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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001 Board of Fire Commissioners Minutes - All LANSING FIRE BOARD 2001 REGULAR MEETINGS DATE TIME LOCATION ADDRESS 01-11-2001 5:30 P.M. #1 STATION 120 E. SHIAWASSEE 02-08-2001 5:30 P.M. #2 STATION 2114 N. GRAND RIVER 03-08-2001 5:30 P.M. #3 STATION 629 W. HILLSDALE 04-12-2001 5:30 P.M. 44 STATION 5550 S. PENNSYLVANIA 05-10-2001 5:30 P.M. #5 STATION 1821 TODD AVENUE 06-14-2001 5:30 0 P.M. #6 STATION 5135 PLEASANT GROVE RD 07-12-2001 5:30 P.M. #7 STATION 629 N. JENISON 08-09-2001 5:30 P.M. _ #8 STATION 815 MARSHALL 09-13-2001 5:30 P.M. 99 STATION 520 GLENDALE 10-11-2001 5:30 P.M. #6 STATION 5135 PLEASANT GROVE RD 11-08-2001 5:30 P.M. #5 STATION 1821 TODD AVENUE 12-13-2001 5:30 P.M. #1 STATION 120 E. SHIAWASSEE L, _..JSING BOARD OF FIRE JII. .,ISSIONERS sad �g OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, December 13, 2001 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on Thursday,December 13, 2001,at Fire Station#1. Fire Commissioner Susan Anderson called the meeting to order at 5:33 P.M. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Susan Anderson, Carlos Barajas, Robert Brown Jr., Ken Balcer, Debbie DeLeon, Gregory Weatherspoon COMMISSIONERS EXCUSED: Joseph Marutiak COMMISSIONERS ABSENT. none OTHERS PRESENT: Fire Chief Greg Martin,Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Willis,Assistant Fire Chief Charles Bouth, Deputy City Attorney Jack Jordan, Administrative Assistant Michael Lewis, Administrative Secretary Patti Frendt ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Motion was made to approve the November minutes as written. Motion carried with a unanimous vote to approve the November minutes as written. COMMUNICATIONS: Email from Emil Winnicker re: Old Station#6 discussed under Administrative Comments. PRESENTATIONS: None ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS: Sale of old Station #6 - Chief Martin discussed the sale of old Station #6. The property has been sold for $235,000. However, the closing has been held up until after the 111 of the year. City Council Member Tony Benavides has asked that the purchaser speak to the neighborhood group as to the future plans and use of the building, prior to closing the sale. The property is zoned R-Residential,which limits the type of business that can be on the property. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of November 8, 2001 1 L° M NSING BOARD OF FIRE ^O "11ISSIONERS 01 r ICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, December 13, 2001 New South East Fire Station -Chief Martin has submitted the Act 285 application for the purchase of 2 acres on Miller Rd. He will apply for the Special Land Use permit no later than Monday, December 17, 2001. The building will be nearly identical to the new Station #6. There will be some changes in the design to better accomodate equipment and operations. Chief Martin will be meeting with Station #6 Captains to and the City Building Maintenance Department to discuss modifications to the new Fire Station. Administration will not fit on the 2 acres along with the Fire Station. Chief Martin will proceed with building the Fire Station only. Question arose regarding the break ground date. At this time there is no date set to break ground. COMMITTEE REPORTS: none OLD BUSINESS: none NEW BUSINESS: Hiring: Chief Martin asked the board to approve the hiring of 10 new firefighters. In the event of a hiring freeze he would rather hire now rather than waiting for a larger class. Robert Brown Jr. made a motion to approve the hiring of 10 new firefighters. Gregory Weatherspoon seconded the motion. Motion to approve the hiring of 10 new firefighters passed with a unanimous vote. Robert Brown Jr. requested a demographic breakdown within the department. There was further discussion regarding affirmative action and Lansing Fire Department's employee ratio. Chief Martin noted that fire department has made considerable progress in the last 5 years in the hiring of minorities. Entry level Lansing Fire Fighters are in the same affirmative action grouping as entry level Police Officers. The only affirmative action hires that can be made within the Lansing Fire Department are women. African American and Hispanic hires are not Affirmative Action hires because the 7% plan is already met within the City and the Police Department. Chief Martin has notified the city recruiter to consider laid off Flint Firefighters in the hiring process. So far Personnel has received 15 applications from Flint Firefighters. Chief Martin will distribute a Demographics Chart at the next meeting. Budget:Administrative Assistant, Michael Lewis presented the 2002/2003 Budget to the Board. Michael Lewis discussed an overview of the budget. Finance has asked the Fire Department to show an Operating budget with a 2.6% increase, along with a 0% increase. Most likely we will be operating on a 0% increase over last year. Further discussion followed regarding the Budget. Mike Lewis encouraged the Board to contact with any budget questions. He asked the board to review the budget in the coming weeks and be prepared to vote on it at the January 2002 Fire Board meeting. The Board followed with questions in reference to budget. Chief Martin and Michael Lewis answered questions and explained the budget in more detail. Robert Brown Jr. complimented Michael Lewis on the budget preparation and presentation. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of November 8, 2001 2 N� L " 'USING BOARD OF FIRE "OP""USSIONERS G. rICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, December 13, 2001 Y; D GENERAL ORDER: none ADJOURNMENT: Motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Motion was seconded and voted on. Meeting was adjourned at 6:08 with a unanimous vote. Re ectfully Submitted by: atti Frendt, Administrative Secretary C)aln /v I a pos D to Approved by ire Board The next Fire Board Meeting will be January 10, 2002, at Fire Station#1, located at 120 E.Shiawassee St. Commencing at 5:30 p.m. Please contact Patti Frendt at 483-4564 if you have any questions or you cannot attend the meeting. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of November 8, 2001 3 CITY OF L., SI' 1 BOARD OF FIRE COW, Sr INERS Meeting Agenda Thursday December 13 2001 #1 Fire Station 120 E. Shiawassee 1. Call to Order- Roll Call 2. Request for Commissioners to be excused- 3. Additions to the Agenda: 4. Review/Approval of Minutes: November Minutes 5. Review of Communications: 6. Presentations: none 7. Administrative Comments: a. Sale of old Station #6 b. New South East Fire Station 8. Committee Reports: 9. Old Business: a. b. 10. New Business a. Hiring b. Budget 11. General Order: 12. Adjournment. COMMISSIONERS: Susan Anderson, Chairperson, Carlos Barajas, Vice-Chairperson Ken Balcer, Robert Brown Jr. Debbie De Leon Joseph Marutiak Gregory Weatherspoon SECRETARY. Patti Frendt Please Contact Patti Frendt in the Fire Administration Office at 483-4564 24 Hours in Advance If Special Accommodations Are Needed sx L,-,,4SING BOARD OF FIRE .,J6.,iISSIONERS OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, November 8, 2001 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on Thursday, November 8, 2001, at Fire Station#5. Fire Commissioner Susan Anderson called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Susan Anderson, Carlos Barajas, Robert Brown Jr., Ken Balcer, Debbie DeLeon, Joseph Marutiak, COMMISSIONERS EXCUSED: Gregory Weatherspoon COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: OTHERS PRESENT. Fire Chief Greg Martin,Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Willis,Assistant Fire Chief Charles Bouth, Deputy City Attorney Jack Jordan, Administrative Secretary Patti Frendt, ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Motion was made to approve the OCTOBER minutes with the following changes: State Funding Denial The state funding denial received a lot of media attention. The state pays municipalities and townships that have state buildings money for fire protection. It is based on a state formula. The state formula has never been fully funded. Typically Lansing receives around 600,000 dollars per year. This year the legislature wanted to give the fire service more money. Lansing would have received around$150,000 addtttorial. Lansing did not budget for the extra money. The funding denial is not expected to affect the Lansing Fire Department. Chief Martin expects the regular funding of$600.000 to pass. