Bldg Facility Needs Committee Report Aug 2010-Mar 2011

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The committee reviewed the financial cost and potential savings involved in building one, two or three fire stations, taking into account current economic conditions and the potential ability of the community to support the funding needed for each potential option. After much discussion regarding the current and future needs of the community and the fire department, supported by the fact the department currently opErates out of one station, agreed that a new centrally located, large single station option would provide the best option for providing current and future service to the community. Decision #3 The location of new or remodeled fire station�sj. The committee gathered a list of decision factors to help guide their decision as to the location of the station. • Emergency response time impact • Available open land • City owned land . • Cost of purchasing land • Potential to take advantage of exiting infrastructure such as geothermal and proximity ta City campus • Residential impacts After an extensive review of the decision matrix items, much discussion, and assistance fram the architectural service �rm Buetow and Associates Inc., has the fallowing perspective: The primary step for the committee was to avoid a negative impact to the exceptional service level and response time which currently exists. With that objective in mind, the committee then proceeded to examine available land within the identi�ed ideal response time corridor. Following an extensive review o#the availabfe land and potential costto purchase land within the response time corridor, the committee agreed that the current location of fire station #1 had many advantages. First it was within the response time corridor and is City owned land, which would save an estimated 1-3 million dollars over having to purchase land. It would have minimal effect on the neighborhood, as it has been the site of a fire station for more than 67 years. The location would allow for fire administration to headquarter from the fire station. It has the possibiEity of utilizing the existing geothermal system on campus. 12