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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes QZ March 9, 2004 Page 2 1 2 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. 3 None. 4 5 VI. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 6 A. Resolution 04-024, re: Consider bids for construction of a new fire station. 7 Scott Johnson, Project Manager, Kraus-Anderson Construction Company, stated 97 bids were 8 received for the new redesign of the St. Anthony Village fire station, along with bids for the 9 three add alternates. He noted bids were received under budget, thanks to the hard work of the 10 parties involved. He added it was recommended bids be awarded to the lowest responsible 11 bidder in each division, excluding Bid Division 21 (Window Treatments), as no qualifying bids 12 were received. He noted the budget would allow for that item to be completed at a later date. 13 14 Councilmember Thuesen noted two alternates, the vehicle exhaust system and cast stone band in 15 lieu of the brick soldier course,were not accepted due to budget constraints. He asked Mr. 16 Johnson to comment on the denial of the vehicles exhaust system. 17 18 Mr. Johnson explained this particular exhaust system was a secondary system that attached 19 directly to the trucks to vent out the exhaust when the trucks were running. He added the system 20 automatically released from the truck as it drove away. 21 22 Councilmember Faust asked if the only item being eliminated was the ability to disconnect the 23 system when the truck moved away from it. Mr. Johnson responded the separate unit would not 24 be there at all. 25 26 Councilmember Thuesen asked if the area would have safe exhaust levels without this system. 27 Jeff Oertel, Oertel Architects,responded a primary system was already part of the building. He 28 explained the primary system would circulate the air approximately two to four times per hour, 29 which was similar to the air circulation in the Public Works building. He indicated the building 30 was able to evacuate air at reasonable levels; however, the secondary system would allow a 31 vehicle being run for a period of time to be attached to the exhaust system by a flexible tube that 32 evacuated the exhaust from the building. 33 34 Councilmember Thuesen asked Fire Chief Hewitt about the likelihood of vehicles running for a 35 period of time. Chief Hewitt responded the trucks would be running during routine maintenance, 36 which was done every week. He added the secondary system would increase the elimination of 37 any contaminants in the building. He noted a second benefit would be that absolutely no diesel 38 fuel would be left within the apparatus bay or within the building,which would save on building 39 maintenance. He indicated he had experienced"good luck"with the systems with which he had 40 been involved. 41 42 Councilmember Faust indicated Public Works did maintenance on the fire trucks; therefore, the 43 Fire Department would not be doing the type of maintenance done in a garage. Chief Hewitt 44 responded work such as pump maintenance would be done, which would keep the pumps 45 running approximately five to fifteen minutes. 46