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FIRE SERVICE Wednesday, April 18, 2012 <br /> TASK FORCE 6:30 p.m. <br /> Qtr of <br /> Elk Elk River City Hall <br /> River MINUTES <br /> 0. ATTENDANCE <br /> See attached attendance roster. <br /> I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER <br /> The April, 18,2012,meeting was called to order at 6:32 p.m. by Chief Cunningham. <br /> 2. CONSIDER AGENDA <br /> No changes to the agenda were made. <br /> 3. APPROVE MINUTES FROM APRIL 4, 2012 <br /> 4. OPEN FORUM <br /> No one appeared for Open Forum. <br /> 5. DISCUSSION TOPICS <br /> 5.1 Core values and vision <br /> The Task Force held a discussion on core values pertaining to the fire service in Elk <br /> River. The Task Force also discussed visionary goals that will be explored in further <br /> detail as part of the strategic planning process. Discussion was also held on what, from <br /> the Task Force's perspective, the community's expectations are of the Elk River Fire <br /> Department and the fire service today. The Task Force suggested that a survey be <br /> distributed to the community at a later date to solicit the public's feedback. <br /> Chief Cunningham also presented two videos to the group (a study on fire growth and a <br /> NIST study evaluating crew sizes). The Task Force had follow-up discussions on crew <br /> size and fire/cause determination. <br /> A summary of the discussion points are attached. <br /> 5.2 Initiatives and objectives <br /> 5.3 Subcommittee formation <br /> The Task Forced,based on the discussions in 5.1, drafted three initiatives. <br /> 1 / � 1IEI 11 <br /> NATUREI <br />