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I I I I I i I I I I I I I I I I I I CITY ADMINIS~TqATOR' S RE~ORT March, 1986 Fire Protection Evaluation: We have begun the process of having a portion of our community evaluated by the Insurance Services' Office (an office who establishes the fire protection rating that insurance opmpanies use to set rates with). The area that will be evaluated is the River's Bend and Flintwood Hills areas which are currently served by City water. The current fire protection rating, as many of you knc~, is 10 out of 10, thus being the least desirable rating for fire insurance purposes. Obviously, we hope to receive a more favorable rating for at least a portion of our co~munity. Fire Protection Contracts: On Friday, March 14, 1986, Staff met with representatives of the City of Anoka regarding the proposed Anoka-Champlin-Ramsey joint powers agreement as it relates to fire protection. A year ago, March 20, the City of Anoka and (~a~plin entered into a joint powers agreement which provided joint ownership and operation responsibility for the "Anoka-Champlin" fire department. Up to that point in time, the City of Bamsey was oonsidering being the third m~r of the joint powers agreement. Bowever, Anoka and (~amplin chose to prooeed and establish a joint p~wers agree~nt. Following our meeting, we agreed to set a time when the officials of the Anoka-Ch~plin fire department can give a presentation to the Ramsey City Council as to the status of the current joint powers agreement and the operational characteristics of the Anoka-Champlin fire department. If it is found that such a joint powers agreement between the three cities would be desirable, then a contract can be established similar to the existing joint powers agreament beb~een the Cities of Anoka and fhamplin. ~hurston Avenue Overpass/Extension.. City Staff and myself met with representatives from the City of Anoka to discuss the extension of Tnurston Avenue over the Burlington Northern Railroad to the north. Currently, plans are to construct the bridge/overpass and an extension of ~urston Avenue just into the City of Anoka's Industrial Park area. ~e City staff of Anoka is as oonoerned as we are about having a bridge and road going nc~bere (dead- ending at the Industrial Park). ~he Anoka Staff indicates that their concern rests with the plans of property owners within the Industrial Park area to develop utilities which would naturally r~:ed to be placed within the ~urston Avenue extension. Said briefly, the Anoka staff would like to see a (x)ordinated effort made by the property owners to present a development plan which would include proposed utility extensions through the area of the ~hurston Avenue extension.