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<br />Item No: 7F <br />Meeting Date: 08/14/06 <br /> Type of Business: CB <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Nyle Zikmund, Fire Chief <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 6902 Amending contract for Fire Protection Services; <br />Amended Exhibit A (Lease of Real Property) <br /> <br />Background: <br />As a component of the Fire Department Capital Improvement Plan funded by the sale <br />of Capital Improvement Bonds sold on November 17th, 2005, a new fire station located <br />at 11920 Ulysses Street was approved. The new station will consolidate and replace <br />existing stations three and five. A budget of $7,082,621 has been established for this <br />portion of the capital plan. <br /> <br />The Blaine Council approved the letting of bids for the construction portion of the <br />project in October and December of 2005. Construction of the station is underway with <br />and estimated completion date of August 18, 2006. <br /> <br />The Fire Department will be relocating and consolidating their operations from the <br />current station three and station five and will be vacating those two buildings no later <br />than October 1. The Fire Department has issued a letter to all three cities of their intent <br />to vacate the buildings and turn them back over to the cities effective October 1, 2006. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />Process to Dispose <br />City of Blaine Attorney Patrick Sweeney has prepared and reviewed the contract for fire <br />protection, joint powers agreement, and laws governing sales and transfer of city owned <br />property. <br /> <br />He has advised that the first step in disposing of these two properties, either by sale or <br />transfer to one of the three cities, is to amend the lease, thus placing legal control of the <br />property back into the City of Blaine’s jurisdiction. While the City of Blaine holds title to <br />all Fire Department assets, the Joint Powers Agreement gives pro rata share and <br />control to the other two cities. <br /> <br />Kingswood Church, adjacent to the current station three continues to express strong <br />interest in purchasing the property, primarily to ensure control of the land. The City of <br />Blaine has indicated strong interest in retaining station five for current and future uses. <br /> <br />Properties would be disposed of at an appraised fair market value and the proceeds will <br />be distributed among the member cities based upon the pro rata share. <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />By resolution, adopt Amended Exhibit A <br /> <br /> <br />