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�j <br /> Elk = - Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 6.3 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Presentations, Awards, March 2, 2015 Suzanne Fischer, CODD Director <br /> and Recognition <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Staff Recognition for Pet Rescue Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Recognize city staff. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> On January 31, 2015, Elk River resident Amber Starr and her son Mason lost their cat Athena. <br /> Amber spotted Athena in a storm sewer and called 911. Community Service Officer (CSO) Amy <br /> Berglund arrived with a net and pole to retrieve the cat but was unsuccessful. The following day CSO Jeff <br /> Prehatney, Wastewater employees Matt Stevens, Nick Flaherty, Kevin Beadles, and Dale Eckert, along <br /> with other volunteers located and rescued the cat. <br /> The cat was gone for four days and although she was dirty, scared, and dehydrated, she was uninjured. <br /> This quote from Amber Starr sums it up. "This wouldn't have happened without the community," she <br /> said. "Law enforcement didn't blow it off. People came out and helped. Some were neighbors. Some <br /> came from as far as Minneapolis. The City of Elk River did all it could. It makes me proud to live in Elk <br /> River." <br /> Financial Impact <br /> ■ N/A <br /> Attachments <br /> • Picture <br /> P0WIeEa 0 <br /> Template Updated 4/14 INAWRE1 <br />