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Department Reports Human Rights Commissioner Woods attended the state Human Rights day on Friday, December 3rd. She distributed information on this conference. Commissioner Woods also attended the monthly League of MN Cities Human Rights Commission meeting last Sunday; the topic was anti- bullying. "Stand Up Day" is scheduled for Saturday, February 5th, at the Chaska Community Center which will deal with bullying issues. Commissioner Woods noted that New Brighton is entitled to have 2 persons on the Human Rights Commission and suggested that Commissioner Haring could be this person. Commissioner Woods has spoken to Commissioner Haring about this and she would be interested. Commissioner Woods noted that on Saturday, February 26, there will be an"Afternoon of Conversation About Juvenile Justice in Minnesota"discussion held in St. Cloud. This discussion will look at how Ramsey County has succeeded in reducing the daily number of juveniles going to the Juvenile Detention Center. Allina Medical Mr. Dave Matteson noted that with the winter weather, run volumes have been pretty thick. Allina does staff according to the weather forecasts so they have adequate personnel working when inclement weather hits our area. Allina is hiring another 10 paramedics. They hope to continue to add more paramedics approximately every 4 months through the year; the goal is to hopefully hire 30-40 more paramedics. Allina is adding 12 hours/day, 7 days/week more coverage for the north metro as call load continues to be high. Allina is looking for a new location as they have outgrown their current space. They are looking for approx. 25,000 sq. ft. with room for indoor parking for 30 ambulances. Mr. Matteson will pull 2010 stats for the next meeting. Volunteers in Public Safety (VIPS) The VIPS held their monthly meeting last night. Commissioner Woods reported the following: a The last blood drive resulted in 22 pints of blood being donated. a The VIPS donated 1,641 hours in 2010. a The VIPS continue to do house checks for residents who are gone for an extended time. a 120 sets of fingerprints were taken in 2010. a There will be a Citizen Police Academy(CPA) starting March 3rd and continuing for 8 wks. a The MN VOAD conference will be held in February at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bloomington.