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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-2-16 Meeting Minutes HERO TRAINING CENTER 2/16/2021 FACILITY OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 10125 85TH STREET SOUTH COTTAGE GROVE, MINNESOTA 55016 REGULAR MEETING – 2:00 P.M. (Via Teams) 1. CALL TO ORDER Called to order by Committee chair Jennifer Levitt at 1402 hours. 2. ROLL CALL Committee members present: Clint Gridley (Woodbury), Greg Rinzel-Designated representative for Chief Koerner (Cottage Grove), Lee Vague (Woodbury), Jennifer Levitt (Cottage Grove), Robin Roland (Cottage Grove), and Angela Gorall (Woodbury). Others present: Dan Anselment (HERO Manager), Kris Mienert (Woodbury) and Bri Zeterlu (HERO Training Administrator) 3. PRESENTATIONS and UPDATES • Anselment discussed the impact that COVID-19 continues to have on training reservations/cancellations. Anselment discussed the ammunition shortage with distributors and how this may impact future HERO courses concerning firearms. • Anselment stated that HERO has had recent issues with the HVAC system as well as the Meggitt glass partitions in the shooting range. • City of Cottage Grove is not able to close out the HERO Center project due to pending issues with receiving IC134 forms from RJM and RJM legal issues with MEGGITT. 4. REGULAR AGENDA A. HERO FOC Meeting Minutes – November 17, 2020 Staff Recommendation: Approve the Meeting Minutes from November 17, 2020 regular meeting. Vote to approve meeting minutes from 11/17/2020. Motion carried 6 to 0. DISCUSSION B. Rasmussen University 3-year contract Anselment discussed the relationship developed with Rasmussen College, and the contract negotiations process. Process started back in March 2020 and through various versions and changes to language the final draft of the contract came to be. Rinzel pointed out that it was a desire of the committee and from the beginning of the project, to bring an educational institution on board to utilize the HERO center for their police training academy/programming. Motion to approve Rasmussen University 3-year contract. Motion by Vague, 2nd by Rinzel. Motion carried 6 to 0. 5. APPROVE/REVIEW DISBURSEMENTS A. Approve payments from 11/13/2020 to 2/11/2021 in the amount of $79,323.57. Anselment discussed that $1,100.00 had been coded to HERO and should have been coded to the police department. The transaction is found under page 18 and that the amount has been addressed and fixed and was properly coded by city finance. New amount to approve (less the $1,100.00) was $78,223.57. Motion to approve by Roland, 2nd by Gorall. Motion carried 6 to 0. B. Review HERO Financial Statement 2020 • Roland discussed that the first year’s utility and contractor services were higher than expected. • Roland discussed that the revenue for the first year was under by ~$185,000.00. The city of Woodbury will be invoiced in the amount of $116,650.00 and the city of Cottage Grove will be invoiced in the amount of $69,099.00. This amount is based off the ratio of Police Officers that each city employs with Woodbury employing 71 Police Officers and Cottage Grove employing 42 Police Officers. • Gridley discussed using the “Cares” funds to assist in the invoice payment given the losses were due to COVID-19 under the public safety portion. Motion to approve by Gridley, 2nd by Vague. Motion carried 6 to 0. 6. DISCUSSION ITEMS • Anselment discussed the use of the facility for private event requests such as baby showers, birthday parties, painting classes, etc. Gridley discussed the HERO Center referring such requests to the city where more appropriate spaces for such events could be found. • HERO Center will be applying for the ICMA Community Partnership Award. 7. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn at 1450 hours by Vague, 2nd by Roland. Motion carried 6 to 0.