2020.12.14 Public Safety Commission Packet

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NEW BRIGHTON building tomorrow today MINUTES Public Safety Commission November 9, 2020 City Hall Council Chambers 6:30 p.m. L Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chair Hollimon. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this meeting was held virtually. II. Roll Call: Members Present: Commissioners Robert Boyd, Amina Ghouse, Geoff Hollimon, Tanya Kessler, Stephanie Kitzhaber, Karen Wagner, and Jack Winkels. Members Absent: Commissioner Ache Wakai. Also Present: Director Tony Paetznick and Dave Matteson (Allina Health). III. Approval of Agenda Motion by Kessler, seconded by Ghouse to approve the November 9, 2020 agenda as amended moving Item VI(A) Allina Health Reports and Updates after Approval of Minutes. A roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 7-0. IV. Approval of Minutes Motion by Kessler, seconded by Ghouse to approve the October 12, 2020 minutes as presented. A roll call vote was taken. Motion carried 7-0. VI. Reports and Updates A. Allina Health — Dave Matteson Dave Mattson provided the Commission with an update on COVID-19. He explained there has been a surge of cases and 911 calls. He indicated there has been an issue with bed spaces in hospitals noting ICU beds were not available. He reported there has been a 25% increase in 911 call volume in the north metro. He discussed how this was impacting his EMS crews. He stated he has entered a surge planning process in order to prepare and plan the spike in COVID-19 cases. He reviewed the EMS call volume for New Brighton in October and discussed the average response times. He noted he currently has 42 EMS members on leave at this time which was causing an issue with staffing levels. He stated these were challenging times, but he was working through the issues. He described the cleaning process that was followed by EMS staff on a daily and weekly basis.