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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 Board of Fire Commissioners Minutes - All City of Lansing Board of Fire Commissionersla 120 E. Shiawassee Street �I Lansing MI 48933 (517) 483-4200 Virg Bernero,Mayor Fax 517 !*hc4 Tom Cochran.Fire Chief ( ) 483-4488 www.Iansinafire com LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS 2010 REGULAR MEETINGS DATE TIME LOCATION ADDRESS January 13 6:00 P.M. Station 2 2114 N. Grand River Ave. February 10 6:00 P.M. Station 3 639 W. Hillsdale March 10 6:00 P.M. Station 4 1435 E. Miller Rd. April 14 6:00 P.M. Station 5 1821 Todd Ave. May 12 6:00 P.M._.. . ... .. - Station 6 5135 Pleasant Grove Rd June 9 6:00 P.M. Station 7 629 N. Jenison July 14 6:00 P.M. Station 8 815 Marshall St. August 11 6:00 P.M. Station 9 520 Glendale St. September 8 6:00 P.M. LFD Maintenance 3708 Pleasant Grove Rd. October 13 6:00 P.M. LFD Training 3015 Alpha St November 10 6:00 P.M. EOC 815 Marshall St. December 8 6:00 P.M. Station 1 120 E. Shiawassee Please contact Patti Starnes in Lansing Fire Administration at 517-483-4564 or pstarnes(c>)lansingmi gov for more information. City of Lansing Board of Fire Commissioners 120 E. Shiawassee Street Lansing MI 48933 (517)483-4200 Q Fax(517)483-4488 Fj�E DE4� www.lansinqfire.com Bernero,Mayor ww.lansingfire.com Tom Cochran,Fire Chief OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS REGULAR FIRE BOARD MEETING December 8, 2010 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on December 8th, 2010, at 5931 Joshua St., Lansing MI . Fire Commissioner Chairperson Helen Keeney called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Commissioners Present Helen Keeney, Robert Brown Jr., Frank Ferro, Robert Hudson, Yvonne Young McConnell, Alicia Perez Banuet, Jody Washington, Louis Vinson Commissioners Excused none Others Present Fire Chief Tom Cochran, Board Secretary Patti Starnes, Dave Keeney Additions to the Agenda None Approval of Minutes A motion was made by Commissioner Brown and supported by Commissioner Young- McConnell to accept the November minutes as written. Motion carried with a unanimous vote. Communications 2011 Fire Board Schedule Presentations None Administrative Comments — Fire Chief Tom Cochran • The department is working on the year end numbers for the Annual Report. • Critical needs requests have been submitted to hire Firefighters but the Chief hasn't heard anything yet on the hiring. 1 • Interviews have taken place for the Secretary 26 position. Just waiting on a decision from the City of Lansing Human Resource Department. • TRIADS annual "no seniors without Christmas" basket filling event will take place on December 15t" starting at 8 a.m. at fire station #8 located at 815 Marshall St. The baskets will be assembled by volunteers from local police and fire agencies along with the Tri County Office on Aging and LFD. They will be delivered to area residents by police and fire agencies. The event includes the tri county area. • The Lansing Fire Department Administration office will remain open on December 27, 28 and 29. • We expect to take delivery of the new Urban Search and Rescue truck/trailer next week. It should be in service by the end of January. The vehicle will display the metro area logos. It will be a great piece of equipment for the region. There is no CDL requirement for the firefighters to drive it. However they will go through driver training. Commissioner Vinson asked for an update on the budget. Chief Cochran reported that he has not received any real numbers yet. But as the process begins he would like the Fire Board involved in the budget work sessions. He is hoping to get more information by January. Committee Reports None Old Business None New Business Box 23 Club is hosting a memorial this Saturday at 5:20 a.m. at the Kerns fire memorial on the corner of Grand Ave. and Michigan Ave. There will be a moment of silence to remember Box 23 members Frank Goodell and Denise Acker who passed away this year. General Order: The board discussed the Lansing Board of Fire Commissioners Annual Report to the Mayor. Adjournment A motion was made by Commissioner Vinson and supported by Commissioner Hudson to adjourn the meeting. A unanimous vote was taken. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Minutes Submitted by: on January 19, 2011. Patti Starnes APPROVED January 19, 2011 2 S �i City of Lansing yp,NSZIV Board of Fire Commissioners l 120 E. Shiawassee Street Lansing MI 48933 (517)483-4200 Fax(517)483-4488 RX IDD www.lansingfire.com Virg Bernero,Mayor Tom Cochran,Fire Chief OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS REGULAR FIRE BOARD MEETING November 10, 2010 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on November 10, 2010, at the Lansing Fire Department Emergency Operations Center located at 815 Marshal St. Fire Commissioner Chairperson Helen Keeney called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Commissioners Present Helen Keeney, Robert Brown Jr., Frank Ferro, Robert Hudson, Yvonne Young McConnell, Alicia Perez Banuet (arrived at 6:35 p.m.) r-, Commissioners Excused Jody Washington - Louis Vinson III iJ Others Present r Fire Chief Tom Cochran, Patti Starnes, Captain R. Faust, Engineer T. Garver, Engineer D. Komm, Firefighter R. Colavincenzo, Engineer S. Mazurek, Acting Lieutenant M. Blake Introductions took place between the Station 8 crew and the Commissioners. Additions to the Agenda None Approval of Minutes A motion was made by Commissioner Ferro and supported by Commissioner Young- McConnell to accept the October minutes as written. Motion carried with a unanimous vote. 1 Communications Chief Cochran reported that he received a thank you card from Frank Goodell's family. The City Council did a tribute for him. Chief Cochran received a check for $200 from Frank's family that will be donated to the Honor Guard. The Union has a union has a line item account for the honor guard. Presentations None Administrative Comments — Fire Chief Tom Cochran AOG 209.1 Receiving-Delivery of Subpoenas - will go into effect on December 15cn The changes were made that the Fire Board suggested. Chief Cochran is tightening up the subpoena process. Subpoenas will be faxed to LFD Administration and Dave Doerr will be in charge of distribution. We will also have representation from the City Attorneys office for subpoenas and depositions. Chief Szymanksi from LPD agreed that it was a good plan. Chief Cochran answered questions regarding the AOG. AOG regarding Social Media —The Fire Board and the City Attorneys have received a draft copy for their review. Chief Cochran would like it out by the 1 st of the year. The City of Lansing may implement it city wide. Discussion followed. Chief Cochran asked the board members to review the AOG and send in their input. Silver Bells is coming up this Friday. There will be a Disney magic show on the State Capitol grounds. Last year and estimated 130,000 people attended. This year the attendance could push 200,000 depending on the weather. Silver Bells has become the premier event of mid Michigan. Consolidation Update —Chief Cochran has a meeting this Friday regarding consolidation. They are looking at the possibility of having a study done. We need to look at this in a serious manner. If anything changes Chief Cochran will make the board aware of it. Commissioner Hudson questioned the costs, time and money spent on studies. Sometimes they are a waste of time. Are you spending a lot of money on the study and is the group paying for it? Chief Cochran reported that they do not have a cost yet but 5 departments may be participating in it. Discussion followed regarding the consolidation history and progress. Chief Cochran reported they will look at the past consolidation attempts for a base. Commissioner Hudson reported that it is sometimes easier to get an agreement between 2 parties....then add others later. Chief Cochran is looking at it and is in talks with a few departments. They are also discussing sharing services and making purchases together. The next step would be operational. Chief Cochran appreciates all the comments and input from the board. TRIAD's "No Senior without Christmas", headed up by "Traci Ruiz from LPD will take place in December. The group assembles and delivers Christmas baskets to seniors in the Lansing area. Patti Starnes will send out the information to the Board. They may need help filling baskets. 2 Detox Recovery Center located at 810 W. Saginaw is up and running. There is some concern from TCEMCA (Tri County Emergency Medical Control Authority) regarding the liability of not transporting individuals to the local hospitals for evaluations. So for now LFD will continue to transport individuals to the hospitals. The hospital staff will evaluate them. If need be they will be transported by Yellow Cab to the center. The repeat patients are a huge impact on the system and the idea is to get them help for their addiction. Chief Cochran believes it will be a positive program as we go along. Frank asked why the hospital has to evaluate and not LFD. They are in discussion with the hospitals but there are some liability issues with it. Eventually it will save us money and be a positive thing for the community. Hiring — Chief Cochran has submitted a request to hire 10-12 Firefighters. We lost a few more people to retirement than we anticipated. There are also about 15 people on long term sick leave which includes duty/non-duty injury. Four out of the group are in the process of applying for duty disability. Bob Brown asked about the plans to hire an Assistant Chief. Discussion followed. Chairperson Keeney offered the board's assistance in any way they can help out. Chief Cochran appreciated the offer. He may ask them to sit on the hiring panel at some point. He is hoping to hire some time this winter or early spring. Chief Cochran commented that the Mayor has done a great job during these tough times keeping the rainy day fund intact. Discussion followed regarding budget issues. Chief Cochran reported that Michelle Greko transferred from the City Clerks office to LFD's open 26 position. The position remained full time. Currently there is a part time Teamster 26 and part time Teamster 27 position open. The interview process will begin soon. Commissioner Young-McConnell asked for a timeline on the AOG review. Chief Cochran asked for response back on the AOG's before the December 8th meeting. Helen asked when the budget process will start. Chief Cochran would like to start the 1st of the year. He is waiting for year end numbers from the Division Heads. The LFD Annual Report is due out by February. Chief Cochran asked the board to put a page in the annual report. Commissioner Brown reported that there is a requirement for the board's year end report by the end of the year. Committee Reports None Old Business None 3 New Business None General Order: None Adiournment A motion was made by Commissioner Brown and supported by Commissioner Ferro to adjourn the meeting. A unanimous vote was taken. