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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • February 8, 2000 Page 12 1 to decrease the level of liability by incorporating a firing range into the new public works 2 facility. 3 Thuesen offered that he would be reluctant to rely on outsourcing the range in order to justify the 4 project. The justification for the project stands alone, he stated, and he believed the Council 5 should explore funding for the project. 6 Horst requested clarification for the parking stalls as depicted on the proposal. Mr. Ohl stated 7 that the Department is requesting approximately seven spots at the Public Works Facility in 8 which to house the Department's vehicles from the elements. 9 Horst wished to confirm that impounded or confiscated vehicles would not be internally stored, 10 and Mr. Ohl assured him that interior storage would strictly be for Police Department vehicles. 11 Mr. Ohl stated that the Police Department is mandated by the State to forfeit certain vehicles 12 from DWI offenders and storage for those vehicles has become a burden for the Department. 13 The Police Department expects to require storage space for as many as 10-15 vehicles at any one -14 time. Cavanaugh reminded the Council that the firing range is about 10% of the total project. He re- 0 quested that Mr. Thistle, Capt. John Ohl, City Finance Director Roger Larson, and City Manager 17 Michael Morrison work together to arrive at numbers for the total cost of the firing range so that 18 the Council could appreciate the costs that are being considered. 19 Cavanaugh requested research and a memo from City Manager Michael Morrison regarding the 20 issue of possible liability for the City due to potentially inadequate training. Since Mr. Ohl has 21 mentioned there could be a potential for liability, the City needs to address that issue at length 22 and reconsider existing training practices. It had been Cavanaugh's understanding that there was 23 not a deficiency in training. 24 Mr. Ohl was prompt in assuring the Council that alternative ranges would be found and consid- 25 ered for training, and that there would not be a lapse in training. However, those ranges are ex- 26 pensive, and Mr. Ohl stated that he was simply proposing a future way for the Council to provide 27 excellent and potentially less expensive training for the Police Department. 28 Cavanaugh thanked Mr. Ohl for his presentation, ideas, and suggestions. 29 On another issue,Ms. Schultz addressed the findings on the proposed new fire station. It is a 30 possibility, she stated, to house the station on the public works site. There is room there, she 31 said, yet some compromises might need to be reached in order to fit both facilities on the same site. She is suggesting a fire station comprising of approximately 9,000-10,000 square feet.