HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 2020-04-21 Agenda
HERO TRAINING CENTER 4/21/2020
FACILITY OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
10125 85TH STREET SOUTH
COTTAGE GROVE, MINNESOTA 55016
REGULAR MEETING – 2:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PRESENTATIONS/UPDATES
A. Administrative Training Coordinator Update:
Kristina Horner will be started with the HERO Center on April 27, 2020. This will allow
us time to get her trained and ready to go when HERO can open back up for business
pending the outcome of COVID-19.
B. RSO hiring process update
Have identified (12) RSO candidates to be backgrounded. Various backgrounds and
experience. Many are retired LE who have extensive firearms background. Several
candidates are in Army/Army National Guard with experience as RSO and weapons
repair for military. Ken Froelich is a Senior Range Safety Officer (SRSO) and with this
certification through the NRA, can teach our entire group of RSO’s and get everyone
certified as an RSO through the NRA program. Terri Berg with Woodbury is completing
the background investigations for us. Some individuals are already certified RSO’s
through the NRA. Many of these RSO’s also teach permit to carry classes. As an
incentive to teach for HERO and not with their training company, I will be looking at
having them teach courses specific for HERO Center with a different rate of pay while
acting in a teaching role which would be figured into all course costs separate from the
RSO salary annual expense. This would be similar to how Cottage Grove pays their
golf pro’s now.
C. Donation from GLOCK, Inc.
Dan worked directly with GLOCK and obtained (24) sets of hearing protection and eye
protection for the public’s use on the shooting range. Dan also obtained the following
donated weapon systems from Glock to further support our training mission with
proper equipment and weapon systems:
(4) GLOCK G17R pistols (for DT, RTR scenarios and drop a laser in for simulator)
(8) GLOCK G17T pistols (for simunition rounds)
4. CONSENT AGENDA
A. HERO FOC Meeting Minutes – March 31, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes
Staff Recommendation: Approve the March 31, 2020 HERO FOC Regular Meeting Minutes
B. WASHINGTON COUNTY TIER I CONTRACT - $150,000.00
Staff Recommendation: Discuss range rates (Item 6A) prior to making a motion to approve the
Tier I contract for January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
5. APPROVE DISBURSEMENTS
A. Approve payments from 3/26/2020 to 4/16/2020 in the amount of $11,459.39.
B. Review 3/31/2020 Budget Worksheet YTD vs. Budget
6. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. HERO Range Rental Fees.
In further review of our range fees and comparing to other ranges in the area I think
that the FOC needs to strongly consider us raising the cost of our range rental from
either $175 to $195 per hour with a minimum of 2 hours required. Our current rate is
$107.50 per hour ($430 minimum required for 4 hrs). North Metro Range is charging
$195 per/hr and South Metro Range is charging $225 per/hr. Previous comparisons
were made with Hudson gun club ($50 per hour) and Ramsey Range ($60 per hr). I
think that we only need to use North Metro and South Metro indoor ranges for
comparison as we share the same customer base and we should not compare to an
outdoor range for rates. This change in rate would be more in line with our indoor
range competitors and help HERO Center offset the costs to operate our range.
Discussion will need to be had regarding current contracts and future contracts and
how this would impact those contracts.
Staff Recommendation:
Discuss changing the range rental rate per hour, between $175 and $195 per hour.
B. Additional Start-up costs
Nothing new to report yet. Still pending on this as I continue to assess what equipment and
gear is needed to finish getting range up and running. List has been started but additional
numbers are still needed and have changed several times now.
Staff Recommendation: N/A
C. Construction Updates (Final Push)
List of updates on remaining identified items is attached to your packet for review. Remaining
construction contingency is $16,058.69. Still waiting to hear on letter sent to Meggitt for
losses as a result of their delay. RJM has not heard back yet.
Staff Recommendation:
N/A
D. Rasmussen College
Have been in discussion with Rasmussen college regarding use of the HERO Center to accommodate
their 4-5 sessions of classes with 24 students in each class. A large majority of the hours needed are
nights and weekends and would not interfere with the weekday operations of the HERO Center, nor
the weekend public shoots on the range. Rasmussen does have a LETO State Patrol academy they run
from August to December which would require specific set days to be blocked off just for Rasmussen
use. This would require a guarantee to Rasmussen of the available space. Rasmussen does have some
flexibility as to what area they use and on what day. They would need a classroom for each identified
day. They are also adding a potential MPLS academy to start February to June 2022 which would
follow the LETO schedule. Dan will discuss in more detail with the group. Rasmussen needs a
response in next week or two whether we can work with their needs.
Staff Recommendation: Discuss options with Rasmussen College
E. COVID-19 Impact
We are at approximately 1,335 hours of cancelled training hours at HERO with some additional
cancellations expected with the extended dates given by the Governor. Will continue to compile all
the data and once this has ended, we will complete a report of loss generated by COVID-19.
Staff Recommendation: N/A
7. ADJOURNMENT