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Study Session 1943 <br />December 11,2004 <br /> <br />budget increase and asked him to consider it. Mr. Ollendorff will study the problem and <br />prepare some recommendations for Council to consider. <br /> <br />2. Engine House Number Three - Plan Review <br /> <br />Mr. Ollendorff described the plans for changes: the basic layout and detailed plans. He <br />pointed out how the engine house currently is designed and how it functions. The <br />proposal is for a two-storey addition on the north side. The kitchen-office-boiler area will <br />be demolished and replaced by the new addition. The engine bay and kitchen will be <br />remodeled completely. A new training room will be added. Storage accessible from <br />outside will be added. Office and first-floor workspace will be accessible to both <br />vehicles and to the public; the second floor will function as a private residence and will <br />not be accessible to the public. There will be no poles, only stairways. The rear of this <br />floor will contain recreational and lounge facilities. Individual rooms will replace the <br />bunk room due to personnel of both genders. Firefighters were involved in these plans. <br />Ms. Welsch asked about the items stored in the storage room. Ms. Brungardt asked if <br />the Fire Chief and other staff were involved and was assured they were. Questions <br />related to plan details were discussed and questions answered by the City Manager. <br />There is one issue relating to the size of the door to accommodate the size of the fire <br />truck still under discussion. It is largely a problem of aesthetics and to a lesser extent, <br />accessibility. The architect is preparing alternative treatments for consideration. The <br />contract calls for the architects to design whatever is necessary to obtain LEEDS <br />certification and to indicate the cost involved. The current estimate is for an additional <br />one hundred thousand dollars for construction costs to obtain LEEDS certification. <br />Those architectural designs will be completed and submitted to the City Council for <br />approval. Some discussion ensued as to why this is necessary and about the <br />appearance of the new building. Mr. Wagner asked if there was a new cost estimate <br />and Mr. Ollendorff said no, that the current one was for one million eight hundred <br />thousand dollars and that bonds were sold in June to cover the costs of this project and <br />for the additional costs of the recreation facility at Heman Park. Mr. Ollendorff provided <br />some details relating to the sources of funding for the project. Mr. Wagner asked when <br />a preliminary design cost estimate of the firehouse would be forthcoming and Mr. <br />Ollendorff said it would probably be available in two months when the detailed plans are <br />finished. Mr. Ollendorff said the project will take eight to ten months, the fire station will <br />need to be vacated, and that the architects have been approached to do some of the <br />work while it is still occupied, to keep the costs down. Equipment and personnel will <br />need to be dispersed to other locations in the City while construction is undertaken. <br />Councilmember Colquitt expressed her opinion that she would have preferred the fire <br />house to be built at Olive Boulevard and Midland Avenue and Mayor Adams explained <br />that was the wrong location to serve the community effectively. Mr. Ollendorff explained <br />the considerations necessary to determining the site of the fire house. He then said that <br />if there are any major changes to these plans, he will return to the Council with that <br />information for their decision; if the changes are minor, he will inform the Council and <br />proceed with the plans as "within the scope approved" by the Council. Some discussion <br /> Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />