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Public Safety POLICE City of Ell< River 2004 Annual Report MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the Elk River Police Department is to provide quality, professional, fair, and impartial police services to all of our citizens. YEAR IN REVIEW The Police Department continues to provide a professional level of service to all residents and businesses within our community. As the Chief, I am so pleased with the level of performance and daily work of each member of this agency. The professional demeanor of the staff, their strong ethical beliefs, and their attention to duty result in exemplary attitudes which are reflected in the high level of safety and comfort that our citizens feel while living here in Elk River. The new facility continues to be one of our greatest assets, giving the staff the building comforts while in turn also supplying them with the tools needed to do their jobs. We are currently operating very efficiently, with staff often suggesting and implementing change to increase both the productivity and effectiveness in direct relation to the tremendous flow of records and reports that are handled each and every day. As stated last year, I have been given a great management team and staff to assist me in managing this department, and I must give my commendation to Captain Bradley R. Rolfe for his tireless dedication and efforts; and to Investigative Sergeant Thomas Tyler for his continued support and hard work as well. The patrol sergeants have also been invaluable in their supervision of the patrol staff as well as Michelle Masica's excellent management of the clerical division. Last, my thanks to Kathy Anderson for her ability to know what needs to be done, without direction and requests, all to complete those tasks within the allotted time frame. Each and every employee not personally mentioned is commended and thanked for their performance last year as well. I am proud to be the Chief of this fine agency, but can't take credit for the daily work that each employee performs each and every work day. These employees are the reason that Elk River is a safe place to both work and live. The workload for the department in terms of calls for service has been fairly level for several years. Our total Primary Calls for Service in 2004 was 16, 134 - 460 less calls than last year or a 2.8% decrease. Total recorded incidents for 2004 were 18,129 - a decrease of 121 incidents compared to 2003 when the total recorded incidents was 18,250. The largest change in our actual call load is the significant increase in both Part I and Part II crimes. In 2004 we had the largest reported number of Part I and Part II crimes. We experienced a 20% increase in Part I crimes, or the serious crime category, with 146 additional offenses being reported this year. Unfortunately this was accompanied by a reduction of 5% in the number of cases cleared, with only 18% being cleared either by arrest or other means. I attribute this to several new challenges facing our department as the City of Elk River continues to grow. City of Elk River 2004 Annual Report One specific area of increased crime has been in the area of computer and Internet fraud. These cases ohen involve large losses, cross state and international boundary lines, and ohen offer little opportunity for closure or official charges. We also experienced a record number of auto thehs (55), mostly from car lots or sales establishments. Several metro area teams of suspects have been striking the outer ring suburbs hard, and although they have been caught numerous times, they are ohen released back to the streets by the courts to re-offend. Burglaries as well had an increase, and as we grow and our number of homes and businesses increases, so will these numbers of offenses. The good news is now that our population has exceeded 21,000, our crime rates are still very low in comparative terms to populated communities our size in direct relation to the number of serious crimes that take place per the number of their inhabitants. The largest increase in criminal activity has been in two specific areas, both of which have resulted in few leads, arrests, or case closure. The first is theh from vehicles. This is the single, most prevalent crime in our community, and it ohen results in felonious levels of property being taken. CD players, CD's, speakers, and cell phones are the most common targets. The second area targeted has been construction sites, with either construction equipment or tools being taken, or actual building supplies being stolen. Little physical evidence is being located at these crime scenes, we have had very few leads to follow-up on, and the property in all of these offenses is very difficult to trace. I believe that these specific, targeted offenses are what are driving our Part I and Part II crimes up to their current levels, while in turn directly reducing our clearance rates. Offense 2003 2004 Change Percent Burglary 96 109 13 +13.5% Larceny 560 665 105 +18.75% Auto Theft 27 55 28 +103% Forgery 51 92 41 +80.3% Having this information in hand, we know that serious crime will continue to rise as our population continues to grow. Our department goals for the coming years will be to develop community tools and resources to better equip and educate our residents to respond to the community policing needs of their neighborhoods. The Police Department is committed to keeping our crime rates low, and our community safe. 2004 HIGHLIGHTS · Purchased and placed into service a new police command post. · Completed installation and began operations in the new indoor police gun range. · Worked with IT staff to firm up network infrastructure and improve security from outside attacks. · Redeveloped structure for our web-based services including Citizen Observer and the Crime Alert Network. · Planned and participated in a large scale disaster training exercise that focused on an active shooting incident, and allowed multiple inter-agency response as well as inter- departmental response, EOC activation and performance evaluations. · Completed transition to scanned records storage-can now view all records electronically City of Elk River 2004 Annual Report STATISTICS 2004 jAN FEB MAR APR MAY jUN jUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL pkg 83 37 24 12 13 6 3 I 3 3 8 68 261 cit 122 149 168 138 267 223 238 136 123 139 129 77 1909* 9000 965 907 928 942 979 978 1034 945 1020 971 932 942 11543 I 56 46 71 51 90 84 84 75 75 89 70 67 858 II 95 115 154 108 158 110 156 154 137 156 III 109 1563 CFS 1321 1254 1345 1251 1507 1401 1515 1311 1358 1358 1250 1263 16134 *actual total of citations issued is 3,324 (1,909 from Citations Module and 1,415 from Records Management) 2004 jAN FEB MAR APR MAY jUN jUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL murder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 rape 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 I 4 robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 I 3 assault 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 I 20 burglary 10 8 8 6 14 7 II 6 II 6 10 12 109 larceny 43 36 56 42 68 65 65 56 55 78 52 49 665 auto theft 3 2 2 2 7 10 5 8 5 2 6 3 55 arson 0 0 0 1 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 2 oth assault 8 10 6 7 18 9 6 8 II 14 4 6 107 forgery 3 9 7 4 II 6 6 10 15 8 5 8 92 fraud 12 9 15 8 17 10 15 23 9 II 6 14 149 embezzle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 stolen prop 0 3 I 0 I 0 I 0 3 0 I 3 13 vandalism 10 19 22 15 25 17 29 38 13 45 22 10 265 weapons I 3 5 4 5 7 18 9 9 7 4 I 73 prostitution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 other sex 3 2 5 I I 3 I 2 4 2 0 2 26 narcotics 7 6 12 10 10 3 6 9 10 12 II II 107 gambling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I I tam/child I 3 5 I 2 2 2 0 4 I 2 3 26 d.w.i. 9 II 13 7 7 10 8 5 4 8 6 10 98 liquor 5 8 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 3 7 2 54 drunken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 disorderly 16 17 24 16 27 12 20 16 21 II 17 10 207 vagrancy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O. 0 0 0 other 20 15 36 31 30 26 40 29 30 34 26 28 345 TOTAL 151 161 225 159 248 194 240 229 212 245 181 176 2421 1998-2004 CALLS FOR SERVICE City of Elk River 2004 Annual Report AVERAGE = ,l..S.9% t11.3% tS.7% t2.8% TOTAL RECORDED INCIDENTS 1998-2004 PART 1/11 CRIMES PART 1 1998 1999* 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Murder / 0 0 0 0 0 Rape 12 9 3 6 4 6 4 Robbery 3 : 2 3 3 I I 3 Assault 19 /3 II 29 18 15 20 Burglary 90 6/ 78 84 110 96 109 Larceny 513 380 499 680 672 560 665 Auto Theft 37 3/ 44 25 33 27 55 Arson I i 0 3 I 7 2 Total 675 : 497 638 830 839 712 858 % Cleared 33% : 27% 39% 34% 29% 23% 18% PART II 1998 , 1999* 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Other Ass. 109 96 103 107 112 122 107 Forgery 64 . 35 57 40 65 51 92 Fraud 110 , //4 115 133 139 126 149 Vandalism 149 , /62 268 211 255 221 265 Weapons 29 30 31 27 34 67 73 Sex Off. 19 25 8 23 22 39 26 Narcotics 100 69 62 63 90 93 107 D.U.I. 185 /35 159 148 197 133 98 Liquor Laws 72 55 70 68 74 54 54 Disorderly 182 i /25 167 157 206 211 207 Other 377 ; 292 311 265 329 366 385 Total 1396 //38 1351 1242 1523 1483 1563 % Cleared 78% 69% 59% 65% 68% 58% PART 111I 2071 1635 1989 2072 2362 2195 2421 % Cleared 63% 57% 52% 54% 43% ., J uv Arrests 636 i 406 445 402 321 296 279 Adult Arrests 1120 i 708 710 673 714 592 637 ! City of Ell< River 2004 Annual Report 2004 TOTAL RECORDED INCIDENTS Incidents Total Incidents Total Incidents Total Adult Parking Warning 13 Sudden Death/Body 18 Criminal Sexual Conduct 21 Adult Traffic Arrest (Speed) 1191 Medical 868 Miscellaneous 371 Adult Traffic Arrest (Other) 1083 Domestic 236 Disorderly Conduct 280 Adult Traffic Warning 195 Public Assist (Lockout) 938 Obscene 24 juvenile Traffic Arrest (Speed) 116 Agency Assist 339 Criminal DamagelTrespass 294 juvenile Traffic Arrest (Other) 78 Alarm 1109 Stolen Property 24 juvenile Traffic Warning 32 Civil 259 Theft 557 Adult Criminal Arrest 268 Administrative (background checks) 480 Fraud 243 Adult Criminal Warning 150 Traffic Control (Funerals) 75 Vehicle 109 juvenile Criminal Arrest II Traffic Complaint 1051 Weapons 77 juvenile Criminal Warning 32 Snowmobile/off road