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Project Purpose: <br />The City of Lino Lakes proposes to construct two entrances and right -turn lanes to the future Fire Station and fire station <br />roadway; one approximately 500 feet south of the Centerville Road/Birch Street intersection and one approximately 900 feet <br />west of the intersection. The entrances will serve the Fire Station, which is scheduled for completion in December 2015. The <br />purpose of the project is to provide access to emergency service vehicles. <br />Construction of the entrances and the turn lanes will impact three wetlands within the project area. These impacts are a result <br />of construction of the roadways and slopes. <br />Project Need: <br />Development within the City of Lino Lakes is expected to continue and will expand to the southern portion of the city limits. <br />Therefore, the city needs to provide appropriate emergency response to existing and future developments. The city currently <br />has one fire station that serves the city limits. This fire station is located in the northwestern quadrant of the city. When fire <br />emergencies call for assistance from only the fire stations within the city limits, response time approaches unacceptable levels <br />for some areas of Lino Lakes. According to NFPA 1720, rural areas should have a total response time (dispatch to unit arrival) of <br />less than 14 minutes, the suburban areas less than 10 minutes, and the urban and metropolitan areas less than 9 minutes. Lino <br />Lakes has areas of the city that are within each of these categories. The city conducted a study of response times from 2010- <br />2013 and determined that fire incident response times were at unacceptable levels for certain areas of the city. Figure 8 below, <br />which has been borrowed from the City of Lino Lakes Fire Department Analysis, illustrates the lack of response time in the <br />south and southeast portion of the city (14+ minutes). <br />Figure fi: Drive Time from Lino Lakes Station Only <br />Map Key <br />Lino Lakes City Lents <br />• Lina Lakes Fire Station <br />()rive Times <br />0.6 Minutes <br />5-S Mewing <br />4-14 Minutes <br />14+ Minutes <br />utir,i <br />[, do <br />Csgi <br />e/t cele, <br />FAO <br />Ha. Mm. <br />1.1.111ny Sae <br />]Ma nim f.ke. <br />Wolf e <br />N e� <br />ilii <br />lnr.91l• <br />Ci -an C)i <br />IMI. .1_31. <br />The Centennial Fire District (CFD) also serves the City of Lino Lakes in certain emergency situations. However, the City of Lino <br />Lakes has approved to remove itself from the CFD service area. As a result, the city determined there is a need to provide an <br />