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Minutes Submitted by: on December 8, 2010. Patti Starnes APPROVED December 8, 2010 4 sr, City of Lansing ySXN� Board of Fire Commissioners 120 E. Shiawassee Street l Lansing MI 48933 r j (517)483-4200 �,T I G Fax(517)483-4488 www.lansingfire.com Virg Bernero,Mayor Tom Cochran,Fire Chief OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS REGULAR FIRE BOARD MEETING October 13, 2010 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on October 13, 2010, at the Fire Training Tower located at 3015 Alpha St. Fire Commissioner Chairperson Helen Keeney called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Commissioners Present Helen Keeney, Louis Vinson III, Robert Brown Jr., Frank Ferro, Robert Hudson,,Jody Washington (arrived at 6:10 p.m.), Yvonne Young McConnell Commissioners Excused Alicia Perez-Banuet - Others Present: Fire Chief Tom Cochran, Patti Starnes, Training Chief Dan Oberst Additions to the Agenda none Approval of Minutes: A motion was made by Commissioner Brown and supported by Commissioner Vinson to accept the September minutes as written. Motion carried with a unanimous vote. Communications: • Thank you letter to LFD from Greg Martin for assisting with his wife, Holly Martin's funeral arrangements. • Thank you letter to the Fire Board from the Matthews family for the donation to the Maxwell Matthew Foundation in memory of Holly Martin. Vice-Chair Vinson thanked the commissioners for donating $150. He commented that the family was very appreciative of the donation. • Thank you letter to LFD from Lowes for LFD's participation in their annual Safety Saturday event. 1 Presentations: Chief Cochran presented the board members with pink LFD t-shirts. The department is supporting wear pink for October cancer month. The entire Lansing Fire Department is wearing pink LFD t-shirts for the month of October on Thursday's and Friday's. Helen reported that she wears hers on Thursday's and Friday's wherever she goes and a lot of people ask about it. Chief Cochran reported that this is a very positive event for LFD...so far we have sold over 300 t-shirts, with the proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen foundation. Administrative Comments — Chief Tom Cochran: • This year's Open House held on October 2 was very successful. Thanks to everyone who attended and helped support the annual event. Approximately 300 people attended. Chief Cochran thanked Inspector Roberta Fockler and the Fire Prevention division, along with everyone else who helped out. • The Box 23 club annual fall dinner was held last Tuesday. Three members were honored as lifetime members: Dean Brodberg, Al Chapman and Frank Goodell. • Box 23 member Frank passed away last Saturday. He was a member of the Box 23 club for 56 years. Frank Goodell had requested that Chief Cochran officiate the funeral and he was very honored to do so. It was a very nice celebration of his life. Frank was an amazing person and no one knew more about Lansing than Frank. He will be greatly missed by the Lansing Fire Department. Frank's father was a founding member of the Box 23 club. • Miss Capital City photo shoot was last Sunday. We have participated the last few years. The contestants use a fire truck for a photo shoot. • We will once again (3rd year in a row) be participating in the MSU homecoming parade. The MSU women's basketball team will be riding on the fire truck. • Mobile Food pantry is this Saturday. At Temple Faith on Holmes. • Chief Cochran reported that we are getting some new innovative equipment out on the street to provide even better service to the citizens. o Capnography— working through training with our new monitors to measure CO levels in the blood of a patient. It let's the medics know if they have correct placement for intubation. Will also be useful to measure the CO levels in firefighters at a fire scene. o Fast Access 10 Access (EZIO Access) which is an I.V. intervention capability to be used in certain situations. It is actually a gun that shoots a needle into a shin and allows the best IV access during trauma, heart attacks, and for young children etc. 2 o Dan Oberst commented that there was a lack of supply due to the Afghan war. But we received our 1 st shipment last week and will pushing the equipment out shortly. o Cpaps — Which are used for sleep apnea will be used in the field for congestive heart failure patients. Allows for a constant flow of oxygen. We are hoping to get that equipment on the medic units as well. o Commissioner Brown asked where the funds are coming from to purchase the equipment. Chief Cochran reported that we have $37,000 in an EMS donation account from an elderly woman who donated the funds upon her death. • Silver Bells is coming up on November 19th, the Friday before Thanksgiving. We are very involved the event. Chief Atkins from Emergency Management will have the LFD command center set up. The department will be very involved in it. Silver Bells is a great event for the city. • Chief Cochran introduced Dan Oberst— LFD Chief of Training and asked Dan to give an update on the Training Division: Training Chief Dan Oberst welcomed the commissioners to the Training division and gave an update of the division. It's been an interesting time in light of the financial climate and the lack of staff in the Training division. But, this past spring we were able fill 2 of the 3 Captain positions. One was lost as a concession during the last contract negotiations. Monique Drury and Mike Mulder are Captains in the division. They have a lot of experience and energy and are doing a great job. They are working on their credentials. Denise Acker is greatly missed. They have a temporary person filling in. The Training division is emerging with a great Training team. Dan gave an update on the training facility changes through the years. We are getting ready to do the annual confined space training. Will start training on it next week. Chief Cochran also commented on the Training division. We are getting a new tech rescue vehicle and we are getting people trained on tractor trailer driving. Chief Cochran has known Dan since he was a young man. He is very passionate about what he does and brings a great sensibility to the job. Chief Cochran believes Dan will bring the Training division to a whole new level. Helen Keeney commented that if the commissioners ever have a chance to watch the testing that firefighters go through during hiring and then the training after they are hired. It is definitely worth it. Helen Keeney asked when we will be hiring. Chief Cochran reported that he has met with Jerry Ambrose and they hope to hire 12 people. United Way Campaign kicked off— The union has taken a real lead in it this year. They are tying in the presentations at our training classes. United Way is a good organization because the donations stay local and there is low overhead. You can also donate to the programs of your choice. 3 Chief Cochran talked about the great job Dan has done getting the Training center cleaned up and organized. He is really tightening things up and taking care of business. Chief Cochran reported that he is working on a new AOG (Administrative Operating Guideline) for subpoenas. Patti will send the new AOG to the board members for your review. LFD also operates with SOG's (Standard Operating Guidelines). He wants to tighten up some of our procedures. He will also be working on the counseling and discipline, subpoena and a sick leave affidavit AOG. Chief Cochran is working closely with the union on the AOG's/SOG's. He really believes in working collaboratively with the union. Please give Chief Cochran your thoughts and input on the Subpoena AOG. Committee Reports: None Old Business None New Business December meeting - Chairperson Keeney asked to move the December 8th meeting to Chairperson Keeney's home at 5931 Joshua St. for dinner and a meeting. No objections were noted. The December 8th meeting will be changed to 5931 Joshua St. at 6:00 p.m. Meeting change notices will be posted. General Order: Commissioner Brown reported that he was glad that Chief Cochran convinced City Administration on the Training positions. Chief Cochran gave an update on the regionalization discussion. They may have another study done. Adjournment A motion was made by Commissioner Brown and supported by Commissioner Vinson to adjourn the meeting. A unanimous vote was taken. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.M. Minutes Submitted by: on November 10th, 2010. Patti Starnes APPROVED November 10, 2010 4 City of Lansing yp,NNSZ V # Board of Fire Commissioners 120 E. Shiawassee Street J Lansing MI 48933 i (517)483-4200 Fl �f1�I C G Fax(517)483-4488 8E DE4 Virg Bernero,Mayor www.lansingfire.com Tom Cochran,Fire Chief United States iCensus 2010 ITS I I OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS REGULAR FIRE BOARD MEETING September 8th, 2010 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on September 8th, 2010, at Lansing Fire Department Maintenance and Alarm Division located at 3708 Pleasant Grove Rd., Lansing, MI. Fire Commissioner Young-McConnell called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Commissioners Present: Robert Brown Jr. Alicia Perez Banuet Robert Hudson ' Jody Washington c Yvonne Young McConnell Louis Vinson III arrived at 6:09 p.m. = 'F Commissioners Excused: Frank Ferro Helen Keeney Others Present: Fire Chief Tom Cochran Board Secretary Patti Starnes Chief of Maintenance Bill Oberst - Chief Cochran introduced Chief of Maintenance, Bill Oberst to the Board. Chief Cochran noted that Bill Oberst does a phenomenal job. Since Assistant Chief James retired he really depends on Bill. He is truly an asset the Lansing Fire Department. Agenda: Commissioner Young-McConnell asked for additions to the agenda. No additions were given. A motion was made by Commissioner Brown and supported by Commissioner Hudson to accept the agenda as written. 