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Vice-Chairperson Kociscak inquired as to how long it would take a neighboring city to respond <br />and which city would be the most likely to be called on to respond. <br /> <br />Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Kapler replied that all cities around Ramsey have an aer/al <br />ladder truck, but from a Fire Chief point of view it is not the responsibility of other cities to <br />handle problems in the City. of Ramsey. He stated that he is not opposed to having tall buildings <br />in the Ciw. but if the City, is going to allow for those tall buildings, then they n~d to have the <br />proper safety equipment. <br /> <br />Vice-Chairperson Kociscak inquired if the Board of Adjustment weze'if;',:i~t the var/ace, <br />wh/ch City would be the closest to respond and how long would it <br /> <br />Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Kapler replied that Anoka ~;~ld probably be i~ :~iosest to <br />respond and it would take approximately 15 minutes to resp°nd¢i~0m the time of the <br /> <br />Vice-Chairperson Kociscak inquired if the variance is app~0.yed contNgem upon the purchase of <br />an aerial ladder truck, when could the City expect to hav~:the;truck:in:~dssession <br /> <br />D/rector of Public Works/Fire Chef Kapler replied that the tmek:¢o, uld probably be received 12 <br />months from the time of order. ---~;? 5, ':;":.? .* <br /> <br />Vice-Chairperson Kociscak expressed conc~ that th~ Q~tY-k~ already':~anted similar variances <br />to the height restriction. ;:~i:~:~, <br /> <br />Commissioner Wivoda inqu~ed; what:fire depart/~rtf~ do in situations like the IDS tower. <br /> <br />Director of Public wo-rk~)Fire .... Ch/efKapler repli¢~'~at those buildings are designed for mass <br />evacuations. He al~¢.%ted that the'dr~ncmzgoes :~e~)~d the suppression of fire the.concern also <br />becomes that of rescu~ <br /> <br />Commis.sko~e~: ~V°da inqfi~i_f a person was working on a rOof and gets hurt, would it be the <br />fire dep~i~t¥.~e~P~.ibilityt°'rescue them.. <br /> <br />Dl~Ct0r of Public Work~/Tke Chi4f~Kapler replied that the fire department would respond and <br />do: What[hey could within!their abilities. <br /> <br />Commi~S'{6ner Watson_stated that the City has already seen a proposal by a developer to mirror <br />the existing S~or complex, and as the City looks at the new Comprehensive Plan it appears as if <br />there will be a demand for taller buildings in the City. He is concerned that the height restriction <br />issue might be a roadblock with development if the City does not purchase an aerial ladder truck. <br /> <br />D/rector of Public Works/Fire Chief Kapter replied that the City should definitely be planning <br />for the future rather than what the City currently has. <br /> <br />-130- <br /> <br />Board of Ad.iustment/May 1, 2001 <br /> Page 4 of 7 <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />