending the Haz Mat training school.
They in turn will instruct 5 to 6 members on the department in the
Haz Mat response policy.
I. Training Officer
l. FF I and FF II classes could be changed so that only 2 starting dates
would be made available during the year. This would stop the problem
of people starting in the mi.dle of one session and having to finish
up during the next session. This is especially a problem in FF I classes.
The cost structure of FF I would also be changed according to a formula
yet to be determined.
Elections were held as per the motion. The elected officers are as follows for
1985:
Assistant Chief Greg Stenger
Captain Mike Gardner
Captain Mark Bennett
Lieutenant Ron Bjorklund
Lieutenant John Hayes
Rescue Lieutenant Jim Smith
Chief Smith welcomed the officers and hoped that they could have a productive
year in 1985.
Old Business
1. F/F Mike Bennett asked Chief Smith why the dayside members were asked to clean
the kitchen during a recent fire call and also why the order to do so was
given after the trucks had been cleaned up and the members were ready to go
home. He also asked the membership to be sure and clean up the kitchen area
and wash your dishes if you use any. Chief Smith stated that that. certainly
is a common courtesy to clean up after yourself but reminded F/F Bennett and
the rest of the members that if there is a mess to be cleaned up, you still
may be asked to clean it up with the help of other members during a call.
2. It was also asked if F/F's are supposed to be filling out fire reports during
a call. Chief Smith stated that filling out the reports is ultimately the re-
sponsibility of the officer in charge or the senior firefighter. The officer
in charge may delegate the filling out of the report to a F/F for training
purposes.
3. F/F Brad Johnson asked that requests to members to stand-by for severe weather
be made a little earlier in the day so that arrangements can be made at home.
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Assistant Chief Stenger stated that the policy will be clarified to the
officer so that the duty officer can make the decision to put a crew in
the station and notify a chief officer as soon as possible.
New Business
1. Mike Harrington was introduced to the membership and was asked to leave the
room while the vote was taken for his membership application. A motion was
made by F/F Barber to accept Mr. Harrington as a probationary meJer after
successfully passing the required physical and appointment by the City Man-
ager. The motion was seconded by F/F Groth. The motion carried.
2. Chief Smith stated that cars may not be washed at the station durinq the
hours of 0800 and 1630 even though his office is now in City Hall. The
policy for more extensive car repairs in the station is still being considered
by Chief Smith and will be out as soon as possible.
3. Any member wishing to get material over to Chief Smith's office may put it in
his PO box in the station. Anything confidential may sent in the same manner
after being sealed in envelopes that will be made available near his PO box.
4. Chief Smith will still have the 6820 extension in his office at City Hall. He
will answer it only after it has rung 3 times so a member in the station could
have a chance to answer it first. If you hear the phone ring and then stop, you
may want to pick up the receiver anyway to see if Chief Smith has answered it.
Please identify yourself as always and determine who the call is for.
5. The county Chief's meeting will be held in New Hope on February 14th (Valen-
tine's Day). Chief Smith may ask for help in the preparations and lunch
serving. Let him know if you would be willing to help.
6. The batteries in the HT on 4183 have been changed and new ones put in. The HT
should work well now.
7. Be certain to change the radio back to channel 1 after you have run a medical
in the truck or after a stand-by night (4189).
8. The fire report was read by Assistant Chief Stenger for the month of January.
A motion was made by F/F Mike Bennett and seconded by F/F Barber to adjourn the
meeting. The motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 1525.
Respectfully submitted,
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OFFICERS MEETING
~EBRUARY 20,1~85
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHIEF SMITH AT lS00 HOUkS.
ALL OFFICERS WERE PRESENT EXCEPT ~OR LT. HAYES.
THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 3, 1~b5 O~~ICERS MEETING WERE hEAD AND
APPROVED.
COR.RESPOfWENCE:
APPLICATION ~ROM DOUG DUNETTE, AND SUBSEQUENT WITHDRAWL O~ APPLICATION.
APPLICATION FROM STEVE CARLSON
LETTER mo STEVE CARLSON
RE: ATTENDANCE AT MAR. 3~D O~~ICE~S MEETING
LETTER FROM F/F JOHN GROTH
RE: REQUEST FOR 1 YR. LEAVE O~ ABSENCE.
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN ROBBINSDALE'S uWHIZ-BANG DAYSu
COpy OF MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES ~ORM
VARIOUS CABLE RELEASES FROM CAPT. BENNETT
LETTER FROM CAPT. BENNETT TO CHIE~ SMITH
RE: STATUS OF OLD HOSE
LETTER FROM CITY MGR TO APPLICANT M. HARRINGTON
RE: MARCH 1sT START DATE AS PROB. ~/F
MEMO FROM CHIEF SMITH TO F/~ D. BURKE
RE: RUN ATTENDANCE ~OR DECEMBER/JANUARY
MEMO TO CHIEF SMITH FROM ENG. BROWN
RE: D. BURKE'S ABSENCE ~hOM WORK DETAIL
FLYER FROM OSWALD ~IRE HOSE CO.
RE: 25% DISC. ON HOSE AND COUPLINGS
REf-ORTS:
FMO- CAPT. STENGER REPORTED THAT THE CLASS IS PROGRESSING ALONG BUT
THERE MAY BE A NEED TO EXTEND CLASS TIME BY ONE OR TWO NIGHTS.
HE ALSO IN~ORMED THE O~~ICERS THAT HTC IS LOOKING INTO CE~TI~Y-
ING ANY NH~D MEMBER THAT SUCCESFULLY PASSES OUR ~MO PROGRAM
AS COMPLETING HTe's 'APPARATUS 1,11,111.'
MUTUAL AID- DUE TO THE TEACHINGS OF THE 'INCIDENT CO~IMAND COURSE',
IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THIS COMMITTEE HOLD O~F ANY ~URTHEh
ACTION INTO COMPILING A 'BOX ALARM' TYPE O~ RESPONSE. AT THE
REQUEST OF CHIEF SMITH, THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE WILL NOW BE
CLASSIFIED TOGETHER WITH THE PRE-PLAN COMMITTEE.
SCOTT's- LT. BJORKLUND STATED THAT AS PER OSHA AND NIOSH, A LEAK
TEST IS NEEDED ON THE NEW 2.2's. HE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT A
REGULAR SCOTT BE PLACED IN THE CREW CAB o~ ~18b DUE TO THE ~ACT
THAT FOUR F/~/S FAILED THE LEAK TEST; AND ANY ONE O~ THOSE
MEMBERS COULD BE RIDING ON 418b. IT WAS FINALIZED THAT A SCOTT
WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF THE CREW CAB OF 4188 AND SWITCHLD WITH A
2.2 FROM 418b.
CONTINUED
NHFD
OFFICERS MINUTES
F EB. 20, 1985
CONTINUE:.D
AT 1~50 HOURS, THE:. REPORTS WERE:. SUSPE:.NDED, AND FMO HASSING APPlARE:.D
AT THE:. MEETING TO REPORT ON THE:. FEBRUARY 11TH MEE:.TING OF THE bOUN-
DRIES COMMJTTEE~ THE DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE:. IS ATTATCHED.
AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, CAPT. BE:.NNlTT MADE A MOTtON TO ACCEPT THE:. GUID-
LINES AS STATED IN THE COMMITTEE:.'S PROPOSAL.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
AT 2015 HOURS THE REPORTS WERE AGAIN RESUMED.
LT. BJORKLUND REPORTED ON THE FOLLOWING:
THE LEAK-TEST ON REGULATORS NEED NOT BE DONE UNLESS THE WHOLE
UNIT IS TO BE TAKEN APART TO BE SERvICED.
LOW PRESSURE HOSES GMASK HOSES) WILL PROBABLY BE NEEDING RE:.-
PLACING DUE TO THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THEM. PRICES WILL BE FORTH
COMING.
IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE:. MASKS BE TAKE:.N APAhT BEFORE CLEANING.
CLEANING SHOULD BE DONE IN WARM WATER WITH A MOLD DISINFECTANT/
DETERGENT.
THE NEW SCOTT MASK BAGS ARE NOW IN SERvICE ON 418b.
A REQUISITION WILL BE HANDED IN FOR THE PURCHASE OF A 15 DRAWER
FILE
SCOTT MASKS WILL NOW BE CATAGORIZED USING A SMALL BRASS TAG.
RECRUITMENT- CAPT. GARDNER STATED THAT THE POSTE:.RS ARE IN BEING
PRINTED, AND THERE IS NOW AN AD ON CABLE CH, 7.
HAZ-MAT- CAPT. BENNETT WILL NOW ACT AS LIASON FOR THE HAZ-MAT COM-
MITTEE.
25TH ANNIV.- LT. SMITH INFORMED THE GROUP THAT THE COMMITTEE:. CHAIR-
~ PERSONS WILL MEET IN MARCH AS THAT WILL MARK THE.. 50% COfvIPLE-
~ TION MONTH.
~ ') TRAINING OFF.- NO REPORT.
\l ~ DUK-DUK .DAZE- ~APT. BENNE:.TT STATED THAT THERE:. WILL BE::. A MEE:TING ON
i3 FEBRUARY LIST.
'- (NEW BUS I f~ESS :
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~ ~ CHIEF SMITH REPORTED THAT THE ENGINEE:RS HOURS HAvE BE:.EN CUT. SOME OF
~ ~ THE WORK THAT THE ENGINEERS DID WILL BE DONE ON WORK DETAIL.
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~ \) DISCUSSION ON THE CREAMETTES CALL OF FEB. 12. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT
}~ THERE WAS A MISINTERPRETATION OF COMMUNICATIONS ON THE CALL. ALSO
~ ~ IT WAS DECIDED THAT 4183 WILL NOT NECISSARILLY ROLL OUT ON ALL
. COMPANY THREE CALLS, BUT WAS AGREED UPON THAT IT MIGHT BE:. BE:.TTE:.R TO
~ ~ W A I TUN T I LAN 0 F F ICE RON THE:. S C ENE CAN ',1 A K E:. A DE CIS ION AS TOT H E
cOin rr~ U E D
NHFD
OFFICERS MEETING
FEB. 20TH, 1j85
CONT,
NEEDS AT THE SCENE. EACH CALL WILL HAVE TO BE HANDLED INDIvIDUALLY.
A LENGTHY DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE FEASIBILITY OF 4172 USING 41~7
AS HIS RESPONSE VEHICLE DURING STATION ACTIVITIES, IN THE ABSENCE OF
4171. IT WAS DECIDED THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH PULLING 4197 IF
THE CHIEF OFFICER SEES FIT.
4177's HT WILL BE SWITCHED WITH 41~4/s DUE TO ITS POOR PERFORMANCE,
THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER WILL BE NOTIFIED,
STARTING MARCH 1ST, 1~85, COMPANY THREE MEMBERS WILL BE CHECKING OUT
THE FIRST-AID KIT AT THE BEGINING OF EACH SHIFT, A CHECKLIST WILL BE
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE ORANGE STANDBY SHEETS.
THE OF~ICERS GAVE THERE APPROVAL OF WEARING THE SILVER NAME PLATES
ON THE DRESS BLUE UNIFORMS.
CHIEF SMITH GAVE THE GO AHEAD TO LOOK INTO THE COST OF CAR WASHING
BRUSHES TO BE USED ON THE TRUCKS INSTEAD OF TOWELS,
CHIEF SMITH INFORMED THE OFFICERS ON THE FOLLOWING:
CO. 3 IS TO GO IN SERVICE ON BOTH POLICE AND FIRE MAIN AT THE BE-
GINING OF THEIR SHIFT, DISPATCH HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS CHANGE.
SOME TOPICS THAT CAME OUT OF J.AE COMMUNICATIONS MEETING WERE:
FAIY\-
1J PROB. F/F'S SPENDING TWO 2-HOUR SHIFTS IN DISPATCH TO ~_
ILIARIZE THEM WITH THE PROCEEDURE,
2J CONCERNS TOWARD INDIVIDUAL DISPATCHER INCIDENTS WERE CLEARED
UP.
CAPTAIN BENNETT:
ASKED IF WE COULD MARK THE CENTER ~BALANCE POINT} OF THE LADDERS
WITH SOME FORM OF MARKING, CHIEF SMITH SAID IT WAS O.K.
MARK ASKED IF OUR LADDERS HAVE BEEN STRESSED TESTED. CHIEF SMITH
ASKED MARK TO LOOK INTO NFPA'S GUIDLINES IN THAT SUBJECT,
$OM(
STATED THAT THERE IS A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG^PROB. F/F'S IN ~EGARDS
TO THE PLACEMENT OF LADDERS ON TRUCKS, AND HOW THEY ARE FASTENED ON-
TO THE VEHICLES.
DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE REMEDY. POSSIBLY TESTS AFTER CLASS WOULD
HELP IN THE RET~TION OF THE MATERIAL TAUGHT, SEN.\oR
Re;ra""t ON
CAPT. BENNETT THEN ASKED IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE IF THE MORE s.L~jm
MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT COULD FILL OUT THE REPORTS AND LET THE
YOUNGER PROB, F/F'S STAY ON THE BAY FLOOR FOR AFTER RUN CLEAN-UP.
IT WAS DECIDED THAT THAT WAS A VALID IDEA, AND WILL BE MONITORED
A LiTTLE CLOSER,
CONTINUED
NHFD
OFFICER MINUTES
FEB 20, 1985
CONT,
LT. BJORKLUND:
ASKED THAT THE FIREPHONES FROM GROTH AND SCHAEFERS HOMES BE PLACED
IN SCHILLING AND JOHNSONS HOMES. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION IT WAS AGREED
TO MOVE THE PHONES.
QUESTIONED WHETHER OR NOT CIVIES COULD BE WORN DURING COLD WEATHER
STANDBY. CHIEF SMITH STATED THAT WORK BLUES WILL BE WORN.
ASKED IF THE LIBRARY IS UP TO DATE. ASST. CHIEF STENGER STAT~D "THAT
IT IS STILL IN THe WORKS
RON ASKED ABOUT THE STATUS G~ TH~ N~W TRUCK RADIOS.
CHIEF SMITH STATED THAT TH~Re ARe STILL PhOBLEMS WITH THE NEW GEN-
ERAL ELECTRIC MOBILES AND THAT IT MAY TURN OUT THAT WE WILL KEEP TH~
EXSISTING RADIOS
ASST. CHI~F STENGER:
REQUESTED THAT THE TYPEWRITER IN THE LIBRARY BE ~IXED. CHIEF SMITH
WILL LOOK INTO IT.
DISCUSSION ~OLLOWED REGARDING PAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE ON THE SCOTT
COMMITTEE. DISCUSSION ENDED WITH THE OUTCOME BEING A TIME STUDY TO
BE DONE TO SEE HOW MUCH TIME WILL ACTUALLY BE N~lDED TO COMPL~Tl
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS.
ASST. CHIEF STENGER WILL CHAIR A COMMITTEE THAT WILL LOOK INTI hOOKIE
ASSESMENT. A PROPOSAL WILL BE READY BY TH~ MARCH 20TH ME~TING.
THERE WILL B~ A MEETING ON MONDAY MARCH 11TH DO FINALIZE THe
TRAINING SCH~DULE FOR THE SECOND QUARTER.
LIEUT, HAYES:
ASKED WHAT THE FEELING WOULD BE I~ THE DRILLS W~R~ TO BE SWITCHED
BACK TO 1~00 HRS, THE GENERAL CONCENSUS WAS THAT WE NEEDED THE 3
FULL HOURS FOR TRAINING AND THAT GOING TO 2200 HRS WOULD BE TOO LAT~.
CAPT. GARDNEF<:
CAPT. GARDNER IS PUTTING TOG~THER A LIST O~ THINGS THAT PROB, F/F
PAT OLSON MUST COMPLETE BEFORE ALLOWING HIM TO S~E ASST. CHIEF STENG~R
ABOUT GETTING OFF PROBATION.
THE GEAR SURV~Y IS DON~ AND WILL B~ HAND~D IN SHORTLY.
WITH NO FURTH~R PENDING ISSU~S, F/F PATTY BERGH'S ANNUAL keVIEW
WAS DONE.
A MOTION BY CAPT, GARDNER TO ADJOURN WAS SECONDED BY ASST. CHIEF
STENGER. MOTION PASSED,
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2345 HOURS.
RESPECTFULLY ~
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RESC. LT. J, SMITH
ACTING SECRETARY NHFD
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
The annual Board of Trustees meeting of the New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association was called to order by President James Hassing at 1405
hours (2:05 pm.), February 24, 1985, in accordance with the by-laws of the
Association; Article VI, Section 1, IIMeeting of the Board of Trustees. II
Roll call was as follows;
Mayor Edward Erickson - absent
City Treasurer - Larry Watts - absent
~ire Chief - Doug Smith - present
President - James Hassing - present
Vice-President - Don Fournier - present
Secretary - Bill Barber - present
Treasurer - John Groth - present
Trustee - Charles McCulloch - present
Trustee - Patty Bergh - absent
Copies of the minutes fo the February 26, 1984, annual Board of Trustees
meeting and special Board of Trustees meeting minutes were distributed
to all members prior to the meeting. Motion by D. Fournier', seconded by
J. Groth to approve the Board of Trustees meeting minutes _ motion carried.
Copies of the annual committee reports were distributed prior to the meeting.
Motion by Fournier, seconded by Groth to approve committee reports _
motion carried.
The treas~rers report was reviewed. Motion by Smith, seconded by Fournier
to approve the treasurer report as submitted. The first, second and third
quarter audit reports are to be added. Motion carried.
The list of members separated (2) new members (3) and retired (3) was reviewed.
Motion by Groth, seconded by Fournier to approve the list as presented.
Motion Carried.
The salaries of the secretary and treasurer were discussed. Motion by D.
Smith, seconded by Fournier to set the secretary's salary at $600 for 1985
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Fournier to set the treasurer's salary at $600
for 1985. Motion carried.
It was noted that in 1982, two local businesses had donated $250 for equipment
in the weight room.
President Hassing recommended that Greg Carlson, Charles McCulloch and Stan
Schaefer be appointed as the audit committee for 1985. Motion by Fournier,
seconded by Groth to approve those suggested. Motion carried.
The expenses for 1985 conference and such were discussed. It was noted that
there was approzimately $1~260.00 remaining in the secretary's account from
1984. Motion by J. Groth, seconded by Barber to set $3000 as smount for
expenses in 1985. Motion carried.
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Motion by Smith, seconded by Groth to adjourn - motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 1521 Hours (3:21 pm.)
Wi 11 i am D. Barber
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Board of Trustee Meeting
February 25, 1985
Meeting was called to order by President Hassing at 1930 hours. Those
present were Hassing, Barber, McCulloch, Groth, and Fire Chief D. Smith.
The death benefits for Willard Ackerman were discussed. It was noted
that with twelve years of service, Willard Ackerman's widow would be eligible
for $2200.00. Motion by D. Smith, seconded by J. Groth that a copy of the
death certificate be requested prior to the check for $2200 be sent. If a
copy of the death certificate is not received within 14 days that a letter
be sent to Mrs. Ackerman explaining the need for one. Motion carried.
It was noted that Willard Ackerman's widow would not be eligible for widow
benefits as she does not meet qualifications under Article VIII, Section
2. It was also noted that there are no surviving children who are eligible
for benefits per Article VIII, Section 3.
B. Barber noted that He had heard from James Rodriquez regarding His
lump sum - in lieu of pension per Article IX, Section 6, Subd 1. He noted
that J. ROdriguez had made plans for the money per the agreement when He
resigned to be received after May 12, 1985. Since our current By-Laws
allow for the 5 year and the age 50 both are in 1985. J. Groth made a motion
seconded by D. Smith to pay the full amount due J. Rodriguez. $6500.00
plus 5% interest for a total of $8295.83 as of May 12, 1985. Motion carried.
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Motion by McCulloch, seconded by Groth to adjourn. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 2000 hours.
Minutes Recorded by
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NOTE: It was noted that a policy should be set as to what is required at
the time of a death of a retired or active member.
l. Death Certificate
2. Application for widow or survivor benefits
3. Application for children for survivor benefits if any.
Membership Committe Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
March 3, 1985
The meeting was called to order at 1200 hours by Chief Smith.
The minutes of the last meeting were not read.
Ro 11 ca 11 : Chief Smith, Assistant Chief Stenger, Captain Gardner, Lieutenant Smith,
Lieutenant Bjorklund, and Lieutenant Hayes.
Correspondence
,;'~ LETTERS from North Suburban Mutua] Aid Association regarding completion of three
hour incident command Systtem Training for F/F Nelson, and Lieutenants Hayes,
Smith, and Bjorklund.
" NOTES from dispatch Liaison meeting held on February 20th.
";';. LETTER to F/F regarding failure to appear for work detail.
;'; LETTERS to F/F's Schaefer and Groth regarding moving of fire phones.
-}:; LETTER to F/F Burke regarding authorization of new residence
Committee Reports
a. SCOTT's - the nose cups will s till be installed for testing during the
spring.
b. Recruitment - the posters are ready at the printer1s. The committee will
have the Membership Committee approve the wording the next time it puts
out a publ ication.
c. HAZ MAT - no report
d. Training Officer - We should send at least 2 members to the Chaska fire
seminar on hazardous materials. These 2 members could be the two who have
been attending the North Suburban Training classes of 2 members who vlill be
on the New Hope response team.
There has been some discussion about \'Iays of signal ing for the evacuation of
a structure so that all members would be aware of the situation. The talk
centered around the hand held air horns for that purpose however Assistant
Chief Stenger had some reservations about the air horns in that they Vlould
be one more item to carryon the trucks and perhaps get lost or ] ose a 1 ] of
the compressed gas in the course of testing their readiness. He VJ ill keep
the officers posted on any decisions made.
There vvill probably be another training drill at North Memorial Medical
Center this summer similar to the one that was held last year.
The Training Officers thought it a good idea to not re-order the film
I'Nozz 1 emenll but instead replace it ,\I i th 2 f i 1 ms ; those being Fire Hose
and another one related to nozzle use.
e. FMO - the last se3sion was cancelled due to the instructor having to leave.
The sessions will be held every Tuesday hence forth until all of the
ma t e ria 1 has been covered.
f. Duk-Duk Daze - No report
g. 25TH Anniversary - No report
Old Business - None
NeVI Business
1. Appl icant Carlson appeared before the Membership Committee. A motion was made
to recommend appl icant Carlson to the general membership by Lieutenant Smith and
seconded by Lieutenant Hayes. The motion carried unanimously on a ro 11 ca 11 vote.
2. F/F Burke appeared before the officers to explain why he missed his assigned work
deta i 1 . F/F Burke explained to the officers that he had made arrangements with
Eng. Hassing to due some assigned tasks during the day since he could not make the
assigned work detail. According to F/F Burke, Eng. Hassing said that vlOuld be
taken care of and vlould suffice for his work detail obligation. As it turned
out, the discussion held between F/F Burke and Eng. Hassing was never communi-
cated to Eng. Brown who then marked F/F Burke absent and according to policy,
put F/F Burke1s name down for the next 2 work details. These work details were
subsequently missed by F/F Burke and according to pol icy is required to explain
to the membership committee why he should not be suspended for 10 says. F/F
Burke then left the meeting. Captain Gardner thought it maybe was an error with
the engineers not communicating and perhaps the fault 1 i es there and not with
F/F Burke. A motion was made by Lieutenant Smith and seconded by Lieutenant
Bjorklund to have F/F Burke fullfil 1 his 2 work details as stated in the pol icy
starting with the next work detail with no suspension. The motion was carried.
3. The residency pol icy was rev i eVJed . See attached.
A motion was made by Captain Gardner and seconded by Lieutenant Hayes to adjourn the
meeting. The motion carried at 1328.
Respectfully submitted,
Greg Carlson,F/F
Recording Secretary, NHFD
RESIDENCY POLICY
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The following is a descriptive boundry; its purpose is to identify Ii
boundaries that may be acceptable for the relocation of current
members of the New Hope Fire Department. In no way should it
be determined to be automatically authorized and is left to the
discretion of the Membership Co~nittee. Any request for residence
outside these boundries will not be considered. At this time one
member has been grand-fathered in because previous guildlines
showed the address to be \!Jithin the boundry. (This member is
Dave Burke at 12520 - 49th Ave. No.)
From 62nd and County Road 18 east on 62nd to Lombardy, Lombardy
south to 60th, 60th west to West Broadway, West Broadway to
Kentucky then south into Louisiana south to the Soo Line tracks,
east on the Soo Line to Hampshire, Hampshire south to 32nd, 32nd
west to Louisiana, Louisiana south to Medicine Lake Road, Medicine
Lake Road west to County Road 18, County Road 18 north to 34th,
34th west to Pilgrim Lane, Pilgrim Lane south to 32nd, 32nd west
to Medicine Lake Boulevard, Medicine Lake Boulevard north to 36th,
36th west to Larch, Larch north to the Soo Line, the Soo Line
east to County Road 18, County Road 18 north to 62nd and County
Road 18.
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General l"embership Meeting
New Hope Fire De~artment
Harch 3. 1985
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 1340 hours.
The Fledge of Allegiance was recited and roll taken.
A motion was made by F/F Datko to approve the minutes of the last meeting as
posted. The motion was seconded by FJF Brown. The motion carried.
Corresnondence
lETTER from Robbinsdale Police Department
reI Thank you for help during funeral
LETTER from N~rtn Suburban Mutual Aid Association
reI Letters of completion of class for 3 members.
Re'Oorts
A. Engineer
1. The area above the :ront office has been cleaned up.
2. The handlight on L189 is now being charged by the drive-away cord.
3. There will be a work detail on Tuesday. ,
B. Fire Marshal - No report
C. Com~any 3
1. There was a good drill yesterday mOYning.
2. The Folice Der~rtment is getting the information together for it's needs
with respect to the new utility truck in ~reparation for a final pro-
posal.
D. A new bulletin board has teen put up in the hallway for use by the Fubiic
Education Committee.
1. Sign up for the class involving the video camera as given by Storer.
2. There will be a sign up sheet for Duk Juk ~aze committees. Flease
sign up for those areas you are interested in.
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3. 5 members have signed up to give tours to groups. There are still openings
if you are interested.
E. SCOT's
1. There has been a SCOT put in 4126 that is not a 2.2 for those members
who cannot wear the 2.2's.
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F. Recruitment
1. The new posters will be going out next week.
G. FMO
1. The classes will meet eve~J Tuesday hence forth until tne material has
been covered. The date for the practical test has yet to be determined.
H. Haz Nat
1. There will be a sign up sheet made available for those members wishing
to be on the New nope response team. Only 7 or 8 members will be chosen
to be on the team to keep the number to a workable size. Hem bers will
be chosen on a basis of years of service, special knowledge, availability
of response, and other factors.
I. 25Th Anniversary - report will be given at next meeting.
Old Business
1. Any. projects given to tt,e Fire !1arshal should be cleared through Chief Smith
first.
2. There should be no loitering in the .rire i'larshal' s office. If you need to see
him, please make an appointment.
3. F/F Burke stated that he thought the F/F's should be more involved in inspec-
tions. This would help the F/F's by making them more familiar with the buildings
in the City and would also take some of the work load off of tJ:e ?ire l'larshal.
Chief Smith said he would consider the matter. F/F Schaefer asked if some sort
of worksheet could ce made out that would familiarize the F/?'s with inspections
and give a base from which to work with respect to how inspections are carried
out. Th~s will also be looked in to at a later date.
New Business
1. F/F nanson asked Chief Smith if steps could be installed at the ~ast side of
the station. ne stated that the climb up the hill is dangerous especially in
the winter. Chief Smith said that some work may have to be done by ~he City
around the station and perhaps that would be a good time to have the steps
proposed.
2. The F/F's oath was given to Mike narrington.
3. There has been a new residency policy drawn ur. A copy has been placed in each
members Fa box.
4. F/F Romstad asked Chief Smith what was happening with regards to the fitness
money made available to us. Chief Smith stated that he is evaluating 2 fitness
testing companies and will make a decision about the funds as soon as a good
program can be found. There may be a possibility of including the rolice De-
partment in our long term fitness program.
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5. F/F Hanuska asked Chief Smith the status of our wage rackage. Chief Smith
stated that the City Manager has the rrorosal. Chief Smith will negotiate
for the amount of the raise and the Fire ~eFartment wage commit~ee will again
determine how the funds are to be disrersed. The structure of the wages may
be changed in that the wages for the engineer, custodian, and secretary would
not come out of the wage pool that rays the F/F's.
6. Assistant Chief Stenger stated that the F/F l"emorial fund at New Eo~e stands
at $89.00.
7. The fire report for February was read.
There being no further business and there being 15 inches of snow on the ground,
a motion was made by FMO Hassing and a second by Captain ~ardner to adjourn the
meeting. The motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 1510.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MEETING HINUTEs
HaT'ch 24, 1985
Heeting ~vas called to order by President Hassing at 1921 hours. Those
present were ff..assing, Fournier, Barber, Groth, and NcCulloch.
B. Barber noted that the death certificate for Willard Ackerman had been
received. Notion by J. Groth that $2200 death benefit be sent to Gloria Ackerman,
Latest noted beneficiary. The request form for the benefits will be signed
when the check is delivered. Seconded by Barber. Notion carried.
Being no furhter business, mot ion by J. Groth to adj ourn, seconded by
D. Fournier. Notion carried.
Neeting adjourned at 1940 hours.
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Membership Committee Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
f.larch 31, 1985
The meeting i;vas co.lled to order by Chief Smith at 1210 hours"
f,iinutes of the last meeting were read and aprro"'led.
Correspondence
l. LETTER from head dispatcher to Chief Smith
re: testing of remote tone generators
2. CERTIFICATES for completion of Fire ter I class to Probg's Gardner & Olson
3. LETTER from }"lERT1~ tag}: force to Chief Smith
re: training funds for ...4..c aderu;r
It LETTER frorr North Suburban Mutual Aid Association
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). LETTER Il'om Ce~rol Carlson to Chief Smith
re: Thank: YOt1.. for use of -Glle station Public Viork.s in
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re: Tha.n}: you for the station Pu.blic Vlork.s tntervievfs/t:s
7. LETTER from Susan Simmons to Fil"e Department
re: Thanl-~ you her recent stove IlY'8
8. LETTER from F/F Hanson to Chief Smi CamIni t tee
re: uest. for of address
Committee Reports
A" Fl'lO - The C1.assroom por.aon of I'Te\v 's Fl'iIO is coynpleted "\vi th the
practica.l set fOl' on April 13th weather permi , l'<Iembers of
the cla.ss took the l"Jorth "P'i.cj!! certification test and two members passed
the test anQ are certified as FMOs that school=, Other members th~3
"test: passed~ cer-caJ..21 nortions of the test and will take the necessary classroom
vlorl:: in order to recei'fle certificatlon.
B. SCOTs - The SUDJ6C1:. of pay for the comYrli ttee mem.bers will be discussed at the
next; officer's mee .
c. Recrui tYllent - The post.ers were not placed around tovrn as per the last meeting's
mlnUT.~3S~ They vlill be placed around tovrn this \veek .
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D. Ha.z I-Ta t - There havev2 vehicles made available to the response teamo At this
time though, they look to be .. . for the needs of the graD.p.", There 'h !')"'T.O
J.nac.equa;:;e
been no dates set: ;yet :or the of each deuartment t r..; response team.
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1. There will be another Incident Command class on April 30th. Tvro more
members from New Hope should go.
2. The film t'Blev:;r1J is from the Columbia Heights Fire Station.
3. The mutual aid drill in R8binsdale is set for September 9th. lw it
stands now New Hope will not be invited to participate.
.t'. 25th Anniversary - A suggestion has been made that since the Lion's Club has
a lot of experience in running an operation similar to the 25th Anniversary,
we should a~w them to run the concessions and take the profits as an incentive
for doing ito This would help us in the fact that we have lirrited available
members for running the displays and other functionso This will be brought up
at the Relief Association mee .
Go Duls:.-Duk Daze - The snowed-out will be held on April lttho
Old Business
fJ.... The letters placed in F/F Burke's file cone his Tun % last month will re~
ma.in there with the letter that folled from Chief Smith s the error in
interuret the
'"' In order that the diameter hose be fully utilized, 12 t: 'Nill be needed
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on 4183, 4186, and . Assistant Chief S will get the costs theY'
of the items needed to the ~.u hose in Eer~,Tice"
(' The rookie surveys as filled out. t.he general will be continued and
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will be done at least twice per yearc \vi11 be patterned after the P/F e-
valuation forms as used nowo
Do Bennett asked that there be list of items to be c :.eC1 mernbers
the slow time of a firecallo 'l:nese are that could take some of the
pressure off the work detcj~l and the engineers and could be done by rookieso
An unofficial procedure followed naY! is that North end responders that are
chronically late ,,0 t:ne SC8neare sent back to the station to help during the
clean-upot
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A motion was made Assistant Chief S and seconded Captain Bennett not
ta accept the application of Mrq due to the a-.;railibili of his reponse
in the future" The motion carried.
.. Responsibilities of the duty officer - A handout was ven out the prev"ious
Del
"!{ieek as to -G'"B cll1.ties of I'. vote 'Hill be t.al::en on the proposed
responsibilities at the next .
C. Lieutenant orklund mentioned that F/F Fournier spends a lot of 1::~me talking
after calls and does not put much effort into vli th the clean up"
Lieutenant Smith thought a letter could be sent to F/F Fournier or anyone else
who did not do their share of clean-up~ Chief Smith stated that the member's
Captain should speak with him to solve the problem. Captain stated that
he will with p/F Fournier. ,/ /,~/<{- fr
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v!hen 4197 is not washed when used the Chief., Chief Smith stated
that he doesn't thinIi he should ha.'ve to '!lIas h a.nd proba.bly 'will no.t e~..rer be
seen ..:... ......(1 Problems of this nature should be solved at the time
occur on the floor and not this . Lieutenant Bjorklul1d would
like Chief Snlith to tell the what he told the office:.r's here todav
cone the matter"
A motion was made Gardner anci seconded Lieutenant to ourn
the mee . The lllotion carriedo The 111(38 was adjourned at 13420
submitted,
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General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
-' Barch 31, 1985
The meeting was called to order at 1350 by Chief Smith.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll was taken.
A motion was made by Captain Gardner and seconded by FMO Hassing to accept the
minutes of the last meeting as posted. The motion carried.
Correspondence
1. LETTER from chief dispatcher to Chief Smith
re: testing remote tone generators regularly
2. LETTER from Public Works
re: thank you for setting up for job testing
3. CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION for Prob.'s Gardner and Olson - FF I
4. LETTER from North Hennepin to Chief Smith
re: completion of class by FMO Hassing
Reports
1. Engineer
- work detail was completed yesterday morning.
- the engineers may need some help in sand blasting 4186.
;;> :110 - no report
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- . C:ompany 3
- Lieutenant Smith and FIF Schilling have completed the instructors course
on Sky Warn and upon passing of the final exam will be certified instructors.
- Lieutenant Smith was concerned that the work detail which takes place on
2~turddy morning is taking members away from his drill.
'. . Public Education
- FIF Anderson reported that the Nation Fire Safety Council will be making
a larGe pool of fire safety educational material available to departments
2 highly recommends any of it to members giving talks or wanting infor-
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wa~lon -Or themselves.
- FIF AnderSon and Captain Bennett attended a seminar in Bloomington on how
to approach People to get the message that fire safety is very important;
::'cross to them. "
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- The Public Education Committee will be giving a program to a senior citizen
group at North Memorial Medical Center on April 10th. It will concern
first aid, fire safety, and severe weather procedures.
5. FMO - Only 2 members passed the HTC FMO certification tBst; FMO Hassing and FIF
Hanuska;although other members who took the test passed portions of the
test. These members will only have to put in the needed class time to
pass those areas.
6. SCOTs - no report
7. Recruitment - no report
8. Haz Mat - the members for the New Hope response team have been selected and
training will begin as soon as the dates are set.
9. Training Officer
- There will be another incident command school at Brooklyn Center on April
30th. Two more members should go from New Hope. See Assistant Chief
Stenger if you are interested.
- Assistant Chief Stenger has some information on the Mike Ackerman School
and its format for this year. Basically they are thinking of charging $150
per department which allow 5 members to attend. Any additional members
attending from that department would be charged at the rate of $30 per
person.
10. Duk Duk Daze - no report
11. 25th Anniversary - There was some discussion about getting the Lions Club to
run the food concessions and especially the corn concession. They would be
allowed to keep the profits from the stands in exchange they would free up
some of our members for other displays and programs. As it stands now the
idea is in limbo since the food committee stated that they were not planning
to serve corn-on-the-cob. More will be coming on this subject at a later date.
Old Business
1. The contributions to the FIF Memorial stands at $105.00.
2. The City Manager sent a letter to Chief Smith giving the authorization to
structure the wage package as he wanted. This is with regard to paying certain
employees out of the general City fund rather than the fire department run pay.
The Fire Department wage committee will decide how the wages will be divided up
within the department. FMO Hassing wanted Chief Smith to see who is on the wage
committee for this year and offered to be on the committee. Chief Smith will
check back in the minutes of previous meetings and see who is on the committee.
New Business
1. A motion was made by FMO Hassing and seconded by Lieutenant Smith to accept the
application of Steve Carlson and appoint him as a probationary member pending
sUccessful passing of the physical and appointment by the City Manager. The
motion carried.
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2. C6mpany 2 will have a 1 day stand-by on Easter.
3. Prob. member D. Johnson has passed the requirements to become a firefighter.
4. Chief Smith acknowleged the commendation received by F/F Burgh from the Golden
Valley Department of Public Safety for her quick action while on duty as a
dispatcher. Her outstanding work saved the life of an older person who was
choking.
5. Chief Smith informed the membership that F/F Hanson's request for change of
address to Crystal has been approved.
6. Chief Smith stated that he did use 4197 previously and did not wash it due to the
fact that it was to be used again right away in the morning. As Chief of the
department, he felt it wasn't his place to have to wash the truck in most situa-
tions.
A motion was made by F/F Fournier and seconded by Captain Gardner to adjourn the
meeting. The motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 1532.
Respectfully submitted,
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Greg Carlson, FIF
Recording secretary, NHFD
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New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.o. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
Board of Trustees
Meeting Minutes
April 22, 1985
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 1920 hours. Those
present were Hassing, Fournier,Groth, McCulloch, and Bergh.
J. Groth needs the current address and Social Security number of Gloria
Ackerman. A trip to Crosby to deliver the check will be set for Saturday
Apri 1 27, 1985.
It was noted that the Board had received the necessary paperwork and
application for benefits from James Rodriquez.
Motion by Groth, seconded by Fournier to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting
adjourned at 1920 hours.
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Minutes recorded by
Donald Fournier
V. President
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
Board of Trustees
Meeting Minutes
May 21, 1985
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 1835 hours. Those present
were Hassing, Barber, Groth, McCulloch, and Bergh.
Groth reported that James Rodriguez's check is being processed and should
be here shortly. As soon as it arrives, it needs to be forwarded immediately.
Barber noted that We had received a copy of the death certificate for
Leonard Kiefer who passed away on April 25, 1985. Motion by Barber to authorize
a $3000.00 death benefit check be drawn,(20 years of service @ $100.00 / year
plus $1000.00 ). Seconded by McCulloch. Motion carried.
Motion by McCulloch, seconded by Groth to adjourn. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 1847 hours.
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Sec reta ry
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MTG.
June 2, 1985
General membership called to order by Chief Smith at 1958 hrs. Pledge
of alleqiance was recited. Roll was called: 25 present, 5 excused,
3 absent. Minutes were read by Lt. Hayes.
Reports
Engineer
1. #2 in service.
2. Work detail held on Saturday.
3. Sign-up sheet for next 6 months work detail is on board.
Fire Marshal
1. Grill & Pasta building empty.
2. Possible new buildings on 42nd & Winnetka.
3. Chas. B. Edwards moving in this week. Building is sprinklered and
alarms to City hall.
4. Fournier Furniture building now has Northland Container Co. doing
business - stores lots of boxes.
Rescue
1. Drill on Sat. 1st was supposed to be multiple injuries, but was
auto extrication.
2. Blood pressure cuffs in #3 behind driver's head.
3. Standby sheet for Co. 3 posted and filled in by Lt. Smith. Any problem
see Lt. Smith.
Public Ed
1. Meeting for Duk-Duk Daze missed because of house fire
2. 2 new public ed films.
FMO
~ Final testing complete - all people passed:
Patty Bergh, Al Nelson, Ed Anderson, Dwight Johnson, Frank Datko,
John Hayes, Bill Barber, Chris Hanauska
Name tags were issued to above people and noticed as FMO. Certificates
were handed out from HTC for FMO I to above people. Stan Schaefer also
received HTC as FMO I. Next meeting: Collar insignias to be presented.
Scotts
1. 2.2's on six should be getting new clips for tanks and for all other tanks.
2. All members to read scott warning posted on bulletin board and initial.
Haz Mat
1. Training to start June lath
25th Anniversary
Meeting June 5th after drill.
Page 2 NHFD General Membership Mtg.-
Training Officer
l. Mutual Aid policy written and read by Asst. Chief Stenger pertaining to
evacuation from a structure. Rapid short blasts on air horns mean to
drop everything and get out.
Correspondence
l. New form for multiple alarms and during severe weather standbys.
2. Fridley has 4ger's parade on June 12-16. Parade on 15th at 1000.
3. Tater Daze June 20th.
4. Crystal Frolics parade July 28th.
5. Letter from Honeywell pertaining to Special Olympics on July 27th -
sign-up sheet on Co. 3 board.
6. PRISM on 36th & Boone requests a truck on June 22nd to help move.
7. State of Minnesota Dept. of Public Safety request list of people to
call for assistance.
8. Whiz Bang Days July 14 - parades
Earl Brown Days June 27 - parades
9. House tax bill to tax us more. Chief Smith will follow up for more
answers.
Old Business
l. Chief Smith recommended to move July drill and meeting to second
weekend. t~oti on by Stan Schaefer, second by Bo Johnson to move
weekend. t~otion carried.
2. Officers will meet June 18th for budget meeting. Any recommendations
to officer before that time.
3. Pat Olson presented name tags for rank of firefighters.
vJage Commi ttee
l. Wage committee recommended to general membership to accept policy as
read by Chief Smith. Motion by Don Fournier. Second by Mike Gardner.
t10ti on carri ed.
NO FIRE REPORT
Standby crew was discussed for dance night, and it was decided a crew from
GV was to come in.
t1otion by Don Fournier, seconded by Brad Johnson to adjourn.
Meeting adjourned 2057 hrs.
t~i nutes submi tted by Charl es t1cCull och
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
June 24, 1985
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Meeting Minutes
President Hassing called meeting to order at 1900 hours. Those present
were Hassing, Fournier, and Barber.
Due to lack of quorum, meeting was adjourned at 1901 hours.
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Minutes - July 22, 1985
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 2112 hours. Those
present were Groth, Fournier, McCulloch, and Hassing.
Meeting times discussed. Motion by Fournier and seconded by McCulloch
to change time from 7:00 to 8:00 the~rd Monday of month, motion
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New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
Board of Trustees
Meeting Minutes
August 26. 1985
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 2020 hours. Those
present were Hassing, Fournier, Barber, McCulloch, and Bergh.
Hassing read a letter from Larry Larson who is interested in doing our
annual audit of the Association books (letter attached). It was decided that
for 1985 We would ask them to give us a bid on doing the annual audit.
Motion by McCulloch, seconded by Fournier to adjourn. Moti on carri ed.
Meeting adjourned at 2028 hours.
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William D. Barber
Secretary
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.o. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
Board of Trustees
Meeting Minutes
September 23, 1985
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 2047 hours.
Those present were Hassing, Fournier, Barber, McCulloch, Schaefer,
and Bergh.
It was noted that a resolution had been received from the City of New
Hope regarding Fire Chief Doug Smith remaining a active rrernber of the Ne~"
Hope Volunteer Fire Department Relief Association. Resolution 85-69 was
passed by the City Council on June 25, 1985. It states that the city will
permit D. Smith to remain a rrernber of the Relief Association until He
canpletes his 20th year.
A copy of the Resolution will be put in D. Smith's personal file.
Motion by McCulloch, seconded by Fournier to adjourn. Hotion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 2100 hours.
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New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
Board of Trustees
Minutes
October 28, 1985
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 2108 hours. Those present
were Hassing, Fournier, McCulloch, Barber, and Schaefer.
Barber asked if another person for the Audit Committee had been asked to serve
seince McCulloch is now Treasurer. Hassing noted that He would have a name of some-
one for the Board of Trustees to act on at the November meeting.
A bid was received from Larry Larson to do the year end annual audit and com-
plete all required forms. There was such a small difference in price between Him
and Hoffman-Swintek, who currently does it, that it was felt that We probably should
not change at this time.
Being no further business, motion by McCulloch, seconded by Fournier to
adjourn. ~,1ot ion ca rri ed.
Meeting adjourned at 2117 hours.
Minutes Recorded By
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William D. Barber
Secreta ry
General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
November 3, 1985
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 1340 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Ro 11 ,-Ia s ca 1 1 ed .
A motion was made by F/F Brad Johnson and seconded by F/F Fournier to approve
the minutes of the last meeting as posted. The motion carried.
Comm i ttees
A. Engineering
1. There has been a problem with the siren on 4188. Engineer Brown stated
that the problem is caused by stepping down on the siren button too
hard. The problem has sinced been fixed.
2. Engineer Hassing read the names of those members due at work detail
this month.
S. Fire Marshal
1. Chardon Court will be occupied this week to near 100%. The bu i 1 ding
is located at 5700 Boone Ave. North and is fully sprinklered. The
building has no fire pump.
C. Publ ic Education
1. The Fire Prevention Week Poster Contest was held again this year. The
winners are noted on the attached sheet.
D. SCOT's
1. The adapter plates will be put on all bottles so t hey VI i 11 be compatable
with the SCOT 2.2Is.
2. The SCOT 2.2's will be dispersed among the first three trucks that
respond out of the station.
E. Hazardous Materials
1. Five members from the Haz Mat Team took the introductory Hazardous
Materials class at the Vo-Tech South Campus. Th i s VI ill all 0,,1 them to
continue taking the classes that begin this winter.
F. Training Officer
1. The Incident Command school V.J i 11 be expanded after the first of the
yea r to include a larger room, better visual aids, and expanded
scenarios. After the Training Officers have been through the course
officers f rom all depa rtmen ts vii 11 be invited to go through again.
2. Golden Val ley will host the Mike Ackerman School next year. I t VJ i 11
probably be held away from the HTC Campus this year and may include
some hot drills in a motel that is to be demol ished next year.
3. F IF I classes will go back to the old format beginning in January.
G. Company 3
1. F/F Brad Johnson and FMO Hanuska vii 11 be giving a first aid program
to the employees of the Lathrup Paint Company in the near future.
In appreciation of this fine gesture, the Company \'1 ill be donating
100.00 to the Rel ief Association.
2. The Company 3 drill for December will be a membercof the Hennepin
County t'1ed i ca 1 Examiner's Office. All members are invited to
attend. \~e may a 1 so be inviting members of other departments to
attend if they wish.
Old Business
1. Chief Smith stated that it \'1 ill be OK to change the oil in your car in the
station as long as you do not block the response path of an emergency ve-
hicle. Work on your car behind 4194 or pull 4197 out of the stall. There
is a drum in the engineering department that will be clearly marked for
vlaste oi l.
2. Lieutenant Hayes stated that hose testing is completed and thanked the
members for their help in completing the job in spite of the poor weather.
Some of the 2~" hose may be repaired or discarded; or the extra 2~" that
is s till good may be donated to some other department (or sold $$$).
The hose that is not good still has to be 'taken out of service' on the
record book so don't help yourself to it at this point.
3. Chief Smith read a regulation change concerning beards and the fire service.
The reg's have been changed to read Ino beards may be worn by any member
engaged in structure firefightingl. The regulation previously referred to
'interior firefighting' as a requirement for not having facial ha i r.
4. OSHA may be requiring all fi refighters to submit to lung capacity testing
on a yearly basis begining soon.
5. The trucks vii 11 be \'Iaxed this year by a group of Scouts doing a special
project. You may see them after school or on the weekends.
Ne\v Bus i nes s
1. Mr. John Beddor attended the meeting for the membership to vote on his
appl ication as a probationary member. After the appl icant left the room,
a motion was made by FMO Nelson and seconded by FMO Datko to accept the
appl ication and recommend him to the City Manager as a probationary
fi refighter. The motion carried.