1 Minutes: Commissioner Young-McConnell asked if there were any corrections to the August Minutes. No corrections were noted. A motion was made by Commissioner Brown and supported by Commissioner Washington to accept the August minutes as written. A unanimous vote was taken to approve the August minutes as written Communications: • Thank you from Morey Acker — Chief Cochran reported that he and his family was very appreciative of the support from LFD during Denise's illness and passing. • Holly Martin memorial service announcement — Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 10th at 10 a.m. at South Lansing Christian Church • John Dyer memorial ride flyer — This years ride/fundraiser will be held on Saturday, September 11 th. They hope to reach their goal for the endowment fund in John Dyers name. John Dyer was a Battalion Chief with the Lansing Fire Department. • 911 Memorial announcement — The memorial will be held on Saturday September 11th at 9:00 a.m. at Wentworth park in Lansing. Lieutenant Mike Hamel from the Lansing Fire Department organizes the parade every year and does a great job. Chief Cochran reported that Parade magazine names Lansing's memorial service as one of the top 10 in the country. • LFD Open House announcement - The annual Fire Prevention Open House will be held on Saturday, October 2"6 from 10a.m — 2p.m. Presentations: Chief Cochran presented the 911 Cardiac Study to the Board and reported that the Lansing Fire Department is ahead nationally with our outcomes. Administrative Comments — Chief Cochran • Budget— doing pretty well so far. We came in under budget by a small amount. Our over time account came in under budget which is very pleasing. • Promotions —All promotions have been approved. • Still waiting for the approval to post Dave Doerr's previous position in the Maintenance Alarm Division. He is very optimistic that the position will be approved to be posted. • Contract worker Natallie Simpson has been hired to fill Denise Ackers position until the position is posted and filled. Chief Cochran will be submitting a request to post and fill the position. • We are approved to hire 2 part time secretaries to replace retired Rosa Rosas and Ratana Hayes. Chief Cochran is working through the process. He hopes to have the positions.filled within 1 month. • A brochure was distributed for the Red Cross NASCAR blood drive. It is the largest single day donation they have historically. LFD is setting up a display at the event at MIS. • This Saturday is the Ingham Regional Medical Center Hero Gala featuring Lee Greenwood at the Lansing Country Club. Chief Cochran sits on the committee 2 and they will be selecting 3 individuals from area Police, Fire and EMS. The winning department will receive $2500 for equipment. • Deluxe Inn — Demo and training will be tomorrow and Friday. We will be able to utilize this structure for some really good training. Training will start at 8:30 am. Media will be there on Thursday. • Chief Cochran is attending capnography class tomorrow. It will be a very positive training piece for our monitors. • We recently donated 8 of our older PIC 50 cardiac monitors to Lansing Mason Ambulance. They started a new paramedic program on Kerns Rd. It will be a great facility for them. In return for the donations LFD will get 3 free tuitions for three students to attend paramedic school. Thanks to Bill Oberst for putting it all together. Chief Cochran also thanked the Mayor and the City Attorney. Bill Oberst reported that Lansing Mason Ambulance has an excellent paramedic training program. Committee Reports: - none Old Business: History of the Fire Board - Commissioner Hudson volunteered to work on the project. New Business: none General Order: Commissioner Vinson reported that there was a fire in his neighborhood on Hillsdale. Lansing Fire Department got their quickly and put the fire out. They did a great job. The neighborhood was very appreciative of the response. Chief Cochran reported that it was very windy and it was great that they got the fire out so fast. Detroit just had 84 fires yesterday due to the high winds. Positive comments were made regarding the Labor Day Union article featuring Bryan Epling. Adjournment A motion was made by Commissioner Brown and supported by Commissioner Vinson to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m. Minutes Submitted by: '4'-'*� on October 13t", 2010. Patti Starnes APPROVED October 13, 2010 3 City of Lansing Board of Fire Commissioners 120 E. Shiawassee Street Lansing MI 48933 `fir j (517)483-4200 �j$E DEQ C fi z Cs ` Fax(517)483-4488 Virg Bernero,Mayor www.lansin firq e.com Tom Cochran,Fire Chief UhitedStates Census 2010 ITS IN OUR HANDS OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE'LANSING'BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS REGULAR FIRE BOARD MEETING August 11 the 2010 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on August 11", 2010, at Fire Station #49 located at 520 Glendale St., Lansing, MI. Fire Commissioner Chairperson Helen Keeney called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Commissioners Present: - Helen Keeney Robert Hudson Jody Washington Yvonne Young McConnell - :- Louis Vinson III Frank Ferro ` Commissioners Excused: - Robert Brown Jr. Alicia Perez-Banuet Others Present: Fire Chief Tom Cochran Board Secretary Patti Starnes Station 9 Crew Agenda: Chairperson Keeney asked for additions to the agenda. No additions were given. Minutes: Chairperson Keeney asked if there were any corrections to the June minutes. Commissioner Ferro noted a correction to the minutes under Commissioners Present — remove Frank Ferro's name. Commissioner McConnell moved to accept the minutes as written with the correction to remove Frank Ferro from Commissioners Present. Motion was seconded by Frank Ferro. A unanimous vote was taken to approve the motion to accept the minutes with corrections. Motion passed. 1 Communications: • Nixie email message re: Deluxe Inn Training session. If you haven't had an opportunity to see the building with the graffiti artwork, it is truly amazing. On the 19" and 201h the demolition company will work with us during their demolition so we can go in and simulate collapsed space with our Tech Rescue team and we have invited our metro partners to participate in the training. The media has been notified. The fire board members will be notified of the time...probably 9 a.m. Questions? Helen asked about parking. Chief said you may have to park down the road and walk down. He is not sure how it will all lay out with the demolition/construction company equipment in the parking lot. We have been working with the Ingham County Land Bank and Eric Shirtzing has allowed us utilize the houses that have been red tagged and set for demolition. We have done a lot of training on them and it has been a great opportunity for us. • The LFD College Open House is taking place this week at Lansing Fire Station #41. Amy Keel from the LCC University Center is heading it up along with Monique Drury from LFD. She has done an excellent job putting the program together. Chief Cochran has made the attendance to the open house mandatory. He wants everyone to have an opportunity to talk about their education plans. • Approved to hire part time 2 Secretary 26 Teamster positions. They have been posted. Discussed the furlough day make up of the Teamsters. The posting is listed on the city website under the jobs listing. The have also been approved to hire a contract worker for Denise Acker's position while she is on medical leave. Chief Cochran commended Patti Starnes for doing a phenomenal job dealing with the staffing issues. The postings run through August 24th. So far 48 people have responded to the posting. • Discussed the Be Bold Feel Beautiful cancer patient campaign. Terri Shaver, wife of Tom Shaver (retired LFD) is heading up the project along with other agencies. Cancer patients can get a makeover and have photographs taken. Terri Shaver is taking the photographs and LFD's Denise Acker was the Vt to participate and be showcased. Denise also had her picture in the paper. Presentations: None Administrative Comments — Chief Cochran Admin comments department update • Update on Denise Acker. Denise continues to battle cancer and she has asked for visitors and phone calls. Denise is at home and Hospice is involved. Denise has an amazing spirit and a great attitude. Please stop by to see her if you get an opportunity. • Mobile Food Pantry will be held on Saturday, August 21 st from 9-11 a.m. or until the food is gone at the Tabernacle of David on W. Holmes Rd. If you are interested in volunteering contact Dr. Joan Jackson set it up. 2 • Discussed the detox center at 810 W Saginaw. Chief Cochran is on the committee along with Dr. Joan Jackson. The center will have 24 hour care for alcoholics etc. who do not need hospital care but need to be off the street. There is also a similar program in Mason. The facility will have 11 or 12 beds. It is a voluntary detox center. We are hoping that it will help with our call volume to the Volunteers of America. Commissioner McConnell asked if LFD would be transporting people to the center. Chief Cochran reported that we may have some involvement with transport but we are working with the VOA and a local taxi company for transportation. • Promotions have been approved. Working on a critical needs request for the Maintenance position to replace promoted Dave Doerr and an Engineer position to replace promoted Mike Mulder. • Hiring update given — more people retired than anticipated. Fifteen people plus are currently on long term sick leave. We really need to hire. Chief