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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 21, 2011 Page 20 recent construction of a fire station in Eagan, MN, fire staff could build some of their own props and maze walls. Councilmember McGehee asked Mr. Acomb if he was a speaker at the F.I.E.R.O. meetins and he answered in the affirmative. Ms. McGehee praised the training features and design presented saying she was very impressed. She then asked Chief O'Neill what his plans were to provide this space and unique training facili- ty to the firefighters at a charge. Chief O'Neill responded that he hadn't even be- gun to think about that aspent of the project. Councilmember Johnson opined that this was an element in the fire station design that would provide value to the community; and while practical for training, would also be of great public interest. Additional discussion included the installation of an additional floor in the stair- well for additional training; and opportunities for potential hosting by Roseville of Ramsey County Chiefs 1 and 2 training and hosting classes at a new station. At the request of Mayor Roe, Chief O'Neill reviewed the next steps, with the De- sign Team attending the December 5 meeting with the whole conceptual building plan and exterior images; followed by conceptual and Phase II approval by the City Council considered at their December 12, 2011 meeting; anticipating going out for design documents in January or February of 2012. Mayor Roe suggested that individual Councilmember feedback, suggestions or comments be forwarded to the Design Team prior to that next meeting to allow them to refine the concepts as applicable. At the request of Councilmember Johnson, Chief O'Neill advised that to-date, all hazardous materials had been removed from the current Fire Station #1, the final stages for asbestos abatement should be completed by early next week; at which time the County would perform their final inspection and the building targeted for demolition by December 5, 2011. 11. Public Hearings 12. Business Items (Action Items) a. Continue Discussion of the 2012-2013 Tax Levy and Budget Finance Director Chris Miller noted that staff had originally scheduled this part of the agenda to provide a historical perspective for the City Council going into the December 5, 2011 public hearing on the 2012 levy; and to review steps taken since January of 2011. Mr. Miller noted that a lot of the information included in the staff report was repetitive from previous presentations; and detailed in the RCA dated November 21, 2011 and its attachments.