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03 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 25, 2003 Page 3 1 2 Mr. Mondati noted he had worked with another individual while researching this issue and stated 3 both of them were available to discuss their findings. He stated the lighting in the old fire station 4 had been so bad that he bought three floor lamps to be used. He also indicated he had offered to 5 get carpet wholesale for the old fire station. He noted mercury poisoning would be the new issue 6 that would need to be handled at the fire station. 7 8 Leif Thorson, 3215 —32nd Avenue NE, stated he had been a St. Anthony homeowner since 1978 9 and expressed concern that the plans for the new fire station had developed very quickly. He 10 indicated he only knew of one house in the Village that had caught on fire and that house was 11 completely burned. He agreed most of the emergency calls were for medical conditions. 12 13 Mr. Thorson questioned the need to build a new fire station at the proposed cost. He also 14 indicated it would be dangerous to have traffic and fire trucks pulling out of the station driveway 15 because of its proposed location at the top of a hill. He suggested Silver Lake Road would need 16 a traffic light at the location to accommodate peak rush hours. He stated he wanted Council to 17 reconsider the location of the new fire station. 18 19 Tom Nelson, 2840 Silver Lake Road, stated he had lived in St. Anthony Village for 18 years. He 20 indicated he was upset how the fire station was "rammed down our throats"and felt there had 21 been no public input until it was too late. He added it appeared the only agenda was to get the 22 old fire station torn down and the land cleared before the election. He indicated the result was 23 the station was over budget and he was concerned about the success of the Apache Plaza project 24 if the City could not"do a simple thing like build a fire station." 25 26 Mr. Nelson indicated he lived on Silver Lake Road and felt the potential for traffic accidents was 27 "unbelievable"with the fire trucks using the roadway. He noted the approximate number of 28 emergency medical calls received per year and stated a large percentage of those calls resulted in 29 transport to a healthcare facility. 30 31 Mr. Nelson requested Council consider a way to redirect the fire vehicles off of Silver Lake 32 Road. He stated the current temporary location was an excellent place for the station if it worked 33 for the firemen and allowed for adequate response time. He asked Council to revisit the entire 34 fire station issue with an open meeting that readdressed all of the issues. 35 36 Joan Petersen, 3200 Hilldale Avenue NE, stated she agreed that Council should rethink the fire 37 station, as she also lived on a hill and there was no way to know if a car was coming over the 38 hill. She added she believed the location on Silver Lake Road could be very dangerous. 39 40 Ms. Petersen indicated a fire station did not have to be built on the site because the houses were 41 torn down, as she felt it could be left open until something more suitable surfaced. 42 43 IV. CONSENT AGENDA. 44 A. Approve October 28, 2003, Council meeting.minutes. 45 Approve November 4, 2003, Council meeting minutes. 46 Approve November 4, 2003, Election Results Canvass meeting minutes.