Cochran will be talking to the Mayors Chief of Staff soon. Our Overtime is up due to retirement and sick leave. So we really need to hire. • Chief Cochran is pleased to report that the department came in under budget for FY2010. Committee Reports: - none Old Business: • Chief Cochran discussed the History of the Fire Board that was requested at the June meeting. Commissioner Hudson suggested speaking to Jim McLain for information. New Business: • 911 Memorial at Wentworth park will be held on Saturday, September 11 th at 9:00 a.m. Mike Hamel from LFD is heading up the event again this year. Please attend if you are able to. • Commissioner Keeney spoke about Dennis Kent the bagpiper who volunteered for memorial service at Mt. Hope cemetery. He was honored to play for LFD and said that anytime you need a piper please ask. Chief Cochran will send him a thank you letter. • Common Ground was a great success this year. Chief Cochran is grateful for the leadership of Emergency Management Chief Trent Akins and all the people involved in the event. Attendance numbers were down a little but that is true across the country. • Kiplinger magazine selected Lansing, MI as one of the top 10 places for young people to live. That is something to very proud of. Commissioner Washington reported that the young professionals in the area are amazing. They have so many good things going on. 3 • Vote for Chair and Vice Chairperson o Commissioner Keeney opened the floor for nominations. Commissioner Young-McConnell made a motion for current Chairperson Keeney and Vice-Chairperson Vinson to remain as Chair and Vice-Chairperson for another term. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hudson. Motion carried with a unanimous vote for Helen Keeney to remain as Chairperson and Louis Vinson III to remain as Vice-Chairperson for another term. General Order: • Chief Cochran reported on the National Night out last night. LFD crews had a great showing at the various neighborhood events throughout the City of Lansing. Thanks to Lansing Police Department and Police Chief Szymanski. We had over 20 requests for participation. There was a tremendous response. • Fire Prevention Open House is October 2"6, 2010 from 10 a.m. — 2:00 p.m. at fire station #8 located at 815 Marshal St. Commissioner Keeney asked the board members to attend and reported that it is a great event for the Lansing Fire Department. Please encourage your friends and neighbors to attend. • Frank Ferro asked about the talking points for the neighborhood meetings. Chief Cochran will email them to the board. • A motion was made by Vice-Chairperson Vinson and supported by Commissioner Hudson to adjourn the meeting. A unanimous vote was taken to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Minutes Submitted by: on September 8th, 2010. Patti Starnes APPROVED SEPTEMBER 8T", 2010. 4 S City of Lansing ti�%SING f Board of Fire Commissioners I 120 E. Shiawassee Street Lansing MI 48933 (517)483-4200 P. '', Fax(517)483-4488 �E DE4 Virg Bernero,Mayor www.lansingfire.com Tom Cochran,Fire Chief United States Census 2010 ITS IN OUR HANDS OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS REGULAR FIRE BOARD MEETING June 9th, 2010 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on June 9th, 2010, at Fire Station #47 located at 629 N. Jenison, Lansing, Mi. Fire Commissioner Chairperson Helen Keeney called the meeting to order at 6:11 p.m. - Commissioners Present: Helen Keeney Robert Hudson Jody Washington Yvonne Young McConnell Alicia Perez-Banuet Robert Brown Jr. Commissioners Excused: Louis Vinson III Frank Ferro Chairperson Keeney asked for additions to the agenda and Commissioner Hudson responded and added Historical Center Project under General Order. A motion was made by Commissioner Brown and supported by Commissioner Washington to approve the May minutes as written. A unanimous vote was taken to approve the motion to accept the minutes as written. Motion passed. Communications: None Presentations: None 1 Administrative Comments — Chief Cochran Station 1 closed for a couple weeks while a new concrete parking apron was installed. The new apron turned out extremely well. A lot of rebar was used and the concrete is 8 inches thick, which is thicker than before. The core samples exceeded the standards. It looks great and Grand Ave. will really shine once the streetscape is done. It was a great opportunity and good timing to replace it now with the construction in the area. The entire area will look terrific. They will be putting a traditional sign up. They may also put the metal work up above the bay that says "central fire station". He is just keeping with the whole ideas of his predecessor Greg Martins vision. Chief Cochran can't say enough about former Fire Chief, Greg Martins decision to stay in station 1 and rehab it. This will be the crowning piece to the project. Chief Cochran discussed the Lansing Fire Department Museum. Lansing Firefighter Steve Babcock oversees the museum and does a great job. Last week was very busy. This was the first year we were unable to participate in Be a Tourist in Your Own Town (due to station 1 construction), but we did participate in the Health Fair, Hawk Island Triathlon and the Lugnuts fireworks last weekend. The Lansing Fire Department Budget was passed by City Council. The IAFF Local 421 contract was ratified 125-5. Those numbers speak to all the collaboration, work and meetings that went into the process. Chief Cochran attributes it to Union President Bryan Epling and his Union leadership. Chief Cochran will have Brian Epling summarize the contract for the Board. The new engine is in service at station 9. Still waiting on the new medic. It should be done soon. The new round of Homeland Security grants are out. We will be applying for a million dollars worth of grant funding. The next engine to be replaced is engine one. It has an articulating arm. The cost is around $650,000 and that will be a big chunk of the grant application. Commissioner Hudson asked if we stated that Lansing was the State Capitol when applying for grants. Chief Cochran reported that they talk about the economics and demographics of the area. There are a lot of details that are covered in the application process. We are also looking at generators and cascade air filling stations. We have been fortunate to have received several grants over the years. Mike Hamel is putting them together and he does a great job on it. The Bike Rodeo took place at Station 8 a couple weeks ago. Sinas Dramis gave away about 600 bike helmets this year. The next big event is Battle for the Badges Red Cross Blood Drive which kicks off on June 19th at 11 a.m. Summer is a critical time for blood and this is an annual event we have been involved in for the past 9 years. So far we have won every year. Please donate blood and vote for Fire...along with your friends and neighbors. 2 Retirements — A total of 11 people from the fire department are retiring. Eight from Suppression and 3 from Administration. June 15th is the last day to submit the request to retire. It is the Chiefs intent to fill the positions. The budget was built around the intention to fill the positions. Dave Doerr from Maintenance is moving into Chuck Fulgers position. Dave has 45 days to decide if he wants to remain in the position. Then they will fill the Maintenance position. Chief Cochran is leaving the country next week for 10 day trip to Spain. A July 1st ceremony is planned for the Station 3 closing. Chief Cochran is working with Steve Babcock on it. Chairperson Keeney asked where they are moving the firefighters and equipment too. Chief Cochran said they will be moving people and equipment throughout the other stations. He believes the building will be put up for sale. They are still considering building a new west side station in the future. Commissioner Washington asked how the Memorial Service went. Chief Cochran and Chairperson Keeney commented that it went well. About 50 people attended. Commissioner Keeney spoke. Jerry Ambrose was there on behalf of the Mayor. Commissioner Keeney also arranged for a Bagpiper. A Supervisor from East Lansing Dispatch played taps. Commissioner Perez Banuet spoke regarding the Board attending neighborhood meetings. She put together talking points that can be used at the meetings. She also created a feedback form to be used. A List of neighborhood meetings was distributed. Just double check the schedule or call to check for meeting cancellations etc. Chairperson Keeney suggested attending in 2's if possible. Chief Cochran commented that this is great idea and goes along with the Strategic Plan. Committee Reports - none Old Business - none New Business - none General Order— Historical Center Project —Commissioner Hudson discussed the Historical Society book project. They are creating a book and Station 7 will be highlighted as a public building. The book should be done by next year and will be available to purchase. Commissioner Brown discussed attending neighborhood meetings. The Board members requested a history of the Fire Board. Commissioner Brown discussed the Fisher Body parking problem. Chief Cochran wasn't aware of it. 3 A motion was made by Commissioner Brown and supported by Commissioner Hudson to adjourn the meeting. A unanimous vote was taken to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:57 p.m. Minutes Submitted by: on August 11th, 2010. Patti Starnes APPROVED August 11, 2010 4 5 City of Lansing s$N� l Board of Fire Commissioners 120 E. Shiawassee Street Lansing MI 48933 (517)483-4200 �C I G;�' Fax(517)483-4488 �E Dg4 Virg Bernero,Mayor www.lansingfire.com Tom Cochran,Fire Chief dStates- ensus 2010 IT'S IN OUR HANDS OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS REGULAR FIRE BOARD MEETING May 12th, 2010 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on May 12th, 2010, at Fire Station #46 located at 5135 Pleasant Grove Rd., Lansing, MI. Fire Commissioner Chairperson Helen Keeney called the meeting to order at 6:11 p.m. Commissioners Present: Helen Keeney Frank Ferro Robert Hudson Jody Washington Yvonne Young McConnell Alicia Perez-Banuet Commissioners Excused: Robert Brown Jr. Louis Vinson III Chairperson Keeney asked for additions to the agenda and no additions were noted. A motion was made by Commissioner Ferro and supported by Commissioner Young- McConnell to approve the April minutes as written. A unanimous vote was taken to approve the motion to accept the minutes as written. Motion passed. Communications: Thank you letter from Larry Elliott's family. Larry Elliott recently passed away. He served in a number of positions with emergency services. He was a DeWitt Twp Firefighter for a long time and an adjunct instruction for LCC for over 30 years. The Honor Guard and LFD participated in the funeral it was a very nice celebration of his life. Thank you letter from a citizen who had cardiac issues, for the care he was given from the Lansing Firefighters. 