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Station#4 Property Ken Balcer discussed a property available for sale on Miller Rd. The parcel is approximately 1.7 acres to be used for a new fire station. It is located between Aurelius and Pennsylvania. The price is affordable and the location is good. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of November 8, 2001 1 L " 'USING BOARD OF FIRE "OP""IISSIONERS CA-FICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, November 8, 2001 j Ken Balcer made a motion to allow Chief Martin to proceed with the possible purchase of the Miller Rd. property and #o allow the Fire°Department to amake req bi proceeds of the sale of the currentstation#4 to be used for the rehabilitation of existing stations and/or to build a new fire station Discussion followed regarding the purchase of the Miller Rd. property. Motion carried with a unanimous vote to allow Chief Martin to proceed with the possible purchase of the Miller Rd. property, and to all the Fire Department to requesto kee :fhe proceeds of the"sale of=the current station 4 to°ti'e used for the rehabilitatiop of existing stations antl/or d1suild anew five station: Joseph Marutiak asked the Chief to explain the purchasing process for the Miller Rd. Parcel. Chief Martin explained the following steps that need to take place before a purchase would be made: • Act 285 Review • Appraisal • Preliminary soil testing • Planning Approval • Committees Approval • Council Approval Motion carried with a unanimous vote to approve the October minutes with changes COMMUNICATIONS: Several thank you letters to the firefighters were received. Paul Tagger-Renaissance Neighborhood Association:Sent a letter concerning the future use of the Union Baptist Church on ML King. Chief Martin, Emil Winnicker, and Ken Balcer met with him and discussed the city's future plans regarding the site. Mr. Tagger will be kept informed on the future use of this property. PRESENTATIONS: None ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS: Suspicious Substance Calls: There was a lengthy discussion concerning the large amount of "suspicious substance" 911 calls to the department. The areas highlighted were: • Cost involved - 150 calls so far for"suspicious substances". Our level of response depends on the 911 call. • Suspicious items are triple bagged and put in a container. • Items are not tested unless the FBI/LPD are involved. • One letter was tested and was negative. • 110 items have been tested so far state wide. • Trent Atkins conducted a mail opening training session with city employees. • Lansing Fire is considering purchasing testing equipment. LFD could perform the testing. The cost is about$10,000. • A.C. Bouth discussed and answered questions relating to LFD procedures. Eastern Peace Week: A.C. Willis played basketball with Eastern High School students. Six LFD and six LPD officers played ball at the Peace Week event. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of November 8, 2001 2 ;. � L" 'USING BOARD OF FIRE ''011""IISSIONERS O, rICIAL PROCEEDINGS d` Thursday, November 8, 2001 Dam Break Exercise: The Emergency Management Division conducted a Dam Break exercise with the Board of Water and Light. The exercise grew into a large city wide event. The exercise went well. Some weak areas were identified in the process. However we are making good progress. More training is to come. ECC Update: ECC is in need of repair. The cost is about$12,000 for a minimal fix. Old Station #6: There is a buyer for the old fire station#6. The sale price is#235,000. The City will maintain and easement for the tower. Questions arose regarding the proceeds of the sale. At this point we are waiting for a resolution from the Mayor's office. County Radio System: We are in the process of moving to a county wide radio system. We will have the ability to communicate with other area departments including police and fire. A contract should be in place by July 2002. Station Alerting System -ZETRON: The system that alerts the crew of calls with tones and lights is in the process of being replaced. The current system was purchased in 1980. The system is old and we are unable to purchase parts for the system. The company that we purchased the system from went out of business shortly after the equipment was purchased. The new system has many features including software that will track and log calls. COMMITTEE REPORTS: OLD BUSINESS: Community Room Use Policy: There was some discussion on the deposit and room capacity. The deposit is a $25.00 refundable fee. The capacity is 25 people. Robert Brown Jr. made a motion to approve the policy and re-evaluate the policy in 1 year. Joseph Marutiak seconded the motion. Motion carried with a unanimous vote to approve the community room use policy and re- evaluate the policy in 1 year. NEW BUSINESS: New South East Station: Chief Martin discussed preliminary plans of building a fire station on Miller Rd. He would like to have the administration, maintenance, and ECC at that location as well. GENERAL ORDER: ADJOURNMENT: Ken Balcer made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion to adjourn was seconded by Joseph Marutiak. The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of Noveinber 8, 2001 3 L" NSING BOARD OF FIRE ^OR""IISSIONERS G. rICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, November 8, 2001 L� R ectfull Submitted by: Patti Frendt, d nistrative Secreta -C:�Effl hm el a Date Approved by Fire Boar The next Fire Board Meeting will be November 08, 2001, at Fire Station#1, located at 120 E. Shiawassee St. Commencing at 5:30 p.m. Please contact Patti Frendt at 483-4564 if you have any questions or you cannot attend the meeting. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of November 8, 2001 4 CITY OF Li_ 31'"1 BOARD OF FIRE COW "S""7NERS Meeting Agenda Thursday November 8. 2001 #5 Fire Station 1821 Todd 1. Call to Order- Roll Call 2. Request for Commissioners to be excused- 3. Additions to the Agenda: 4. Review/Approval of Minutes: October Minutes 5. Review of Communications: Thank You Letters, Paul Tagger 6. Presentations: none 7. Administrative Comments: a. Suspicious substance calls. b. Eastern Peace Week- Hero Hoop Day LPD/LFD C. Dam Break d. ECC Update e. Old Station #6 Sale f. County Radio System g. Station Alerting System 8. Committee Reports: a. b. 9. Old Business: a. Community Room Use Policy b. 10. New Business a. New South East Station b. 11. General Order. 