veh/boat 65 Crime Against Court 42 D.L. Arrests (Adult) 415 Garbage/Litter 36 Crimes Against Government 3 D.L. Arrests Ouvenile) 18 Suspicious Person 455 D.L. Warning (Adult) II Suspicious Vehicle 139 D.L. Warning Ouvenile) 3 juvenile 226 Equipment Arrest (Adult) 8 Transient Merchant 33 Equipment Arrest Ouvenile) I Gun Permit (Acquire) 104 Equipment Warn/Repair (Adult) 41 Gun Permit (Carry) 4 Equipment Warn/Repair Ouvenile) 2 Vulnerable Adult Inv. (Confidential) 5 Lost Person (Missing) 32 Warrant (Active) 73 juvenile Runaway 16 Underage juvenile Party 17 Lost Property 25 Conceal Weapon 42 Found Person 21 Misc. Incidents (Citizen Complaints) 345 Found Property (rec'd/confiscated) 142 Traffic/road (tows/impound/open) 112 Abandoned Vehicles (parked/stalled) 37 Drug Info 61 Motor Vehicle Accidents Warrant Info 19 No Accident Reports 99 Repossessions 16 Car kill deer 65 Restraining Order 40 Car kill deer (State Patrol wrote) 10 Ride Along Application 53 Animal 3 BCA Sex Offender 31 Fatality 3 Drug Information 128 Fatality (State Patrol wrote) 2 Compliance Checks 4 Personal Injury 48 Misc. Officer Activity Personal Injury (pedestrian) 2 Rei impound/pursuit/ins. req.) 822 Personal Injury (State Patrol wrote) 46 Investigations 2 Personal Injury (private property) 3 Unsecured Building (gate/veh) 74 Personal Injury Hit and Run 2 Crime Prevention 4 Property Damage 267 Intoxilyzer (assist other juris) I Property Damage (State Patrol wrote 105 Community Ed (other juris) II Property Damage (private property) 50 Community Ed (in juris) 49 Property Damage (i.e. light pole) 32 Special Details 2 Property Damage (i.e. light pole/SP) 5 Complaints on Officers 22 Property Damage Hit & Run 47 Public Assist 1004 Property Damage Hit & Run (priv prop) 55 Leave Scene of Accident 13 Property Damage Hit & Run (SP wrote) 2 Runaway 26 BicyclelVehicle 4 Minnesota Offense Code TrainNehicle I Assault 137 Snowmobile Personal Injury I Burglary 110 Public Accident 29 Counterfeit/Forgery 94 Home Accident 63 Drug Related 151 Occupational Accident 6 Escape/Flight 6 Animal Complaint 555 Fire/Arson 2 Fire 107 Gambling I Suicide 4 Inter-Familial 25 Suicide Attempt 17 AlcohollT raffic 237 Suicide Threat 25 Kidnap 2 STAFF DIRECTORY NAME Jeffrey Beahen Bradley Rolfe Thomas Tyler Bryan Vita Steven Bockwitz Stephen Miller Robert Kluntz Jeffrey Mordal David Dummer Ron Nierenhausen Daniel Block David Hurd Kimberly Peterson Todd Erickson Eric Balabon Michael Suchy Dale Olmscheid Mark Edlund Jeffrey Garcia Brian Boos Todd Besser Darren McKernan Joseph Gacke Jason Andersen Kevin Heldt Brynell Blauert Christopher Morgan Evan Patullo Michelle Masica Kathryn Anderson Cheryll Edinger Robert Swenson Karen Peterson Renee Morris Kris Thomas Julie Splettstoesser TITLE Chief of Police Patrol Captain Investigative Sergeant Investigator Investigator Investigator Investigator Patrol Sergeant Patrol Sergeant Patrol Sergeant Patrol Sergeant Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Patrol Officer Support Services Supervisor Executive Secretary Crime Prevention/CSO Community Service Officer Secretary/Receptionist Records Clerk Records Clerk Receptionist/Secretary City of Elk River 2004 Annual Report START DATE March 12, 1998 January 4, 1982 September 26, 1979 November 6, 1985 January 4, 1988 January 4, 1988 November 26, 1990 October I, 1983 November 6, J 987 January I, 1989 October 18, 1993 October 19, J 987 February 17, 1988 May 28, 1996 July 8, 1996 October 7, 1996 September 29, 1997 January J 2, 1998 January I 2, 1998 June 22, 1998 September 30, 1999 October 18, 1999 July 9, 200 I February 2, 2002 July 14,2003 September 9, 2003 December 22, 2003 September 20, 2004 March 22, J 984 May 18, 1987 March 13, 1989 January I, 1994 March 26, 1997. May 3, 1999 June 9, 2003 December J 3, 2004 City of Elk River 2004 Annual Report 2005 GOALS & PROJECTS · Promote a current employee to the rank of Administrative Captain and realign the department to include the new rank structure and division of department direct supervision. · Continue with first stage implementation of 800 MHZ communications to the departmental communication platform. Work with surrounding agencies to develop inter-operability capability for large scale events and potential disasters. · Develop an EMT/SWAT program to provide emergency medical support at incidents that would prevent normal Emergency Medical Services response from occurring. · Further develop community policing tools for residents to utilize in response to either targeted crimes, crimes related to specific geographical areas, or community wide crime concerns. These will include our City web-site, Citizen Observer, and other electronic methods of communication such as the Crime Alert Network. · Complete the transition from referring bad checks for prosecution, to the newly instituted program being operated by the Retail Protection Association. This is an educational and collection process that is being offered at no charge to all area businesses. · Work with Sherburne County Sheriff's Office in joining the Drug Task Force. FIRE AND AMBULANCE SERVICE City of Ell< River 2004 Annual Report MISSION STATEMENT: The primary mission of the Elk River Fire and Ambulance Service is to minimize loss of life and property for the citizens of the City of Elk River and contracted areas from sudden medical emergencies, fires, natural disasters, and life threatening situations and to assist other emergency agencies. To perform these services in an efficient manner by maintaining effective fire prevention, emergency response, fire suppression, and firefighter training. YEAR IN REVIEW The Elk River Fire and Ambulance Service continued to have a busy year throughout 2004. Emergency incidents rose four percent in 2004 as compared to 2003. We responded to over 1,825 emergency fire and ambulance calls. DEPARTMENT On September 20, 2003 the ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the Public Safety building and Elk River Fire Station 2 was open. Firefighters and fire trucks have been assigned to Station 2 and our department continues transitional planning from a single station response to a two station response system for emergency incidents. Once again, recruitment and retention continues to be a very difficult task, not only in Elk River, but also in all fire departments throughout the state. In the fall of 2004 and Fire Station 2 early 2005 recruitment of new firefighters has continued to bring our complement of firefighters to 40 members. Our firefighters continue to dedicate numerous hours and provide a professional fire and ambulance organization to our community. INSPECTIONS Fire-Our fire prevention and inspection department continues its work of fire and life safety. Our full time and part time fire inspectors are moving forward with inspections in commercial and industrial businesses. Our laptop in Engine I and Engine 3 entitle our incident commander to have available vital information regarding commercial and industrial businesses while responding to an incident. It enhances the department's response in the event of an emergency incident. Underground Facility Inspections-The underground facility program has been very successful. Part time underground facility inspector Rob Dreissig has done a very good job in conducting inspections on underground service work. During 2000 the Fire Department responded to nearly 50 natural gas line cuts in our service area. During 2001-02 our program for permitting and inspecting underground work within city right-of-way drastically reduced the amount of gas line hits. Changes were implemented and the underground facility inspection program was even City of Ell< River 2004 Annual Report stronger in 2004. The underground inspection program will continue in 2005 with minor changes, as necessary, with input from the Planning and Building Departments. A contractor meeting will be conducted on March 24, 2005 as a refresher to the right-of-way requirements. Housing-The Fire Department has been in a transition that began in late 2004 to take over housing inspections from the Building and Environmental Department. We will be using the 2000 International Property Maintenance Code as a guideline for all apartment inspections. The code is designed to provide concise, consistent model property maintenance requirements with required property improvement provisions. During our apartment inspections, areas to be covered include light, ventilation and occupancy limitations, plumbing facility and fixture requirements, mechanical and electrical requirements, and fire and safety requirements. Housing inspections will continue to be on an annual basis with all 1,080 units of apartments in our community. Our recently hired Fire Prevention Specialist/Housing Inspector Jeff Smith will be working with both Fire Inspector Cliff Anderson and myself during the first year of transition. PROGRAMS Fire Prevention-The Fire Prevention program remains very active in our community's schools. The program is no longer one week in October (during National Fire Prevention Week). Our Fire Prevention program is active throughout the year with heavy emphasis in September and continuing through December. We are very proud of our Fire Prevention program and also our presentation to elementary school students who are able to participate in emphasizing fire safety. Our goal continues to be changing the culture generation by generation towards fire safety. The Fire Department will have a new full time fire prevention specialist in January 2005 to take our fire prevention program to a new level. Notional Night Out-The Fire Department is pleased to partner with the Police Department each August during the National Night Out celebration. Our Firefighters enjoy visiting every community block party with equipment to talk with citizens, answer their questions about the Fire Department and fire prevention. Crime Prevention Specialist Cheryll Edinger and the Elk River Police Department do a fantastic job in coordinating National Night Out for our citizens. The Fire Department will continue to be an active partner in National Night celebrations; not only during 2004 but also in the years ahead. FIREFIGHTERS Recognition-Each year I recognize firefighters for their dedication and commitment to the Fire