1 Letter of budget approval from the Fire Board to the Mayor. Chief Cochran thanked the Board for the letter and reported that he had to move quickly to get the budget approved. Firefighter Memorial Service will take place on Sat, May 29th at 11:30 a.m. The LFD service will be immediately following the Sons of the Union Veterans service which starts at 11:00 a.m. Chief Cochran invited the Board to attend. Chief Cochran just found out that the John Dyer Memorial Ride will be held again this year. John Dyer was a BC here at Lansing Fire. He died of a stroke on Memorial weekend a few years ago. The funds are going towards the John Dyer endowment fund at LCC. Commissioner Keeney thanked everyone for getting back to her regarding the signing of the letter of budget approval a couple of weekends ago. Presentations: None Administrative Comments Department Update — Chief Cochran: Chief Cochran reported that these are difficult times but is pleased to see that we are working through the issues. He is grateful for his relationship with the Union under Bryan Epling's leadership. There were actually a lot of meetings with the Union to come together on the tentative contract agreement which passed. It still needs to be formalized by the City Council. Everything he has heard from the firefighters has been positive. The decision made to close station 3 was not an easy decision. He never wanted to close a station...but for budget reasons he had to do it. His decision was partly based on the GIS study that was done by the National IAFF. The two biggest impacts are closing Station 3 and reducing minimum staffing to 48. This should allow an adequate number of people to work safely and provide emergency services to the City of Lansing. Chairperson Keeney asked if this is done through retirements and no layoffs. Chief Cochran said yes. They did not want to lay anyone off. Tough times require tough decisions and Chief Cochran believes it is a good plan. Chief Cochran will be happy to have Bryan Epling share the details of the contract with the Board once it is passed. The Budget has to be approved or not by next Monday by City Council. With early retirements at least 6 Firefighters will be retiring and possibly 2 Administrative Assistants. The City provided an actuarial study to employees for $50. Commissioner Hudson asked Chief Cochran whether he believes the Mayors budget or City Council budget...will that change the LFD budget/contract? Chief Cochran doesn't believe it will. Chief Cochran reported that our budget is tied to contract concessions that were made etc. One predicament of the Union is the minimum staffing requirement that is in the contract. It is considered permissive. We are the only dept in the state that has a contractual minimum staffing requirement. Chief Cochran said if the committee wants to meet for a workshop that is an option. City Council is set to vote on May 171h. Cities are required to have a balanced budget by the start of the fiscal year. Commissioner Keeney asked how many positions are affected. Chief Cochran said the budget is 2 based on the anticipated retirements and those will remain vacant but funded. Chief Cochran explained the seniority and the 10 positions that will be lost through attrition. Chief Cochran hopes to hire in the spring of 2011. If we hire in the spring then the new crews can get in the stations by summer, thus reducing summer vacation overtime. Chief Cochran discussed station 7 and the intent to build a new west side station at some point. There will be difficulties closing that station because of love and history of the building. It has been a big part of the Westside community for a long time. The new engine is in service at station 9 on Glendale. The new ambulance should arrive in a couple of weeks. The Garage will have it for a couple weeks before it is put in service. It will probably be housed at station 5. They also received a USAR grant for tools and equipment etc. The next rig to replace is at station 1 and will cost about $650,000. There is collapse training taking place in Holt this week. We consistently work with our Metro departments on training opportunities. The Mobile Food Pantry will be held on Saturday from 9 am to 12 pm at the Black Child and Family Institute. Bike Safety Rodeo will take place on Saturday from 10 am — 2 pm at fire station #8. Please stop by it is a great event. Commissioner Keeney asked about media coverage for the event. Chief Cochran reported that the media has been notified. Commissioner Keeney asked about the GM property? Chief Cochran reported that GM is interested in selling a piece of property now and that it is in the hands of City of Lansing Administration. Possible replacement of parking apron at station #1. Chief Cochran is crossing his fingers on the possibility of getting the apron replaced while the construction/ streetscape is being done across from fire station #1 on Grand Ave. It will be about a $50,000 project and we may have to close the station for a couple days to allow the concrete to cure. Commissioner Perez-Banuet asked if the crews have had trouble getting in and out of the station during the construction. Chief Cochran said there have not been any problems and the Accident Fund has worked very closely with us regarding access in and out of the station. Chief Cochran reported that the Common Ground second stage will be at the old city market property this year instead of on Shiawassee next to fire station #1. Box 23 dinner was last night. Chief Cochran was unable to attend...however, this was the first dinner he has missed. The Tuesday before was Todd Ness's retirement party. The Fire Board is always welcome at the retirement dinners. Just RSVP. Chief Cochran will make sure the Board is notified of retirements. Commissioner Perez-Banuet asked about the venting system on the vehicles. Chief Cochran explained how the Plymovent exhaust ventilation system operates. 3 Chief Cochran discussed Dr. Joan Jackson-Johnsons work on the sub acute detox center. Dr. Johnson is his hero and an amazing person. Chief Cochran is involved in the project. They are hoping to locate the center just south of the VOA. The center will deal with drug and alcohol detox and will also offer support service to the individuals. There are a handful of individuals in the area who really tax our health care system. This will alleviate that and allow the individuals ongoing help. The center will have 11 beds and be staffed 24 hours a day, including a doctor and nurse on staff. Chief Cochran is very excited about the project and optimistic that it will happen. A number of community partners have come together to make it happen. Chief Cochran said these centers have worked elsewhere in other parts of the country. Commissioner Washington asked if the goal is to offer them follow up services. Chief Cochran said absolutely...there will be support services there and after that program they can move into a residential program. Committee Reports - none Old Business - none New Business - none General Order - none A motion was made by Commissioner Young-McConnell and supported by Commissioner Hudson to adjourn the meeting. A unanimous vote was taken to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:57 p.m. Minutes Submitted by: on June 81h, 2010. Patti Starnes APPROVED June 8, 2010 4 � S G �y �' City of Lansing NSI � Board of Fire Commissioners 120 E. Shiawassee Street Lansing MI 48933 (517)483-4200 I C` C3 Fax(517)483-4488 �8 DE4 Virg Bernero,Mayor www.lansingfire.com Tom Cochran,Fire Chief -.States, ensus 2010 IT'S IN OUR HANDS OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS REGULAR FIRE BOARD MEETING April 14th, 2010 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on April 14th, 2010, at Fire Station #45 located at 1821 Todd Ave., Lansing, MI. Fire Commissioner Vice-Chairperson Louis Vinson III called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Commissioners Present Louis Vinson III, Robert Brown Jr., Frank Ferro, Robert Hudson, Alicia Perez-Banuet, Jody Washington, Yvonne Young McConnell Commissioners Excused Helen Keeney Others Present: Fire Chief Tom Cochran, Patti Starnes, Station 5 Crew, Chris Lake, Brian Epling Chief Cochran introduced the Station #5 Captain, Dan Thomas and asked him to introduce his crew. Captain Thomas introduced Firefighter Demps, Engineer Huegli and Firefighter Lack. Firefighter Wade was working out. Captain Thomas gave a brief history of the station and noted that Station #5 is the extrication focus station for the department. Along with firefighting they specialize in rollovers, pin-ins etc. Additions to the Agenda none Approval of Minutes: A motion was made by Commissioner Brown and supported by Commissioner Hudson with the following corrections on page 4, 3rd paragraph, add: Commissioner Perez- Banuet volunteered to draft talking points to bring back to the Commissioners for review and approval. Motion carried with a unanimous vote. Communications: 1 none Administrative Comments Chief Cochran thanked IAFF local 421 President, Bryan Epling and Vice-President Chris Lake for attending the meeting. Training Captain Posting Update: The department has posted for the 2"d Training Captain position. Four people have signed the posting and the Promotional Committee is reviewing their qualifications. An LFD employee can transfer into the position for 45 day trial period without losing their Fire Suppression seniority. Monique Drury completed her 45 days in the