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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Monday, April 9, 2018, at <br />the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: <br />Members Absent: <br />Also Present: <br />Mayor Sarah Strommen <br />Councilmember Jill Johns <br />Councilmember Mark Kuzma <br />Councilmember Chris Riley <br />Councilmember Melody Shryock <br />Councilmember John LeTourneau <br />City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich <br />Fire Chief Matt Kohner <br />Police Chief Jeff Katers <br />Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer <br />Human Resources Manager Colleen Lasher <br />Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Patrick Brama <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Strommen called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:37 p.m. <br />2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />2.01: Overview of Emergency Management for Elected Officials <br />Fire Chief Kohner reviewed the staff report and provided details on comprehensive emergency <br />management. He explained that the priorities, in ranked order, are life safety, incident <br />stabilization and property/environment conservation. He reviewed the different phases of <br />emergency management which include response, recovery, mitigation, and preparedness. He <br />noted that the more effort that is place on mitigation and preparedness, the more fluid the <br />response and recovery actions become. He provided details on the National Incident <br />Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS). <br />Councilmember Kuzma stated that in the past, Elk River used a different radio system or channel <br />and asked if that has been resolved. <br />Fire Chief Kohner replied that Elk River does use a different channel. He explained that <br />dispatch would be able to patch the calls together if needed. He noted that there are also <br />designated channels for mutual aid calls that would allow multiple agencies/departments to <br />communicate. He provided additional information on the ICS functions and chain of command <br />City Council Work Session / April 9, 2018 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />