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

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Agenda- Amended Thursday, December 21, 2023–6:00 PM Government Center Room 204 Virtual Link Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 234 609 618 09 / Passcode: pPp599 Or call in (audio only) +1 872-242-8028,,501684506# Phone Conference ID: 844 434 424# COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Nick Ledin, Chair; Tylor Elm, Vice-Chair, Mark Johnson, Mike Herrick 1 ROLL CALL 2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2.1 Public Safety Committee (Meeting held November 16, 2023) 3 RECURRING BUSINESS 3.1 Police and Fire Department Updates 4 NEW BUSINESS 4.1 Approve Consent Agreement with T&T Salvage 4.2 Request to Add Reserved Parking Spaces in Lot Across From Wire Werks – DJ Ross (Owner of Wire Werks) 5 ADJOURNMENT Notice is hereby given that a majority of the members of the Common Council may be present at the meeting, and although this may constitute a quorum of the Common Council, the Council will not take any action at this meeting. 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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE – 12/21/23 MEETING Page 1 of 1 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Minutes Thursday, November 16th, 2023 The meeting was called to order by Councilor Ledin at 6:00 pm on November 16th, 2023, in Government Center Room 204. Committee Members: Nick Ledin -Chair, Tylor Elm- Vice Chair, Mark Johnson, Mike Herrick 1. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Nick Ledin-Chair, Tylor Elm-Vice Chair*, Mark Johnson, Mike Herrick CITY STAFF PRESENT: Fire Chief Camron Vollbrecht, Police Chief Nick Alexander, Captain Winterscheidt, Nikki Kalan OTHERS PRESENT: Maria Lockwood*, John Ramos *Attended virtually 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2.1. Public Safety Committee (Meeting held October 19th, 2023) MOTION by Mark Johnson, second by Mike Herrick, and carried to approve the minutes from the October 19th, 2023 meeting. 3. RECURRING 3.1. Police and Fire Department Updates Chief Alexander states he will be retiring January/February 2024 and interviews for the next Police Chief will start the last week of November 2023. Pathways to Hope has been a very successful program and is often used as a model throughout the state of Wisconsin. The Police Department is receiving more grant funding for the Pathways to Hope program to expand. Chief Vollbrecht states the Fire Department recently made a conditional job offer to one candidate from Cloquet Fire Department. Chief Vollbrecht briefly discussed recent and upcoming trainings the Fire Department is doing. 4. NEW BUSINESS 4.1. Approve Squad Car Camera License Plate Recognition Chief Alexander and Captain Winterscheidt stated the Police Department was given a free trial of a squad car camera license plate recognition by Axon who is the provider of their body worn camera system. There has been much success during the trial period, and some of this data has been provided in the agenda packet. The license plate recognition feature costs around $10,000 per year and the department has grant funding that would cover this feature for the next two years if approved. MOTION by Mark Johnson, second by Herrick, and carried to approve the purchase of Axon Automatic License Plate Recognition. Will send to Council. 5. ADJOURNMENT at 6:32 by Councilor Ledin. Submitted by Nikki Kalan Public Safety Committee Minutes – 11/16/2023; page 1 of 1  Superior Fire Department Camron Vollbrecht, Fire Chief Phone: 715-395-1680 3326 Tower Avenue Superior, WI 54880 Web site: www.ci.superior.wi.us Public Safety Committee Date: December 21st, 2023 MEMORANDUM Date: December 15th, 2023 To: Public Safety Committee From: Camron Vollbrecht, Fire Chief RE: Consent Agreement with T&T Salvage Introduction Fire Chief Vollbrecht is requesting the Public Safety Committee approve a Consent Agreement for the Superior Fire Department to be listed as a Firefighting Resource Provider with T&T Salvage in accordance with 33 CFR Part 155. Background Shipboard firefighting has come to the forefront as a focus of concern in the Great Lakes. In 2021 Superior Fire joined in with the US Coast Guard and numerous other fire departments from the Great Lakes area to form the Great Lakes Marine Firefighting Task Force. The task force has identified training land-based firefighters to work in the marine environment, resource procurement and allocation, and incident planning as critical areas that need to be addressed. Analysis/Discussion: The attached consent agreement with T&T Salvage will aid them in meeting their requirements under 33 CFR Part 15. The agreement will allow the Superior Fire Department to access specialized equipment that T&T will store in Superior. This equipment will be available for SFD personnel to utilize on responses outside of the ship fires. The agreement will also open up specialized training, access to ship vessel response plans, and a access to firefighting personnel at T&T salvage on a 24 hour basis. 1|Page Budget Source The agreement will have no direct impact on the budget and will open avenues for reimbursement if SFD responds at the request of T&T. Recommendation It is the recommendation of the Superior Fire Department to enter into the attached consent agreement with T&T Salvage. 2|Page  CONSENT AGREEMENT TO BE LISTED AS A FIREFIGHTING RESOURCE PROVIDER T&T Salvage, LLC (hereinafter "T&T") and the City of Superior (a Wisconsin Municipal Corporation), by and through its Fire Department, hereby agree as follows: 1. Consent. The Superior Fire Department ("Department") of the City of Superior, Wisconsin hereby consents to be listed by T&T as a Firefighting Resource Provider in accordance with 33 Code of Federal Regulations Part 155, Salvage and Marine Firefighting Requirements (the "Reg"). 2. Response Obligation. The Department is not obligated to respond in any way to a fire or other casualty under this Consent Agreement, nor is T&T obligated to request that the Department respond to a fire or other casualty under this Consent Agreement. 3. Non-Exclusive. This Consent Agreement is non-exclusive and either party may enter into other listing agreements under the Reg. 4. Reimbursement Obligation. The parties recognize that, after responding to a marine fire, the Department may seek reimbursement for its response expenses, including personnel, equipment, and expendables ("Response Expenses"). T&T agrees to reimburse the Department for the Department's Response Expenses at the current City of Superior published rates, provided the Department has responded pursuant to T&T's specific request. Should the Department respond independently of T&T, then the Department may not seek reimbursement for Response Expenses from T&T. Nevertheless, T&T may assist the Department in its efforts to seek reimbursement for Response Expenses from others. (See the attached and incorporated addendum for clarification). 