2. In 1 ight of the non-appearance of Mr. Stewart Towle at the previous two
general membership meetings, a motion was made by FMO Nelson and seconded
by F/F Fournier to deny Mr. Towle's appl ication. The motion carried.
3. Joe Gardner was awarded his badge by Chief Smith andpromoted to the rank of
fi refighter.
4. Chief Smith went over the new pol icy regarding the recharging of member
fire extinguishers.
5. A motion was made by Captain Bennett and seconded by F/F Brad Johnson to
change the times of next month's meetings:
- Genera 1 Membership meeting will begin at 0800 hours
- Rel ief Association meeting will begin at 0900 hours
Breakfast vlill be served before the meetings by the retired members.
Being no further business at hand, a motion was made by Lieutenant Hayes and
seconded by FMO Datko to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at
1445 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
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Greg Carlson, F/F
Recording Secretary, NHFD
NEW HOPE FIRE & SAFETY DEPT.
Fire Prevention Bureau
1985 FIRE PREVENTION POSTER CONTEST
The follow ng students are winners in the annual re poster contest,
held in al Robbinsdale District 281 elementary schools:
f'ieadoi^/ Lake: * 1st Kristin Larsen Go 1 d ~1eda 1
2nd Heather Theis Silver ~1edal
3rd Sue Skaaden Bronze r~eda 1
Sonnesyn: 1st Gi nger Tull ar Go 1 d r1eda 1
2nd Emily Duncanson Silver f-iedal
31~d Jamie Tatge Bronze t.ieda 1
New Hope: No Entries for Competition
* Grand Prize Winner: Kristin Larsen
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Parents: Richard and Carol Larsen
All award prizes were donated by the New Hope Fire Department Relief
Association
Kristin is a 5th grader at Meadow Lake School. She will be awa
grand prize by the fire chief and an award from the New Hope city council,
Kristin, her parents and her teacher will be invited to . 12th
council meeti ng. They will also be invited to the Nov. y'th
Suburban tual Aid Association meeting to be held at t .
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tual ,clid cities. She will receive an award from Associa on r
her accomplishment and then her poster will forwarded to Minnesote
Chi IS Association for state-wide judging.
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P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
Board of Trustees
Meeting Minutes
December 12, 1985
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 1922 hours. Those
present were Hassing, Fournier, Barber, McCulloch, and Schaefer.
There being no business to bring before the Board of Trustees, Fournier
made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Barber. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 1933 hours
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New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
1985 COMMITTEE REPORTS
The following are the final reports from the committees for 1985, in alpha-
betical order. Listed in parentheses are the members that were in charge of
the particular committee for 1985.
APPRECIATION DINNER (Don Fournier, Greg Carlson) The 1985 Appreciation
ITinner was held at the Old Log Theater on February 2, 1985. 82 people were
in attendance for the dinner and play that followed. The play was "84 Charing
Crossroad. It was enjoyed by all.
AUDIT COMMITTEE (Greg Carlson, Charles McCulloch, Stan Schaefer) The
committee audited the books of the treasurer on the quarterly basis. The
final audit found the books to be in order.
BLOOD BANK (Patty Bergh) No blood was used by any member of the Association
in 1985. Several drives were promoted and at year end, We had 70 pints plus
in reserve after paying for the administration costs. This is the best shape
We have been in for years.
CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY ( Women's Auxilary) Santa Claus came as usual
and the event was enjoyed by all the kids. It was held December 8, 1985.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Jim Hassing) A great deal of time and energy was spent
on the benefit increase request. After repeated meetings and requests to
be put on .the Council agenda, We finally succeeded on December 9, 1985.
The Council was not aware that We had been trying since August 1984 to get
some action. We received a fovorable response from the Council but they did
have some questions which they needed answered first.
FUND RAISING (Charles McCulloch) Getting members out to sell tickets was
a struggle again as in the past. The hard work of those who did get out re-
sulted in approximately $11,500 for the 1986 budget.
HISTORIAN (Ed Anderson) The scrap~book of events of the Fire Department
was kept up to date through the year.
PICNIC (Patty Bergh, Chris Hanuaska, Charles McCulloch) The picnic was held
on August 11, 1985 at Lake Independence. The weather was good and the event
was enjoyed by all who attended.
PUBLIC RELATIONS (t1ark Bennett) Several activities were held that help to
put us in the eyes of the public such as displays and demonstrations at Duk
Duk Days. An ad was purchased this in the New Hope/ Crystal Swim Club brochure
for their swim meet.
REFRESHMENTS (Gerald Hanson, Don Fournier) Things went real smooth this year.
They had a real good handle on the income and expenses this year.
RETIREMENT (Jim Hassing, Stan Schaefer) The annual golf outing was held at
Greenhaven Golf course in Anoka on August 21, 1985. This year nobody was
reti ri ng. Those who wanted to play 18 holes of golf did so and everyone who
wanted met at the Country Club for supper. This the third year for this event
1985 Committee Reports
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SPORTS (Steve Homstad) Again this year there were various activities for
each and eveyone to participate in.
SUNSHINE ( Greg Carlson) All hospitalized members and their spouses were
taken care of by this committee with a plant or other appropriate gift. All
were taken care of provided that the committee was notified.
UNIFORMS ( Ron Bjorklund, Ken Schilling) All members have silver name badges
for their uniforms. All pictures are up to date in the front room.
VISUAL AIDS (Mike Bennett, Chris Hanuaska) Pictures were taken of a lot
of activities throughout the year. Some VCR movies were taken also. These
will be saved for the future.
25th ANNIVERSARY (Jim Smith) The 25th celebration of the New Hope Volunteer
Fire Department was held on August 16 - 17, 1985. Friday night the 16th was
a kick off for present, retired, and past members to getting together and
talk about old times. Saturday August 17, 1985 was an all day event with
the public being invited for various activities thoughout the day and evening.
The activities included a parade, a band and street dance and others. Other
civic groups such as the Lions participated in the event.
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General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
January 5, 1986
The meeting was ca1 led to order by Chief Smith at 0810 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll was called.
A motion was made by Captain Bennett and seconded by FMO Datko to approve the
minutes of the previous meeting. The motion carried.
Corresponden.ce
1. MEMO from Fire Marshal Nelson to Chief Smith
re: Manpower averages for calls during 1985
2. LETTER from resident at 4076 Flag Avenue North to New Hope Fire Department
re: Thanks during fire
3. LETTER/QUESTIONAIRE from SCOT Aviation to Chief Smith
re: Scot 2.2 auto shutoff
4. LETTER to David Anderson from Chief Smith
re: Accepted as probationary member
5. LETTER to Christian Snyder from Chief Smith
re: Thanks to Scouts for waxing trucks
6. Documents to all members
re: Copy of proposed Rules & Regulations
7. MINUTES of Dispatch Meeting - posted
Reports
A. Training Officer
1. There is no dayside F/F I class at this time. It is s till being
worked on at this point to get one going.
2. The 1st. quarter training schedule is posted.
B. Company 3
1. Dress warmly for the next Company 3 drill - it wi 11 be outside.
2. There is a nevI med i ca 1 information form in the trauma kit.
3. The small bolt cutters has been moved from 4194 to 4189.
C. Haz Mat
1. 8 members vii 11 be starting Haz Mat I on Tuesday, January 7th.
2. The Haz Mat team is s till working on pol icies and procedures that
Vi ill allow the team to organize itself at a scene without dis-
rupting the other firefighting operations taking place.
D. SCOTs
1. Brackets have been placed on all long bott 1 es that vii 11 make them
compatible with the 2.2s.
2. There viill be some brackets ins ta 1 1 ed in the rear of 4182 to hold
the scots rather than allow them to lay unprotected.
E. Hose
1. The front suction of 4186 will have 4" plastic hose put in as long
as it needs replacing. This vlill also serve as a test to see hOVi
Vie 11 the plastic hose viil 1 work for suction 1 i nes.
F. Communications
1. NeVi GE 4-channe 1 radios have been put in service in the cab of 4194
and 4186. The rad i 0 in the crew cab of 4188 has also been replaced
vii th a 1 ike radio. \.Jhen the radio in 4183 can be installed, all
radios can then be switched to the channel guard - lion" position
when disptach also makes some adjustement. This vlill allovl the
frequency to be much cleaner with respect to interference from
other departments.
G. Engineer
1. The generator on 4189 is s till being looked at by the engineers. The
problem seems to be Vi i th a fuse that operates the remotes generator
SVi itch in the cab. There is no problem with the generator itself.
2. There is a new portable generator in service. It has been placed
on 4186 for now.
H. Fire Marshal
1. There Irii 11 be new condominium construction beginning at the corner of
42nd and Boone.
2. The recent house fire on Winnetka was started by a young child with
a candle. Damage was approx. $50,000.00.
I. Publ ic Education
1. FMO Anderson is on a committee to select the Fire Educator of the year.
2. FMO Anderson would like the membership to consider whether or not
they would like to have an open house again this year. The dis-
cussion centered around perhaps holding a Sunday afternoon open
house this year. Leave your comments with Ed if you have any
thoughts one way or another.
Old Business
1. The FMO certificates were received and were handed out to all members
receiving credit for passing the courses.
New Business
l. New applicant Dave Anderson did not attend the meeting as requested to vote
on his membership. A motion was made by F/F Bennett and seconded by F/F
Johnson to table the applicant's application and send him another letter
requesting him to appear at a general membership meeting. The motion
carried.
2. Filing for office will be from January 15th - 30th. The secretary is the
filing officer.
3. 4188 will be out of service for repairs next week.
), Chief Smith reminded everyone that station work during calls is being done
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as evenly as possible between day and nightside calls.
5. Chief Smith noted that he received some anonymous notes that the station's
doors have been unlocked even when there was nobody in the station., Every-
one should be very careful to check both doors if you are the last person
out of the station.
6. Constitution & By-Laws changes
a. Article 7 - Section 2 should read 'June) July, and August'.
b. Article 2 - Section 4 should be omitted.
7. Chief Smith is working with the City Manager on the new wage proposal. He
is requesting the same increase for us as the rest of the Ci employees
are getting. This would be in the area of 5%. He is also requesting an
additional 4% for the Haz Mat Response Team.
Motion to adjourn by Lieutenant Bjorklund) seconded by F/F Bennett. i,iotion
carried. Meeting adjourned at 0945.
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Recording Secretary, NHFD
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P.o. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
Board of Trustees
~1eeting Minutes
Janua ry 27, 1986
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 2054 hours. Those
present were Hassing, Fournier, Barber, McCulloch, Bergh, and Homstad.
There not being any business to consider, D. Fournier made a motion
to adjourn. Seconded by Be rg h . Motion carried.
Meeting adjouned at 2059 hours.
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Sec re ta ry
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Special 1'1eeting
New Hope Fire Department
General Membership
januar:l 22, 1986
The special meeting of the New Hope Fire Department's General Membership was
called to order by Chief Smith at 2020 hours to consider the proposed wage
policy.
Chief Smith stated that the increase in the total Fire Department wage package
will be very close to 4.5%. This would not include the training funds which
may be appropriated for hazmat training.
After discussion, there '\vere two ammendments added t.o the wage package as pro-
posed.
l. Page 2, part 3 - In discussing the wages paid to a member
who leaves the Department, there will be a provision added
stating that after the initial 75% of the earned wage is
paid after the 1st pay period, "the remaining balance will
be paid to the former member at the end of the 2nd pay
period in accordance with the :ormula applied to the rest of
the Department with respect to dispersion of the balance of
the year's allocated wage fund."
2. There will also be an ammendment stating that all Company 3
calls that are put on the air via the pagers will be paid
at regular run rates for all Company 3 members responding.
Non-Company 3 members responding to the call will be added
to the roster but will not receive pay.
A motion was made by F/F Johnson to accept the ammendments and add them to the
wage proposal. The motion was seconded by F/F Fournier. ?"iotion carried.
A motion was made F/F Johnson and seconded by F/F Fournier to accept the wage
package as ammended. Motion carried on a 12 - yes & 8 - no vote.
A motion to adjourn was made by F/F McCulloch and seconded by F/F Ramstad.
Motion carried, Meeting adjourned at 2340.
Respectfully submitted,
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Recording Secretary, NHFD
General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
Februar;;t 2, 1986
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 0810 hours.
Roll was called.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Correspondence
1. LETTER to Chief Smith from F/F John Groth
re: resignation
2. LETTER from City Manager to Chief Smith
re: Utility Truck
3. LETTER to Chief Smith from Prob. Henard
re: Resignation
h LETTER to Chief Smith and Fire Department from Doc Brewer
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re: Thanks for help during Harilyn's illness and thoughts during funeral
~ LETTER to David Anderson from Chief Smith
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re: Acceptance of application for membership
h LETTER to Chief Smith from Brooklyn Canter Fire Department
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re: Earl Brovln Days
Reports
A. Engineer
l. The tank on 4188 has been repaired.
2. 4189 will be going to Superior Ford next week and 4194 will go in to the
shop also during the same time.
B. Fire l1arshal - no report
C. Company 3
1. The drill yesterday went well.
2. Lieutenant Schilling is researching the effect of communicable diseases
on the rescue personel~and how transmission of such diseases can be
prevented without compromising rescue work.
D. Public Education - no report
4' Radios - new .s channel radios are being prepared for distribution by County.
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We will be deciding which frequencies to have programmed in in the
near future.
F. SCOT - no report
G. Recruitment - no report
H. Haz Mat - Ca~tain Nelson has be~elected by the NSMAA to head up the Committee
on hazardous materials training.
I. Training Officer
1. The Sky Warn instructor class willbbe held on February 25th from 0800
to 1630 hours. Please sign up by February 6th if you wish to attend.
2. The Hazardous Materials Newsletter will be reviewed by the Training
Officer and others to see if it is of value.
3. Incident Command will be starting again on the 27th of February.
4. The box alarms procedure has been approved.
/' The Chiefs have approved the formation of the Haz Mat Committee.
6. 5 training aids have been purchased by the Mutual Aid Association. l!T_
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will probably be seeing them in March. In conjunction with this,
the Columbia Heights library is being converted to all VHS cassettes.
Old Business
1. The old non-repairable fire hose is available to the membership. See Lieutenant
Hayes if you wish to pick some up. Several hundred feet of usable hose has
been given to Public Works and new couplings have been ordered for 4186's
front suction.
2. The severe weather stand-by temperatures have been revised with respect to
when a crew is put in the station. The ambient temperature must be -30
degrees F. or below or the wind chill must be below -60 degrees F.
The crew cab covers must be in place during all such stand-bys.
3. The Police Department will be purchasing some exercise equipment for tie front
room. The question was raised as far as insurance coverage for a member in-
jured while exercising in the front room. Chief Smith will check into it and
report back to the group.
U The question was raised whether there should be a standing order from the Chief
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of the Department that i~a firefighter's responsibility to extinguish all
fires they are made aware of in the City even if a tone does not go over the
air. Chief Smith will check into the situation and take appropriate measures.
New Business
1 Motion by F/F Homstad and seconded by F/F Johnson to withdraw the application
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of David Anderson. Motion carried.
2. Motion made to table the application of John Winkleman and send him a
letter advising him of such action by F/F McCulloch and seconded by
FHO Barbel'. T:lotiol1 carried"
3. Discussion was held as to the legality of smoking in the station with
respect to state law. F/F Homstad asked if it would be possible to have
the station be smoke free. He will look into the legal ramifications of
the situation and report back to the group.
h Elec tions were held at 0-850 with 18 ~loting rner:lbers present and 5 absentee
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ballots. Results as follows:
Assistant Chief - Greg Stenger
Captains - Mark Bennett, Al Nelson
Lieutenant (fire) - Ron Bjorklund, John Hayes
Lieutenant (Rescue) - Ken Schilling
Motion made by F/F McCulloch and seconded by FMO Barber to destroy the ballots.
IJlotion carried.
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Motion to adjourn by F/F Johnson and seconded by F/F McCulloch. l{otion carried.
Hee adjourned at 0920 hours"
Respectfully tted,
Greg Carlson, F/F
Recording Secretary, I.JHFD
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P.o. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
February 1986
In accordance with the By-Laws of the New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association, Article VI, Section 1 "t1eetings of the Board of
Trus tees II , the 1986 Board of Trustees meeting will be held on Sunday,
February 23, 1986 at 1400 hours (2:00 p.m.) at the New Hope Fire Station,
4300 zealand Avenue North, New Hope, Minnesota.
The following agenda will be used:
1. Annual Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes'~ 1985
2. Board of Trustees Meetings - Monthly - 1985
3. 1985 Committee Reports
4. Treasurer's Annual Report - 1985
5. Separation of Members - 1985
6. Retired Members - 1985
7. New Members - 1985
8. Disability Payments Ratification - 1985
9. Secretary's Salary and Expenses - 1986
10. Treasurer's Salary - 1986
lI. Appointment of Audit Committee - 1986
12. Miscellaneous
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William D. Barber
Secretary
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
Tha Annual Board of Trustees meeting of the New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association was called to order by President James Hassing at 1415 hours
February 23, 1986 in accordance with the By-Laws of the Association; Article
VI, Section 1
Roll call was taken:
President - James Hassing - present .
Vice-President - Donald Fournier - present
Secretary - Wi 11 i am Barber - present
Treasurer - Charles McCulloch - present
Trustee - Steve Homstad - present
Trustee - Patty Bergh - excused
Fire Chief - Douglas Smith - present
Mayor - Edward Erickson - absent
City Treasurer - Larry \.Jatts - absent
Copies of minutes of the February 24, 1985 Annual Board of Trustees Meeting
and regular meetings minutes were distributed to all members prior to the
meeting. Motion by Doug Smith to approve the minutes of the Annual Board of
Trustee meeting, seconded by Steve Homstad. Motion carried.
f'~otion by Don Fournier to approve the minutes of the monthly Board of Trustee
f'1eeting t~inutes as presented, seconded by Doug Smith. f1otion carried.
The Annual committee reports had been distributed prior to the meeting.
f.10ti on by Don Fourni er, seconded by Charl es t~cCull och to approve the committee
reports as submitted. Motion carried.
The annual treasurer report was reviewed.. Various questions of where money
was transfered from one account to another were asked. hotion by Don Fournier
to approve the treasurers report as submitted, seconded by Doug Smith. Motion
carried.
The list of members separated (2); new members (2); Disability Payments (1);
and death benefits (2) were reviewed. Motion by Don Fournier to approve the
list as presented, seconded by Charles McCulloch. Motion carried.
The salaries of the secretary and treasurer were discussed. Motion by Don
Fournier to set the treasurers salary at $750.00 for 1986, seconded by Doug
Smith. (This is based on the fact that an increase has not been granted for at
least the past 5 years and maybe more. Each position will be evaluated
annually by the Board of Trustees.) Motion carried.
secretarysal9,l"yandie.xpenses<\-/as set at $5,000.00. (This is based
remai ning<"'intheaccount and the projected conference expenses being
, .and the $250. given for equ; pment for the wei ght room) r~oti on by Don
Fournier, seconded bY Steve Homstad to set. the secretary's expenses at $5000.00
for. 1986. fv10ti on carri ed. .
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Feb. 23, 1986
President Jim Hassing reco~rnended that Dwight Johnson, John Hayes, and Brad
Johnson be appointed as the audit committee for 1986. Motion by Bill Barber
to approve the three names submitted by the president for the audit committee,
seconded by Charles McCulloch. Discussion followed. [,1oti on withdravln by
Bill Barber and Charles McCulloch.
Motion by Charles McCulloch to continue the discussion and appointment of the
audit committee at the March 24, 1986 Board of Trustee, seconded by Bill Barber.
Motion carried. . .
Motion by Charles McCulloch to adjourn, seconded by Don Fournier. Motion carried.
Meeting adjo~rned at 1645 hours
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February 24, 1986
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 2049 hours. Those present
were Hassing, Fournier, Barber, McCulloch, and Homstad.
Hassing noted that He had met with the City Manager regarding the illegal
action which the City Council took relative to benefit increases back to
Jan 1, 1985. . The City will be checking further as to what they can and can
not do.
Discussion followed on what the liability of the Relief Association
would be if We were to purchase some exercise equipment. It was decided that
We needed legal advice from an attorney.
Motion by McCulloch, seconded by Homstad to adjourn. ~10ti on ca rri ed.
Meeting adjourned at 2130 hours.
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General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
Harch 2, 1986
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 0810 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
FoIl was called.
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as posted.
Correspondence
1. Letter from Fobbinsdale Cooper to Chief Smith
re: sponsorship of needy student at graduation
2. Invitation to Eagle Scout award ceremony of Christian Schreiner.
3. Letter to Chief Smith from Brooklyn Park Fire Department
re: request to put our radio frequency on their radios.
4. Letter to Brooklyn Park Fire Department from Chief Smith
re: OK to use radio frequency
5. Letter to membership from Chief Smith
re: Police access to Fire Department buildings
r Letter to Chief of Police from Chief Smith
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Reports
A. Engineer - the brakes ha"'le been repclired on L~194.
B. Fir e l-Tarshal
1. The condominium pro~ect on the corner of Boone and 42nd. is proceeding
and will be fully sprinkled.
2. The proposed senior citizen housing development being built where Behl
Cabinets is will be fully sprikled also.
'2: A new office bUilding is being proposed for the corner of 35th and
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Nevada.
!J. A service s~a~lon is being planned for the corner of 49th Ave. North
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and County Road 18.
'). The Sunshine Factory will undergo extensive remodeling in the near
futurecr
C. Company 3
1 GoldeD Valley will be hosting a large scale search & rescue drill
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at the Carriage House on March 15th.
2. Sign up for April stand-bys as soon as possible.
D. Public Education - FMO Anderson would like the survey sheets he handed out
returned as soon as possible. This concerns the open
house for this summer.
E. Communications - Make certain that the main radio in the office has the
channel guard switch in the disable position. If not,
that radio will not be able to copy dispatch.
F. SCOTs
1. Lieutenant Bjorklund has obtained some smaller Scot 2.2 masks and
is seeing if they will fit those persons who had . . 1 . . .
~rOUD e ge~~lng a
tight seal around the regular size mask.
2. Mike Bennett will head up the SCOT Committee hence forth.
3. See F/F Mike Bennett or Lieutenant Bjorklund if you are interested
in taking a SCOT maintenance class. The date and time has not
been set as of yet but should be within a month or two.
I, The sling packs will be disposed of since they are not approved
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OSHA for fire fighting.
n. Recruitment - The committee has been meeting and will push for dayside re-
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sponders when reviewing applications. They feel that this is
the highest priority for now.
H. Haz Mat - no report
I. Training Officer
1. The mutual aid drill on March 8 will include about 7 departments at
the Carriage House. We will be able to bring no more than 10
members. Dinner will be provided at $3 per person. Each member may
have to pay his or her meal price unless the relief association is
willing to pick up the tab.
Old Business
l. P/F Schaefer asked what has been happening to the money we donated to the
memorial statue fund. Chief Smith stated that the project has been delayed
until the new concourse is finished at the airport. The fund is still a
little short on money since now there have been extra storage and transpor-
tation costs involved.
2. F/F Fournier asked if new spanner belts are to be issued as was mentioned at
a previous meeting. Chief Smith stated that the Captains are reviewing all
gear that needs to be ordered and will consider the belts in any upcoming
proposals.
"- Chief Stenger asked if the Captains and Chief had considered purchasing a
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couple body guard alarms. These alarms are automatically sounded if the
wearer is motionless more than a prescribed period of time. He will get
suggestions from other departments who may have them already and get their
opinions on different brands and will also gather some cost data.
trey; Business
1. A motion was made to accept the application of John Winkleman as a proba-
tionary firefighter upon successful passing of the physical and appointment
by the City Manager by Lieutenant Bjorklund and seconded by F/F Fournier.
The motion carried.
2. A new policy concerning smoking in the station will become effective on March
3rd) 1986. There will no smoking by members or guests in the station except
in the apparatus bay area. For now) smoking will still be allowed in the
vehicles. Chief Smith also stated that there will/be no smoking allowed
on any hazardous materials call for general safetys sake. While this is
not included in the policy) it should be understood by all members.
3. Chief Smith stated that we may go to not using the call numbers of the Ci
when going in service on the radio. Vie may ,just use 'I.rev! Engine 9' in-
stead of L,189. This would make it easier to adjust to that procedure when
going on mutual aid since that is the procedure they require for vehicles
arriving in another City. See the officers if you have concerns or questions
rela.tive to that..
L:. The defensive driving drills will be held on the Wednesdays of March 5th and
, .
12th. They will run from 6pm to lOpm both nights.
5. F/F Hanson asked if there were any funds available for the purchase of a weight
scale for t.he exercise room. Chief Smith will check in to it and report back
to ~ne group.
A motion to adjourn was made by Lieutenant Bjorklund and seconded by F/F McCulloch.
The meeting was adjourned at 1022.
;3;~bmie ~~
Greg Carlson) F/F
Recording secretary, NHFD
u.~JJ, riment
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
Board of Trustees
~1eeti ng Mi nutes
Ma rch 24 ~ 1986
Pres dent Hassing called meeting to order at 1910 hours. Those present were
Hass ng~ Fournier~ Barber, McCulloch~ Homstad~ Burgh.
George Scalion~ administrator from Marquette Bank and Paula Wallace of
Marquette Capitol Management Corp. were in to discuss the 1985 investment results
of the Special Funds. Our total Special Funds performance for 1985 was 18.3%
increase and the MFIP account performance was 17.5% for the 10 months that we
were in it or annual performance of 21%.
They suggested that we continue to add high quality fixed income securities
such as Corporate Bonds and U.S. Treasury Notes. Maturities should be added
in 1987 and the 1989 -1996 range. They also suggested that we consider an
additional $10-$15~OOO to the Mutual Funds Program.
Motion by Fournier to transfer $15,000 from the cash equivalent to the ~1FIP
account. Seconded by McCulloch. Motion carried.
Motion by Fournier, seconded by Barber to adjourn. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 2122 hours.
ReS2fUllY submitted,
~ ;A~4~ fJ6avLJ
'~Jill i am D. Ba rber
Secreta ry
General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
April 6, 1986
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 0800 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited~
Roll '!vas called.
Correspondence
1. Letter to Chief Smith from North Memorial Medical Center
r"" Nomina tiODS for this year's Public Safety Awards
~ .
2. Letter to New Hope/Golden Valley dispatch from Chief Smith
.,.."'. No longer using 4 digit call numbers - effective April 7, 1986
.;. ""'.
3. Letter to Chief Smith from Robbinsdale
re: Parade
4. Letter to New Hone Police Chief from Chief Smith
re: Availability of exercise facilities to explorers.
Committees
Art
1. There were a lot of items from the trucks especially after
the house burns last week~ Also the eq t placed back on the
tr1J.cl~s seenl'ed to be dirty. Halte an effort to -r;lace bacl~ i 11
their proper place in proper condition after your are through
them" There 'were pop can.s left in vehicles and bundles placed back
in service without nozzles_
2. The K-65 has been placed back in service.
3. J{a}:e certain that you put the gas sniffer back on the hook in .
Also, the hose should be disconnected before put the unit back.
B. Fire Jilarshal - 1.1iJ1negasco will be a monitor nozzle in the
tan1:;: farm this S1J.mrD.er. There wtll be 2 - 750 gpm nozzles for
each grou.p of 6 tanks. The will be a dry \vi th
a number of inlets around the site. The nozzles wtll be con-
trolled such that any zone or zones can be operating indepen-
dent of the others. It should be operational fall of this
~>".earCl
C. Company 3 - Things are looking good for the purchase of the new rescue vehicle
as of the last meeting with the City Council.
D. Public Education
l. FMO Anderson stated the results of the survey showed that most members
favor an open house on October 5th. This will be the beginning of
Fire Prevention Week and will be held from 12 noon to 4pm.
2. FMO Anderson mentioned that he will be ving tours on Saturday, April
19th. Please refrain from washing your car duriLg that time period.
3. The public education department has many tours planned during the days
of April 28th through April 30th both in the morning and in the even-
ing" If you could help with some of these tours, please see FHO
Anderson or Captain Nelson.
, There will be a program starring 'Pluggy' the Fire Education Robot
-'-'
A ""'1 0"-11 f'o'" pa"'en+~ of' r>},; 1 ',..01'1 ""ho aT'e in e ea"-; "e f;l"'''
on _...p_l. ..IL.... _.. J. __,-"",._ '""" .......l..___U........__.f.1. _ ......__ r It-......v ;. '^.JtI
"'" SCOTS
.w.
1. There will soon be 3 new SCOT 2.2 masks in service that are smaller
than the other ones. These should be used by those members who are
unable to get a good seal with the other size already in service#
2. There is a disinfectant available for the SCOT masks now# The solution
is in a spray bottle and there is 1 in 4189 and I in the to'!gel cabinet"
The masks should be washed as always and rinsed free of all soap.
Then spray the mask lightly with the disinfectant and allow it to sit
for 3 to 5 minutes. Lightly wipe off the disinfectant and place the
mask back in service.
3. F/F Mike Bennett reminded all of the members that when you use the
, , fill all of the bottles after you have finished and
cascaae s:;rs-r,em,
then turn the system off. Also, turn all of the tanks off at the
bottle.
h 'rhe air q uali will be tested in the cascade system.
..
5. FMO Hassing asked that perhaps the Company 3 stand-by crews could see
to it that the bottles are filled on the cascade system since the~T
usually remain in the station long enough to see that the~l a.re filled
~~d could then shut them off as requested. Lieutenant Schilling will
check with Company 3 to see if that would be possibleo
F. Recruitrnent
1. Two applicants 'ONere inter"';liewed this morning and were recommended
for a vote by the general membership.
2. The recruitment cormni tt,ee 'will be putting together sorne again
in the near future to disperse in the communi .
"- Be aware that as you sell dance tickets, you could be doing a little
-"
recruiting if someone seems to show interest in the department while
are writing out the check. Take a little time to explain the
fire service and what we require.
G. Haz r1a t
l. N.embers of the Haz [-fat team 'will be starting Hazardous ]Ylaterials I
through North Hennepin this Tuesday. The course will run on Tues-
days and Thursdays through i-fay. If the response to fire calls on
these days is low, this is the reason and you may have to take
appropria te measures i fmore manpo'\ver is needed immediately.
2. The Haz I"lat team will attend a conference in Hutchinson on April
26 th 8~ 27th"
~ Captain Nelson stated that the Hazardous Materials sub-committee
_./ .
of the North Suburban Mutual Aid Association is gel~ a 12 hour
. .. that can be presented to F/F's throughout tIle
t.ra1.nJ...ng COUl""se
mutual aid association so they can respond to suchan inci-
dent. This would involve at each station so no additional
training would be scheduled for members"
tJ' Training Officer
':'1..
l. The follow-up fi tness evaluation will be held the vleek of
J1).ly 7 - 12.
2. The officers will hold their yearly work session at Ci Hall next
.
3. The Mike Ackerman School will be in Golden this year and will
consist of C hazardous materials statiOTI8o More information
will be c ;:'111.8 8UY11mer.
J, rrhare has been agreements reached between the North S'uburban ljiutual
,0
Aid Association and North which will allow for the c
of T;-)t::. to\ver,
up SOTilene\V \vindov!s, and a slliok.8 gen,e~c8. me..Cillne"
::; The next Fx.'fO p:rac t.ical -:'~est v1ill be held at the end of . 'l'l1lS
../1It
will ;:)8 for members who have already a written/classroom ter-'t
and Deed the New Hope practical. Other members may take the +00'::-
but will not be certified FMOs e~,7en if the test is passed.
6. The schedule for ' ~ . quarter will reflect 1:n8 remo":,,:"al of
-:.ne next.
the fi tD6SS dr111. We will go back to dl'ill on the
c~nd fir'st The drill is
for 9.COTllOined drill 3 and fire de......
only a drill aD0U t.
Lt hou:r's. This will eliminate the afternoon portion of the drill.
Old Bl1.siness - none
I'Je'w BusiJ:"19SS
1.. Captain Bennett 8-: F/F Ramstad recei ""Jed certificates of c 0" for
Hazardous Materials for the Firefighter.
2. Much discupsion was held. as to 'whether there should be ale ohol~~~l
,1$ allo~~ved}(the RT.8.tlOl1. Chief Smith stated that he is looking for
mell10ership -c before an-;,l decision is made 02' e;/en if any J,~ind of
decision is needed. He stated that when he mentioned the issue to Tile
Ci r1anager, he (the i1anager) didn't seem to have an opinion but
did say that if the ?i~e Station is used for {" function and alco-
vl
hol was to be 8er7ea, r:e vlould override any fire department regulation
and allow alcohol in the building.
llihere Y~.a.8 a a.rnong the members that it is unprofessional to
allow alcohol in a bUilding dedicated to protec the public safe
and that liability would always be a concern when members left on a
fire call with alcohol 0" their breath. It \vas also felt that if the
lnembership hold social functj_ons with alcohol 8er"',,~eo. ,
such rune held away from the station.
3. Chief Smith "tvanted t.o mGl~e cert.ain that hence forth, all direct re-
sponders should assume t:ila "[, they will be re to the S~a1:;lOn
after a fiT"e call and will be excused from the scene only with a
special request to the officer in charge.
I, L~186 has a new front SllC ~lOl1 that is 25 feet long now instead of t:l1e
-.. .
previous 20 feet. Be av:rare of that when you are posi the
. , .
"GY'UC1I. at. a ~-' .
c:: Chief Smith lvill at.; t.61np:: to get the lTorthvJ6st FamilJ~ Physicians to do
",,/ .
the ca:p8.ci t:;r test for those members who cannot get dovrn to'ND. to
complete the test. Since the C..Ll!2.lC is open weekends and
the scheduling would be more convenient to Borne members. The comple-
tion date has ctlso been extended to Ha,y 2, .
{~, The fire reports fOT March and April were read.
v.
A :notio:-: to adjourn was made bjr Lieutenant Bjorklund and seconded by FHO .~nderson.
The motion carried. ['lee ourned at 0926 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
,zJ~ (~
G~Q~ C~~Y~o~ ~/F
- v G ~_ L _. , ~
Ree , IrHF D
General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
l~:a:;r 4, 109,;::::
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The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 0805 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited,
Hinutes of the last meeting were approved as posted.
Roll was called.
Correspondence
1. Letter to Chief Aldrich from Chief Smith
re: Thaw;:s for bringing r~ue "truck: down for display,
2. Letter from Dr. Boerger to Chief Smith
re: Thanks for CPR class put on by F/F Brad Johnson and FHO Hassing
3. Letter to Chief Smith from FMO Bergh
re: Resignation
Committee Reports
i.,D... 11 Engineer - FMO Hassing will be the Chief Engineer hence " ...' There will be
I orvn"
no assistant appointed at ,~. ,.. In order that items may be
1:.hlS 1:.l.me"
repaired more promptly, a clipboard will be placed near the pop
machine to list those items in need of repair. This will eliminate
duplicate work orders getting to the engineer and also let other
members know which projects or items have already been submitted
to the engineer. The forms for this clipboard will be kept in the
desk in the dispatch area.
B. Fire l'iarshal
1. The U.S, Swim & Fitness Center looks like it will get the approval for con~
, . .
s"truc'tJ..on.
2. A new warehouse has been proposed for the area of 35th and Nevada~
3. An office/warehouse has been proposed on International Parkway near LDI.
L The apartment bUilding between the church and the railroad tracks is not
. .
sprinkled.
~ There's problem developing in the area with fireworks catalogs being dis-
../'
tributed. The State Fire Marshal's Office states that any purchase of such
items is against the law.
,. The gas station at 49th and County 18 is still in t.he \vorl<:s t'
C'1f
C. Public Education
1. The open house will be held on Sunday, October 5th. The Auxiliary will help.
2. Last week the Public Education Committee coordinated 8 tours with about
200 people attending.
3. We have received 20 boxes of fire safety literature from the National Fire
Safet:-r Counci14
, There will be a raffle held during the open house with the proceeds to
'-to
the Bill Olson Memorial Fund. };Ionies h"1ajt then be used to purchase an an-
imated fire hydrant like 'Pluggiet to use in public education. Pluggie
will be present at Duk Duk Daze this year also.
5. The fire prevention trailor will be repaired with each department contrib-
uting to its repair.
D. Company 3
1. Those members who do not have a current CPR card will be required to get
one. The training caD be completed when we do a class for Dr. Reese's
staff II See Lieutenant Schilling if you need to ta1:e part in that class.
.,., SCOT - no renort
1":..: .
1;' Haz Mat - the seminar the Haz Mat Te~TI went to in Hutchinson was very gaodd The
~ .
groD.]? recei~;led many outstandj~ng ideas forequipm-ent and tr8~ining"
G. Training Officer
1. The evening FF I class will be ending on June 19th.
2. The FMO certification class '[lill be ven as soon as possible. There is a
problem right now getting outside e"valuators to attend" .t\ssistant Chief
Stenger is IJ1anning on }lay 10th j~f evaluators can be foundet ft...ssista.nt
Chief Stenger also made note of the fact that the FMO re-certification
testing is to be done every other year instead of every year. The polic;y
will be corrected to read as suchet
3. We will be purchasing a simulator and 3 scenarios for about $500.00 to help
in training. We will also get a set of low power radios to be used with the
simulators.
H. Communications - no report
Old Business - none
JIew Business
l. There will now be an updated policy book available in the station near the
dispatch area. The officers have been and revising all current poliCies
with a completion date of early 1987 set for now. Lieutenant orl<::111nd is
coordinating the policy book .
2. The Firewatch policy was discussed. It involves leaving a crew at the scene of
a major fire after the eQuipement is back in service to monitor the structure.
If problems arise at the scenethe~! can deal 1vi th it theIilsel-:i"9s or call the
proper resources for assistance. See the policy for further discussion.
3. There was some discussion about moraJe.problems on the department. Many mem-
oers feel we do not the support we deserve from City Hall with respect to
to the grounds, building, and apparatus. The officers will be on the
problem with Ci Hall in the next few months to see if can be worked
out.
4. We will be the trucks after each call as before. Assume for now that
they will be washed unless you are told otherwise.
5. A resolution was passed to use the ,000.00 aquired by the Department be used
for exercise equipment and for partial at the U.S. Swim and Fitness
Center.
6. The general membership will be held at 1930 hours with the officer's
meeting at 1800 hours during the next 3 months#
7. P1.1blic Vlorl:s "tvill Ttrlm the trees 021 L~6 th A ":lenue near the station.
o. No more than 3 members should rj~de in the crew cabs at a timeD The 3 members in
the cab sho'Llld also be seated at all times. Front seat riders shall be seat
belted and all members will have their gear on before get in a truck. There
'will be no standing in the creVl cabs.. The seat belt lavi goes in to effect on
I r"'-
";:"0 ~~
9. The State Fire School is c up and will be the last one held. We will
.. .
oe a puraper Ior -cne pu.mper ana
r/F Joe Gardner and FMO the school.
10. Captain Nelson administered the's oath to probationary member Winkelman.
11. Certificates were handed out to the members who attended the Haz Mat
Seminar in Hutchinson: Captains Nelson and Bennett) Fr10s Hanauska and ,
Lieutena~nt Schilling, and F/Fs Cox, Homstad, anc~ Carlson.
12. T\vo ne\v a:pplicant.s 'were "'.roted 01':1. fOl'" application asprobationar:y members.
a. Doug Anderson - motion made Captain Nelson, seconded p/F B. Johnson
to accept. Motion carried.
b. Dana Larson - motion made by FlY Brad Johnson and seconded by FMO Datko to
accept. Motion carried~
13. Chief Smith will be asking permission from surrounding tions to allow us
to have their radio frequencies in our radios~ After we have the
letters on file, we can have Coun program them in and we can get the new Ht1s
and mobiles. The letters snouldbe sent out by the end of the month.
lL!-. The Police Department will be reminded thatex~olorers must be accomlJ..,8"ri erl ::l
<_ ~u ~___ \..c. _.
paid employee before can use the room.
15. Additional radios will be placed in the dispatch office for use during or
incidents.
A motion to adjourn was made by Lieutenant Bjorklund and seconded by PMO Datko.
1-1otion carried. adjourned at 0930 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
A c~
Greg Carlson, pip
Recording secretaX'-:i, lJ~;::FD
~ ope Volunteer Fire Department
~j Relief Association
IV
P,O, Box 22602 . Mpls" MN 55422 . 533-1521
Spec.Aid:. BOMd 0 6 TfLu.6~tee.-6
AkeXing I\HJlu.teo
May 7, 1986
PfLeoJ..dent HCt-MJ.Lng cal..ted .the' meeXing .to ofLdeJL at 2115 hou/t-o. Tho,!> e
pfteo en.t WeJLe HCt-66 J..ng , FoufLMefL, BCU1.beJL, McCu11.och, c01d HorMtad.
PfteoJ..dent HCU.o.(Jlg noted ,thct-t the ma;t;teJL to be dJ..6c..u66ed and ac.ted on i6
the 6.Lllil1g 06 the vacancy 06 a tftu.!>tee. He noted that He had ,6)Jol2.en w~th
Ac!..Lchae.l Cox and He hcu agfLeed .to .oeJLve.
Alotion by Ho rMtad to appoJ..YL.t MJ..chael. Co x to 6u.tnil .the unex/!> )J.LfLed .te,vn 06
:t.J1U.6 tee, .0 eco nded by McCuLtoch. i,lolio n c..a.tr.!L.Led.
MoLLon by Mc..Cu.Uoch, oeconded by HorMtCtd to adjowu'l. i\loLion cave( ed.
M e.-ttLng ad j 0 u/med Ct-t 2 11 7 ho ufL6 .
MLVlU.teo j-ec..oftded by
(~/~;~/i/~.~~ j)&J~
[lj,tLU..cWl V. BctfLbefL
S ec..itel.cUUj
, ~, Hope Volunteer Fire Department
V Relief Association
p,O, Box 22602 . Mpls" MN 55422 . 533-1521
BOaJLd 06 T lLLL6te0s
Mee;t[ng Minu;te6
May 19, 1986
PlLe6,{dent Hao,s,{l1g c.atted the mee;t[ng to olLdelL at 2045 {WU}L.s. Tho6e j)/lC6C.llt
welLe Hall/sing, BMbelL, lvlc.CuLtoc.h, Hom6tad, and Cox..
ThVLe be.-.i..ng YLO bu,6,{ne/66, mo;L{on by lvlc.CuLtoc.h,-6 ec.onded by Hums tad to
adj OUfUL. Mo,t{ 0 YL c.cuLJL.i..ed.
Mee.-.ti..ng O..djoUf1JLed cd 2048 houJlJ.:J.
Aknut'?s R€-c.ofLded by
-:2 //~ rJ ~1~-:J
L.-//~/;c- CQ:'n'\. UOc u
OLLt.Li..wn D. BCULb ru'L
Sec.'Letcv'LY
New Hope Fire Department
General Membership Meeting
June 1 1986
-,
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 1930 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Boll was called.
A motion was made by F/F Brad Johnson and seconded by Pip Joe Gardner to accept
the minutes of the preVious meeting. The motion carried.
Correspondence
I. T " from Brooklyn Park to Chief Smith
..we\:.t:er
re: Tater Days
2. Letter from Minneapolis Fire Department to Chief Smith
Te: Bequest for first aid help during aquatennial parades.
3~ Letter from Bay 'Nest to New Hope Fire Department
re: Thanks for good job at recent acid spill.
L, . Letter to City Clerk from Chief Smith
re: Clean up costs incurred at acid spill and notice to pass on such costs
to carrier involved.
Reports
" Engineer
1.~o
1. There will be a work detail this TueSday.
2. There will soon be a new up sheet for work details for .. .
'tile neX1::
six month period. Because of the poor attendence at recent work de-
tails, the engineer Would like to hold work details on the Saturday
or ,sunday. after the drill and mee respec -ti ";lely for that month.
Chief Smith would also like one work detail to be held on one Tuesday
during the six month period. S up for the date you wish to
at."C-ena. Also check the new truck check schedule to be posted shortl~l.
~ When you place a battery charger on a truck, be certain you put the
'/'
set at the low level. Also, please mark on the black board with
the time placed and '{,hich bank is charging.
, A throttle will be placed on 4197 so it ~ '"'.~ l-Jb .:; ,.11-; ,,=' "" 'r l,",p'
.!+., ~a". Dc _e ~~-~h_.L 0_ a, -0_"_.
~ ~
time and keep the battery char properly.
<=; 4186 was having a frost plug repaired and is now back in service.
,/.
1:( Fire l'Iarshal - no report
~.
C. Public Educatj_on - no report
D. SCOTS
l. The committee is some 110':.V clips on the short bottles that vlould
r11 al: e them conrpatible VIi th the 2.28.
2. The SCOT committee will be looking into the cost in OD some I
hour . If SCOT cannot them VIe rnay ha1;r9 to look at a
different company.
." H6~Z };fa t
1!.,..
I. Captail1 Bennett stated that the Eaz fola t te~~ will be looking for another
member. See the sign-up sheet on the board if interested.
F. Officer
1 The comments from the memo . 'I. . that most members feel it was
~. lnalcat.es
a good idea to drop the 1st Wednesday night drill. If you have any
thoughts either way on the subject, please see ,he Officer.
v'"-..........
2. The Hike Ackel'man School w::LII be a half-de<! class probably at Honeywell 2:
will deal with a hazardous materials subject.
ro FMO ~ the next FMO recertification pra.ctical test will be held June
0. ,
4th at 1830 hours~
1:. " Hose - will have the soft sue t,j_on rep12...ced with a. see tiOD of t.he L;.tT hose
and will ha"":/6 the Stores connections,
1. Fl',10 is concerned tha.t t.he F1:ilO prograTt: has some incosistancieB. He
feels, that according to T.:-rl€ structure in place noy], he shoude hay'e to ta}:e
tIle practical test to yet no one has contacted him cone 1. l. .
FIe stated that the practical test was scheduled and subsequently cancelled
twice without his 01 J_ \.:.. He was also concerned that a great deal of
was placed on outside evaluators when 2 melnbers \vere
scheduled to t.ak.e the t'8St.
2. Lieutenant Sc int.roduced r-tr. Dave Folsom IrOni the Duk Duk Daze Committee.
Tie as~:ed the group if they would be interested in sorlie man-hours
forDui~ Duk. Daze. This would involve s,ome of the concession stands
or vrhere ne,eded. .".ll monies faY' time spent will be to the
'" Sign U1J tJun8 if you are interested.
~ Two new members have st.arted thei:." are Dana LaJ"sen
:;. .
e..nci lLnCterSOYJ,.
'-t.. A motion was made Captain Nelson and seconded McCulloch to accept l~ .1,,;, ",""
memb of Willirun Pieri and recommend him to the Ci for "' -
r;~en T.. The motion carried.
Eew Business
1. Certificates were presented to those members who passed the Hazardous
11atel'ials I class. "'Nere Captaj_Yls T'Jelsnn &~ Bennett, Lie1J.tenant )
FHO and ...... . "! CO}: , and Carlson, and last but not least,
, Homs"C.a.o. ,
PI'<fO H8.l1St 1JJs}:a.
2. Olson has been appointed to Company 3.
'" The Special s are 8chedulecl fOT' 26 th. ' .
j. memoex's lS
enc olJ.rgaed to up to help out. You need not be a member of company 3 to
attend this activi . There vrill be a sheet .
Lf ct F.. motion 'was 111ade by F/F Brad Johnson and seconded by F/F McCulloch to
the dates of next months and drill to the weekend of July 12th to
coincide v:ri th Dul;: Dul: Daze. '>-.... .. . "!
.C'lO"L:J_On car-rJ_9O..
5. member who wants money budgeted for a specific l-cem, please g.et that re-
quest to an officel"'o
A motion was made to adjourn the mee by F/F J-lcCulloch and seconded F/F
Brad JohnsOTIo The motion carried. The \vas o1J.rnec. at 2135.
submitted,
Greg Carlson)
Fee See ) In";.i'D
p,o, Box 22602 . Mpls" MN 55422 . 533-1521
Bocuc..d On TJtU6teu
Meetin.g M,[i'Lu;tu
June. 23, 1986
Pftuide.VlX- HO..f.,.6bLg c.o.Ue.d the. me.eting to OMeJL a;t 2010 houJco. Tho.6 e.
pfl.ue.Vl..t WeJLe. Ha.olJ/lng, Fowuu~'1., Bcuc..b~'1., AkCuLf.oc.h, o.K1.d Homlltad.
