10-13-2014 Council Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION October 13, 2014 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE :October 13, 2014 5 TIME STARTED 5:30 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED 9:05 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT :Council Member Stoesz, Kusterman, 8 Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor Reinert 9 MEMBERS ABSENT :None 10 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development 13 Director Michael Grochala; City Planner Katie Larsen; Deputy Public Safety Director 14 Kelly McCarthy; Public Safety Director John Swenson; Finance Director Al Rolek; City 15 Clerk Julie Bartell 16 17 Agenda 18 19 1. Fire House No. 2, Preliminary Site and Building Plans _Public Safety Director 20 John Swenson introduced Quinn Hutson of CNH Architects and firm representative 21 Brooke Jacobson. Mr. Hutson reviewed the preliminary site and building plans for the 22 fire station, including space needs, an update on site development (including soil 23 conditions, wetlands and engineering), an overall site plan (including future uses of the 24 facility and the surrounding property), and the preliminary site plan of the station property 25 itself. He noted the possibility of including training features in the development and the 26 benefits of doing so. He reviewed three building design options. Option A is the most 27 basic option but it would meet national standards for fire facilities. This option would be 28 smaller in square footage than the city's current Fire Station No. 1. Option B would be 29 larger and include items for additional functions such as training, offices, and a day room. 30 Option C, the largest facility, includes the most facilities including a public area 31 (community room) and dorms and an added training function with a tower and a second 32 level. The council then reviewed the cost estimates for the three options. Mr. Hutson 33 explained that the cost estimates include site work, soil work, building, design 34 contingency and inflation consideration. When Mayor Reinert asked why the cost per 35 square foot rises with a smaller building, Mr. Hutson explained that is due to loss of 36 economy of scale and inclusion of more first time elements. 37 38 Mayor Reinert remarked that the council must look at what the city needs. He sees. that 39 Option C has everything that's attractive but at a huge cost —it's too high for his support. 4o Public Safety Director Swenson indicated that he wanted to get the information on station 41 options to the council so they have time to make an informed decision; he noted that there 42 is an important time line to be maintained in order to get a bid for the facility in January 43 and keep things on schedule. 44 1