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1 94 Council Meeting January 30, 1989 Chief Campbell stated that the City is growing. In addition to their fire fighting duties, he would like to see them involved in other areas such as fire prevention and the establishment of a local fire code. Mr. Benjamin agreed and said that things like that are beginning to take place. For instance, the district will be making a recommendation to eliminate burning permits. It was stated that Circle Pine is happy with the present district. They like the idea of mutual dollars and people. Mr. Reinert added that even if we do begin our own department, mutual aid pacts would always be signed with our neighbors. Centerville on the other hand is in a more desperate situation. Mr. Reinert suggested that one alternative would be to continue with the district until a point in time, ie 1991, at which time we would be able operate our own department. Mr. Bisel agreed stating that would enable us to make the decision and remain in control. The Council determined that staff investigate the following: * Maximum costs regarding all aspects of developing a new department. * Future locations * The involvement of Bond Issues • Training and recruitment programs (costs) * Definitions of equipment * Take into account city growth, future water lines etc... * Fire attacking philosophy, ie 1 large facility or several smaller ones * Future flexibility, ie which is more so, a district or our own department As the Council stated earlier, no matter what our future holds, problems still exist with the JPA. The Council needs to be in control of equipment (costs) and fire stations. An alternative to be discussed might be Lino Lakes buying its own fire equipment in the future, and leasing them back to the district. If we can negotiate the changes we need, fine, if not, we have the costs of our options. Mayor Benson asked that Mr. Schumacher run through his work sheet for today. Page 4 1 1