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1 <br /> <br />DATE: August 24, 2020 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> <br />FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Approve Resolution 2020-034 Approving LJFD Contract Cities Agreement and <br />Authorizing Expenditures for LJFD Land Purchase <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A $341,000 Public Safety Capital <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />The Council should consider approving Resolution 2020-034 approving the three cities <br />agreement regarding the purchase of vacant land for a future fire station and authorizing the City <br />to pay the Lake Johanna Fire Department for its proportional share of the land purchase and <br />future road relocation cost. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Following a needs assessment and direction from the Lake Johanna Fire Department (LJFD) <br />Board of Directors, the City of Shoreview, the City of North Oaks, and the City of Arden Hills, <br />the LJFD is in the final stages of purchasing land on Pine Tree Drive to be used as a future fire <br />station (note: there are no current plans or timeline on moving forward with the construction of a <br />new station). An in-depth background on the needs assessment and the fire department can be <br />found on the City’s website at www.cityofardenhills.org/1005/Proposed-Fire-Station-Location, <br />or on the LJFD’s website at www.ljfd.org. In short, the needs assessment reviewed the fire <br />department’s current operating structure and looked forward to the department’s needs over the <br />next fifty years. The assessment concluded that the current station model was not sufficient and <br />recommended closing Station 4 (3615 Victoria St, Shoreview) and constructing a new Head <br />Quarters with additional training, administrative, and equipment space. The recommended <br />location was between Lexington Ave and Snelling Ave along County Road E. Following the fire <br />department’s review of potential locations, it identified property adjacent to Bethel University’s <br />Anderson Center on Pine Tree Drive as the ideal location. The ideal location was brought <br />forward to both the Board of Directors and the three cities for consideration. Both the board of <br />directors and the three cities gave direction to engage with Bethel University on acquiring the <br />land. The City of Arden Hills has one vote on the board of directors while North Oaks and <br />CONSENT ITEM – 6N <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />