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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 24, 2010 Page 5 committee recruitment (June), first meeting in July, committee working time of 6- 9months, and a report back on findings to the City Council in the spring of 2011. Chief O'Neill provided some of the committee objectives, including: review cur- rent condition of existing stations and make recommendations; repairs needed; cost of repairs; compliance issues; gender accommodation; service review - re- sponse times; firefighter call-back effects; potential for further apparatus reduc- tion; what funding is available for repairs; three-station station concept -the right number and why -service delivery model; shared services model -how does the potential for future opportunities for shared service impact number and location of stations and consolidation scenarios; potential locations for a new station (i.e., eminent domain, available open land, cost of purchasing land, available city- owned property, city campus location); cost of new facility (i.e., one centralized station, one centralized station and acall-back station, cost of building new versus repairing old); opportunities; low cost future building maintenance; partnership with the Parks and Recreation Department; utilities cost savings; on campus loca- tion advantages; training space; potential opportunities for further reduction in apparatus; gender accommodation Chief O'Neill advised that staff was seeking authorization for the Fire Department to form and administer a committee to evaluate future building needs, and to re- port those findings and recommendations back to the City Council for future con- sideration. Klausing moved, Johnson seconded, authorizing the Fire Department to form and administer a committee to evaluate future building needs, and to report those find- ings and recommendations back to the City Council for future consideration. Councilmembers Roe and Johnson concurred that such a review was prudent. Mayor Klausing sought volunteers for a City Council representative, with Coun- c.ilmember Johnson volunteering, and approved by consensus. Roll Call Ayes: Pust; Roe; Ihlan; Johnson; and Klausing. Nays: None. 11. Public Hearings 12. Business Items (Action Items) a. Adopt a Resolution Approving the proposed INTERIM USE for Minnesota Irrigation Distribution Company to allow the Outdoor Storage of Irrigation Supplies at 1450 County Road C (PF10-014)