5. No Limitation on Claims. Nothing in this Consent Agreement shall preclude or limit the City of Superior or its officers, agents and employees from filing claims or suits against any other responsible parties regarding the Department response under this Consent Agreement for any loss or injury sustained as a result, in whole or part, by the Department’s response to a vessel incident. This paragraph does not waive or modify the City's worker's compensation protection or coverages. 6. Transportation Outside Department's Capability. In instances in which T&T has been contracted and activated by a vessel's owner/operator to respond to a marine casualty away from a pier, and T&T requests the Department's assistance and the Department agrees to assist, T&T may arrange for the transportation of the Department's personnel and equipment to the marine casualty site whenever such transportation is outside the Department's capability. Such transportation would be at no cost to the Department. 7. Use of Locally Stored Equipment. If a response to a fire or other casualty requires, in the discretion of the Department, additional resources or equipment, T&T authorizes the Department to use any resource or equipment locally stored by T&T. If the Department exercises its prerogative under this section, T&T shall seek reimbursement from the property owner or insurer of that owner involved in that casualty or fire. 8. Supervision of Department. This Consent Agreement does not subject the Department to any control, supervision, or direction by T&T at any time, it being understood that the Department shall retain full operational control of its employees and activities, T&T merely being interested in the end result. 9. Training Sessions. T&T may invite the Department to participate in exercises or drills as training for maritime fire casualty and response. T&T will reimburse the Department for the participation of its personnel at rates established by the Department based on hourly rates, overhead and fringe benefits. 10. Notice of Vessel Incidents. Notification of Vessel Incidents and requests for Department response shall be made by phone to the following numbers: Superior Fire Department contact: 715-395-1680 Douglas County Dispatch contact: 715-395-7201 T&T contact: (713) 534-0700 (24-hour) 11. Applicable Law This Consent Agreement shall be governed, construed, applied, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin. 12. No Third-Party Beneficiary. The provisions of this Consent Agreement are solely for the benefit of the patties and shall not be construed to confer a right or benefit upon any other person or entity, including the employees or agents of the patties. 13. No Joint Venture. The provisions of this Consent Agreement shall not, nor shall it be construed to form a joint venture, partnership, or other legal relationship of the parties. 14. Merger and Modification. This Consent Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and merges all prior discussions, agreements, or understandings into it. No prior agreement, oral or otherwise regarding the subject matter of this Agreement, shall be deemed to exist or to bind any of the parties hereto. This Agreement may be amended, extended, or otherwise modified solely by a written signed agreement signed by the authorized representatives of the patties. 15. Termination. This Consent Agreement may be terminated by either party by giving the other party thirty (30) days written notice of such termination. CITY OF SUPERIOR Mayor Jim Paine City Clerk Heidi Blunt Fire Chief Camron Vollbrecht Date T&T SALVAGE, LLC Name, Title Date ADDENDUM TO THE CONSENT AGREEMENT TO BE LISTED AS A FIREFIGHTING RESOURCE PROVIDER This is an addendum to the consent agreement between the Superior Fire Department (“Department”) and T&T Salvage, LLC (“T&T”) signed _____________________________. This addendum explains the consent responsibilities of the Department, T&T, and the Responsible Party (vessel owner/operator) under 33 Code of Federal Regulations Part 155 Salvage and Marine Firefighting Requirements (regulations). It also provides an explanation of the regulations, and their intent, regarding the consents. Under the federal regulations, responding to a marine vessel fire is the responsibility of the Responsible Party who must maintain a Vessel Response Plan to include vessel firefighting. Commercial resource providers (marine firefighters) may by listed however the public fire service may not be listed, or relied upon, as a responder unless the municipal or volunteer fire department consents in writing. These consent agreements are typically signed between the commercial marine firefighter and municipal or volunteer fire department, with the fire department considered a “subcontractor,” with respect to the regulations, however with no obligation to respond or to work at the direction of T&T. Typically, T&T assumes that the fire department will be in charge of the response unless that department requests T&T take charge or a decision to do so is made by the Unified Command. As provided for in the consent agreement, the Department will be reimbursed only if it has responded pursuant to T&T’s specific request. This request may come after the Department mobilizes resources. If the Department receives a request to respond, the Department will be reimbursed, as T&T’s subcontractor, commencing from the time it receives the alarm from any of the following: T&T; the vessel; other credible source; or, it is evident response is required. The regulations require that, in the event of a fire the crew cannot immediately contain, the Responsible party must activate the Vessel Response Plan which would include activating firefighting resources (T&T). The regulations make no provision for substituting the public fire service for commercial resources unless there is a consent agreement. The public fire service cannot be counted as a resource to meet the federal response requirements unless it is done under a consent. If the Responsible Party does not activate its Vessel Response Plan, thus not activating T&T and T&T, in turn, cannot call the Department as its subcontractor, the Responsible Party is in violation of federal regulation. Note that it is in the best interest of T&T and the Responsible Party, as T&T's client, to dispatch necessary additional resources as soon as possible to the scene. Federal regulation 33 CFR 155 results in "dual responsibility" for responding to marine fires, in addition to a duplication of resources. Consent agreements go far to promote cooperation between the commercial responder and public fire service and redundant resource.