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MINUTES City Council Dec. 14, 1988 North Star Mr. ~eanNlundell and Sandy Thomas, representing APAC, All Park's Alliance Mobilehome for• Change, apoear•ed before the Council outlining the need for a stor•m Park shelter• in the Nor~th Star Mobilehome Par•k and the difficulties with distance Disaster and access time to the Fire Hall, which is the park's designated disaster• Shelter shelter. Mundell reportec! of access difficulties in and out of the park in the past during times of heavy rains when these accesses were flooded. Mundell also r•epor~ted that ther•e are elderly people, handicapped people, people who do not drive or viith many chaldren, who have difficulty accessing the Fire Hall as a disaster shelter•. Thomas outlined the fact that the route to the Fire Hall has many traffic signals which increases the access time to the Fire Nall. Thomas also reported of a parking pr•oblem at the Fir~e Hall and the difficulty and danger in crossing Little Canada Road to get to the Fir•e Hall if someone is forced to par•k on the north side of Little Canada RoaA. Mundell pr~esented the Council with a sketch of the type of storm shelter• that residents are interested in having installed in the par•k. Fahey asked if the park owner•s were invited to attend tonight's meeting. The City Clerk replied that they wer•e not. ~lesener• pointed. out the flooding problems in the par•k and asked if it would be the intention of the r•esidents that the shelter be r•aised up. Mundell replied that ther~e ar•e ar~eas of the par•k, such as the play ar~ea, which are high enough to accomodate the shelter. Collova pointed out that the shelter~ would need to be anchored or• bermed ar•ound. Blesener asked how many residents there were in the park and if the shelter• would be large enough to accommod.ate the majority of the r•esidents. D9undell r•eplied that ther•e ar•e 212 homes in the park. Mundell estimated that it would only be necessar•y to install a shelter lar•ge enough to accommodate 100 to 125 people, since there ar~e some people who will not use the shelter• and others who will not be home at the time a disaster~ might occur. Thomas suggested that two shelters be installed, one at the play ground ar•ea and the other~ in the stor•age area. Thomas pointed out that these two shelters would provide eas.y access for the majority of the r~esidents in the par•k. Fahey stated that the Council should not take any action on this matointed until it has heard the input of the mobilehome par•k owner~s. Fahey p out that the City has r•eceived a copy of the owner's disaster• plans. The Council will be reviewing these plans to determine if they are feasible. Fahey pointed out that the City has until March of 1989 befor•e formal action is requir•ed on the plans. Page -4-