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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-09-06 CC Packet t)LL) . AGENDA CITY OF STILLWATER CITY COUNCIL MEETING NO. 05-17 Council Chambers, 216 North Fourth Street September 6, 2005 REGULAR MEETING RECESSED MEETING 4:30 P.M. 7:00 P.M. 4:30 P.M. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL 1. Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation to Sally Colemier & Family 2. Library Project Update 3. Discussion on Liquor License Fees 4. Discussion of Fire Service Study 5. Discussion on Garbage Contracts OTHER BUSINESS STAFF REPORTS 1. Police Chief 2. Fire Chief 3. City Clerk 4. Director of Admin 5. Community Dev. Director 6. City Engineer/PWD 7. City Attorney 8. Finance Director 9. City Administrator 7:00 P.M. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER .OLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Possible approval of August 16, 2005 special and regular meeting minutes and August 23, 2005 special meeting minutes PETITIONS, INDIVIDUALS, DELEGATIONS & COMMENDATIONS 1. Proclamation: Financial Planning Week - October 3-9,2005 2. Bruce Junker, Old Timers Hockey OPEN FORUM The Open Forum is a portion of the Council meeting to address Council on subjects which are not a part of the meeting agenda. The Council may take action or reply at the time of the statement or may give direction to staff regarding investigation of the concerns expressed. CONSENT AGENDA* 1. Resolution 2005-189, directing payment of bills 2. Resolution 2005-190, approving shared use parking agreement between Stillwater Public Library and The Episcopal Church of the Ascension 3. Resolution 2005-191, approving Fiscal Year 2005 Budget - Joint Cable Communications Commission 4. Resolution 2005-192, approving Minnesota Premises Permit For Gambling For American Legion Post 491 At The Old Sawmill Grill And Bar, 1820 Market Place Drive, Stillwater, MN 5. Possible approval to purchase four (4) computers & one (1) laptop for Police, Engineering, and Public Works 6. Possible approval of banners for National Fire Prevention Week - October 9-15,2005 . 7. Possible approval to purchase playground equipment for Schulenberg Park 8. Possible approval of Special Event - S1. Croix Catholic School- October 7,2005 9. Possible approval of Special Event - Friends of Stillwater Parks - October 18, 2005 10. Resolution 2005-193, accepting Korweb Proposal Contracting Gopher State One Call ticket services and entering into an agreement with the Board of Water Commissioners to share in the cost 11. Resolution 2005-194, approval of forestry consultant contract for 2005 (available Tuesday) 12. Resolution 2005-195, approving maintenance traffic control signal agreement (CSAH 12 & CSAH 15) PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. This is the date and time for a public hearing to consider a transfer of a Wine & Strong Beer liquor license for from Chives, Inc. DBA: Chives to Autumn's LLC, DBA: Autumn's, applicant Brian Lehmer &. Brandon Dickenson UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS 1. Consideration of parking request for a school bus on City streets - Mark Walker 2. Possible adoption of resolution calling for a public hearing by the City Council of the City of Stillwater on behalf of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society 3. Possible adoption of resolutions: adopting the proposed tax levy for the payable year 2006, adopting the proposed budget for the year 2006, and setting payable 2006 Truth-N-Taxation Pubic Hearing (3 separate resolutions) 4. Possible adoption of resolution calling for hearing on Fire Cleanup Service (L1 368) PETITIONS, INDIVIDUALS, DELEGATIONS & COMMENDATIONS (continued) COMMUNICA TIONS/REQUESTS COUNCil REQUEST ITEMS STAFF REPORTS (continued) ADJOURNMENT * All items listed under the consent agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be . enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council Member or citizen so requests, in which event, the items will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately. . 2 Clt~ ob g tiQQwate~. uUiblblegota Ce~ti~icate o~ cApp~eciatiobl p/r.e~e~ted to RICHARD COLEMIER WHEREAS, RICHARD CO LEMlER, SERVED ON THE CHARTER COMMISSION FROM MAY, 2000 UNTIL HIS DEATH IN MARCH, 2005; AND WHEREAS, RICHARD CO LEMlER, SERVED THE CITY FAITHFULLY, EFFICIENTLY AND COURTEOUSLY AS A MEMBER OF THE CHARTER COMMISSION, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. . NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STILLWATER, MINNESOTA, THAT FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF STILL WATER, RICHARD COLEMIER IS HEREBY COMMENDED. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY CLERK IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ENTER THIS CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION UPON THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL. vUa~olt <' ~ . Memo To: From: Date: Subject: Mayor & City Council Diane F. Ward, City Clerk 9/2/2005 Liquor License Fees Because my timeline for the renewal process for 2006 licenses is approaching (October), and a resolution has not been adopted for 2006 fees I am requesting that Council provide me with direction relating to liquor licenses fees. Fees for 2001-2005 were adopted by resolution in June 2000. Attached for your information is a survey of surrounding cities and their fees for 2004, 2005 & some 2006 fees. As of this date, I have not had a response from the other cities on their 2006 fees. Also attached is a copy of Minnesota Statute 340A.408 which states that any change in liquor fees would require a public hearing. Club licenses and Off-sale license fees are set by the State. Listed below are the current license fees: LIQUOR LICENSES: . Per year On-Sale $2750 On-Sale Club $425 On-Sale Sunday $200 Off-Sale $200 On-Sale Wine $300 On-Sale Wine w/Strong Beer $455 On-Sale 3.2 Malt Liquor $155 Off-Sale 3.2% Malt Liquor $55 Investigation Fee $300 Permit to consume $35 (local non-profits no charge) Annual Investigation $150 Temporary Liquor License Fee (12 per year - on-sale) $25 per day Temporary Liquor License Fee (3.2 unlimited) $25 per day Also attached is a memo from Chief Dauffenbach relating to police calls that are related to alcohol. ACTION REQUIRED~ If Council decides to have the 2005 fees remain the same, they should adopt a resolution setting the 2006 fees. . Council decides to change the liquor fees, they should pass a resolution calling for a hearing for October 18 and direct staff to notify the liquor license holders of the hearing as per Minnesota Statute. :v:emorandum To: Mayor and City Council Members cc: Larry Hansen. City Administrator From: Larry Dauffenbach. Police Chief Date: 7/26/2005 Re: Police Related Costs for Alcohol I have been asked to come up with some costs for police acti\ities related to Alcohol. It would be very difficult to come up "ith exact costs without doing a very intensive "time spent" study. (Example: a DWI arrest make take an officer 3 to 4 hours to do the arrest book-in. tow the vehicle and dictate the report The office staff another I to ] 1/2 hours or so to do the typing report and getting it to the City attorney. Another cost is the overtime for the officer to appe.ar in court, and they could appear 3 tinles in Court Each case is different) I attempted to come up with another ,vay to figure the cost I analyzed our year-end statistics for the year 2004. We had a total number of incidents of ] 5.025. Of these incidents we can directly relate to alcohol is 1500. This is ] 0% of our total call load. Our total budget for 2004 is $2,087,000. The total amount related to alcohol is $208.700. This does not include any costs for prosecution. lfyou have any questions I "ill be available. "> -. . . . 1 ",. \linm'<,l'l:l SI:lfute-'" 200.:1 ~,..W..