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City of Arden Hills, Minnesota <br />Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan for Bond Issuance 5 <br />(i) a full-time staff and sleeping quarters; (ii) larger trucks, (iii) training rooms; <br />and health/wellness facilities and reporting rooms; (iv) enough space to store <br />modern firefighting apparatuses; (v) decontamination space; (vi) adequate <br />parking; (vii) outdoor space for fire fighters; (vii) lack of separation between <br />apparatus bays and living spaces; and (viii) no staging area for trailers or <br />equipment. <br /> <br /> The new facility will be able to allow the other two stations to gain space by <br />moving some of their equipment to it and move administrative offices from <br />Station 3, thus freeing up space there to convert existing offices to sleeping <br />quarters. <br /> The new facility will improve the capability of the City to support the health <br />and well-being of firefighters, which will both improve the quality of life for <br />firefighters and enhance City services; and. <br /> By relocating and constructing a new Fire Station No. 4, the City will continue <br />to provide high-quality services and response times. <br /> <br />Demand for the Project <br />Like all municipalities, the City must deliver services that provide for the health, <br />safety, and welfare of its residents and staff. To best serve the community and <br />complete their responsibilities both efficiently and safely, City staff need adequate <br />equipment and facilities. The existing Station 4 is unable to effectively meet current <br />and future operational needs. <br />In the response to these demands and to better meet the expected service levels of <br />the member cities and fire fighters, the participating cities decided to construct a new <br />Fire Station 4, as the most efficient and effective option. The new Station 4 will <br />provide long-term solutions to meet the demands, both current and future, of the <br />participating cities and LJFD. <br />Estimated Cost of the Project <br />The overall project is preliminarily estimated to cost up to $24,000,000 inclusive of <br />construction and soft costs. The City’s proportionate share of this is anticipated to <br />be $4,425,000. Construction contracts are anticipated to be awarded in February <br />2025. The final bonding amount, not to exceed $4,680,000, will be subject to City <br />Council approval after contracts are approved for the project. <br /> <br /> <br />