Department. This year I would like to commend Assistant Fire Chief Mike Trunnell for over 15 years of dedication to the Elk River Fire Department as training officer. The department has been very fortunate to have Mike (as a dedicated training Group Photo of Firefichters officer) and the countless hours of time that he has given to enhance the training of the department. On December 3 I, 2004 Mike has decided to step aside as training officer but remain assistant chief for the department. Even though Mike has stepped aside as our training officer, he will continue to dedicate additional time in transitioning to our new training officer (Captain Phil Collins) and assistant training officers. On behalf of the Elk River Fire Department and all its firefighters, I would like to thank Mike Trunnell for all his time City of Elk River 2004 Annual Report and efforts toward improving the Elk River Fire Department with the training he has coordinated during the last 15 years. EMERGENCY~ANAGEMENT On August 25, 2004, the city, in conjunction with Elk River Emergency Management, conducted a full scale drill at the Elk River Senior High School. The scenario surrounded an active shooter within the school with response from multiple public safety agencies to assist at the full scale drill. At approximately 9:00 a.m. several shots are heard inside the Elk River High School Commons. Many students are inside the Commons area of the high school and students with late arrivals entering the front door of the school are also involved in the incident. Numerous phone calls received from the school report loud noises and possible shots from somewhere inside the school. Frantic cell phone callers throughout the senior high wanted to know what was happening. Planning and preparation for any type of incident is vital for all of the public safety entities to ensure a coordinated and unified command response to any emergency event. The planning for a full scale drill and the 200 plus responders involved is a team effort between police, fire, EMS, public works, and other city staff. The 2004 full scale drill was the third full scale drill within a six year period in our community. Elk River Emergency Management continues planning and preparedness for any disaster that may affect our community. Our emergency response personnel continue to train in their roles and responsibilities to ensure their knowledge of the city's Emergency Operations Plan. The new Public Safety facility and its state-of-the-art Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is a vital resource for our community's response in the event of a disaster. Finally, I would like to thank Police Chief Jeff Beahen and Captain Brad Rolfe for their time and efforts in working with me toward the successful planning of our full scale drill. Without the cooperation of the Elk River Police Department, our drill would not have become the successful learning experience for all public safety entities. CERT The Elk River CERT training program was delivered to team members over an 8 week period. Some of the training topics include disaster preparedness, disaster fire suppression, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue operations, disaster psychology and team organization, terrorism, and a course review in disaster simulation. After training was completed for all of the Elk River CERT members, they participated in the full scale exercise scheduled April 30, 2004. The deployable CERT teams will provide the Elk River Fire Department, Elk River Ambulance, and Elk River Police Department an additional asset during the times of crisis and emergency in our community. SAFETY PROGRAM As part of my duties and responsibilities I also serve as the city's safety coordinator. The city continues to have a working relationship with Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) and MMUA Safety Consultant Dave Berggren, who assists us with our safety program. Our program has made tremendous strides within all departments. Our department heads work with all their employees to emphasize safety as everyone's responsibility. Monthly safety training continues to focus on numerous topics and at times may involve either all staff or strictly field staff. STATISTICS City of Ell< River 2004 Annual Report REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT CALLS AND COVERAGE Fire Call Summary Dollar Loss $655,000 $838,000 $505,500 $702,000 $53 1,360 Year 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Runs 450 426 406 347 384 2004 Fire Calls Community City of Elk River City of Otsego Township of Big lake Mutual Aid Community Covered City of Elk River City of Otsego Township of Big lake Runs 357 67 8 18 Percent 79.3 14.9 1.8 4 Percent Covered (population/valuation) 100% 65% 20% Estimated square miles covered - 69 square miles Estimated population covered - 32,500 Estimated property value - $575,000,000 (not including tax exempt property) Estimated firefighters per call - 18 (average) MUTUAL AID CONTRACTS · North Suburban Mutual Aid (32 departments) · Sherburne County fire departments (6 departments) · Albertville, Monticello, and Princeton The Elk