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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 28, 2008 Page 20 Ms. Larson reviewed the successes; networking expansion through tradeshows and cooperative ventures; revamped Roseville Visitor Guide; areas for improve- ment for 2008 and 2009; improved bookings showing a 48% increase; and in- creasedpartnerships. Mayor Klausing, on behalf of the City Council, community and staff, expressed appreciation to the RVA staff for their work in publicizing the community, and benefits to the community. Councilmember Pust concurred, and thanked Executive Director Larson for her enthusiasm and energy. b. Consider Fire Station Location Study Fire Chief Rich Gasaway presented a review of Fire Station facilities, and current service delivery operations, at the City's three Fire Stations (Fire Station #1 on Lexington Avenue, circa 1930; Fire Station #2 on Fairview, circa 1967; and Fire Station #3 on Dale Street, circa 1976). Chief Gasaway reviewed potential courses of action in making needed repairs to Station #l, and through committed resources and current and ongoing pro- grammed maintenance and repairs for all three stations; or placing repairs and programmed maintenance to fire stations on hold while the City conducts an evaluation of emergency services, including the number and location of fire sta- tions to best serve Roseville into the future. Chief Gasaway noted the City Coun- cil's directive to staff in April of 2007, to seek a proposal for evaluation of emer- gency services into the future, with maintenance and repairs put on hold. Discussion included the original study conducted in 2001 by Tri Data Corpora- tion, currently a division of System Planning Corporation, at a cost of approxi- mately $30,000; and significant changes in operations since that study, as detailed in the staff report dated January 28, 2008. Since Tri Data posses an extensive understanding and institutional knowledge of the Roseville Fire Department, due to the 2001 study, staff was recommending that the firm re-evaluate their study, given today's operational model, at a cost of $9,778. Further discussion included operational issues at each respective station related to equipment and staffing; ongoing mold and roof leak issues at Station #1; 24-hour status of Station #3; average response time to calls; and number of responses from Station #3. Additional discussion included current and potential location of stations to im- prove response times; equipment storage concerns; staff versus consultant rec- ommendations and rationale for contracting with an external consultant; computer