12. Adjournment. COMMISSIONERS: Susan Anderson, Chairperson, Carlos Barajas, Vice-Chairperson Ken Balcer, Robert Brown Jr. Debbie De Leon Joseph Marutiak Gregory Weatherspoon SECRETARY. Patti Frendt Please Contact Patti Frendt in the Fire Administration Office at 483-4564 24 Hours in Advance If Special Accommodations Are Needed „.. L, _..4SING BOARD OF FIRE JN. .,ISSIONERS OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS :z Thursday, December 13, 2001 1 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on Thursday,December 13, 2001, at Fire Station#1. Fire Commissioner Susan Anderson called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Susan Anderson, Carlos Barajas, Robert Brown Jr., Ken Balcer, Debbie DeLeon, Gregory Weatherspoon COMMISSIONERS EXCUSED: Joseph Marutiak COMMISSIONERS ABSENT. none OTHERS PRESENT. Fire Chief Greg Martin,Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Willis,Assistant Fire Chief Charles Bouth, Deputy City Attorney Jack Jordan, Administrative Assistant Michael Lewis, Administrative Secretary Patti Frendt ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Motion was made to approve the November minutes as written. Motion carried with a unanimous vote to approve the November minutes as written. COMMUNICATIONS: Email from Emil Winnicker re: Old Station#6 discussed under Administrative Comments. PRESENTATIONS: None ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS: Sale of old Station #6 - Chief Martin discussed the sale of old Station #6. The property has been sold for $235,000. However, the closing has been held up until after the 1” of the year. City Council Member Tony Benavides has asked that the purchaser speak to the neighborhood group as to the future plans and use of the building, prior to closing the sale. The property is zoned R-Residential,which limits the type of business that can be on the property. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of November 8, 2001 1 L" NISING BOARD OF FIRE ^OM"'11ISSIONERS Ot r'ICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, December 13, 2001 New South East Fire Station - Chief Martin has submitted the Act 285 application for the purchase of 2 acres on Miller Rd. He will apply for the Special Land Use permit no later than Monday, December 17, 2001. The building will be nearly identical to the new Station #6. There will be some changes in the design to better accomodate equipment and operations. Chief Martin will be meeting with Station #6 Captains to and the City Building Maintenance Department to discuss modifications to the new Fire Station. Administration will not fit on the 2 acres along with the Fire Station. Chief Martin will proceed with building the Fire Station only. Question arose regarding the break ground date. At this time there is no date set to break ground. COMMITTEE REPORTS: none OLD BUSINESS: none NEW BUSINESS: Hiring: Chief Martin asked the board to approve the hiring of 10 new firefighters. In the event of a hiring freeze he would rather hire now rather than waiting for a larger class. Robert Brown Jr. made a motion to approve the hiring of 10 new firefighters. Gregory Weatherspoon seconded the motion. Motion to approve the hiring of 10 new firefighters passed with a unanimous vote. Robert Brown Jr. requested a demographic breakdown within the department. There was further discussion regarding affirmative action and Lansing Fire Department's employee ratio. Chief Martin noted thatfire department has made considerable progress in the last 5 years in the hiring of minorities. Entry level Lansing Fire Fighters are in the same affirmative action grouping as entry level Police Officers. The only affirmative action hires that can be made within the Lansing Fire Department are women. African American and Hispanic hires are not Affirmative Action hires because the 7% plan is already met within the City and the Police Department. Chief Martin has notified the city recruiter to consider laid off Flint Firefighters in the hiring process. So far Personnel has received 15 applications from Flint Firefighters. Chief Martin will distribute a Demographics Chart at the next meeting. Budget:Administrative Assistant, Michael Lewis presented the 2002/2003 Budget to the Board. Michael Lewis discussed an overview of the budget. Finance has asked the Fire Department to show an Operating budget with a 2.6% increase, along with a 0% increase. Most likely we will be operating on a 0% increase over last year. Further discussion followed regarding the Budget. Mike Lewis encouraged the Board to contact with any budget questions. He asked the board to review the budget in the coming weeks and be prepared to vote on it at the January 2002 Fire Board meeting. The Board followed with questions in reference to budget. Chief Martin and Michael Lewis answered questions and explained the budget in more detail. Robert Brown Jr. complimented Michael Lewis on the budget preparation and presentation. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of November 8, 2001 2 L " 'USING BOARD OF FIRE ^OP""USSIONERS .x G. rICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, December 13, 2001 GENERAL ORDER: none ADJOURNMENT: Motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Motion was seconded and voted on. Meeting was adjourned at 6:08 with a unanimous vote. jRe*ectfully Submitted by:, Administrative Secretary /Ll D to Approved by ire Board The next Fire Board Meeting will be January 10, 2002, at Fire Station#1, located at 120 E. Shiawassee St. Commencing at 5:30 p.m. Please contact Patti Frendt at 483-4564 if you have any questions or you cannot attend the meeting. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of November 8, 2001 3 CITY OF L, SI r ' BOARD OF FIRE COI, 'Sr -')NERS Meeting Agenda Thursday December 13, 2001 #1 Fire Station 120 E. Shiawassee 1. Call to Order- Roll Call 2. Request for Commissioners to be excused- 3. Additions to the Agenda: 4. Review/Approval of Minutes: November Minutes 5. Review of Communications: 6. Presentations: none 7. Administrative Comments: a. Sale of old Station #6 b. New South East Fire Station 8. Committee Reports: 9. Old Business: a. b. 10. New Business a. Hiring b. Budget 11. General Order. 12. Adjournment. COMMISSIONERS: Susan Anderson, Chairperson, Carlos Barajas, Vice-Chairperson Ken Balcer, Robert Brown Jr. Debbie De Leon Joseph Marutiak Gregory Weatherspoon SECRETARY. Patti Frendt Please Contact Patti Frendt in the Fire Administration Office at 483-4564 24 Hours in Advance If Special Accommodations Are Needed L,-.14SING BOARD OF FIRE .,Jh..dISSIONERS A °s°rc' OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, November 8, 2001 Wu� The Lansing Fire Board met in regularsession on Thursday, November 8, 2001, at Fire Station#5. Fire Commissioner Susan Anderson called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Susan Anderson, Carlos Barajas, Robert Brown Jr., Ken Balcer, Debbie DeLeon, Joseph Marutiak, COMMISSIONERS EXCUSED: Gregory Weatherspoon COMMISSIONERS ABSENT. OTHERS PRESENT. Fire Chief Greg Martin,Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Willis,Assistant Fire Chief Charles Bouth, Deputy City Attorney Jack Jordan, Administrative Secretary Patti Frendt, ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Motion was made to approve the OCTOBER minutes with the following changes: State Funding Denial The state funding denial received a lot of media attention. The state pays municipalities and townships that have state buildings money for fire protection. It is based on a state formula. The state formula has never been fully funded. Typically Lansing receives around 600,000 dollars per year. This year the legislature wanted to give the fire service more money. Lansing would have received around$150,000 additional. Lansing did not budget for the extra money. The funding denial is not expected to affect the Lansing Fire Department. Chief Martin expects the regular funding of$600,000 to pass. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Station #4 Property Ken Balcer discussed a property available for sale on Miller Rd. The parcel is approximately 1.7 acres to be used for a new fire station. It is located between Aurelius and Pennsylvania. The price is affordable and the location is good. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of November 8, 2001 1 L ' NSING BOARD OF FIRE "OP""'IISSIONERS Gi-FICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, November 8, 2001 Ken Balcer made a motion to allow Chief Martin to proceed with the possible purchase of the Miller Rd. property and to allow the Fire;'DepartmentNto make requestto keep the proceeds of the sale of the,currentstation 44 to a, �_ ,. .