\,-WS additional license fee on each such establishment in an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the county license fee. . Subd. 3. Intoxicating liquor; off-sale. (a) The annual license fee for an off-sale intoxicating liquor license issued by a city, when combined with any occupation tax imposed by the city, may not exceed the following limits: (1) $1,000 for cities of the first class; (2) $200 for cities over 10,000 other than cities of the first class; (3) $150 for cities of between 5,000 and 10,000 population; and (4) $100 for cities with less than 5,000 population. (b) The annual license fee for an off-sale intoxicating liquor license issued by a county or town shall not exceed $500. Subd. 3a. Fee increases; notice, hearing. No city, town, or county shall increase the fee for a liquor license governed by subdivision 1, 2, or 3, except after notice and hearing on the proposed increase. Notice of the proposed increase must be mailed to all affected licensees at least 30 days before the date set for the hearing. This subdivision 411rPersedes any inconsistent provision of law or charter. Subd. 4. Lake Superior, St. Croix River, and Mississippi River tour boats; common carriers. (a) The annual license fee for licensing of Lake Superior, St. Croix River, and Mississippi River tour boats under section J<lOAu.404, subdivision 8, shall be $1,000. The commissioner shall transmit one-half of this fee to the governing body of the city that is the home port of the tour boat or to the county in which the home port is located if the home port is outside a city. (b) The annual license fee for common carriers licensed under section 340A.407 is: (1) $50 for 3.2 percent malt liquor, and $20 for a duplicate license; and (2) $200 for intoxicating liquor, and $20 for a duplicate license. Subd. 5. Refunds. A pro rata share of an annual license fee for a retail license to sell intoxicating or 3.2 percent malt liquor, either on-sale or off-sale, may be refunded to the licensee or to the licensee's estate if: .r (1) the business ceases to operate because of destruction damage; (2) the licensee dies; hllp \\'r(>\l"()f_lcg_sulUlltlU" bin gt'!p\lbl'hp"plll"'l;.pt'=~TXr CH.\P src'..\.:\l':w ctlrrent.s.:"tclion :qO.-\...:Ifl:': l:::' (1f..')'7 () :::'00:'\ 1:_,:':5::\ P\l Liquor License Fees Washington County Oak Park Townships Cottage Grove Forest Lake Oakdale Stillwater Woodbury Bayport Heights Liquor 3.2 non-intoxicating Beer Off Sale 2004 $50 $100 $200 $100 $55 $100 $100 $50 2005 $50 $200 $200 $100 $55 $100 $100 $50 I 20061 $200 $100 13.2 non-intoxicating Beer On Sale 1 1 20041 $1501 $550 $2001 $350 $140 $500 $100 $150 I 2005 $1501 $6001 $2001 $350 $1551 $500 $100 $1501 1 2006 I $6001 I 1 $500 1 Liquor Off Sale I 1 1 1 1 I 20041 $5001 $2001 $2001 $200 $2001 $2001 $100 $100 2005 $500 $200 $200 $200 $200 $2001 $100 $100 2006 $2001 1 Liquor On Sale I I 1 1 20041 $2,0001 $8,0001 $3,000 $5,000 $2,6501 $10,0001 $1,500 $2,600 20051 $2,0001 $8,5001 $3,0001 $5,000 $2,7501 $10,0001 $1 ,500 $2,600 1 2006/ 1 $9,5001 I 1 $10,0001 1 Liquor On/Off Sale I $2,5001 1 I IN/A 1 $100 Sunday Liquor $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $2001 Consumption & Display $300 I Temporary Event Beer per event $25 $50 $0 $10 $25 $25 1 Temporary Event Liquor per event $50 $50 $0 $10 $25 $50/day $50/day I Wine $500 $2,000 $500 $750 $2,000 $750 $600 2004 $275 2005 $300 2006 Based on Club On-Sale (VFW, Amer. Legion) Membership $300 $200 I 2004 $400 2005 $425 2006 . . 9.05 ,. . . . Stillwater Fire Department Memo To: Mayor Kimble and Council Stuart W. Glaser, Fire Chief 9r 8/25/2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Final Report From: Date: Re: I am pleased to present to you the Fire Service Delivery Study final report as prepared by Emergency Service Consulting, Inc. (ESCi). I believe the infonnation found in this report will be very beneficial to Council as we plan for the Mure of continuing to provide high quality fire and emergency services to the City and citizens of Stillwater. The infonnation in the report will be fonnally presented to you by Mr. Phil Kouwe and Mr. Steve Kalkman on Tuesday, September 6,2005 at the 4:30 p.m. Council Meeting. Please do not hesitate to contact me at 651.351.4970 if you have questions or would like to discuss any of the findings of the report in more detail prior to the meeting. 1 I I. I City of Stillwater I I I I , I I I. ~_. - -- -=---- I r., .. . -~ .. .... - - - - I I I I I I. I :8:." I ,. .' . - - - ~" ~ Fire Service Delivery Study August 2005 . ~ ;~:ll .:' ~ ~.. ,": ' - Ll };I J - "I _ '1. - I ~ _ ."'"'t. · I\..J ..:. _ _J I I I I' I I I I : I I Ii I I -I I I I I I I I : I I I :1 I I I --- --= ~ City of Stillwater I I .1 I I ~ I THE BIRTHPLACE OF IIIIIEBOTA FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Service Delivery Study August 2005 . SJAArchitects 2035 15th Street North St. Cloud, MN 56303 320-253-2100 fax 320-253-2269 www.staniusjohnson.com ~tEmergeDCY Services CODSUltiDg iDc. 25200 SW Parkway Avenue. Suite 3 Wilsonville. OR 97070 503-570-7778 800-757-3724 fax: 503-570-0522 www.esci.us I I. I I I I I I I .. I I I I I I .. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose of this Report Methodology Background Information Summary of Significant Recommendations FIRE SERVICE DELIVERY STUDY Population, Workload, and Community Risk Current Population Information Census-based Growth Projections Development-based Growth Projections Community Risk Current Workload Evaluation Recorded Response Time Performance Workload Projections System Benchmark Comparisons Current Resources and Deployment Current Facility Deployment Current Facility Evaluation Current Resource Deployment Current Resource Evaluation Current Staffing Deployment Current Staffing Evaluation Service Delivery Options Standards of Coverage Future Full Buildout Deployment Strategy Deployment Strategy A - One New Fire Station, Existing Station Remain Strategy A Projected Performance Strategy A Cost Projections Deployment Strategy B - One New Fire Station, Close Existing Station Strategy B Projected Performance Strategy B Cost Projections Deployment Strategy C - One New Fire Station, Existing Station Remains Strategy C Projected Performance Strategy C Cost Projections Findings and Conclusions ApPENDIX A: SFD FACILITY EVALUATION - FULL TEXT ApPENDIX B: MAP APPENDIX 1 1 1 1 2 5 6 6 8 9 11 15 18 21 22 25 25 30 34 35 39 41 47 47 50 54 55 56 58 59 60 62 63 64 66 68 69 ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. 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I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1: Stillwater Population Growth History............................................................................ 7 Figure 2: Stillwater Response Area Population by Age ............................................................... 7 Figure 3: Stillwater Response Area Housing by Occupancy .......................................................8 Figure 4: Census-based Population Forecast............................................................................. 9 Figure 5: Development-based Population Forecast ..................................................................10 Figure 6: Community Risk Assessment - Full Area View... ............... ..... ................ .................... 12 Figure 7: Community Risk Assessment - City Area View.. ............. ....................... .................... 13 Figure 8: Workload Historical Data.................. .................. .............. ...................... ....................16 Figure 9: Workload by Type Of Call- 2004 ...............................................................................16 Figure 10: SFD Workload by Hour of Day .................................................................................17 Figure 11: SFD Workload by Day of Week............................... ........... .............. ...... .................. 18 Figure 12: Average Response Time by Hour of Day................ .................... .............................19 Figure 13: 90th Percentile Response Time by Hour of Day.......................................................20 Figure 14: Workload Projection by Type and year...... ....... ...................... ............. ....................21 Figure 15: Comparative Analysis - Resources........... ........ ..................... ........ ...... ....................22 Figure 16: Comparative Analysis - Firefighters.......................................................................... 23 Figure 17: Comparative Analysis - All Incidents ........................................................................24 Figure 18: Comparative Analysis - Fires.................................... ......... ............ ........ .................. 24 Figure 19: Stillwater Fire Department Deployment - Full Area View..........................................25 Figure 20: Stillwater Fire Department Deployment - City Area View..........................................26 Figure 21: Current Response Time Capability of SFD Station...................................................27 Figure 22: Current Response Time Performance Projection - Road Segments.........................27 Figure 23: Service Demand - Full Response Area View............... ............................... .............. 28 Figure 24: Service Demand - City View.................................................................................... 29 Figure 25: Current Response Time Performance Projection - Service Demand........................ 30 Figure 26: Apparatus Replacement Funding .............. ........ .................... .............. .....................35 Figure 27: Administrative/Support Staffing Summary ....... .............. ............................... ............40 Figure 28: Field Operations Staffing Summary........................ .................... ........... .................. 40 Figure 29: Staffing Needs by Risk............................................................................................. 42 Figure 30: Incident Staffing Analysis - 2004................ .......................... ........... .... .....................43 Figure 31: Average Staffing Performance History ............ ............. .................................. ..........44 Figure 32: Future Service Demand and Buildout Projection - Full Area View............................52 Figure 33: Future Service Demand and Buildout Projection - City Area View............................53 ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. ii I I. 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I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figure 34: Deployment Strategy A........ .......... ............ ...... ........................................................ 54 Figure 35: Strategy A Performance Analysis.............................................................................55 Figure 36: Strategy A and Community Fire Risk .......................................................................56 Figure 37: Cost Projections - Strategy A.................. .................................. ............ ...................57 Figure 38: Deployment Strategy B ........................... ....................... ......... .................................58 Figure 39: Strategy B Performance Analysis............................................................................. 59 Figure 40: Strategy B and Community Fire Risk .......................................................................60 Figure 41: Cost Projections - Strategy B ............. ............... ................. ...................................... 61 Figure 42: Deployment Strategy C ...................... ............... ................. ...................................... 62 Figure 43: Strategy C Performance Analysis ............................................................................63 Figure 44: Strategy C and Community Fire Risk....................................................................... 64 Figure 45: Cost Projections - Strategy C................................................................................... 65 Figure 46: Deployment Strategy Performance and Cost Projection Summary ..........................67 e Emergency Seroices Consulting inc. iii I I. I I I I I I I .. I I I I I I .. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PurDose of this ReDort This evaluation of the station, resource, and staffing deployment of the Stillwater Fire Department in the city of Stillwater, Minnesota is offered in response to a request from the city and the fire department. The request is to review and analyze the current deployment of emergency resources in the city, and to assess the future needs of the department specific to fire station locations, apparatus and staffing. ESCi wishes to thank the staff and elected officials of the city, as well as the fire department, for the excellent cooperation we received. All involved were candid in their comments and provided a large amount of information and data in a short amount of time. Methodology The approach used by ESCi in performing the evaluation included utilization and analysis of statistics, review of documents, interviews with key staff and various agency representatives, and direct observation of facilities and apparatus. Information was collected on a variety of topics of importance on providing quality fire and emergency services. This information was used to develop specific recommendations for the city and its fire department. The recommendations represent opportunities to improve the quality of service provided to the community. Contrary to popular belief, these types of evaluations are not normally conducted on organizations that are suffering serious problems. Instead, evaluations of this type are primarily directed at organizations that may be experiencing growth or are looking for creative and innovative ways to handle the challenges of the future. Such is the case for the Stillwater Fire Department. Backaround Information This report includes a detailed review of the resource deployment and staffing systems of the Stillwater Fire Department. ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. 1 I I. I I I I I I I .. I I I I I I .. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study The criteria used to evaluate the department have been developed over many years. These criteria include relevant National Fire Protection Association standards, national accreditation criteria, health and safety requirements, federal and state mandates relative to fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS), fire protection standards of the property insurance industry, and generally accepted practices within the fire and emergency services. Each report objective provides the reader with general information about that element, as well as specific observations and analysis of any significant issues or conditions that are pertinent. Observations are supported by data collected as part of the survey and interview process. Finally, specific findings and conclusions are included to resolve identified issues and concerns or to take advantage of opportunities that may exist. SummarY of Sianificant Recommendations In the long-range future, upon full development and buildout of its response territory, the Stillwater Fire Department (SFD) will be unable to maintain its current levels of response time performance through continued use of its one-station downtown deployment scheme. Stillwater can enjoy similar or significantly improved levels of emergency service delivery through the adoption of a new deployment strategy as provided in this report. The following is a summary of significant findings of the report: . The existing deployment of the single downtown station in use by SFD leaves significant areas of service deficiency in the fast-growing western portions of the city of Stillwater. . There are areas of significant service demand projected for the western portions of the city of Stillwater that will be more than nine minutes from the current fire station. . Stillwater can maintain and improve its response time capability through the use of a single station deployment, provided the facility is strategically located at, or near the area defined in this study. Nearly all critical high-risk areas of the city would fall within a five-minute response time capability. . Stillwater can maintain and significantly improve its response time capability through the use of a two station deployment, as defined in this study. Though these strategies provide greatest improvement in response time to the highest percentage of service demand, some critical high-risk areas of the city would fall outside of a five-minute response time capability. ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. 2 I I. I I I I I I I .. I I I I I I Ie I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study · Staffing performance analysis indicates that additional career staff may be needed in the future to maintain adequate company response to low and moderate risk incidents, unless consistency of response by on-call personnel can be improved. Three deployment strategy options were provided and analyzed in this study. Two of the strategies (A and C) involved a two-station deployment, while the other strategy (B) involved the use of a single station. · Strategy A would involve an east-west distribution of two fire stations. Strategy A calls for continuing use of the current SFD station and the construction of one new SFD station. Under this strategy, the new station would be built near the intersection of County Road 15 and Highway 96. · Strategy B would involve a single, more centrally-located fire station to replace the existing downtown station, continuing with the department's tradition of a single-site deployment. Under this strategy, the SFD fire station would be relocated to the vicinity of County Road 12 at or near its intersection with Deer Path Road. . As with Strategy A, Strategy C would again involve an east-west distribution of two fire stations. Strategy C also calls for continuing use of the current SFD station and the construction of one new SFD station. Under this strategy, however, the new station would be built further to the south, near the intersection of County Road 15 and County Road 12. The summary of response time performance projections for each strategy, as well as capital and ongoing cost projection, is shown in the figure below. Deployment Strategy Performance and Cost Projection Summary Current Facility DeploY!llent Deployment Strateav "A" Deployment Strateav "S" Deployment StrateQV "c" ,,,,,,,,"',,,,"',,,,,,."',,..,-,,.._,,,,,,,,,,.,,.