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MINUTES/PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Monday, February 22, 1999 - 4:30 p.m.

Members present: Bakken, Bouley.

1. Application for Class IV (Food and Beverage Establishment) by
TRJ Foods, Inc. dba Fire Island Grill & Bar, 3615 Gateway
Drive, with power to act.
Terry Jenson, and Terry Jenson, Jr. were present. Mr. Swanson reported that committee didn’t have available at the time the com-mittee reviewed the application was a police report which indicates there are no offenses to the owners of the business, however, the beverage and food manager does have two offenses which come into play on the sale of alcohol 1) minor in possession charge and other is sales of alcohol to minors in 1990 and 1991, and only making committee aware of it so that if concern could take whatever action they deem appropriate, and council authorized committee power to act. After some discussion Bouley stated this was 9 years ago and moved to approve the application subject to final review by the fire, health and building inspection departments. Motion carried.

2. Request from GF Substance Abuse and Traffic Safety Council
to close 100 block of N. 4th Street on April 13 for the purpose
of conducting a “mock crash” in cooperation with Central High
School.
Kim Greendahl, Substance Abuse and Traffic Safety Council, presented request to have the 100 block of North 4th Street blocked off for 2 hours (but with no parking on the street all day) on April 13 to do the mock crash. Ms. Greendahl stated the “mock crash” is something they’ve been doing around the U.S. to address the need to get across the message to high school students the consequences of drinking and driving; that they simulate a crash, that emg. response vehicles will come as in any other situation, they will do blood/ alcohol, there will be a fatality and go all the way through from the crash to notifying the family, and then follow up the next day with discussion on the impact. She stated this would include junior and senior classes at Central. She stated she talked to Mike Flermoen at the fire department as he has done them before, the police officers (neighborhood resource officers), Altru, Highway Patrol, etc. Buses will run on 5th Street as when street closed for construction. Dep. Chief O’Neill stated they would like the opportunity to be involved in this.

Moved by Bouley and Bakken to approve the request for closing the street contingent on fire and police approval.

John Thompson, traffic eng., suggested they notify the Herald and the Federal Building well in advance so they can schedule whatever they need to. Committee suggested that they also notify DDC Ms. Greendahl stated they were also asking for a “rain” date of April 15, and would notify Federal Building. She stated that the mock crash will only take about 2-2.5 hours from set up to take down.
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Upon call for the question, the motion carried.

3. Applications for gaming permits:
a) GF Central High School Track - raffle 3/16/99
b) Century School PTO - bingo 3/29/99
c) Merit Care Foundation - raffle 5/01/99
d) Northern Valley Labor Council AFL-CIO - calendar raffle
July 1-31, 1999
e) UND Indian Assn. - raffle 4/18/99
f) Professional Assn. of Treatment Homes (PATH) - raffle 4/10/99
g) Raymond W. Quesnell, VFW of US Post 1874 - site auth. at Red
Ray Lanes, 2105 S. Wash. St. for year ending 6/30/99
5. Application for gaming permit:
h) Holy Family School - raffle 4/16/99
It was noted that the city attorney had reviewed and approved the applications. Moved by Bouley and Bakken to approve the applications for gaming permits. Motion carried. (Comm. only)

4. Matter of 800 radio system contract proposal for fire dept.
Dep. Chief O’Neill presented copies of contract with Stone’s Mobile Radio, Inc., that contract has not been reviewed by Mr. Swanson, and asked for approval of the contract subject to his approval. He stated that the contract lists Exh. A, which is the VHF that they would be trading in to Stone’s; Exh. B is the 800 system that they would be receiving from Stone’s; Exh. C is the VHF that they would be keeping in order to supply the needs that they have to stay in touch with other agencies; and Exh. D is the price of the entire arrangement. He stated total expense for the first year is $30,557.22; and advised that maintenance and the tower rent will be their second year’s expenses of approx. $12,500; they are now paying about $4,000/year for maint. of radio systems, so on-going cost will be about $8,000 more per year. He stated they can cover the $30,500 out of cash carryover and would ask for increase in their budget for future years; don’t have the money in the budget if the second year of the contract is necessary and can take out of cash carryover, but at some point would like to cover under the budget. He stated they can cover for the first two years. Bakken suggested being cautious about adding to budgets in the near future, but perhaps things will change in two years.

Moved by Bouley and Bakken to approve entering into an agreement with Stone’s Mobile Radio, Inc. in an amount of $30,557.22. Motion carried.

6. Budget amendments.
Debbie Swanson, Health Dept., reviewed the budget amendments.
a) Wellness Program - $1,436.00
b) Flood Recovery Nursing Grant - $32,728.00
Mrs. Swanson reported that a) is program that provides for
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Wellness activities in the community and it’s a cash carry-over from unexpended funds from 1998; and b) is for flood recovery grant which placed three nurses in schools and outreach to the community, that this funding is from grant which was extended because of the fact that nurses hired later in the year, requested Foundation to extend the funding cycle of carry-over which they agreed with.

Moved by Bouley and Bakken to approve the budget amendments. Motion carried.

7. Request to call for auctioneer for impound sale.
Lt. Kirby distributed copies of call for bids for auctioneer for 1999 police auction and stated they are asking for opportunity to go out and request bids on service for car impound auction.

Moved by Bouley and Bakken to authorize call for bids for auctioneer. Motion carried. (Comm. only)

Bouley stated that the impound lot is a sore spot in her neighborhood, receives many calls, and asked where they are at with moving it, looking for different buildings, etc. Lt. Kirby stated they are looking at some overflow and that’s in next item; that they are not proposing that everything be moved over to the National Guard area, but purely an overflow situation for them. He stated that both Lt. Sieber and Lt. Bob Johnson have been working that issue in the past trying to find a location, and it’s a concern of theirs also, they have significant needs as to where they can put vehicles, and now that’s the only location that they have to put them in.

8. Matter of contract with the National Guard for vehicle impound.
Lt. Kirby distributed copies of the contract, and stated that Mr. Swanson does have a copy of the lease and has expressed some concerns re. some of the wording, that Lt. Sieber would certainly continue to work with Mr. Swanson re. clearing up some of the language but basically what they are looking for is an opportunity to have some overflow, that current location is full and need a place to put cars, that they had used this area in the past during the flood and it will meet our needs from an overflow temporary perspective, and is not a long term solution to the problem. Lt. Kirby stated that the contract is for a year and could use for more than overflow if it becomes a problem at the other site; Lt. Kirby stated they could use it to the extent to fill it up if necessary and could use that and if wish go back the other way and use the other lot for overflow. Bakken
suggested that they have discussion on that, and Lt. Kirby stated he
could carry that back and express committee’s concerns.

Moved by Bouley and Bakken to approve entering into lease with the National Guard, contingent upon review by the city attorney. Motion carried.
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9. Information:
Dep. Chief O’Neill reported that in two weeks they will come to public safety to ask for approval of plans and specifications and request permission to go to bid on new fire station in southend on 36th Avenue, that tomorrow afternoon they will meet with EAPC for final review of plans and specs. that they have they prepared to date, and extended invitation to committee if they want to come and review, tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 p.m.; project is covered under CDBG funding.

John Thompson, traffic engineer, stated that he has been asked to put together a proposal for warning signing on the river and will have some information and request before committee at their next meeting. (request in advance of the Riverside Dam)

Moved by Bouley and Bakken to adjourn; meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.

Alice Fontaine
City Clerk

Dated: 2/23/99