Bcuc..beJL e.xp.f.aine.d the. ,6);tua;t{.on about J.{jn RodJU.que.z fte.J!..a;t{.ve. to the.
fte.a.oon 60ft add.lng 5% iVl.-t~'1.u:t to wha.:t the. fun.p .6um Wa.o. If1 ta1.!&lng to Van
Von.Mue., He. .o;tctte.d tho.;t .the. CUy wil..1. be. inc1.uding .the. $1958 p.f.1L6 in .the.
ftU o.f.u.:ti..on fte.gw'1.d.lng the. fte..tUr.eme.n.t ..l11C/'1.e.C{J.:, e.. He. CLf.6 () e.xp.f.cU..ne.d .tha.:t .the.
be.ne.nil inCJ1.e.a.oe. woU-td be. ftWoad--1..ve. to Jal1uOAY 1, 1985. 16 il J..,~ 60 w1d
in the. 6u;tu.fte. :to not be. af...1.owe.d, the. C{;ty Mal1age.ft .6ta.te.d .:tha;t ;t.he. Wy would
j1L6.:t !tOot do U ;'n .:the. 6uXWLe..
Bung no o.:th.eJt b1L6inu.6, l\-lotion by Mc.Cu..U.oc.h .:to adjouJl..n, .oe.c.onde.d by
HOIMtad. Mo.tJ..on c.cvt/ue.d.
Me.eting adjouAne.d a;t 2024 hoUAll,
lvU.nuX~.5 Re.c.oftde.d by
ctrLi, n~!l i
~:.~~"" 0L~~
W,ulicun V. BCVLoe.ft
S e. C./Letcuc..y "
f~e ~F
The was called to order Chief Smith at nours.
The or e vtas recited.
Roll was called.
Notion Lieutenant orklund and seconded Fl;10 Datl::o to appl"'ove the minu.tes
of the last meeting. i"lotion cal'-'ried.
Corre8~oondenc e
1. Letter to from Chief Smith
re: of ne"~v t:i.ve c::ear -ene IJurC Gonsortium.
2. Invitation to Wes Warner's retirement .
:;. I.J6 tter to a.ll Haz I.Ca t Tean: Elem1) ers from NelsoD
re: l"1ee on July 22nd at 1900 hours.
'"+ . Letter to Chief Smith from Fire v
re: FiI'e muster
_/ *' 1'.linu.tes from c:omml'C1~ee
l~ *' Officer - The drills for the next quarter will deal with material that
is on the FF II and FF III level of . Thts
will be done to a little more to the drills
and. ,3..180 challen.f::e for those members w:L th
a number or years of to members 8h01)_16.
v.
follow as and ask questions when do
no t. 'tInder stand
B.
1. rrhe lea};:s ha'V.e been 8 on however the is still
on theelec trj_c "Cna'1:. -,.TrIaS at. D1JJ: DU.1-\: Daze.
2. Ee is still on a cta-c.e to hold this month's work detail.
C. ~
:,)
i Be certain that you have your CPR certification documentation to Lieutenant
......
Schilling before 1st. ThaDks also to those members who helped
the recent recertification
2. ;~) ficatj_oI1s f01' the new trucl~ are finished. and are vlai to be .
.:;. Lieutenant Schilling is still all selec the recue tool and
air tho. t "\vi11 be purehased. As soon as he can see some demonstra-
tions of the 8 and models available he will submit a P.O..
4. Pocket masks will be placed on all trucks for use CPR so :IOU "",'ill
not have to come into sical contact with the victim.
5. Lieutenant will be out the 3 stand-by schedules
nenc e forth since the members have not had great success in seIee
in advance on which to stand-by. It will be each member's
bility to find a replacement if the he is ., -,
lS no~ convenlen~.
c. Public Eeducation
I. ~. .. ~ ob and '\vas VIGIl recei"'Ied at Dul: Dl11': Daze. I t lool~8
c.ld a 'ler-:;r gOOd.
to be a ~ler;r tool for educa .
2. The TB.ffle t:.na"C 1vas :put int.o place a couple of days befo:ce Du};:
Duk. Daze sold $103.00 worth of tickets 80 far. Each member has a book of
20 tickets to sell before t.he Open House. Proceeds would like to be
used to purchase or help purchase a for New Hope Fire Public Educa-
tioD...
-,I- FMO Anderson has 6 or 7 t011I'S -this vJeel::. See 11im if you can au c; 2.T,
a.n:-.-t vla~r.
D. SCOTs - 3 new masks are in that ...... - ~~ the 2.28. \vill be mas}:.ed as
.i.,Ll, ~,
smaller than standard size.
,..., Pecruitment
";,:.1 ~
1" Ch:_ef .slD.i th ""cllas with the recruitment ,. , . . e
GnaT, was put. l11
at Dv.l=. D1J.k. Daze. Bennett, ., , , . . be commended for
as l~ ~urns ou~ lS ~o
the good 1c1.ea.
2. Li el). t en an t fC3,sls that vrhen Tie recruit menloers at a sucn as
Dul: Dul: Daze, VIe should ha~Te some k.ind of t or literature to ., "J
t.o t.hem so will remember to follow UP on the idea. justa
coup-Ie critical narGes an.d phoDe numbers -;7iould be appropriate.
- . Haz Mat ~ The Haz Mat sub-committee in the mutual aid association is
vii th haz mat and v7hich if arJ,:/'
would be of use to the ts. Captain Nelso~ will get back
to the group on which ones are to be selecteel" questions concer-
the nl'1J_tu9~1 atd8.ssociatioJ.l' s hElZ mat , see
Nelson, FI,IO or F110 IIanausl:a.
G. Hose - look fay hose tes to the end of or the IJ..rs-:
. We will not be wai long as last year. 11he lac}: 0 f
and the threat of an early winter demands that it be donG-
earl:Ler in tb.e ~'lear"
Old Business - none
}J eVl Bv.siness
l. ProD. Steve Merwin was presented his certificate for c of I!'/F I.
A :cound of follo'v16d.
2. Chief Smith stated that the officers had reviewed and a change in t.he
as the r'esidency GOli1mi ttee. Basicall~T , ., -:-
...!- 'J
boundary to Douglas Drive. A complete policy will
be Tllade a~}"ailable to all members as 80021 as all update can be cOlnpleted.
.J' . Chief Smith ex~lained that the administrative structure at Ci Hall is b
'.' . He felt that the only portion of the Fire t tha.t ~Nould be
affected is the public .. , .. ~.... More on that will be mentioned as
eQUCa~lOn Q1VlSlon.
-ens c tal:es effect.
1+ . FMO Anderson stated that there will be a fOT any member who wishes to
sit OD a committee that will develop an officer evaluation progrD~~ The
will be at 1900 hours on , July Be there if you are in-
terested or see FMO Anderson.
5. The Ci is scheduled for It will be held away from the Fire
Statj.on tllis ~rear, more j.l1 the
"" p/F Ramstad asked Chief Smith to check into the rates for ren the "f'Jool for
0.
. The sports C onlmi ttee ILIa:/, vTish to rent the pool for a. socj~al
of some .
,.., Chief Sro.i t.h :Ls :gj. th U. S . Svrim& .Pi tness so~me red'tlced
:' #
grouy:. ra.tes or to "partia.l .
He vr:LIl us informed as to or decisions#
0 your calandsr open on 10th for the Tile.
u#
r, fTI{Os Schaefer c;u1d l"iike Gardner \V81-'e recognizG,d a.s ha the FHO practical
'.,!
,,/ .
-ces'G. Chj~8f Sm1th apologized for not their certificates t"<.11 +.
assu.reG thenI 'were })al. G a -c the l?I>lO l"'ate.
I-rotion F IF Brad J01111S0:2 and second Lieutenant Bjorklund to adjourn the .
Hotiion carrj..ed. 1;18e ourned at 2055 hours.
s1J..clni t ted,
Secre , I\TliFD
General Membership Mae
New Rope Fire Department
,..Ltugus t 3, 1
The meeting was called to ol'd,er by Chief Smj_th at 1952.
The Pledge Allegiance was recited.
Roll was called.
A motion was made by F/F Mike Bennett and seconded Lieutenant Bjorklund to
ap'Oro-,.re the minutes of the previous meeting as posted. The motion carried.
Correspondence
1. L-lilre A.c};:erm8..11 ...u.v!al-'d - nomina tiol1 form. To be retuned by 23rd.
2. Sign-up sheet for radiologic monitoring course.
3. Let.ter to Chief Smith from SCOT Aviation
re: Planned implementation of field ser'\zice testing.
, Letter from Ci to Chief Snlit.h
L~ "
re: nest to terminate as well as hire probationary ~e~~er8"
.-i. Accident tion - report
Reports
P.." Officer
1. f'Iike li_cl':erman School to be held in Golden
er 1.3. The course will consist of 5 Haz Mat stations
and will run from 0900 to about 1.3.30 hours.
2. Assitant Chief S is concerned about the low turnout at drills.
He reminded everyone that you are required to call the duty officer
if :iOU are not able to attend a drill if you want the e:(CUS9o.
absence.
.3. Saturday drills will be a combined dl:ill so the drill will
la.st from 0900 - 1200 hours.
".<. Engineer
J...J.
, FI'lO Datl<:o vlill be assisting FI\:iO Hassing iY2 the enJ:;ine der:,artInent"
-i...
His duties initially will be the mon maintenance checks of the
trucks and minor repairs"
2. The .alectronic sir'en on 4189 has been repaired.
" your eye on the turn signals 01'1 . na"",te been
>-
" .. , lately. If there appears to be a problem, contact
III "CermJ.. t. :C2..l1
one of the .
I" Fire l'Iarshal - The construe tion 8_t the corner of l+2nd and Boone is 1'10VI
v.
open a::ld has been certificate of occupancy.
The structure is en and has a fiI'8
~ connect near the garages. There are no stand-
in ,. , .
t118 s~cruc 'Cure.
D. "
~
1. Li'3utenant S 3 members that if use
an item out of a first aid l~i t, be sure you as 800n
as ole. Get in touch 'Ni th Lieutenant S 01' one of the
other officers if you need to get into the closet.
2. There ha-\re been a box of disposable gloves placed in the first. aid
.Kl1:S on (,~
'-, Lieutenant.S will meet with the 3. rnembers to c;"st
J.
their later and run 2 hours
later :Ln the . It seems many members
ha"ve diffj~cul 1800 hours.
~ Publ~c Education.
.:.:~ -
I. The Fj_re tment open house is scheduled for October 5th_ See
Fournier if you need more raffle tickets to sell.
2. FMO Anderson will be quite a few tours ..-.' , .
llre pre~\7~3nT,J_On
weeK. See him if you can out with some of the groups.
',- Recruitment - no report
..:.. ell
G. Iiaz l,jlat - Captain NelsOD. stat.ed. tl-U:lt the l,torth Suburban tual Aid Association
has D..llocated. ,COO.OO to the Haz Mat Committee for , -Che
l)'t)_rchase of ma terj_als, and other needed services and
l 'CanlS" The IIaz }-ilat COll1mi t tee is nOVi in the process of
a number of . l~s soon as are all reviewed, the
COElmi ttee 'vril1 maJ'~e those a":lailable . . -t. c.:
t:o separa::9
for their .
- none
I,JevI Business
1. N10 Barber is on ~ au until further notice.
2. Fl.'IO }Iana1J.sl::a and F/F l;IcCullcch h6l"F8 requested personnal LO..4..8.
3. New member application:
Graden Jensen
L ". , . 1?lace Earth
!-t>"Cl1.
"'. "~....... 551,27
, 1~.Ll 'i
Po. motion VIas rnade 027 Fir Foul"l1.ier and seconded b~\i Fl{O Schaefer to recommend
thee.pplicant to the Ci for appointment as a probationary member
pending satisfactory completion of a physical. I"lation carriecL,
,"". Assistant Chief Stenger asked \:.n9.-:: there be no more unauthorized 8 of
ncU~les on the Doa.rd. It seems there have been instances where names have been
on certain lists that were removed or crossed out without the knowl-
of that person.
:;. rrne officer evaluation committee made up of FMOs Anderson and D. Johnson 'v7ill
be districtl the ev"aluation fOl'"'rI1sin the near fut.ure. Fill out the form
and return it t.o one of the coYamitteemenloers in the tha t vJtl1 be
supplied.. Please complete this within 5 days of recei form. The
first t\VO officers to be evaluated will be the 2 c~ie:p.. I"Jext Inonth 'will
be t.he followed the next month with the lieutenants.
". Chief Smith reported that he is at to more nlonj_GS iD and
1,J ..
be~lond to Jnalce needed repail"s to the station as well as keep the station i.n
repaj_r hence forth.
'7 the ci:r'cu.rnstances around the recent accident , the officers
I .
feel it would be wise to have a member on the tail board the
is being bacl~ed 1J.p. 1'11is viill be effective immedia
8. Remember that front seat members are t.o ha"':TG their seat belt.s on from now 011.
I,) a t.i 0 11 to acljourn Assistant Chief stenger; seconded by F/F Fournier. liotion
carried. I"ylee adjourned at 2133 hours.
- subrnitted,
secretary, lJHFD
p,o, Box 22602 0 Mpls" MN 55422 0 533-1521
Bo (7jLd 0 6 T Jr.uo:te.elJ
Me.e...ti.ng Mburte/.J
AugL0s-t 18, 1986
PJr.e.6-lde.n:t H(iM-lng c.a11.e.d :the. me.e...ti.ng :to oJr.deA at 2205 houJ1.1:,. Tho.6 e.
plLelJeJ'l--t we.Jr.e. Ha.Mb!.g, Ba.ltbeA, Mc.CuY...2oc.h, Hom6:tad, and Cox..
The. Jr.e.qUelJ:t b,'l.Om Jame.6 OJ. BlLOwn h.o.--s be.e.n Jr.e.c.uve.d bOlt $ 30,096.00
t\fwm .the. Spe.c.{C(,t Fund. Ja.me.6 Bltowl'l ha.6 c.!Le.cU..;t -6011.. 19 ye.OJ1..6 ptuo but te6.6
:tho.VI. :the. 20 ye.a/I/.:, lte.quJAe.d nOJr.6ul.t 1te.tVt.e.me.n;t. Motion by HOIM.tad :to
a.u;thoJUze. payme.n;t 06 $30,096.00 n/wm .the. Spe.c.i.a1. Pund6 ,to JamelJ OJ. B/wwn,
.6 e.c.onde.d by Co x. Motio 11 c.oNUe.d.
Mo;t{onby Mc.Cul.toc.h :to adjoL0'l.n, !.le.c.onde.d by Bct!tbeA. Motion c.a.J1JUe.d.
Me.e..ttng c1.djow1J1,e.d aX. 2235 hOUA6.
M~H~U Re.C.OtLffd b~
~' I 'y ~ J
/1~~~ (/ -: .~ vuJ
(i},W..icun V. BaJ1..beA
Se.CAe.:toAy
.
!111H1TES
GE~~BAL M~!1~~B2HIP M~ETING
September 7, 1986
Meeting called to order at 0810
Pledge was given; roll call was taken.
Motion was made by Captain Nelson and seconded by Firefighter
Johnson to accept the meeting minutes of August 3rd, as posted.
Motion carried.
CORRESPONDENCE:
1. Letter from Honeywell regarding the Special Olympics.
2 . Letter from North Memorial Medical Center to the Chief
regarding Fire Prevention Week on October 4th.
3. Letter from North Memorial Medical Center regarding the
Public Safety Awards Banquet.
REPORTS:
Training Officer:
1. Minnegasco demo at WAFTA, LPG and will take place 9-10-86.
2. Arson investigation course will be held at Arden Hills
Training Facility on September 23rd, 24th and 25th, given by
the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
3. Letter from North Memorial regarding the EMS education,
which the training officers and the chiefs are to attend;
being held Sept. 17th.
4 . The Voc-Tec fall class schedule has been posted on the
board. Anyone wishing to attend should see the training
officer.
5. Saturday morning, Sept. 13th, Mike Ackerman School, at
Golden Valley Station #1.
6 . Radiological Training Seminar held 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. , on
Sept. 9th and the 23rd. This course is given by Hennepin
County and the instructor is Don Anderson.
M.nrQTES (page 2 )
R~Z MAT Rgf:ORI: (by Al Nelson)
1. Drill is being put on by the state and the county that is to
be conducted Sept. 27. Those members already participating
in the radiological monitoring course that are interested
are to see AI.
2. Meeting with poison control and mutual aid group to be held
Oct. 28, 1986.
Meeting was temporarily adjourned at 8:30 a.m. , to give time to
Ron Lehmann, who is a candidate for City Council. The meeting
was reconvened at 9:10 a.m.
B~CRUITM~1::JT REPORT: (by Al Nelson)
He identified that the signs on 42nd are able to be used by the
Fire Department should the U.S. Swim and Fitness move in. On
these signs we will identify the open house, which is taking
place on Oct. 5th. Also this committee is considering some
mailings to help promote recruitment.
~NG1~~~Bl~G REPQRT: (by Jim Hassing)
He identified that the truck check schedule for the balance of
1986 has been posted. There will be no work detail in
September. It has been moved to october. l)J,.::)\..rYO.w.'_-.IIo. ,., -~- .... - --~
regarding the use of the chokes in the four fire vehicles having
gasoline engines. Individuals that are not aware of how to use
these chokes are to contact the engineering department. A
reminder to all firefighters who are driving to watch the
corners when driving so as not to wear down on the rear tires.
An example of this is the rear tires on the officer's side of
4183. 4188's primer motor is temporarily out of service.
Members may be able to use the mechanical primer. Also, the
front suction on 4188's Keystone does leak. The engineering
department will be repairing this shortly. However, until this
is repaired, if you hook up with the 4" feeder line, it is to be
placed in the front suction of this vehicle.
FIRE MARSHAL'S REPORT:
The U.S. Swim & Fitness is currently having some problems with
budget and construction bids. They are working with the City
regarding these problems.
Minneagasco (tank storage facility at 3900 Winnetka) has decided
to eliminate the entire tank farm and will be removing those
tanks prior to year end.
The development on 42nd and Boone, known as the Valley Wood
Apartments, is 100% sprinklered and the hydrant has been raised.
!:11.~UTES (page 3 )
RESCUE REPORT: (by Lt. Schilling)
The new AMKUS rescue tool has been received and is to be put
into operation after a few more training sessions have been
given. Should the need for it arise prior to that time, it is
felt that there are individuals who could put this tool to use.
The air bags are to be received this next week.
.E.Q~11.C EQUCSTION REPORT: (by Ed Anderson)
The open house for the New Hope Fire Department is scheduled for
October 5, 1986, from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. This is the beginning
of Fire Prevention Week. Also, Ridgedale will have an open
house during Fire Prevention Week. A meeting is scheduled for
Sept. 15th, and Ed Anderson will be attending this meeting.
School drills to be held during Fire Prevention Week will be on
Friday. Any members able to be of assistance with this duty
please contact Ed.
SCOTTS REPORT: (by Ron Bjorklund)
Three new masks have been placed in service and they are all on
Engine 6. This committee will be getting the balance of the
steel tanks in service or retrofitted so they may be used with
the 2.2 air masks.
Q1D BUSINESS: None
,~mW BUSINESS:
Leave of absence policy: Each person goes have the opportunity
to talk to the Chief if needed. The three-person maximum limit
on leave was just a guideline - it was 10% of the department.
The library is now open. Chief Smith went over the IIsign-outll
policy. All members are to follow the policy of signing
material out, either on the card which is on the material or if
none is available, they are to sign it out in the property
book. The sign-outs are to be reviewed on a monthly basis and
an individual may be approached regarding the length of time he
has had material signed out.
Light duty policy was explained by the Chief and it was
established by this department that there will be no light duty
after this date. Members that are injured will be placed on a
medical leave. If it is determined not to be an extensive
medical problem, the individual will have an extension of 30
days, at which time they can sign out without having to be
excused or put on medical leave.
Fitness evaluations: The second chance to take advantage of the
evaluation, along with the Police Dept., will be Sept. 12th. A
sign-up sheet will be posted on the board. All members are
encouraged to take advantage of this, as it has already been
paid for by the City of New Hope.
MINUTES (page 4 )
Stan Schaefer opened discussion on the law regarding the
firefighter drawing unemployment having to quit the fire
service. In this discussion, it was identified that the
firefighter remaining on the payroll is ineligible from
collecting any unemployment from his full time job. Chief Smith
told the members that legislatures should be made aware of our
v~ews , due to the fact that the firefighter should not be
penalized regarding unemployment benefits simply because they do
a good deed to the comnmunity as a member of the volunteer
service. Chief Smith also stated that he will take this to the
state fire representatives to see if the state law can be
changed to identify the volunteers as exceptions to the rule.
Mike Cox identified that when problems occur on the scene of an
incident, that he would like to see the officer in charge return
to the station to answer any questions that may arise. Chief
Smith stated that he had no problem with this request and that
chief officers will return or inquire as to whether or not there
is a problem prior to leaving the incident or scene.
F/F Cox also asked that when future paid positions become
available, such as the engineers position, that it be posted and
give equal opportunity to all individuals on the department to
sign up for that position. Chief Smith said he saw no problem
with this and will see that postings are made and the selection
made of the most qualified individual.
Chief Stenger made comment on his evaluation which took place
the previous day and complimented F/F Brad Johnson and FMO
Dwight Johnson on how they conducted the evaluation and saw
merit in the evaluation. Chief Smith reiterated his pleasure in
how these two individuals conducted themselves in the evaluation
the previous day. He also expressed the feeling that this is a
progressive department and these evaluations are part of the
changing times of the department. Chief Smith also stated his
view on the wearing of protective turnout gear, and the fact
that his intent when he is at scenes without being in full
protective turnout gear, is of a different nature, and not
suppressing fire, but resetting the alarms. He identified that
the majority of the alarms in the city are false alarms, tripped
by unknown cause, maybe water, or whatever, and his intention in
going into these facilities is not to go in with the intent of
suppressing fire, but rather with the intention of resetting the
alarm. He stated that in the event of smoke or visible flames,
he would not enter unless he was in full protective turnout
gear. He also said that should neighboring departments come in
on mutual aid, that the chief officers would no doubt be in full
turnout gear for identification purposes. This would also be
the case should there be a large crowd on the scene, so that our
own firefighters can easily identify the chief or the commanding
officer.
M,n:~H1IES (Page 5)
Wage committee elections took place - motion by Al Nelson,
seconded by Asst. Chief Stenger to cast a white a ballot and the
motion carried.
Don Fournier is the wage couulI.i. L Lt::t:: ll\Ull\UU.L' f () f' l.hn II n ;.: i. i . j I ~ ,..
years.
A discussion followed regarding Chris Hanauska's vacancy. It
was decided to send FMO Hanauska a letter asking for his
resignation form the wage committee since he wouldn't be here to
negotiate wages this fall. The Chief agreed that he would send
FMO Hanauska a letter to that effect.
F/F Brad Johnson asked the situation regarding the new radios
and the Chief explained that the communications officer and the
Chief will get together sometime during the next two weeks to
establish those frequencies that the department is to use. We
will report back to the officers in a short time. It was his
belief that we should be using North Memorial's transmit
frequency and also another very important frequency, the county
emergency management frequency. He identified that he is having
some problem getting the truck to truck frequency from the
county.
Stan Schaefer questioned the decision of the Chief of not
allowing Jim Brown to retain a key to the station. The Chief
explained why Brown's key was returned to the department and
that is because he is not a retired member. He simply resigned
from the ranks of the membership and made the decision not to
continue his employment and henceforth, a resigning member does
not carry the privilege of retaining a key to the station; only
those that retire from the department. A discussion followed
and motion was made by Steve Homstad and seconded by F/F Brad
Johnson for Chief Smith to reconsider his decision regarding Jim
Brown's key. The motion carried and Chief Smith said he would
reconsider and get back to the members by the next general
meeting.
Drill attendance was discussed and the question was raised as to
whether or not the drill schedule should be posted, with the
intended drills, topics, etc. , and there were several viewpoints
raised during this discussion. In the past it has been
identified by the training officer that there has been a problem
with the number of members making the drills and that any
suggestions for ways that could improve this would be
appreciated. Anyone having an opinion as to whether or not
these topics should be posted should get together with the
training officer. The problem of individuals not making the
drills and being continuously excused for the same topic will be
reviewed by the officers. This report is to be given back to
the gneneral membership during the next membership meeting.
Motion was made by F/F Johnson, seconded by FMO Anderson to
adjourn. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 1059.
(~
) P,O, Box 22602 . Mpls" MN 55422 . 533-1521
BOCUtd On TJr.11ld.e.e.
Me.eU.l1g AtLl1ute.6
Se.ptembeJ1. 22, 1986
P/te.6ide.n,t Hct6.6il1g c.a-Ue.d the. me.eU.l1g to OMeJ1. a;t 2015 hoUM. Tho.6 e.
p/te.6 e.nt WeJ1.e. Hct6.6il1g, FOuAJUeJ1., BaJtbeJ1., Mc.CuLtoc.h, artd Cox.
Ha.6.6il1g /te.po/tte.d that appaf!..e.ntty .the. COUl1cil had made. a te.r~ve.
de.~iOI1 on $14.00. We. have. 110t /te.c.uve.d al1ything 06 Qic...Lal ye.:t 6/tom the. CJ,;ty.
It Wct6 de.ude.d tha.:t We. .6hoc.Ltd .6e.l1d a le;t;teJ1. to e.ac.h 011e. 06 the. Counut to
e.xplain OM PO.6.{;UOI1 011 the. $15.00 al1d le.:t them k.now wha.:t We. ac:tua-Uy /te.c.uve.d
-no/t OuA .6haAe. 06 the. F..iAdown. Aid 601t 1986.
BCUtbe./t plte.6e.nte.d a b~ 6ltom Wy~ & Ab.6oua.:te..6 -nOlt the.iJt doil1g the.
ac:tU!tla.t al1d me.e.til1g.o with th~n 60lt $2159.00. Motion by Mc.C~ttoc.h to appltove.
.the. bilL 60lt pa..yme.n,t, ,!>e.c.ol1de.d by Cox. Motiol1 c.~e.d.
TheJ1.e. Wct6 cUI., c.l.L6.6iol1 about the. le;t;teJ1. to Jame.6 RodJUque.z ct6ung Him
to 1tej:uJ1.11 to the M.60cA..a:UOn. the. $1795.00 wIuc.h wa.6 paid to Iwn in elU'LO/L in
1985.
It Wct6 noted tha.:t the lump .own c.hec.k. 60lt Jim BltoWI1 had aJULLve.d and wa.,j
diliveJ1.e.d by the Exe.c.u:tLve Comm/i.;t;te.e.
Motio n by BMbeJ1. to adj ouAn, .6 e.c.onde.d by Co x. Mo,:tLo n c.Mfl.A_e.d
Me.~t{ng adjoMI1e.d a.:t 2121 hOM6.
;;;j~M:b6~
W.u.L[am V. BMbeJ1.
Se.c.lte:talty
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October 5, 1986
-~ ' . was called to order C:}lie f th a.t hou:cs.
'l'Ll€: me 81:",J.
'P1-., Co r~1 C:. of AIle D ,Y,'::: ~ f~("'; -:" i~r"
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FoIl Vias c 2.118(1. ~
Minutes of the last me were approved as .
.~'.. e
of cover letter se~t ~>o those conpanies ilvited to . ,.
..:... c. on neVI t.r1).Cl':-.
2. Letter to City Council ers, Senator Re~Lc L. .~, , "(; res en ::- ,so :~ .
T8: Invj. tat:i,on to i~'louSiS on October 5th.
~eport~
," . detaj.l held VBS
..- f ~r - ~here was a snor: wor .
~ F j~:;(' e l:1e.r's ha.l
..:..~. f
1. S...'Ij.T: Fj_ ttJS;::: har-; started O~., tioJJ, Y01.: -:.~a.',r .. '~o
u .. "
area.s 0 access to the .oor;:iolJ of the mall that i H 11 ".-.c.
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-:1'18 CO::'i31:.rU",. -c:.o:n, :-.. n to ":'."'.--,,-., ' ~.. , ~ n::::. ~(''';~;:'''':l.;..
!~" .ll':; :, anCJ c)oors ,?,,:~ -" .',~ '- .;, ,-' ,.......:..
ciifficTJ.lt.
2. r1hp - ,-,y ..,.~ .~.~ Viill a c
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of 1:",):18 ~ 1]:lh8 J_ -:: J.S ~.......l: " ~
-~, . The.re i2 0 XlI"::; p~~:XG.r.
~ 'Z
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1. 1--'..Le.s.E8 u~ for November sta~d- 8.8 soon as ble~
2. If your ErT'I' liceDS~; wjll soon, see LJ.6'Ur-S : S":ht C),boL1.
.t:he l'e fre ~llS' *< coursed.at,es~
" ~rhe [~ledj_c s.1 ., ~ '" o VIseine
.'/ . GWl"CCneO \,J....L ".,,';';' '~
13.;-s tD,ken '" c r' Gee. .::JJ_nce their class i
Of' - too hard -' L-J.. t:n(~ s.saI I:-1... t 1 th8,t (; la.s
G.Oi.'}G. The ce.l;le chann 11 broadcast blood rre F;S~,-tre,c; al"8 B..'.-a.i lab Ie
on "',.~ .
'" p:}.t~,lic: Ee] a':J_on
v.
1. -"Pi..,.:.:;; ectl r or of House will e n61.(.:. ~
.:..;...:...... .
? tior: week tarts ~ ,'" .. " fU'1ctions
.;"'i -,--'.~ ~-,'f.C~,;C . ,,',' J. 'tlJ. -ene n:any OT}CerlJG
~. .... -"-';" ',--, 1.~.~ .... ..,- .....
-'..., fire: ~pre:,TG1Jt.:Lon, Andf::rsorl COt11c1. SOTne eX-:Cl-'a i":C .!-1..
'...-.0..,', -,
-:-.,,::: tours and :pro .
-, .. . Brad Johnson will be chairin c Tee Y1C..;:!JCS '7."",",'">
. ::eCI'lJ.J. 0rc;.er;1~ """ Jll..l'~ .
If' ,-- thoughts or camille ~F abOtl t -::0 J. 2""'eass
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0!JJ.. .. :jT8.c. don:-1PO]i.,
~ SCOTS
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1. All SCOTs are back i~ Fervj.ce YJOVI a~"}d pare ~;ELr-:'S aI'S u ~:,,-:.l- ordsr(:; c)
so.sCOTs needin T):'3.r ts ~~VOj:l t lL.c<.\' ':;' TO be out of service for so .
2" 1"2"'=7 to E careful .:-....; "':""i"";.::: F on - ''':C 'Y'O tOTs, t~':9'F co;:,;tE27 -:.0
'J:'.. 'oJ-"-..'", 'v ....;,. .'..... ..... .~""
';;.
i~ The SCOT Committee had been conside YJ8V} s - - 'clJl}=
,.
to save some money when SCOT ~.vear out. After a
l"TIOSE, the blJlk s The neV1 s
~: 8.-,/8 to 08 re e6. Y;ith fac rather than anc.
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. c eI' 'C2.J_r: -en,at -IO'U ':.ne 1}1'2SStlTSS
0 ottle OT YOUl-' o.q
ilEt'/8 fOUTj[) ,g.s 10;,'/ as _.
able ':0 trael:: .r'..; ,._ ~1 OU i~ :i. f ,. .
-:~n e .1' e ::. s
a slav leak or other ~na t. ca.~-: ~J "-' de -;- !.":.c: -~ ,-,::::..
.
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SaI(;S VIJ_1:.11 ;-::.ope no v .
2. '!'h;::: " "'"'~I:'""'! 1- ec 0 TilL .3 n ci ee. 0 '.1;;:;: ("\ ," -
..[;.,.8 sac j_2. ttOlJ J.:~e.\Je e.. StranGaI'c. 0102"' re
-,.L!.C: fi_2.'"'e SCe?lC ~ f o:ff:Lcer, 0);::.r~ foZ' lin(-;
^ , er.
:. or.' 1)r' 0 03-
---.... Certiftcat.e.:+~ of '." ":'.i.L -;;:S2.;'? Ac::;:.eI'ms.T: ;3chool rc: UL"t:;-
'.' .~, l'Tob. .steve , FroL; . DOUEt aEl:,:"";on,
'--rF' , ITelson, F1'10 Ed. And.e:r'son, rrob.
Dana Larson, Johnson, am), Lisutenant Bc .
" After disc 'u.8sio"na?1 C Chief Smith TiTe ~F~r: JiE BT01.'iT'
1.., _. , .
G to the statio: ct .'.~ thj_s year's retireEsnt .
2. Chj.-2:f S:'ni tl~; 'C ::3. t. ~s d- .. , .,.., t-};c..;<...r.:; 81,-'8 8."'~~1 ILOTS anc
'(~ n.a'c .~_ =-
s~, os::; t ~n8;:Ge 1e ft :L the s'caT.-lOl , _ '..~ r tat~j.on IOY'
l..:.iC'
'eno. purpose will be lost.
5. Chief Smith stated that the ~)J~GB for +;he ljeVl rescue truclc vdll :)8 -:J 8.C 1:
Oct-abeT 21st.
l.~:1).Sln e 138
1. Discussion was neld as to whether t.he: group wanted the front room to remain 8.
e to work out or convert back to a dOTm oorD. F110
that with the U.S. Swim and Fitness Center to be soon, fit: i) ,--; '_"
as well turn it back into a dorm. That is i.I the tj_ll some
r"l ~. the : Ur1 c.s for Fi:r'e De'DartT(:ent YLsmbas to .:; /""\.; v"! Chief Smith will check on
,j 'j -'.. . ~ #
1",11 t' ..,/ 01 na. the Ci l=:fty for .some of the U,S, .svlilTI Fj_ tne'ss Cente.Y'
fee and ,set be.c to the :[STOUp. FMO Mike Gardner also asked Chief Smith to
sse :i.f there are an;\:" fU?:Jds 8.;ie.ilable for the station includin --:110
dorm room with some decent ;-;;:::',;;Q It shov,ld :=:8 me.eLS- e lea:c' to the Ci that
- '"'" ....."......
G. U1"':L tl - .;.~.""" VIlT] ;':"13r, to slSD'D :o:-c rnembers =Ls \-c:r~'T t,8.tlT, o O'Ll:L
",,;"v _.
operaTlo:n. 1-'8 ....!.;' ":~.~ .~.....- " , ~ would listen a Ii tIe closer
..1.. .~ {" ',:; "~'" ,::,:,:, '.:;: ::.n2,-:':, 9.ppT'oe,cr::
to our requ'3st.
'"' DisCl)"E~sion W8..S held 0.5 to what -:-ri::::::' T}8l"'2:.1 '-' .:..;,.-~~ ShOl3.1o. be ~- l~.-. ;,,'C;::l"""
~.
peratures at whj.ch a severe weather e call~3d" Chief {::'~':~. ~t
, ' ~ ,~ , -co Fef3
st:-a:.ec. -cn.8.-r :.>"',":'. OIII.eel' arc: lOT v 'h _
line of -30 degrees F and -60 degrees F
'.lliO f fie :i_a} 01 '",IJ off:Lc:err; .
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III 0 0:," to SOl" ano seconded Fl..olO F5c .... '- . L': 01~ j, 0:-'
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P,O, Box 22602 . fv1pls" MN 55422 . 533,1521
Board of Trustees
t~eeting ~~il1utes
October 27,1986
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 2030 hours. Those
present were Hassing, Barber, and McCulloch. .
Due to lack of a quorm meeting was adjourned
Metting adjourned at 2033 hours.
t~i nuter Recorded by
~~ v6cuL/
William D. Barber
Sec reta ry
.
rtment
P,O, Box 22602 . Mpls" MN 55422 . 533-1521
SPECIAL NOTICE to the MEMBERSHIP
Spe~ Me~ng NotiQe
In aQQo~nQe w~ Anticte IV, Se~on 3 06 the By-Law~ 06 the New
Hope Vo.tuYLteeJ1. Fbte VepaJL:tmeYLt A6~oc.io.-U..on, a Spe~ meeting w.LU be he1..d
on OctobeJ1. 29, 1986 at 2000 ho~ (8:00P.M.) at tile New Hope F~e Station.
TfUf., meeXing UXt6 QaUed by Ptr..u1deYLt J..Lm HaM1ng.
The bU!.l-<-nu.6to be cfM,QM.6ed w.{li be a.6 tlOliOW6:
1 . So~ bene6..Lt6 0 tl membeJL6 who tak.e a .twnp .6 u.m
2. Le:t:teJ1. 6tr..om the Cay tr..egaJtcUng OM tr..equut 60tr.. an -<-nQ,tea.6 e
06 ben.e6ili
3. Fund Ra-U.1ng
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W-UUam V. Batr..b eJ1.. Vated: Octobetr.. 17,1986
SeQtr..e.;taJty
MINUTES
GENERAL MEETING
November 2, 1986
Meeting called to order at 0810. Gardner made motion to approve
minutes as posted and dispense with reading of the October 15th
meeting.
CORRESPONDENCE: Quarterly report, Company 3. Hayes on leave
November 4th. Merwin concerning books and Arson I. Spring Lake Park
Chief - concerning~what is an employee. Letter to John Dubois
concerning radio frequencies. Thank-you letter to Ember Reichgott
for attending meeting. Chris Hanauska - letter concerning wage
committee. Study concerning attitudes of firefighters.
REPORTS:
Engineer: 4-inch couplings that connect to National Standard
threaded hydrant. New lights on outside of station. Truck check
sheets should be updated. Crystal/ New Hope map and insurance policy
are in glove box of each truck. Work detail will be moved to a
different date.
Fire Marshal: Updates on U.S. Swim and Fitness. Elder high rise on
Broadway almost ready to occupy.
'.0:::."
-.~;~- .
Company 3: No report.
Public Ed: Open House went well. 100-125 people attended.
Ridgedale was the weekend following. The smoke house was a good
show. Poster contest winners were mentioned. In the month of
October, 24 fire prevention programs were put on; about 1900 students
were contacted. After the first of the year the smoke house will be
upgraded.
Scotts: All Scotts are in service. Air compressor will be serviced.
...,...;:..
HAZ MAT: Members have been brought up to the predetermined level of
training. The HAZ MAT team members did a good job of handling the
drills.
Training: Rookie drill has started again. A house at 7406-60th is
scheduled to be demolished. If we receive authorfzation, drills will
be scheduled to accommodate it.
OLD BUSINESS: Change of cold weather standby to temp of -25 degrees
ambient temperature and windchill of -50 degrees F.
NEW BUSINESS: Mark Gwin - new applicant. Anderson made motion to
accept. Stenger seconded the motion. Discussion followed. Vote
passed - all were in favor.
Steve Merwin appointed to firefighter as of November 4, 1986.
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Minutes (Page 2)
New Business (Continued) :
Committee set up to look into station upgrade. Members are Stenger,
Hayes, Fournier and J. Gardner.
Show of hands were asked for to see if there was a need to have a
standby crew for opening of deer season. Enough of a crew will be
available so that a standby crew will not be required.
Lieutenants were asked if they had any comments concerning their
reviews. All three lieutenants commented - thanked everyone for
their input and wished that more had participated in this evaluation.
Vote (writ ten) on replacement of Chris Hanauska for wage committee.
Bill Barber and Br~d Johnson were running for the position. Results
of the election: Brad Johnson elected to wage committee for a
two-year term. Motion made by Nelson, seconded by Stenger to dispose
of ballots.
Meeting temporarily adjourned at 0900 hrs. to give time for Marky
Williamson to address this department. Meeting reconvened at 1030
hrs.
Discussion on replacement of radios. All authorizations for
frequencies requested have been returned. Chief will schedule
installation with County tech.
Discussion of rescue truck - bids are due on November 13, 1986.
Motion to adjourn made by B. Johnson, seconded by Schaefer. ...{::.-,
Adjourned at 1100 hrs. -....z~- "
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p,O, Box 22602 . Mpls" Mf\! 55422 . 533-1521
Board of Trustees
~1eet i ng ~li nutes
November 24, 1986
.
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 2015 hours. Those
present were Hassing, Fournier, Barber, and Homstad.
Motion by Barber to adjourn due to lack of a quorm, seconded by Fournier.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 2017 hours.
Minute% recorded by
qJ~J!)6~
William D. Barber
Secretary
.
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HAZ MAT MEETING
December 8, 1986
Meeting began at 2015 hrs.
Present: Mark Bennett, Jim Hassing, Steve Homstad, Greg Carlson,
Al Nelson
Visitor: Pat Olson
Mark Bennett: 6-month neeting schedule, every 2nd Monday. 5 days
notice to cancel, except under special circumstances. Drill topics
to last 45 minutes - meeting to last 1 hour, 15 minutes.
Al Nelson: Checking on prices on cases to hold books.
Greg Carlson: Has license to teach HAZ Mat, F/F classes.
Selection of new members to HAZ Mat response team (although we are
not an actual team yet) - waiting for feedback from Chief on what the
responsibilities of team will be.
Requirements: 1. Complete probation (F/F)
2. Sucessfully complete HAZ MAT I in 6 month
probationary period
Requirement to stay on:
1. One outside class per year
A. Minimum 16-hour course
2 . One drill per month
A. Must make 9 out of 12
(1) 3 unexcused
( 2 ) Excused absences will be
decided by team
B. 2nd Monday of the month
C. Length: 8:00 - 10:00
Greg Carlson (Report on suits) :
1. Golden Valley, Plymouth, Brooklyn Park, Maple
Grove
2. Disposable suit, 2 per city
A. $700 each
( 1 ) disposable masks
( 2 ) repair kit
B. ILC Dover Manufacturer
( 1 ) Chemturon - model name
C. Benefits
(1) unlimited shelf life
( 2 ) heat seal construction
( 3 ) weight, 3 pounds
,j
HAZ MAT MEETING <Page 2 )
Members recommend that Fire Department purchase 2 of the above suits
if funds can be made available. Greg will get price to Chief.
Jim Hassing: Small tools - $500, will pick out non-sparkling tools,
make up price sheet & submit to Chief to be purchased.
Steve Homstad: Plugs - $250, presented information on possible kits;
will check on buying kit or making one up. Members decided to make
up kit.
Buy lead - cyalume light sticks marking zones.
Ken Schilling: Report presented by Mark Bennett. Discussed
decontamination.
Meeting ended at 2204.
, ..
,
1987
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAINING
(6 MONTHS)
January 12th - 8:00 p.m.
February 9th - 8:00 p.m.
March 9th - 8:00 p.m.
April 13th - 8:00 p.m.
May 11th - 8:00 p.m.
June 8th - 8:00 p.m.
If a training date is changed, notification will be made five ( 5 )
days in advance.
HAZ MAT MEETING
January 12, 1987
Present: Mark Bennett, Greg Carlson, Steve Homstad, Allen Nelson,
Rick Schilling, Chris Hanauska and Mike Cox
Visitor: John Hayes
Reports:
Greg Carlson: .Suits are in (disposable) encapsulated suits - 1988
Steve Homstad: Plugs N/A, dowells need to be cut and shaped,
lead-make casts, hand tools on hold, looking for funds with which to
purchase.
Rick Schilling: 6 sets of scrubs from North Memorial - ($19.50
ea.), disposable gloves, bath towels, large garbage bags, misc.
$153.00 approx.
Allen Nelson: Bookcases - salesman, 2 at $40.00 ea. Probably not
large enough. Mark Bennett might have some wooden cases. Chris
Hanauska suggested trunk.
Budqet: Items for 1988 will have to be submitted by early summer.
Traininq: HAZ Mat 3-7 need to have taken HAZ Mat 1-2 first.
February 21st and 22nd seminar - attending: Greg Carlson, Steve
Homstad, Allen Nelson, Rick Schilling, Mark Bennett, Chris Hanauska?
Mark will turn in names to training officer. HAZ Mat I - Next fall,
Greg Carlson could teach it sooner.
Goals: Long and short term goals need to be made:
1. Become operational
2. Get operational procedures to Chief.
3. Get together with other departments (Brooklyn Park,
Plymouth)
Vehicle: How will we transport equipment to scene? What should we
now carryon trucks?
Short boxes floor (equipment) .
term - on
Mid term - equipment on pumper
Long term - truck & trailer
New Members: Allen Nelson - put on everyone that signed up. Greg
Carlson seconded, motion carried.
Meeting ended at 2140
P,Q. Box 22602 . Mp!s" MN 55422 . 533-1521
December 21, 1986
TO: Jim Hassing, President, New Hope ~ire Department Relief Assoc.
FROt,1: Greg Carlson, Chai rperson, Sunshine Committee
RE: ' Year~end report and suggested new guidelines
The Sunshine Committee will finish the year about $40.00 over budget
due to the last minute need for flovJers sent to retired membe\~ Dolan.
The Secretary stated that as of last week, I was about 10 dollars over
budget and vlith a $30 plant sent to retired member Dolan that vJill give
the $40 over budget fi gure.
I would like to request a budget of $250.00 for the next fiscal year to
operate the Sunshine Committee although the needs of the Committee vary
si gni fi cantly as to the health and 'lien ng of the department and the
families, I feel this figure Vii 11 serve my needs adequately.
For your concern please find attached a copy of the current guideline of
the Sunshine Committee and a copy of my prooosed guidelines. I vvould
like the proposed guidelines to,pe discussed and implemented as the
Departn~nt and Association sees fit. The new guidelines more accurately
refl ect the cos t of fl o\'le rs and de ne more clearly Itlho vlill get flovJers
. -, d' .," / ., , f you have questions of me con-
or 9111:S lJr1n9 an lline~,s aCC1Oen1:.
cerning the neVi guidelines, please fee free to call me.
Thank you.
P,O, Box 22602 . Mpls" MN 55422 · 533.1521
Executive Committee
.'. .~ ~~eeti ng t~i nutes
December 22, 1986
.
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 2010 hours.
Those present were Hassing, Fournier, Barber, McCulloch, Homstad,
and Cox.
The 1987 proposed budget was discussed and worked on. It
was decided to continue to work on the proposed budget on December
30, 1986 at 2000 hours.
Motion by Fournier, seconded by Barber to adjourn. ~~ot ion
carried. Meeting adjourned at 2145 hours.
~s recordeJ by I
Y~/D6~
William D. Barber ~
Secretary
December 28, 1986
.
TO: Jim Hassing, President, New Hope Fire Department Relief Association
FROM: Greg Carlson, Chairman, 1986 Appreciation Dinner
./--
SUBJECT: Year-End Report
The 1986 Appreciation Dinner was well attended and I did not hear any
problems ~'ihich ocurred during the evening. The amount budgeted for
the Dinner was $3,000.00 of which our committee spent $2,461.20. This
leaves a surplus of $$539.80 in the committee's budget.
I \'iould be happy to serve on this committee again in any capacity the
executive committee vri shes. Thank you.
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P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533.1521
Executive Committee
r~eet i ng Mi n utes
December 30, 1986
.
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 2015 hours.
Those present were Hassing, Fournier, Barber, McCulloch, and Cox.
A couple of committee chairs were in to discuss their budget.
It was decided to include money in the P.R. area for a plugee or
similar device. There is approximately $800 in the Bill Olson
memorial which would be put toward the purchase.
There was a total of $19,247 to work with and once the budget
was put together, with a reserve of $1647.00.
Motion by Barber, seconded by Cox to adjourn. t~ot ion ca rri ed.
meeting adjourned at 2225 hours.
.~
Minutes seconded by
~~ f)jJ~
William D. Barber
Secretary
General Membership r~eeting
January 11, 1987
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 0811 hours.
The pledge of alligance
Roll call was taken.
A motion by flf McCulloch to accept the minutes as posted. Seconded by Lt. Gardner.
Moti on carri ed.
Corres pon d.en.c.e..:
1 : Letter from Rich Ludwig;
re: Hockey Tournament Feb 5-8, 87.
2 : Letter from Hennepin County Adult Detention Center;
re: Thank you for the training of the Deputies.
3: Letter from RobbinsdalelCooper Senior High;
re: requesting donations for the Senior graduation party.
4: Letter from Assistant Chief, Maple Grove Fire Dept:
re: Scott Kuchera Scholarship Fund. goal is $10,000.00
5: Memo to all members;
re: Changing of drill and meeting from 1-4&5-87 to 1-10&11-87.