__.._,,,,,,,,,"',,"'''' 43% 70% 64% 90% 53% 86% 62% 90% 533.556 10,000 533,556 $ 2.658,830 $ $ 3.482,330 $ $ 2.658.830 $ From this table it can be seen that, of the two-station strategies, Strategy C provides greatest improvement. From the table it can also be seen that the single-station Strategy B will produce a projected four percent less performance at the six-minute objective and up to a ten percent less ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. 3 I I. I I I I I I I .. I I I I I I Ie I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study performance at the five-minute objective. However, it must also be remembered that Strategy B is projected to meet a five-minute response objective to nearly all the community's highest risk areas. For these reasons, we recommend that Deployment Strategy B be selected for long-term implementation should the city desire to continue a single-station deployment strategy. We recommend that Deployment Strategy C be selected should the city desire optimum response times to the highest percentage of service demand and is willing to move to a two-station deployment. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 4 I I. I I I I I I I .. I I I I I I Ie I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study PODulafion. Workload. and Communitv Risk Current PODulation Information The Stillwater Fire Department provides primary fire protection services and assists with emergency medical response to the city of Stillwater and contracts to provide service for Stillwater Township, a portion of May Township, and a portion of the city of Grant in Washington County. The population of the entire service area of the fire department was 21,250 in the 2000 U.S. Census 1, with the city of Stillwater's population accounting for 15,143 of that total. For the city, the 2000 census population figure represented a significant 20% increase over the 1990 census, when the population of Stillwater was 13,882. While annexation of existing population may account for some of this growth, the most significant portion of growth within the city has clearly occurred through additional housing development, since 19% of the total housing in Stillwater has been built since 1990. Significant growth has continued since the 2000 census and the city of Stillwater population was estimated at 17,215 in 2004 by the Metropolitan Council. The following chart provides some historical information on population for the response area covered by the Stillwater Fire Department. 1 Demographic information includes all census blocks within the response jurisdiction of the Stillwater Fire Department. ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. 6 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figure 1: Stillwater Population Growth History Population History: 1970-2003 25000 20000 15000- 10000. 5000 o 1970 1990 2000 2003 1980 3.5% 3.0% . 2.5% - 2.0% _ Population - 1.5% -+- Growth Rat - 1.0% 0.5% 0.0% The following figures provide some general demographic information on population and housing for the entire area served by the Stillwater Fire Department'. Figure 2: Stillwater Response Area Population by Age Demographics - Population by Age 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 o Age <5 5 to 21 22 to 39 40 to 49 50 to 64 65 and up Selected Demographic Information - Stillwater Fire Department Area Total Pop Age <5 5 to 21 22 to 39 40 to 49 50 to 64 65 and up 2000 21 ,250 1 J~a 4sn a ~e'~ ,~~ Percent of Total -~ Yo f 9o/c 1801< {bo/c ~ Em;. d'.;' cy Services Consulting inc. 7 I I. I I I I I I I .. I I I I I I Ie I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study As can be seen from the figure, 10% of the population is 65 years of age or older and 6% of the population is under 5 years of age, placing a total of 16% of the area's population within the significant target age groups that often increase service demand in emergency medical incidents or pose highest risk in residential fire incidents. Figure 3: Stillwater Response Area Housing by Occupancy Demographics- Housing By Occupancy 7000 -- ----- --, 6000 \- I 5000 4000 I 3000 2000 1000 L ._ L I o . Vacant ONner Occupied Renter Occupied I Selected Housing Information. Stillwater Fire Department Area I Housing Units Vacant Owner Occupied Renter Occupied 8064 I 209 I 6516 I 1339 From the demographic information reviewed here, it is projected that Stillwater should experience a normal demand for emergency services in comparison with other communities of its size. Census-based Growth Projections As indicated earlier in this section, the population of SFO's response area has grown in the last decade. We anticipate that modest growth will continue into the future. In developing forecasts for population growth. we typically develop a forecast based on several decades of census experience. In the case of Stillwater, we used decennial census figures from 1970 through 2000, as well as estimates through 2003. A mathematical forecast is created through the year 2024. The resulting population forecast appears as follows. ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. 8 I I. I I I I I I I .. I I I I I I Ie I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figure 4: Census-based Population Forecast Population Projection By Census Experience 35000 -- - - 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 o Development-based Growth Proiections While census-based population projections provide a mathematically based estimate of future population based on historical data, they often fail to account for expected trends in the growth rate of an area. These changes often result from build-out, limits in employment capacity, or other .:.i..'J.l.-el..~. ,I~,. .ic factors not reviewed in a census-based projection. For this reason. we also offer population projections based on review of available local development and business information. In this case, we reviewed information available from the city of Stillwater's Comprehensive Plan. The document identifies 810 acres of residential land available for development in the city and it's Urban Rural Transition Planning Area (URTPA). Based on the land use planning in place for this acreage, the plan estimates the availability for up to 1,909 dwelling units in the future. Experience in the region has indicated that total build-out of available units is rare, with a 75 ,",'v,vent build-out presenting a more likely scenario. This results in the anti\;~IJc.tion of 1,364 additional dwelling units, or a population increase of approximately 3,615 for the city and the Ut{i' ~A. The plan anticipates this build-out occurring sometime beyond the year 2010. In addition to the city and its UK I ~A, additional growth is expected in both Stillwater and May Township and the city of Grant, but not to the extent expected in Stillwater City. For purposes of this study, we anticipate the growth rate in these communities to continue at a similar rate as in the past decade. ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. 9 I I. I I I I I I I .e I I I I I I Ie I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Using these development-based figures rather than simply historical census figures, the resulting population forecast appears as follows. Figure 5: Development-based Population Forecast Population Projection By Development Forecast 27500 27000 26500 26000 25500 25000 24500 24000 23500 23000 --1 . I 2024 27078 2006 o PORulation 24456 It is not the intent of this study to be a definitive authority for the projection of future population in the service area, but rather to base our recommendations for future fire protection needs on a reasonable a.:>"v"iation with projected service demand. Since we know that the service demand for emergency agencies is based almost entirely on human activity, it is important to have a population-based projection of the future size of the community. While we can see variation in the population projections discussed here, one thing that can be certain is that Stillwater Fire Department will continue to be an emergency services provider to a growing population, likely reach at least 27,000 by 2024. Planning should begin now to maintain the resources needed to meet the continuing demand for services. ~ Emergency 8.:.. ",Ii,I.... Consulting inc. 10 I I. I I I I I I I .. I I I I I I Ie I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Community Risk The fire service assesses the relative risk of properties based on a number of factors. Properties with high fire and life risk require greater numbers of personnel and apparatus to effectively mitigate a fire emergency. Staffing and deployment decisions are largely based on the level of risk within geographic sub-areas of a community. The community's risk assessment has been developed based on potential uses of land within its boundaries. These potential uses are found in the city's development code and zoning designations. The following map translates future land use (potential scale and type of development within geographic sub-areas) to categories of relative fire and life risk. · Low risk - Areas zoned and used for agricultural purposes, open space, low-density residential, and other low intensity uses. · Moderate risk - Areas zoned for medium-density single or attached family properties, small commercial and office uses, low-intensity retail sales and equivalently sized business activities. · High risk - Higher-intensity business districts, mixed use areas, high-density residential, industrial, warehousing, large mercantile centers, and institutional uses. In addition, the maps display locations of facilities using or storing reported hazardous substances2. This information was drawn from the state of Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Emeraency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act fEPCRA) database. Additional fire risk is posed by the interface between residential development and forestry areas that contain highly combustible wildland vegetation. Evaluations of such risk are conducted by the state of Minnesota Department of Natural Resource's FireWise program. The locations of forestry areas in Stillwater Fire Department's jurisdiction that are rated as "homes with highest risk" were plotted on the following risk maps. Finally, we note that SFD protects several marinas with limited access and high-density staging of boats. Due to the high value of many of these vessels, as well as the activity type and level in these facilities during the summer, these locations are also depicted on the risk maps. 2 Flammable and combustible liquid facilities such as filling stations are not included. e Emergency Seroices Consulting inc. 11 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study rl Low risk III ~p~r}a~ risk . ~afi~:1nterface risk ~ Chemical risk ~ Marine risk ~ Em';.':J"".cy 5", v"'~"." Consulting inc. 12 I I. !I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study @ I - I Low risk I:::: Moderate risk _ HiQh risk . Wildfire Interface risk €' Chemical risk I ~_ Marine risk The community contains mostly low and moderate risk properties. The predominance of high risk is located on the city of Stillwater's south and east central (downtown) area. These properties include intense commercial or industrial facilities, older mixed-use occupancies, multi-family, and institutional occupancies. There are, of course, intermittent high-risk occupancies elsewhere in the community that include multi-family dwellings and assembly occupancies. This is not unusual for a community such as Stillwater. ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. 13 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study The corridor along U.S. 36 on the south side of the city has some of the most intensive commercial and industrial uses, as the aerial picture below demonstrates. This area contains large square footage occupancies such as Target and Cub Foods, along with office buildings, a health clinic, entertainment areas, and more. The city's zoning pattern generally contributes to development of an efficient fire resource deployment configuration. Higher risk properties are concentrated into the southern and downtown region of the city rather than scattered throughout as is found in some communities. It is worth noting that at least some multi-family housing has been located on the far western edge of the city in the form of attached townhouses, shown in the next aerial picture. ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. 14 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study These multi-family dwellings are relatively new and possess modern fire protection features. Still, they are among the most distant higher-risk occupancies from the SFD's current facility. Current Workload Evaluation Stillwater Fire Department has experienced a reasonably stable number of fire responses while experiencing a significant increase in emergency medical and other non-fire types of responses. The following chart shows how response volume has changed over the last seven years. The chart does not include mutual aid responses provided to areas outside the limits of Stillwater's district. ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. 15 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figure 8: Workload Historical Data 7 Year Workload History 1000 800 600 - 400 . Fire il EMS o Other 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 . Fire 54 56 62 52 48 66 51 EI EMS 399 468 473 587 694 722 774 o Other 278 242 292 356 383 386 451 The following chart demonstrates the workload of the Stillwater Fire Department by type of call. As can be seen, the provision of emergency medical assistance prior to, or along with, the hospital-based ambulance service makes up the greatest majority of the fire department's workload at 59%. Figure 9: Workload by Type Of Call - 2004 Workload By Type Of Incident - 2004 Good Intent Call False Call Non-Structure Service Call 9% 11 % Fires ~ 1 ~ Hazardous Structure Fires Condition 1 % 7% EMS 59% A review of incidents by time of occurrence also reveals when the greatest response demand is occurring. For this analysis, we considered structure fires, emergency medical incidents, and all other fire and service calls separately in order to permit closer analysis of trends affecting a particular type of response. ~ Emergency St.,.":,;", Cil' _~:I.,lting inc. 16 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study The following charts show how activity and demand changes for SFD based on time of day. Figure 10: SFD Workload by Hour of Day Workload By Hour of Day- 2002-2004 DEMS EJ rll"c . STRUCTURE ., J! n 11 II 11~ .- lII. .... ~~##I##~###~~#I##~~~#~## ;~~~~~~~~~~~;~~~~~~~~~~~ Peak response activity for fire and service calls occurs between the hours of noon and 5:00pm, with the majority of structure fires occurring between 5:00pm and 9:00pm. Peak response activity for EMS incidents occurs between the hours of 11 :OOam and 6:00pm. This is typical of most fire agencies' experience. The following chart shows how activity and demand changes for SFD based on day of week. e Em,ol'iJl';".I,tJ Seroices e,l".., ,fling inc. 17 ,I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figure 11: SFD Workload by Day of Week \~'-oLkIQ.ad..ay_D_ay_OLV!Le_e.k:..20_02:.2Q~ . EMS .FIRE . STRUCTURE . ----l .--r .s- f ~ ~ ,::>(j 0~ .s- f c.; i ! ~ ~ .; ~ t! .b~ 4..~ .; ~ ,,;:; Trends here indicate slightly higher activity rates toward the middle part of the week. Recorded Response Time Performance The average response time for emergency incidents occurring within the primary response area of SFD during all of 2004 ranged from a high average of six minutes and 37 seconds for calls between the hours of 4:00am and 5:00am, to a low average of three minutes and 47 seconds for incidents between the hours of 8:00pm and 9:00pm. The overall average response time of the department within its primary jurisdiction was four minutes and 50 seconds for all incidents in 2004. e LII, ", ... L. '-:J s.., . fl.".. Consulting inc. 18 I I. I 'I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figure 12: Average Response Time by Hour of Day Average Response Time By Hour Of Day: 2002-2004 J , I . \-f ~ . ~ --_.~ - I I -- .1--- " --~ .- . -- - - -- - - - , . ~ . E20~ - _ 2003 ~ - -- c::::J 2002 \ \ 2004 Trendline --r -x \ - -- - .... \ .- -. - - -~ , - . - . - - - ,\C'I -- - I 1_ Midnite 2300 2200 2100 2000 1900 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 Noon 1100 1000 0900 0800 0700 0600 0500 0400 0300 .1--- 0200 ~ 0100 . . - .