March 13, 2007

General Board Meeting called to order at 4:06 p.m. by President Mr. Schloss. Present were Directors Mr. Schloss, Mr. Bettag and Mr. Meyer, Chief Svetanics and Ms. Vincent. There were no Citizens of the District present.

Mr. Schloss proposed one addition to the agenda as No. 8.14 – an Executive Session. Motion by Mr. Schloss to accept the agenda as presented, 2nd by Mr. Meyer, roll call vote Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye, Mr. Meyer aye.

Motion by Mr. Bettag to accept minutes from the general sessions of February 14, 2007 and February 20, 2007, to be correct as presented, 2nd by Mr. Meyer, roll call vote Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye, Mr. Meyer aye.

Mr. Meyer gave the treasurer’s report for the month ending February 28, 2007. Mr. Meyer reported that February was a great month in that the Lockbox brought in 45,132 in ambulance fees and that this month also looks good at 24,532 so far this month. Mr. Meyer requested the minutes reflect that the Summary Comparison of Revenues Actual to Budget to Last Year prepared by our Accountant, Joe Schnieders, does not reflect February’s collected ambulance fees.

Mr. Meyer reported that expenditures for the second month of the year are on budget at 15.4%

Motion by Mr. Bettag to accept the financial reports as presented with the exceptions noted, 2nd by Mr. Meyer, roll call vote Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye, Mr. Meyer aye.

Chief Svetanics reported that he attended two meetings with code consultants and other St. Louis County building personnel for the Pinnacle Project. Chief Svetanics stated that they are in negotiations on smoke separators, which are smoke barrier walls between the casino and all connecting businesses. Chief Svetanics also reported that all air handling systems must shut down during fires. Chief Svetanics also stated that there must be hydrants every 300 feet and that everything must comply with the International Fire Code. The project will use both St. Louis City and County water, and there will be a four-lane highway along River Des Peres from Highway 55. Chief Svetanics informed the Board that Captain Tony Jegel will be in charge of plan review on the Pinnacle Project.

Chief Svetanics stated that he received word from attorney Matt Hoffman that the District will receive a new stretcher from Stryker Medical to replace our faulty one and the new one will have a year’s warranty.

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Chief Svetanics reported that the District has had five members out on Workers’ Compensation for various illnesses, but that all are back at work now.

Chief Svetanics reported that Laclede Gas held training here and some of Mehlville, Affton and St. Louis City firefighters also attended.

Monthly reports presented on training by each crew member, maintenance report, fire incident report and summary, ambulance statistics, ambulance monthly lockbox report and MediClaims report, community services report, wage report, letter from Mr. Hoffman regarding Stryker Medical, and a letter from Overland, Missouri regarding a TIF Hearing.

Mr. Bettag noted that the ambulance has made more runs so far this year than at this time last year.

Motion by Mr. Meyer to continue with Hawk iSolution Group’s Network Administration Services/Monthly Scheduled Maintenance Agreement Contract for 50 hours at 65.00 an hour, 2nd by Mr. Bettag, roll call vote Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye, Mr. Meyer aye.

Motion by Mr. Meyer to approve Anthem Blue Cross-Blue Shield, the District’s new medical insurance as of January 1, 2007, to automatically deduct the monthly premium from the District’s Medical Fund Account, 2nd by Mr. Bettag, roll call vote Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye, Mr. Meyer aye.

The Board of Directors requested that Lt. Michalski make a selection of which Toughbook Notebook to use for Ambulance billing he recommends out of the three he had submitted.

Next general meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. The regular open meeting for bill discussion will be on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 3:00 p.m.

Motion by Mr. Bettag to recess general meeting to executive session at 5:00 p.m., 2nd by Mr. Meyer, roll call vote Mr. Schloss aye, Mr. Bettag aye, Mr. Meyer aye.

Respectfully submitted,



John C. Bettag, Secretary

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