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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br /> Decatur Fire Department Memorandum <br /> 09-03 <br /> June 29, 2009 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor McElroy and Cit Council Members <br /> FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager <br /> Matthew J. Sekosky, Fire Chie <br /> SUBJECT: Purchasin P�ro�ertX <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the staff that the City Council <br /> approve the purchase of property adjacent to Fire Station 3. The purchase price is $5000 and will <br /> be spent from the City's general fund. <br /> BACKGROIJND: The current location of Fire Station 3 is well suited to meet <br /> emergency 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 crew, 4 <br /> firefighters, is assigned to the station each day. The station has two bays for fire vehicles, a <br /> combination kitchen and dayroom, with sleeping quarters and a bathroom located upstairs. A <br /> supervisor's office was constructed in one of the apparatus bays for the station officer. Exercise <br /> equipment, a work bench and PPE storage occupies the remaining space on the apparatus bay <br /> area. <br /> The station's apparatus bay area is adequate with the office removed for contemporary apparatus <br /> but the living quarters isn't. The combination kitchen and dayroom is 245 square feet, too small, <br /> and the station doesn't have separate sleeping and restroom facilities for females. <br /> A modest addition on the west end of the current station along with upgrades in the current <br /> sleeping and restroom areas will bring Station 3 up to the required standards for a modern day <br /> fire station. The addition would be designed to match the architectural features of the current <br /> station preserving the historical value of its original design. <br />