__ - _.. be used for the rehabilitation of existing stations and/or to build a new fire station. Discussion followed regarding the purchase of the Miller Rd. property. Motion carried with a unanimous vote to allow Chief Martin to proceed with the possible purchase of the Miller Rd. property, and to allow the Fire Department to request to [ceeptte proceeds pthe sale ofi t e aeurertt 5tatian4 tom ker used=tame reabi;tatio�pfexistgf s atl/ors ild a new fires"tai Joseph Marutiak asked the Chief to explain the purchasing process for the Miller Rd. Parcel. Chief Martin explained the following steps that need to take place before a purchase would be made: • Act 285 Review • Appraisal • Preliminary soil testing • Planning Approval • Committees Approval • Council Approval Motion carried with a unanimous vote to approve the October minutes with changes COMMUNICATIONS: Several thank you letters to the firefighters were received. Paul Tagger-Renaissance Neighborhood Association:Sent a letter concerning the future use of the Union Baptist Church on ML King. Chief Martin, Emil Winnicker, and Ken Balcer met with him and discussed the city's future plans regarding the site. Mr. Tagger will be kept informed on the future use of this property. PRESENTATIONS: None ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS: Suspicious Substance Calls: There was a lengthy discussion concerning the large amount of "suspicious substance" 911 calls to the department. The areas highlighted were: • Cost involved - 150 calls so far for"suspicious substances". Our level of response depends on the 911 call. • Suspicious items are triple bagged and put in a container. • Items are not tested unless the FBI/LPD are involved. • One letter was tested and was negative. • 110 items have been tested so far state wide. • Trent Atkins conducted a mail opening training session with city employees. • Lansing Fire is considering purchasing testing equipment. LFD could perform the testing. The cost is about$10,000. • A.C. Bouth discussed and answered questions relating to LFD procedures. Eastern Peace Week: A.C. Willis played basketball with Eastern High School students. Six LFD and six LPD officers played ball at the Peace Week event. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of November 8, 2001 2 a L" 'USING BOARD OF FIRE "OV4ISSIONERS O, 1_ICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, November 8, 2001 . j Dam Break Exercise: The Emergency Management Division conducted a Dam Break exercise with the Board of Water and Light. The exercise grew into a large city wide event. The exercise went well. Some weak areas were identified in the process. However we are making good progress. More training is to come. ECC Update: ECC is in need of repair. The cost is about$12,000 for a minimal fix. Old Station #6: There is a buyer for the old fire station#6. The sale price is#235,000. The City will maintain and easement for the tower. Questions arose regarding the proceeds of the sale. At this point we are waiting for a resolution from the Mayor's office. County Radio System: We are in the process of moving to a county wide radio system. We will have the ability to communicate with other area departments including police and fire. A contract should be in place by July 2002. Station Alerting System -ZETRON: The system that alerts the crew of calls with tones and lights is in the process of being replaced. The current system was purchased in 1980. The system is old and we are unable to purchase parts for the system. The company that we purchased the system from went out of business shortly after the equipment was purchased. The new system has many features including software that will track and log calls. COMMITTEE REPORTS: OLD BUSINESS: Community Room Use Policy: There was some discussion on the deposit and room capacity. The deposit is a $25.00 refundable fee. The capacity is 25 people. Robert Brown Jr. made a motion to approve the policy and re-evaluate the policy in 1 year. Joseph Marutiak seconded the motion. Motion carried with a unanimous vote to approve the community room use policy and re- evaluate the policy in 1 year. NEW BUSINESS: New South East Station: Chief Martin discussed preliminary plans of building a fire station on Miller Rd. He would like to have the administration, maintenance, and ECC at that location as well. GENERAL ORDER: ADJOURNMENT. Ken Balcer made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion to adjourn was seconded by Joseph Marutiak. The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of November 8, 2001 3 L " NSING BOARD OF FIRE ' OI►""�IISSIONERS y G, i-ICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, November 8, 2001 R ectfu11 Submitted by: Patti Frendt, d nistrative Secrets ,C�em hm 1 on Date Approved by Fire Boar The next Fire Board Meeting will be November 08,2001,at Fire Station#1, located at 120 E.Shiawassee St. Commencing at 5:30 p.m. Please contact Patti Frendt at 483-4564 if you have any questions or you cannot attend the meeting. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of November 8, 2001 4 CITY OF Li_ Z31'""'T BOARD OF FIRE COW -'311 "7NERS Meeting Agenda Thursday November 8. 2001 #5 Fire Station 1821 Todd 1. Call to Order- Roll Call 2. Request for Commissioners to be excused- 3. Additions to the Agenda: 4. Review/Approval of Minutes: October Minutes 5. Review of Communications: Thank You Letters, Paul Tagger 6. Presentations: none 7. Administrative Comments: a. Suspicious substance calls. b. Eastern Peace Week- Hero Hoop Day LPD/LFD C. Dam Break d. ECC Update e. Old Station #6 Sale f. County Radio System g. Station Alerting System 8. Committee Reports: a. b. 9. Old Business: a. Community Room Use Policy b. 10. New Business a. New South East Station b. 11. General Order. 12. Adjournment. COMMISSIONERS: Susan Anderson, Chairperson, Carlos Barajas, Vice-Chairperson Ken Balcer, Robert Brown Jr. Debbie De Leon Joseph Marutiak Gregory Weatherspoon SECRETARY. Patti Frendt Please Contact Patti Frendt in the Fire Administration Office at 483-4564 24 Hours in Advance If Special Accommodations Are Needed CITY OF LAIVSi. 3 BOARD OF FIRE COIv_ .IS HERS Meeting Agenda Thursday November 8, 2001 #5 Fire Station 1821 Todd 1. Call to Order- Roll Call 2. Request for Commissioners to be excused- 3. Additions to the Agenda: 4. Review/Approval of Minutes: October Minutes 5. Review of Communications: Thank You Letters, Paul Tagger 6. Presentations: none 7. Administrative Comments: a. Suspicious substance calls. b. Eastern Peace Week- Hero Hoop Day LPD/LFD C. Dam Break d. ECC Update e. Old Station #6 Sale f. County Radio System g. Station Alerting System 8. Committee Reports: a. b. 9. Old Business: a. Community Room Use Policy b. 10. New Business a. New South East Station b. 11. General Order: 12. Adjournment COMMISSIONERS: Susan Anderson, Chairperson, Carlos Barajas, Vice-Chairperson Ken Balcer, Robert Brown Jr. Debbie De Leon Joseph Marutiak Gregory Weatherspoon SECRETARY. Patti Frendt Please Contact Patti Frendt in the Fire Administration Office at 483-4564 24 Hours in Advance If Special Accommodations Are Needed thati� � � '� �e1�' Shp ' . 111 �t1�'�tC CITY OF I WING BOARD OF FIRE CO. WISSIONERS Meeting Agenda Thursday October 11, 2001 #6 Fire Station 5135 Pleasant Grove Rd. 1. Call to Order- Roll Call 2. Request for Commissioners to be excused- 3. Additions to the Agenda: 4. Review/Approval of Minutes: September Minutes 5. Review of Communications: Thank you letter from Roni Bromley 6. Presentations: none 7. Administrative Comments: a. New Apparatus Purchase b. Emergency Command Center Activation C. Alan Brunacini d. RFP-Architectural Services e. Union - 911 Fund f. Fire Act- Grant g. State Funding Denial 8. Committee Reports: a. Community Room Policy b. Station #4 Property 9. Old Business: a. b. 10. New Business a. Badges ? Cen,, b. 11. General Order. 