River Fire Department has mutual aid contracts with many communities. Each year we respond numerous times to assist our neighbors. Conversely, mutual aid was called to assist our community 10 times in 2004. Mutual aid is an important piece in every fire department puzzle. On behalf of the Elk River Fire Department, I would like to thank our mutual aid partners for their assistance during'2004. City of Elk River 2004 Annual Report Percenta~e of Calls per Type of Incident for 2004 Mutual Aid, 4% Dispatch/Canceled enroute, 15% Structure, 6% Misc, 3% Trees, Brush, Grass, 4% Personal Injury Accident, 22% Odors/Smoke, 4% Vehicle Fires, 4% Electrical/Powerli nes, 4% Total Number of Fire Calls by Month for 2004 Dec Nov Oct Sap Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan ] I I I 50 -II I 33 -II I I 33 -II I 43 -1\ I -I 36 I ~8 -D I ~l I 40 41 -D I 42 ~I 2~ ~I 30 -D 3' I . o 10 20 30 40 50 60 City of Elk River 2004 Annual Report 20-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Grass Rig 2 Jun-88 $45,000 Chief I $30,000 Engine 2 Jul-80 $375,000 Grass Rig I Dec-90 $45,000 Tanker I May-8? $175,000 Rescue I Nov-93 $235,000 2009 20 I 0 20 II 2012 2013 Inspector 2 $40,000 Tanker 2 Refurbish $50,000 Inspector I Chief I $40,000 $40,000 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Aerial Ladder April-I 990 $750,000 Tanker 2 Inspector 2 $175,000 $45,000 Grass Rig 2 2003 $50,000 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Grass Rig I 2006 $55,000 Staff Vehicles Engines/Pumpers Tankers Grass Rigs Rescue Units 9 Years 25 Years 20 Years 15 Years 20 Years City of Elk River 2004 Annual Report DEPARTMENT STAFF NAME Bruce West Mike Trunnell Rob Dreissig Dan Kreuser Cliff Anderson Cliff Skogstad Phil Collins Steve Dittbenner Ken Dehn John Follmer Robert Pearson Dennis Anderson George Anderson Jeff Smith Mike Crepeau Duane Smith Steve Olsen Steve Greene Terry Elliott Jeremy Collins Keith Thorson Mark Richardson Cory Altman Nate Dittbenner Gary Lore Chris Curtis Rich Czech Mike Demarre Jim Hildebrandt Jeremiah Sims Owen DeCathelineau Rich Niemela Tim Marchiafava Scott Schmitt Joe Evenson Ryan Lore Wayne Matteson Time Richie Mike Tietz Cory Zierden TITLE Chief First Assist. Chief, Training Officer Second Assist. Chief, EMT, Relief Assoc. President Third Assist. Chief Capt. I Capt. 2, EMT, Relief Assoc. VP Capt. 3, Relief Assoc. Trustee EMT, CPR Instructor, Ambulance Coordinator Relief Assoc. Secretary Relief Assoc. Trustee EMT EMT EMT EMT EMT, Secretary and Treasurer EMT, Relief Assoc. Trustee EMT EMT EMT EMT EMT EMT EMT, Relief Assoc. Treasurer EMT EMT EMT START DATE October 3, 1994 November I, 1980 October I, 1976 May I, 1982 August I, 1983 September I, 1989 June I, 1988 September I, 1978 November I, 1978 Retired 2004 January I, 1985 January I, 1985 June I, 1988 June I, 1988 September I, 1989 September I, 1989 June 4, 2992 Resigned 2004 June 4, 1992 April 6, 1995 April 6, 1995 February I I, 1997 March 30, 1999 AprilS, 1999 April 7, 1999 March 8, 2000 March 8, 2000 March 3, 2000 March 8, 2000 Resigned 2004 August 3 I, 200 I September 9,2001 December 28, 2002 December 28, 2002 March I, 2004 March I, 2004 March I, 2004 March I, 2004 March I, 2004 March I, 2004 2005 GOALS & PROJECTS City of Ell< River 2004 Annual Report FIRE DEPARTMENT · Continue our fire prevention education with schools, civic groups, and with additional focus on adult education. · Implementation of safe escape house for presentation to elementary schools, preschools, and daycares. · Active Partner in Senior Safety Camp. · Continue with computerized pre-plans for the commercial and industrial businesses in our community. · Advertise, screen, and interview firefighter candidates to bring roster to 40 for full staffing. · Continue transition planning from single station incident response to two station incident response. · Implementation of two station officer structure. · Place "into service" new pumper at Station 2. · Compliance with Federal Standards for the National Incident Management System (NIMS). o Fire Department Training and Testing. o Incorporating NIMS into Emergency Operations Plan EMERGENCY~ANAGEMENT · Staff Awareness Training for National Incident Management System (NIMS). · Adopt NIMS into Emergency Operations Plan. · Review roles and responsibilities with EOC staff. · Annual update of Emergency Operations Plan and Emergency Resource Manual. · Continue to update EOC staff regarding any directives from the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management regarding terrorist acts and/or biological events. · Quarterly CERT Team Training. SAFETY COMMITTEE · Continue relationship with MMUA as our safety consultant. · Provide safety training to field staff specific to their needs. · Review and make recommendations regarding employee accidents. · Advanced driving safety training to field employees. · Assist departments with Department of labor and Industry safety grants. Elk River Fire and Ambulance Service The following pages include statistical data and information of the Elk River Ambulance's activity for 2004. 