HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmergency Services Committee Minutes 10.26.2020AGENDA
CITY OF LAUREL
13, EMERGENCY SERVICE COMMITTEE MEETING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26,2020
6:00 '
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Public Input: Citizens may address the committee regarding any item of business that is not on the agenda. The duration
for an individual speaking under Public Input is limited to three minutes. While all comments are welcome, the committee
will not take action on any item not on the agenda.
General Items
1. Approval of Emergency Services Committee Minutes.
New Business
2. Safety Mill Levy Discussion and Ideas for Promotion.
Old Business
3. Survey of Cheif Peters given to Council and Emergency Services Committee Members, report
and future plan.
4. Ambulance Update
5. Fire Cheif Update
6. Police Cheif Update
Other Items
Announcements
7. Next Emergency Services Committee Meeting November 23, 2020.
The City makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person's ability to
participate in this meeting. Persons needing accommodation must notify the City Clerk's Office to make needed
arrangements. To make your request known, please call 406-628-7431, Ext. 2, or write to City Clerk, PO Box 10, Laurel,
MT 59044, or present your request at City Hall, 115 West First Street, Laurel, Montana.
DATES TO REMEMBER f1I EI
DRAFT MINUTES
EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
October 26, 2020
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
_X—Bruce McGee Chair _Richard Klose
_X—Iry Wilke Co Chair _X—Heidi Sparks
_Pat Kimmet _X_Taryn Massa
Bill Mountsier
OTHERS PRESENT:
Admin. Assistant Firefighter Shawn McCleary
Lyndy Gurcheik New Ambulance Director
Public Input: None
General Items:
1. Approval of the minutes no minutes to approve.
New Business:
1. Discussion of the possibility of an altered change and need at the intersection of 5`' Ave. and W.
Main St. and Police Chief Langive and Fire Chief Peters provided insight to working with the Montana
Dept. of Transportation.
Old Business:
Report of Admin Assistant Firefighter Shawn McCleary with hours of Severity Staffing 803
total hours of response from the LVFD. He reported 35 calls, which included 1 structure fire in
city, 1 outside of the city 6 alarm calls a total of 1,087 hours of which 260 was training
additional severity staffing (the program that helps keep grass and brush fires small, and 26
hours maintenance. September averaged higher calls for the month with 381 calls for the year to
date.
Introduction of the soon to be Ambulance Director Lyndy Gurcheik here first day of
employment scheduled for November 9, 2020. Early concerns are staffing problems and
building on the service what has been done. Future desire for ALS services.
• Discussion for advertising and development of a tag line for the future planned safety mill levy
for the ambulance service. Proposed "They help us in our hour of need, can we help them in
theirs." Ideas of mailing that explain the the need and to reach success of the safety mill levy.
Ideas of what might help information in the water billing and the city website. Outlook
advertising bench and billborad ads. Development of goals, a budget, social media, and word of
mouth campaigns and presentations to different clubs and groups to promote the safety mill
levy.
® Short list Information needed by the committee to advance the safety mill levy are the time
frame and all laws concerning the tax levies.
• Meeting adjourned.