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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—AUGUST 17, 2015 3 Mayor Grant believed that one of the justifications for going to the duty crew seven years ago was in anticipation of closing Fire Station 1. Councilmember Holmes and Councilmember McClung agreed that this was the case. Mayor Grant asked that an article in the City newsletter properly informing the public of the plan to close Fire Station 1 be published well-before the closure of the station. Councilmember McClung discussed the timeline and anticipated that Fire Station 1 would not close until sometime in 2016. He noted that the 2016 LJFD budget anticipates the station being in operation in 2016. Councilmember Woodburn requested again that staff provide the Council with an apples-to- apples comparison for the Fire Department with neighboring communities. B. Presbyterian Homes—County Road D Access Driveway Community Development Director Hutmacher explained that the Lake Johanna Fire Department has contacted staff about concerns with the County Road D driveway for the Presbyterian Homes development at 3200 Lake Johanna Boulevard. The driveway includes a right-out only barrier curb median that restricts traffic from turning left onto County Road D. The Lake Johanna Fire Department has reviewed this access and determined that its design impedes access to the site by emergency vehicles. Community Development Director Hutmacher indicated that Presbyterian Homes was required to construct the barrier curb median as a condition of approval for the Master PUD that was approved for the property in November 2010. The purpose of the condition was to prohibit traffic from continuing directly down Wheeler Avenue when exiting the site. Mayor Grant asked if the Fire Department signed off on the pork chop design for the Brownstones. Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that the department did sign off on the current design. Councilmember McClung requested that representatives from the LJFD discuss the problems with the site. Nate Berg, Fire Marshal for the Lake Johanna Fire Department, commented that if the department were to respond to this site for a structure fire, there was concern that the engines would be driving over the curb due to the pork chop. He stated that if the pork chop was not there, the engines would be able to make the turn into the Brownstone site. Councilmember Holmes recommended that the pork chop be removed. Fire Marshal Berg noted an additional concern with access from an interior driveway.