2004 had a 4% increase in responses over 2003 averaging 115 calls per month; January was the highest volume month with 131 responses. Even though we realized a significant increase in responses our actual transferring of patients to hospitals remained the same. In August of 2004 the Ambulance board took on the task of analyzing the need for a second ambulance. In December of 2004 after much discussion the decision to add a second truck was finalized. Effective April30lh, 2005 our service will be adding a power truck, operating 7 days a week, 12 hours per day from 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. This unit will be a paramedic Advanced Life Support Ambulance and will provide a solid basis for future expansion. Within our Fire Department we now have 18 EMT /Firefighters. This number continues to increase every year, emphasizing the dedication of our personnel who remain the most valuable asset of our service. Our P.A.D. program (Public Access to Defibrillation) is alive and well. As of December 2004 it was estimated that there is approximately 390 A.E.D.'s available in the Metropolitan area. Elk River is host to 32 of these units. Dr. Lick, our medical director, has considered Elk River the poster child of the P.A.D. programs. In 2004 we averaged one A.E.D. per month for new placements. Respectfully Submitted, ~ Steven L. Dittbenner Ambulance Coordinator 415 Jackson Avenue. Elk River, Minnesota 55330. Fire Station - (612) 441-4919. Fax (612) 441-3299 ELK RIVER AMBULANCE RUN REVIEW 2004 # OF RUNS PER MONTH RESPONSES TRANSFERS NO LOAD '04 '03 '02 '04 '03 '02 '04 '03 '02 JANUARY'; 131 100 99 92 74 72 39 26 27 FEBRUARY 83 96 92 63 71 60 20 25 32 MARCH 126 102 101 82 71 58 44 31 43 APRIL 96 117 117 74 86 82 22 31 35 MAY 107 105 103 76 79 84 31 26 19 JUNE 113 129 108 81 82 71 32 47 37 JULY 106 87 104 71 67 77 35 20 27 AUGUST * 125 131 121 79 85 83 46 46 38 SEPTEMBER 126 105 118 82 82 90 44 23 28 OCTOBER 113 119 101 84 82 75 29 37 26 NOVEMBER 127 113 106 82 84 74 45 29 32 DECEMBER 126 118 124 86 87 87 40 31 37 TOTAL 1379 1322 1294 952 950 913 427 372 381 *DENOTES ALL TIME MONTHLY IDGH. 2002-2004 COMPARISON TOTAL RESPONSES UP 57 = 4% INCREASE TOTAL TRANSFERS 913 - 2002 950 - 2003 952 - 2004 2002-2004 CALANDAR YEAR AMBULANCE COMPARISON SUMMARY RESPONSES (HOW CALL WAS DISPATCHED) NO LOAD RESPONSES NO CHARGE DESCRIPTION '04 '03 '02 '04 '03 '02 HEART 224 199 218 7 10 10 RESPIRATORY 88 100 115 21 27 22 BROKEN BONES 5 16 17 1 3 2 ENVIRONMENTAL 1 5 3 1 0 0 BLEEDING/ CUTS/LACER. 34 42 51 14 14 19 BURNS 12 6 4 6 3 1 OVERDOSE 39 28 29 4 2 3 BACK PAIN 31 52 29 3 2 4 STROKE 36 29 36 10 0 0 CAR ACCIDENT 201 158 210 124 86 123 FEVER/SEIZURES 44 47 52 13 14 15 ABDOMINAL 81 100 71 10 10 11 INJURIES DUE TO FALL 115 106 110 30 29 32 NURSING HOME TRANSFERS 78 51 31 4 1 1 AMPUTATIONS 1 1 0 0 0 0 F AINTING/DIZZY 118 110 110 36 23 29 D.O.A. 15 11 8 15 11 8 O.B./MISCARRIAGE 5 1 4 0 0 1 DIABETIC REACTION 31 23 24 21 12 13 ELECTROCUTION 0 1 0 0 0 0 ASSAULT 15 16 7 12 11 4 NO LOAD DESCRIPTION RESPONSES NO CHARGE '04 '03 '02 '04 '03 '02 PNEUMONIA 1 2 3 0 0 0 CANCER/HOSPICE 1 4 3 0 1 1 PSYCHOLOGICAL 49 57 39 5 4 0 MISC. MEDICAL 0 0 3 0 0 0 SPRAINSfDISLOCATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 DROWN 2 0 0 1 0 0 ALLERGIC REACTION 13 10 14 4 4 3 STAND BY FOR ERPD 2 2 2 2 1 2 ANIMAL ATKlINSECT BITE 5 4 0 4 2 0 STRUCK BY OBJECT 11 15 14 7 2 5 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 9 3 6 9 3 5 STAND BY HEALTH SPAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 POISONINGI C.02 1 4 3 0 4 1 HEADACHE 18 27 9 5 10 2 CANCELLED ENROUTE 61 72 50 61 72 50 GUNSHOT 1 1 0 0 1 0 ANXIETY 11 5 11 2 3 7 STAND BY ER FIRE 4 5 7 4 5 7 HYPOTENTION 2 6 0 0 0 0 GENERAL WEAKNESS 10 1 0 1 0 0 TOTAL RESPONSES 1379 1322 1294 472 372 381 Llf\, 1\1'11.::1 I\.I I"\.- \..-UIIIUldllVe ~ercent ."" ./,r " -/---.- ./,.// 5 6 .../ - ----------, ----.------- I ,-,,---1-___._... I . ,.,.,r' I -/ - .1 , I 7 8 II 10 11 Time In Mlnules 12 13 1 ~ 15 10 17 HI RTR: Response Time Reliability, from call time to scene arrival. The above graph represents Elk River's RTR for the calendar year 2004 for all calls. The ambulance industry in general uses the 90% RTR for measuring. The 50% RTR gives an "average response" which is the most commonly asked . question pertaining to our response. In 2004 the 50% increased 21 seconds and the 90% decreased 1 min 53 seconds. The dotted lines represent the 90% and 50% RTR. The only requirement from the EMSRB is a response time of30 minutes. Listed below is our RTRperformance of the past years. '04 '03 '02 '01 '00 '99 '98 '97 90% 12' 22" 14'15" 14' 47" 15' 40" 13' 20" 12' 15" 12' 20" 11' 30" 50% 8' 31" 8' 10" 7' 27" 7' 40" 7' 40" 7' 20" 7' 20" 6' 40" .1' City of Elk River 2004 Annual Report LEGAL MISSION STATE.ME.NT: q1\ Our mission is to effectively and efficiently prosecute all misdemeanor and I /1_\ gross misdemeanor criminal offenses, traffic offenses, and city ordinance ) ~ violations that occur in our city, and to deliver high quality, cost effective legal services that are responsive to our city's needs. YEAR IN REVIEW Moving into our new office in City Hall was the highlight for 2004. Our new office provides ample storage space for effective