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Pursuant to due call and notioe thereof~ the Centerville City Council held a special meeting December 20, 1988 to discuss the Centennial Fire District with the incoming City Council members. Mayor LrAllier called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. Present: Fritchie, Burgstahler, Neumann. Absent: Wilharber. Incoming City Council members present were: Haberman, Peterson, Pelton. Also present were: Centerville Centennial Fire District Commissioners Fritchie and Englund. Commission member Fritchie updated persons present on the background of the District. A packet of information was presented to those in attendance. A copy of that information is on file with the City Clerk. Commission member Fritchie noted that with a fire sprinkling system and architect fees the cost of a rebuilt Station #3 is estimated at $230,000. A pole type structure was assumed for this estimate. Mayor LrAllier questioned whether combined with a municipal building. noted that this may not be feasible. the fire building could be Commission member Fritchie Haberman expressed concern regarding the pole type structure. He noted that the life expectancy of the building may not be as long as with another type of building. He questioned whether the City should spend more now to obtain a better quality building. Council member Burgstahler expressed concern about the letter received from Lino Lakes in which they request that all three cities meet to possibly renegotiate the formula for the District. He noted that Bill Bruen, Commission Chair has advised that the present formula is the most common, but that Centerville should listen to Lino Lakes proposal. Burgstahler noted that per capita the fire service costs are currently not unreasonably high. He also noted that joint agreements are usually most advantageous for the smaller cities. Commission member Englund noted that it would cost Centerville $80,000 to run itrs own fire department. It was noted that the Commission could recommend a location for Station #3, but that if any City were not to approve of the location the District could be dissolved, per the Joint Powerrs Agreement. It was, however, noted that it could be possible that the three cities give the Commission the authority to make the determination of the location of the station, keeping City politics to a minimum. The remaining factor would be the % of monetary contribution to the station. Haberman noted that if in some way Circle Pines benefited from Station #3, maybe they should also contribute monetarily.