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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 24, 2010 Page 4 9. General Ordinances for adoption 10. Presentations a. Fire Department Building Facility Needs Committee Presentation Acting Fire Chief Timothy O'Neill; Fire Marshal John Loftus; Shift Commander David Brosnahan presented a preliminary overview of Fire Department Building Facility Needs. Acting Chief O'Neill provided a history of and evaluation of each fire station and their locations, changes in response and staffing, and how best to provide for fu- ture options, including potentially reducing stations or relocating them in the community. Chief O'Neill noted that the biggest changes over the last decade had been in response and staffing, specifically since the 2002 Study, with the Depart- ment now staffed 24/7, and now no longer valid. Fire Marshal John Loftus reviewed each Fire Station, their locations, existing sta- tus, and potential needs and use. Station No. 1 (Lexington Avenue), was built in the 1930's, originally as a car dea- lership and converted to a Fire Station in the 1950's; and has experienced ongoing water and mold issues over the last two decades, with mold remediation not prov- ing effective, and in need of other major repairs, including a new roof and further mold remediation. Station No. 2 (Fairview Avenue), was built in 1967 as a call-back station and is currently on non-active .status, with many pending maintenance issues, having originally been built to service Rosedale Mall, and now used as a back-up station, engine storage, and for Fire Explorer training. Station No. 3 (Dale Street) is the newest station built in 1986, and serves as a call- back station; it was remodeled in 2001 to accommodate on-duty staffing, but is currently over-crowded and has many pending maintenance needs. Shift Commander Brosnahan noted previous station location studies completed and presented in both 2001, and updated in 2008, by TriData, and entitled, "Fire Station Location Report to CC; in 2008, presented a TriData Station Location Re- port to CC; 2008, information." Shift Commander Brosnahan advised that, while providing a good analysis, the study left all options open, and didn't provide di- rect information being sought to improve efficiencies and effectiveness. At this time, staff was seeking input and analysis from acommunity-wide, short-term committee, potentially consisting of one Councilmember, 2-4 members of the community, a retired firefighter, and a current firefighter, with a committee of up to 12 participants anticipated. A timeline for the committee was suggested for