6: t1innesota State Fire Conference in Duluth;
re: Copy to the Relief Association
7: Letter from Partner Products;
re: rebate offer for old K~12 for new Electric Model
Reports:
Engineer:
1: Engine 9 is okay,
2: Engine 8 vJarning lights have been fixed apparently a bad terminal.
3: Work Detail went good.
4: Bulletin Board now up by Engineers office. for Truck ChecklMaint repair forms
and work detail list.
Fi re Marshal:
1: Alot of construction going on in the City.
2: Several stores now open on the south side of U.S. Swim & Fitness.
3: 6100 W.Bdwy as certificate for full occupancy.
Res cue:
1: Hockey Tournament Feb 5-8. Please sign up. Already posted on BulBd.
Feb 7th is the appreci ati on dinner. We wi 11 ask that another City cover at the
tournament that night. We will need to cover at least till 1400hrs on the 7th.
Public Education:
1: February is the Fire Education Conference. Feb 27 - Mar 1. more information
to fall ow.
Scots:
1: Request that if only the bottle is out of service just put the bottle on the bench.
and the same for the brackett. Also fill out a maintenance reapir form.
Re crui tmen t :
1: Showld have 3 applicants today to vote on. None showed up. They were sent letters.
Hazardous Materials:
1: Sign up sheet on the bulletin board is coming down today.
2: Recieved some tools in. Do Not use these for normal use::~
3: Have some chemical splash suits.
Training: No report.
Wages:
1: went over wage package that committee had put together. Several major areas to
address. Wage Committee will meet on Wednesday to review and put final package to-
gether. Will be ready to vote on it at a special meeting.
Radi os :
1: All radios are back.
2: GenCom wants $33.60 for leather cases and $16.80 for plastic. Will be checkinga
couple of other places.
Faci li ties:
1: Read letter that the committee drafted for the City Manager on the needs for a
new station or remodeling old.
Old Business: None
New Bus i ness :
1: Elections are coming up. Sign up is from Jan 15 ~ Jan 30 1987. Elections will be
on the 1st of February. The secratary will be the filing clerk.
2: Thanks to Don Fournier for the new Bulletin Boards.
3: An accident occurred with one of the engines. No Action was taken. But a recommend-
ation that all drivers do a complete walk around the vehicle before leaving.
4: 3 applicants recieved letters to be here today. None showed.
5: Discussion over holiday stand by. Should read 7 days vacation not 8. this will be
corrected.
The Fire Report for December was read.
Presented certificates for HazMat II class: Greg Carlson, Steve Homstad, Ken Schilling
and Jim Hassing.
Presented Certificates for the State Radiological Class: Brad Johnson, Don Fournier,
Jim Hassing, Steve t1ervlin, Frank Datko, Doug Smith, and Ed Anderson.
Relief Association Meeting will be Sunday, January 25th, 1987 at 1200 hours.
Motion to adjourn at 0954 by f/f Datko, seconded by f/f Fournier. Motion carried.
~erely. ~
' ~Y~?7~:r ~l v <t/A~/~
Bradley G. J~ son
Recording Skcratary NHFD
P,O, Box 22602 . Mpls" MN 55422 . 533-1521
SPECIAL NOTICE TO MEMBERSHIP
In accordance with Article XII (Amendments) of the By-Laws of the New
Hope Volunteer Fire Department Relief Association, notice is hereby given
that changes and additions to the By-Laws will be voted on at a Special meeting
of the General Membership on January 15, 1987. The.meeting will be held at
the New Hope Fire Station at 2000 hours.
Notice of these changes is given in accordance with the By-Laws require-
ments of 30 days notice.
Dated this date
~r13' n6u
v~ 1& ~
William D. Barber
Secretary
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The changes are as noted:
Article IV, Section 1 Added dates for filing for office
Article VII, Section 2 Changed $ amount and added wording to bring in
line with acturial
Article VIII, Section 1 Added wording and changed $ amount to bring in
line with acturial
Article IX, Sect on l(a) Renumbered and new figures changed
Sect on l(b) New section
Sect on 2 Renumbered and aGGeo #ord retired
SecC; on 4 Updated monthly amount
Sect on 5 Upda. monthly amount
Article XI, Sect on 1 Updated monthly and lump sum amounts
Sect on 3 This section rewritten to ng in 1 i ne vi;
rest of the by-laws
dut1es of hie offics, he anal give a bond in sllch amount as required by
law and with such sureties as may be required and approved by the board of
trustees, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his trusts and the
full perior~ance of the duties of his office. Such bond shall be paid [or
from the Special Fund of the association. He shall sign all orders for
pay~ent issued to the Treasurer, and Jointly with the Tre~surer, prepare
and file all reports and statements required,by law. He shall receive
such salary as ~ey be fixed fro~ tiMe to ti~e by the board of trustees,
and payable fro~ the Special Fund of the association.
Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive from
the Secretary all funds which belong to the association and hold them
subJect to the order of the President and countersigned by the Secretary.
He shall keep separate and distinct accounts of the Special and General
Funds, and shall prepare and present to the board of trustees a full and
detailed state.ent of the assets and liabilities of each fund at each
meeting of the board of trustees, and prior to the annual ~eeting of the
association. Failing in his obligations, he may be i~peached and expelled
frOB the association. He shall deliver to his successor in oifice, or to
any co~mittee ,appointed by the board of trustees to receive the sa.e, all
moneys, books, papers and other items which pertain to his office
i~~ediately upon the expiration of his tar. of oifice. Prior to entering
upon the duties of his office, he shall give a bond in such aMount as
required by law and with such sureties as illay be required and approved by
the board of trustees, conditioned upon the faithful d~scharge of his
trust and the faithful perfor~ance of the duties of his office, to be paid
for, from the Special Fund of the association. Jointly with the Secretary,
he shall prepare and file all reports and statements required by law. He
shall receive such salary as .ay be fixed by the board of trustees from
ti!i\e to ti.e, and payable fro!i\ the Special Fund of the Association.
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MEETHIGS
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Section 1. The annual- ~eeting of the association, for the
election of officers and trustees, and other business, shall be held on
the last Sunday of January of each year. Any ~e~~er who seeks an_~~~~~jve
position in the Association shall file for said position between the. dates
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of January 1 and January 15 next~recedins the annual ~eetins~~ w~~
.~l~ctions for the position which is s~ght shall be held. Such f i1 i:}..9_
.ahall be in written form and sub~itted to the Filing Officer who has been
appoint~d by the ~~e~dent. N9~~be~__~ha~1 file for more than one
position for anyone election..
Section 2. The annual .eeting of the board of trustees shall be
held im~ediately following the annual ~eeting of the ~5sociation. The
board of trustees shall hold regular ~onthly meetings at such tiaes and
placea as the board .ay fro. tiae to time establish.
Section 3. Special .eetings of the association or of the board
,of trustees Illey be. called by the President, or 2 ae.bers of the board of
trustees, an~ shall also be called upon written request of 5 or more
.embers of the association. Me~bers or trustees shall be notified by the
Secretary of 8uchspecial Jl\eetingsp and the obJect or subJect of the
meeting shall be contained in such notice.
4.
d~te when the aember beca~e an active firefighter in said Fire Departaent.
Ii a ae~ber;a period of sctive aervice has not been continuous, parts of
years shall be added together to coapute full years. All leaves of
absence of aore than 90 days, except as auch are granted to a l'Ilell.ber
becauae of hia disability due to sickness or accident, shall be excluded
in COMputing the period of active service ti~e.
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SICK AND DISABILITY
Section 1. A 01 the association who i$ on ~ctive duty in
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the New Hops Fire Depart~ent, who beco~es ~ick or disabled to the extent
that ho is unable to perfor~ any of tho dutie~ of his regular occupation,
and who is under the care oi a physician, for 7 consecutive days or aore.
6hall be entitled to a benefit of $35.00 per weak. co~~encing with the 8th
day of such illness or disability, but the total aaount of te~porary
disability pay~ent8 for anyone illness or diaabil
$1,820.00. Applications for short tera disability shall be illade
by or on behalf of the applicant within 10 deys after the disability
J COlil.lIlElnCea. and no disability b~neiits shall be paid for a period which
covers ~ore than 3 days bafore the application i8 ~ade.
Section 2. If a ~e~ber of this aaaociation shall beco~e totally
and per.anently ai.ahled, to th. Bxtent that a aurgeon_or physician
acceptable to the board oi trustees shall certify that such disability
~ill per~anently prevent said ~e~ber fro~ serving a8 an active firefighter
in the New Hope Fire Depart~ent, the aS80ciation shall pay each =onth to
such ~e~ber during the period of such total disability the SUM of ~for
each year that the ~e~ber served as an active iirefighter in the New Hop~
Fire Departlllent. If such total disability continues to the ti~e when the
~e~ber reaches the age of 50 yeers, the disability benefit .hall be
converted to a service pension, the a~ount oi which shall be calculated
according to the nUlilber of year", that thelltle~ber l2>erved 6B an activ@
firefighter in Baid fire depart~ent. A totally disabled ~e~ber shall have
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the right to select and receive_alu~p ~u~ diBabilitypension of ~2,350
for each year oi active service in lieu of a ~onthly' qisabik~y-pens~~n.
If a aa~ber who has received ~ lU6p GUm disability pension recovers and
_returna to activ~ dUtY2 anya~ount paid a~ ~ di~ability pension shirl be
deducted froa a future service or diaability p6n6ion~
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DEATH BENEFITS
Section 1. Upon the death of any ~eaber of the associ~tion who
&t the ti6e of death i~ an active firefighter in the New Hope Fire
Department, the association shall pay to th~ named beneficiary. or if
there i& no n~m~~ be~ciary'. to the aurviv~n9 spouse, or if there i~
neither a na~ed benefici~ nor a surviving spouse, to the estate oi such
decel&li/oed liI6$l\ber. the BU~ of ~2,350.00 for a~ch year of active ~ervice
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whjch the deceased me~ber perfor~ed in the New H~pe Fire Departaent to a _
~axi~u~ o! 30 vears,. but in no case sh~ll 6uch deathb~nefit. be less than
i?l1p750.00.. Upon.'S.Q\ill death of. a retir\1ld liiel1\ber <,,;11.0 \zlasrecliiliving oil;
month~ension at the'ti~e of de~thp the a6~oci~tion ~hall pav to the
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n~~liild beneficiary, or the .urviving .pouse, ~r the estate of such deceased
lWt€ilib61r, the GU~ of S150 for each year of ~ctive service ~hich the deceased
aa~ber perforaed in the Ney Hope Fire De~rt~ent.
.1~ j SERVICE PENSIONS AND SURVIVOR BENEFITS
Section 1 (a). Wh~n a ~~mb@r ha~ retained ~emb~r~hip in the
as~ociation for at leGGt 10 years, and has served as an active firefighter
in the New Hope Fire Depart~ent for 20 years or ~ore, and has reached the
age of 50 years or ~ore. he shall be paid ~6nthly until death the su~ of
. $:l~ f.or @lad, year that he 5erv@d a.fi an active !li\6!b\ber of said fire
, to a ~axi~u~ of $450.00 per !b\onth. If a ~enber of the
association ha~ served a.fi an active ~e~ber in the New Hope Fire Depart~ent
for 20 years or !b\ore and haB been a ~e~ber of the association for 10 years
or ~ore. but ha~ not reached the age of 50 years, he ~ay retire from the
~ew Hope Fire Depart!b\ent and be placed on the deferred pension roll. !#hen
he reac~e~ the age of 50 ye~rs, he shall be. paid ~onthly until death the
su~ of $15 for each vear that he served as an active !b\e~ber of said fir~
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departJient., to a ~axiJiu~ of S45~-per ~onth. During the ti~e a ~e~ber i~
on the deferred pension roll, he will not be eligible for any dis~bility
benefits as provided for in Article VI! of these bylaw.fi.
~. Section 1 (b). Any ~e~ber who beconee eligible to receive a
\ ~onthly service peneion ~ay, at the ti~e of becoming eligible, irrevocably
elect to receive a luno 8un in lieu of any other benefits to which such
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~ nenber or ne~ber'e aurvivore nay be entitled. Such election, on a form
~ J) \ provided by the secretary, shall be presented to the ~oard of trustees
\:v ~~, ) together with the ~pplication for p~n8ion. T~e lunp su~ pension shall be
~~ i calculated at ~2,3~O oar vaar of ac~ive aerVlce parfor~ed by alich ~ember
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0' \ in the New Hooe Fire Depart~ent, but no such penslon ahall exceed S70,500.
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I' Section 2. In the iiiivent of the death of a retired !Aeli\ber who was
receiving a nonthly penaion, the surviving spouse, if any, ahall be paid
nonthly until death or re~arriage, 1/2 of the ~onthly service pension
which auch dec@a.sed lI'.al'llbF had GH;l.rned at the tiY?6! of death. If such
!b\B~ber leaves 8 surviving minor child or children in addition to a spouse,
such child o~children. ' of-' .J- shall be paid 1/2 of the ~onthly
In ~ne aggrega~e,
5ervic€J pen3ion which such ~eli\ber had earned at the tine of death. Such
paYl'llent shall cease when the yquhgest surviving child reaches the age of
18 or lBOarrie15, whichever event occurs first.
Section 3. For the purpose of determining eligibility for a
survivor's benefit, the surviving spouse of a ~enber shall have been
~arried to the ~e~ber for at least one year prior to the ~e~ber's
retireiEi.ent. The 5urvlving spouse of a retired ~e~b8r who 15 receiving a
pension shall be paid ~onthly until death or 1/2 oi the amount
to which the ~e~ber was entitled before tho
Section 4. If the position in the New Hope Fire Depart~~nt held
by a ~e~ber of the association is eli~inated by action of the Council of
the City of New Hope, and the ~e~ber ~as served as an active firefighter
in the New Hope Fire Depart.ant for .ore than 10 years, but less than 20
y~ars. the association shall pay ~onthly to such ~e~ber when he reaches
the aCle of. 50 years and until deat.h the su~, of $15 for each year that he
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served as an active firefighter in .fieid fire depart~ent.
Section 5. In lieu of any and all other benefits, the
association shall pay ~onthly to !#illia~ A. Rei~er the 8U~ of $150.00 for
the re~ainder of his natural life.
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GENERAL FUND LUMP SUM PENSION ACCOUNT
Section 1. When IS ill\eMber separates iroliA active duty in the New
Hope Fire Depart&snt by reason of resignation, retire~ent. discharge or
death, the association shall, fro~ its'General Fund Lump Su~ Pension
Account. pay to such .eaber or h1asurvlvors a au. calculated according to
the following table:
For 5 years, but less than 6 years oi active sarvice $350.00
r 7 400.00
c
i is i150.00
<3 9 500.00
'3 10 550.00
10 11 1,200.00
" .::1 IF P. 1,300.00
2.1. .i&
12 41"") ,400.00
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13 1 1.1 1,500.00
14 15 1, GOO. 00
15 "i r 2,550.00
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'/\, L 17 2,700.00
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17 19 2,850.00
18 19 31000.00
19 20 ~ 3,150.00
20 21 3 . tWO. 00
21 22 3,550.00
22 23 3,700.00
23 24 3,<350.00
24 25 4,000.00
25 26 4,250.00
26 27 4,400.00
27 28 4,550.00
28 29 4,700.00
29 30 4,850.00
30 or ~ore years 5,100..00
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OPTION IN LIEU OF MONTHLY PENSION AND EARLY VESTING PROVISION
Section 1. Ii a ~e~ber shall have served for ten years or ~ore,
but le&5 th~n 20 years, as an active firefighter in the New Hope Fire
Depart~ent, he ~ay retire fro~ said Fire Depart~ent and be placed on the
early vested penaion roll. When he reaches the age of 50 years, and
provided that at that ti~e he has been a ~e~ber of the association ior at
least 10 years, he shallp upon application thereforp be paid in the
following manner: (These a~ounts are based on the reduction factors
contained in "inn. Statute. 424A.02. Bubd. 2, for a lu.p su. pension of
$2.350 per year of active service. OR a ~onthly peneion ox ~per year of
active service, after 20 years of service.)
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ACTIVE SERVICE TIME SINGLE LUMP QR AMOUNT PER MONTH FOR
AT LEAST but LESS THAN SUM PAYMENT REMAINDER OF LIFE
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10 11 IS 14,100 $ 90.00
11 12 :\.15,544 105.60
12 13 19 ...,.,r 122.40
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13 l'~ 21.,99& 14:0.40
14 15 25, OO~l 159.60
15 {". ,," 200 180.00
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16 17 31,584 201.60
17 18 35,156 224. .:w
18 19 38,916 248.40
19 20 42,864 273.GO
S€lction 2, During th~ tim~ that ~ memb~r i~ on the sarl ve.st~d
roll; he shall not b~ ~l to receive ~ny of the benefit~
for in Articl~ VlIo to ~e~berG on the
early ve~ted pen~ion roll ~hal1 be based on the a~ount payable in effect
at the ti~e of such eaK ret.ire:&J48nt Q
SI;gctioi"'l 3. :t e ~e~ber who i~ on the ear V6B't:ed l"'oll
Qle~ Dafor@ becoaing receive the pension, p<.i;yabl@
to auch ~ember'a
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age of 18 or ~arrieap whichever event occurs firat.
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AMENDI'IEN1'S
Section 1. Th<al Bylaws of association aay be altered, amended
or replaced by a 2/3 vote of tha ~embers present at any annual or special
~eeting. provided that written notice of intent to alter, a.end, repeal or
replace the Bylaw& has been given to each .e~ber or ~ailed to each .e~ber
at hia last known address at le~.t 30, but no ~ore than 45, days prior to
the date set for such aeating, and that at least a quoru~ ia present at
.uch aeeting, and provided further. that if such alteration or a.end~ent
shall change the ..ount of benefit. or penaiona, approval of the Council
of th~ City of New Hope ~hall be obtained, as required by law, be:tt)re such
alteration or ..end.enf shall become affective.
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P.Q, Box 22602 . Mpls" MN 55422 . 533-1521
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NOTICE of ANNUAL MEETING
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Per Article IV, Section 1, the annual meeting of the
association, for the election of officers and trustees, and other
business, shall be held on the last sunday of January of each year.
The annual meeting will be held January 25, 1987 at 12:00p.m.
Enclosed for your review is a copy of the proposed budget
for 1987.
This notice dated:
~anuarY 14, 1987
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~U~ /:;J,C)'=LJ
William D. Barber d
See \~eta ry
P.O, Box 22602 . Mpls" MN 55422 . 533.1521
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 1987
CommLtte..e.. Bu.dg ~t Ac;tu.oY..- Bu.dge..:t Comme..nts
1986 7986 1987
A - ; rd'; (HI D~nne./r. $3000 2460.20 $3500
Au.x.J.li:..o.Jtl:f 400 400 ~ 700
Ex.e..c..u;Uve.. 1000 456.59 750
E x.pto Jl..eJr. 300 0 100
H-LotOtU..arl 50 14.50 50
I Y/..6 uJ1.O.nc..e.. 154 200
P ~c..vu,c.. - F aJr~UI:f 400 260.79 400
Pu.bUc.. Re.1..aX-.Lo v/.o 500 284.67 4500 * $ 50 0 Jr.e..ac..UJUvLng C.O,6t
~ 1;,..3 0 0 &.J:J. OL6 0 Vl M e.mo JU.cl1
u 'LOOO 459, !S6 750
R~tiJr.e..d/Active.. Patdl:f 500 6.56 250
Re:tJJr.e..me..n:t - R~YLg 300 300 300
Se..POJtO;t(.o Vl. Fu.nd 2000 2000 2000
SpOJt:t6 300 ~ 9.50 300
Su..noiUne.. 200 203.55 500
U rU. 6 0/117',/.) 2700 1285.86 2700
V J..1:, u.oY..- A~dj.) 250 g 5. g 1 600
T o.taJj) $14300 $8381.39 $17600
Re..be..Jr.ve.. - $1647.00
&ll 0.06011 MeJYlOl1h:u. - $800
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P,O.Box22602. Mpls"MN 55422 .533.1521
January 25, 1987
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN 1987
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Audit D. John$on- chair, Mark Bennett, B. Johnson
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Appreciation Dinner B. Johnson
Blood Bank D. Johnson
Executive J. Hassing
Explorers Mark Johnsoll
Fund Raising
Historian P. Olson
Picnic K. Schilling
Property S. Schaefer
Public Relations E. Anderson
Refreshments S. Homstad
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Sunshine G. Carlson
Uniforms G Stenger, J Hayes
Visual Aids A Nelson
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New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
p,o, Box 22602 . Mpls" MN 55422 . 533-1521
Board of Trustees
Meeting Minutes
January 26, 1987
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 2010 hours. Those present
were Hassing, Fournier, Barber, McCulloch, and J. Gardner.
Secretary Barber noted that an application for membership had been received
from Steven A. Merwi n, 6821 Corva 11 i sAve. No., Crystal. Motion by Fournier
seconded by Gardner to accept the application of Steven Merwin and references
will be checked within the next month. Motion carried.
Barber noted that John Hayes had returned to active duty on January 19,
1987. The period of disability was from November 4, 1986 thru January 19,
1987 which is 10 6/7 weeks minus 1 week waiting or a total of 9 6/7 weeks
at $35 per week for a total of $345. Six (6) weeks had been previously paid
for a total of $210 . Motion by McCulloch, seconded by Fournier to approve
total payment to John Hayes for $345. Motion carried.
Barber read a letter from The Wyatt Co. regarding the requirements for
acturial valuations and when a 4 year cycle starts. Our next acturial is
due in 1990.
It was decided to have the audit committee or at least the chairman at
the next Board of Trustees meeting on February 23, 1987 to go over what is
required of the committee and when.
Motion by Barber, seconded by Fourni~r to adjourn. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 2030 hours.
New Hope Fire Department
General Membership Meeting
February 1, 1987
The meeting was called to order at 0810.
Roll call and the Pledge of Alligance.
Motion by Captain Bennett to accept the minutes as posted. Seconded by FMO Datko.
Motion Carried.
Correspondence:
1 : Letter from Wayzata Fire; re: Ice Fishing Contest Feb 8th from 1300 - 1600 hrs.
2: Letter to City Manager; re: feasability study for Fire Station
3: Letter from Ci ty Insurance; re: 1 i abi 1 ity coverage for Hazfvtat inci dents
4: Read House File #14; exempting vdllunteer firefighters from claiming wages for
unemployment purposes.
5 : Letter from Joyce Ogren; re: Apartment fire 4220 Winnetka #304 thank you for
your help
Reports:
Engineer:
1: Work detail this Tuesday Feb 3rd at 1830 hours.
2: Will be cleaning up the Maintenance area in the next two weeks.
3: Having electrical problems on engines 8,6 & 3. Please start on both banks.
4: Chief Smith stated that the Officer's will be reviewing the work detail policy.
Fi re Marshal:
1: The board in the bay area as been updated for U.S. Swim & Fitness building
2: Apartment complex 36th & the tracks. totally sprinkled.
Rescue:
1: In regards to Company Three policy, all vehicles will respond on the red.
2: Still some open slots for the Hockey Tournament. Especiall Sunday morning.
3: Received another request to provide medical coverage for another hockey tournament.
would like to know from everyone if we should commit ourselves to another event.
4: Golden Valley Fire will cover the Hockey Tournament on Saturday Feb 7 from
1400 until 2000 hours.
Public Education:
1: If anyone asked were they can get North Star Hockey cards. They are at 7-11 stores.
2: Chief Smith stated that any tours/demonstrations must be approved by him first.
Scotts: No report.
Re crui tmen t:
1 : 3 applicants here today to be voted on.
2: Will be working with Captain Bennett to finish up on a new flyer.
3: Will be talking with Chief about money for renting a sign
Hazardous Materials:
1: Semi nar Feb 21s t & 22nd everyone goi ng has recei ved a letter.
Training Officer
1: 1st quarter dri 11 schedule is posted.
Wage Committee:
Will discuss wage policy under new business.
Radi 0:
1: Several people have new nylon case. will be evaluating them.
2: Waiting for new bids to come in for new mobile radios.
3: New 14 ch programable H.T. may replace the 4 ch H.T.
Old Business: None.
New Business:
1: Procedures of what to do if involved in an accident. will be with the insurance
information on all trucks.
2: Three applicants here todays to be voted on. Firefighter Bennett asked if any
background checks and references are bei ng checked on. Chi ef Smi th stated that they
are after they have been accepted by the membership. FMO H.anauska stated that these
really should be done prior to the applicant appearing before the officer's. Chief
Smi th stated that these checks can be done pri or to meeti ng wi th the offi cera s.
Applicant #1: Steve Fahy. Motion by Captain Bennett seconded by Firefighter Homstad
to accept. Motion carried.
Applicant #2: Doug Dunette: Motion by FMO Anderson, seconded by FMO Datko to accept.
Motion carried. After some discussion.
Applicant #3: Tim Fournier: Motion by Captain Nelson, seconded by F/F Homstad to
accept. Motion carried.
Wage Policy: Motion by F/F McCulloch, seconded by FMO Schaefer to accept the wage
policy. FMO Hanauska has a concern with the Chief handling the pay. Can't the wage
committee hand them to the Finance Director? Chief Smith stated that they should
go through the Department Head. F/F Fournier stated the concern is with the word
administer. FMO Hanauska stated that if the Chief is to be off the wage committee he
sould be off. F/F Fournier asked if we deleted the word "administer" from part 1 of
the policy if this would clear up the problem. FMO Hanauska agreed. F/F Homstad made
an amendment to the moti on to read as fo 11 ows: The Fi re Chi ef vIi 11 relay requi red
information to the City Finance Director for tabulation. Vote on the amendment first.
Motion carried. FMO Hassing asked why the FMO's did not get a raise. Was told that
everyone recieved a 4% increase in base pay. Captain Bennett wanted to know if the
increase was retroactive to December 1st. Wage committee stated that it was retro-
active to December 1, 1986. Being no further discussion the vote was taken to accept
the wage policy with the amendment. Motion carried.
Election of Officer's took place. Probationary members Dana Larsen and Doug Anderson
were asked to count the ballots.
Assistant Chief: Greg Stenger was re-elected to another term.
Captains: Al Nelson and Mark Bennett were re-elected to another term.
A motion by F/F Fournier, seconded by F/F Merwin to nominate John Hayes as
Fire Lieutenant. Motion Carried. Write in John Hayes name on ballot.
Lieutenants: John Hayes and Chris Hanauska were elected.
Rescue Lieutenant: Steve Homstad was elected.
Chief Smith congradulated the elected officer's and for all the members that showed
an interest in runing.
Motion by Captain Bennett, seconded by F/F McCulloch to make public the results of
the votes. Motion carried.
Assistant Chief: Stenger: 18 yes 4 no
Captains: Nelson: 13, Bennett: 12, Hayes: 11, & Gardner: 8
Lieutenants: Bjorklund: 7, Johnson; 4, Schilling: 5, Carlson: 6, McCulloch: 2,
Hayes: 8, & Hanauska: 10.
Rescue Lieutenant: Homstad: 20 yes 2 no
Motion by FMO Datko, seconded by Lieutenant Hayes to destroy the ballots. Motion carried.
Handed out policy and procedure books. All members assi~ned a book. It will be the
responsibility of that member to keep it updated. This book will be required to be
turned in along with all other department equipment issued when the member resigns
or reti res from the department.
Chief Smith stated that there was a policy change to the severe weather policy.
It will read -20 ambient -40 windchill.
Motion by Captain Bennett, seconded by FMO Datko to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting
adjourned at 1020 hours.
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Bradle G. J~on
Recording S~cratary
TO: Dan Donahue, City Manager
FROM: Doug Smith, Director of Fire & Safety
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DATE:
February 2, 1987
SUBJECT: Fire Department Officer's Elected for 1987
Election of officers took place at our general membership meeting on
February 1, 1987. The officers that were successful in their
re-election were:
Greg Stenger - Assistant Chief
Mark Bennett - Captain
Allen Nelson - Captain
John Hayes - Lieutenant
New officers that were elected are:
Chris Hanauska - Lieutenant
Steve Homstad - Rescue Lieutenant
Those running that were not elected were:
Mark Gardner
Ken Schilling - Outgoing Rescue Lieutenant
Brad Johnson
Ron Bjorklund - Outgoing Fire Lietenant
Charlie McCulloch
Greg Carlson
Per City ordinance 2.202, these positions are elected by the
membership, subject to confirmation by the City Council. I ask that
this be paS!sed along to the City Council.
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
General Membership Meetinq
March L 1987
The meeting was called to order by Chief Sm.i th at 0815 hours.
The pledge ,. allegiance was recited,
01:
Roll call \vas taken.
A motion by F/F Bennett to accept the minutes as posted, seconded by
FMO Gardner. Motion carried"
CORRESPONDENCE:
1. Letter of resignation from Doug Dunnette,
2. Letter to Chief Smith, re: Senate Bill :ft393.
3. Copy of letter from MN Job Services to Senator Reichgott, reo.,
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Baker Road Office,
Ii Letter to ret Leed member s, reo.. f' r' SHim & Fitness e:fieI'
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includes the retired members.
5. Letter to Jol"1rl DL1BoisF re: authorization to l.lSe ,.
I reqLlerlc;:t"" ~
r Letter from State Fire Chiefs, re.. Ivledical Coverage Availability,
o. -.'-.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Engineer: Frank Datko
1. All hose removed from P. . 3, thanks for the help. Have found
~nglne
leak In \^,ater tank, will trv to repair it soon,
- .I.
2. Engine 6 throttle problem - vIil1 be looking into itll Also h2.s
tank leak and !,'lill .!... --- to get to this in a couple v.Jeeks ;;
1_.:L .y
3. Engines ') & 3 have nevi batteries. Do not put battery charger on
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high for n-lore than 1 hour,
4. Work detail Tuesday night; r1en'iin, G. Carlson, McCulloch and Mark
Bennett, 1830 hours.
Fire !v!arshal: Al Nelson
1. Apartment complex at 36th & RR tracks comlng along fine.
2. U. S. S"Jim & Fitness should be movlng into their offices on
Monday, \.Ji th complete opeDlDg sometime this rnonth.
.., All LP tanks hav,,,, been removed from the Minnegasco Tank farm,
.J .
This property is nOvi up for sale.
B~e8Cl1e : Steve Homstad
1. April standby sheet is up. P le8.se sign up.
2. Please make a copy of your EMT/F.R. cards and your CPR Instructor
cards and place them in rn-;l bo:-<.
Pa<;je 2
Public Education: Doug Smith
14-
1. Our open house this year \-Vil1 be on Wednesday, October .~, 1987,
1900-2100 hours. Ed Anderson \.-J ill be in charge of this event.
2 . r-1arch 11, 1987, Fire Education at Broadway Villa<;je Apartments for
the elderly.
3. Ne,?d someone to do a. tour on March 21, 1987 at 1300 hours,
approximately 20-25 kids and 6 adults.
4. Officer's Evaulation Committee to meet soon, Anv SU<;j9'2st ions see
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FtvlO Ed Anderson, F/F B. Johnson, or FMO D. Johnson.
Scotts: No report
Reoruitment: Brad Johnson
1 . Will be meet ing \>J i th the Chief on March .., 1987 to discuss future
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articles for the papers.
Hazardous !vlaterials: Al Nelson
Conference on the 21st and 22nd of February \-Vas very good. Chief
Smith indicated HAZ MAT incidents should be added to fire reports as -,
separate type of incident to improve reporting.
Waqes: Brad Johnson
Still Halting to hear from the City Manager
Radio: Chief Smith
Requested use of Hennepin County main freql...1enc~" " Upon appro'\7al J::
O.L
that \ve \.Jill be moving to'~v,Jard installation of ne\rJ mobi les .
Traininq Officer: F_S st. Chief Stenger
1. A lot of legislative neviS: House or File #'s 53, 14, 313 r 5, Y'
... I F
22 and 238 all pertain to the fire serVlce. All are at earfUlli t te{=
level except H.F. 389 and there is no stat 1..18 on this one, Please
oontact Ann Rest and voice your concerns with any of these bills.
I have copies of some '.j:; you would like to see me.
l.!..
2. Wage policy change \-Vill be proposed to up all instructor's pay to
$8.00 per hour (fire instructor) .
3. Received some office supplies, such as ,,!hi te-out, etc. If you use
it r personal bt1s ine,ss please replace Hhat you use.
I:or
Old Business: None
New Business:
Chief Smith stated that there \-Vas a ne\>J committee formed called the
"Operations Committee It . The chairman is Lt. Hanauska. The members of
the Committee are Asst. Chief Stenger, Captain Nelson and Lt. Hayes.
They ,-,,!ill be looking at our current S .O.P. 's and our overall
operations.
Page 3
Lt. Hanauska is also In charge of all library material, anyone adding
materials to the library is to see that they are given to Lt-
Hanauska.
The $50.00 check we received from the Lions will be returned \",i th a
letter explaining that vJe will not be purchasing any P.E. equipment,
however, we vJill list some other items \I'le could use.
Lt. Homstad \^ient o.ver the highlights of the 1987 budget for the Fire
Department. Chief Smith explained what he would like to carry over
from the 1986 budget.
Asst. Chief Stenger explained the personal safety alert that Has tried
at yesterday's drill. H will do some more research before 1,-le make a
ue
purchase.
Lt. Hanauska asked if there was any problems h1ith gOlng to meetings on
the First Wednesday of the month. _l\sst. Chief Stenger stated tha'c 11e
via ;:- looking into adding another drill. FIF Bjorklund stated that he
and several others work at night.
Lt. Hanauska also stated. to watch the bypasses on the Scotts as
several have been found in the open position. Lt. Homstad brought up
the $2,200 He still have from the last house 1:1t1rr! \-.le had in 1_1SiD9 it
to reimburse members for their health cll.:!b use. Chief Smith asked if
he Hould hold that discussion until the next item \.vas taken care of.
Lt, Homstad held off until then.
Handed out certificates to those \.vho at'tended the HAZ HAT seminar on
February 21st and 22nd. Those receiving certificates \.-Jere: Doug
Smith, Greg Stenger, Al Nelson, Greg Carlson, Pat Olson, Hark Bennett,
Chris Hanauska, Jim Hassing, Steve Homstad, Brad Johnson, Steve
Merwin, Ed Anderson.
Chief went back to Lt. Homstad's concern. Lt. Homstad Has asked to
put it into a motion.
Motion by Lt. Homstad: "To defray the cost of a health club expense,.
set dollar amount to be c1eterrnined later by the general rnernt1ership" ..
Seconded by Asst. Chief S.tenger. Discussion follOi.ied. Motion
, J
carr1.eo.
'Vl .L,' adjourned due to lack of quorum at 0920 hour ,S .
LeeLlng
Respectfully submitted,
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Recording Secretary, NHFD
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Genera 1 ~:lembershi p Meeti ng
Apri 1 5, 1987
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 0815 hours.
The pledge of allegiance vias recited.
Roll call was taken.
Tne minutes were approved as read.
FMO Hassing called for a point of order~ Asking if we had a quorum?
Chief Smith asked the parlimentarian (Greg Stenger) if vie did.
Asst Chief stated that our rules and regulations state that 'tJe count an active member
vlhich includes probationary members. Our problem is tnat vie do not divine the
word II acti ve II .
Chief Smith stated that the chair made the determination.
F~,10 Hassing stated that the chai r can not do that.
Asst Chief Stenger stated that according to Roberts Rules if the the Chair is
not challenged at that time it is a legal meeting.
FMO Hassing is asking if non-voting members count. Alot of discussion took place.
F /F McCull ocil made a moti on to make non-voting acti ve members a part of the quorum.
Seconded by F/F Bjorklund. Discussion followed. There vias an ammendment to the motion
by F/F McCulloch to make Active non-voting members a part of the quarum. Secended
by F/F Bjorklund. Both motions carried. Chief Smith stated that it would be added
to the rules & regulations.
CORRESPONDENCE:
1 : Memo to al members regarding responding while under the influence.
2: Memo to all members regarding the installation of the nevI radios.
3: Letter to Greg Routhe regarding his approval by the membership committee.
4: Letter to Chief from FMO Barber regarding resignation of FMO Barber.
5 : Letter from NMMC regarding contagious dieases and contact with patien~c
6: Memo to all members regarding wage policy change in section G.
7: Letter from Hennepin County regarding masks and one way valves in manakins
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Training Officer: Ass't Chief Stenger
1 : 2nd quarter drill schedule out. Added one more drill during this qtr, lets
try it for thi s quarter and see vJhat happens. add emergency management under
tfupic for drill on 6-24-87.
2: The trai ni ng tov/er vJi 11 be getti ng repai red and be ready by the end of May.
There will be rules & regulations coming out soon.
3 : State Fire School, if the course is not offered at Vo-Tech we will try to
send you,
RESCUE: LT. Homstad
1 : Will be purchasing pocket masks for anyone who is interested.
2: DO YOUR CHECKLIST of equi pment v/hen on standbys. Crew the other ni ght went on
a call and found they were missing the shortboard.
3: No one will be going to the class on ropes.
4: Please check with your insurance carrier and see if they wi 11 pay for your
Hypitetous Type B shot. If not the City may. pay for it. This shot is not
requi red.
5 : C.P.R. Class will be on the next two drills 4-8 and 4-22 1987. These drills
are requi red to be completed.
6: Please sign up for May standby's
HAL~RDOUS MATERIALS: Captain Bennett
1 : Tnere ~'lill be a meeting on April 13,1987, the 2 Chiefs It/ill be attending.
2: Levell training will be ready by the end of April.
SCOTTS: ~ss't Chief Stenger
No Report.
FIRE MARSHALL: Captain Nelson
1: Apartment Complex at 36th and the railroad tracks is coming along fine.
2: Alarm box keys are not all in yet.
PUBLIC EDUCATION: FMO An de rs on
1 : State Fire Conference was 2-28 & 3-1 workshop on basic fire education
2: Getti ng a fi re educati on program put together for the enti re year round.
3: Captain Nelson and FIF Larsen attending the Babysitting clinic at North.
4: Purchased "FREDDIE'! the fi re truck.
5: Channel 11 Health Fair is Tuesday 4-7-87 at North Ridge Care Center.
6: YMCA Open House May 3, 1987 at 1330 hours till 1630 hours.
ENGINEER: FMO Datko
No report. F IF Fourni er asked why work detail was changed.
Chief Smith was not aware of it being changed.
OLD BUS INESS :
1 : Change in the wage policy under Section G Training Officer. Motion by F/F
Fourni er seconded by Ft~O Gardner to accept the change. t~oti on Carri ed.
NEH BUSINESS:
1 : Honeywell!s Special Olympics will be held this year on Saturday, July 25th
1987. Please plan on attending. FMO Hassing is the medical coordinator for
Honeywell and Ass't Chief Stenger will be coordinateing the Fire Department.
More information to follow.
2 : Captains will be surveying the Department to see who is interested in getting
glasses to where with their S.C.B.A.
3: Vehicle Accident Forms will be modified. It has been learned that when in-
volved in an accident to have the driver stay at the scene of the accident. If
there are injuries that truck is then out of service.
4: Chief Smith explained that he was putting together a list of all the committees
that are out, there function, who the chairmen is and a completion date. This
information will be posted.
5 : The Officer's decided to make all probationary members require to have a G.E.D.
or diplomia prior to getting off probation. All members now on probation are
i n c 1 u de d .
6 : 22 out of 26 members took advantage of the money available for physical fitness.
In dividing it up it equals $102.26. You must bring in a reciept first.
7: The facility committee will be meeting with the City Manager on Tuesday night
April 7th at 1930 hours. Alot of discussion took place.
8: The Red Cross is Having a fund drive. The Mayor1s are challenging each other
to raise money. Chief Smith passed envelope around please donate if you can.
9: Greg Routhe is a new applicant. He is unable to be here today do to his Military
reserve commitment. Motion by FMO Gardner 2nd by Lt. Homstad to accept him
as a probationary member upon completion of physical and appointment by City
Manager, Moti on Carried. Chief Smi th stated that all refernces VJere checked.
10 : F/F McCulloch asked why the decision was made to go to 4 drills a mOrl'ith?
This is going to interfere with dance sales etc. H10 Schaefer stated that we
always use to drop a drill in the spring and summer not add one. Alot of dis-
cussion took place. Ass't Chief Stenger decided to go back to the 2 Wednesday
drills on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays and the Saturday drill.
11: Summer meetings will be at 1930 hours for June, July and August.
12: FMO Schaefer mentioned the dieasaster in Minot North Dakota just a reminder
to be carefull when responding to calls. Not knowing what is in a building.
13: The Fire Report is on the bulletin~board.
The meeti ng \^Jas adj ourned at 0935 hours.
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R'7pect?flY Sri~~
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Bradley G. Johns'
Recording Secratary NHFD
p,o, Box 22602 . Mpls" MN 55422 . 533-1521
APRIL, 13, 1987
TO: ALL RELIEF ASSOCIATION OFFICERS,CHIEF SMITH AND CHIEF STENGER
.
FROM: ED ANDERSON, SECRETARY
SU3JECT: CONFIRMATION OF HOTEL RESERVATIONS
ON APRIL 18, 1987, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MINNESOTA STATE
FIREFIGHTER CONFERENCE CHAIRPERSON REGARDING HOTEL RESERVATIONS.
MR. CHARLES LAFLEUR, CHAIRPERSON STATED THAT OUR ASSOCIATION HAS EIGHT(8)
ROOMS RESERVED AT THE
HARVARD INN
SOUTH 1 STREET AVE EAST.
DULUTH, MN. 55816
HARVARD INN (OLD HOILDAY INN) IS NEAR THE DULUTH ARENA-CONVENTION AUD1TOF(IUM
COMPLEX.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
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New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
p,O, Box 22602 0 Mpls,. MN 55422 . 533-1521
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 1 2, 1987
TO: NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT RElIEF ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES
FROM: ED ANDERSON, SECRETA~
SUBJECT: MONTHLY MEETING
Due to the observance of Memorial Day on May 25, 1987, the
meeting scheduled for that evening will be cancelled.
The next meeting will be June 22, 1987 at 8:00 p.m.
General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
June 7, 1987
The meeting was called to order by Assistant Chief stenger at 1940 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll was called.
A motion was made by F/F Bjorklund and seconded by F/F Joe Gardner to accept the
minutes of the last meeting as posted. Hotion carried.
New Hope City Manager Dan Donahue joined the meeting and discussed a number of
subjects. Initially he went over the structure of the committee being formed
that will determine needs for the Fire Department in the coming 15 to 20 years.
He urged the membership to get ideas to the committee through the 2 members that
will represent the department, Assistant Chief Stenger and F/F Don Fournier.
Chief Smith mentioned that the 2 members he na'21ed to be the Fire Department rep-
resentatives were chosen because of their experience and longevity on the De-
partment and their professional experience on the job in dealing in pla~t maint-
enance and operations. There was some concern from the membership that these
positions were not made available to other members but rather were assigned by
Chief Smith. Chief Smith stated that it was his understanding that the City
Council, Hayor, a~d City Mgr. wanted him to make the appointments. F/F Fournier
also stated that the idea of forming the committee was brought up at a general
membership meeting and only a couple of members showed any interest in sitting
on such a committee.
Ml" Donahue emphasized that the committee will be looking at both remodeling the
-""_ 0 current station or building a new station depending the findings of the committee
and any consultants that may be retained by the committee. He (Hr. Donahue) has
been talking to the Council a little about the need for some outside consulting
concerning the needs of the Fire Department so he hopes when it is time to ask
fer the approximately $20,000 it will not come as a complete surprise.
i~fter l\"fr. Donahue left the meeting it was brought up that it is important that the
2 fire department representatives represent the wishes of the membership and not
of Chief Smith. Assistant Chief Stenger stressed that the 2 fire department mem-
bers on the committee will be seeking the input of the general membership and that
they will be acting only as the eyes and ears of the department during the committee
meetings.
Correspondence
1. Letter to Chief Smith from Bobbinsdale Fire Department
re: Open House
2. Letter from Chief Smith<to Director of Public Safety, Golden Valley, MN.
re: Permission to use our radio frequency as transmit/receive
3. Copy of information sheet which went out to all members.
/. Letter to Chief Smith from Crystal Fire Department
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re: Crystal Frolics, July 26th parade
Committees
A. Engineer
1. A letter from Eng. Datko stated that none of the assigned members made
the work detail. They will be required to ma~e the next 2 work de-
tails as per the policy. The Eng. may have to schedule a special work
detail to get this month's work done. This would count as one of the
make-up work details for those missing the last one.
2. Engine 9 is out of service as a pumper but still could be used for
lights, power, and equipment. The water-tank to pump valve is in need
of repair hence the truck cannot be used to pump.
3. Sign up for the next series of work details so you can get the day you
want.
~ Fire Marshal
D.
1. There are some labor problems at the new construction at 36th and the R.R.
tracks. Work may come to a halt soon. There also may be problems with
the footings already in place. City officials and construction officials
will meet next week to see what needs to be done.
2. A permit has been issued for the construction of a warehouse/office
building at 36th and Nevada.
C. Company 3
1. A new policy will soon be in effect that will require members to wear
exam gloves during all medicals where a transfer of patient fluids is
possible. Gloves will soon be available on all of the engines as well
as 4189 and 4194.
2. Get a copy of your CPR card to Lieutenant Romstad as soon as possible
so the records c~~ be updated.
D. SCBA
1. The clips are now in that will allow all bottles to be used with the 2.2's.
2. If you turn in ~~ SCBA that has a problem, be certain to fill out a work
request form and sign the form. This is to know who to ask if a clarifi-
cation is needed concerning the problem involved. You will not be held
financially responsible for repairs so don't be afraid to sign the form.
E. Recruitment
1. There is a recruitment sign at the corner of 42nd and Xylon.
2. A new batch of posters is in the works. F/F Brad Johnson stated that they
will be available for distribution shortly.
~ Haz Mat
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1. Four to six members of the Haz Mat team will be attending rail car problem
class on June 17th. The class may be made available for F/F's at a
later date.
G. Public Education
1. Freddy the fire truck is here and will be on display after the mee~lng.
There has been some talk about naming him "Billy" instead of Fredd;)T.
Assistant Chief Stenger is having a firehouse made for Freddy so he can
be properly stored.
H. Communications
I. All members were reminded that if you test the remote pager, please
document the fact on the appropriate sheet in the dispatch office.
2. Just a reminder; do not use 4197 to jump-start any other vehicle. This
will harm the new rad~ in the vehicles.
I. Operation - there will be a short meeting after the drill on Wednesday.
J. Evaluation - The revised officer evaluations are being distributed now. The
previous copies had a slight error on them that has now been
corrected. Please have this set returned by the 15th of June.
Envelopes will be made available from the committee members for
those who require them.
Old Business - none
New Business
l. A new applicant appeard before the officers during the previous meeting and
was recommended to appear before the general membership to be voted on.
}fr. Dan Roby was asked to leave the room during the vote. A motion was made
by Assistant Chief Stenger and seconded by FIF Fournier to accept !1r Roby1s
application and recommend him to the City Manager for appointment as a pro-
bationary member contingent on passing the physical exam. Notion carried.
2. Upon recommendation of the training officer, Chief Smith promoted D~~a Larsen
and Doug Anderson to the rank of firefighter. The pop machine was then opened.
3. Chief Smith asked that all Honday and Friday night stand-by crews use a green
sheet to submit hours on duty for pay reasons. This will give a more accurate
description of hours on duty. Also put down the type of stand-by; i.e. medical,
severe weather, etc" This should go in the 'description' area at the bottom
of the sheet.
4. FIF Brad Johnson stated that in spite of the talk he hears around the station
that the captains are not responding to as m~~y calls as they should be or that
they are not spending the necessary time at the station, he would like to say
that he feels they are doing a good job and that just like firefighters, their
families and jobs also come before fire department commitments.
A motion was made to:adjourn the meeting by Chief Smith and seconded by Assistant
Chief Stenger. Hotion carried. Meeting adjourned at 2135 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
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Greg Carlson, FIF
Secretary, Nh"'FD
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P,O. Box 22602 . Mpls" MN 55422 . 533-1521
TO: All New Hope Fire Department
Relief Association Trustees
FROM: Ed Anderson, Secretary J!-
Subj: Special Meeting
. Date: June 30, 1987
President Hassing has requested a special meeting on July 9, 1987.
This meeting will be to vote on the applications of two members into
the relief association.
