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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 6, 2004 Page 15 1 911 has been called several times. Councilmember Thuesen stated with response time, seconds 2 do matter. He urged residents to ask those parents how they view response times. 3 4 Councilmember Thuesen stated he supports the process used and the effort taken to get the 5 community involved. He stated the City Council is not trying to sneak something through and 6 the Mayor has tried very had to get people from all areas involved no matter what their views 7 are. That same process was used with the citing of this fire station. He stated he supports the 8 process and the location selected. 9 10 Councilmember Stille stated that he could take the easy way out since this is his first meeting 11 and he did not vote on the location. He commented that he was anxious to hear the feedback 12 tonight from the petitioners and Task Force Chair. Councilmember Stille thanked all for coming 13 to the meeting tonight and getting involved. He stated that after hearing the testimony and 14 weighing on it himself,he believes the process was viable, logical, methodical, and 15 communicated. He stated he went back and looked at the summer of 2002 and past notes sent to 16 the residents that contained advertisements on the need for task force members. He stated all 17 need to keep abreast of what is going on in their community. 18 19 Councilmember Stille stated he served on the Planning Commission and they did not make a 20 recommendation on a site since a fire station is a permitted conditional use in an R-1 residential 21 property and that is similar to what is allowed in other communities. He stated that in terms of 22 redevelopment, there is'acquisition, development, infrastructure, and construction. He stated 23 that common sense does not say the City Council can turn back and go the other direction at this 24 point, and that is where he stands. 25 26 Councilmember Faust thanked the audience for coming to the meeting and commented on the 27 importance for residents to be involved. He stated he spent 23 years in the military to protect 28 freedom and that is what attending a meeting tonight is about, freedom. He stated he appreciates 29 a concerned group and has several comments to make to give a sense of where the Council came 30 from,how it got to this point, and the thought process involved. He stated the ground swell of 31 concern was mentioned and that the City Council does not take its decision lightly. It was also 32 mentioned that the Council is not unwilling to look at a decision if they feel there is something 33 that is not as it should be. So the question is not whether there is a need for public facilities, that 34 process started in 1989. He noted that Mr. Archambault said they were given a clean slate to 35 look at it but were told that the cost had to be reasonable. 36 37 Councilmember Faust stated he also spent six years on the Planning Commission and six years 38 as a real estate appraiser where you need to demonstrate by comparable that there is a negative 39 impact. In those years, he has never seen where a school, church,playground,public building, 40 or fire station, negatively effected a property. He stated that while it may not be for everybody, 41 he has not been able to demonstrate that it negatively effects the property. Councilmember Faust 42 commented that change always makes people nervous but his sense is that once it is done, it will 43 be compatible with residential uses. He stated he also heard talk about devaluing but would 44 submit-that if it would devalue property where it is going,property would appreciate where it 45 was. However, he does not think that can be demonstrated in an appraisal process. 46