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<br /> <br />would be to provide public notifications and have uniform protocols in place. In addition, the <br />Public Safety Department would be holding community outreach events. He then commented <br />on the two drones the department would like to purchase for the UAV program. <br /> <br />Discussion included: <br /> The Commission recommended only summaries be provided to the public when the <br />drone was deployed. <br /> The Commission suggested the department provide the public with more information <br />on what a drone can and cannot be used, while also providing more information about <br />the training the operators have to go through. Sergeant Farmer stated he could work <br />with Nine North to create a video to provide this information to the public. <br /> The Commission believed the education piece would be very important if a drone <br />program were pursued. <br /> Councilmember Allen asked if there were other ways the drone could be used by the <br />City. Sergeant Farmer explained this would depend upon the type of licenses the <br />Public Safety Department operators had. <br /> The Commission suggested future surveys be conducted every six months to a year in <br />order to see if the fear or concerns subside after more education was conducted and <br />public use summaries are posted online. The Commission supported this suggestion. <br /> The Commission recommended the department provide the public with more <br />information on how many other police departments were lawfully using drones. <br /> The Commission asked how many drone operators the department would have. <br />Sergeant Farmer estimated the department would have at least eight trained drone <br />operators. <br /> The Commission believed it would be important for the department to properly <br />educate the public on how and when the drones would be deployed. <br /> <br />Motion by Wagner, seconded by Boyd to recommend the City Council support the <br />UAV/Drone program for the New Bright Public Safety Department. A roll call vote was <br />taken. Motion carried 8-0. <br /> <br />VI. Reports and Updates <br /> <br />A. Allina Health – Dave Matteson <br /> <br />Dave Mattson provided the Commission with an update from Allina Health. He commented <br />on how crew configurations would be changing throughout Hennepin and Ramsey County <br />per the State, and discussed how a tiered response model would be coming in the near future. <br />He explained the tiered response model would assist with managing high acuity calls. He <br />then discussed how the 33 car responses were assisting his staff by scheduling pickups. He <br />reported he would like his EMT’s and paramedics to receive more training on active shooter <br />events that occur in the open or on the street. He reviewed the number of responses from <br />September, along with the response times. He discussed the significant pediatric events in the <br />community that occurred over the past month and commented on how important it was to <br />have EMT’s/paramedics to be properly trained in pediatric care. He stated the other <br />significant issue the north metro was facing were opioid overdoses. <br /> <br /> <br />