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t1ItJUTES City Council Dec. 14, 19II£3 Morth Star Plobilehome Park Disaster Shelter~ (Cont.) One resident of the par•k stated that if her r•ent would incr•ease because of a shelter the owner• would have to install, she would pr~efer• not to have the shelter•. P1unde1l r•epor•ted that one of the owner~s of the park has installed a similar• shelter in another par~k he owns. Mund.ell reported that he has sent out petitions to the residents of the park and about 100 of the r~esidents have signed the petition in favor~ of the shelter•s. P"undell repor~ted that he has only cover~ed about half the tr~ailer• park with this petition. LaValle asked if the park made use of the civil defense building at Rice Str~eet and North Owasso as a shelter. Fahey repor~ted that the residents of the 3020 Rice Str•eet mobilehnme par~k use this center. Fahey al~oRr~espo~t c~ th~t the r.e~s,ide t of Ter•race * CORRECTION Neights mobilehome park use the ~~~c~~e--Seeh~~~lb`l~~d~r~~'~8r~ a RES. NO disaster• shelter. Fa.hey pointed nut that both these buildings are in 88-12-546 walking distance fr•om the par~ticular tr~ailer• par•ks they serve. Fahey suggested that the Council has to determine if the Fire Hall is wi thi n a r•easonabl e di stance to ser•ve as a di saster• shel ter for• the trailer park. Fahey also suqgested that more information was needed at the State level as to maximum distances that a shelter• can be fr~om the area it serves. Thomas repor•ted that APAC has a~ritten to the par•k owners on this issue, but have received no r•esponse. Fahey repor•ted that the City received the owner's disaster• plans on December lst. These plans indicate the City Hall and Fire Hall as the di saster• shel ter•s for• the park. Fahey agr~eed that the issues raised by the residents of the par~k with r•egar•d to access difficulty to the Fire Hall and City Hall ar~e valid. However•, Fahey felt the owners' input was necessary befor•e a decision shoul d be macle. Blesener~ felt there may be other oppor•tunities to explor•e pointing out that ther~e ar~e some well-constr~ucted buildings in the area. Lori Laliay, resident of the par~k, outlined not only the distance of the Fir•e Hall to the park, but also access problems to the Fir~e Hall due to the numer•ous stop lights. LaQay agr•eed that ther~e were also access problems for the elderly, handicapped, and day care providers with many young childr•en that would need to be transported to the Fir~e Hall. La6ay pointed out that the City may face liability if it approves the disaster~ plan of the par•k, and that plan does not wor~k. Fahe,y suggested that the owners of the park be invited in to respond to these issues. Page -5-