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General Hembership l1eeting
New Hope Fire Department
July 12, 1987
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 1945.
The Pledge of Allegi~~ce was recited.
Roll was clled.
Motion by FMO Datko, seconded by FIF Fournier to accept the minutes of the last
meeting as posted. 110tion carried.
Correspondence
1. Letter from Woodbury Fire Department to Chief Smith
re: Fire Huster
2. Letter from Anoka-Hennepin Vo-Tech to Chief Smith
re: Thanks for use of pumper at State Fire School
3. Copy of Letter from City M~~ager to New Hope Lions Club
re: Pull tab s
4. Letter from Shari French to Chief Smith
re: Pool use by Fire Department
,. Letter to Chief Smith from City Manager
re: Hazardous waste clean-up project
r Letter to Chief Smith from Hark Holtz, Viking Council
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re: Explorer post
Committee Reports
1. Engine 4182 is out of service and is not to be driven on public roads. The
brakes are operating very erratically causing the truck to be a hazard. The
equipment will be distributed to other vehicles and the vehicle itself may be
towed to an off-site location to make certain it is not driven and to pro-
vide extra space in the location. Chief Smith has had initial discussions
Ylith the Cit;y I'lanager concerning its', repJa::ement.
2. 4189 seems to kill alot when it is warm. It had some work done to it and seems
to be better now although Eng~ Datko will do some more checking on it.
3. Utility 4197 had a new radio head installed. It was damaged by the electrical
system previously in the vehicle. The unit has had a new regulator and alter-
nator installed since the problem was determined.
4. Engine 4183 has been running poorly and will be sent City Garages for a check.
B. Fire Marshal - no report
C. Company 3
1. Lieutenant Homstad reported that most members have been issued latex
exam gloves for use during medical emergencies to prevent the spread
of communicable diseases through body fluids. If :rou don't have a
pair, see the Rescue Lieutenant. Pocket masks for all members are
also on order.
2. Lieutenant Homstad is still recommending all Department members to get
the 3 shot series of Hepatitis B vaccine. He is working with the
Chief to try and get the shots paid for by the City if the member's
private insurance does not pay.
The City Hanager joined the meeting at this point. He stated to the group that 8
of the 9 members to the Fire Department planning committee have been appointed.
The study is to begin on August 27th and the City Manager would like to see the
results of at least a couple of phases completed in 6 months. All meetings will
be open to the public. He also mentioned that he is meeting with Chief Smith
to discuss equipment needs that may be needed before the committee has com-
pleted its work although he would like to defer as much capital spending for the
Department until the committee has made some initial reco~~endations as possible.
D. SCBA - no report
1(' Recruitment
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1. F/F Johnson, B. stated that the new posters should be sent to the printer
soon.
F. Haz l'la t
1. Seven members of the Haz Mat team attended a seminar put on by Burlington
Northern Railroad. He felt the class had some basic information for the
first responders to a scene but had little to offer the hazardous mater-
ials responder.
G. Training Officer
I. The next quarter training schedule will reflect the 9 point training
series that has been endorsed by the Training Officer. These 9 standards
are very similar to the areas that will (or might be) be stipulated as
those required for some sort of firefighter certification.
H. Communications
l. Chief Smith asked Gen Com to test the equipment at dispatch in view of
some recent comments from members that their pagers have been receiving
poorly. They reported from Gen Com that all equipment seems to be in
good working order.
2. Dispatch asked that we try to communi.cate which CJ..-:'y we are transmitting
from during communications. I. e. New Hope engine 9 instead of ., .
Just: eng~ne
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3. The committee will be reviewing the channels in the HTs and determine
if there is a need to put the County main as a receive channel.
I. Public Education
1. Ff10 Anderson stated that the Fire Department put in 104 man hours of
time at D~~ Duk Daze. This figure does not include regular medical
stand-by times.
2. FMO Anderson would like the organization to be a little better next
year with regard to where the Department sets up, what is to be dis-
pla;yed, and who is to be at the display. He would like to see the
Duk Dcl~ Daze placed under the direction of the Public Education
Committee. Chief Smith thought that to be an exellent idea.
Old Business - none
New Business
1. Two new applicants were voted on by the general membership:
a. .N eil Holtz
Motion by FIF Merwin, second by FIF Bjorklund to accept the application
of FIr. Holtz and recommend him to the City Manager as a probationary
member after completion of the physical and subsequent passing of such.
f'lotion carried.
b. Henr:{ Benton
Motion by FIF Bjorklund, second by FIF McCulloch to accept the application
of i\'lr. Benton and reco~~end him to the City Manager as a probationary
member after completion of the physical and subsequent passing of such.
Hotion carried.
2. l"lf'_ Mark Holtz approached Chief Smith about starting an Explorer post at New
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Hope. Chief Smith stated that he was all for the idea especially in light of
the problems we have in recruiting new members. He was concerned that we start
the program only if there were sufficient enthusiasm from the membership to
carryon such a program. Chief Smith would like to hear from anyone who would
consider sitting on an advisory panel to determine the direction of the post
a.l1d set its goals and objectives. This would be a fire department committee
as opposed to a. relief association committee.
'2; Discussion was held concerning the use of pulltabs by the Fire Department as a
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fund raising project. Lieutenant Homstad stated that he has done some checY1ng
into the running of such operations and has determined that it would take a
great deal of time and effort on the part of the fire department members to
successfully operate such a, venture. This would entail both the ma~ning of
the pulltab booths and complying 'with state regulations rege.rding handling
and dispersing the monies. He feels at this point that we would be better
served to work with the City at '11' .,. see what our options would be in
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light of tl1e fact that t.Ile Police Dellartment and the Lions c:tre also discllssing
the possibility with the City. Lieutenant Hayes also mentioned that the areas
in which pull tabs are allowed in ... C" those areas which do
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not serve liquor. In his estimation, this cuts down trem.endousl~l on
the areas in which pull tabs can operate sue cessful1:r. Chief Smith
mentioned tha t Vie could pursue an avenue that allow some other civic
group to operate the concession but that the stipulation be included
by the City that some 7S of the profits be used to suppor"C emergenc~l
services within the City.
" As mentioned in a letter to Chief Smith, Hennepin County will be sponsoring a
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community wide hazardous waste disposal day on Sepn26th of this year. The
area fire departments are being asked, along with other groups to help co-
ordina.te the activity with the help of the County. Chief Smith stated J-" .
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it would be to our adva.'1 tage to get as much of this waste out of the Ci t;'l as
possible since we respond to many areas without any prior knowlege of what
could be stored at homes and industrial sites within the City.
,. Chief Smith told the membership that the officers will be lOOking at trends
as to which members could be responding during the night time hours but are
not.
tilotion to adjour~ by F/F Fournier, seconded by F/F Nerwin. Notion carried. The
meeting was adjourned at 2125.
Respecful1y submitted,
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Recording secretary, I\THFD
..., Marquette Cap'ital
Management Corp.
520 Marquette Avenue
p.0. Box 1039
Minneapolis, MN 55480
(612) 332-5335
NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT
RELIEF ASSOCIATION
INVESTMENT REVIEW MEETING
JULY 22, 1987
George Scalia Administrator, Marquette Bank Minneapolis
I. Third Quarter Economic Outlook (Attached)
II. SPECIAL FUND
A. Asset Allocation
6/30/87 Current Yield
Fixed Income $ % at Market
Governments $247,670 36% 9.68%
Agencies 58,001 8 11. 94
Corporates 107,050 16 8.17
GIC's 162,506 24 12.03
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Total Fixed Income $575,227 84% 10.28%
MIFP - Balanced 91,605 13% 5.74
Equity - MN Power & Light 17,437 3 6.26
Cash & Equivalent 2,4.06 - - 6.50
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Total Market Value $686,675 100% 9.54%
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Approximate Annual Income $65,537
B. Maturity Profile
Par % Par %
Year Amount Portfolio Year Amount Portfolio
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Cash $ 2,406 --% 1993 $35,000 5%
*1987 50,000 8. 1998 25,000 4
1988 217,506 33 1999 25,000 4
1989 100,000 15 2003 40,000 6
1990 50,000 8 MFIP 91,605 13
1991 25,000 4
$661,517 100%
*November & December
New Hope Fire Department
Investment Review Meeting
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III. SEPARATION FUND
A. Asset Allocation
6/30/87 Current Yield
$ % at Market
U.S. Treasury Notes $60,303 84% 9.06%
Cash & Equivalents 11,478 16 6.50
Total Market Value $71,781 100% 8.61%
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Approximate Annual Income $ 6,177
B. Purchase Since February 23, 1987 Meeting
$10,000 USTN 7.125% due 4/30/89
IV. Current Yield Curve - 7/20/87
Federal Corp.
CD's USTB USTN Agencies Bonds
3 months 6.40% 5.58% - - -
6 months 6.75 5.80 - - -
1 year 6.75 . 6.40 - 6.90% -
1989 7.75 - 7.30% 7.35 -
1990 8.125 - 7.60 7.80 -
1991 - - 7.80 8.05 -
1992 - - 7.90 8.25 -
1993 - - 8.10 8.45 -
1994 - - 8.20 8.55 -
v. Miscellaneous Topics
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New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P,O. Box 22602 . Mpls., MN 55422 . 533-1521
BOARD OF TRUSTEE
July 27, 1987
MEETING MINUTES
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 2015 hrs.
In attendance: Hassing, Fournier, Anderson, Carlson and Gardner.
McCulloch on vacation.
Anderson made a motion to look into leasing or buying a new copy
machine for Relief Association business. Seconded by G. Carlson.
Motion carried.
No other business. Meeting adjourned at 2025 hrs.
General MemberRhip Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
August 2, 1987 .
The meeting was called to order by Assistant Chief Stenger at 1950 hours.
Roll call was take.
The meeting was adjourned because there was not a"quorum of members present.
Respectfully submitted,
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Recording secretary, NHFD
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
4401 Xylon Avenue North, New Hope, Minn. 55428
Exective Committee
August 24, 1987
Meeting Minutes
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 1845 hours.
Those members were Hassing, McCulloch, Anderson and Carlson.
President Hassing stated that the refreshment committee has
increased the price of pop in the machine. The price increase
is due to the product increase from Pepsi Cola Company.
President Hassing stated that he has conversed to G. Stenger
regarding fund raising.
Discussion on the current status of the Historian chair person.
Motion was made to name J. Gardner as the current Historian.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourneddat 2000 hrs.
Submitted by
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Edward P.Anderson
Secretary
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
p,O, Box 22602 . Mpls" MN 55422 . 533-1521
SPECIAL NOTICE to the MEMBERSHIP
Special Meeting Notice
In accordance with Article IV, Section 3 of the By-laws of the New
Hope Volunteer Fire Department Association, a Special meeting will be held on
September 13, 1987 imnediately -;=ollowing the New Hope Fire Department monthly
meeting. This meeting will be held at the Fire Station.
The business to be discussed will be as follows:
1. Reinstatement of a suspended member
2. change to the By-Laws:Article I Section 7
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Secretary Dated: August 13, 1987
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
P.O. Box 22602 . Mpls" MN 55422 . 533-1521
SPECIAL NOTICE TO THE MEMBERSHIP:
In accordance with Article XII (Amendment to By-Laws) of the By-Laws
of the New Hope Fire Department Relief Association, Notice is hereby
given that a change to the By-Laws will be voted upon by the
General Membership on Sunday, September 13, 1987 immediately
following the fire department monthly meeting. Notice of this change
is given in accordance with the By-Laws requirement of 30 days.
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The proposed change is as follows:
fC?A'K. J7 0 F Section 7. Any auspended ...ber .ay be reinatated only upon
trl/j( ~~~-;5 application therefor in writing, preaented at a regular or special aeeting
{,1- \ of t~~e_~ei_Li~tt, acco.panied by a au. oi aoney equal to the a.ount
. ~:, ~ould have been payable during the p.riod of suspension, had such
auspenaion not been in eiiect, plus a reinstate.ent fee of $10.00, plus
S5.oo for each .onth during which the suspension was in effect, upon the
iavorable vote of 2/3 oi the ...bera pres.nt and voting at such aeeting.
Ii the application for r.instate.ent is"reJect.d, the .on.y which
acco.paniea the application ahall be returned to the applicant.
Section 8. Wh.n or if it becoasa n.c.saary or required that a
a..ber be physically or ..ntally exa.ined in order to retain status aa a
physically disabled ae.ber, the coat of such exaaination or exaainations
. shall be paid froa the Special Fund oi the asaociation.
This notice is posted and distributed on August 13, 1987.
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General Membership Meeting \
New Hope Fire Department
September 13, 1987
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 0810 hours.
The Fledge of Allegiance was recited,
Poll was called,
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Correspondence
I. Letter from Sen. Ember Peichgott to Chief Smith
re: Unemployment
2. Memo regarding changing of radio frequencies.
3. Letter from North Hemorial l1edical Center to Chief Smith
re: Deadline for submitting nominees for Fublic Safety Award
40 Letter from Ridgedale Shopping Center to Chief Smith
re: Display for Fire Prevention - October 17, 1987
), Letter from Fark & Pac Department to Chief Smith
re: 911 calls
69 l':1emo from Jeanne Dunn H731242nd ...4.'\76., 11 to Chief Smith
re: Fire drills
7. Letter from Honey well to New Hope Fire Department
re: Thanks during Special Olympics
B. Letter of Than}:s from P..:R..I.S,I'.:I*
Committee Reports
A~ Engineer
1. Engine 9 is in and out of service~ We will be getting in touch with
General Safety to see what can be done to repair the vehicle.
2. A closet is being built in the locker room to hold the new haz mat en-
capsulated suits,
3. October work detail is Mike Gardner, pip's Schilling and Merwin, and
Probationary member Joseph~
B. Rescue
1, Lieutenant Homstad stated that there are now vinyl gloves in every
vehicle on the department.
2. F/F Doug Anderson will be going to EMT School.
C. S C B.ll.
L The PAL devices have been placed on all SCBAts in Engines 9,8,6 and
utility 4.
T\ Fire Marshal - no report
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Recruitment - F/F Brad Johnson stated that the recruiting flyers are avaiable
and are being distributed.
F, Training
I. F/F I class is underway,
2. Any member meeting the prerequisites can sign up for Haz Hat 3 on the
board,
('1 Public Education
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1. Chief Smith said the Open House is scheduled for Octo"ber 14th from 1830
to 2130 hours, He would.' like anyone available to help with the set-up.
2, Fire Prevention Week is to begin on October 4th. The parade at North
Hemorial Hedical Center will be held on October 3rd. We will also have
a display there,
3, The schools will be doing fire drills and making posters again this year,
u Communications
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L FMO Datkor~nc~d the members to turn in the inventory sheet for pagers
and chargers if you haven't already done so.
2. FMO Datko asked that a note be left in his PO box or F/F Carlson1s box if
any officer gives up his pager to ~~other member.
I. Haz Mat - the next meeting will be held on September 14 where training will be
on donning the new encapsulated suits.
T Operations. - Lieutenant Hanauska is having the committee look at applicable
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I.S.O. ratings and some of the pertinent N,F.P.A. Standards
with regards to our department and City. There has also been
discussion as to the role of engine 9 in our response patterns.
Old Business
1. Chief Smith will continue to look at starting an explorer post if the interest
from the members is there.
2. Chief Smith thanked all the members who helped at the Special Olympics.
New Business
1. New applicant:
Bernie Weber
3357 Wisconsin Ave.
Crystal, HN 55427
Notion by F/F Fournier to acceptTl1r Vleber1s application and recommend him to
the City Manager as a probationary member pending the successful passing of
the physical exam. Motion seconded by F/F Bjorklund. Motion carried.
2. Prob. Tim Fournier has been appointed to Company 3 effective September 10, 1987.
." A letter of resignation was received from Prob. Mark Johnson on August 20th,
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1987.
, Be sure to place the new policy on intoxicating substances in your policy bool'>:.
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5. Concerning department vehicles:
- the new rescue truck is at the dealers, There have been about 8 changes
made that will need to be reviewed before work can begin on them.
- the City Ma~ger was given a demonstration on an aerial - he seemed im-
pressed.
= engine 2 is still not to be driven. There is some talk about trying to
get it running as a back up vehicle only. To repair it to serve as a
worY~ng pumper would cost in the area of $20,000.00.
= utility 4 is to be used on stand-bys if engine 9 is out of service.
h F/F Pat Olson is back in service effective September 9, 1987. F/F Hike Cox
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.is the only member on leave.
7. There will be someone available on the Lth Wednesday to help fit special glasses
for those who want UBm to wear under SeBA maslt89
8. F/F Fournier reported that the Facilities Committee held their 1st meeting
and pretty much reviewed the COurse that will be followed. They will meet
every other Tuesday with the meetings open to the p~blic. The next ~eeting
will be on September 22nd at 1900 hours,
a Crystal is sponsoring the home collection of hazardous wastes on September
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26th.
10. The upcoming golf outing with the retired members conflicts with a function
they already had pl~~ned. It was decided to keep the golf date the same.
Motion to adjourn by F/F Fournier, seconded by F/F Bjorklund, Notion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 0905 hours.
Respecfully submitted (typed only),
Greg Carlson, F/F
Recording secretary, r~qFD
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
4401 Xylon Avenue North, New Hope, Minn. 55428
BOARD OF TRUSTEE
Meeting Minutes
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September 28, 1987
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 2010 hrs. Those
present were: Hassing, Anderson, McCulloch, Carlson, Gardner.
Fournier arrived at 2030 hrs.
Presentation by E. F. Hutton Investment Company, Marvin Fish Product
Manager, Consulting Service, regarding investment programs.
Discussion on suspended member, Mike Coxls leave of absence.
Pat Olson returned to active duty.
President Hassing would like to start a Benefits Committee to
establish increases on 1989 pension. Committee will be established
next month.
Motion by Don Fournier to hire an attorney to investigate the current
state law regarding deferred pension. McCulloch seconded. f~otion
carried.
Meeting adjourned.
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General Membership Meeting
NevJ Hope Fire Department
October 4, 1987
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 0810 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll was called.
The meeti ng was adjourned due to 1 ack of a quorum at 0815 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
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Greg Carlson, F/F
Recording secretary, NHFD
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
4401 Xylon Avenue North, New Hope, Minn. 55428
SPECIAL NOTICE to the MEMBERSHIP
Special Meeting Notice
In accordance with Article IV, Section 3 of the By-laws of the
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department Association, a Special meeting will
be held on October 14, 1987 at 1830 hours. This meeting will be held
at the Fire Station.
This meeting was called by President Jim Hassing.
The business to be discussed will be as follows:
1- Reinstatement of a suspended member
Secretary Dated: September 23, 1987
General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
November 1, 1987
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 0810 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Poll was called.
The City Manager addressed the members concerning developments with regards to the
City's progress in meeting wage comparable worth standards. He also went over
recent information regarding the long range Fire Department Strategic Planning
Committee.
Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as posted.
Correspondence
1. Letter to Chief Smith from Tool Products
re: Good job and thanks at recent fire
2. List of winners during Fire Prevention Week poster contest.
7:. Resolution by City Council
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re: Fire Prevention Month
Re"ports
A. Engineer - none
B. Fire Marshal - Captain Nelson gave a brief report on construction within the
City and also on new occupencies. He is still working on the
case concerning the fire at 4301 Zealand.
C. SCBA - no report
D. Recruitment - FIF Brad Johnson stated he is still waiting for Captain Bennett
to get him the information required for the publication on
recruitment.
"., Haz Mat - no report
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Fo Training Officer - Assistant Chief Stenger stated that we will be staying with
the Vo-Tech system for FIF I classes for now.
G. Public Education - FMO Anderson gave a presentation showing the winning poster
for Fire Prevention Week. Trophies will be awarded for
Winning entries. The Open House was a big success - thanks
to all who helped. School fire drills were held in all
schools during October.
H. Communications - be sure to allow dispatch to acknowledge you on the air before
transmitting your message.
I. OperationslPlanning - FIF Don Fournier summarized the Committee's progress to
this point.
Following the reports, FMO Hassing felt each Committee should have a report for
each meeting prepared. Chief Smith agreed and said he would work on ways to en-
force the idea.
Old Business
l. City Manager Dan Donahue reported on the 1988 budget as well as the capital
improvement budget for the Fire Department,
2. Chief stated that everyone has received eye wear for wearing under SCBA masks
that requires them.
3. The King HT's are being looked at the Hennepin County Radio Users Board due to
the large number of problems with this model.
I.J. FMO Hassing asked that the radio belt clip on 4189 be in place for the crews
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on medical stand-by. Lieutenant Homstad stated that he will put a policy in
place to make certain one is available.
l"Tew Business
l. Chief Smith stated that the locks on the Fire Station doors will be changed.
New keys will be issued on 11/11/87 during drill,
2. Both Probe members Routhe and Joseph have been dismissed from the Department.
7:. F/F Bjorklund gave a brief report on the unemployment pay back issue that he
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was involved in with the State.
4. Assistant Chief Stenger presented certificates to Probe members Tim Fournier and
Steve Fahy for the completion of F/F T.
0; Lieutenant Homstad addressed the pay policy concerning training pay; section B,
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A motion was made by Lieutenant Homstad and seconded by Assistant Chief stenger
to include a section stating:
"Hembers going to a class Vlould be paid wages only upon successful
completion of that class,"
Motion carried after a show of hands.
6. FMO Hassing stated that he felt the City was doing a poor job of truck maint-
enanc e. Chief Smith asked him for some examples, FMO Hassing stated that 4189
was still working poorly and that the starting procedure is confusing. Chief
Smith went over the starting procedure. He stated that Eng, Datko was to put
the starting procedure in writing for distribution.
Chief Smith stated that the City will continue working on the trucks and that
if they don't feel they can do an adequate job, they will be sent out. F/F
Brad Johnson suggested that a copy of all work orders be filed so a member
can see if a problem is being worked on.
7, FIF Brad Johnson stated that an election should be held for a new wage
committee member. Motion by F/F Bjorklund, second by FMO Gardner that
Lieutenant Homstad fill the vacancy until a replacement can be determined.
Hotion carried.
8, Chiel Smith asked if there were anyone who would be in favor of moving the
Sunday meeting to the 1st Wednesday. The group showed little interst in
that idea.
0 FjF Larsen asked about day drills.
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Notion by FIF Johnson, second by FIF Bjorklund to adjourn the meeting. Notion
carried. l1eeting adjourned at 0948.
Respecfully submitted,
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Recording secretary, N}~D
General Membership Meeting
Ne~Hope Fire Department
December 7, 1987
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 0805 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll was called.
A motion was made by FMO Gardner and seconded by FMO Anderson to accept the
minutes of the previOus meeting as posted. Motion carried.
Correspondence
1. Letter to Chief Smith from North Ridge Care Center
roo Combined drill with North Memorial Medical Center and North Ridge
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2. Letter to Chief Smith from Lieutenant Homstad
re: No medical stand-by on Friday, December 25th, 1987
Committee Reports
A. Training Officer
1. Assistant Chief stenger has not received any information on using the
house on Gettysburg for training yet.
2. The training tower still does not have a secured fence. The locks have
been damaged such that the keys will not work. For now the tower will
only be used for smoke drills, no heat will be produced.
3. Discussion is under way to decide if we should start FIF II classes in
house. Assistant Chief stenger will check with the Vo_tech to see if
we could use their class schedule beginning the 1st quarter of 1988.
He will also check on the cost of the program.
B. Engineer
1. Engineer Datko reported that there is still some difficulty in starting
4189. He will get a memo out to the membership on the proper starting
procedure.
2. The work detail following the meeting will be canceled due to the Christ-
mas party.
C. Company 3
1. FIF Doug Anderson has received his EMT certification.
2. FIF Brad Johnson has received his EMT certification.
3. Lieutenant Romstad still has more pocket masks for those members wanting
one.,
U. FIF Larsen is now a member of Company 3.
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c: There will be a joint drill with the Police Department at City Hall on
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January l3th. The subject will be AIDS and how it affects emergency
responders.
6. Lieutenant Romstad would like any member who wishes, to carry a set of
exam gloves in their car in case they happen upon an accident. Please
take only 1 pair please.
D SCBA
1. There a re a number of masks to be repaired. The committee has decided
to send some of the masks out for facepiece replacement so that a good
seal is obtained.
2. One back-pack is out of service. Still waiting for parts before it can
be repaired.
" Assistant Chief stenger stated that the compressor may have a weak bre~~er.
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Chief Smith will check with an electrician to see what needs to be done.
I, FIF Mike Bennett asked that all SCBA taken out of service have a note
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attached to them explaining the suspected problem and the name of the
person t~~ing it out of service.
"., Recruitment - Chief Smith ~l1d Frob. member Poby will have a recruiting flyer
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out by the 1st of the year or shortly thereafter.
F. Public Education
1 The smokehouse is being updated to include some smoke detectors that were
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donated by a local firm.
2. FHO Anderson reported that we gave a lot of tours last month and expects
the smne this month. See him if you can help.
G. Communications - no report
H. Haz Mat - Chief Smith reported that the City's Raz Mat Emergency Management
Policy & Procedure report is completed.
I. Operations - Lieutenant Ranausl~a reported that the committee is working on
some revisions to the reponse policy for the engines. Hore
will be decided after the officers discuss the subject further.
J. Planning - the surveys that were sent out to the membership are being
tabulated by the committee to better clarify the requirments
for the Department's future needs.
City Manager Dan Donahue spoke to the group concerning the progress on the City's
computer system, the possibilities for upgrading 42nd Ave., and the plan b;:.r
County Radio to waterproof the HT's to some extent.
Old Business
, FMO Hassing would like to know what the fluid is le~~ing out of engine 4189.
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Eng. Datko felt that at one time the Amcus tool was le~~ing some oil from the
couplings but will check on it further and report to the Chief. Eng. Datko
reminded the group that all requests to the maintenance department should be
routed through the work order forms.
New Business
1. FIF Larsen is a member of Company 3 effective November 18, 1987.
2. New applicant:
Mr" Fred Corrie
3517 Hillsboro Avenue North
I'I eVi Hope, 1'11'1 55427
Motion by FMO Ed Anderson and seconded by F/F Merwin to recommend Mr. Corrie's
application to the City rlanager for appointment as a probationary member pending
the successful passing of the physical exam. :Notion carried.
3. FHO Anderson told the group about a new product that was being marketed as a
tree orn&~ent during Christmas that would extinguish tree fires rapidly. T-'-
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is called Fire Knock-out and contains the extingUishing agent Halon. This
agent is reportidly quite noxious and should be kept away from children and
would cause considerable discomfort to all ages if discharged into a room by
accident. FMO Anderson stated the product is not UL approved. He would like
to try and get one to try at the house on Gettysberg if possible.
i.!. Elections for the wage committee were held. Discussion was held as to the way
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the committee handles the pay sheets and why each ODe needed to go through the
committee and the Chief. After much discussion, the group felt there was no
need for the committee to meet each month ~~d review all of the pay sheets and
that the Chief could approve for payment all pay requests that were defined as
payable by the wage policy.
F/F Don Fournier had submitted his resignation to Chief Sm.i th prior to this
meeting stating that he couldh1t spend the extensive hours reviewing the pay
sheets especially when they were reviewed again by Chief Smith. Since the
gr01.1p agreed that the \vage committee need not re<O;liew each ]}aJr sheet hence forth,
Chief Smith did not accept the resignation of FIF Fournier from the wage
C orn.mi t tee If
FfF Bjorklund was elected to fill the 3 year position on the wage committee.
5. F/F Brad Johnson handed out the proposed wage package for 1988. Attached.
Motion by FMO Gardner, second by FIF Mike Bennett to accept the proposal.
Hotion carried.
r Lieutenant Romstad handed out a proposal to have the City pay for the uni-
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forms for fire department members (attached). Motion by Assistant C~ef
Stenger, second by FMO Mike Gardner to accept the proposal. Motion carried.
7. Eng. Datko reminded everyone to sign up for work detail.
8. The fire report for November was read.
0 Chief Smith will be revising the residency policy at the request of the City
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attorney.
Motion to adjourn by F/F Johnson, second by F/F Bjorl{lund. Hotion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 1015 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
Greg Carlson, FIF
Recording secretary, NHFD
CITY OF NEW HOPE
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE & SAFETY
DATE: December 7, 1987
TO: Dan Donahue
FROM: Wage Committee, New Hope Fire Department
SUBJECT: Wages for 1988
This is a request for an increase in wages for the year 1988 for
the fire service.
In 1987 the total amount of wages paid in one lump sum amount to
the fire department was $104,045.
We recommend a 5% increase in wages due to increased costs in
various areas. (ie. additional training, higher schooling costs,
fuel, etc. )
Wages for 1987 $104,045
Increase of 5% XI05%
Wages for 1988 $109,247
The wage breakdown for 1988 has been included as an attachment to
this request.
We would like you to also consider additional costs for the
Hazardous Material teams training. This cost is for wages only,
as the tuition costs are a part of the training budget. Costs
are as follows:
Hourly training rate $6.75
Total Hours Per F/F X 90
Cost in wages $607.50
Number to be trained X 8
Total Wage Cost of Training $4,860.00
Proposed 1988 Wages $109.247.00
Total Cost 1988 $114,107.00
1988 WAGE BREAKDOWN
1. ALARM PAY Section A of the New Hope Fire Department
Wage Policy:
Probationary Member $5. 45/hour
Regular Member - base pay $8.20/hour
Assistant Chief - over base pay $5. 75/hour
Captain - over base pay $3. 15/hour
Lieutenant - over base pay $2. 65/hour
Fire Motor Operator - over base pay $ .60/hour
First Response/EMT - over base pay $ .60
2. Training Section B:
All Members $6. 75/hour
3. Standby Section C:
Medical $21.00/shift
Severe Weather $21. OO/shift
Holiday $21.00/shift
Weekend Duty Officer $21. OO/shift
Special Duty $21. OOjshift
4. Public Education & Service Section D:
All Members $6. 75/hour
5. Work Detail Assiqnments Section E:
All Members $5. 25/hour
6. Special Detail Assignments Section F:
All Members $6. 75jhour
7. Training Officer Section G:
Training Officer $8.40/hour
8. Assistant Chief Section H:
Assistant Chief $105.00/month
In addition to the above wages we are requesting the following
changes for 1988:
1) We feel the city should pay for the costs of uniforms
that the fire service wears, similar to all other
uniformed departments in the city. This cost, based on
our present uniform procedure will be approximately
$5,000.00 for 1988.
2) $150.00/member for Annual Health Club Membership with
proof of payment (same as approved in 1987).
The above stated figures were accepted by the general membership
at the December 6th meeting. This pay would be retroactive to
December 1, 1987 which is the beginning of our pay period.
Respectfully submitted,
Bradley Johnson, Don Fournier & steve Homstad
Wage Committee, NHFD
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Attachment
cc: Doug Smith, Director of Fire & Safety
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
4401 Xylon Avenue North, New Hope, Minn. 55428
TO: All New Hope Fi~e Department
Relief Association Trustees
FROM: Ed Anderson, Secretary
DATE: December 21, 1987
Subj: Special Meeting
President Hassing has requested a special meeting on December 30, 1987
at 1900 Hrs. (7:00 p.m.). The meeting will be held at the
Fire Department. The meeting will be on the effects of the current
retirement increases on deferred pensioners.
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Relief Association
4401 Xylon Avenue North, New Hope, Minn. 55428
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BOARD OF TRUSTEE
Meeting Minutes
December 28, 1987
President Hassing called the meeting to order at 1940 hrs. Those
present were: Hassing Fournier, Anderson, McCulloch, Carlson and
Gardner.
Discussion on Deferred Pension Members regarding election of
payments. Discussion was sustained unti.l the special meeting
on Wednesday night, December 30, 1987.
President Hassing gave a report from Woodbury Fire Department
Relief Association's survey on retirement benefits from the
metro area.
ned at 1955 hrs.
New Hope Volunteer Fire Depa~tnient
Relief Associatio~//
4401 Xylon Avenue North, New Hope, Minn. 55428
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Relief Association
4401 Xylon Avenue North, New Hope, Minn. 55428
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SPECIAL NOTICE TO THE MEMBERSHIP:
In accordance with Article XII (Amendment to By-Laws) of the By-Laws
of the New Hope Fire Department Relief Association, Notice is hereby
given that a change to the By-Laws will be voted upon by the .
General Membership on Sunday, January 31, 1988 at the annual meet:ng.
Notice of the change is given in accordance with the By~Laws requlrement
of 30 days.
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The proposed change is as follows:
yt?ARp tJF Section 7. Any auapended aeaber aay be reinatated only upon
~~~~ ;-~l-,5 application tberefor in writing, preaented at a regular or special ae.ting
. .. ~ "08_aei...ll.0lt, accoapanied by a aua of aoney equal to the aaount
..~: , "I ic would bave been payable during tbe period of auapenaion, had such
auapenaion not b.en in effect, plua a reinstateaent fee of $10.00, plus
85.00 for eacb aontb during wbich the auspension waa in effect, upon tb.
favorable vote of 2/3 of the ...bera pre..nt and voting at auch ..eting.
If tb. application for reinatat..ent ia"reJected, tb. aoney wbich
.cco.poniea tbe application shall be returned to the applicant.
Section 8. Wben or if it beco.ea nece..ary or required tbat a
a.aber be pbyaically or aentally exa.ined in order to retain status aa a
physically disabled .e.ber, the coat of aucb exaaination or exaainations
. sball be paid froa tbe Special Fund of tbe a.aociation.
distributed on December 30, 1987.
Edward P. Anderson
Secretary
General Hembership Heeting
l'leH Hope Fire Department
February 7, 1988
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 0810 hours.
Roll ,'ias called and the Pledge of Allegiance Has recited.
Motion by p/F Mike Bennett, second by p/F D. Anderson to approve the minutes
of the previous meeting as posted. I'lotion carried.
CORRESPONDENCE
1. Letter from North Hemorial Medical Center to Chief Smith
re: Requesting nominations for Public Safety Awards
2. Results of the Consumer Products Safety Division study of the BIC lighters
and their relationship to fires. Copy to be made available in the station
library.
COl'lHITTEES
A. Training Officer - no report
B. Company 3 - Lieutenant Homstad remined all company 3 members that when you are
responding to a call in a health facility, be certain you are familiar "lith
the Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders in effect for that patient. Generally
there is only 1 approved form for use in nursing homes and it should be filled
out properly and signed before you can comply Hith the DNR orders. This
Hould also apply if a call came in to a residence, rather than a nursing home.
Private individuals may also have a DNR or DNI (Do not Intubate) form on file.
C. Haz Mat - no report
D. SCBA - no report
E. Recruitment - Chief Smith stated that the flyer is soon ready to go to publica-
tion. Prob. member Roby stated that they are still looking for some good
photos to be used in the brochure. The cost of the publication Hill be a-
bout $500/5000eopies.
F. Hose - no report
G. Operations - The committee will be looking for a neH chairman in the future
since F/F Hanauska is on leave.
H. Truck - no report
1. Engineer
1. The brakes have been repaired on 4186.
2. See the new bulletin board for current Hork detail and truck check duties.
1. wages - F/F Don Fournier read the letter from the City Manager concerning the
wage proposal that was submitted. The City Manager also joined the meeting at
this time and answered questions concerning the package. Hr. Donahue stated
that the final % increase in wages will be detenlined after negotiations are
completed with the Police Department. lle stated in his letter that the $150
physical fitness payment \Vas a one time payment and that Council did not intend
it to be an ongoing payment. Lieutenant Homstad stated that he felt it Has a
step backwards not to press for the $150 physical fitness payment. FIF Hike
Bennett asked that City 11anager that if the Police Department gets the $150
physical fitness payment would the Fire Department also get it? The City Man-
ager stated that they probably Hould. Hr. Donahue also mentioned that the City
Hould consider purchasing uniforms for the Fire Department in fiscal 1989 and
that he Hill be asking Chief Smith to put together the policy concerning the
uniforms during 1988.
J. Strategic Planning - F/F Don Fournier stated that the comrnittee is very close
to submitting the proposals to the City Council. As it stands now, the time
schedule set by the chairman has been realistic and they are following it very
well.
T7 Fire Harshal
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l- The building at 36th and \~innetka is partially occupied and will be ready
for full occupation soon.
2. Tool Products has moved in to their new addition.
3. There probably be a new occupant in the Electronics Industries building
soon.
L. Public Education
1. Sign up if you wish to attend the Fire Education Conference.
2. 'Freedie' was very popular in Crystal recently; so much so that they pur-
chased their mvn robot last year.
3. There \vill be a public fire extin~uisher demnstration on April 30, 1988.
OLD BUS Il'l"ESS
1. Chief Smith stated that the City :fanager, after some further investigating, has
determined that approved CPR instructors in the Fire Department can teach NllPAA
employees CPR.
2. Chief Smith will have the fmrnaces check out by the gas company.
NEW BUSINESS
1. F/F f~nvin has been appointed to Company 3 effective January 10, 1988.
2. Tim Fournier has been promoted to the rank of firefighter. He \VaS not present
to buy pop.
3. He,v applicant:
Steve Schaefer
4601 Aquila Avenue North
Neiv Rope, :t>fN 55428
Motion by Lieutenant Hayes and seconded by pip Don Fournier to accept the appli-
cation of Hr. Schaefer and recommend him to the City Manager for appointment as
a probation member pending the successful passing of the physical. Hotion ,'7as
carried.
4. Election of officers:
Assistant Chief - Greg Stenger
Captains - Al Nelson & Ron Bjorklund
Lieutenants- Brad Johnson & Charlie l1cCulloch
Rescue Lieutenant - Steve Homstad
FHO Hassing asked for a peint of order on the elections since the 2 members on
stand-by at the Ice Arena ,vere net alloHed to vote on second ballots for Captain.
The point of erder died due to a lack of a second.
There was much discussion concerning the inability of the 2 members on stand-by
at the Arena to' vote on successive ballots. Lieutenant llomstad had told the 2
members that they would be a1lm.ed to vote in this situatien. The secretary
stated that he, as filing officer, \.;ras not informed of that promise and that the.'
elections would stand.
Chief Smith asked the group if there was any reason why the ballots should not be
destroyed. There v7as none. The ballots were destroyed. Captain Nelson felt a
metion was in order for the destruction ballots. He so moved, seconded by
~3sistant Chief Stenger. Motion carried.
Lieutenant Romstad made a motion to re-do the election of Captains. Seconded by
Lieutenant McCulloch. Show of hands showed the motion failed.
Lieutenant Romstad would like the officers just elected look in to the matter of
elections sO' the process can be more censistant. Chief Smith stated that they
will do that.
5. Chief Smith read a new policy concerning the use of protective hand gear during
medical calls. There was some concern in the group that the language may be too
restrictive and there could be a potential for liability as the policy reads.
Motion by Assistant Chief Stenger, second by Captain Nelson to send the policy
back to the officers for more discussion. Notien carried.
6. Qlief Smith read a proposal to have all members be qualified in medical response
to a minimum level of the first responder. The training officer would see how
the new hours would affect probationary members since they put in a great deal of
training time already.
7. Motion was made by Don Fournier and seconded by FMO Hayes as follows:
Prior to next year's election of officers, review and update the entire
election procedures including as a minimum the follm'ling:
a. Increasing the length of terms from 1 to 2 years.
b. Increasing the minimum length of time as a Lieutenant prior to
becoming a Captain from 1 to 2 years.
c. Review the position of Rescue Lieutenant as it relates to line
officer duties and define career paths.
d. Establish minimum qualifications for all officers that include a
current FHO status.
e. Define the office of Training Officer more completely.
The purpose of the motion is to BETTER DEFINE the qualifications for becoming
an officer in the New Hope Fire Department as well as eliminating the present
election procedure which has become merely a popularity poll.
Lieutenant Romstad stated that the Rescue Lieutenant has the same respond-
sibilities as other officers with regards to line duties plus he assumes
command of a rescue call.
F /F Fournier \'70uld like everyones input to this motion and hopes the officers
\'lill follm.] up on it. Captain Nelson feels that the entire membership should
have input to this motion and not just the officers.
F/F Fournier's motion carried.
8. Chief Smith stated that the lockers \vill be removed but \o]ill return in 2 to 3
\'leeks .
Notion to adjourn by FHO Hayes, seconded by Captain Nelson. I'lotion carried. Heeting
adjourned at 1040 hours.
Respectfully submitted~
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Greg Carlson~ F/F
Recording secretary~ [illFD
General Membership Meeting
New Hope Fire Department
March 6, 1988
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 0810 hours.
Roll was called and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
FMO Hassing discussed the minutes of the February 7, 1988 meeting and asked
that they and last year's be reviewed by the City Attorney to determine if
correct prodedure/process was fol lowed. Specific issue from 2/7/88 pertains~
to the point of order FMO Hassing made and whether Chief Smith was al lowed to
deny motions from the floor. Lieutenant Homstad asked that the 2/7/88 min-
utes include a reference that Chief Smith was made aware of the fact that he
(Chief Smith) was informed by Lieutenant Homstad that there would be 2 members
at the ice arena on medical stand-by to vote on successive bal lots. Motion as
such by Captain :lelson; second by Lieutenant McCulloch. Motion carried.
CORRESPONDENCE
1. Letter to City Manager from Chief Smith
re: replacing downstairs furnace
2. Letter to Steve Schaefer from City Manager
re: appointment as a probationary member
3. Letter from Tom Brice, State Fire Marshal's Office to Chief Smith
re: investigation procedures, needed phone numbers
4. Letter from Secretarv, NHFD to all members
re: proposed change to Constitution and By-Laws
5. Letter to City Manager from Wage Committee
re: wages
COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Training
1. Assistant Chief Stenger is looking into organizing some day drills.
Captain Bjorklund will be contacting all members to see what the need
is and how many could possibly attend. FIF Mervlin suggested that we
look into drilling during the day with Golden Valley andlor Crystal.
2. The Mike Ackerman School is scheduled for August 27, 1988 at Maple Grove.
3. The officers are considering posting a job description and requirements
for training officer for NHFD. The qual ifications will be posted as
soon as the officers have decided on appropriate training, formal
classes, length on the department, etc.
B. Rescue
1. We wi 11 be providing emergency medical coverage for a mite hockey
tournament this week-end. Thestand-by for the next week Pee Wee
tournament has been canceled.
2. Hence forth, we will require a written request, 30 days in advance
of a stand-by. Th i s wi 11 give us time to arrange staffing we require
if the detail has been approved.
C. SCBA - Minnesota Industrial Tool will be looking at the needs of our system
in order that we will be able to fill high pressure tanks as soon
as they arrive.
D. Recruitment - Chief Smith stated that the brochure is completed. Its till
requires a photo and the Chief1s signature. A second bid for
printing will also be let.
E. Hose - no report
F. Library - no report
G. Operations - FMO Hassing will take this committee
H. Truck - The truck will be sent to Duluth next week for lettering. Chief
Smith and F/F Schill ing will try to get up there and see it. De-
livery is scheduled for March (1988).
Discussion was held as to why no one has gone to inspect the truck during
the production. Chief Smith stated that he did not go because the City
would not insure him during such a trip.
I. Strategic Planning - Assistant Chief Stenger stated that the issues are near
completion and will be submitted to Council at the end
of March. Captain Nelson asked when the report will be
made available to the membership. Chief Smith stated
that it wi 11 be after the Council has rev i ewed it.
F/F Mike Bennett asked what the next step would be.
Assistant Chief Stenger stated that the next step would
be decided by the City Council after reading this 1 s t
set of issues.
J. Haz Mat - F/F Carlson will head this committee. Chief Smith clarified that
an officer does not have to head this committee.
K. Fire Marshal
1. Champion Auto is planning an expansion.
2. 42nd Avenue from Winnetka to Louisiana Avenue will be under construction
this summer starting in July.
3. F/F Doug Anderson stated that a hydrant by U.S. Swim & Fitness needs
repair and a video game machine in Chuck E. Cheese is partially
blocking a fire door. Captain Nelson stated that U.S. Swi~ will repa i r
the hydrant and he will check out the video machine at Chuck E. Cheese.
L. Publ ic Education
1. A new tour schedule is posted on the board. Sign up if you can help.
2. We now have a new Donald Duck video for elementary aged kids. F/F
Merwin attended an~ educational seminar and will provide a report.
M. Explorers-F/F Merwin stated that the explorers are meeting twice a month
and that any F/F who wishes can stop down on meeting nights and
lend a hand.
OLD BUSINESS
1. The downstairs furnace is being fixed.
2. The supply closet for haz mat is being built. Tha n ks to all who helped. He
asked that a green sheet be fil led out for all of those who worked on it.
3. Chief Smith asked that all work-out equipment from the front room dormitory
be removed by March 18.
4. The North bay heaters are being repaired. They should be fixed the week of
March 7th. The South bay heaters will be checked at the same time.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Chief Smith discussed plans to buy 40 new Minitor pagers. He is waiting for
bids to be let and for Council to approve a 5 year payment schedule.
2. Chief Smith asked the City Manager to carry forward $8,600 from 1987 budget
to 1988 for the purchase of protective gear and small tools that was not used
during that year. F/F Schill ing asked that a new chain saw be purchased with
a carbide tipped chain. FMO Hassing would like the K-12 retired if we get the
chain saw.
3. Steve Fahye has been promoted to firefighter.
4. The proposed By-Law change was read by Assistant Chief Stenger. Motion by
Lieutenant McCulloch, seconded by Captain Nelson to approve. Secret ballot
showed 17 for, 1 against. Mot i on carri ed.
5. FMO Anderson requested that officers communicate al 1 changes to the members.
He also asked for a clarification on the timing of the FMO requirement to
to qualify for the rank of Lieutenant.
6. The wage committee asked for a motion to approve the wage proposal a s wa s
read at the last meeting. Motion to accept by F/F Mike Bennett; second
by Assistant Chief Stenger. Motion carried.
7. Chief Smith reminded al I committee chairmen to submit a quarterly report
within 5 days of the end of March if it is required of that committee.
S. F/F Merwin asked for feedback from the membership with regards to changing
the general membership meeting date. Chief Smith asked F/F Merwin to
submit a request in writing per the rules and regulations.
9. FMO Gardner asked about updating the I. D. ca rd s . It was decided that new
I. D. cards for all el igible members wil I be re-done at the next monthly
meeting.
10. The February fire report was given.
Motion to adjourn by Captain Nelson, seconded by F/F Merwin. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 0951 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
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Greg Carlson, F/F
Recording secretary (with the assistance of Prob. Dan Roby)
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NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT ~ '_ _;1--- -I#'
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I. The meeting was called to order at 0815 hours and the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was recited.
II. Roll call was taken by Marge Runnakko, Secretary to the
Department.
III. The minutes posted were accepted by motion of Don
Fournier, seconded by Lt. Charles McCulloch.
CORRESPONDENCE
I. Swim Across Mayor's Challenge Re: Donation sent to support
our Mayor.
2 . Letter from CROP Re: Next Walk for Hunger on October 15,
1988 and request for help.
3 . Resolution 88-34: re: Wage Package of $112,560.
4. Letter from New Hope Hockey Assn: Re: Thank you for
assistance and donation of $50.
5. Letter from Robbinsdale Fire Department RE: Supplying
vehicle for State Fire School on May 1, 1988.
6. Smoking Policy Questionnaire, City of New Hope.
7. Training Officer Posting.
8. Rough Draft of Constitution and By Laws proposed changes.
9. Letter from Brooklyn Center RE: Earle Browne Days on June
23, 1988.
10. Change order for new rescue vehicle in amount of $1045.
II. Letter RE: promotion of Steve Fahy to Firefighter.
12. Letter RE: promotion of Tim Fournier to Firefighter.
13. Memo RE: 1st Responder required by July 1, 1989 for all
active members.
14. Letter from State of MN RE: Fire Marshal's Office capability
to receive fire reports via modem, floppy, or traditional
typed form.
New Hope Fire Department
General Membership Meeting
April 10, 1988
Page 2
Correspondence (cont)
15. Memo RE: Day drills and FFII curriculum.
16. Letter re: DNR helicopter availability for fires.
17. Memo to Jim Hassing RE: Quorum attendance at meetings in
1987.
18. Questionnaire sheets for new ID's.
19. Revised FF appraisal forms.
20. Requisition for furnace replacement in the Fire station.
21. Bid approval for 40 pagers for the Fire Department.
22. Recruitment brochure specifications.
TRAINING OFFICER
1. FF II classes started 4/9/88. Part B of the course will
beg in 2 nd Quarter, Part C begins 4th Quarter. Make-up
sessions will be set, with one absence allowed per block.
