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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />CASE # I <br /> <br />FIRE STATION SITE SELECTION STUDY <br />By: Community Development Assistant Sean Walther <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The City Council directed City staff at the March 23, 1999 meeting to have a third party evaluate <br />potential sites for an additional Fire Station. Staff contacted Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. <br />(HKGI) because of their familiarity with the future land use development plans and easy access <br />to mapping information. HKGI prepared a proposal to complete the study in the short timeline <br />(by April 13, 1999). <br /> <br />Enclosed for your review: <br /> <br />a) Memo from the Community Development Assistant dated March 24, 1999 <br />b) Proposal prepared by HKGI outlining the tasks, tools and cost of the study <br />c) Electronic message from Brad Scheib requesting preliminary information <br />d) Product sample of the software HKGI would use in the analysis <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />HKGI proposes to use Geographical Information System modeling software to analyze the <br />criteria Ramsey can provide regarding its fIre protection goals and other related information. <br />This system would help provide more accurate response time information based. upon travel <br />distance, speed limits, intersection traffic control, and perhaps traffic counts. Other important <br />factors such as vacant land, turnout time (time for firefIghters to get to the station house site(s), <br />etc. will also be considered and included in the computer modeling. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />The City staff recommends contracting with Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. to perform the Fire <br />Station No.2 Site Selection Study. Also, City staff requests clarifIcation if the City Council <br />wishes to have site selection for one or two additional fIre stations. <br /> <br />Council Action: <br /> <br />Motion to: <br /> <br />Approve the contract as. proposed by Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. for fIre station site <br />selection study. <br /> <br />Reviewed by: <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />cc: 03/30/99 <br />