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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Item Description: Fire Department Building Facility Needs Committee =1L 11 Date: March 21, 2011 Item No.: 10 - a City Manager Approval 2 In May of 20 10 the Roseville Fire Department requested approval of the City Council to form a 3 committee represented of current firefighters, retired firefi ghters, members of the community, 4, and a Council representative to evaluate the current and future building facility needs of the fire 5 department. The committee held its first meeting in August 20 10 and has been actively working 6 for eight months. 8 The Roseville Fire Department has been in the process of evaluating fire station needs and 9 locations since the early 1990's. Throughout this process we have conducted two separate 110 studies, and now completed a yearlong building needs assessments committee. The first study 11 was completed and presented to Council in January 2002; the second study was completed and 12 presented to the City Council in May 2008, and the Building Facility Needs Committee has now 13 presented their recommendations for the future needs of the fire department. 14, 15 All three studies and recommendations referenced areas of changes to the fire department 116 structure and response methods, as well as opportunities for facility changes and improvements 1 ��7 The current three station model was built on the premise of locating fire stations close to where 11 111"":1'11 firefi ghters lived so they could return to the station for fire response. 119 2o The current method of providing fire response is with on-duty staffing who are able to handle 2 i about 99% of all fire and medical emergencies; the remaining calls are handled by call-back 22 firefighters. Therefore as the method of providing fire response has changed, it allowed for an 23 opportunity to evaluate future number and location of fire stations differently. 25 Fire Station 91 was built in circa 1930 as a car dealership, and converted to a fire station 26 throughout the years. The station is over 80 years old and has on-going mold and water issues. 27 As part of Building Facility Needs Committee work an architectural firm was asked to evaluate 28 the station for current maintenance issues and the potential for remodel. The architectural firm's 29 recommendations included closing the station due to the potential of exposure of employees to 3o high levels of mold. They also noted significant issues with water problems, foundation issues, 3 i and overall condition of the building. They did not see Fire Station 91 had any potential for 32 remodel. The Building Facility Needs Committee feels the building has served it useful life is 33 not a candidate for remodel and should be demolished as soon as possible to avoid further Page I of 3