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. . . . . MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Village of Arden Hills Monday, January 26, 1987 Village Hall - - . Call to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Woodburn called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll Call Present: Mayor Robert Woodburn. Councilmembers Dale Hicks. Nancy Hansen. Gary Peck and Thomas Sather. Engineer Donald Christoffersen, Barry Peters. Public Works Supervisor Robert Raddatz, Clerk Administrator Patricia Morrison and Deputy Clerk Catherine Iago. Also Present: Approval of Minutes Mayor Woodburn noted on page two of the January 12th minutes. there appeared to be conflicting Council consensus in the last paragraph of page two and the first paragraph of page 3, reI Bethel site for a future fire station. Hicks suggested the deletion of the last paragraph on page two of the 1/12/87 Council minutes, since the first paragraph on page three more closely reflects the Council consensus to his recollection. . Sather moved, seconded by Peck, that Council approve the Minutes of the regular Council meeting of January 12, 1987. as amended by the deletion of the last paragraph on page two, Motion carried unanimously. (5-0) Business from Floor Discussion of Island Lake Site for Fire Station No.4 Paul Malone appeared before Council to present his observations and concerns regarding the proposed Island Lake site for the Arden Hills/Shoreview joint fire station. Malone displayed a map which identified the locations of the current fire stations. as well as the proposed Island Lake site. He explained the large green circles around each location encompassed a 1-1/2 mile radius of coverage, and pointed out the circle surrounding the Island Lake" site barely penetrated the border of Arden Hillsl while Shoreview had substantial cove~.ge from that site, He explained that a 1-1/2 mile radius was considered by Consultant Quirk to be important in response time for firefighters. He further stated the orange circle on the map was to illustrate more equal "coverage if the fire station was placed close~ to Lexington Avenue and County Road E, as was originally discussed. In summary, Malone suggested the Council reconsider the Island Lake site for the joint fire station. as it does not appear to be an equally beneficial site location for Arden Hills. . Hicks adVised Malone that there had been considerable discussion regarding firefighters response timel he pointed out that the geographic radius shown may not appear to be beneficial. however. the response time data provided during discussions showed a better picture, He explained the only area of Arden Hills where response time was not good was the Northwest Corner of the City near the mobile home park. Malone noted response times in 1986 were slow in the Karth Lake area and industrial area near Lexington and County Road F; in some cases up to ten minutes. Hansen explained a major concern of the firefighters was recruitment of volunteers. She noted that response-time lessens when firefighters can get to the station more quickly. Malone stated he was aware that the Council had given considerable thought to the location of the station and all other factors; however, it was his opinion that the Island Lake site would not be an equally beneficial venture between the two communities. .