~. fl 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 Average response time is a useful measure to determine how well geographic based coverage is achieved. Of more significance is how well the emergency response demand is being serviced. One useful way to determine how well demand-based coverage is achieved is by determining maximum response time to a majority of incidents, in most cases 90%. The National Fire Protection Association Standard (NFPA) 1710: Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments provides a benchmark for career fire departments of first unit arrival in five minutes or less, 90% of the time for fire suppression incidents. NFPA Standard 1720: Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Volunteer Fire Departments provides a benchmark for volunteer fire departments of first unit arrival in nine minutes or less, 90% of the time for urban areas and ten minutes or less, 80% of the time for i>> Emergency Services Consulting inc. 19 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study suburban areas3. The benchmark set in NFPA 1710 for emergency medical service is arrival of an ALS unit in nine minutes, while the American Heart Association recommends arrival of initial EMS in six minutes. Though these standards are not mandatory, they provide at least one or two targets against which to benchmark response time performance. The gdh percentile response time for emergency incidents occurring within the primary response area of SFD during 2002-2004 ranged from a high of 0:11 :20 to a low of 0:07:44. The overall 90th percentile response time of the department within its primary jurisdiction was 'nine minutes for all incidents in 2004. Figure 13: 90th Percentile Response Time by Hour of Day 90th Percentile Response Time By Hour Of Day: l 2002-2004 --. ---, I l , . I , ~\; Mdnite J 2300 J 2200 2100 2000 1900 1800 1700 1600 J 1500 ! ~:~~ 1- -: Noon; __ . ' ~ 1100 :d' 1000 'J'"_' - 'u . . _ fl = ._ .. -r-- z;J 00980000 j'. ~ : ' -; \ I . . \ 0700 L . I ~ ::"- --.-- - : ==~ --~ 0300 . "-----, -., 0200~. _ 0100 ~ Ii ll,' , '... I ... . -,,' '- - -- ._..W-. --pL- .. . i < : - c::::J 2004 _ 2003 c::::J 2002 -2004 Trendline I ~. 11 00:00. 02:00. 04:00. 06:00. 08:00. 10:00. 12:00. 13:59. 15:59. 0.-0--9 0 0 0 9 9 3 NFPA 1720, table 4.3.2 ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. 20 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Workload Proiections In evaluating the deployment of facilities, resources, and staffing, it is imperative that consideration be given to potential changes in workload that could directly affect such deployment. Any changes in service demand can require changes and adjustments in the deployment of staff and resources in order to maintain acceptable levels of performance. For purposes of this study, we utilized population projections obtained through census information and community devel.Jt1,; ,ent research and multiplied these by forecasted incident- per-capita rates to identify workload potential through the year 2024. The results of the analysis are shown, by year and type of call, in the following chart and table. Figure 14: Workload Projection by Type and Year 1400 1200 1000 800 . Fire a EMS o Other Workload Forecast 600 400 200 0 2022 2024 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 . Fire 58 58 60 61 63 64 65 67 68 70 l:I EMS 940 1089 1116 1142 1169 1196 1223 1250 1276 1303 o Other 482 543 557 570 583 597 610 623 637 650 While the increase in fire calls is forecast to be relatively low during the study period, this may be due to the affect on the mathematical forecast of decreases in these types of calls from 2001 through 2002. This decrease may have been a temporary anomaly and, if so, the increase in fire calls could be ",v, \::J significant. ~ Em;. ",I;,,'_~ S". ,,1.,.5 Consulting inc. 21 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Svstem Benchmark ComDarisons The scope of work for this study included a request by Stillwater to conduct comparative analysis of the Stillwater Fire Department and other agencies in order to ".. .compare levels of service and cost against peer fire service organizations." The following chart compares the number of resources, by type, of the Stillwater Fire Department to other communities of similar size in the north central region of the United States4. The chart indicates that Stillwater is serving a significantly larger population than typical from one fire station. The chart also shows that Stillwater operates a slightly lower number of pumpers than the regional median. Since the aerial device operated by Stillwater is also capable of performing service as a pumper (quints), this could be considered to offset the lower number of pumpers available. Comparison data is from the National Fire Protection Association 2003 Fire Department Profiles publication. Figure 15: Comparative Analysis - Resources 0.200 0.180 0.160 0.140 0.120 0.100 0.080 0.060 0.040 0.020 0.000 . Comparison of Resources per 1,000 Population 0.188 0.125 0.047 LII Aerials 0.047 Stations Pumpers I 0 Regional Median. Stillwater FD j - - The following chart compares the number of firefighters in the Stillwater Fire Department to other communities of similar size in the same region of the United States. Again, this comparison data is from the National Fire Protection Association's 2003 Fire Department 4 The NFPA statistical data breaks the U.S. into four regional areas: north east, south east, north central, and west. Minnesota falls into the north central region and comparison data is taken from that group. ~ Emergency Seroices Consulting inc. 22 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Profiles publication. The chart indicates that Stillwater relies 1/ /lh b heavily on volunteer (on-call) responders than many communities of similar size. In addition, the department would need to recruit additional volunteers to be at a comparable staffing level with the regional median ration. Figure 16: Comparative Analysis - Firefighters Comparison of Firefighters per 1,000 Population 3 2.5 2 1.83 1.5 0.93 0.5 o Volunteer Career 10 Regional Median. Stillwater FD I The following chart compares the number of emergency incidents in Stillwater to other communities of similar size in the same region of the United States. Additional comparisons are shown for large urban communities and smaller rural communities5. The comparison shows Stillwater with a comparable figure to the median benchmark. We consider the overall ratio of emergency incidents to population to be normal. Comparison data is from the NFPA 2003 Fire Department Profiles publication. 5 For purposes of this comparison chart, urban refers to municipalities with populations in excess of 25,000. Rural refers to populations in smaller communities of less than 24,999. ~ Emergency Seroices Consulting inc. 23 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figure 17: Comparative Analysis - All Incidents Comparison of Incidents per 1,000 Population 250.000 200.000 150.000 100.000 50.000 0.000 212.111 #' ~<f ~0 ~<f ~ <<() ~il) 0<" <(-oil) <(-oil) <(-01; <(-oil) ~0 ~ ,~ v~ ,~ v~ ~ ,;# ~~ ~~ . IS' e;,"'I; ~ ~ ~ .,:::,# .,:::,# .J.il) <(-0-5 ~ ~ The following chart compares the number of actual fire incidents in Stillwater's response area to other communities of similar size in the same region of the United States. Additional comparisons are shown for large urban communities and smaller rural communities. Comparison data is from the NFPA 2003 Fire Department Profiles publication. The data indicates that Stillwater experiences a lower than l::;",~,:,!I.;ted number of actual fire incidents and seem to reflect that the public education and prevention efforts of the department and community are successful. Figure 18: Comparative Analysis - Fires Comparison of Fires per 1,000 Population 20.0 - 16.3 15.0 - 10.0 5.9 0.0 ~0 <(-oil) .~ ~~ .J.il) ~ tr,<:- 0~ ~~ il) ,ft1S' ~ <<() 0<" ~ ~~ Cj o !f tr,~ tr,~ <<- <<- .~ ~ ~ v .,q,<:- #<:- .,:::, <:-r V ~~ <(-01; v~ ~ <(-0-5- e En", oJ"",.::y S,.. " ',.1... Consulting inc. 24 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Current Resources and Deployment Current Facilitv Deolovment - - The Stillwater Fire Department operates out of one facility, located in the historic downtown section of its service area. The following maps depict this location. The red line shows the boundary of the SFD response area. Figufe 19: Stillwatef Fife Department Deployment - Full Afea View "I 1 ------ - .oj e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 25 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figufe 20: Stillwatef Fire Department Deployment - City Area View ~ ~~ '~ ~ -~~~ ~ r fr-- ~ I .t --r~ ~r , . ! . -'--<4-+-+' --~t \~'z _' ~ 14 t~l -\ "" ---t- V l,-J ~. "'1.. I Gt\< . 1 ~ ~ I ~-0; ~ I ~ , . '\ ~ . ., /''\,11'" 1~' I- -J.-?~ _" -;+-; ~ '). + r _ ~ ~ \ \ \1 ~, Ii -<-'\' ^i/l::~,.~~' 'I.+- 'i~Hj r(\'1 -j '1 ' , 1+- I t~ - ~ r. ~ '\ r II' t I- L,... TI .1 ~ 84 ,; \ ,.... ~\,~ ')~, ' \ uJ.- o .i- .) '1 "'A' ~y-\ -+ ( \ In order to visualize. ,:.",,...onse time capabilities, the following map demonstrates those areas within a five-minute, eight-minute, and ten-minute response time6 of the station. The response time is modeled using movement speeds based on road type of the actual roadway network of the city. Areas shown with a blue overlay are within the five-minute travel profile of the fire station. Areas shown with a yellow overlay are within an eight-minute travel profile and areas shown with a red overlay are within a ten-minute profile. Areas outside of a shaded overlay are more than ten minutes from the existing fire station. 