Training division and has decided to remain in the division as a Training Captain. She has a year to complete her education and qualification requirements. She hit the ground running and will do a great job and be a good asset to the Training division. Mobile Food Pantry: The Mobile Food Pantry is this weekend at 9:00 a.m. Chief Cochran will send out the information. Our Firefighters are very involved and do a great job. The community really appreciates their participation. Budget: The Lansing Fire Department budget hearing with City Council will take place on April 23 d, beginning at 9 am in council chambers. National Telecom m unicators Week This week is National Telecommunicators Week. Chief Cochran has written a letter and forwarded it to the Dispatch division thanking them for the great work they do. Chief Symanski and Chief Cochran took a cake to them today. Chief Cochran and the BC's will be taking a meal to them on Saturday as well. The news recently reported on a 911 Dispatcher who talked a mother through saving her baby's life by administering CPR. The Dispatcher walked the mother through the CPR process. The baby is doing fine. The Lansing Fire Department does medical dispatching but some dispatch centers do not. Retired LFD Assistant Fire Chief Tim James is now the Fire Chief at Benton/Potterville Fire Department. Chief Cochran is excited for him and knows he will do a great job. Chief Cochran went on vacation recently and was very grateful to be able to take the time off knowing that the department was in great hands while he was gone. East Grand River— copper theft Station 48 responded and the gas levels were extremely high. An explosion was averted by the crews ventilating. Chief Cochran has had discussions with Chief Szymanski regarding copper thefts. Chief Cochran thanked Captain Miller and Training Chief Dan Oberst for working with the land bank to use houses marked for demolition for training opportunities. We have a 2 process in place to be able to use the homes for training along with some commercial structures. Captain Denny Miller was very hard on the project. We may be able to use the Deluxe Inn too. Contract/Budget Chief Cochran reported that the IAFF Local 421 Firefighter contract is due to expire on June 1st. A lot of time, effort and hard work has gone into the negotiation process. The collaboration says a lot for the leadership of President Epling. These are not easy times. Chief Cochran thanked Chris Lake and Bryan Epling for support and hard work. It could not have happened with out the good working relationship they have and he is very thankful for it. Chief Cochran believes it is a good solid agreement. We have a lot to be proud of at Lansing Fire. A lot of great people work here. Brian Epling, President of the Lansing Firefighter Union along with Chris Lake, Engineer and Vice President of the Lansing Firefighter union spoke to the Commissioners regarding the contract. President Epling said that it has been a long process and he is happy to report that there is a tentative agreement with the City of Lansing. The current contract expires June 30th, 2010. In informational meeting was held today and there is also one tomorrow. The ratification vote will take place next week on Monday and Tuesday. Brian believes the agreement is definitely due to a lot of hard work. They have worked to build good relationships with the Mayor, Administration and the Fire Chief. This agreement speaks volumes to what we can accomplish. There will also be disagreements, but disagreements bring good decisions. With Chief Cochran's leadership we have been able to accomplish many things. Excellent people work for the department and he appreciates the collaboration. We have been able to work together due to these historic economic times. The City of Lansing is facing a $12 million deficit for this year and the next few years. Tough decisions need to be made. We have made good, sound decisions. The biggest thing is the closure of Station 3. It was closed a few years ago for structural and health and safety concerns. They looked at the changing demographics, and overall response data and it made the most sense. Chris Lake passed out a geographic analysis of the City of Lansing and discussed it. The Downtown district has a lot of coverage. The response time goal is 4 minutes or less in the city. We meet or exceed those standards. With removing Station 3 the response time goal decreases by 1.1% to 93.04%. That number provides the comfort level to continue to deliver a quality level of service. We are adequately meeting the goal of the 4 minute response. No one wants to see a station closed, but this will help resolve our economic crisis and there is only a slight change in the response time. President Epling is absolutely pleased to reach a tentative agreement. No Firefighters will be laid off. We understand what is going on State wide and are very involved in issues at the State level as well. So we understand the changes that need to take place in the City of Lansing and hope for a positive outcome next week. Chief Cochran is glad that we can accomplish what we have and continue with our level of service and the standards we meet. Brian Epling discussed minimum staffing. The Deficit Elimination Plan for the current 6 months saved $600,000 by reducing minimum manning from 52 to 51. Now we are 3 reducing the minimum manning to 48 people. We will be losing some positions through attrition. But, we are able to keep all 211 employees employed and on the job. Brian Epling took questions from the Commissioners. Commission Ferro asked if the 4 minutes was a national standard. Brian said yes it is. Frank said what if was 4.5 minutes? Brian said to imagine holding your breath that long. We need to meet or exceed the response time. That is very important for life safety. Ferro inquired about the cities who can not meet that response time. Chief Cochran said that the 4 minutes response time goal is a standard not a low. You won't see a 4 minute or less response time in a lot of areas such as rural etc. Chief Cochran is trying to get the link on the website which shows a living room fire and how how fast the fire grows and changes. Chief Cochran went on to say that the Lansing Fire Department has been very fortunate. We continue to provide good response and equipment. Chief Cochran is working on getting some new and innovative equipment for EMS. Commissioner Perez-Banuet asked about the press releases and interviews. Chief Cochran said the press releases happen because the word leaks out and they want to give out good information. Chief Cochran discussed our "new kids" and the worry that they had...they are so glad that no layoffs will take place. Brian Epling said they were looking at 14 layoffs. The numbers now that we saved equal 21 positions. So hopefully it will go the through. Union is available at the budget hearings etc. explain the mapping etc. There was a lot of planning for this process. Commissioner Perez-Banuet said they did great job on the planning. Assistance to Firefighter Grant We just found out that we did not get the grant. We will continue to pursue more grant funding. It will be tough but we are continuing to move forward. Some positive things going in Lansing are: Accident Fund, MSP Headquarters, Knapps Building etc. Lansing is moving along well. We will survive, move forward and provide good safety to the citizens and firefighters of Lansing. Committee Reports None Old Business None New Business Chief Cochran charged the Members with getting feedback and talking to your friends, neighbors etc. It is hard to close a station and it hurts...but firefighters and jobs are more important. Commissioner Perez-Banuet conveyed appreciation on behalf of the Accident Fund. The building was evacuation during the recent storm. They appreciated Trent Atkins calling to give the "All Clear". The head of security for Accident Fund wanted to thank 4 Lansing Fire Department. Chief Cochran spoke about the Accident Fund construction project. They have been working well with Lansing Fire Department and are communicating well regarding the construction. Our crews are out in the city on every morning doing "first due" to determine best access and routes around the construction projects. CSO Project - Chief Cochran said it is a huge undertaking. Chief Cochran reported that Chad Gamble, Public Service Director said it is amazing how much cleaner the river is already. Chief Cochran asked the Commissioners if they would be interested in attending a Lugnuts game and using the city suite at the Lugnuts stadium. The Commissioners said yes, they would like to attend a game. General Order Commissioner Brown reported that was very impressed during the last budget collaboration. He saw cuts agreed to that he never thought possible and he was so impressed by the collaboration. Adjournment A motion was made by Commissioner Brown and supported to by Commissioner Hudson to adjourn the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m. Pec 546� Submitted by on May 12th, 2010 Patti Starnes APPROVED May 12, 2010 5 � KsrArQ i Lansing Fire Department 120 E. Shiawassee Street i Lansing MI 48933 (517) 483-4200 G Fax (517) 483-4488 FiR DEy�' H I www.lansingfire.com Uaitcxi State Virg Bernero,Mayor aha' � Tom Cochran, Fire Chief 2010 IT'S IN OUR HANDS OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS REGULAR FIRE BOARD MEETING March 10t", 2010 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on March 10th, 2020 at Fire Station #44 located at 1435 Miller Rd. Lansing, MI. fire Commissioner Chairperson Helen Keeney called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Commissioners Present Helen Keeney, Louis Vinson III, Robert Hudson, Robert Brown Jr., Alicia Peres-Banuet, and Jody Washington Commissioners Absent/Excused Yvonne Young-McConnell and Frank Ferro Others Present Fire Chief, Tom Cochran A/Board Secretary, Denise Acker Station #44 crew— Captain Pawluk Firefighter McKinley Firefighter Le Engineer McDonald Engineer Hagaman and Lieutenant Clayton Captain Pawluk introduced himself and the station crew. The Fire Board Commissioriers then introduced themselves. Addition to the Agenda There were no