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EGty1� ,.,�� Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 6.2 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Presentation,Awards, December 21, 2015 Ron Nierenhausen, Chief of Police <br /> and Recognition <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Lifesaving Award Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> ■ The Council is asked to publically recognize a group of individuals for their lifesaving efforts. <br /> ■ Chief Nierenhausen to read and present the lifesaving awards to: <br /> ■ Kevin Heldt, Officer <br /> ■ Rick Peterson,Track Coach <br /> ■ Amy Cornelius,Track Coach <br /> ■ Loni Nye,Paramedic (Allina) <br /> ■ Kurt Weber, Paramedic (Allina) <br /> ■ Jessica Rodriguez, Dispatcher (Allina) <br /> ■ Rich Niemela, EMT (Elk River Ambulance) <br /> ■ Scott Schmidt,EMT (Elk River Ambulance) <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> On September 22, 2015, at 4:28 p.m., an Elk River Police officer was dispatched to a report of a juvenile <br /> male who is a cross country runner for Spectrum High School possibly having a seizure at Kleiver Lake <br /> Field Park. While in route, the officer was updated that the juvenile male was not breathing and the coach <br /> and others had started CPR. <br /> Richard Peterson,head cross county track coach and director of athletics at Spectrum High School, and <br /> Amy Cornelius the assistant coach both started CPR/rescue breathing until Officer Heldt and other first <br /> responders arrived on scene. Officer Heldt and the additional first responders were able to continue CPR <br /> and use the rescue pod to establish a pulse. The male eventually started breathing on his own before <br /> being transported to Mercy Hospital. <br /> Due to the quick response and initial CPR/rescue breathing efforts from those on scene the male juvenile <br /> survived. Therefore, Officer Kevin Heldt,Rick Peterson,Amy Cornelius, Loni Nye, Kurt Weber,Jessica <br /> Rodriguez, Rich Niemela, and Scott Schmidt are hereby awarded with the Lifesaving award. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> None <br /> Attachments <br /> ■ None <br /> POWERED 6T <br /> Template Updoted 4/14 INAMIRE1 <br />