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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 08, 2010 Page 4 Commander Brosnahan provided an overview of past and current fire operations; noted past station studies performed in 2002 and again in 2008, providing back- ground and guidance to the committee; and establishment by the committee of ob- jectives and goals, as well as a timeline for their work. Commander Brosnahan noted that committee members had reviewed each facility on paper, as well as a site tour of each. Fire Marshal John Loftus advised that the first major decision of the committee had been to determine whether it was feasible to attempt remodeling and/or re- purposing of the existing buildings, or constructing new facilities. Fire Marshal Loftus advised that the committee's areas of consideration included day -to -day operations of the Fire Department; minimum operating efficiencies; space needed to operations, training; ADA, National Fire Protection Agency, and OSHA re- quirements; and fire and building codes. Fire Marshal Loftus noted that the cur- rent facilities have no separate gender areas for firefighters; little administrative space; and limited adequate equipment and vehicle storage. In reviewing the var- ious components and needs, the committee sought the services of an architectural services firm in Roseville, Buetow and Associates, Inc., who graciously agreed to look at existing facilities and make recommendations based on their expertise in constructing facilities, including fire stations, for metropolitan area municipalities. David Olds and Mod Feders of Buetow and Associates, Inc. provided a brief his- tory of their firm's experience as municipal architects and their general and broad observations of the three existing stations. Mr. Olds provided a presentation and bench handout, attached hereto and made a part thereof, assessing five various categories for consideration at each building, including: Building Code /OSHA/ADA Access Compliance; Healthy Environment/IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) Control: moisture and ventilation for pollutant control /comfort; Func- tional plan/equipment potential for adaptability and expansion; Total building energy use: insulation, mechanical and electrical systems; and Sustainability En- vironment: structure, operation and maintenance costs, and finishes. Mr. Olds re- viewed those five assessments for Station 1 (Lexington Avenue at City Campus); Station 2 (Fairview Avenue); and Station 3 (Dale Street). Chief O'Neill advised that, based on preliminary information and the committee's use of a decision matrix to determine if their focus should be on remodeling any of the three buildings or new facility(ies), the committee's findings were to focus on new facilities; and that the committee would provide additional information in an update to the City Council in the near future as they complete their due dili- gence and bring forward a recommendation. Councilmember Roe asked if the committee was looking at other performance models that would include the Roseville Fire Department as a stand alone, or as a joint department with other communities, and how that information figured into this process.