additions to the agenda Approval of Minutes Approval of February minutes — motion by Robert Brown Jr., seconded by Robert Hudson, Motion carried 1 Communications Chief Cochran started a review of communications with a thank you letter from the Meridian Township Fire Chief Fred Cowper. Meridian had a structure fire that some of our people responded and help in extinguishing the fire. Chief Cowper wanted to say thank you for our help. Chief Cochran referred to the enclosed Lansing Fire Department News Letter, thanking Patti Starnes for all the work she puts into doing this. Chief Cochran went on to point out about Assistant Chief James retiring and that Maggie Murphy ran a marathon in DC in 2009. Also that Paul Jahjah is becoming a world class competitor in weight lifting and hopes to be part of the next Olympics. On a side note Maggie Murphy is in Haiti with a group of medical personnel from her church to help provide care and relief. Chairperson Keeney asked how the fire personnel get time off to go to Haiti or compete in the Olympics. Chief Cochran explained they use their personal time. Chairperson Keeney stated that this is something that should be in the paper. Chief Cochran stated that the Public Information Officers (PIO) are working on this type of information and getting it out to the public. February meeting was canceled. Notice passed around for signatures. Administrative Comments An informational bulletin was sent out regarding our new Engine. It is currently at the garage. This engine will replace the engine at station #49 on Glendale and will put the older engine into reserve status. Then we will try to sell our oldest rig. New ambulance delivery status looks to be April 2010 and in service in May. The month of February is when we try to get all of our CPR re-certifications done. Chief Dan Oberst was extremely happy that we were able to get almost all of the re- certifications completed. Required Infection Control classes have been taught with a 98% personnel completion rate. Currently the Metro Training Consortium for HazMat training is doing Operations Level. And this is something that all fire personnel are required to have. Then we have a number of people that train at the Technician level (which is a level higher than Operations level). Paramedic Jim Harrington signed the posting for Training. Jim Harrington was in his trial period and on his 45th day declined to stay in training and went back to Suppression. Paramedic Monique Drury signed the posting for Training and is currently in her 45 day trial period. We are struggling with EMS continuing education (due to staffing issues), but with the Metro Training Consortium partners we are getting it done and it is working well. 2 We now have 2 bids for a new Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) truck/trailer that will be at station #48. Grant money was approved by Region 1. Grant money in the amount of $450,000 has been approved to purchase a new Tech Rescue Vehicle. The Metro Team (Lansing, Delta, Meridian, and East Lansing) is going to be the Level 1 Tech Rescue Team for Region 1. The USAR Team is an automatic response in the Metro area. If there is an incident with in the Region it is a tiered process. The locals will determine if the USAR Team needs to be called and a request submitted and a decision has to be made within a half hour to have the Team on the road and enroute. We also have a HazMat Rapid Response Team for Region 1, and Engineer Chris Waier has accepted the position of the Region 1 Coordinator. Engineer Lamarr Bowers has been approved for duty disability. As a result of Engineer Bowers' retirement, Mike Tobin will become an Engineer, and Mike will be the HazMat coordinator for the Lansing Fire Department. Engineer Chris Waier is also our Decontamination Exposure Control Officer (DECO) with our infection control plan. We have 3 personal on each shift; that are assistants to Engineer Waier. Chief Cochran's intent is to relieve Engineer Waier of this duty as soon as there are available personnel in Training to take on this responsibility. Lieutenant Roberta Fockler has taken her Inspector class and has passed. She has completed the practical portion with the State of Michigan and will be licensed as a Fire Inspector with the State. Engineer Gretchen Kohsmann has completed her 45 day period in Prevention and has accepted the position. She is scheduled to start Inspector school in April or May. We have entered into an agreement with a number other departments to work with Lansing Community College (LCC) to see if there is anything they can do to assist us with training. Examples: LCC was able to use grant money a couple of years ago to purchase a Flashover Simulator (simulates being in a real fire). Physical ability testing with a 1 year expiration; could be another plus in taking some of the pressure off from us. Leadership program "Grow your Captains". This program is to help people coming up through the ranks to become good officers/leaders/administrators. Living Strong program: Part of the grant that was received was for equipment for Pier Fitness Trainers (train/certify people to become fitness trainers). Chief Cochran would like to have 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. as an exercise period where our people would be able to get with trainers and workout. We have received 5 new Tough Book computers. We have Image Trend (electronic medical reporting system) that we have been using for roughly 4 to 5 years. Image Trend is now the gold standard for the State. 3 Chief Cochran stated his goal is to have 2 Tough Book computers on each of the ambulances. This would enable the medics to get their reports posted to the server in a timely manner. Right now 1 person does their report while the other person waits for them to finish before they can do their report. Image Trend has a 4.0 version and we are currently training on this. Our new 12 Lead Monitors are in and on the rigs. We have completed training on those. We also have our new Phillips AEDs on the rigs. Now have capabilities technologically more advanced than the hospitals. Once the hospitals are up and running we will be able to transmit a 12 lead EEG via Bluetooth over the Internet to the hospital to the cardiologist who can read your EEG while on the golf course (i.e. using a Blackberry) and have a cath-lab set up and be ready for when you (the patient) arrive. American Heart is calling this door to the room. Trying to get you out of your house and to the cath-lab in 90 minutes or less to get you the care you need. And right now we are meeting and exceeding this standard. Budget: Need to cut 11% (3.45 million). Chief Cochran has submitted some ideas but still about 1 million dollars short with out laying anybody off. With the contract expiring in June and the Mayor running for governor, we are just trying to work through the upcoming budget. There was a warehouse fire on Elm on March 6th. The firefighters did a great job on the stop. Robert Hudson asked if the retirement of Chief Mark Alley would have any impact on operations; or would it be a smooth transition? Chief Cochran replied that Captain Teresa Szymanski will do a good job as the Interim Chief for LPD. Committee Reports None Old Business An internet link to the Lansing neighborhoods Calendar of Events was listed on the agenda and a copy of the calendar for March was attached to the packet. It was previously discussed regarding the Fire Board members attending the neighborhood meetings and getting the word on Lansing Fire out to the people. Chief Cochran suggested that the Board could use the Annual Report for information they could speak about as a start. 4/14/10 Correction, add: Alicia Perez-Banuet volunteered to draft the talking points and bring back to the Board for review and approval. Robert Hudson asked if the City still did City Hall on the Road. Chief Cochran responded no unfortunately. New Business Eastside Organization is having fundraiser on Saturday March 13, 2010 at Pattengill Middle School 4 General Order Adjournment Louis Vinson III moved to adjourn, Robert Hudson seconded, motion carried, and meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. MINUTES APPROVED ON APRIL 14T", 2010 WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: PAGE 4 UNDER OLD BUSINESS ADD: Alicia Perez-Banuet volunteered to draft the talking points and bring back to the Board for review and approval. Respectfully Submitted by: March 18 2010 Denise Acker - Training Secretary Date 5 fib 5 City of Lansing yAxsl�,� �1 Board of Fire Commissioners 120 E. Shiawassee Street i' Lansing MI 48933 (517)483-4200 Fj �tH S G Fax(517)483-4488 8E Dg4 Virg Bernero,Mayor www.lansin-qfire.com Tom Cochran,Fire Chief -.States ensus 2010 IT'S IN OUR IJANDS OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE LANSING BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS REGULAR FIRE BOARD MEETING January 13th, 2010 The Lansing Fire Board met in regular session on January 13th, 2010, at Fire Station #42 located at 2114 N. Grand River Ave. Lansing, MI. Fire Commissioner Chairperson Helen Keeney called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Commissioners Present Jody Washington, Robert Brown Jr., Frank Ferro, Robert Hudson, Helen Keeney, Alicia Perez Banuet, Yvonne Young-McConnell, Commissioners Absent Louis Vinson III Others Present: Fire Chief, Tom Cochran - Assistant Fire Chief, Tim James - Board Secretary, Patti Starnes Station #42 Crew— ;C Captain Alvarado welcomed the commissioners and introduced his crew: Acting Engineer Ortiz and Firefighter Villegas. Chief Cochran reported that Ray Alvarado is the red shift station captain here at Station #42. Commissioner Brown thanked the crew for their hospitality and reported on how well citizens are treated in the 4th ward. Helen Keeney commented on how absolutely gorgeous their table is. The firefighters refinished the table that was once used by the fire board many years ago. 1 Additions to the Agenda Assistant Chief James added December cancellation notice to the agenda. The board members signed the cancellation notice to be added to the fire board official records. Approval of Minutes: A Motion was made by Commissioner Young