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lls1Spvq+_J� <br />COUNCIL PRESENTATION <br />Date.- July 14, 2008 <br />Item No..- 13.a <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />A <br />Item Description.- Fire Station Location Study Presentation <br />2 On January 28, 2008, Council authorized the fire department to enter into a consultation <br />3 agreement with Tri-Data Division of System Planning Corporation to conduct a fire station <br />4 location,, apparatus, and staffing analysis study. Tri-Data was selected because they had <br />5 completed a similar scoped study in 2002 and the cost of completing an update was far less than <br />6 contracting with a new firm to conduct a completely new study. <br />"7 <br />8 The issues and corresponding opportunities with the fire stations include.- <br />9 <br />Issue Opportunity <br />I . Expensive and extensive repairs and Reduce cost of needed repairs by reducing the <br />maintenance is needed to all three fire number of fire stations from three to two. <br />stations <br />2. No funds for current/past due repairs. Reduce need for funding of repairs by reducing <br />stations and updating /replacing aging <br />infrastructure. <br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />3. Due to age and construction,, the current Lower energy costs and lower maintenance <br />fire stations are costly to maintain and costs with renovated/updated/new facilities. <br />very energy inefficient. <br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />4. The apparatus replacement schedule is Reduce apparatus holdings and reduce <br />substantially underfunded. depreciation costs for vehicle replacement. <br />5. Inadequate space at the fire stations for Provide space to fix mixed gender co- <br />current day/future staffing, training, and habitation issues, provide training space, <br />equipment storage and OSHA equipment storage, and ensure compliance <br />compliance. with OHSA standards <br />6. Emergency response times are not Balance emergency response times to the <br />balanced throughout the city because the entire city by centrally locating the staffed fire. <br />staffed station is not centrally located. <br />I ('_) <br />"I'll The general scope of services for this study included an evaluation of <br />Page I of I I <br />