12. Adjournment. COMMISSIONERS: Susan Anderson, Chairperson, LANSING FIRE DEI 120 E.SHIAWASSE Carlos Barajas, Vice-Chairperson LANSING,MICHIG Ken Balcer, Robert Brown Jr. Debbie De Leon Joseph Marutiak Gregory Weatherspoon SECRETARY: Patti Frendt Please Contact Patti Frendt in the Fire Administration Office at 483-4564 24 Hours in Advance If Special Accommodations Are Needed 1 CITY OF L NSING BOARD OF FIRE CO. WSSIONERS Meeting Agenda Thursday October 11, 2001 #6 Fire Station 5135 Pleasant Grove Rd. 1. Call to Order- Roll Call 2. Request for Commissioners to be excused- 3. Additions to the Agenda: 4. Review/Approval of Minutes: September Minutes 5. Review of Communications: Thank you letter from Roni Bromley 6. Presentations: none 7. Administrative Comments: a. New Apparatus Purchase b. Emergency Command Center Activation C. Alan Brunacini d. RFP -Architectural Services e. Union - 911 Fund f. Fire Act- Grant g. State Funding Denial 8. Committee Reports: a. Community Room Policy b. Station #4 Property 9. Old Business: a. b. 10. New Business a. Badges ? b. 11. General Order. 12. Adjournment. COMMISSIONERS: Susan Anderson, Chairperson, Carlos Barajas, Vice-Chairperson Ken Balcer, Robert Brown Jr. Debbie De Leon Joseph Marutiak Gregory Weatherspoon SECRETARY. Patti Frendt Please Contact Patti Frendt in the Fire Administration Office at 483-4564 24 Hours in Advance If Special Accommodations Are Needed LANSING BOARD OF FIF COMMISSIONERS OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, October 11, 2001 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on Thursday, October 11, 2001, at Fire Station#6. Fire Commissioner Susan Anderson called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Susan Anderson, Carlos Barajas, Robert Brown Jr., Ken Balcer, Joseph Marutiak, COMMISSIONERS EXCUSED: None COMMISSIONERS ABSENT.• Debbie DeLeon, Gregory Weatherspoon OTHERS PRESENT. Fire Chief Greg Martin, Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Willis, Assistant Fire Chief Charles Bouth, Administrative Secretary Patti Frendt, ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Motion was made to approve the September minutes as written. Motion was moved by Ken Balcer,and supported by Robert Brown Jr.. Motion carried with a unanimous vote to approve the September minutes as written. COMMUNICATIONS: Thank you letter from Roni Bromley. PRESENTATIONS: None ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS: New Apparatus Purchase: Two new engines should arrive in approximately 300 days. The company with the low bid was Quality Spartan Motors located in Charlotte, Mi. The two oldest reserve engines will be retired. Emergency Command Center Activation The Emergency Command Center was activated on September 11, 2001 per Mayor Hollister. An assessment was made on the threat to Lansing and the need for heightened security. The ECC will probably be activated again in the near future to allow the people involved a chance to get familiar with the activation procedure. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of October 11, 2001 1 LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OFFICIAL PROCEEDING Thursday, October 11, 2001 s •, Alan Brunacini Seventeen employees from the Lansing Fire Department attended a Functional Boss Behavior seminar. Alan Brunacini was the speaker. He has an excellent customer service/common sense approach to Fire Service. RFP -Architectural Services Chief Martin explained the process of retaining an architect to build a new fire station. If we build the same station again we can use the same architect and save money. Union -911 Fund Local IAFF has been collecting money throughout the community. There is not a final tally of money collected yet, but they have done very well. Fire Act Grant- FEMA Fire Act Grant was denied. This money would have been used for the traffic pre-emption system funding. There is another chance of receiving money from Federal Transportation funds. State Funding Denial- CORRECTIONS November& 20'01 ' The state funding denial received a lot of media attention. The state pays municipalities and townships that have state buildings money for fire protection. It is based on a state formula. The state formula has never been fully funded. Typically Lansing receives around 600,000 dollars per year. This year the legislature wanted to give the fire service more money. Lansing would have received around$150,000 additional. Lansing did not budget for the extra money. The funding denial is not expected to affect the Lansing Fire Department. Chief Martin expects the regular funding of$600,000 to pass. ORIGINAL DRAFT$9WItiLr 1T'20'01 The state funding denial received a lot of media attention. The state pays municipalities and townships that have state buildings money for fire protection. It is based on a state formula. The state formula has never been fully funded. Typically Lansing receives around 600,000 dollars per year. This year the legislature wanted to give the fire service more money. Lansing would have received around$150,000 extra: Lansing did not budget for the extra money. The funding denial is not expected to affect the Lansing Fire Department. Chief Martin expects the regular funding of$600,000 to pass. Radios - Due to the continued problems with the digital Motoral/MSP radio system, Lansing Fire Department will be changing systems. By next spring a bid will go out for an integrated county wide analog radio system. Questions from the Board to Administration: Joseph Marutiak asked Chief Martin if he had received any negative responses because he did not send crews to New York. Chief Martin received several a-mails and complaints from people who wanted to go. Chief Bouth stressed the fact the we follow procedure. We would go if we were asked to by FEMA. One individual did go who was part of a FEMA team. Joe Marutiak commended the decision not to send Lansing Fire Board Minutes of October 11, 2001 2 LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS w OFFICIAL PROCEEDING f Thursday, October 11, 2001 COMMITTEE REPORTS: CORRECTIONS: NOVEMBER""8 2901 Meeting Station #4 Property Ken Balcer discussed a property available for sale on Miller Rd. The parcel is approximately 1.7 acres to be used for a new fire station. It is located between Aurelius and Pennsylvania. The price is affordable and the location is good. Ken Balcer made a motion to allow Chief Martin to proceed with the possible purchase of the Miller Rd. property and to allow the Fire Department to make requestto,retain the proceeds of the sale of the current station#4 to be used for the rehabilitation of existing stations and/or to build a new fire station. Discussion followed regarding the purchase of the Miller Rd. property. Motion carried with a unanimous vote to allow Chief Martin to proceed with the possible purchase of the Miller Rd. property, and to allow the Fire Department to request to keep the proceeds of the sale of the current statioii#4 to be used for the rehabilitation of existing stations and/or to build a new fire station: Joseph Marutiak asked the Chief to explain the purchasing process for the Miller Rd. Parcel. Chief Martin explained the following steps that need to take place before a purchase would be made: • Act 285 Review • Appraisal • Preliminary soil testing • Planning Approval • Committees Approval • Council Approval ORIGINAL DRAFT October 11, 2001: Station#4 Property Ken Balcer discussed a property available for sale on Miller Rd. The parcel is approximately 1.7 acres to be used for a new fire station. It is located between Aurelius and Pennsylvania. The price is affordable and the location is good. Ken Balcer made a motion to allow Chief Martin to proceed with the possible purchase of the Miller Rd. property and to allow the Fire Department to keep the proceeds of the sale of the current station#4 to be used fo, "the rehabilitation of existing stations and/or to build a new fire station. Discussion followed regarding the purchase of the Miller Rd. property. Motion carried with a unanimous vote to allow Chief Martin to proceed with the possible purchase of the Miller Rd. property, and to allow the Fire Department to keep the proceeds of the sale of the current station#4 to be used for the rehabilitation of existing stations and/or to build a new fire station. Joseph Marutiak asked the Chief to explain the purchasing process for the Miller Rd. Parcel. Chief Martin explained the following steps that need to take place before a purchase would be made: • Act 285 Review • Appraisal • Preliminary soil testing • Planning Approval Lansing Fire Board Minutes of October 11, 2001 3 LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS r ` OFFICIAL PROCEEDING, Thursday, October 11, 2001 • Committees Approval • Council Approval Open House: Susan Anderson and Joseph Marutiak attended the Fire Prevention Open House and thought is went very well. OLD BUSINESS: _Citizen Complaint regarding the nitro incident. Chief Bouth attempted to contact the complainant by sending a letter. The letter was returned by the post office with an incorrect address. He also made a phone to the individual and the phone was disconnected. Chief Bouth requested the Fire Board close the complaint. The Fire Board agreed that the complaint should be closed. NEW BUSINESS: Badges-There was a discussion on Fire Commissioner badges. Chief Martin explained that the purpose for the badges are for commissioners to be allowed at a fire scene. At this time the Fire Board will retain their badges. Community Room Use Policy - Chief Martin presented a draft of the Community Room Use Policy. We are in the process of updating all of our Administrative Operating Guidelines. This is a new policy. Chief Martin would like the input of the Fire Board on the policy. The intent of the policy is for the use of a non-profit community group. Chief Martin is concerned that other groups may attempt to use the room. He asked for some input on wording of the policy. Joseph Marutiak suggested including the city's anti-discrimination policy language in the policy. Further discussion followed regarding the wording and language in the policy. The following suggestions were made: • Include City of Lansing Anti-discrimination policy language. • Allow groups to use the room more than once a month. • Allow standing meetings. • Allow use on holidays. • Keys must be picked up during city working hours • Change seeing eye dogs to the proper terminology. GENERAL ORDER: ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Motion to adjourn was moved by Joseph Marutiak and seconded by Ken Balcer. The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of October 11, 2001 4 LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ' OFFICIAL PROCEEDING: Thursday, October 11, 2001 JResectfully Submitted by: Patti Frendt, Administrative Secretary oo Date Approved by Fire Board The next Fire Board Meeting will be November 08, 2001, at Fire Station##5, located at 1821 Todd Ave commencing at 5:30 p.m. Please contact Patti Frendt at 483-4564 if you have any questions or you cannot attend the meeting. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of October 11, 2001 5 CITY OF I LASING BOARD OF FIRE CC WISSIONERS Meeting Agenda . Thursday September 13, 2001 #9 Fire Station 520 Glendale 1. Call to Order- Roll Call 2. Moment of Silence 3. Request for Commissioners to be excused- 4. Additions to the Agenda: 5. Review/Approval of Minutes: July Minutes 6. Review of Communications: Thank you letterfrom East Lansing Fire Department. 7. Presentations: none 8. Administrative Comments: a. Battalion Chief Manual b. Station Projects C. Bids for Engine d. 2000 Annual Report e. The Big One - Attack on America 9. Committee Reports: 10. Old Business: a. b. 10. New Business a. Distribution of Minutes b. Committee Membership/Meetings C. Complaint 11. General Order. 12. Adjournment. COMMISSIONERS: Susan Anderson, Chairperson, Carlos Barajas, Vice-Chairperson Ken Balcer, Robert Brown Jr. Debbie De Leon Joseph Marutiak Gregory Weatherspoon SECRETARY: Patti Frendt Please Contact Patti Frendt in the Fire Administration Office at 483-4564 24 Hours in Advance If Special Accommodations Are Needed LANSING BOARD OF FIF COMMISSIONERS OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, September 13, 2001 m s The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on Thursday, September 13, 2001, at Fire Station#9. Fire Commissioner Susan Anderson called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Susan Anderson, Carlos Barajas, Robert Brown Jr., Debbie DeLeon, Joseph Marutiak, Gregory Weatherspoon COMMISSIONERS EXCUSED: None COMMISSIONERS ABSENT. Ken Balcer OTHERS PRESENT. Fire Chief Greg Martin, Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Willis, Assistant Fire Chief Charles Bouth, Administrative Secretary Patti Frendt, MOMENT OF SILENCE: Susan Anderson observed a moment of silence for those affected by the Terrorist Attack on America. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Motion was made to approve the July minutes as written. Motion was moved by Robert Brown, and supported by Joseph Marutiak. Motion carried with a unanimous vote to approve the July minutes as written. COMMUNICATIONS: Thank you letter from East Lansing Fire Department. PRESENTATIONS: None ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS: Battalion Chief Manual Chief Bouth is in the process of creating a Battalion Chief Manual. The average B.C. is in their position for 13 months prior to retirement. Therefore there is a need to have a procedure manual in place for new Battalion Chiefs. Joseph Marutiak inquired on our training procedures for new B.C.'s. At the present time Chief Bouth Lansing Fire Board Minutes of September 13, 2001 1 LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OFFICIAL PROCEEDING% F s Thursday, September 13, 2001 works with new B.C.'s. Senior Captains are brought in prior to their promotion to"act"as B.C.'s in order to get familiar with the position. Chief Martin discussed Fire Officer II training. Chief Bouth should have a draft B.C. Manual by the next Fire Board meeting. Station Projects Station#4-We have not found a site yet. One option is to tear down and rebuild station#4 on it's current site. Old Station#6 -Stockwell Real Estate is conducting showings on the property. City Council is allowing the Fire Department to keep the proceeds from the sale of Station#6. Further discussion regarding the details of the budget transaction regarding a sale. The Station proceeds will be earmarked for the fire department according to Chief Martin. Bids for Engines Currently 2 bids have been received. There should be a purchase request in 2 weeks. It will then take approximately 300 days to complete the Engine. 2000 Annual Report Distributed to board members. The Terrorist Attack on America Chief Martin discussed at length the attack and his concern for the loss of life. He discussed the activation of the Emergency Command Center. There was further discussion of the local impact on Lansing concerning the disaster. COMMITTEE REPORTS: none OLD BUSINESS: Traffic Light Response System-Susan Anderson requested an update on the Traffic Response System. Chief Martin is still working on securing the funding for the system. NEW BUSINESS: Distribution of Minutes-A decision was made to EMAIL the Minutes draft to Fire Board members prior the following meeting instead of mailing a copy. Committee Meetings/Membership- Meetings Meeting procedure will remain as it is now. Committee meetings will be held on an"as needed"basis. Committee Membership is as follows: Buildings and Equipment: Ken Balcer-Chairperson ,Gregory Weatherspoon ,Carlos Barajas Planning and Finance: Joseph Marutiak-Chairperson, Susan Anderson, Debbie DeLeon Personnel: Robert Brown-Chairperson, Debbie DeLeon, Carlos Barajas Lansing Fire Board Minutes of September 13, 2001 2 LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS SM `' OFFICIAL PROCEEDING% fry Thursday, September 13, 2001 s . Complaint A.C. Bouth discussed a citizen complaint with the Board. Complainant had agreed to meet with A.C. Bouth but did not show up for the scheduled appointment. Susan Anderson suggested that A.C. Bouth send the complainant a follow-up letter. A.C. Bouth agreed. GENERAL ORDER: ADJOURNMENT. Susan Anderson requested a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion to adjourn was moved by Joseph Marutiak. A unanimous vote was taken to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM. Re pectfully Su4 ' d by: Patti Fren t, Ad inistrative Secretary ?)J'- r*4 //, 2 l�l� Date Approved by Fire Board The next Fire Board Meeting will be October 11, 2001, at Fire Station #6, 5135 Pleasant Grove Rd., commencing at 5:30 p.m. Please contact Patti Frendt at 483-4564 if you have any questions or you cannot attend the meeting Lansing Fire Board Minutes of September 13, 2001 3 CITY OF L NSING BOARD OF FIRE CO. hISSIONERS Meeting Agenda Thursday August 9, 2001 #8 Fire Station 815 Marshall St. 1. Call to Order- Roll Call 2. Request for Commissioners to be excused- Robert Brown, Gregory Weatherspoon 3. Additions to the Agenda: 4. Review/Approval of Minutes: July Minute 5. Review of Communications: Thank you letter m ast ansing Fire Department. 