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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM – 1A <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: August 8, 2022 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator SUBJECT: Lake Johanna Fire Department Long Range Planning Discussion <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br /> For Council Consideration <br /> <br />The City Council received information regarding the Lake Johanna Fire Department’s Long Range <br />Plan at its July 11th, 2022 special work session, this is an opportunity to provide further direction to <br />Staff. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Attachment A is the memo from the previous work session. It includes background information on <br />the plan, the fire department’s presentation and City implications. The fire department is primarily <br />looking for Council’s informal approval of proceeding with Option #2 should the department <br />receive the SAFER Grant. Should the department not receive the SAFER Grant, more discussion <br />will need to be had by both the fire department’s board of directors and the three City Councils. <br /> <br />Budget Impact <br /> <br />Attachment A has a thorough breakdown of budget impacts to the City. The two tables on page 2 <br />of this memo show a high-level impact of the funding issues for the City. The first table represents <br />the spending impacts if we receive the SAFER Grant and begin construction of a new station in <br />2025. The second table shows the impacts if we do not receive the SAFER Grant, hire new <br />captains in 2024 and 2026, and begin construction of a new station in 2025. It should be noted that <br />the City has already been increasing its levy for Public Safety Capital to offset the $195,000 <br />projected in 2025 and beyond for the new station, but no changes have been made for any future <br />additional staffing. Both tables show “unplanned spending” and one example of an incremental <br />increase to offset the Captains. It is worth noting that even if the new station were not pursued, the <br />$195,000 would still not be enough to cover the new captains. These tables are only the spending <br />needed to offset the new captains; Attachment B provides a more thorough analysis of the total fire <br />department impacts to the City including updated capital estimates. In either scenario, in 2030 the <br />