McConnell a supported by Commissioner Brown to approve the November 2009 minutes as written. Motion carried with a unanimous vote. Communications: The Chief presented the board members with the 2009 LFD Annual Report. Chief Cochran noted that Patti Starnes, Denise Acker and Chuck Fulger worked on the report along with other staff members. Commissioner McConnell commented that she did look at the report and stated that it was very well done. Commissioner Brown agreed. Administrative Comments Budget Reduction Plan - Chief Cochran discussed the current budget reduction plan for the fire department. He was thoroughly impressed working with Assistant Chief James, the local 421 Union, the Mediation board and others to come up with a great plan. A few highlights of the plan are: • Reduced Minimum staffing from 52 to 51 • Took the Hazmat rig out of front line service. It will only be used for Hazmat now. • Reduced the number of people allowed of on vacation to reduce overtime costs. The plan was presented to the local IAFF union members for a vote. The vote was 153- 1 in favor of the plan. AC James offered his comments on how quickly the budget reduction plan was created. In a matter of 5 days (over the Thanksgiving holiday and the weekend) they were able to come up with a plan. That is unprecedented in the Lansing Fire Department. The plan was made by possible by collaboration of Administration, Union and the Mediation board. Commissioner Washington noted that she was astounded at how quickly it passed. It says a lot for the department and the relationships and camaraderie within the department. Commissioner Chairperson Keeney agreed. Chief Cochran reported that 7 people in the fire department will be taking furlough days....5 Teamsters and Assistant Chief James and himself. The Teamster Union officials would not agree to the plan. Commissioner Brown said that it was great that people were able to think outside the box to come up with a plan. These will be long term and long standing changes. He was astounded as well. 2011 Budget - Chief Cochran discussed the 2011 budget and beyond. There is a projected shortfall of$25 million over the next 3 years. It is estimated that it will be 2015 before we see any revenue increases. The projected budget deficit for the 2011 budget 2 is $10-12 million dollars. The budget is due in July which means we need to develop the budget in 60 days. Chief Cochran said that he is still optimistic and believes things will get better. Commissioner Young-McConnell asked for a copy of the budget. Chief Cochran welcomes all ideas on the budget. 5th Ambulance — Chief Cochran reported on the good news that we were able to put a 5th medic unit in service on Jan 1St. The City Garage under the direction of Greg Klco is doing a great job keeping our vehicles on the road. The new medic should arrive the 1st of May. The City Garage received the new fire engine last week but there were some issues with the compartment doors. The new doors should arrive soon. Truck 48 had a bad accident with no injuries and will be out of service for 3-6 months. Grant Update - The department finalized all the grant work for the turnout gear, air packs, and wellness program. We now have a personal trainer fitness program. Six LFD personnel were chosen in the department to be personal trainers. The training is grant funded and is an excellent training program. That is a real positive thing. Back Injury Prevention - Chief Cochran reported that we are continuing to work with the Safety committee on a back injury prevention program. US&R Vehicle - AC James reported on the Urban Search and Rescue truck/trailer that is being purchased through the regional Homeland Security grant. Our current truck is a salvaged vehicle that was refurbished 12 years ago. Our skills and abilities have out grown it. The regional US&R workgroup asked the regional board for grant funding to purchase a vehicle to be used region wide. The cost is approximately $450,000 for the new truck and trailer. It will be used region wide throughout the 9 counties. Commissioner McConnell asked if they can use the equipment from the old truck. AC James reported that yes they can. He also explained the equipment and requirements. AC James reported on the regional type II team and its capabilities. Commissioner Keeney asked how often do we use search and rescue? AC James gave an estimated figure of probably 15 times in the last 10 years. New Monitors/AED's - AC James reported that we have taken delivery of our new 12 lead cardiac monitors and AED's. In-house training starts tomorrow. That is a $260,000 project we were able to get funded out of the general fund. Commissioner McConnell asked how long is the training. AC James reported that it is 5 hours total for monitor and AED's. Chief Cochran reported on the equipment capabilities. The hospital will have vital patient information prior to the patient arriving at the hospital. AC James said with new technology patients will have a cardiologist reading their EKG before arrival to the hospital. Toughbooks - Chief Cochran reported that we have also purchased new Toughbook computers. We will equip the medics with 2 per vehicle and have few left over for backup. This should keep the reports up to date and save a lot of time. There are still some real positive things happening within the department. 3 Chairperson Keeney asked if the information was going to be on the website? Chief Cochran will certainly look into that and reported that he is looking at ways to get information out to the public via Facebook, Twitter or something like that. Mayors Inaugural Day of Caring - Chief Cochran discussed the Mayors Inaugural Day of Caring. Our crews assisted with the event. It was a great event. Joan Jackson Johnson had a big part in it. There were people from all walks of life...from the very wealthy all the way to homeless people. Everyone was included. It was really well done and very impressive. Commissioner Brown stressed the need to get the word out to the public regarding the new monitors and equipment. Commissioner Keeney said that as a board they need to get the word out to the community through the commissioners. Chief Cochran will work on it and come up with some ideas and will give an update next month. Commissioner Young-MCconnell said that the board can help with that effort. Commissioner Brown said that we have come a long way as a department with getting the word out to the citizens of Lansing. Please forward your ideas to Chief Cochran or Patti Starnes. No Senior Without Christmas - Chief Cochran reported on the No Senior without Christmas program that was put on by TRIAD and headed up by Tracy Ruiz from LPD. She is very involved with the program. This year the baskets were filled at Station #48 on December 15th. Over 200 baskets were filled and delivered to the seniors in the Lansing area. It is a great program that Lansing Fire will continue to be involved in. Sobriety Center - Chief Cochran is also involved in bringing a sobriety center to downtown Lansing. It will be located on Larch and Shiawassee...just south of the VOA. Dr. Joan Jackson is getting people and businesses to donate time and money. She is trying to raise $125,000 for the project. Last year the department responded to about 420 calls to the VOA. The majority of the calls are for intoxicated individuals. At the sobriety center people will be qualified to take care of them and evaluate them. It will be a huge cost savings and time savings for the department. She is also trying to get the local hospitals to donate as well. The center will have 11 beds and will also offer other services to help those in need. Commissioner Keeney talked about retired Tim Moede's book and encouraged everyone to read it. Committee Reports Commissioner Brown reported that he met with Chief Cochran on behalf of the Personnel Committee and they are putting a new commissioner orientation plan together. General Order Chief Cochran presented the commissioners with polo shirts and thanked them for their service and dedication to the Lansing Fire dept and the citizens of Lansing. 4 Assistant Chief James announced his retirement effective Feb 1st of 2010. He said that it was not an easy decision. This department has truly been a way life for him for the last 25 years. It has truly been a blessing for him and his family to serve the citizens of Lansing. It will be tough not to come here everyday. He has no regrets. He is appreciative to the City of Lansing for what the City has provided to him and to the citizens of Lansing. He was truly honored to be chosen to be the Assistant Chief by Chief Cochran. AC James thanked the board for their dedication and said that they are the true voice of the city. We need your input...not only the Chief but the elected officials of the City of Lansing. Thank you all for your time on the Board. The Board thanked Assistant Chief James for serving the fire department and the citizens of Lansing. It has been a pleasure working with him. Chief Cochran said that he has a lot to offer with his knowledge and expertise. Truly it has been a team effort with Tim running the fire dept. He has been able to trust him and thanked him for work he has done for the dept and the citizens of Lansing. He has certainly earned his retirement. Commissioner Perez-Banuet reported that she and Commissioner Washington still need their ID badges. Patti Starnes with follow up with Bill Oberst regarding the status of their badges. Adiournment A motion was made by Commissioner Perez Banuet and supported to by Commissioner McConnell to adjourn the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Submitted by on March 10th, 2010 MINUTES APPROVED ON MARCH 10T", 2010 5 (2/10/2010) michelle GREKO -Notice of Meeting Cancellation Page 1 From: Patti Starnes To: GREKO, michelle Date: 2/10/2010 9:47 AM Subject: Notice of Meeting Cancellation Attachments: Patti Starnes.vcf PLEASE POST The regularly scheduled meeting of the Lansing Board of Fire Commissioners scheduled for Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 has been canceled due to inclement weather. Patti Starnes Administrative Assistant Lansing Fire Department phone 517-483-4564 fax 517-483-4488