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6) Fire Station #2 <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that the more he thinks about the curved roof on the new fire <br />station the less he is in favor of it. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec questioned as to what was discussed at the meeting with the architect that <br />Councilmember Hendriksen was invited to attend. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen replied that he was not able to attend the meeting. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Kapler explained that the cost for a curved roof rather than a flat roof would be an <br />additional $20,000. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that the $20,000 is probably a conservative estimate and there <br />would be extra costs with an expansion. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Kapler noted that a decision needs to be made soon because the project needs to be bid <br />in January. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that a round roof is better for maintenance and with all of the trouble that he <br />is hearing in regards to flat roofs in Minnesota he would be in favor of a rounded or peaked roof. <br /> <br />Councilmember Connolly replied that the technologies with a flat roof have improved over the <br />years and she thinks the issue should be researched further. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that it is not likely that there will be an addition to City Hall <br />in the near future so it will probably become necessary to have some Staff at the site. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson inquired if the building should be larger than what has been proposed. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman noted that he would argue against separating Staff on a long term <br />basis. Eventually they will need to expand City Hall and money should not be spent to increase <br />the size of the fire station. <br /> <br />Councihnember Hendriksen replied that the City cannot afford to build a City Hail and a fire <br />station in one year. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec suggested that Councilmember Hendriksen and Fire Chief Kapler meet to discuss <br />the roof and expansion issues and bring it back to a future Council meeting. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he would like to know if 10 Staff members were <br />relocated to the fire station, where would they be placed and what would the cost implications be. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Kapler noted that he would suggest moving engineering into the fire station. <br /> <br />City Council/November 9, 1999 <br /> Page 16 of 16 <br /> <br /> <br />