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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Agenda Section: _ <br /> <br />'i. 2 <br /> <br />- --- - -- <br /> <br />CXt70 ley <br /> <br />CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br /> <br />Report Number: _ <br /> <br />------------- <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br /> <br />Report Date: 24 January, 2006 <br /> <br />MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOMMEN~ <br />No comments to supplement this report . <br /> <br /> <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION: Acee tance of Heart Safe Communities Award <br />DEPT. HEAD'S APPROVAL: Robert J. Jacobson, Director of Public Safety. <br /> <br />Comments attached <br /> <br />Explanation: <br /> <br />The City of New Brighton and Allina Medical have been long standing partners in the "Heart Safe <br />Communities" initiative. This relationship began in 2001 with the community based donation of more than <br />$20,000 for the purchase of automatic external defibrillators (AED) for New Brighton. That initiative <br />resulted in the purchase of nine defibrillators for use in emergency vehicles and city facilities. This initiative <br />was successful to the efforts of this grassroots effort including the Public Safety Commission and Council, <br />and was also supported by a $10,000 grant from Medtronics for community CPR/AED training. And, the <br />donation efforts were further energized by the AED save of resident Mr. Gene Johnson. Today, the City of <br />New Brighton has 23 AED's available at various locations to include many churches, schools, and businesses. <br />Mr. Johnson has gone on to become a member and leader of the Midwest Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivor <br />Network, and has been a visible and vocal tribute the success of AED's. In recognition of these efforts, <br />AIUna Medical presented the Heart Safe Communities Award to Mr. Gene Johnson and Ms. Jo Tollefson at a <br />recent award banquet. Dr. Charlie Lick of AlIina Medical will be present with a short video and presentation <br />on the status of Heart Safe Communities and the importance of AED's in communities. Mr. Johnson and Ms. <br />Tollefson would like to address the council on the success in New Brighton of AED's and Heart Safe <br />Communities to include the need to keep up the momentum and success, and they will also present the Heart <br />Safe Communities Award to Council. Ms. Joan Mellor will also be present and request that she be <br />recognized for past efforts of Medtronics in helping to fund training of citizens in New Brighton. And, Mr. <br />Jim Reynolds, another SCA survivor from New Brighton, will be present as another living example of the <br />success and importance of AEDs in our Community. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />ouncil allow 10 minute presentation/update on Heart Safe Communities and Accept Heart Safe <br />ward. <br /> <br /> <br />1: \COUN elL \REPOR TS\2006\Public Safety\HeartSafeA ward.doc <br />