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PEQUOT LAKES AREA FlRE BOARD MEETING MINUTES OCT08ER 24,2018 The third quarter meeting of the PLAFB was called to order by Chairman Peterson.Members were welcomed to the meeting.The minutes of the last meeting were not read due to a motion by Adams,second by Benson,motion passed. The third quarter fire call report was discussed.There were 20 calls during the quarter and a total of 56 for 2018 at this time.The break-down of types of calls lists 7 as alarms,detectors,or system orientated initiated,3 mutual aid structure fires,2 structure fires in our contracted area,2 outside fires,2 gas line cuts,2 persons in distress,and 2 motor vehicle accident agency assist calls. By location,there were 9 to Pequot Lakes,3 to City of Jenkins,3 to Ideal Township,2 to Jenkins Township,l to City af Breery Point, l to Pelican Township,and 1 to Poplar Township. Two fire bills were sent that total$1200.00. The training report totaled 11 hours. By types,5 hours ropes with confined spaces,3 hours engine company tactics,and 3 hours airplane fire and rescue. The financial report for the third quarter was reviewed.The revenue side of the report is we are at 117%of our budgeted amount at this time.Expenditures are af 69�of the annual total which is good.Adams motioned to approve the report,second by Lillehei,motion passed. The personal report began with our DNR matching fund grant application for 2018 being denied. Jessica Jacobson resigned from the Department with 9 years of sQrvice due to moving out of our area.The Department provided a fire truck&personnel to Pequot Lakes&Breery Point for their national night out event.A safety walk thru inspection was done at Lonesome Cottage Fumiture Factory in Pequot Lakes.leremie Bridge retired from the Department with 20 years of service.We recognized Tim Crist for his 21 years of senrice by presenting him with his helmet on September 5"' after his recovery from an extensive medical issue.Three new ponable radios were purchased for our 3 fire chiefs using a$10,000.00 donation from a Fargo based corporation.A new rescue saw was purchased to equip our Breery Point Station along with a new bullet nosed roof saw being ordered also.Back-up cameras were instalied on Tanker 1 and Utility 1 trucks. Brad McGuire was hired as a new fire fighter.Bill Rickard and Trevor Lang helped Nisswa fire with a live house burn. The Department received a$3000.00 grant from Compeer Financial(formerly Ag-Star)to be used for needed rescue equipment. Our 2018 AFG grant application was denied due to the fact our fleet of vehicles is too new.Chief Nelson is consulting with officials to get some pointers for future grant applications. Our annual task of testing all our fire hose has been contracted out to FireCatt Company at a cost of $4060.00 per year for a three year contract.This testing usually took us two to three meetings to complete the task. Our second annual street dance fund raiser with our partnership with Pequot Community Action took place August 4`".Attendance was down alo�g with was refreshment sales.The weather was questionable early but tumed out good. No decision has been made at this time about future dances.