02-21-96 Council Special Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 21~ 1996 Pedersen asked how much the City would be willing to spend to sprinkle private property. Pedersen pointed out that there are other apartment buildings in the City which are not sprinkled, and those property owners may then contact the City for financial assistance in getting their buildings sprinkled. Fahey pointed out that his comments dealt with what the Fire Department might do with charitable gambling dollars. If that could be done for every apartment building in the City, there may ultimately be some benefit to the taxpayers. Scalze asked what can be done in a limited fashion to improve life and fire safety at The Provinces. The Fire Marshal replied that the first option would be a fire suppression system. The second would be upgrade of detectors and the central alarm system. Scalze asked if it would make sense to sprinkle one building. Brachman stated that he would rather see a solution that bene£itted both buildings than just one. Brachman again pointed out that the detection system in the hallways and common areas could be connected to ring directly to the Fire Department. Fahey stated that the concern is with preserving life. Smoke detection systems are the first line of defense and sprinkling is the second. Early prevention is the key factor. Fahey asked if the Fire Marshall mentioned sprinkling first because The Provinces already have a smoke detection system in place. The Fire Marshal replied that that was correct. He also commented that if the smoke detection system is connected to the Fire Department, there would be a quick response. However, there will also be false alarms. Scalze asked if smoke detectors and horns are effective. The Fire Marshal replied that they were. Scalze stated that she would like to see improvements 9