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Approved B Allina Medical Mr. Dave Matteson noted that Allina has signed the lease for their new location at the SW corner of County Road 10/Woodale. Construction will start on December lst and they should be able to move in March 1st Mr. Matteson reported two of Allina's goals for 2012 include the replacement of all of their cardiac monitors and replacement of 70 ambulances; and second, to participate in a device trial for a suction device that attaches to a rescue pod to increase blood flow to the brain. Mr. Matteson presented and reviewed statistics of Allina's calls/transports in New Brighton. C. Volunteers in Public Safety (VIPS) Commissioner Woods noted the VIPS monthly meeting will be held tomorrow night so there is nothing new to report at this time. D. Public Safety/Homeland Security Update Firefighter Brian Goodwin announced his retirement in late October after 28 years of service. And,Firefighter Steve Nerheim announced his retirement in November after 10 years of service. Steve also served 20 years as a Firefighter in St. Anthony prior to joining our department. We wish them both well! We recently completed testing for a Sergeants promotion to replace the vacancy that will be created by the retirement of Sgt. John Kaiser. The Civil Service Commission will meet on December 8th at 5:30 pm to certify the list. Det. Mitch Singer finished first on the unofficial list. We anticipate a promotion effective January 1st Officer Scott Kingslien is in his third phase of field training and is doing very well. Officer Tom Nerison is in his second phase of field training and is also doing well. Both should be on their own and performing their patrol duties in December/January. Officer Ted Layton joined the MN Army National Guard. He is currently in Basic Training at Fort Benning, Georgia. He will then attend Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Rucker and will return to duty with us in April of 2012. The IACP Community Policing Committee will be at the regular City Council Meeting on Tuesday, December 13th at 6:30 pm to congratulate Public Safety for winning the IACP Community Policing Award. Director Jacobson is continuing to participate on the steering committee for the Suburban Ramsey County Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Community program. The group meets on the third Thursday at 7 pm in Roseville. If any Public Safety Commission members would like to participate, let Director Jacobson know and he can get you on the e-mail and member list. The City Council did pass a resolution of support of the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Program. Officer McNeely is again getting ready for the Santa Cop program. We anticipate helping another 60 to 70 families (200 +people)this year. Anyone interested in helping can contact Officer McNeely. Firefighter Scott Vaughn will be our"Santa" again this year.