records management as well as a comfortable working environment. Clarissa Christian, a third year law student at William Mitchell College of Law, has been working part time for us since July 2004. We were able to hire her through a work-study program at William Mitchell. She has worked out great! She has assisted Jennifer with her work and has provided back-up coverage for her. As a certified student attorney, she has been able to help me in court, has done legal research, and has assisted me in other aspects of both criminal and civil cases. Her help has been invaluable. Coverage for Jennifer and me remains an issue that needs to be resolved. The hiring of a law clerk has helped; however, additional staff is required to provide coverage for us. The Sherburne County Attorney's office has been providing coverage for us. We have been told by them that they will not do this indefinitely. CRIMINAUTRAFFIC We opened 982 files in 2004. That is an increase of 2.3% over 2003. I've kept up with charging cases. There is no backlog. Effective August I, 2005, the legal blood alcohol level for operating a motor vehicle will be lowered to .08. The .08 threshold will likely result in more OWl arrests and therefore an increase in the number of OWl prosecutions. Two training sessions were presented for the Police Department. One was targeted for new officers. It was titled, "A Guide to Testifying in Court." The other training session was for the entire department. It was titled, "Domestic Violence Related Orders." I also spoke to school bus drivers for the Elk River Area School District with Officer Jeff Garcia. I talked to them about the prosecution of school bus stop arm violators. Our office and the Police Department, in conjunction with the Retailers Protection Association (RPA) have implemented a worthless check diversion program. This program holds first time City of Ell< River 2004 Annual Report offenders accountable for issuing worthless checks without having to go to court. The goals of the program are to: · reduce the costs to law enforcement associated with investigating and prosecuting worthless check cases; · educate and assist Elk River merchants and residents in reducing the number of worthless check cases; · collect restitution for victims; and · increase accountability for people who issue worthless checks. There is no cost to the taxpayers or area merchants for running this program. It is solely supported by the people who issue the worthless checks. This program has been used successfully in other cities. CIVI L Our office would like to get more involved in civil areas. A plan, based on the city's short term and long term expectations, should be developed to transition more civil work to this office. Such a plan should include additional staff. I've attended the following seminars in preparation for handling more civil cases: · What you need to know about public records and open meetings · Minnesota Association of City Attorneys Education Conference & Annual Meeting Our office handled four civil forfeiture cases in 2004. All four cases have been successfully completed. These are some of the other civil files our office has worked on: · Connecting to city water service-Bryan Adams · Russell Hamilton Property-I 3913 Hwy. 10 · J & J Auto Specialties · Review contract to purchase fire truck-Bruce West · TNT Fireworks-Bruce West, Joan Schmidt · Administrative penalties for liquor license violation-Elk River Bowl · Purchase of the Kohler property-Lot 9, Block 2, Thomas Addition · Firefighter explorer post-Bruce West/Michael DeMarre · Rental of the moon walk owned by the city-Rich Czech · Numerous letters and phone calls to property owners regarding city ordinance compliance City of Ell< River 2004 Annual Report STATISTICS Coselood & Fine Revenues Files opened N/A 986 960 982 Breakdown: Forfeitures Petty misd. Misd. Misd. OWl GMDWI GM 12 17 680 101 80 96 5 47 693 61 86 68 4 52 737 35 100 54 Net fine revenue (includes COPS) Notes: I Forfeiture files have decreased as a result of fewer DWI arrests where the vehicle can be forfeited. 2 An increase in petty misdemeanor files indicates more petty traffic offenses going to court trial, which requires an officer or trooper to attend. 32nd & 3rd Degree DWI's; steadily increasing. " Where fine revenue &lor COP was collected by court administration on any case during 2003. 5 COP = costs of prosecution, which we request in place of or in addition to a fine and therefore, receive I 00% of the revenue. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I City of Ell< River 2004 Annual Report DEPARTMENT STAFF NAME Peter Beck Gray, Plant & Mooty Christopher Johnson Jennifer Johnson Clarissa Christian TITLE City Attorney (Consultant) START DATE City Prosecutor/Assistant City Attorney January 2,2002 Legal Assistant December 26, 200 I Law Clerk June 22, 2004 City of Ell< River 2004 Annual Report 2005 GOALS & PROJECTS Develop a plan based on the city's short term and long term expectations for this department to: I. resolve the coverage issue for Jennifer and me; and 2. transition more civil work to this office. Additional staff will be necessary.