6. Presentations: none 7. Administrative Comments: a. Battalion Chief Manual b. Common Ground C. Land for Station # 4 d. Bids for Engine e. BWL exercise f. Play Catch with a Ki ay 8. Committee Reports: 9. / \siness:10. New a. istribution of Minutes b. C mittee Meetings C. Co laint 11. General Orde . 12. Adjournment. COMMISSIONERS: Susan Anderson, Chairperson, Carlos Barajas, Vice-Chairperson Ken Balcer, Robert Brown Jr. Debbie De Leon Joseph Marutiak Gregory Weatherspoon SECRETARY: Patti Frendt Please Contact Patti Frendt in the Fire Administration Office at 483-4564 24 Hours in Advance If Snecial Accommodations Are Needed CITY OF LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS Meeting Agenda Thursday July 12, 2001 #7 Fire Station 629 N. Jenison 1. Call to Order- Roll Call 2, Request for Commissioners to be excused- 3. Additions to the Agenda: 4. Review/Approval of Minutes: June Minutes 5. Review of Communications: 6. Presentations: none 7. Administrative Comments: a. Fire Works b. Common Ground July 17- 22. C. Lugnuts Saturday July 14, 2001 @ 7:05 pm City Suite d. Battle for the Blood- Results - LFD won this year 8. Committee Reports: 9. Old Business: a. b. 10. New Business a. b. 11. General Order: 12. Adjournment. COMMISSIONERS: Joseph Marutiak, Chairperson, Robert Brown Jr., Gregory Weatherspoon Debbie De Leon, Ken Balcer, Susan Anderson and Carlos Barajas SECRETARY.• Patti Frendt Please Contact Patti Frendt in the Fire Administration Office at 483-4564 24 Hours in Advance If Special Accommodations Are Needed LANSING BOARD OF FII COMMISSIONERS 4 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS � Thursday, July 12, 2001 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on Thursday, July 14, 2001, at Fire Station #7. Fire Commissioner Joseph Marutiak called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Joseph Marutiak, Ken Balcer, Carlos Barajas, Susan Anderson, Debbie DeLeon COMMISSIONERS EXCUSED: None COMMISSIONERS ABSENT. Gregory Weatherspoon, Robert Brown OTHERS PRESENT. Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Willis, Assistant Fire Chief Charles Bouth, City Attorney Jack Jordan, Secretary Patti Frendt, ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: Election of Officers Debbie DeLeon made a motion to nominate Susan Anderson for the position of Chairperson. Ken Balcer seconded the motion. Motion carried with a unanimous vote to elect Susan Anderson to the position of Fire Commissioner Chairperson. Debbie DeLeon made a motion to nominate Carlos Barajas for the position of Vice Chairperson. Ken Balcer seconded the Motion. Motion carried with a unanimous vote to elect Carlos Barajas to the position Fire Commissioner Vice-Chairperson. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Debbie DeLeon made a motion to approve the June minutes as written. Ken Balcer seconded the Motion. A vote was taken, motion carried with a unanimous vote to approve the June minutes as written. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of June 12, 2001 1 LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OFFICIAL PROCEEDING . Thursday, July 12, 2001 COMMUNICATIONS: None PRESENTATIONS: None ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS: Fire Works - Complaints for illegal fire work sales were down in Lansing this year. Chief Willis presented the Board with an article on Stajos who was allegedly selling illegal fireworks in Eagle. Common Ground July 17 - 22 Lansing Fire Department involvement in the event will be a lot less compared to last year. Fire Marshal Division will do a final inspection on the event. Lugnuts City Suite Saturday July 14, 2001 @ 7:05 p.m. Chief Willis reminded the board of the upcoming Lugnut game. Battle For The Blood Lansing Fire Department won the Battle for the Blood this year. Chief Bouth thanked everyone who donated blood. LFD is already looking forward to next years challenge with _ the Lansing Police Department. Chief Bouth discussed furtherthe enormous need for blood in a capitol city the size of Lansing. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Building and Finance met to discuss new fire station properties. OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: GENERAL ORDER: a. Fire out west- In response to the fatal fire Susan Anderson brought up the idea of donating equipment to smaller fire departments. Chief Willis discussed this issue. Currently Lansing Fire Department does donate equipment. Equipment has been donated to our sister city in Guadalajara Mexico, and to a Fire Department in Canada. Chief Bouth has been working on donating some of our old equipment such as hoses and nozzles to fire departments in the Upper Penninsula. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of June 12, 2001 2 1 LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OFFICIAL PROCEEDING z Thursday, July 12, 2001 b. Cell phone 911 connection in Lansing - Susan Anderson tried to use her cell phone to dial 911 in Lansing and she could not get a connection. She suggested lobbying for better cell phone connections to 911 in the event of an emergency. Chief Bouth is going to discuss this issue with Chuck Bauer from the Lansing Police Department. ADJOURNMENT: Susan Anderson requested a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion to adjourn was moved by Joseph Marutiak. A vote was taken to adjourn the meeting. All were in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 PM. The next Fire Board Meeting will be August 9, 2001, at Fire Station#8, 815 Marshall St., commencing at 5:30 p.m. Please contact Patti Frendt at 483-4564 if you have any questions or you cannot attend the meeting. spectfully Submitted by: Patti Frendt,Administrative Secretary 5D1QM0'4 z 1 )(0/ D to Approved by Fire Boar Lansing Fire Board Minutes of June 12, 2001 3 LANSING BOARD OF FI► .: COMMISSIONERS � y ,Nsx OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS r Thursday, July 12, 2001 s The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on Thursday, July 14, 2001, at Fire Station #7. Fire Commissioner Joseph Marutiak called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Joseph Marutiak, Ken Balcer, Carlos Barajas, Susan Anderson, Debbie DeLeon COMMISSIONERS EXCUSED: None COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Gregory Weatherspoon, Robert Brown OTHERS PRESENT: Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Willis, Assistant Fire Chief Charles Bouth, City Attorney Jack Jordan, Secretary Patti Frendt, ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: Election of Officers Debbie DeLeon made a motion to nominate Susan Anderson for the position of Chairperson. Ken Balcer seconded the motion. Motion carried with a unanimous vote to elect Susan Anderson to the position of Fire Commissioner Chairperson. Debbie DeLeon made a motion to nominate Carlos Barajas for the position of Vice Chairperson. Ken Balcer seconded the Motion. Motion carried with a unanimous vote to elect Carlos Barajas to the position Fire Commissioner Vice-Chairperson. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Debbie DeLeon made a motion to approve the June minutes as written. Ken Balcer seconded the Motion. A vote was taken, motion carried with a unanimous vote to approve the June minutes as written. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of June 12, 2001 1 LANSING BOARD OF FIPE COMMISSIONERS � s OFFICIAL PROCEEDING., � Thursday, July 12, 2001 COMMUNICATIONS: None PRESENTATIONS: None ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS: Fire Works - Complaints for illegal fire work sales were down in Lansing this year. Chief Willis presented the Board with an article on Stajos who was allegedly selling illegal fireworks in Eagle. Common Ground July 17 - 22 Lansing Fire Department involvement in the event will be a lot less compared to last year. Fire Marshal Division will do a final inspection on the event. Lugnuts City Suite Saturday July 14, 2001 @ 7:05 p.m. Chief Willis reminded the board of the upcoming Lugnut game. Battle For The Blood Lansing Fire Department won the Battle for the Blood this year. Chief Bouth thanked everyone who donated blood. LFD is already looking forward to next years challenge with the Lansing Police Department. Chief Bouth discussed further the enormous need for blood in a capitol city the size of Lansing. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Building and Finance met to discuss new fire station properties. OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: GENERAL ORDER: a. Fire out west- In response to the fatal fire Susan Anderson brought up the idea of donating equipment to smaller fire departments. Chief Willis discussed this issue. Currently Lansing Fire Department does donate equipment. Equipment has been donated to our sister city in Guadalajara Mexico, and to a Fire Department in Canada. Chief Bouth has been working on donating some of our old equipment such as hoses and nozzles to fire departments in the Upper Penninsula. Lansing Fire Board Minutes of June 12, 2001 2 s LANSING BOARD OF FIP17 COMMISSIONERS Q � OFFICIAL PROCEEDING �Y Thursday, July 12, 2001 .F b. Cell phone 911 connection in Lansing - Susan Anderson tried to use her cell phone to dial 911 in Lansing and she could not get a connection. She suggested lobbying for better cell phone connections to 911 in the event of an emergency. Chief Bouth is going to discuss this issue with Chuck Bauer from the Lansing Police Department. ADJOURNMENT: Susan Anderson requested a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion to adjourn was moved by Joseph Marutiak. A vote was taken to adjourn the meeting. All were in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 PM. The next Fire Board Meeting will be August 9, 2001, at Fire Station #8, 815 Marshall St., commencing at 5:30 p.m. Please contact Patti Frendt at 483-4564 if you have any questions or you cannot attend the meeting. Respectfully Submitted by: Patti Frendt,Administrative Secretary Date Approved by Fire Board Lansing Fire Board Minutes of June 12, 2001 3 CITY OF LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS Meeting Agenda Thursday June 14. 2001 #6 Fire Station 5135 Pleasant Grove Rd. 1. Call to Order- Roll Call 2. Request for Commissioners to be excused- 3. Additions to the Agenda: 4. Review/Approval of Minutes:April Minutes 5. Review of Communications: 6. Presentations: none 7. Administrative Comments: a. Auto Insurance Fire Loss Program, State Fire Marshall Division b. Michigan Fatal Fire Statistics - Year 2000 C. Common Ground July 17- 22. d. Lugnuts Saturday July 14, 2001 @ 7:05 pm City Suite e. Battle for the Blood- June 25-July 7 f. Station #6 Grand Opening - Tuesday, June 19, 5-7 pm 8. Committee Reports: 9. Old Business: a. b. 10. New Business a. b. 11. General Order. 12. Adjournment. COMMISSIONERS: Joseph Marutiak, Chairperson, Robert Brown Jr., Gregory Weatherspoon Debbie De Leon, Ken Balcer, Susan Anderson and Carlos Barajas SECRETARY. Patti Frendt Please Contact Patti Frendt in the Fire Administration Office at 483-4564 24 Hours in Advance If Special Accomodations Are Needed LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, June 14, 2001 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on Thursday, June 14, 2001, at Fire Station #6. Fire Commissioner Joseph Marutiak called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. . COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Joseph Marutiak, Ken Balcer, Robert Brown, Jr., Carlos Barajas, Susan Anderson, Debbie DeLeon, COMMISSIONERS EXCUSED: None COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Gregory Weatherspoon OTHERS PRESENT: Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Willis, Assistant Fire Chief Charles Bouth, City Attorney Jack Jordan, Secretary Patti Frendt, and Secretary Ratana Hayes ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: A motion was made to approve the April minutes as written. The Motion was seconded. A vote was taken, motion carried with a unanimous vote to approve the April minutes as written. COMMUNICATIONS: None PRESENTATIONS: None Lansing Fire Board Minutes of June 14, 2001 1 t LANSING BOARD OF F, tE COMMISSIONERS OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, June 14, 2001 ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS: Auto Insurance Fire Loss Program, State Fire Marshall Division Chief Willis discussed an article relating to Act 413 which is intended to help reduce the risk of automobile arsons in the State of Michigan. The act applies to certain jurisdictions, based on population. Michigan Fatal Fire Statistics - Year 2000 Chief Willis distributed the statistics for the year 2000. Common Ground July 17 - 22 Lansing Fire Department involvement in the event will be a lot less compared to last year. Fire Marshal Division will do a final inspection on the event. Lugnuts City Suite Saturday July 14, 2001 @ 7:05 p.m. The Fire Board is invited to attend the game at the City Suite. Please RSVP to Patti by July 7, 2001. Battle For The Blood Chief Bouth discussed the event which will be held June 25 - July 7. During the summer the blood supplies are down. All are encouraged to participate. Station 6 Grand Opening The Grand Opening will be held Tuesday, June 19, 2001 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. There will be an Honor Guard, Speakers will be Mayor Hollister, Chief Martin,Joseph Marutiak, Reverend Schalkhauser . There will also be refreshments, station tours and free blood pressure checks. COMMITTEE REPORTS: None OLD BUSINESS: None Lansing Fire Board Minutes ofJune 14, 2001 2 } LANSING BOARD OF Fl iF COMMISSIONERS OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Thursday, June 14, 2001 NEW BUSINESS: a. Election of officers will be coming up. GENERAL ORDER: a. Carlos Barajas wanted to thank the crew at Lansing Fire that responded to a fire in his neighborhood. Box 23 was also there. b. Debbie DeLeon thanked the Lansing Fire responding to her home on a possible fire. C. Debbie DeLeon thanked Lansing Fire for sending a Rig to the Native American Health Fair. d. Chief Bouth discussed the two recent spills in the Grand River. One was determined to be caused from a jack hammer on the 496 project. The other spill has not been identified and is still under investigation. It probably came out of a drain and may have been sitting in the drain for a long period of time. It is under investigation by the DNR. ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Motion was supported. All were in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 PM. The next Fire Board Meeting will be July 12, 2001, at Fire Station V, 629 N.Jenison, commencing at 5:30 p.m. Please contact Patti Frendt at 483-4564 if you have any questions or you cannot attend the meeting. Respectfully Submitted by: Patti Frendt, Administrative Secretary � /), �?00 Da Approv d by Fire Board Lansing Fire Board Minutes of June 14, 2001 3