2. The Training Officer position will be posted until Wednesday
April 13. One application has been received from Ed
Anderson.
3. Greg stenger has applied for a Training Instructor position
through Anoka Vo Tech.
4. Anoka has been certified for FFI training beginning April
28, 1988.
5. Fire attack films are out, get them back to Greg stenger.
RESCUE
1. Chief Smith, Frank Datko and Ron Bjorklund are taking 1st
Responder training dayside until May 5, 1988.
2. Truck response assignments are being worked on.
3. Thank you for the donation sent to the Hockey Assn.
4 . Blue EMS Newsletter from North is posted in the station.
New Hope Fire Department
General Membership Meeting
April 10, 1988
Page 3
5. CPR Instructor Course is available. See the Training
Officer or Rescue Lt. Homstad.
EVALUATIONS
1. The forms have been updated.
RECRUITMENT
1. There was a higher cost than anticipated for the brochures.
Also a lead time of 10 days which has made it impossible to
distribute them during dance ticket sales.
HOSE
1. The hose has been evaluated and it is requested that hose
which has been laid in a HazMat situation be logged as such.
This will help monitor possible deterioration causes.
Couplings will be pulled off hose with bad jackets before
being disposed of. This hose may be made available to
people requesting it.
LIBRARY
1. Lt. McCulloch has volunteered to help with cataloging in the
Library.
OPERATIONS
1. The committee is working on a sequence. Something in
writing is forthcoming from Jim Hassing.
2 . The truck is due to be delivered soon and equipment
locations are being considered.
3. Training on the new truck will be needed because of its size
and unique features. It is larger than 9 and very high.
PLANNING
1. The last meeting on the 1st phase was held on April 19. It
is expected that it will go to Council soon and then copies
will be distributed to the Firefighters.
WAGES
1. The lump sum of $112,560 was approved for a 3.5% wage
increase.
New Hope Fire Department
General Membership Meeting
April 10, 1988
Page 4
HAZ MAT
1. The 1st Wednesday optional drill is open to anyone because
specs have not been established for specialized training.
PUBLIC EDUCATION
1. Craig Runnakko's Eagle Court of Honor is to be held on
Monday evening April 18 at the New Hope Ice Arena. Anyone
able to attend should do so.
2. Tours are posted and volunteers requested.
3 . Hot plate is needed for the Smoke House.
4. A Fire Extinguisher demonstration will be held on Saturday
30 from 1-3 pm.
5. A fire education meeting is to be held after the General
Membership meeting on April 10.
EXPLORERS
1. A meeting is being held on Tuesday, April 12 on the subject
of ladders.
FIRE MARSHAL - No Report
ENGINEER'S REPORT
1. Repairs have been made.
2. Report any equipment problems to an officer.
3 . Siren from No. 4 to be put in No. 2 .
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Furnace installation should be completed by 1st part of the
coming week.
2. There is a special work session on April 24 for
recommendation requests.
3. Pagers should be received in 4-5 weeks, they have been
ordered.
New Hope Fire Department
General Membership Meeting
April 10, 1988
Page 5
4. Security badge forms are due to be completed during the
month.
5. The smoking survey is due back by 4/11.
6. Commission report is due.
7. Run to Sunshine Factory - Issue - order from command cannot
be questioned on the fire ground. Proper channels are
available for any quetioning at a later date or questions
about procedure should be taken directly to an officer.
Much discussion.
NEW
1. A uniform policy is being drafted. possiblility of fine for
no uniform at drills to be discussed in the future.
2 . Communications tower antenna was worked on. Better
reception should be noticed.
3 . County Rd. 18 to become a state highway. Possible
responsibility to be discussed on covering for fires.
4. A lengthly discussion was held re: Holiday standbys. Most
were in favor of reducing the amount of personnel required
to be on standby during holidays. More study is needed on
this issue, including a study of how many runs have taken
place on holidays.
5. There was a typing error on the duty officer list regarding
Memorial Day weekend.
6. F/F Steve Merwin has completed a course in in Company
Functions. FMO Ed Anderson, FMO Jim Hassing, Chief smith and
Asst. Chief Stenger have completed training in F/F Safety &
Survival.
Meeting adjourned at 0955 hours.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
MAY 1, 1988
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 0814 hours.
Roll call was taken by the Fire Department Secretary, Marge
Runnakko and a quorum was present.
Mike Bennett moved that the April 10 meeting minutes be approved
as posted and Dwight Johnson seconded that motion. Motion
carried.
CORRESPONDENCE:
l. Memo from Chief Smith to fire department members RE: FMO
requirement for January 1, 1990 for all members.
2. Thank you message from Donald Pearl and RE: Response to his
medical emergency. (run #)
3 . Memo from Northridge RE: TV 11 Health Fair assistance.
4. Letter from Northridge to NHFD Personnel RE: Invitation to
appreciation luncheon to be held on Thursday, May 26 at
12:00 noon.
5. Constitution and By-Laws, final draft.
6. Memo from the Chief to NHFD members RE: Temporary closing of
Pool parking lot on April 30 for City Clean-up effort.
7. Letter RE: Mutual Aid Drill at Northridge, May 2 at 6:00
PM.
8 . Memo from Greg Carlson to Assistant Chief stenger RE: HazMat
instruction to be offered on the 1st Wednesdays starting in
June from 7:30 - until completed.
9 . Notice from Ed Anderson RE: Tours and programs for April and
May, request for assistance.
10. Memo from Shari French, Director of Parks and Recreation to
Department Head RE: Duk Duk Daze to be held on July 8, 9, 10
requesting First Aid and Fireworks assistance by NHFD.
ll. Firefighter II class schedule to be posted at the Fire
station.
12. Letter from Chief smith to General Communications RE: Radio
equipment to be removed from service contract.
13. Letter from the Operations Committee to Chief Smith RE:
Response Schedule for Rescue Vehicles.
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May 1, 1988
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14. Letter from the Fire Department to the Red Cross: RE:
Donation to support our mayor in the Swim Across.
15. Letter from the Boy Scouts to Steve Merwin RE: Structure of
Explorer Program leadership.
16. Letter from the State Fire Marshal's Officer RE: Call
sequence for fire investigation assistance.
TRAINING OFFICER
1. North Suburban Training Officer's meeting was held on
Thursday, April 28th. A four man committee was formed to
look at the improvement and structuring of the Mike Ackerman
School curriculum.
2. It is proposed to create a round robin schedule on the
Firefighter II curriculum in order to provide convenient
training time options for all firefighters.
3. Curriculum for FF III course is being worked on by Anoka Vo
Tech and should be available in the future.
4. Modules for Fire Attack are back in and available for anyone
needing them to complete their training.
5. The Board of Review (Dan Albrecht and Dale Massouka) has
recommended appointment of Ed Anderson to Training Officer
for the New Hope Fire Department. Final review and
appointment will be completed by Chief Smith.
6. Greg Carlson will provide HazMat training beginning in June
on the 1st Wednesdays.
RESCUE :
1. Equipment plans have been decided for Rescue I - waiting
arrival of the truck.
2. The new truck will be available for use immediately on
medical standbys. Some training will be provided on special
truck features.
3. There is some money available for new rescue equipment.
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EVALUATIONS:
l. Five evaluations have been completed.
2. This month Mark Bennett and Greg Carlson will be evaluated.
SCBA
l. A quotation from Compress-Air for some work on the air
compressor and equipment has been requested by Chief Smith.
RECRUITMENT:
l. Rough draft of the recruitment brochure is due from Metro
Printing by Wednesday May 4. Delivery should be received
within 10 days of order.
HOSE - No Report
LIBRARY - No Report
OPERATIONS:
l. Basic proposal has been outlined. Ken Schilling noted that
the plan is not concrete, just proposed.
TRUCK:
l. Truck is in Duluth awaiting arrival of some ordered
equipment. Should arrive in New Hope within the week.
2. Assistant Chief Stenger has heard comment on the efficiency
of design on the new truck and the Cascade system.
3. The Fire station is waiting for some equipment for the new
truck.
4. There will be some more extensive training on the Cascade
system as it uses (4500 psi).
PLANNING:
l. Final draft of phase I of the Fire Department Strategic
Planning should go to Council this Monday unless objections
have been raised during the weekend concerning the draft.
WAGES:
l. Part time wage and benefit plans are now being reviewed by
the City Manager.
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HAZMAT:
1. Greg Carlson has proposed monthly drills on the 1st
Wednesday of the month starting in June. Plan for subject
matter will be posted in the fire department, all interested
parties may attend these drills.
2. HazMat I curriculum may be offered for firefighters after
the FF II classes have been completed on 1st Wednesdays.
PUBLIC EDUCATION:
1. The white Fire Prevention trailer will be worked on,
volunteers are requested, dates will be announced.
2 . Tours and programs for May have been posted, please
volunteer.
3 . Joe Gardner would like to produce a video on the Fire
Department and is in the process of doing research. It will
be used for PR and recruiting purposes. Anyone with ideas
is encouraged to contact Joe.
4. Duk Duk Daze will be held July 8, 9, and 10. Fire
Department assistance has been requested for First Aid and
Fireworks displays.
5. Schilling suggested the new rescue truck be on display as a
part of Duk Duk Daze participation by the Fire Department.
6. The fire extinguisher demonstration scheduled for April 30th
was cancelled due to lack of participants. It may be held
during Duk Duk Daze.
EXPLORERS :
1. It has been proposed by Steve Merwin that the Explorers be
issued one of the "retired" pagers for rotating use among
the members. He has written guidelines for responding to
calls for the Explorer program. These will be reviewed by
Chief smith and a decision made in the near future.
2 . Explorer drills are posted on the board.
3 . There are now 8 explorers; program started with six.
4. The task force is being set up. This program may be a good
opportunity for retiree involvement. Active members are
also encouraged to get involved. There will be one or more
meetings per month to set up programs for explorer groups.
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FIRE MARSHAL:
1- 7611 36th Avenue has obtained a temporary Certificate of
Occupancy for units 103, 104, 105, 109, 118, 124, 222,
223,301, 302, 303, 323, and 325 until May 17. It was
requested that a tour be set up for fire department
personnel to acquaint themselves with the facility. This
will be reviewed.
2. Each unit is sprinklered, has smoke detectors and hallways
are connected to the central alarm.
ENGINEER I S REPORT:.
1- Chief has received a memo regarding recent repairs. Engine
#2's siren will be replaced. #8 has had brake work done,
#9's starting problems due to incorrect procedures used. A
long outline was read concerning procedure.
2. A work detail will be held after the meeting.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1- Pagers are now in and will be marked, cataloged and issued
to personnel, possibly at the Wednesday night drill. There
are bugs to be worked out.
2. Policy on emergency response responsibility for northbound
lane of cty 18 when it becomes a state highway being
discussed by City Managers of Plymouth and New Hope. No
policy established yet.
NEW BUSINESS:
1- certificates were presented to Steve Merwin - Company
Functions Coursework, Dan Roby - Completion of FF I - 75
hours of training, and Henry Benton - Completion of FFI - 75
hours of training.
2. The clothing policy concerning Medical Responses was
discussed at length in regard to the wearing of gloves.
There was concern raised by Mike Bennett on the possible
denial of insurance coverage if policy is not followed as
written. The Chief was requested to look into the matter
by Don Fournier. Steve Homstad questioned if the word must
had to be used with regard to gloves. It was explained that
gloves were made available to everyone. Discussion
established that there might be instances where gloves were
not readily available in an emergency due to error or other
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Medical clothing policy discussion (cont.)
restraints. There was agreement on the statement that
firefighters were aware of the importance of using gloves in
situations where loss of blood and body fluids was involved.
3. Don Fournier questioned whether policy had been written
regarding the FMO requirements for filing for the offices of
Captain and Assistant Chief. Chief Smtih stated that these
requirements are for Fire Lts. only.
4. Discussion was held concerning the apparent practice of
picking calls that is going on in the fire department. Many
questions were raised with regard to company calls,
percentages, etc.
5. A request was made by the Chief that all members check
station lights before leaving the fire station as they are
left on needlessly.
6. Chief Smith will be reviewing the Training Officer
recommendations just received and making the appointment in
the near future.
7. There was discussion on the Mutual Aid Drill to be held
Monday, May 2nd at Northridge - 6: 00 pm, with critique at
8:00 pm. Some complaints were received about lack of timely
notification for this drill. Participation may be cancelled
if not enough members plan to attend this drill. Chief
Smith apologized for the short notice.
Meeting was adjourned at 0946 hours with" motion by Ken Schilling
seconded by John Hayes. Motion Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Yi)~J ;1. ~~...~ AlA
Margaret L. Runnakko
Secretary
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
June 5, 1988
The meeting was called to order by Chief smith at 1933 hours.
Roll Call: Was taken by Department Secretary, M. Runnakko.
Meeting adjourned for lack of a quorum at 1943.
The meeting was called to order again by Chief Smith at 2000
Hours due to the arrival of another regular member and
establishment that a quorum was then present.
Motion by Brad Johnson, 2nd by Greg Carlson to approve the May
minutes with a change in the note regarding the mention of FMO
rating (applies to Lieutenant Position only). Motion carried as
modified.
CORRESPONDENCE:
I. Letter from Honeywell Re: Special Olympics.
2. Letter from Cooper Re: Equipment and personnel needed during
graduation ceremonies on June 9, 1988.
3. Letter from M. Cox Re: Resignation.
4. Letter of invitation from Robbinsdale FD Re: Annual Open
House and Street Dance on August 13, 1988.
5. Bid process for air packs.
6. Purchase approval for air packs awarded to Mid-Central,
Inc. .
7. Letter Re: North Memorial Open House to be held Saturday,
September 17, 1988.
8. Letter from Bemidji Volunteer Fire Department Re: vote
supporting Bemidji as the site for the 1990 Firefighter's
conference.
9. Letter Re: Explorer Meeting on June 14, 1988.
10. Memo to Dave Stohl, Dispatch Supervisor Re: automatic
activation of tones for fire medical assistance when
requested by police.
1I. Note Re: July drill dates for DUK DUK DAZE.
12. Letter from Isanti FD Re: Thank you for displaying Freddie.
13. Letter to Larry Watts, Finance Director, New Hope Re:
Availability of funds from the EPA for Haz Mat.
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June 5, 1988
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Correspondence (cont. )
14. First draft of Uniform Policy.
15. Memo to Chief Smith from Greg Stenger Re: Results of the
Training Officer interview of Ed Anderson.
16. Letter to Ed Anderson Re: Appointment to Training Officer
effective May 15, 1988.
17. Memo to all members Re: Appointment of Ed Anderson to
Training Officer.
18. Memo from Rescue Lt. Homstad to Fire Chief and Training
Officer Re: Steve Merwin attending CPR Instructor Course.
19. Memo from Rescue Lt. to Fire Chief and Wage Committee Re:
Increased wages for EMTs and 1st Responders.
20. Memo from Rescue Lt. to Fire Chief and Wage Committee Re:
Greg Carlson's completion of 1st Responder effective May 1,
1988 and request for wage increase.
21. Memo from Rescue Lt. to Fire Chief and Wage Committee Re:
Ron Bjorklund's and Frank Datko's completion of 1st
Responder effective June 1, 1988 and request for wage
increase.
22. License to teach from the MN State Board of Vocational
Technical Education Post-secondary/Extension for Greg
Stenger.
23. Memo from Steve Homstad, Rescue Lt. Re: Request for payment
of Steve Merwin's CPR Instructor Course fees.
24. Memo from Greg Carlson, Chairman of Communications Committee
Re: Pager status.
25. Memo from Greg Carlson, Chairman of HazMat Committee Re:
Items needed.
26. Memo from Ken Schilling Re: Equipping of new truck.
27. Memo Re: Assignment of Charles McCulloch to Company 3 ,
effective May 4, 1988.
28. Memo Re: Assignment of Ron Bjorklund to Company 3, effective
June 1, 1988.
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June 5, 1988
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TRAINING OFFICER:
Transition of duties for Training Officer from Assistant Chief
stenger and Ed Anderson were discussed by stenger. Ed commented
on future drill schedules and structures available to us for fire
training on 42nd Ave. FMO's will be certified by Greg stenger
even after the change.
RESCUE :
Champion Auto asked for an industrial first aid class. (Will be
held next week) . steve noted that 8 EMT's certifications will
expire next year and asked them what they would like to do.
still some members have not been checked off on Rescue I.
EVALUATIONS:
On hold this month due to no meeting.
SCBA:
New compressor system up and running and Rescue 1 ready to go.
Replacement of bottle refill container will be reviewed and
updated.
RECRUITMENT:
Brochures are out and will be handed out on tours, DUK DUK DAZE,
etc. for marketing.
HOSE:
Date for hose testing not set as of yet.
LIBRARY:
No Report
OPERATIONS:
No Report
TRUCK:
Some problems and materials still being worked on for Rescue 1.
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PLANNING:
Greg stenger read the planning commission report.
WAGES:
Questions re: pay for individual training sessions outside of
regular training. Questions re: training pay for teaching
driving to rookies. Much discussion - sent to Wage Committee.
HAZMAT:
Wednesday meetings began last week.
EXPLORERS :
Trying to develop a task force. Meeting the 14th of June if
anyone is interested.
ENGINEER:
Many items worked on during the month.
PUBLIC EDUCATION:
On the 7th of June, 94 third graders will be touring the City
(help needed) .
DUK DUK DAZE, July 8, 9, 10 need help to meet the Public.
15 June, Golden Valley Open House, (asked for Freddie and need
help)
Video tape for information on New Hope Fire in process by J.
Gardner.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
No Report.
NEW BUSINESS:
Applicant Doug Mulgrew. Motion made by Mike Gardner, 2nd by Greg
Stenger to accept pending physical/mental examination passing.
Motion carried.
Certificates - Doug Smith, Ron Bjorklund, Frank Datko (1st
Responder) .
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New Business ( cont . )
Uniform policy being reviewed by the officers at this time.
Fire Report read by Greg stenger, Assistant Chief.
The meeting was adjourned by the chair at 2110 Hours due to no
further business.
Minutes taken by Don Fournier.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
July 10, 1988
The meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 1805 hours.
The minutes were approved as posted with a motion by Al Nelson,
seconded by Don Fournier.
CORRESPONDENCE:
1. Request for specs on Rescue I to be sent to the
Rockford Fire Dept.jsent.
2 . City party invitation for the Picnic on July 26th.
3 . Thank you from Midland Merchant's Assn and a $25.00
donation to the Relief Assn. for filling the trout
pond.
4. Letter from MN State Board - thank you for assistance
at the Fire School which was provided by Jim Hassing
and Joe Gardner.
5. Letter from NMMC re grand opening of the Trauma Center
on September 17 and request for display material?
6. FFI Certification for Dan Roby completed.
7. FMO certification for Stan Schaefer and Mike Gardner
effective July 1, 1988.
8. Quarterly Reports from Hazmat, Communications,
Education, Probationary, Captain's Gear, Library
(report in for typing) .
9. Note from Ken Schilling RE: All FF's checked out on
Rescue I.
10. Appointment letter to Douglas Mulgrew Re: appt.
effective June 17, 1988.
11. Medical Standby Schedule for July.
12. Special Olympics reminder July 24.
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CORRESPONDENCE (CONT).
13. Letter Re: Mike Ackerman School on Saturday August
27th. will be posted at the fire station - there will
be a pumping rodeo and a large diameter hose relay.
14. Letter Re: Fire Muster to be held by the Woodbury Fire
Department on August 13, 1988 from 0830 hours to 1000
hours.
15. Memo from Brad Johnson to Chief smith Re: tree trimming
needed in the area of 53rd Avenue North.
16. Memo from Wage Committee Re: Fire modules for home
study and the maximum pay of 2 hours when using for
training.
17. Memo from Wage Committee to Chief Smith Re: Training
Officer pay to instructors.
18. Repair Orders.
19. Fire Call Report for June.
TRAINING OFFICER:
1. Mike Ackerman School to be held on August 27th.
2. Mike Gardner, Stan Schaefer re-certified as FMO as of
July 1, 1988.
3 . Dan Roby to rank of Firefighter as of July 1, 1988.
4. 3rd Quarter drills have been posted. FMO's will be the
instructors.
RESCUE:
1. New resuscitators have been received. Gloves and
airways are to be added. They operate a little
differently than the other ones. A short demonstration
will be given to anyone needing one. Get checked off
on these!
2. A First Responder class is being held at NMMC on
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Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting September 6 from 6-10
pm. It lasts 5 weeks. Those attending will be excused
from the regular drills on September 14 and 28.
3 . Plans to cover the Mickey Mantle tournament July 28
through August 1 will be handled through regular
medical standby if so needed. There is no special
sign-up.
EVALUATIONS: None
SCBA:
The cascade system has been changed over now. Those who
haven't been checked off should see Assistant Chief Stenger
for 5 - 10 minutes of instruction.
If you are using the system to fill scuba tanks, they should
only be your own and this is done at your own risk.
Jim Hassing raised a question concerning putting on full
turnouts by probationary people who are not checked off to
ride. This can be confusing when receiving a fire call. Al
Nelson stated that Probationary members have been instructed
to say they aren't checked off to ride if asked to get on
the truck during a call. The Chief said the existing policy
is adequate and that the captains should talk to the rookies
to make sure they notify others when they are not checked
off to ride.
RECRUITMENT:
HOSE:
1- There are plans to test hose in the first part of
September or late August. Notice will be posted.
2 . There will be some new hose and new nozzles purchased.
Replacement 4", 1 1/2" and 1 3/4" will be ordered.
LIBRARY - No Report
OPERATIONS:
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1. No one has been attending meetings. The last 5 or 6
weeks there have been only 2 members. It was felt that
suggestions were turned in but due to no response from
above that maybe those suggestions were not even
considered. More information is needed from the
operations conuni ttee now that Rescue I has been used
for some time. More input is needed from the officers.
2. Chief smith will attend the July 18 meeting which will
be held at the station 1900 hours.
TRUCK:
1. Gas keys are needed for the rescue vehicle. For the
present, use keys from #8 and record the gallons.
2. Tuesday and Thursday Jim Hassing and Ken Schilling
spent a day working on mounting equipment on the new
truck. Ken stated that the cabinet doors close easily
but are double latched and care should be used to make
sure they have closed correctly on the bottom. This
may require an extra push on the bottom.
3. Fire Safety may have a factory person down for some
adjustments and corrections that have been noted.
4. Interior lights and marker lights will be put in.
5. A new location has to be found for the frag tanks.
6. SCBA's - No word on delivery date from Mid Central for
the new ones ordered.
PLANNING:
1. No recent word on anything.
2. City council seems receptive on the 6 points. Phase II
is forthcoming.
WAGES: No Report
HAZMAT:
1. The drill on last Wednesday was attended by 6 people.
It was on Air Bags. It will meet the first Wednesday
of next months. Patches were put on some tanks.
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EXPLORERS :
1. Joe Gardner is taking over the explorers.
2. They will work on up-dating pre-plan books.
PUBLIC EDUCATION:
1. Unofficially, 191 man hours were contributed during Duk
Duk Daze. There were 2 medicals.
2 . A letter will be sent to Dick Desplinter to thank him
for use of the golf cart for medicals at the park
during Duk Duk Daze.
3 . A total of 875 hours of public education was given
during the past quarter.
4. A new battery is needed for Freddie, his is not
reliable.
5. Help was requested to clean 9 after the meeting.
FIRE MARSHAL:
1. McDermid has moved out of New Hope.
2 . Get familiar with 42nd reconstruction. It may affect
some fire calls. There may be some hassles. stay
informed about the conditions present weekly.
ENGINEERS REPORT:
1. Hose reel on 9 out of service.
2 . Rescue I to Lakeland for repairs. Gear should be taken
off.
3. More time available for repairs soon by the Engineer.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Policy revisions for the uniform policy will be
distributed to each firefighter for their comment.
Chief has proposed the uniforms be purchased by the
City under the fire department budget.
2 . Ken Schilling has asked the Chief to check into the
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Page 6
ladder re-certification process.
3. Dance proceeds were only about $4000. No specific
report available yet.
4. Training courses - there will be new guidelines on
training in the future. Some courses may be disallowed
for tuition and wage reimbursement and approval may be
made according to position held in the fire department.
5. Attendance policy will be reviewed. Statements in
writing regarding activities affecting alarm attendance
and their duration will probably be required.
6. Jim Hassing cautioned anyone requesting a LOA to
contact a member of the Relief Association first.
7. Ken Schilling questioned how parade details are being
handled now.
8. Ed Anderson questioned if a person could respond to a
call even if he is signed out on the board. Yes,
however, the command officer should be notified for
safety reasons. Calls made while on sign-out do not
count toward percentages.
9. The sign out board is not to be used for excessive work
reasons - the Captains should be contacted.
10. Sign outs for more than 7 days during a Holiday standby
(during vacations from regular employers) do not
require provision of a standby.
11. A question was raised by Don Fournier regarding the use
of rookies to stand by for Firefighters. It was
established that a similar rank should be found if at
all possible. Officers are to discuss this at a
meeting.
12. Charlie McCulloch cautioned everyone operating trucks
to make sure that they are refueled if they get to a
1/2 tank. Too often they are low on fuel when they are
needed to respond to a fire call. Check gas caps on 9,
7, and 3 also!
13. Thank you from Doug Smith to those supporting PRISM
during Duk Duk Daze on his behalf.
14. June fire run report was read by Stenger.
Meeting adjourned at 2130
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
August 7, 1988
The meeting was cancelled due to lack of a quorum. Those
attending were on standby at the station for severe weather.
Roll call taken after cancellation of the standby failed to
produce a quorum.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
September 10, 1988
The meeting was called to order by Chief smith at 0810 hours.
Roll call was taken by Fire Department Secretary M. Runnakko. It
was determined that since only 14 regular members were present,
no business meeting could take place. Meeting was adjourned at
0815 hours and an informal meeting took place until 0845 hours.
This was the 2nd month in successioniwith the lack of a quorum
present.
-Tom Bublitz, consultant on the strategic Planning for the
Fire Department was present and introduced himself, giving
insight into his qualifications and experience.
-The Annual United Way Campaign pledge cards and information
was distributed. There will be information meetings held on
September 15 at 9:30 AM and 3:00 PM.
-Slips are on the Board for the Employee Golf Tournament to
be held on September 27. Spouses are invited. A charge for
the meal afterwards is the only fee.
-The Cold Clean Solution used to emulsify and neutralize
gasoline spills should be mixed at 1-100 ratio. At the
present time an extinguisher mounted by the mailbox is being
used. Use 1/2 cup of Cold Clean to 1/2 gallon of water.
-The burn on the lOth went well and was a good experience
for those attending. Your attendance was appreciated. Burn
took from 0600 - 1400 hours.
-The Open House at North Memorial will be held next
Saturday, September 17th. Sign up sheets are on the Board.
Help needed to operate Freddie, the smoke house and Rescue I
tours.
-A sign-up for and Escape House display at the Parade of
Homes is on the board.
-New Hope Fire Department Open House information flyers are
ready. Also, a Color TV has been donated to be raffled off.
There will be many public education events requiring
volunteers during Fire Prevention Month of October.
-School Fire Drills are tentatively scheduled for October
13th (Thursday) . Volunteers are requested.
-An EMS Open House will be held at NMMC on September 22nd
(Thursday Night) . There will be a dinner and informative
talk.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
October 2, 1988
The meeting was called to order by Chief smith at 0800 hours.
The Pledge of Allegiance was made and roll call taken by the Fire
Department secretary M. Runnakko.
Meeting was adjourned at 0812 hours due to lack of a quorum.
Informal discussion proceeded.
There was discussion regarding the possibility of finding a
better meeting time - possibly 1st Wednesdays.
A flyer might be sent out regarding the possibility of
change, that it might be left to the discretion of the
officers to make a decision, or that business might be held
under a no quorum requirement.
It was ascertained that a proposal for change to the By-Laws
can be submitted to the Secretary 14 days before the next
scheduled meeting.
A special meeting could be requested upon written request of
5 members with a 5 day notice. Such a meeting was requested
for this evening, October 12, 1988 at 1830 hours.
Mark Bennett questioned and discussion was held regarding the
process of checking off make-up hours for someone who had been on
a leave of absence and how the other members would knm.j if the
check-offs had been completed on that member.
Al Nelson requested that this discussion go through the proper
channels during an official meeting.
It was noted that the refrigerator at the station was not
working.
Discussion was closed.
SPECIAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
OCTOBER 12, 1988
Meeting was called to order at 1835 Hours by Chief smith.
Roll was taken by Fire Department Secretary Margaret Runnakko.
Two new members were introduced for membership:
Bob Dallman - lives at Parkridge Way Apartments and is
currently working for BK Restaurants in Anoka. He has
flexible hours and has a currently completed FFI course.
Mr. Dallman will be required to complete the same
probationary hours, however, will be exempt from repeating
FFI during those hours since he has a certification already.
Dave Bramwell - lives at 3853 Independence Avenue North and
works for Ryan Olds. His work hours are 6:45AM - 3:30PM.
Ed Anderson moved that the new members be accepted pending the
results of the criminal background check and their physical.
Stan Schaefer seconded the motion. Motion was carried by vote of
the members.
Henry Benton took the Oath of Firefighter.
Stan Schaefer will be assisting Chief smith in conducting a
survey regarding the most convenient time to hold General
Membership meetings since attendance has been poor for several
months.
Through November, the meeting will continue to be held on the 1st
Sunday at 0800 hours.
Meeting was adjourned at 1845 hours.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
November 6 I 1988
The meeting was called to order by Assistant Chief stenger at
0800 hours.
Roll Call was taken by Department secretary, M. Runnakko. 15
regular members in attendance and the meeting proceeded.
Tom Bublitz, the consultant for the Fire Department strategic
Planning. He reported that Phase II is underway. Planning for
the building includes a survey of new fire department facilities
within the area. Architect Bernie Herman is donating time at the
present to help input ideas for what would be needed in a new
facility for the city. Tom asked for input from any members who
had ideas or requests for inclusion in the new facility. He
stated that by mid to end of January requests for bids could be
out. Issue of land needs could add time to the process.
CORRESPONDENCE:
1. Memo from Chief smith to members of strategic Planning Phase
Ire: direction of the Phase II implementation.
2 . Memo from Greg Carlson re: form developed for tracking radio
equipment going to the County.
3 . Letter introducing Dick Bonneville to the business community
from Chief smith.
4. Letter to Mr. Anthony Kastanos and Crystal Lion's Club to
thank them for the donation of $1,000.
5. Letter of appointment to Robert Dallman effective November
4, 1988.
6. Letter to Don Fournier Re: his inquiry regarding the
"grandfathering" of 1st Responder to members with several
years of seniority.
7. Memo to Dan Donahue re: Donation of obsolete oxygen kits to
the Medicine Lake Fire Department. (approved)
8 . Memo to Dan Donahue re: Donation of siren to Leon Brewer.
(approved)
9. Quotation on testing of Ground Ladders by American Test
Center (Duane Bills - Rep) .
10. Memo to all members from Chief smith re: Committee for
Facilities sign up. (6 sign ups - Stenger, Hassing, Roby
chosen - Benton, Merwin, Gardner also signed up) .
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Correspondence (continued)
11. Letter to Mayor Erickson inviting him to greet the North
Suburban Mutual Aid meeting November 29 and thanking him for
assisting in judging the NRFD Poster Contest.
12. Letter to Mike Gardner re: low percentages and asking him
to identify how much longer his work schedule would keep him
at low percentage.
13. Application from Steve Romstad for a medical leave of
absence (time span unspecified) starting 10/20/88 - approved
10/31/88.
14. Memo to EMT class to EMS Education from Steve Romstad re:
Fee differences in flyers.
15. Work Plan Priorities distributed after last Officer's
Meeting.
16. Medical standby schedule for November.
17. News Bulletin National Volunteer Fire Council.
18. Repair orders 8.
19. Memo and responses to general membership monthly meeting
times. First choice is (1st Wednesday evening of the
month), 2nd choice is (Sunday evening) 3rd choice (Saturday
following drill)
20. Uniform Policy.
TRAINING OFFICER:
1. Rookie drills are being held. Notice is posted on the
board. Day drills will also be available.
2. All green sheets should go to Mark Bennett.
3. Greg Stenger will do some training, usually FFI course and
at ATVI. Questions about training will be forwarded to Mark
Bennett, Greg Stenger will be an intermediary if there are
problems. Rick Schilling is also assisting as a volunteer
to help in training department.
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RESCUE:
1. Dan Roby has completed his 1st Responder, Al Nelson - his
EMT.
2. A refund will be received for an overbilling by North on Joe
Gardner's class.
RADIOS:
1. Greg Carlson wants to know if anyone is having problems with
their pagers.
2 . He suggests that only Al Nelson and Doug smith use loaner
radios from the County when repairs are being made so as not
to lose track of them as has been a problem in the past.
Mark Bennett feel that radios should not be taken out of the
trucks as loaner because sometimes they could be missing
when they are needed at a fire scene which is dangerous.
3 . Quality of radio reception continues to be a problem.
4. A mobile (stenger's) is available for use in I if need be.
Schilling reported they are waiting on a special part to
make installation possible.
5. Homstad requested that speakers be installed in the back of
6 & 8? $60.00 was quoted at one time.
EVALUATIONS:
SCBA:
1. Several bottles that were labeled as "leaking" were just
tested by Greg stenger. Most had already been repaired.
Greg Stenger said that possibly some that were labeled
leaking might just need fills because they are low.
2 . 4 Tanks will be taken out of service. 3 new ones will be
coming and 4 more purchased after the 1st of the year.
3 . There is a problem with getting masks to seal for those
firefighters who have the prescription safety glasses.
During training there will be a check on fitting for the new
mask styles to eliminate this problem.
RECRUITMENT:
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1. Bob Dallman has been officially appointed. He is on Company
I.
2 . Mike Quam should be meeting the general membership at the
next meeting. He has already appeared with the Officers and
was recommended to the General Membership.
HOSE - No Report
LIBRARY - No Report
OPERATIONS - No Report
TRUCK:
1. Brake pressure periodically bleeds down but is better. Keep
tabs on it and let people know what is observed and when.
2 . Hand lights ?
PLANNING:
l. Stenger, Roby and Hassing are assisting on the facilities
planning committee. Information input from all members is
solicited.
2 . A question was asked regarding the Architect Bernie Herman's
involvement in these initial stages of planning and whether
he was getting an unfair information advantage. Discussion
followed.
WAGES:
1. Another vacancy exists on the Wage Committee.
2 . It was recommended that Mark Bennett be accepted to fill the
previous vacancy. Motion by Brad Johnson, 2nd by Homstad,
motion carried. Motion to eliminate white ballot by
Homstad, 2nd by Johnson.
HAZMAT:
EXPLORERS :
EDUCATION:
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1. Ken SChilling reported that the Grand Prize Winner of the
Poster Contest was Dan Solie of Sonnesyn Elementary. He and
his parents have been invited to City Council Meeting on
November 14, 1988 at 7: 00 PM and he will be presented an
award. His poster will go on for judging in the North
Suburban Mutual Aid contest and the state contest.
2. The North Suburban Mutual Aid meeting will be hosted by NHFD
on November 29 at 7:00 PM. Help for set up (at 6:00 PM) and
take down is needed. About 90 people are expected to attend
(A question was entertained - do we really want to hold this
at the fire station?)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. It was requested that the corrected draft of the uniform
policy be distributed to the General Membership.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Request to Chief to put out memo requesting the change of
the Constitution and By-laws of the meeting time for General
Membership so it can be changed at the December meeting if a
quorum is present.
2 . Request to the Chief to discuss the use of Crystal Lion I s
Donation during officer's meeting.
3. Request to the Chief to see about installation of speakers
in the crew cabs of 6 and 8.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
December 4, 1988
The meeting was called to order by Chief smith at 0805 hours and
the pledge recited.
Roll was taken by Department Secretary Marge Runnakko and it was
determined that a quorum was present.
It was moved by Mike Bennett that the minutes of the November
Meeting be accepted and seconded by Doug Anderson.
CORRESPONDENCE:
l. Letter to all members re: Thanksgiving standby.
2. Letter to Jim Hassing, President of Relief Association re:
Budget deadlines.
3 . Memo from Chief smith to Leon Brewer re: donation of old
siren to him and stipulations attached. Acknowledging thank
you from him.
4. Memo to Captain Bjorklund and Training Officer Bennett re:
authorization for setting up joint training with Plymouth
(dayside) .
5. Thank you letter to the New Hope Fire Department Ladies
Auxiliary for their help at the North Suburban Mutual Aid
Meeting.
6. Memo re: request for help during Christmas by Sharing and
Caring Hands and PRISM.
7. Memo re: Toys for TOTS drive coordinated by the Police and
Fire Departments of New Hope.
8. Letter from Minneapolis Fire Department re: Policy on gifts
of fire department equipment to other fire departments and
individuals and Mpls. City Attorney's opinion regarding
liability and obligation attached to such donations.
9 . Memo from Fire Department Secretary re: proposed change to
the Constitution regarding meeting times.
10. Hose Survey results from Lt. Johnson and Lt. McCulloch
regarding 1 3/4" hose.
1l. Letter from Grand Rapids Fire Department re: request for
information regarding wages.
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CORRESPONDENCE (continued)
12. Memo from Chief smith re: Facilities Committee appointees.
13. Memo re: List of 1st Responder courses to be held at North
Memorial and Maple Grove.
TOM BUBLITZ:
1. Mr. Bublitz gave a report concerning the election process
for fire department officers and the legal determinates
regarding the employment relationship between volunteer
firefighters and the City which they serve. Several points
brought forth were taken from the League of Minnesota cities
Conference's addressing of this issue. The Minnetonka
City Attorney was source of many of these facts. Also,
several surrounding communities were surveyed regarding
their election practices.
2. The Chief suggested that since research on the issue of
officer elections has not been completed that terms of
present officers might be extended and the election be done
when a new permanent policy was set forth.
3 . This suggestion met with much negative response and the
firefighters were not willing to postpone or change the
process until all the facts were known. The main change in
elections that the firefighters do want to see is that all
qualifications for office be met prior to filing - not
within a specified time after election.
TRAINING OFFICER:
1. New Hope Fire Department had the opportunity to drill with
Golden Valley on a house recently. More are scheduled for
next year.
2 . Farmers Steel in New Hope is allowing the use of its vacant
warehouse for drills.
3 . The chain saw has been installed at right center on #9, the
new task force nozzle is on the back of #8.
4. Bernie Weber passed his probationary test requirements and
is recommended for promotion to firefighter at this meeting.
5. Lt. Brad Johnson suggested that more joint training and
drills be set up with other cities.
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RESCUE :
1. Mike Bennett and steve Fahy have finished 1st Responder
requirements.
2 . Anyone who has yet to complete this requirement is to
contact Rescue Lt. Homstad so he can get them scheduled into
a class. Time slots are filling up.
EVALUATIONS:
1. The next firefighter evaluations will be of Ken Schilling,
Jim Hassing and Dwight Johnson.
SCBA: No Report
RECRUITMENT:
1. New applicant Tom Neagbauer was presented to the General
Membership. His application was accepted by the membership
pending background check and physical.
HOSE:
1. Majority of those responding to the poll on 1 3/4" hose want
to have it ordered. There were 14 replies out of the total
membership.
2. There was discussion concerning knowledge of this hose. Jim
Hassing reported that Grand Forks AFB uses and likes this
hose.
3. It is requested that all firefighters respond to any
questionnaires in the future, even if they have no comment.
Look for further evaluations of this type in the future.
LIBRARY - No Report
OPERATIONS - No Report
TRUCK - No Report
PLANNING:
1. Greg Stenger reported on the subcommittee for facilities
planning. Tours of new facilities in the area have been
made and evaluations for space usage and needs in New Hope
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PLANNING (continued)
will be developed in order to help derive a concept for the
new facility.
2 . All firefighters are encouraged to approach the members of
this committee (Greg stenger, Dan Roby and Jim Hassing with
any questions or suggestions for the new fire station
facility.
WAGES:
1. Charles McCulloch will be voted in as new member of the Wage
Committee.
HAZMAT:
1. Greg Carlson reported that there are funds left in the
HazMat budget. He requested that Steve Homstad be able to
use some of these funds for the purchase of a new "Annie"
for use in CPR training. steve reported that there is a
model out called "Chris Cleans" which is more sanitary as
the head, nose, and face pieces can be sterilized or
disposed of at a reasonable cost (often at the expense of
trainees) .
EXPLORERS :
1. Chief smith would like to meet with the steering committee
on the subject of the Explorer program in January.
ENGINEER:
1. #8 is being brought to North Branch for work on the front
bumper and valves. #6 will then be brought in for the pump
leak and ladder repair when 8 is returned. It was reported
that #3 is out with bad brakes and clutch.
2 . Ladders are to be tested soon by ATC. They will notify a
week prior to the testing.
FIRE MARSHAL REPORT: No Report
PUBLIC EDUCATION:
1. The meeting of the North Suburban Mutual Aid went well with
poster winners and their families present. About 75 were in
attendance.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. One change to the Uniform Policy was requested regarding the
wearing of lapel pins by officers on their work uniforms.
Lt. McCulloch requested that it be the same as the
requirement for firefighters.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Assistant Chief Stenger moved and captain Bjorklund seconded
that the regular general membership meeting time be changed
to alternating Wednesdays (1930) starting in January and
Sundays (1930) starting in February. Officers will meet at
1800 hours prior to these meeting times. Motion was
carried.
2 . Probationary member Bernie Weber was sworn in as a
firefighter at the December 4 meeting at 1000 hours.
3 . Mike Cox was appointed to the fire department effective
December 4. He will make up the required hours for absence
which are 2 hours for every 30 days or fraction thereof away
from the fire department. His past resignation took effect
on May 23, 1988. Motion was made by Lt. McCulloch and
seconded by Steve Merwin to accept Mike Cox as a returning
member. Motion carried.
4. A motion was made by Jim Hassing and seconded by Mark
Bennett to appoint Lt. McCulloch to the Wage Committee. He
volunteered to participate on this committee. Lt.
McCulloch asked for a straw vote concerning changing the
frequency of fire checks to perhaps quarterly. Only 5
members expressed a desire to change current pay schedule.
Idea was dropped.
5. Training Tower at the Vo Tech is scheduled through Ann
Anderson.
6. Hydrotesting of SCBA's is in process.
7. Question of health club membership has not be settled with
the Police Department. The City Manager will be reminded of
his promise to provide this benefit to the firefighters if
the police obtains same.
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8. city council has mandated that all city buildings and
vehicles will become smoke free as of January I, 1989.
9 . Greg Carlson suggested that only 3 members are needed to
respond to a mutual aid call in Rescue I.
10. Dana Larsen inquired about the Engineer II position that was
posted. Chief Smith is checking with the City Manager about
hiring Leon Brewer part time due to his expertise on pumps.
It is felt by several officers that he would have the
knowledge to do more in-house repairs.
II. Stan Schaefer inquired about the year end budget report. It
has not been made available to date.
12. Fire report for November was read by Assistant Chief
Stenger.
13. Children's Christmas Party was scheduled for the afternoon
of December 4.
Meeting was adjourned at 1025.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
January 4, 1989
The meeting was called to order by Chief smith at 1837 hours and
the Pledge of Allegiance recited.
Roll was taken by Fire Department Secretary Marge Runnakko and a
quorum was present.
It was moved by Don Fournier and seconded by Frank Datko that the
minutes of the last meeting which were posted by accepted with
the correction that Mike Bennett has completed EMT re-
certification, not 1st Responder.
CORRESPONDENCE:
I. Memo to all members re: - remaining available course
schedules for 1st Responder.
2 . Memo from Rescue Lt. to Chief Smith re: Henry Benton
scheduled to attend 1st Responder class at Maple Grove.
3 . Memo to Chief and Training Officer from Rescue Lieutenant-
re completion of 1st Responder by Steve Fahy.
4. December 1, 1988 letter of reappointment to the NH Fire
Department from Dan Donahue City to Mike Cox.
5. Memo to Rescue Lt. Homstad from Chief smith re: Completion
of Application for Training Expense Forms to be submitted
with request for payments.
6. Memo from Captain Ron Bjorklund to Chief Smith re: Changes
in work schedule, telephone number and location.
7. Letter to Prudential for their donation of $100 to the
school fire prevention program in New Hope.
8 . Letter to Chief Dave Elliot of Medicine Lake re: Donation of
2 resuscitators.
9. Letter to Akron Brass re: Recalibration of gauges.
10. Memo to Carol Carlson, Director of Administration re: Job
postings for the Fire Department on city jobs.
II. SARA list of reporting facilities.
12. Letter from Chief smith to Bernie Weber re: promotion to
Firefighter.
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Correspondence (continued)
13. Memo from Chief Smith to Mark Bennett (Training Officer) and
Captain Ron Bjorklund) authorizing Dayside Drills in
cooperation with the Plymouth Volunteer Fire department.
14. Memo from Brad Johnson re: Credit for fire run.
15. Holiday standby schedule for 1989.
16. Medical Standby schedule for January 1989.
17. 1st quarter drill schedules (day and night) .
18. Memo re: new payroll wage reporting numbers for 1989.
19. Letter from Minneapolis Equipment re: K12 Cut-off saw
(repair parts to be discontinued) and which replacement saws
are available.
20. Letter from Governor Perpich to Chief smith re: appreciation
for his participation in SARA Training.
21. Hennepin Technical winter training schedule.
TRAINING OFFICER
1. Mike Cox has completed the required hours of make-up time
and is now certified to ride out on the truck.
2. Joint training on FFII level is being conducted with
Plymouth during the day. Mark Bennett would appreciate any
feedback on this from those attending.
3. CPR training is scheduled for those who need to recertify
during the next two scheduled drill nights. There will be
other training activities for those who have current
certification.
4. Various training schedules have been posted on the bulletin
board in the station. Please see Mark Bennett for any you
are interested in attending.
RESCUE:
1. Those who need CPR re-certification should take it at the
next 2 Wednesday drills. There will be other exercises for
those who already have this certification.
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Rescue (continued)
2 . There are still some openings in the 1st Responder classes
to be held in Maple Grove. Contact the Rescue Lt. to
register.
3 . Chris Clean and medical supplies are in. The Rescue Lt. has
requested that you replace items used from the medical kit
as soon as possible so the necessary items will be available
when needed.
4. There will be another Hockey Tournament held in February.
The one just held was successful.
5. Poor response to the cardiac, police assistance calls by
Company 3 members was discussed. Both North Memorial and
the Police Department are asking for assistance more often
and the lack of response by other than the 4 - 5 regulars
could lead to embarrassment of the Fire Department.
Presently there are 17 Company 3 members, response should be
better. These may become general calls in the future. A
policy should be forthcoming on this problem.
6. Two more volunteers are needed for Medical Standbys in
January 1989.
EVALUATIONS:
SCBA
1. Four repair orders have been done. Tape any repair orders
to the cylinder which needs the repair. Remove any usable
parts that don't need repair.
2 . Put any loose brass tags in Greg's box.
3 . Plans are that numbers will be painted on the tanks which
are the same as the trucks they should be loaded to. This
will ensure that they will be checked regularly instead of
being transferred to another truck accidentally before they
are checked out.
RECRUITMENT
1. Awaiting test results for lung capacity and EKG on Thomas
Neaghbour. He will be appointed as soon as these results
are received.
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HOSE
1. New 1 3/4" hose has been bundled and put on 9. This hose
has a synthetic jacked and doesn't require drying out time.
It can be reloaded immediately. Looking for more feedback
on how this hose works in the future.
LIBRARY - No Report
OPERATIONS - No Report
WAGES
1. The Wage Committee should work out an '89 package and bring
it back to the General Membership for feedback and final
proposal.
PUBLIC EDUCATION
1. An information sheet on the New Hope Fire Department
Birthday Party at the Fire station program has been drafted.
There was lengthy discussion about the Wage Committee policy
that pay can not be given to firefighters teaching at these
parties if it is not for a New Hope resident. The New Hope
Fire Department is the only department in the 7 county area
doing this type of public education program and it is
becoming increasingly popular with non-residents. The
parties usually attract a donation to the Relief Association
of from $10 - $20 and cost about $7.00 in wages and
educating several children and adults. The general
consensus from the membership was that this is a valuable
education program. It was started under the direction of
F/F Ed Anderson and is being coordinated by Allen Nelson and
Ken Schilling at present. Adequate control by the
coordinator's is no problem, the scheduling is determined by
availability of the station and volunteers being available.
Assistant Chief stenger moved that the Wage Committee be
asked to remove this no wage for non-resident policy, which
was seconded by Captain Nelson. Vote of membership was
unanimously in favor of this change.
2. Captain Nelson and Ken Schilling will try to present some
feedback on these parties being given at the station in the
next few months.
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HAZMAT - No Report
EXPLORERS
1. The Explorers are currently learning CPR and will work on
1st Aid next. There are currently about 9 active members.
FIRE MARSHAL'S REPORT
1. There is currently a moratorium on the Minnegasco site and
no permits will be issued until the situation is resolved.
2 . Chicago Cutlery is planning to bring its national
headquarters into New Hope and expand its building.
3 . The Champion Auto expansion is underway. Their facilities
will be about 1/3 larger than at present when completed.
4 . Eight underground tanks have been removed and checked for
leaking.
5. TK Products will be moving their operation to the City of
Minnetonka which will eliminate some hazmat materials from
the area.
FACILITIES
1. A packet is being developed to call for plans for a new fire
station building. The committee has visited several
recently built stations in the area to gather information.
This information is available for review by anyone
interested. Once this packet is available, the general
membership will be able to review the specifications so they
can add input to it before the architects are asked to draft
structural proposals. Location for the building cannot be
determined before the plans are drawn according to these
proposals. There was lengthy discussion regarding the
procedures being used for developing this station and
coordination with other committees whose decisions might
impact the plans.
ENGINEER'S REPORT
1. Engines 6, 1 and 8 have undergone some repairs recently.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. The following equipment is still not received from Fire
Safety for the Rescue I vehicle:
Smoke ejector, seat belt cutter, ek hook and 3 Scott
backpacks
Final payment to cover these items has been withheld. A
letter will be sent to Fire Safety soon asking for delivery
of these items and proposing a time limit after which the
payment withheld will be used to purchase the non-delivered
equipment from another source.
2. Frank Datko informed the membership of a potential problem
wi th the location of the tank holder brackets. He feels
that there is a danger that the seats will be torn if these
are not raised and suggested that the firefighters be
careful when removing tanks until this work is done.
3. Be careful when removing the fiberglass tanks from the
brackets. If the bracket causes scratches of a certain
depth it is required that they be taken out of service
according to OSHA standards.
4. Those using trucks are responsible for making sure that they
are washed!! There is a new soap and new brushes with 5
foot handles that should help prevent scratching of the
paint on the trucks.
5. Please notify Public Works regarding the location of any low
branches that could scratch the trucks or any other hazards
that could damage the vehicles.
6. Currently there is no answer on getting the mural on Rescue
I.
7. The Uniform Policy is awaiting final approval from the City
Manager.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Timothy Fink, a local artist, appeared at the general
membership meeting to display examples of theme portraits he
does for various types of organizations. He has proposed
doing individual portraits of firefighters surrounded by a
template which depicts fire department history. There will
be no charge for this work and it will be displayed in a
local business for a period of time. Portraits are
available for purchase at $35 for the pencil sketch and at
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January 4, 1989
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New Business (continued)
$80 for the same framed, matted and glassed. I f you were
not available for the meeting, you can fill out a card
(available from the Chief) to indicate that you are
interested in having this portrait done. He will contact
you to get the process started. His work appears to be well
done and there is no obligation to purchase the final
product.
2 . Forms are available for filing for officer's positions in
the Chief's box (any time) and from Marge at City Hall (8-
4:30) . You can file for office until midnight January 15,
1989.
3 . The two cold water emersion suits and Chris Clean have been
received. There will be training using this new equipment
scheduled in the near future.
Meeting was adjourned at 2155.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
FEBRUARY 5, 1989
The meeting was called to order by at 1930 hours and the Pledge
of Allegiance recited.
Roll was taken by Fire Department Secretary Marge Runnakko. 25
Regular Members and 3 Probationary Members were present.
It was moved by Frank Datko and seconded by Jim Hassing that the
minutes of the last meeting which were posted be accepted.
CORRESPONDENCE:
I. Medical Standby schedule posted for February, 1989.
2 . Memo from Rescue Lt. re: Weber, Cox attending 1st Responder
training at Maple Grove.
3 . Memo from Rescue Lt. re: Chris Hanauska attending EMT
Refresher through North Memorial.
4. Memo from Rescue Lt. re: Mulgrew and Dallman will be
attending 1st Responder classes.
5. Appointment effective January 9, 1989 for Thomas Neaghbour
(Company 2).
6. Memo from Rescue Lt. re: Dana Larsen attending 1st Responder
class.
7. Memo from Rescue Lt. re: Openings in 1st Responder Classes
(metro area).
8. Memo from Rescue Lt. re: Mike Gardner enrolled at Dayton
for 1st Responder. ,
9. Letter from DNR requesting Grass Fire statistics.
10. Letter from Chief Smith to Crystal TOvlers re: Lost salvage
cover and bid for replacement of same.
II. Notice of special meeting for all firefighters interested,
to be held on Fire Facility, Thursday February 9, 1989.
12. Agenda of North Suburban Mutual Aid Association meeting.
13. Letter from County Radio re: Mobile Terminal System
available under 5-yr contract terms. New Hope not
participating at this time.
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Correspondence (continued)
14. Ladder bids - on order to be received in 4-6 weeks.
15. 4th Quarter Training Officer's report.
16. 4th Quarter Rescue Lt. report.
17. 4th Quarter Communications report.
18. 4th Quarter Engineer's report.
TRAINING OFFICER
1. Drill was held on February 4, 1989.
2 . Training with Plymouth is going well.
3 . Cold water suit training may be held near month end if it
can be arranged. Working on coordinating this training, a
notice will be posted when it is to be held. May be in
March.
4. Tom Neaghbour and Robert Dallman have been checked out to
ride on the trucks.
RESCUE:
1. Hockey tournament was held and 89 hours of work logged.
2. There will be a Mite Tournament on March 4 and 5 which
usually brings a contribution to the Relief Assn as a result
of participating.
EVALUATIONS:
SCBA:
1. 65% have been hydrotested. Most repaired.
RECRUITMENT:
HOSE:
1. Records have been updated.
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February 5, 1989
Page 3
LIBRARY - No Report
OPERATIONS - No Report
FIRE MARSHAL'S REPORT
l. 1988 Fire Code should be adopted by an Ordinance change this
year. It will mean some enforcement in getting old alarm
systems in the City updated.
TRUCK:
l. Fire Safety not responding to held final payment. Money
held out will cover items not delivered.
PLANNING:
PUBLIC ED:
l. One or two birthday parties a month are currently being
held. Notices for birthday parties will be put on the board
periodically and anyone can volunteer to be a "host".
2 . Steve Merwin and Dana Larsen will attend a Public Ed
conference.
WAGES: No Report (see City Manager section)
HAZMAT: No Report.
EXPLORERS: No Report.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
l. FMO Policy was read by Assistant Chief Stenger and will be
put into policy form.
2 . Better documentation on radio repairs was requested by Greg
Carlson, Communications Liaison. He told the membership
that Hennepin County's monthly charges are getting quite
high and he wants to make sure the charges can be tracked
for accuracy.
3. 40 and 50 foot ladders are on orders. Current ladders
should not be used unless a dire emergency has happened and
mutual aid is not able to provide substitute ladders.
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February 5, 1989
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Unfinished Business (continued)
4. Jim Hassing inquired as to whether there were any nuts and
bolts on order to be used for small repairs around the
station. He mentioned that they are quite hard to find when
needed for simple repairs. They are on order.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. The City Manager, Daniel J. Donahue attended the general
membership meeting. He was asked by Jim Hassing why the
city council has refused to meet with the Relief Association
to discuss the pension plan and if the reorganization plans
are holding up progress. Mr. Donahue replied that he could
not speak for why the Council has not met yet with the
Relief Association. He did indicate, however I that he knows
that the Council wishes to receive a long-range plan ~v i th
overall goals from the Relief Association and were thus
looking on the reorganization procedure for some answers
also. The reorganization will affect pension which impacts
on the Relief Association. The Council wants to know long-
range plans so there won't be year-to-year changes that
don't meet an overall objective.
Mr. Hassing responded that the Relief Association study
Committee has this information ready and has requested
Council to meet with them twice now1 only to be refused.
Mr. Hassing also reminded Mr. Donahue that the Relief
Association was promised that the strategic planning process
would not delay the upgrading of the pension plan.
Mr. Donahue responded that he is not responsible for the
delay and accepted a third request from Mr. Hassing for the
Council to meet with the Relief Ass'n committee. He
promised to put the Relief Association's current request on
the agenda for a Council response concerning their pension
plan.
Frank Datko requested that Mr. Donahue request that the
Council give reasons for refusing to meet with the
Relief Association if they should turn down this third
request for a meeting.
2. Chris Hanauska asked Mr. Donahue about truck replacements
and money available for this purpose. Mr. Donahue replied
that money could be raised for truck replacement by
Certificates of Indebtedness. He also said that this
activity be addressed when doing capital improvement plans
during budget planning. The fire station building cannot be
paid for by certificates of Indebtedness I however, a lease
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February 5, 1989
Page 5
City Manager (continued)
option could be used through General Fund Revenues.
3. A letter of invitation was read by Assistant Chief stenger
re: Public Safety Day to be sponsored by the 7th District
VFW on May 6, 1989 at the new Convention Center. Eight
members were interested in participating in this event which
will occur on a Saturday.
4. Vote was taken for new officers:
Assistant Chief: Allen M. Nelson was elected
Captains : Ron Bjorklund re-elected
Ken Schilling elected on second vote.
Lieutenants: Charlie McCulloch re-elected
Chris Hanauska
Rescue Lieutenant: Steve Homstad received a vote of
confidence and was re-elected.
Ai Nelson moved that the Secretary dispose of the ballots-
this was seconded by Steve Merwin.
5. The City Manager, Daniel J. Donahue made final remarks after
the election:
He assured the membership that the Council does not
look down on the Fire Department and wants to work with
them to achieve mutually satisfactory goals. He said
that the new officers should take time to learn how to
deal effectively with the Council. Mr. Donahue
suggested that the Council be addressed in written form
whenever possible to eliminate the possibility of
misinterpretation. This form of communication also
demands a written response and also documents the
request. This process of communication will be
especially important with the planning for the new
building and equipment.
Mr. Donahue also expressed the opinion that the process
is going to move ahead in a timely manner and without
problems (even though it might seem slow by Fire
Department standards). He made a personal commitment
to make sure that the Council would respond to the
concerns of the Fire Department members.
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February 5, 1989
Page 6
steve Homstad moved that the meeting be adjourned and steve
Merwin seconded the motion.
Meeting was adjourned at 2120 hours.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
March 1, 1989
The meeting was called to order by Chief smith at 1940 hours and
the Pledge of Allegiance recited.
Roll was taken by Fire Department Secretary Marge Runnakko with
17 regular members and 2 probationary members present, meeting
the quorum requirement. Also present was Councilman Peter Enck.
It was moved by Ken Schilling and seconded by Brad Johnson that
the minutes of the last meeting which were posted be accepted.
CORRESPONDENCE:
1. Nomination forms and information for the Award of Valor,
Award of Honor and Award of Merit through North Memorial
Medical Center. Doesn't have to be heroic act, however CPR
won't work.
2. Memo from Chief Smith to Mark Bennett, Training Officer,
regarding a 12-hour decontamination course for fire
departments which is paid for by the State of Minnesota and
requesting that he arrange for this training for our
department.
3. Memo from Chief Smith to New Hope Fire, Police and Dispatch
concerning telephone service disruption at Northridge Care
Center on February 17, 1989.
4. Letter from Don Omodt, Sheriff regarding frequency change on
the North dispatch channel in late February. (This is
Police frequency).
5. Copy of memo from Inspector Oberreuter concerning strike
scheduled for February 8, 1989 (strike was not held).
6. Application for Medical LOA by Joe Gardner.
7. Letter from J. O'Meara (New Hope Police) thanking Greg
Carlson for 2 Hazmat training given the Police Department.
8. Information regarding the 1989 State Fire School to be held
on May 5-7. This conflicts with the event to be held at
the New Convention Center on May 5 & 6. New Hope has
reserved space for a display at this event. The New Hope
Police are participating as well. (Given to Training
Officer)
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Page 2
correspondence (cont) .
9. Letter from the City of Faribault, notice of Fire
Marshal/Safety Service Superintendent positions available
and letter up-grading salary for those positions.
10. Notice of position available at Iowa State University,
Assistant Executive Officer, Specialist IV for the Fire
Service Institute, Business and Engineering Extension.
II. Notice of position available as Deputy Fire Chief in Alberta
Canada.
12. Notice of positions available for fire investigators at the
State Fire Marshal's office, taking applications until March
9.
13. Repair orders (7) .
TRAINING OFFICER:
I. There will be an FMO recertification test on April 8, 1989.
Only existing FMO's should take this test if their status
expires. All firefighters who have completed FF II and Fire
Apparatus courses are also eligible.
2 . Saturday morning drill volunteers are needed.
3 . Checklists for standards to be met as a result of
probationary training are being worked on.
RESCUE:
I. 3 more members have successfully completed their 1st
responder course.
2 . The new air bag on Rescue I is being sent back for a smaller
size, Lt. Homstad in charge of this detail.
3 . A CPR Instructor is needed for Monday nights to instruct the
Police Explorers.
4 . American Heart Institute also wants a volunteer instructor.
5. Someone is needed to cover Friday night standby this week.
It is the responsibility of the person signing up to find
his own replacement.
6. Hockey tournament is being held this weekend.
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Page 3
EVALUATIONS:
1. Four evaluations were completed by the officers recently,
including Ed Anderson, Dana Larsen, Frank Datko and Mike
Bennett.
Next Evaluations are:
Mike Cox and Mark Bennett
3 month Evaluations on probationary members Mulgrew, Dallman
and Neaghbor.
SCBA:
1. 9 tanks went out last week and this finishes the job, with
44 hydrostatically tested.
RECRUITMENT:
1. Chief smith announced that a special meeting was being
considered to recommend John Seiple for membership on the
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department. A motion was made by
Dwight Johnson and seconded by Greg Stenger that he be
accepted at this meeting, pending satisfactory results on
his criminal background check and physical. This motion was
carried by a vote of the membership.
HOSE:
1. still waiting for two more sections of 1. 75 inch hose to
arrive.
LIBRARY - No Report
OPERATIONS - No Report
TRUCK:
1. Chief smith attempted to contact Steve Gibson at Fire
Safety, however, his call has not been returned. A followup
letter will be mailed this week.
PLANNING:
1. The Fire Facilities Committee will meet on Tuesday evening,
March 2 to discuss the existing fire station structure and
furnishings needed. A council work session will be set up
after this committee meeting.
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Page 4
PLANNING (continued)
2 . Ken Schilling inquired of Councilman Enck his feeling on
what Council's general feeling is with regard to the new
fire station building. Councilman Enck said that Council
wants to review all figures, proposals, funding ideas and
plans before indicating their position on the project.
WAGES:
1. The meeting with the City Manager has not occurred yet.
2. Mark Bennett inquired about the possibility reimbursed
exercise program could be obtained for the department. He
was informed that since the Police did not receive this
option in their contract at the last settlement. Therefore
it is probably not possible to acquire it for the fire
department at this time.
HAZMAT:
1. Nelson and Carlson are to develop some type of Hazmat
training program for the department. Their plans will be
discussed with the general membership at some future
meeting.
EXPLORERS: No Report.
ENGINEER:
1. 7 work orders were completed during the previous month.
2 . still no word on the Engineer II position, it is before the
Personnel Board.
FIRE MARSHAL:
1. There is a building permit application in for the property
on 5000 winnetka. Hoyt Development is applying for a
building permit for the property . They will be building a
large warehouse/office complex.
2 . The building at 9440 Science Ctr Dr. was purchased by
Chicago Cutlery. They will be bringing most of their
operations into the City of New Hope with the acquisition of
this building.
3 . There was a failure of a balcony railing at 4601
Independence Avenue North. The structural problems are
being assessed by the Building Official. 3 people were
injured.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Uniform Policy and FMO Policy should be distributed to all
members within 2 weeks.
2 . Planning for CIP (Capital Improvements) is underway.
Everyone is asked to input any ideas they have for major
purchases in the next 5 years.
3. Public Works has been requested to put "Out of Service"
signs on non-working fire hydrants.
4 . Crystal is having a water problem between 34 - 36th on
Douglas Drive.
5. There will be a special work detail to clean up the
Maintenance area in March. Let Ron Bjorklund know if you
will be participating.
6. Repairs to radios should be documented. There is a form in
the dispatch area to record repairs ordered. This
information is needed to check against billing received from
the County.
7 . Turnout gear form is to be filled out when requesting gear.
This form available in the Gear Mailbox.
8 . Ed Anderson is in charge of the Uniform Committee. You
should see Ed for name tags and any uniform needs.
9. The City has given the go ahead to the Relief Association to
take over uniform responsibility.
10. Ron Bjorklund is chairing the committee to design a new
patch for the fire department.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. There is a proposal that a "fine" of $1. 00 be started for
attending drills and meetings out of uniform. These funds
raised would be used for special event later in the year.
2 . Firefighter Memorial replicas can be ordered for $200. The
second hundred sculptures are being produced. You may order
these through Chief Thompson at Coon Rapids.
Meeting was adjourned at 2045 hours.
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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
April 2, 1989
The meeting was called to order by Chief smith at 1937 hours and
the Pledge of Allegiance recited.
Roll was taken by Assistant Chief Nelson with 19 regular members,
3 probationary members and 1 prospective member present.
It was moved by Mike Bennett and seconded by Frank Datko that the
minutes of the March I, 1989 meeting which were posted be
accepted. Motion was carried by the membership.
CORRESPONDENCE:
1. Letter from Chief smith to Ann Rest Re: asking her support
of the Fire Safe Cigarette Legislation and detailing the
fatal fire caused by a cigarette in March, 1989 and another
one that had caused $40,000 damage in November of 1988.
2. Memo from the Fire Safe Cigarette Committee requesting
notification of legislators of any fires caused by
cigarettes.
3. Memo from Chief smith to Joe Gardner re: Explorer attendance
at Fire Department Training sessions.
4. Memo from Chief Smith to Dan Donahue re: Carryover from 1988
to 1989, consisting of $2,000 for supplies, $440 for
operating supplies, $556 for repairs mach/equip, $1,500 for
other equipment, $1,300 for radio units.
5. Letter from Pollution Control re: Permits for Open Burning.
6. Letters to Chiefs Quady, Robinson and Hennessey re: Thank
you for assistance at fire at 9401 Bass Creek Circle.
7. Letter from HCMC re: request for New Hope Fire Department
patch to display.
8. Reply to HCMC re: supplying of this patch.
9. Tornado Awareness week form April 2 - 8. EOC will be
operation on Thursday April 6 for that drill.
10. FMO Policy in policy form.
11. Uniform Policy in policy form.
12. Proposal to purchase Prober Chief for the Fire Department
sent to City Manager for review. $5,400 approved by City
Council for this purchase.
General Membership Meeting
April 2, 1989
Page 2
Correspondence (continued)
13. Letter of resignation from officer's duties dated March 24
from Charles McCulloch due to personal time commitments
effective immediately.
14. Memo to all firefighters from Doug Smith re: Lt. McCulloch's
resignation dated March 24, 1989.
15. Memo from the Rescue Lieutenant to Fire Chief and Wage
Committee informing them that Mike Cox, Robert Dallman and
Bernie Weber have successfully completed 1st Responder.
16. Memo to Fire Chief and Training Officer from the Rescue
Lieutenant stating the Dana Larsen is involved in a 1st
Responder Refresher class on May 4 & 5.
17. Letter to Hennepin County Sheriff's officer re: '89 intent
on radios ( intent to receive base station in '89, no new
portables, mobiles or base stations for 1990. Mobile for a
command station in #1 was not received yet and was part of
'88 budgeting).
18. Request from Brooklyn Center regarding: Earl Brown Days
scheduled for June 21 - 25. Parade on Thursday, June 22 at
6:30 PM. Ken Schilling volunteered to coordinate this
activity. See him if you are interested in helping.
19. Letter from the National Volunteer Fire Council re: request
to look at a kit on driving safety "Safe Passage".
TRAINING OFFICER
1. A CPR Instructor's re-certification class through the
American Heart Association is set up for Monday night, May
I, 1989 for those individuals whose certificates expire. It
will be held for 4 hours on this evening from 6 - 10 PM.
Please see Mark Bennett if you need to take this training,
he will need your CPR numbers.
2. FMO Test - need volunteers to set up for this test on April
18.
3 . Drill in May at the Tower, sign up for getting this drill
ready.
4. Drill schedule is posted.
5. There is a SKY-WARN class at NMMC on Monday,April 3, 2 Or 3
people will be attending.
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April 2, 1989
Page 3
6. still checking the possibility of doing a live burn in
Golden Valley.
7. possible burn in New Hope is being checked out.
RESCUE :
l. The Mite tournament yielded at $100 for the Relief
Association, this donation will be given to Jim Hassing
tonight.
2. Volunteers are needed for Public Safety Day on May 6, 8:30AM
-9:00PM at the new Minneapolis Convention Center. Set up
will probably be on Friday night May 5. More information
will be given later, see Steve Homstad to help. This is the
first public opening of the Convention Center.
EVALUATIONS:
SCBA:
l. All tanks have been hydro-tested and are being assigned to
vehicles. Procuring 2 brackets to store the additional
tanks adjacent to the filling station on the other side.
2. Most tanks were numbered before hydro-testing, the remaining
tanks will be numbered and put in the appropriate trucks.
RECRUITMENT:
l. John Seiple has been appointed as a probationary
firefighter.
2. Joe Amos is scheduled to be introduced at this meeting under
the New Business category.
HOSE:
l. The new synthetic hose doesn't lay back into the hose bed
very well unless it has been flattened and rolled up.
2. Cleaning the jacket has proven difficult, is may be the oil
that was used on drill.
3 . General membership opinions for the new hose are solicited.
LIBRARY - No Report
OPERATIONS - No Report
General Membership Meeting
General Membership Meeting
April 2, 1989
Page 4
TRUCK:
1. The City Attorney is in communication with Fire Safety
Products regarding the undelivered equipment.
2. Stan Schaefer inquired about the maintenance program for the
other trucks. Frank Datko said that such a program has not
started yet. The ClP is addressing maintenance of the
trucks in the future according to Chief Smith. About
$40,000 has been budgeted for total refurbishing for each of
the large pumpers. A program will be devised within the
Truck Committee for a future program. Stan reported that
Brooklyn Park and Bloomington have programs that refurbish
every 4 years. Golden Valley is looking at 10 years
according to Chief Smith. Standing water is causing the
rust. The trucks should be wiped better when they are
washed.
3. There have been problems with the waterous pumps on the
trucks according to the members. Chief Smith will have them
checked.
PLANNING:
1. There are four options for the sites of the present station
and the other site where the parking lot of the pool exists-
a. Add on to existing structure as it stands.
b. Demolish existing structure, build new.
c. Use the bath house for whatever it can be used for and
add a new station on to that.
d. Demolish the bath house and build a new Station facing
Xylon.
)
These options are not in any way prioritized. There was
discussion of the various options. The Committee is
concerned with the Fire Station itself and not the community
center concepts.
WAGES:
1. Letter was sent to Dan Donahue asking for a 4% raise which
matches what the general increase for other city employees
was.
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April 2, 1989
Page 5
Wages continued-
2. Discussion was held concerning how this 4% should be
dispersed. Most people felt that it should just be tacked
on to what previous wage is now.
3. Discussion was held on the equalization of pay for work
details (ie public ed versus maintaining SCBAs).
4. Mark Bennett raised the issue that on the green sheet it is
stated that training pay was limited to 30 hours per class,
however, this policy was changed a year ago. He also felt
that drill preparation time allowance was not adequate and
he would like to see this changed. He is not getting any
volunteers and feels that this would help.
5. Jim Hassing, Chief Smith, City Manager, and Mike Casey
(Strategic Planning Chairman) will have a luncheon meeting
regarding wages, pensions, Relief Association and Fire
Department issues. (Week of April 3 - 9).
6. Dan Roby suggested that FF I training for probationary
members should be paid. Chief smith said the policy was
changed to non pay because neighboring communities did not
pay. A check should be made to see what current policy is
today.
7. Jim Hassing moved that a survey be done by the Wage
Committee to check into current practice by neighboring fire
departments in regard to paying probationary members for
their training. Second by Dan Roby, passed by the general
membership.
8. Jim Hassing moved that probationary members be compensated
for training regardless of what the survey results are.
This issue is to be addressed in the Wage Committee's
recommendations.
HAZMAT:
EXPLORERS :
1. Training Schedule is posted and volunteers will be
appreciated to assist.
ENGINEER:
1. The motor on the electric wench was taken in to be rebuilt,
a new solenoid was put in and cable has been ordered. The
engineer requested that when it is used, the user should be
General Membership Meeting
April 2, 1989
Page 6
ENGINEER'S REPORT (continued) . .
careful about how the cable is wound back on so as not to
damage the cable. This should always be checked (cable)
during the truck checks to make sure it has been wound
properly.
2 . Work detail on Tuesday at 1820 hours, April 4 - those
assigned are Hanauska, Dallman, Mark Bennett and Cox - if
any are not able to attend they are responsible to find
replacements.
3. Re weekly truck check, it should be emphasized that the
firefighter has more obligation in regard to truck check
being done than the rookie because they have the knowledge
needed to complete the check. Policy already states that
the ultimate responsibility lies with the firefighter to get
the work done, however, it has been the responsibility of
the rookie to get a hold of the firefighter. These
assignments are posted on the board at least one month in
advance and also with the Engineer if you don't find it
there. Also when things are found an effort should be made
to locate the truck that they are missing from and place
them there. If a spot cannot be located then it can be
given to the Engineer to be stored until needed. Lt.
Hanauska has volunteered to coordinate a special truck check
on the evening of April 3rd after drill to make sure all the
trucks are equipped as indicated on the up-dated truck check
sheets. THE TRUCK CHECK SHEETS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON COMPUTER
AND SHOULD BE UP-TO-DATE. ANY NEW CHANGES CAN BE ADDED BY
NOTIFYING THE ENGINEER.
4. Roy Gillette will be working on splitting the new 26 1/4"
ladders in order to fit them onto the trucks properly.
Crystal can be called if an aerial needed until this is
done.
FIRE MARSHAL'S REPORT:
l. The Hoyt Development project by International MUltifoods has
been started.
2 . Champion addition has been completed and they will be
occupying shortly.
3 . McDonalds is still not started, however, the plans are in.
General Membership Meeting
April 2, 1989
Page 7
PUBLIC EDUCATION:
1. There were 4 1/2 hours of birthday parties with 22 kids and
12 adults during March yielding $40 in donations.
2 . Help is needed for displaying Freddie at the TV 11 Health
Fair at Zanebrook Shopping Center on April 22 from 10 - 4
PM. Look at getting a spare battery so one can be charged
when the other in use.
3 . The Northwest Suburban Fire Marshals are working on updating
the public education trailer for the May 6 display at the
new convention center. This work will be done in April.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None discussed.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Joe Amos appeared (new recrui t) . Resides at 8924 47 1/2
Avenue North. Works for Twin City Optical and the Star &
Tribune. Also attending EMT course. It was moved by Mark
Bennett and seconded by Steve Merwin that Joe be accepted
for membership pending satisfactory results on his health
exam and criminal background check. This was passed by the
general membership upon voting.
2. Quarterly reports are due on Wednesday, April 5th.
3 . Gear Orders are being checked.
4. six people have asked to be considered for Lieutenant
position left open by McCulloch's resignation. A survey
will be sent, for membership input to aid in the filling of
this position. This should be returned wi thin the next 2
weeks. If any of the 6 don't want to be included in this
type of process they should notify the Chief.
5. Uniform and FMO policies have been distributed to the
membership. Uniform policy has to be accepted formally by
the Relief Association.
6. The new driveway plowing form has been developed for use
next winter. Also notify if you don't want your driveway
plowed.
7. Tim Fournier reported that Paramedics are being assigned new
responsibilities by the Metro West Doctors so if you see a
Paramedic doing something you don't normally see them doing,
don't be alarmed.
General Membership Meeting
April 2, 1989
Page 8
8. There was a question about hiring PT maintenance personnel
in order to not discourage keeping firefighters by making
lOts of their duties maintenance-oriented.
9. February Fire statistics were read and will be posted.
Meeting was adjourned at 2110.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
May 3, 1989
The meeting was called to order by at 1930 hours by Rescue
Lieutenant Homstad and the Pledge of Allegiance recited.
Roll was taken by Fire Department Secretary Marge Runnakko. A
quorum was not present.
CITY OF NEH IDEE
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'ID: All Fil:efi~
FR:M: arlef Smith
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SUBJECl': mFORMATICN SHEEr
1. Just recently Ken Schilling resigned his position as captain with the
New Hope Fire Deparbnent. His resignation is due to his new work
schedule and the lack of available hours to hold the position as
captain. I just recently appointed and the officers have ratified the
following changes in officers:
-'!he captain position will be filled by Rescue Lt. Steve Homstad
-Rescue Lieutenant vacancy filled by Fire Lt. l):)ug Anderson
-Fire Lieutenant vacancy will be filled by FjF Mike Bennett
All appointees will complete the present term of office. I am sorry
that Ken Schilling had to resign his position but know that he is
thoroughly satisf~ed with his new position ~ Water Patrol. Gocx:i luck
Ken!
2. During the Holiday Standbys, should anyone be standing by for an
individual that wish to get paid, please make special arrangements with
me so that this can be accormnodated. As a reminder, no shift pay will
be split with members for standbys.
3. '!he Wage committee has completed their sUIVey meeting with the fire
deparbnent members and have proposed the wage package. '!hey will be
submitting this to the General Membership on June 3rd. It is important
for all members to try and make this meeting so that the pay wage
package can be accepted by the membership.
4. Mike Gardner has requested a leave due to medical reasons and at this
time it is undetermined when Mike will be returning.
5. A reminder for all those who have not gotten 1st Responder
Certification, please see that you get your accreditation or
certification from the state to the new Rescue Lt. l):)ug Anderson.
Anyone who is not probationary not having 1st Responder accreditation
as of July 1, 1989 will be placed on suspension until they do receive
it. Probationary members have two years from date of appoinbnent to
obtain their certification.
Infonnation Sheet
Jnne 2, 1989
Page 2
6. Bernie Hennan is working on some schematic drawings for the new fire
station. None have been reviewed at this point. We do look forward to
showing them to you when they are provided.
7. Ed Anderson will be heading up the Unifonn cormnittee. As in the past,
there will be no one able to go to Cy' s Menswear and cha:l:ge to the New
Hope Fire Deparbr}ent without first seeing Ed and getting a purchase
order number. This is a reminder that uniforms are now owned by the
city and will be replaced as needed. If you do have some nniforms
which are worn out or no long fit, please see Ed for replacements.
8. A reminder to all firefighters riding in Fire Department vehicles, the
seatbelts are to be used. During a recent OSHA inspection, it was
found that seatbel ts were connected behind the seats. It is very
evident that seatbel ts were not being worn in that vehicle, we will be
placing seatbel ts in our two older vehicles. I do expect that they
will be used, the officers will be monitoring from ti1ne-to-ti1ne so see
that you do buckle up for safety! We also ask those riding the right
seat of the pumpers to don SCBA' s after the vehicle has stopped at the
fire scene. Do not Scott enroute while in the front right seat of
these vehicles.
9. The officers will be maintaining their gear on the north wall of the
fire station. This may mean a change for a few firefighters who have
got their gear located in that space. This change will take place on
Friday, Jnne 2. The north wall will be the designated spot for the
officer's gear and the firefighters can look to that spot to see if any
officers may be responding during alarms.
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~OO A - AIARM PAY (5/31/89)
Base Pay: Probationary - $5.65jhr. Increase: Assistant Chief - $6.00jhr.
Regular - 9.00jhr. Captain - 3. 25jhr.
Lieutenant - 2.75jhr.
Fire Motor Operator - . 75jhr.
EMI' - . 75jhr.
An individual's call pay level shall be detennined by adding each increase the person is
qualified for to hisjher base pay. Being an officer does not exclude someone from also
obtaining the increase for FMO, etc. It shall be the duty of the Chief to maintain
qualification level status records for each member. (An additional $.50/hour has been added
to the regular pay rate to cover the 1st Responder requirement).
Alann. pay shall be detennined at an hourly rate based on the individual's pay level. The
min.irnum pay for each alann. shall be one hour. Each quarter hour or portion of a quarter
hour, after the first hour, shall be paid at one-quarter of the individUal's pay level.
For all Company 3, or "Rescue" calls, that are put over the pagers, the Company 3 men
that respond will be paid at their run rate. Non-company 3 members responding to the call
will also be paid but the call will not be included in response percentages.
For pay purposes all investigations will be paid per the alann. pay section. Each member
responding shall be paid at that member r s pay rate.
~OO B - mAINING PAY All Members - $7.00jhr.
All members shall be paid for in-house training and for fire savice training outside of
the NHFD (i. e. Vo-Tech classes, state Fire School, etc.) All approved training will be
paid at the training pay hourly rate regardless of any other outside subsidy. Probationary
members will be paid for Firefighter I class after successful completion of the course.
One hour of preparation time, at the training pay rate, will be allowed for every three
hours of drill time for each instructor of a drill.
All training must have approval of the Deparbnent' s Training Officer.
SECI'IOO C - STANDBY PAY severe Weather; Holiday; Weekerrl. DJ:t:y Officer; or Special DJ:t:y.
starrlby - $21. OO/shift
Severe Weather Standby will be paid to members required to stay in the station during
aricxis of weather extremes. The maximum shift length will be 12 hours, at which time a
new shift will start (if the tones are put out for members to report to the station, pay
will be at the call rate) .
For Holiday Standby a portion of the total membership, on a rotating basis, is required
to remain within response distance of the station. These standbys will be for specified
times during holiday pericxis. Each member is responsible for securing a replacement if
they cannot respond (unless they are at their regular employment). Max.irnum shift length
shall be 24 hours. No shift pay will be soli t for standbys.
~OO D - IUBLIC EIJJCATIOO AND SERVICE All Personnel - $7. OOjhr.
This is paid to members involved in training the public in fire safety, fire prevention,
emergency medicine, or educating them about the deparbnent' s operations. The program must
be approved by the Chief of the Deparbnent and be a min.irnum of one hour in length.
This will also be paid to members supplying a public savice (such as a hockey
tournament, D.lk D.lk Da.ze, and the Special Olyrrpics). These must have the approval of the
Chief and pay will be limited to the mnnber of members necessary to perfonn the duty.
~OO E - IDRK I:>ETIUL ASSIGNMENrs All I\:rr:sonnel - $7. oOjhr.
This is paid to members to maintain NHFD equipment and shall be assigned by the Chief
(i.e. regularly scheduled worJ} details and maintenance of, the breathing apparatus) .
~OO F - SPECIAL DErAIL ASSIGNMENrs All I\:rr:sonnel - $7.00jhr.
This category is for details assigned by the Chief of the Deparbnent that are not covered
in other sections.
~OO G - 'IRAINING OFFTCER Training Officer - $8. 75jhr.
All persons assisting at training or instructing drills will be paid at the training
officer's rate of $8.75 per hour, both for preparing for and instructing the drills. They
-ill also be paid when acting as the training officer outside of the deparbnent.
~OO H - SClIEroIED MEDICAL QJVERAGE Cc.aIpany 3 Moroay/Friday Medical stanfuys _
$25.00/shift.
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SECITON A - AlARM PAY (3/15/88)
Base Pay: Probationary - $5. 45jhr . Increase: Assistant Chief - $5.75jhr.
Regular - 8.20jhr. Captain - 3. 15jhr.
Lieutenant - 2. 65jhr.
Fire Motor Operator - .60jhr.
EMr/First Responders - .60jhr.
An individual's call pay level shall be detemined by adding each increase the person is
qualified for to hisjher base pay. Being an officer does not exclude someone from also
obtaining the increase for FM:), etc. It shall be the duty of the Chief to maintain
qualification level status reCords for each member.
Alann pay shall be detemined at an hourly rate bas€d. on the individual's pay level. 'Ihe
minimum pay for each alann shall be one hour. Each quarter hour or portion of a quarter
hour, after the first hour, shall be paid at one-quarter of the individual's pay level.
For all Company 3, or "Rescue" calls, that are put over the pagers, the Company 3 men
that respond will be paid at their :run rate. Non-Cornpany 3 members responding to the call
will not be paid, but will be recorded on the roster.
For pay purposes all investigations will be paid per the alann pay section. Each member
responding shall be paid at that member's pay rate.
SECITON B - TRAINING PAY All Members - $6. 75jhr.
All members shall be paid for in-house training and up to 30 hours per class for fire
service training outside NHFD (i. e. Vo-Tech. classes, state Fire School, etc.; however, our
probationary members will not be paid for Firefighter I Class).
One hour of preparation time, at the training pay rate, will be allowed for every three
hours of drill time for each instructor of a drill.
All training must have approval of the Deparbnent' s Training Officer.
SECITON C - STANDBY PAY Severe Weather; Holiday; Weekend Duty Officer; or Special Duty.
- $21. OO/shift
Severe Weather Standby will be paid to members required to stay in the station during
rricxis of weather extremes. 'Ihe maximum shift length will be 12 hours, at which time a
new shift will start (if the tones are put out for members to report to the station, pay
will be at the call rate).
For Holiday Standby a portion of the total membership, on a rotating basis, is required
to remain within response distance of the station. 'Ihese standbys will be for specified
times during holiday pericxis. Each member is responsible for securing a replacement if
they cannot respond (unless they are at their regular employment). Maximum shift length
shall be 24 hours.
No shift pay will be split for standbys.
SECITON D - FUBLIC EIUCATION AND SERVICE All Personnel - $6. 75jhr.
This is paid to members involved in training the public in fire safety, fire prevention,
emergency medicine, or educating them alxmt the deparbnent' s operations. 'Ihe program must
be approved by the Chief of the Deparbnent and be a minimum of one hour in length.
This will also be paid to members supplying a public service (such as a hockey
tournament, Th1k Th1k Daze, and the Special Olympics). 'Ihese must have the approval of the
Chief and pay will be limited to the mnnber of members necessary to perform the duty.
SECITON E - IDRK DErAIL ASSIGNMENTS All Personnel - $5. 25jhr .
This is paid to members to ma.intain NHFD equipment and shall be assigned by the Chief
(i.e. regularly scheduled work details and maintenance of the breathing apparatus).
SECITON F - SPECIAL DErAIL ASSIGNMENTS All Personnel - $6.75jhr.
This category is for details assigned by the Chief of the Deparbnent that are not covered
j n other sections.
;:,BCITON G - TRAINING OFFICER Training Officer - $8.40jhr.
All persons assisting at training or instructing drills will be paid at the training
officer's rate of $8.40 per hour, both for preparing for and instructing the drills. '!hey
will also be paid when acting as the training officer outside of the deparbnent.
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TO ALL ME~IDERS
THE ATTACHED TWO WAGE SUMMARY SHEETS SHOW THH OLD AND PROPOSED CHANGES
TO THE WAGE SHEETS. PLEASE REVIEW AND BE PREPARED TO VOTE ON EACH SECTION
AT THE SUNDAY FIRE DEPARTMENT MEETING. THESE MUST BE DECIDED BY THEN ONE
WAY OR THE OTHER IF YOU WN~T THE CHANGES TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR THIS CHECK.
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JUNE 4, 1989
'Ihe meeting was called to order by Chief Smith at 1938 hours and the Pledge
of Allegiance recited.
Roll was taken by Fire Deparbnent SecretaJ:y Marge Runnakko. A quorum was
present consisting of 21 regular firefighters and. 2 probationary members.
It was moved by Firefighter steve Merwin and. seconded by Firefighter Tim
Fournier that the minutes of the last meeting which were posted be accepted.
CD.RRESIONDENCE:
1. Memo from Assistant Chief Nelson to all FMO' s regarding Re-
Certification which was held on Saturday April 8, 1989.
2. Letter from winsted Fire Deparbnent regarding Centennial parade to be
held 1: 00 on June 25, 1989. New Hope will not be able to attend this
parade.
3. Note from Joe Gardner re: Extension of leave to May 8 doctor's
appointment. (undated)
4. News release from City of Minneapolis regarding "Public Safety Day
which was held on Saturday May 6th at the Minneapolis Convention
Center .
5. Memo from Chief Smith to all fire officers concerning required OSHA
Haz-Mat Training.
6. First Quarter 1989 Reports for:
Hose Lt. Hanauska
Gear Captain Bjorklund, Captain Schilling
Connnunications Firefighter Carlson
Engineer FMO Da:tko
Public Education Fire Inspector schilling
Rescue Steve Homstad
7. Certificate of Completion (Steve Merwin) - Line Officer Training-
Advanced Officer II from Hennepin Teclmical Institute dated March 29,
1989.
8. Revised memo dated May 3, 1989 regarding procedures for remote site
testing of fire tone paging equipment.
9. Memo from State of Minnesota Deparbnent of Public Safety dated April 3,
1989 regarding mcx:lification geographic areas and. contacts for
assistance in Fire/Arson investigations.
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Correspondence (continued)
10. Posting dated APril 10, 1989 fram Training Officer Mark Bennett
requesting set-up crew for May 8th Drill.
11. Posting dated April 7, 1989 fram Rescue Lt. steve Hornstad requesting
volunteers to participate in the May 6, 1989 Public Safety day at
Convention Center.
12. Request for Medical Leave of Absence dated April 3, 1989 from FMO
IMight Johnson. Date of requested leave is fram March 30 - with no
scheduled return. l)c:x:tor's verification will be required for return.
13. Training leg re: Tom Neagbbour fram Captain Bjorklund. (22 hours of
training completed as of end of 1st quarter).
14. Test results for IX>uglas Mulgrew for Firefighter I. (Pass on all
categories) .
15. Memo fram Chief Smith to all department members re: Replacement for
Lt. McCulloch due to his resignation. '!his replacement was made using
a new method of evaluating the candidates that applied by all
department members.
16. Memo from Training Officer Mark Bennett dated April 10, 1989 regarding
re-certification for American heart CPR Instructors which took place on
May 1, 1989.
17. Policy up::1ates on Investigation of Fires, Work Detail and Truck Checks,
and Apparatus Response Sequence.
18. Memo of resignation dated May 8, 1989 to Chief Smith fram Captain Ken
Schilling.
19. Thank you letter fram st. Therese Home for changing the chapel ceiling
light bulbs.
20. letter of invitation fram Honeywell Special Olympics recognition
banquet held on May 18. This was attended by Chief Smith and Assistant
Chief Nelson.
21. Approval for Training Expenses fom submitted by Ed Anderson 3/17/89
for Firefighter Health and Safety (Eden Prairie - 16 hours). SUbmitted
along with copies of Certificates of Completion.
22. Certifications fram Anoka Technical Institute for Firefighter I for:
IX>uglas Mulgrew Bernie Weber
Mark Anderson Steve Schaefer
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Corre5fOndence (continued)
23. April 17 Confinnation of booth and vehicle spaces at Public Safety Day.
24. MN Fire service Certification Board memo regarding "grandfathering" of
certification for firefighters before September 30, 1990. Regulations
governing this certification will be detemined in future officer's
meetings.
25. Memo from Chief Smith to Training Officer Mark Bennett re: Ladder
Training at st. Therese.
26. Letter from Mid Central , Inc. re: Relinquishment of their
distributorship of Scott air paks. They will be placing orders through
Elvin Safety in the future.
27. Notice from Hennepin County Medical Center re: Dana Larsen's
completion of a 16-hour 1st Reponder Refresher Course. (May 4 & 5,
1989).
28. Memo from Chief Smith to Jim Hassing, President of the NH Firemen's
Relief Association re: F'undraising by Charles Kuhl, President of the MN
State Professional Firefighter's Association, asking them to cease
soliciting in the City of New Hope for their cause.
29. Letter to Brian V. Hubbard from Chief Smith re: Fire Explorer program.
30. Memo to Greg Carlson dated May 9 from Chief Smith re: Pager Inventory.
3l. Doctor's OK for Joe Gardner to retmn to duty dated May 9, 1989.
32. Letter of thank you from Chief Thomas C. Sipe, Robbinsdale Fire, re:
New Hope use of apparatus for the State Fire School on Sunday May 7.
33. Memo from Chief Smith to Training Officer Mark Bennett dated April 20,
1989 re: SUbmission of any Certificates of Completion to complete
Approval for Training Expenses for Jim Hassing, Robert Dallman, Steve
Merwin, Greg Stenger, Joe Gardner and Con Fournier.
34. Notice of price increase of $15 June 30th for Minnesota Fire Service
Foundation memorial statuette.
35. Memo to Greg Stenger, SCBi\ Chainnan from Chief Smith re: Niosh clamp
failures.
36. Gear Issued report. This covers all gear issued to date.
37. Memo from Coug Mulgrew to Chief Smith re: Percentages .
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Correspondence (continued)
38. Memo from Rescue Lt. Hornstad to Chief Smith re: Mike Gardner unable to
attend 1st Respo~er class as scheduled in May.
39. Memo from Rescue Lt. to Fire Chief and. Wage Committee re: Henry
Benton's completion of 1st Responder effective May 1, 1989.
40. Memo from Rescue Lt. to Fire Chief re: stan Schaefer enrolled in 1st
Responder starting May 2, 1989 through June 2 1989.
4l. Letter dated April 17 from North Memorial re: Reminder of 6th Annual
Public Safety Awards Dinner.
42. Notice of US Fire Administration Forum on Communicable Diseases video
conference to be held on May 17, 1989. (Tape of this conference can be
obtained for viewing if interested).
43. Dispatch news bulletin for NVFC members dated April 1989.
44. Certification Expiration Dates dated 5/3/89.
45. Letter from Honeywell inviting participation in Special Olympics dated
April 25, 1989. This to be held on July 15 at Cooper High School.
46. Certificate of Completion - Steve MeJ::Win - from Hennepin Technical
Center for Fire 'Deparbnent Administration ... Basic (36 hours) dated
April 4, 1989.
47. Memo to Fire Facilities Planning Committee re: Work session with City
Council on May 1, 1989 to review proposals.
48. Memo to Dan DJnahue, City Manager re: Contributions received from pull
tabs donated from the Lion's Club.
49. Sign up sheet posted April 21 for Earle Brown Days Parade on June 22 at
1830 hours. ('Ihis posted until May 15) .
50. 3 Repair orders.
5l. Application from Marge Gcx:llewski (dated April 10 - rescinded on April
26th).
52. SCl3.A. repair report dated 5/30/89.
53. Memo from Chief Smith to Greg Carlson re: Pager reassigrnnents to
officers dated June 1, 1989.
54. Letter from Brooklyn Park Fire Deparbnent inviting participation in
Tater Daze Parade on June 15, 1989.
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Correspondence (continued)
50. Fire service section Newsletter dated Second Issue 1989.
51. Letter from Cooper High School re: Emergency services at June 7
graduation ceremonies.
52. MN Teclmical Institute System letter thank you for participation in MN
1989 Fire School.
53. Memo dated May 30 to all fire officers re: Special Meeting to fill
vacancies for Captain Schilling's position .and any others resulting
from this assignment.
54. Memo to Chief Smith from Charles McCulloch resigning his position on
the Wage Corrrrnittee effective May 24, 1989.
55. Memo to Chief Smith from Mike Gardner dated May 24, 1989 requesting a
Medical leave of Absence due to back problems.
56. Memo to Steve Romstad from Tim Fournier resigning from Company 3
effective June 1st, 1989 due to conflicting work schedules.
57. Dispatch News Bulletin for NVFC members dated May 1989.
58. Notice of Federal Emergency Management Agency video course on "First
Response to Transportation Emergencies Involving Radioactive Materials"
on July 12 - 13 at 11:00 AM ('Ihis may be obtained by anyone interested
in viewing the course) .
59. Invitation to Farewell luncheon for Art Quady , Ctystal Fire
ChiefjMarshal on Monday June 26, 1989. 11:30AM, Westphal American
Legion, 3600 France Avenue North, Ctystal. (posted)
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60. Confinuation of need for First Aid services during Cooper Graduation on
June 7, 1989.
