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. ,. - � <br /> . . , . . <br /> FIRE DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM <br /> NO. 2009-06 <br /> September 30, 2009 <br /> To: Honorable Mayor Michael T. McEIrQy and City Council <br /> �,p'Nl <br /> From: Ryan McCrady, City Manager 'N` <br /> Matthew Sekosky, Fire Chief �S� <br /> Subject: 1316 W. Eldorado <br /> Property Adjacent Fire Station 3 <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council approve <br /> the attached resolution authorizing the purchase of an unimproved parcel of real estate <br /> commonly known as 1316 W. Eldorado, adjacent to Fire Station 3. The purchase price <br /> is $5,000 plus title and recording fees, and will be spent from the City's general fund. <br /> BACKGROUND: The current location of Fire Station 3 is well suited to meet emergency <br /> response times on the West end of Decatur. Our apparatus have easy access to major <br /> routes of travel in all directions providing a rapid response. <br /> The station has been a landmark to the entrance of Fairview Park since 1927. One fire <br /> crew, 4 firefighters, is assigned to the station each day. The station has finro bays for <br /> fire vehicles, a combination kitchen and dayroom with sleeping quarters and a bathroom <br /> are upstairs. A supervisor's office was constructed in one of the apparatus bays for the <br /> station officer. Exercise equipment, a work bench and PPE storage occupies the <br /> remaining space on the apparatus bay area. <br /> The station's apparatus bay area is adequate with the office removed for contemporary <br /> apparatus but the living quarters isn't. The combination kitchen and dayroom is 245 <br /> square feet, too small, and the station doesn't have separate sleeping and restroom <br /> facilities for females. <br /> A modest addition on the west end of the current station along with upgrades in the <br /> current sleeping and restroom areas will bring Station 3 up to the required standards for <br /> a modern day fire station. The addition would be designed to match the architectural <br /> features of the current statior► preserving the historical value of its original design. <br /> The fire department is applying for a Homeland Security, Assistance to Firefighters, fire <br /> station construction grant, to cover the cost for the Station 3 addition. The purchase of <br /> the adjacent property would be required to complete the station addition and in the <br /> event the Fire Department does not receive the construction award, the property would <br /> be the City's and utilized for the station addition when funding becomes available. <br />