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Carr said the additional amount needed to fund the new firehouse would have been <br />equal to what was said to be the surplus shown in FY 2012 budget planning. <br /> <br />Tom Sullivan, 751 Syracuse <br />Mr. Sullivan said the new firehouse was not to cost the tax payers anything and the <br />voters spoke when the bond issue failed. He noted the firehouse would be close to <br />a residential area, which would create noise problems. Mr. Sullivan said the City <br />needed to use resources for economic development not a fire house. He urged <br />rejection of the firehouse expenditure. <br /> <br />Gregory Pace, 7171 Westmoreland <br />Mr. Pace said he opposed the City funding a fire station that was not needed. He <br />noted that no structural engineered weighed in on the present firehouse to say it <br />was substandard. Mr. Pace said he had no trouble spending money to take care of <br />the present facilities. He said having over 100 applicants received from the last <br />open position disproved the issue of losing fire department personnel because of a <br />poor facility. Mr. Pace noted that it also was a very low probability of having an <br />earthquake as in 1812. <br /> <br />Elsie Glickert, 6712 Etzel <br />Ms. Glickert stated the area of the proposed new fire house floods repeatedly. She <br />said as recently as September 18, ponding occurred on Vernon with the slow steady <br />rain. Ms. Glickert said there was a permanent street barricade at Westgate and <br />Vernon so staff could easily barricade Vernon, since it flooded frequently. She <br />noted that heavy fire equipment on the road, supported by wet soil, would invite <br />disaster. <br /> <br />Mr. Kraft said he was for the fire station but suggested the financing be made more <br />realistic by expenses be budgeted with the usage of the facility or equipment. He <br />said it made sense to fund some of the cost out of the operating funds. Mr. Kraft <br />moved to fund the first year, $200,000 out of the operating budget and borrow the <br />rest from the reserve fund which would be paid back at $100,000 a year over four <br />years and the remainder in the fifth year. <br /> <br />Mr. Glickert seconded the motion. He stated he did not feel comfortable voting on it <br />with too many unknowns. Mr. Glickert noted that the proposed fire house’s <br />driveway was at Olive and Westgate, and Olive was not in UCity’s jurisdiction. He <br />asked how the truck would travel coming out on a one-way street going south. Mr. <br />Glickert moved to postpone voting on the funding of a new fire house until Council <br />could get definitive answers to these questions. <br /> <br />Mr. Kraft called for a Point of Order as there were two motions on the floor. <br /> <br />Mr. Price stated he had previously stated the City did not have the money to build a <br />new fire house. He said he had some of the same questions as Mr. Glickert. He <br />would like more discussion because of the size and scope of the project. Mr. Price <br />wanted to make certain there would be a diverse work force and no conflicting <br />interest on the project with a project management firm overseeing and reporting to <br />the City. He noted he was for a new fire house and police station. <br /> <br /> 3 <br /> <br /> <br />