TRAINING OFFICER:
1. Mark Bennett reported on ATVI HazMat program. EMS will be at the next
drill. An actual incident response will be carried out at the
following drill. See Mark to set up any extra training you will need
prior to these drills!
RESalE:
Fo:n:rer Rescue Lt. steve Hanstad reported:
1. One more volunteer is needed for Cooper Graduation - Merwin
volunteered.
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Rescue re};X)rt (continued.)
2. Joe Gardner and Henry Benton have requested. membership in Company 3.
This effective June 1, 1989.
3. Stanley Schaefer, Jr. has completed. his 1st Responder Course.
4. One additional person is need.ed. for the June 9th Medical Standby.
5. Look for sign-up sheets on the Special Olympics and Duk Duk Daze
details on June 15th.
EVAIIJATICNS - No Re};X)rt.
SCPA:
1. Many of the SCBA' s still need. to be tagged. and these will be done. An
SCBA re};X)rt on each serial # was made and necessary materials to tag
them have been ordered.. Expect this job to be completed. in the near
future.
RECRJ.JrIMENI':
1. A general recruitment drive will be made in July in cooperation with
several of the member deparbnents in the North SUburban Fire Assn. All
of these deparbnents have trouble getting coverage for dayt:i1ne fire
calls. At this t:i1ne the Chief would like to see the deparbnent get to
38 members. Right now there are 35 members, however 3 are on IDA and 5
are still probationary.
2. Mark Bennett inquired. re: recruitment of employees in New Hope
Businesses. Discussion followed. citing };X)ssible problems included.:
response area restrictions, % requirements, etc. that the deparbnent is
not prepared. to address at this t:i1ne. It may be a future };X)ssibility,
however.
3. '!he idea of recruitment through PI'A' s and other community organizations
will also be addressed. at a later t:i1ne.
IJa3E - No Re};X)rt
LIl:3RARY - No Re};X)rt
OPERATIONS - No Re};X)rt
'IRUCK - still no equipment received.. City Attorney to handle.
PlANNING:
1. Bernard Herman is in the process of doing drawing of the proposed. fire
station. Should be ready within a few weeks for review.
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W7lGES :
1. Discussion was held concerning the proposed wage package. Each member
received. a copy of the new pro};X)sed wage scales and the old wage scales
for their review and connnent. Assistant Chief Allen Nelson moved. to
accept the new wage package as submitted., this was seconded. by captain
Bjorklund. F IF McCulloch inquired. why the regular standby pay was not
increased to $22.00 per shift as was discussed at the Wage meeting.
Assistant Chief Nelson moved. to amend his motion if captain Bj orklund
would second it .as amended.. This was agreed. and the motion was
amended.. D..rring the discussion it was deternUned. that all wage
increased. would be retroactive to December 1, 1988 (including 1st
Responder pay which was added. into regular call pay). '!here was
discussion on the };X)licy of reimbursement for classes by both a regular
employer and the New Hope Fire Deparbnent. This subj ect remains
controversial among the ranks, however, payment by both will be allowed.
as of the acceptance of this new wage };X)licy. Any requests for such
pay should be doct.nnented. immediately for the period December 1, 1988-
June 4, 1989. Vote was taken and motion was carried.. Chief Smith will
make arrangements with payroll to get wage change incorporated. into the
June checks. '!here may be a two week delay, depending on how difficult
the process is for payroll to incorporate.
HAZMAT:
1. Assistant Chief Nelson re};X)rted. that he has not had a meeting yet to
deternUne what will be done in setting up a new Hazrnat training
program. A meeting notice should come out shortly.
IUBLIC ED:
1. Assistant Chief Nelson re};X)rted. that the Birthday Parties and Tours
continue to be Popular and are generating. donations to the Relief
Association. No recent statistic quoted..
EXPIDRERS :
1. '!he gear area has been organized. recently on the South wall of the
station. This is a noticeable improvement. No additional news to
re};X)rt.
ENG1NEER:
Chief Smith and Assistant Chief Nelson re};X)rted. on the results of the OSHA
investigation held recently.
1. Engineer will be ordered. to fasten down the drill press and adjust the
guides on the grinder.
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ENGlliEER (continued.)
2. Other items discussed were replacement of exterior light bulbs. It was
requested. that more lighting be provided. for the back lot and that some
replacement bulbs be stored. in a handy S};X)t so burnt ones may be
replaced. more easily.
3. All trucks have been provided. with Public Works gate openers so they
can be refueled..
4. It was re};X)rted. that 9 had a bad front left tire (Schaefer) and
possibly needs some realignment. Also that since 2 and 3 don't often
get taken out that the batteries are often dead or need.ing recharging.
An attempt should be made to use these vehicles often enough to keep
them charged..
5. Progress on the job description for Engineer II - this is still in
process with the Personnel Board.
6. It was re};X)rted. that the station labeler can't be found, anyone knowing
its whereabouts, please let the Chief know or put it back in its proper
place. It is need.ed.!
7. Both the Officer's gear (north wall) and Explorer gear (south wall)
areas have been organized.. You should be able to glance at the north
wall to determine that an officer is present on a fire call when
responding .
UNFINISHED HJSINESS:
1. Chief Smith re};X)rted. on the officer's decision to downgrade percentage
requirements for alann and drill attendance by probationary members to
35% which is the same as is required. for regular members. '!here was
discussion regarding this new };X)licy. '!he officers feel that since
more training is required. of new members than was required. in the past
when the 50% };X)licy was made, 35% response should be adequate to ensure
that they will be properly prepared. to fight fires.
2. captain Homstad will be approaching Jim Smith to see what he would
charge to up:late the preplans. If his bid is too high, other
arrangements will have to be made.
NEW HJSINESS:
1. Henry Benton and Joe Gardner have been ap};X)inted. to Company 3 as of
June 1, 1989.
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New Business (continued.)
2. Lt. Mike Bennett initiated. a discussion regarding response of fire
vehicles down 4~nd Avenue during the current construction. He
suggested. that no trucks be allowed. to go down 42nd as it is too
dangerous due to the single lane restrictions. Chief Smith said that
42nd between Zealand and Xylon are currently used. and do not cause
undue danger at this t:i1ne, however the rest of 42nd will be avoided.
until construction is completed. when at all possible.
3. Mike Cox inquired. about Holiday standbys and whether they are cost
effective or necessary. '!here was discussion concerning the issue.
Chief Smith re};X)rted. that this issue has also been discussed. by the
officers. One idea put forth is that when the number of 35 is reached.,
the department could be divided. into 3 companies for standby duty
sched.uling only. This would red.uce the number of times firefighters
would have to be on standby. A volunteer sign-up sheet asking for 11
volunteers will be tried. for the July 4th and labor Day holidays only
to see if this might be a workable option. If 11 are not signed. up
before these holidays re8};X)nsibility will revert back to the duty
company. Other deparbnents have 6 member standbys, however they also
have more man};X)wer. Cox suggested. that it also be tried. that a holiday
standby weekend with more than one day standby required. be split into
individual days. This might encourage a better volunteerism and some
freed.om for planning other family outings during the holiday. Rules of
the standby remain the same - if a person sighs up he must be available
or have a standing if he is working, etc.
4. See Ed Anderson if you have any uniform needs.
5. Posting for Wage Committee opening to be };X)sted. in t:i1ne for the July
5th meeting.
FIRE REroRl':
1. '!he May Fire Re};X)rt was read - 41 runs were made, total loss through
May is $50,915. Re};X)rt will be };X)sted..
This meeting was adjourned. at 2100 hours.
Respectfully submitted.,
Margaret L. Runnakko
Fire Deparbnent Secretary
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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
July 5, 1989
The meeting was called to order at 1931 hours by Chief Smith.
Since the meeting was being held in the downstairs conference
room of City Hall the pledge was not recited.
Roll was taken by Fire Department Secretary Marge Runnakko with
13 regular and 2 probationary members present. Since a quorum
was not present the meeting was adjourned at 1936 hours.
An informal meeting was held concerning upcoming events during
July.
Respectfully submitted,
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Memorandum
DATE: July 6, 1989
TO: All Firefig~S
FROM: Chief smith .
SUBJECT: INFORMAL DISCUSSION AT JULY 5 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
MEETING WHICH WAS CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM
There is a sign-up sheet for the Special Olympics posted on the
board at the Fire Station. Eight people are signed up to date,
we need a couple more.
Duk Duk Daze sign-up sheet will be posted. The Fire Department
is scheduled for 2 demonstrations on Saturday, July 15 at 9:00 -
11:00 AM and one from 1:00 - 3:00 PM. Rescue Lt. Anderson
requests that anyone not participating in Special Olympics be
available to participate in these demonstrations. They will
recei ve drill credit for this participation. Three people will
be down on standby at Duk Duk Daze.
Fireworks will be on Saturday night at 9:30 PM, a sign-up sheet
will also be posted for this event.
The trailer will be on display during Duk Duk Daze and then will
be stored in Coon Rapids.
Explorers will be riding along on standbys. The person in charge
of standby can decide whether or not he wants to allow this and
what they can do at the scene. They are insured for riding
along.
The Robbinsdale Fire Department Street Dance will be held on
August 12, 1989. They have sent an invitation to all
firefighters and their families to attend.
Woodbury is holding a truck muster on August 19th, our department
will not be participating.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ~
August 6, 1989
'!he meeting was called. to order by 1934 at hours by Assistant Chief Nelson
and the Pled.ge of Allegiance recited..
Roll was taken by Fire Department Secretary Marge Runnakko with 20 regular
members and 2 probationary members present.
It was moved. by Frank Datko and seconded. by Don Fournier that the minutes of
the last meeting which were };X)sted. be accepted..
CD:RRESRJ:IDENCE:
l. A summary list of correspondence that was to have been presented. at the
June 4 and this meeting was passed. around to the membership for their
questions or comnents. It was moved. by Don Fournier and seconded. by
Mike Bennett that the corre8};X)ndence not be read.
TRAINING OFFICER
l. '!he smoke drill at the Golden Valley site has been set up for the 3rd
Wednesday night. '!here will be others also, look for training
sched.ules };X)sted. in the station.
RESOJE:
l. '!here were 300 hours put in between Duk Duk Daze and Special Olympics
and 19.5 hours at the baseball tournament recently.
2. See Doug Anderson' (or Al Nelson in his absence) to make sure you get
credit for drill if you participated. in either of these drills for a
session shift. Credit for only one drill.
3. A new Trauma kit will be obtained. for Rescue I and eventually for the
other trucks.
4. A suggestion for changing the Friday night standby hours to 8 m to 2
AM has been suggested.. Company 3 members are asked. for their opinions
on this idea.
5. Make sure you are wearing your name tags if responding direct to a
scene. If you can't find your tag, get a new one.
6. Rescue Lt. Anderson will be on IDA for the next 6 weeks ( starting
August 12).
7. '!he rescue sign up sheet for october will be up early.
8. Jim Hassing inquired. about the sign up for the swim meet and why he
didn't see it up earlier. Lt. Anderson said he was not contacted. on it
so did not cover the detail.
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SCM.
l. Greg Stenger re};X)rted. that the 2 SCBA' s which are located. under the
mail box are usable. He is waiting for brackets. '!he tags have been
received. for remarking the tanks and this will be happening.
:RE:CRlJI'IMENT:
l. One new application has been received. - should be ready for the next
meeting .
IJa3E :
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l. Hose testing is sched.uled. for September 21, 22, 24, 30, 3l. Everyone
is required. to make at least two. Sign-up will go up in August.
LIl:3RARY - No Re};X)rt
OPERATIONSjPIANNING
l. '!he new plan for the fire station was received. showing the Dayroom on
the second floor and Training room on the 1st level.
2. A Design meeting with the committee meets on Monday, August 7 to review
the changes. '!he committee was not called. back in to consult before
the new plans were drawn up.
3. '!here will be a need. to go out for a referendum to raise money (one
million) to build the station. All firefighters will need. to promote
the yes vote.
4. A special work session with Council will be forthcoming on the new
station and plans to be accomplished. for funding.
IUBLIC EI:UCATICN:
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l. Preparations for Fire Prevention Week and the Open House will be
beginning soon. '!here will be a lot of t:i1ne required. to cover all
ofthe events covered. during this week.
2. Birthday parties are still };X)pular. No new donations are reported. as
of this meeting.
WAGES :
l. Steve Merwin was unanimously approved. by white ballot during this
meeting for the 2 year vacancy on the Wage committee. This white
ballot was moved. by Homstad and seconded. by Mike Bennett.
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August 6, 1989
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ENGINEER'S REroRl':
1. Check the hall bulletin board for up-corning truck checks.
2. Rescue I is getting 2 new chargeable handlights and a HT installed..
3. Engines 2 & 3 have been equipped. with seatbel ts due to the OSHA
inspection.
4. New K-1200 partner saw has been received..
5. '!he old case might be used. to carry other items as it doesn't fit the
new saw.
6. Engine 6 has several problems written up per Stenger. Another problem
with the Deck gun should be written up by Merwin and an oil problem by
Bjorklund.
7. Radio on 1 will ~ hard-wired..
HAZMA'I':
1. Hazmat drills will be held every 3rd Monday at 6: 30 every month, no
unifonns will be required. for the 1st one being held on the 21st.
'!hese drills will count toward your drill percentages. A lot of
interest was shown in preparation for beginning these drills and it is
hoped. that there will be good turnouts for the drills.
2. Hazrnat letters have been sent to 4 neighboring departments asking for
an inventory of their equipment and radio frequencies and the same
information has been sent to their deparbnents from ours.
EXPIDRERS :
l. Discussion was held concerning problems with the Explorer program and
what should be done to make the program better for the participants.
Joe Gardner is to notify both people on standby when an explorer wishes
to ride out for their permission. Most firefighters felt that the
explorers aren't participating in enough details and probably aren't
getting as much as they should out of the program.
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2. Guidelines for what they should know before they ride out should be
determined. and also a plan for using pagers.
FIRE MARSHAL'S REroRl':
l. The new buildings are coming along, no new projects lately.
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August 6, 1989
Page 4
UNFINISHED BJSINESS:
1. '!he survey results on medical responses that were taken by Roby and
Carlson have not been tabulated. yet. '!here were 20 responses and most
were very favorable.
2. Posting for new members on the Wage Connnittee is forthcoming soon.
Voting is in September.
NEW BJSINESS:
1. '!hank you to all who participated. in making Duk Duk Daze and the
Special Olympics a success.
2. Reminder to shut off the lights and lock the door at the station when
you leave.
3. Ground breaking for the station could be pushed. into next spring due to
the need. for the red.esign and referendum. Sup};X)rt in this effort will
be need.ed..
4. '!here is a proposal for evaluation of officers being discussed.. If you
are interested. in this, talk to the Chief.
5. So far $4,736 has' been collected. toward the dance. Receipts are about
half of previous years so far.
6. Charlie McCUlloch inquired. about funds donated. to the fire department
from the Lion's Club. Al said that the funds are being held by the
City right now.
Steve Merwin motioned. that the meeting be adjourned., second by Ron
Bjorklund. Meeting adjourned. at 2035.
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GENERAL MEl4BERSHIP MEErING
September 2, 1989
'!he meeting was called. to order by 1942 at hours by Chief Smith and the
Pled.ge of Allegiance recited..
Roll was taken by Fire Department Secretary Marge Runnakko with 12 regular
members and 1 probationary members present.
'!he meeting could not be held for lack of a quorum.
Respectfully submitted.,
Margaret L. Runnakko
Fire Department Secretary
GmERAL ~ :MEErlK;
Sept:eni:)er 13, 1989
A special meeting for the purpose of accepting candidate carl Larson was
called. to order 1852 at hours by Chief Smith. '!he Pled.ge of Allegiance
recited..
Roll was taken by Fire Deparbnent Secretary Marge Runnakko with 15 regular
members and 3 probationary :members present.
It was moved. by Charles McCulloch and seconded. by Assistant Chief Nelson
that Mr. Larson be accepted. for membership and the motion was carried..
No other business was discussed and the meeting was adj ourned. at 1858 hours.
Respectfully submitted.,
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Margaret L. Runnakko
Fire Department Secretary
GmmAL ~ Hm::rING
Q::taber 1, 1989
Tne meeting was called to order by Cliief Smith at 1945 hours. Tne Pledge
of Allegiance recited.
Roll was taken by Fire Department Secretary Marge Runnakko with 15 regular
members and 2 pro:bationary members present.
It was moved by Lt. Bennett and seconded by F IF Hassing that the minutes of
the September 13 special meeting which were posted be accepted. Motion 1.'iaS
car.cied.
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1- Notice from NMMC t.hat nominations for t.he Mike Ackerman Avmrd are due
by October 15th.
2. Letter re: Scott repair class which 1.'iaS attended by 5 NtL""FD members at
Brooklyn Park.
3. Rarninder from Chief Smith t.hat quarterly reports are due on October
4th.
4. Letter of resignation from :r4ark Bennett, Training Officer effective
September 21, 1989.
5. Letter from North re: locating t.heir ambulance in the new fire station.
6. Medical IDA - stan Schaefer.
7. Medical IDA - Mike Bennett.
8. Letter of appreciation from r1r. & r1rs. Rowles re: fire at their home at
2932 Quebec.
9. Thank you for participation in Duk Duk Daze.
10. Thank you for participation in Honeywell Special Olympics.
II. MaT[l() re: October 11 Opo--n House at the Fire Station from 7-9 pm.
12. Request to the NHFD Ladies Auxiliary for help at the Open House.
13. Resignation of Mike Cox effective September 1, 1989 due to relocation.
14. Resignation of Joe Gardner's position as Explorer Post Advisor.
15. North Memorial request from participation in Public Safety Day.
16. Maintenance reports on trucks.
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October 1, 1989
Page 2
CORtttSPONDENCE (conti.nued)
17 . Resolution from City council for the fire facility referendum.
18. Resolution from City Council for F IF po-..nsion iJ1crease.
19. Certificate of appreciation from NMMC to the New Hope Fire Department
for t.heir partici:f)ation L'1 medical training.
20. Letter of request for nevI :f)atch design.
2l. Results of the .!=OIl done i.n Police Department regarding Co. III
assistance at medical calls.
':IRAIN:IH; OFFICER
l. Tne ne;v procedure for green sheets t,VclS discussed:
1 copy should stay at the station
1 copy should be put in the Chief's mailbox
1 copy should be kept by the Traini.t'1g Officer
The long sheet should be recorded giving credit to the participant.
2. Jim Hassing requested i.nstruction or procedures for filling out green
sheets. Also procedure for keeping record of 'Lruck driving time.
These should be on Green Sheets.
3. A nevI training coordinator vIaS solicited.
4. No .!=Osting has been available on days drills recently. Mike Bennett
vIill get i.nformation.
RESCUE:
l. Lt. Bennett re.!=Orted that there were 3 spots to be filled yet on the
October standby sheet.
2. Jim Hassing amphasized the problems caused ITy equipment not being i.n
the proper places on the trucks and supplies not replenished. vJhen used.
3. T".cuck check sheets will be updated as noted recently and everyone
vJorking on this detail should make sure equipment is in its proper
place when completing truck checks.
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l. Greg stenger read his quarterly report regarding SCBAs. He noted that
5 members, Be.l1ton, Fahy, Roby, Bjorklund and stenger, are now qualified
to do field repair on units. A certified agency may come in to check
the 2A units the fire department has i.n se....rvice.
CP--neral Membership Meeting
October I, 1989
Page 3
SCB..A..s (continued)
2. Tnere was discussion of NIOSH standards.
3. It was suggested that individual personal body protectors be issued by
member to assure that atte..l1tion to testing and up-keep would be
accomplished.
.RamJJ!.:"1MENr:
l. Aw'ai ting lung capacity test data before Carl Larson is officially
appointed .
IDSE:
l. T.l1e quarterly report on hose testing was read by Mark Bennett.
I.J:BRARY - No Report
0PERAT1:aN5 - No Rep:Jrt
'.mIXX: - No Report
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HAZWd':
l. Captairl Hamstad reminded t.he membership of the meeting to be held the
3rd Monday in October to set up goals and objectives for HaZtVlat
training that "'lill meet 8..P;RA requirements.
2. There will be a program concerning SARA requirements for Ha~..at on the
last Tuesday in November (Nove:I11bo..x 27) at the North Suburban meeting,
C.huck Mekusik will co:Jrdinate wis program.
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l. TitJO explorers attended drills recently, they "'lill continue to attend
drills at the station until their membership is up to 6 people.
2. Paul SloaT1e will meet wit.h members of the fire department on o...~ober 9
to review the program '>vi th interested members. '!hose interested t.hat
can't make t.his meeting should see chief Smit.h.
FIRE MARSIW.,'S ~:
l. 5000 ~7Lrmetka and 9401 SciaT1ce Center Drive buildings will soon be
occupied.
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October 1, 1989
Page 4
PUBLIC m:x::ATI<B:
l. 'There will be numerous opportunities to sign up for public education
details during the month of October.
2. There 'iflill be a babysitting clinic on November 4th.
3. Look for sign up sheets on these events and also on helping promote a
yes vote to the referendum.
4. Fire department open house is on October 11 - you will receive drill
credit for vOlunLcering during it.
tlNF'IN:ISmD BOSlNESS:
l. Greg stenger inquired about the seals on the large pumpers leaking. He
felt that they should be checked out by General Safety or another such
agency soon.
2. Hassing said leaks are in broke.ll copper tubing not seals. Says there
is a definite need to get a regular maiJ1tenance check going on these
trucks .
3. Chief Smith requested copies of all work orders that members vJri te.
4. A question from the floor regarding the following of \"I7aterous pump
maintenance check proced.ures was asked. 'These Procedures are not being
followed at this time.
5. There was a question regarding the status of the request for a engineer
job description. It v.7as ans-vJered that this job description was still
lost in personnel.
6. 'The suggestion was made that people writing work orders on the trucks
or equipment should get a reply from the engineer as to vJhat has been
done to correct the problems. Don FOlLmier said that this procedure is
used in his company and is referred to as Positive Action Requests.
HDl BOSlNESS:
l. Jim H . requested that an Open House from prospective Fire
-_asslng
Explorer's and their parents be arranged at the station. Chief Smith
says that one could still be held in October if the Viking Council
requested it.
Respectful 1 y submitted,
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Margaret L. RwIDakko
Fire Department Secretary
GmmAL MEHBERSBIP MEJn'DI.;
~ 1, 1989
Tne meeting \fJaS called .to order by c.ni ef S.mith at hours by 1940. T.l'16
Pledge of Allegiance recl Ued.
Rol) t'JaS takerl by Fire Department SecreTILry Marge Ru.nnakl<:o wi t.h 17 regular
me:rnbers and 2 probationary members present.
It "vas moved W r.ca1lk Datko and seconded by Mike Bermett t.hat the minutes of
the Octo1Jer 4; 1989 meeting tmch were posted 1Je accepted.
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1- Notification from SCa Line regarding the change on emerge.Tlcy number to
1-800-SC:O-HELP.
2. Notice to C.hUck Vensky (Hennepin Co. Radio) to upgrade the UNO older GE
I-fl" s in service at NHFD to 6 cha,'1l1els.
3. Copy of t.he prop:)Sed chaTlges to the COD.sti tution & By Law-s ".mich was
distribLlt__cc1 to all :me.mbers concerrJ.ng appointment of rnel'Ilbers ( Article
2) and quorum require.me.Tlts to hold meetings (A...ri;:.icle 7) . Copy
attao..'1ed .
4. Quar-usr ly reports.
5. 14 1;vork requests for equipmeB2t;:,.
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6. Me.ma regarc1L.rg Octo1Jer 9 R..vplorer meeting with Paul Sloane of Viking
Council. Jii1l Hass:Lng, Joe Gardner Ron BjorJdund and Chief Smith
attended.
TRAINING OFFICER:
l. P.cobationary training times are set for 2nd & 4t.h r1ondays.
2. stan Scofield of Plymouth is 1;'liorking on a schedule for dayti1ne drills
\,vit.h Plymouth ill.
3. \fJill be vJorking on t.he 2nd block of IT II soon.
RESCUE:
l. Ne-w 1st Aid kits have been installed on Engine 9 and Rescue 1. Engines
8 , 6, 3, 2 and 7 have new L.-a.uma kits.
2. Need OliO people to sign up for November 13t.'1 stancllJy.
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~ 1, 1989
Page 2
EVAIIlATICtiS:
l. Next evaluations will be of KeI1 Schill i 71g 1 Don Roby, J Lm Hassing,
Dwight Johrson and Charles IvlCCulloch.
SCBt\ - No RepoL l
REX::RlJI'.IMEm - No Report
!mE - :No Report
I.IBRARY - No Report
OPERATIaiS - No R/epart
TRIK:K:
l. A letter has been sa71t concerning non-deli vered. i teTIl.8 w:nich daT[l.ands
respol1..se vlithin a specific time period.
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l. Greg Sta71ger and Chief STIli th attended. several ( 6) meetil'1gs conca.YT1ing
"G'1e referendum vote in last week of O""'"1:ober.
iWiES - No ~t
HAZMAT:
l. Jim Hassing a71d Greg Sta71ger will post a71 agenda for Hazmat MeetL71gs on
3rd Hondays of every month.
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l. Explorer meetings will be on the 2nd Monday of each month. Work on
building the program for the future is underway. v7ill need. an advisor
and volunteers on a mont.hl y basis.
F1RE :MARSHAL'S J.<I:R1t:{l'
l. 9401 Science Center has recei vecl a partial occupancy as has 5000
Win,letka. The Pet Hospital and HcDonalds are ill progress.
~'S ~:
l. ~Vork detail will be held on Sunday November 5, 1989 at 9: 30A.1>1.
2. Truck checks v-lill be posted. on t.he toard.
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NoveK~.L 1, 1989
Page 3
Engi neer f s Rep:Jrt (contirmed)
3. T".couble vlith garage doors aDd several viork orders were discussed.
4. There are three or four work orders on the board.
tlHFINISHID lIJSINESS:
l. Patch will be ordered with gold edge.
2. Flyers viill be distributed for the referendum on November 2, 4! 5 aDd
6"G'1. Times will be posted on the board.
3. Each firefighter is encouraged to call at least ten people to vote yes
on the referendum.
Nm H:lSIN:fSS:
l. 3 new SCB..A f S have been ordered.
2. New Duty Officer Pager in color red'i.'.7aS ordered aDd will have 302 tone.
3. Vote on new arnaDdments was held:
a. l.Jiotion 'i.vaB made by Charles N:CCulloch regCLrding accepting the
proposed procedure for application aDd app:Jintment of probationary
firefighters. This seconded by Don Fournier. Discussion was held
'\V'i th Jim Passing indicating that a quorum change might address the
probl8tllS e...'1countered in getting the appoLl1tments through in a
timely manner. Feedback during training is addressed through
evaluation res'ponses gathered. from the :me..mberships. A vote taken
car.cied with 15 affirmative and 3 negative votes.
b. VlOtion 'i.oJaS made by Charles Mo...'Ulloch regarding the change in
quorum from 50% of regular members to 35% for transaction of
regular business with 50% needed to vote on amendments to the
Constitution aDd By-laviS and election of officers. 'It1is seconded
by Tim Fournier. This measure did not pass with 9 affinnative and
9 negative votes.
4. Brad Johnson requested that days ide drills follovl the same format as
night drills so they can keep up. ;r.:1ike BeD..net-t stated that Plymouth is
"larking on FF II as is Nevl Hope. Schilling agreed. Chief said not
e...'1ough interest is being shall'J11 in the dayside drills. He also
indicated that IT II day courses are being done around the city to
address the concerns vJi th keepLl1g up if firefighters irJish to take
advaDtage. Don FOUITlier asked. if i t- is possible to learn via tape.
Chief asked him to contact Asst. Chief Nelson.
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Na\1ember 1, 1989
Page 4
5. Don FOQ.nller requested t.hat Plymouth's policy for 30 days of excused
llvacationll days for volunteer firefighters be evaluated by Chi ef Smit.h.
Chief has agreed to look into it.
6. Cctober fire report \va.s read. Current property loss to date is $12,200
with 392 calls made.
1-1eeting adjomned at 2042
Respectful 1 y submitted I
IVf..argaret L. Rlli'makko
Fire Department Secretary
GEmlW:, MEHBERSHIP MEEl':[}I;
lJec>..o.iI er 3, 1989
'The meeting was called. to order by Chief Smith at 1935 hours. '!he Pled.ge
of Allegiance was recited..
Roll was taken by Fire Deparbnent Secretary Marge Runnakko with 20 regular
members and 5 probationary members present. Also in attendance were
Councilmen Gary L'Herault and Peter Enck.
It was moved by Bradley Johnson and seconded. by Mark Bennett that the
minutes of the last meeting which were posted. be accepted.. Passed. by voice
vote.
A motion was made by Firefighter McCulloch and seconded by Brad Johnson to
dispense with all other business and attend address the proposed. changes in
the Constitution and By-Laws with regard to the election process. This
motion was accepted..
A new motion was made by Don Fournier to approve all changes as proposed..
This motion was seconded. by Charles McCulloch. Discussion was as follows:
Jim Hassing made the following point:
1- A criticism had been stated. in previous meetings that the base of
33 or 34 members is too small to provide for a fair popular
election of officers. Mr. Hassing asked how a change to an
ap};X)intment system would be fair since it would be one person
making the decision. He said he felt it was not a valid
criticism.
Chief Smith stated. that this criticism came out of the strategic Planning
Committee since the present process made };X)pularity the deciding factor in
elections. Chief Smith stated. that the City is under a great liability with
this type of selection process.
Assistant Chief Nelson stated that standards are in place now which dictate
who can run for which office. Ap};X)intments would not eliminate the factor
of };X)pularity f but it would be red.uced. to being popular with one person.
Brad Johnson said that the criteria should also be revised. and that he felt
department members deserved the op};X)rtuni ty to choose their own leaders
because they were the ones fighting the fires.
Charles McCulloch mentioned. that adopting the ap};X)intment process might mean
that some firefighters might never get to be officers due to having
personality conflicts with the Chief. Might eliminate some competent men.
Jim Hassing again stated. that popularity would continue to be a problem with
either process.
steve Fahy stated. that if the men did not approve of or respect the person
ap};X)inted. it might cause more problems for the Chief.
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December 3, 1989
Page 2
Discussion of changes to the Constitution & By-Laws (continued.)
'!he Chief stated. that in the proposed. process there was opportunity for
feedback from the membership. He also stated. that he would be better able
to supervise a person who was selected. by an ap};X)intment process because
that person wouldn't feel greater allegiance to the membership (as is caused.
by };X)pular elections). Four year term is proposed. for all officers.
Don Fournier stated. that the qualifications should be put in writing and
then be strictly adhered. to when having elections or another selection
process. He felt this matter should be priority. Changes have to be made
now. Also there is no way to remove an officer under the present process
and qualifications are to be met 6 months after election is not being
enforced..
Assistant Chief Nelson said that the Rules & Regulations now in place
already require this and that the Chief must enforce these rules. He also
stated. that since job descriptions aren't available it is a problem.
Don Fournier stated. in defense of the selection process that in business,
selection of management isn't TIm by popular vote.
Assistant Chief Nelson stated that he didn't feel he was elected by being
popular and that he had lost a lot of elections in the past.
Chief Smith, in response to Assistant Chief Nelson's comment, stated. that
the Rules & Regulations address the duties of each officer.
captain Homstad asked. if the terminology "};X)pular vote" existed in the By-
Laws. He stated. that it is referred. to as "majority vote". He requested.
that this terminology should be eliminated. during the rest of the discussion
and that the terms appointment or elected. officers by majority vote be
substituted..
Tim Fournier commented. that the stated qualifications for each office be
completed as is stated. in the By-Laws be completed. by those running. 'Ibis
has not been mandated. in the past.
Assistant Chief Nelson said that he thought that the ma jori ty of
firefighters vote for those people whom they think are most qualified. and do
not choose people by popularity.
Tim Fournier asked why officers have left before their terms expired. in the
past.
Jim Hassing stated. that he felt that the Chief already has enough authority
to be able to remove an officer he doesn't want serving under him. He also
felt that a longer term of office is not necessary because a person who was
doing a good job would be re-elected. if the membership so desired..
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December 3, 1989
Page 3
Discussion of changes to the Constitution & By-Laws (continued)
Chief Smith said that replacement and removal of undesired. officers just
doesn't happen easily and that there was a lengthy process required.. In the
past 30 years this hasn't happened in the department.
Al Nelson and Jim Hassing both felt that a new system was not necessary and
that the Chief had enough authority over the elected. officers.
Chief Smith stated that he felt that elected. officers showed more allegiance
to the membership and made if difficult for him from the supervisory
standpoint.
Jim Hassing reminded those present that two of the officer who were hardest
on and most demanding of the guys were elected. again with no problem - they
were Prall and McCulloch.
'Ihe Chief made a point that an officer is a representative of the City and
acts upon the City's behalf affected the City's liability.
Frank Datko stated that the firefighters work with the officers and not the
City. '!hey deserve a say in who those officer are.
Jim Hassing asked. who the officers should be res};X)nsi ve to - the members or
the Chief.
'Ihe Chief said that they should be responsive to him as supervisor.
Jim Hassing and Dwight Johnson asked. if he felt that the present officers
were not in allegiance to him.
Chief said that they were all working for him, however to be more effective
he was proposing this change. Chief stated. that there were connnents getting
out onto the floor now which should be kept in confidence. He would have
more control over this if the selection process were in place. It would
improve the relationship with the officers.
Dwight Johnson said that ap};X)intments were no assurance that this would not
happen. Dwight stated. that he felt it would cause problems in the
membership group.
steve Homstad thought that appointments were like going to a system of
communism - with the ultimate res};X)nsibility of the selected. officers to
please the leader.
Firefighter McCulloch stated that government is not like business and should
not be compared to it. He felt even at his job the managers should listen
to his concerns. Officers should have more allegiance to the men under them
and not to the Chief. Total allegiance to the Chief wouldn't be right.
General Membership Meeting
December 3, 1989
Page 4
Discussion of changes to the Constitution & By-Laws (continued.)
Chief Smith stated. that the complaints and appeals process could be used. to
address un};X)pular appointments. This would follow the City process through
the City Manager and the Personnel Board.
Charlie said that this is available now also.
Chief said that the appeals process would be different in the new
appointment process.
Charlie stated. that the threat of the use of the appeals process would
damage an individual's style of working.
Chief Smith stated. again that he disagrees that an officer's allegiance
should be to the membership. He feels that removal of an officer is not
easy for him to accomplish. '!here was discussion concerning reprimands.
Tim Fournier said that he felt that the membership's concerns should be
taken to the officer's meetings as a show of allegiance to the men.
steve Fahy questioned. the Chief's connnent that details of officer's meetings
are getting out onto the floor when they should be kept secret.
Charlie McCulloch stated that he knew that this was happening on occasion.
captain Homstad stated that there were other ways in which this information
could be leaking to the membership other than it getting there from an
officer. In example if a member who was reprimanded. told a friend, etc.
several others affirmed this viewpoint.
Tim Fournier stated. that if a qualifications for holding office are adhered.
to, there might not be any changes in who is holding office even if the
ap};X)intment process was adopted.. It might create an incentive to achieve
those qualifications.
Chief Smith stated. that a Peer Evaluation and Selection eommi ttee would be
part of the process. This committee would provide input, however, the
information discussed. in this committee must be kept confidential to meet
the terms of equal op};X)rtunity employment practice laws. This process is
quite similar to the Personnel Board process used. in the City hiring process
now. Candidates would have to meet qualifications, submit proper
applications and their peer evaluation would be taken into account during
the selection process. This committee would be comprised. of human relations
personnel or from the Personnel Board, firefighters from other communities,
and look at the peer evaluation forms. '!hey would certify candidates.
Jim Hassing stated. that qualifications have been overlooked. in the past and
wondered. how this would be curtailed in the future if the process were
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December 3, 1989
Page 5
Discussion of changes to the Constitution & By-Laws (continued)
changed. He asked. the Chief if he intended. not to overlook qualifications
from now on.
The Chief stated. that the existence of the Selection Corrnni ttee would
eliminate the possibility of this happening and that he would only be given
the latitude to appoint someone u};X)n ratification of the Selection
Committee.
Tim Fournier asked. who was presently an officer that did not meet the
written qualifications for that position now in the Rules & Regulations.
McCulloch stated. that Allen Nelson had not taken Line Officer III as is
stated. as a qualification for his position and that Homstad and Anderson
did not have Line Officer II. He also said that these courses had not been
available. He said that at this t:i1ne only captain Bjorklund had met all of
the qualifications for his position.
Don Fournier said that he felt that ability to manage should be written into
the qualifications for fire officers.
Assistant Chief Nelson said that enforcement of the };X)licy regarding
qualifications and the rewriting of just what qualifications should be met
as well as a longer term of office are all desirable changes in the present
procedure. He did not, however, think that adoption of the ap};X)intment
process would be good. He felt it would leave room for a person of lesser
qualifications to be chosen and that there were not guarantees that there
would not be abuse of power if it were adopted.. This was proven by the last
ap};X)intment of Rescue Lieutenant where a 3-year man was selected. over an 11-
year man. Assistant Chief Nelson asked if there were any documented. cases
where a City was enduring a liability case as a result of incompetent
officers being elected. by a general membership.
Tim Fournier asked. how this ever happened.
Allen Nelson - a definite process has not been defined. adequately and the
information given to the membership in order for them to understand exactly
what this change might mean to them if adopted.. Because of this there are
no assurances that changes would improve over the election system.
Don and Tim Fournier both asked for more definition concerning the process
before voting on the change.
Brad Johnson said that now the members feel free to go to the officers that
they elect with their concerns and questioned. if that freedom might be lost
if the ap};X)intment process was adopted..
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December 3, 1989
Page 6
Discussion of changes to the constitution & By-Laws (continued.)
Tim Fournier stated. that the membership were pretty much all friends to one
another and that everyone should feel that they could always talk to one
another regardless of how officers were chosen.
Chief Smith mentioned. all of the neigbl:oring departments now having
ap};X)intments of some type inCluding Golden Valley (no qualifications written
and for life term), Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove. He also said that Crystal
was looking into it. Some have a mix.
Dwight Johnson suggested. that a compromise be addressed with some elected
and some ap};X)inted. by the Chief.
Chief said that he would be agreeable to this, but it would be missing the
l:::oat if it only went halfway.
Dwight Johnson stated. that some people might have the stated qualifications
but no skill on the fire ground. Chief said that was where Peer Evaluations
would be most valuable.
Mark Bennett stated. that when the peer evaluation was done when the last
Rescue Officer was chosen by appointment and that these evaluations were not
shared. with the other officers - only the Chief saw them. He also stated
that the lesser qualified. candidate was chosen. Past practice, therefore,
did not reassure the men that their opinion would count in the ap};X)intment
process or that it would be a fair process.
Chief Smith stated. that the membership committee did ratify this
ap};X)intment, meaning that they agreed. that the candidate was qualified for
the position. Management does not have to pick the person with the highest
points. He did feel, however, he could fulfill the requirements of the
position.
Mark questioned if the membership committee had the choice of two
candidates .
Chief stated. that they did not.
Mark Bennett stated that when all the officers were appointed., and they
being the membership committee, they would be more willing to ratify any
ap};X)intment in allegiance to the Chief Officer.
McCulloch stated. that in the instance stated. by Mark Bennett, the general
membership probably would have elected. the person with 11 years of
experience and not the member with 3 years experience. McCulloch asked for
discussion to end and called. for a vote to be tallied by a show of hands.
Second by steve Homstad.
Chair does not recognize the motion.
General Membership Meeting
December 3, 1989
Page 7
Discussion of changes to the Constitution & By-Laws (continued.)
Homstad questioned. Robert Rules of Order.
Ed Anderson stated. that he could provide a Roberts Rules book to check
proced.ure.
Chief Smith was not in favor of a show of hands vote because it might
intimidate members.
McCUlloch agreed. and stated. that he would withdraw his motion for a show of
hands and amend it as a ballot vote by the regular members.
Frank Datko asked. the Chief if he intended. to accept the decision of the
membership or if he would take it to Council if he didn't.
Chief - no - I'm willing - (end of conunent)
Tim Fournier questioned if vote kept the process as it was would changes
still be talked about where need.ed.. Chief answered. yes.
Motion on the floor is to change the Constitution and By-Laws as proposed..
Vote yes to accept the changes - no for opposed. Vote was taken by ballot.
Ballots were collected and counted. by probationary members Amos, Larson,
Dallman and Seiple. The vote was 17 no to 3 yes.
Assistant Chief Nelson asked. if the membership might want to take another
ballot for feedback on whether they were strongly for elections,
ap};X)intments or willing to work with either or any other ideas.
Mark Bennett said that this would be a step toward fixing something that
didn't need. to be fixed..
Ed Anderson stated. that there should be a special meeting or a task force to
rewrite qualifications we need to work with.
Hassing said that the qualifications written in 1979 or be upgraded. and
should be mandatory to file for office. These still work, there are courses
available.
Al agreed. that not having proper qualifications usually would eliminate a
person from running for a position and that even the 6 month grace period
should be eliminated. '!he qualifications have to be upgraded - at least the
course that is a qualification for Asst. Chief doesn't exist.
Chief Smith stated. that in those cases where certain courses of study
weren't available some equivalent substitutes should be identified.. How
would we remove those who aren't qualified if they don't meet the 6 month
stipulation.
General Membership Meeting
December 3, 1989
Page 8
Discussion of changes to the Constitution & By-Laws (continued.)
Chris Hanauska also said that a mechanism for filling positions where there
are no qualified applicants must be considered. He said when building
qualification training should be available to make sure there are always
qualified applicants.
Dwight Johnson };X)inted. out that there are classes available at the Vo Techs.
Chief Smith asked. for a post};X)nement of the scheduled. elections in order to
work on the specified. qualifications to hold the offices in the next 2 -3
months .
Ed Anderson entertained. a motion that the election process remain intact for
1990 and that any changes be addressed. through the formation of a task force
or a special meeting which would work on the changes for the 1991 elections.
This was seconded. by Jim Hassing.
Hassing };X)inted out that the Constitution and By-Laws state that the
elections have to be held as scheduled..
Chief Smith stated. that this was a courtesy motion, if not necessarily
need.ed according to Constitution and By-Laws.
Brad Johnson said that a deadline should be scheduled or decisions won't be
made as has happened in the past.
Ed Anderson moved that the Chief ap};X)int a task force to address the issue
of qualifications. This was seconded by Hassing. Passed. by voice vote.
Mark Bennett questioned the Chief as to his next step regarding the
meeting's results.
Chief said that since there has been no change to the Constitution and By-
Laws, qualifications have to be up-graded., but not to change the term. But
change must be addressed by the task force.
Don Fournier asked. if the Task Force would be considering the officer ranks
or considering Co. 3 having its own captain, etc.
Ed Anderson suggested. it evaluate elections versus ap};X)intments.
Chief said that qualifications, process and rank be addressed by the Task
Force.
Assistant Chief Nelson said that a change in qualifications and terms might
mean that ranks will have to change.
General Membership Meeting
December 3, 1989
Page 9
Discussion of changes to the Constitution & By-Laws (continued.)
captain steve Homstad said that according to the qualifications required. of
Rescue Lieutenant, it should be a higher rank than that of Fire Lieutenant
right now. Rescue Lt. is the only office where qualifications have to be
met before taking office at the moment.
Mark Bennett asked. where the Council would stand on the decision made by the
firefighters that evening.
Chief Smith stated. that he could not speak for the Council nor could those
council members present speak for the entire council.
Mark Bennett asked who they are going to ask for input if changes are made.
Chief Smith said that steps would be taken to communicate the feelings of
the members that were identified. to the Council. He suggested the following
t:i1netable:
Ap};X)intment of the committee should be made within 30 days following the
February 1990 election with the first feedback to the membership in 30 days
I 30 days allowed for membership input I and vote on what is wanted. - about
3 or 4 months.
steve Fahy inquired. about Training Officer input on qualifications because
there is no Training Officer at the moment.
Chief Smith stated that Assistant Chief Nelson is acting as Training
Officer. Classes in the area are posted. on the board at the station. Chief
Smith called for any other comments and received none. Equivalents have to
be looked at.
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l. Letter from the New Hope PI'A Board to thank FD for participation in the
PI'A Breakfast during American Education Week.
2. '!hank you was received. for the babysitting clinic taught by Henry
Benton and a $40.00 donation. '!hank you for past clinics was also
given through that letter.
3. Letter of appreciation from Margaret Aalbou and $1,000 check.
4. List of Fire Prevention poster winners.
5. Drill posting for FFII Block C.
6. Memo explaining employee recognition program. Request to get in
reservations for the City Christmas party by December 8.
General Membership Meeting
December 3, 1989
Page 10
Corres};X)ndence (continued.)
7. Maple Grove Fire Chief position opening notice.
8. Roster
9. TimbeJ:wol ves discount tickets available through the Chief.
'1RAl:NIK; OFFICER
1. FF II program has been posted..
Training Officer (continued.)
2. Hennepin Vo Tech courses to be };X)sted.
3. Working on grandfathering for FFII certification for our department.
4. Wage connnittee may want to address completion of FFII course for wage
differential.
RESCUE:
l. Hockey tournaments will be held December 28, 29, 30, 31 - standby will
be at Public Education rate.
2. No standby will be held on December 25th.
3. Hennepin County will be holding a 1st Res};X)nder course during May.
4. '!he sched.ule for refresher course for 1st Res};X)nder is forthcoming.
E.VAI1lAT.ICKS: No Report
~: No ~l
RJOCKJ:I'IMI!NI:
1. One };X)tential applicant that the Chief is checking on.
:ED3E - No Re};X)rt
LIBRARY - No Re};X)rt
CPERATICKS - No Report
General Membership Meeting
December 3, 1989
Page 11
Committee Re};X)rts (continued.)
'1IU:'X:
l. still working on reaching a solution to the non-deli very of items.
PJ:ANN:n<<;:
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l. Mark Bennett and steve Me:rwin comprise the comrni ttee. Vacancy was left
unfilled.. '!hese connni ttee members are encouraged. to work on the
drafting of a package.
2. Charles McCulloch suggested that they ask for whatever the Police get.
3. Chief reminded them to address FFII status wage differential.
HAZMAT:
l. 3rd Mondays are when drills are held. Will count for percentage.
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l. Need someone to volunteer to present recruitment information at the
local high schools during noon hour.
2. Fire muster is being planned. by Viking Council - will need. volunteers
to help with this planning also.
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l. 10 work orders were read.
FIRE ~'S RE.:I:u<<':
1. McDonald's to open in January 1990.
2. Underground tanks being removed. and replace at 42nd and Bass Lake Road
'Ibtal Stations. Archies will be closing as a service station, there
is contamination on site which will be cleaned. up by an environmental
firm.
3. Vet clinic is nearing completion also.
Brad Johnson inquired about Hydrant level (tape for where)?
Henry Benton re};X)rted. that there has been trouble with fires being set in
lockers at Cooper lately - the Juvenile Officer is aware.
General Membership Meeting
December 3, 1989
Page 12
Committee Re};X)rts (continued)
RJBLIC EDDTIaf:
l. '!he poster winner was presented with a $50.00 bond at the Council
Meeting in November and received. $5.00 and a plaa:;IUe at the Andover
meeting.
2. The Women of Today in Brooklyn Park are behind a project to get a Fire
Safe House display for the North Suburban Mutual Aid Association.
$19,000 of $25,000 need.ed. has already been pled.ged.. Deparbnents are
being asked. to contact those organizations in their cities that might
donate additional funds to see this happen. Chief Smith will be
contacting the Lions and the New Hope Women of Today for local sup};X)rt
of this project.
Al conrrnented. that he felt the Fire Safe House is an excellent educational
tool.
UNFlNISHED 1IlSINESS: None
NEfi 1IlSINESS:
1. Certificates of Attendance in the SCBA Field Maintenance course were
presented to:
Henry Benton
Ron Bjorklund
steve Fahy
Dan Roby
Greg Stenger (not present)
'!here was a request of the membership that if they receive any information
concerning any other city's vacation and leave plans within fire departments
that they bring in the information for review.
Evaluations are being continued..
Payroll should be ready for distribution by December 15.
Meeting was adjourned. at 2150 hours
Respectfully submitted.,
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Margaret L. Runnakko
Fire Department Secretary