Public Safety Committee (Meets 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.)

Proceedings of the Public Safety Committee April 21, 2021 Members Present: Councilor Elm Councilor Sutherland Councilor Bender Others Present: Cathy LaPorte, Megan Holsclaw, Lt. Trone, Asst. Chief Kiel, BC Howard Huber Shelley Nelson, Nick Raverty, Todd Janigo, Tina Anrig, Levi LaPorte Participants joined the meeting via Google Meet. Councilor Sutherland called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and asked that Donna Swanson record all participants for roll call. Approval of minutes: February 17, 2021 Motion by Councilor Elm, seconded by Councilor Bender and carried to approve the Public Safety meeting minutes from February 17, 2021. Standing Agenda items: 1. Fire Department Update Battalion Chief Huber said the three new firefighters are all doing well and will have their first quarter evaluation this week. BC Huber also talked about the department attempting to find a way to deal with hoarding situations. At present there the department is involved in several trainings and they’ve recently upgraded the training software. The department is finalizing a critical incident plan which will provide resources to firefighters that are involved in calls meeting specific criteria which may impact their ability to complete their scheduled work period. 2. Police Department Update Asst. Chief Kiel said Chief Alexander has offered seven candidates conditional offers. Three should be able to begin recruit school in May, one candidate is certified in WI and one certified in MN. That candidate will take a reciprocity exam. Two should be able to begin recruit school in August. Asst. Chief Kiel said the virtual reality software will be delivered tomorrow and it will be a great asset to the department. Asst. Chief Kiel also mentioned that there have been several opiod overdoses recently and the battle to combat this issue continues. No action New Business 1. Two hour parking on Weeks Avenue a. Discuss odd side parking from Belknap Street to 13th Street Motion by Councilor Elm, seconded by Councilor Sutherland and carried to hold Two hour parking on Weeks Avenue in committee. 2. Ordinance 86-13 Chronic Nuisance Premises Motion by Councilor Elm, seconded by Councilor Sutherland and carried to approve Ordinance 86-13 Chronic Nuisance Premises. 3. Scoff Law Ordinance, re: parking tickets No action 4. Oversize parking No action Meeting adjourned at 7:09 p.m.