6 Since SFD has on-duty firefighters, the response time model uses a one-minute turnout time - that is, the time required for firefighters to initiate a response from the station after receiving the call. e Em", ;1'"' I,CY Services Consulting inc. 26 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study .. I ~ ., ". '- -... ~" I~X ~ ~ Fiv~-mi~ute mOdylyd response time ~ EIQht-rplrl,y)e moq~Jed response time Ten-minute modeled re",~. ,,': time A detailed geographic analysis indicates that the current station deployment is capable of reaching 31 % of the department's roughly 242 miles of street segments within a five-minute response time. The full analysis is shown in the table below. Figufe 22: Current Response Time Performance Pfojection - Road Segments Analysis Stillwa,tl(r Re~p'9nse District StreE(\ Segments Road Miles within response of 5:00 or less Road Miles within response of 8:00 or less Road Miles within response of 10:00 or less Miles Percent 242 75.6 31% 141.5 58% 181.5 75% e Em;. :;';' .,cy Services Consulting inc. 27 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study In addition to the geographic coverage of the current station, it is also useful to examine the location of the station in comparison to the actual service demand within the area. The following maps indicate the geographical location of each emergency incident responded to by the Stillwater Fire Department for 2004. _~ 1 Fire and Non-EMS Incidents EMS Calls Structure Fires . I . e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 28 I I. I I I I I I I Ie I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figure 24: Service Demand - City View --@- ~ T r- --@ - . ---- ~ Fire and Non-EMS Incidents EMS Calls Structure Fires . . A detailed service demand analysis indicates that this current ,:.:,: lion is capable of reaching over 90% of the department's emergency incidents within a ten-minute response time. This compares closely with statistical information provided earlier in this report that indicated the department's 90th percentile response time was currently at nine minutes, providing validation to our response time modeling. The department can reach 71 % of its service demand within five minutes. e Em":J'''''cy Services Consulting inc. 29 I I. I I I I I I I Ie I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figure 25: Current Response Time Performance Pfojection - Service Demand I.... .... -....... - --- - - -AnalysiS- -..... - ~ '-'00_ - -Perce"'iit-' Stillwater Response District- Emeroencv Incidents "L. __ Incidents within response travel model of 5:00 or less 71 % Incidents within response travel model of 8:00 or less 88% Incidents within response travel model of 10:00 or less 92% The Stillwater area is located in eastern Washington County, an area of various municipalities and unincorporated areas. For areas such as this, cooperative aid agreements become critical if duplication of resources is to be kept at a minimum and efficiency is to be maintained. To their credit, Stillwater and the other fire departments in the area have long subscribed to this concept and have formed interlocal agreements that allow most resources to be shared to some degree. Current Facilitv Evaluation Fire departments need a balance of three basic resources to successfully carry out their emergency missions. To be specific, they require a careful balance of personnel, equipment, and facilities. Because of the public's expectations of the emergency services, as well as the extreme physical and mental demands of the profession, the adequacy of personnel resources is a primary concern. However, it is of little consequence to have the appropriate number of educated and skilled firefighters if they are not provided the appropriate tools and apparatus to execute their missions, as well as the appropriate facilities within which the personnel and equipment are to be housed. As indicated earlier, the Stillwater Fire Department is currently deployed out of a single facility. This facility was evaluated by SJA Architects of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, ESCi's partner agency for this deployment study. The evaluation provides in-depth information regarding the structure and its suitability for current and future use as a public safety facility of the city of Stillwater. The following pages summarize the findings of the facility evaluation. Additional details can be found in the appendix of this report. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 30 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I.- I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study , GENERALDATAS~.l FIRE STATION BUILDING 216 NORTH 4TH STREET STILLWATER, MINNESOTA I GENERAL Year Constructed: 1965 Site Area: Approx. - 109,578 sf (2.54 acres) Year Renovated: 1996 Building Coverage: Approx. - 18,734 sf (17% of site) Property Description: Public administrative office use Hard Surface Area: 63% No. of Bldgs: 2 connected with link Landscaped/other areas: 37% with hill Stories & Area: 1 story Fire Station - 4 story City Hall/Police I SITE Neighborhood Type: Municipal, church, school and residential Site Slope, Drainage: Site topography is greatly sloping. Drainage to catch basins and storm drain system. Accessfrom Street(s): Access from two entrances on 4th Street (1 primary entrance for all emergency vehicles) Pavement/Curbs: Bituminous and concrete curb Parking: 41 spaces plus unmarked vehicle stacking area shared with police Walks: Concrete Landscaping: Front of City hall and behind frre station/sloped hill natural Irrigation: Hose bib Lighting: Building mounted HID lighting fixtures I UTlLu.ll!.S Electric: Gas: Phone: Cable/Satellite Service: Xcel Xcel Quest Comcast Water: City Stonn: City Sanitary: City Fiber Optic: NI A I CODES & COMPLIANCE Applicable Codes: 2000 mc Apparent Compliance: Mostly Zoning Class/Compliance: Allowed Certificates of Occupancy: On file with City of Stillwater I COl'l~.lAUcnON SYSTEMS Foundations: CIP footings and concrete foundation walls Plumbing: Structure: Masonry and precast concrete Sanitary: Roofing: Built-up bitumen (65) and ballasted EPDM (96) HVAC: Exterior Walls: Masonry with brick veneer Windows: Wood wi metal clad - bottom awning Elevators: N/A frre station, 1 at city hall not reviewed Construction Type: Frost/ Snow Rules: Fire Dept. Citations: Flood Plain: Fire System: Electrical: e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 5A 3' -6"/40 PSF No violations on record NA Copper wi 2-85 gal gas water heaters Cast iron Gas roof top forced air, hot water radiant heat at windows Fire sprinkled 2-800 amp service; serve 2 panels at FS 100 amp l20/208-V, 3-phase, 4-wire 225 amp l20/208-V, 3-phase, 4-wire 31 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Genefal Description Stillwater Fire Station is located just up the hill and beyond the historic downtown district in a 1965 building designed specifically for fire fighting services and expanded in 1996. The site encompasses City Hall, police, and fire services on a sloping site with minimal staff and visitor parking to the back of City Hall. A large open paved area is available for emergency parking though it is unmarked and requires vehicles to stack and block each other. The fire station portion is 10,670 SF of single story building expanded to provide additional apparatus, office, gender separation, and overnight accommodations for career personnel. Due to the existing building configuration, the addition is less efficient and awkward than standard fire stations. The building was constructed of pre-cast column, beams, and roof with exterior masonry and brick veneer. Interior walls are masonry and metal stud framed/gypsum board with painted finish. Genefal Conditions The building is constructed of durable materials including pre-cast concrete masonry and is in good condition. Exterior finishes are of durable material and the brick is holding very well even at the 1965 portion. There is minor tuck-pointing required at water overflow areas. Control joints are performing well. Roof system has constant leak and repair issues, primarily near rooftop units on the 1965 roof, and is currently being addressed. Interior spaces and finishes are durable and appear maintained and good condition. Carpet wears quickly and painted gypsum board walls scuff easy with the emergency activity and equipment around. The apparatus bay doors are only 12 feet tall with less room inside at duct and piping which limits possible equipment storage and operation. The building is secured and conforming to current codes. Some question with ADA access with doors and step between office and apparatus areas. Anticipated Capital Expenditufes The deficiencies and/or items currently requiring maintenance, repairs, or replacement are based on our observations unless otherwise noted. Quantities are estimates and extrapolations from representative areas observed. Unit prices and replacement costs are based on a combination of construction cost guide data, our knowledge, and discussions with property managers, facilities engineers, and/or individuals that are familiar with the local market. Necessary Repaifs Necessary repairs include repairs required to correct deficiencies observed during our site visit, such as potentially unsafe conditions, building or fire code violations, or conditions that, if left unremedied, could result in (or contribute to) critical system failure or a significant escalation of costs to repair/correct. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 32 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Total Suggested ADA Upgfades Upgrades include those items observed that fall short of the standards currently set by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 regarding access to or within the building( s) and on- site common areas. Adjust door pull to meet ADA requirements (doors with closers) Total Suggested Upgfades This section includes items that are not included in normal maintenance and are not addressed in the reserve schedule, but the addition of which could extend the life of a particular element or system. These items are not necessary but measures we believe should be considered to enhance the longevity of the property. Replace 1965 roof (probably replace 25 years ago) Door and step at watch room - out swing door with step is trip hazard Replace carpet in 5 years FPOXY flooring over apparatus bay Review elevator control for police and building night security Explosion proof cabinet in SCBA - fill tanks Training room exterior door - fix jamb and hardware to close Total $40,000 $3,000 $15,000 $25,000 $2,000 $7,500 $500 $93,000 Pfoperty Estimated Remaining Useful Life The improvements at the subject property have performed adequately since original construction. Based on our observations, the structural and enclosure systems appear to be performing satisfactorily. Therefore, provided that as components and systems age and/or fail, and repairs and replacements are made in an appropriate and timely manner (see, for example, Section on Anticipated Capital Expenditures), it is our opinion that this property's Estimated Remaining Useful Life (ERUL) should be at least an additional 40 years, barring natural disasters. As the property ages, however, the maintenance and replacement costs can be expected to increase for those site and building elements that are replaceable. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 33 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Current Resource Deolovment The Stillwater Fire Department maintains a fleet of fire vehicles including three fire pumpers (two are Class A pumpers, one is a CAFS midi-pumper), one aerial (quint), a heavy rescue, one tanker, and two brush fire vehicles. There are also several smaller utility or staff vehicles. This represents a moderate apparatus fleet for a department of this size. In reviewing the apparatus fleet in comparison to target levels established by the Insurance Services Organization (ISO) for optimum rating, SFD likely operates a lower number of pumpers than what would be required for full credit at this time. To receive full credit, SFD would likely need four pumpers. This issue caused a deficiency in the department's last ISO rating of nearly three points. It is possible that one additional pumper in reserve status may provide some increase in credit for reserve engine companies7, but it is not likely to be sufficient to affect the overall community insurance rating. SFD likely operates a sufficient number of aerial devices as required. Since all apparatus are deployed from a single facility, the department will not obtain maximum credit for engine company distribution8. In terms of the rating point system, the problem currently accounts for a loss of credit for company distribution of about 3.5 points. Despite the less than maximum credit for distribution of apparatus, the community should carefully weigh the cost vs. benefit when considering additional apparatus, or even facilities, solelv for the purpose of ISO credit. For instance, a maximum of only four points of credit is available if all distribution deficiency were to be fully corrected. Considering a one-hundred point maximum credit system, the impact would be limited. More significant rating point improvements are clearly available in areas of staffing, equipment carried on the apparatus, and firefighter training programs. In short, decisions on additional facilities are best driven by the effort to meet a community's performance objectives rather than an effort to gain points in the ISO rating system. 7 Item 513 in Community Fire Protection Rating Classification. 8 Item 561 in Community Fire Protection Rating Classification. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 34 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Current Resource Evaluation The SFD maintains a fleet of response vehicles that range from new to fairly old. Average age of apparatus is 14.8 years. Average condition is considered fair to good. However, the department will need to make apparatus replacement a significant priority in the long term to ensure continued reliability for emergency service use. The following chart lists all apparatus used by the Stillwater Fire Department. It includes current age, life expectancy, and roughly estimated replacement-funding requirements. The replacement cost and life expectancy for the vehicle types represent the subjective opinion of the project team based on our collective experience in the industry. This chart is not inclusive of all staff or specialty vehicles. Figufe 26: Appafatus Replacement Funding REPCA'CEfV1Ef\JT-/(f\Jr'J OALFOf\JD-CORREt\JrCASFlI YEAR COST CONTRIBUTIONS B~QUIREMENTS. 1989l $ 220,000 l $ 11,O-0-oT$ 176,000 1989 $ 200,000 $ 10.000 I $ 160,000 2004 $ 220.000 $ 14.667 $ 14.667 1996 $ 320.000 $ 16,000 $ 144.000 1986 $ 275,000 $ 13.750 $ 261,250 1987 $ 100,000 NA I $ 100,000 1968- $ 100,000 NA I $ 100,000 2002 $ 700,000 $ 28,000 I $ 84,000 I ,UNIT Squad 6105 Tanker 6106 EnQine 6107 En!=jine 6108 En ine 6109 Brush 6110 Brush 6111 Aerial 6112 -- - - - -.. ..- -- . - - . - - . -. - .. - . -- - . .. ~ . - - What this chart shows is that in order to meet apparatus replacement needs of current resources, $93,417 should be contributed to a reserve fund each year. Also, based on the age and replacement schedule of apparatus in use today, there should be $1,039,917 available in a reserve fund now. The apparatus of the SFD was reviewed and a basic inspection was performed to determine the condition and the life expediency of the following apparatus. Below is a chart used to determine the condition and safety status of the fire apparatus. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 35 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Excellent: Like new condition. No body or paint defects. Clean compartmentation. Interior cab complete and in full working order with no modifications. No significant defect history. Age is less than 25% of life expectancy. Good: Body and cab have good appearance with no rust and only minor cosmetic defects or dents. Clean compartmentation with no visible rust or corrosion. Interior cab is in full working order and good appearance. Normal maintenance history with no significant defects or high downtime. Age is less than 75% of life expectancy. -- Body and cab have weathered appearance with minor surface rust and some cosmetic defects or dents. Unimpeded compartmentation with only surface rust or corrosion. Interior cab is in reasonable working order and appearance. Only repairable tank or plumbing leakage. Showing increasing age-related maintenance, but with no major defects or unreasonable downtime. Age is less than 100% of life expectancy. Fair: Serviceable: Body and cab have weathered appearance with surface corrosion, cosmetic defects or dents, and minor rust-through of non-structural metals (body panels). Unimpeded compartmentation with significant surface rust or corrosion and/or minor rust-through (not affecting use). Interior cab is in rough, but working order, often with local repairs or modifications to compensate for problems. Occasional or intermittent tank or plumbing leakage. Showing increasing age-related maintenance, but with no major defects or unreasonable downtime. Most service parts still available. Age is greater than 100% of life expectancy. Poor: Body and cab have weathered appearance with surface corrosion, cosmetic defects or dents, and visible rust-through of non-structural metals (body panels). Significant rust or corrosion is present in structural or support members. Use of compartmentation is impeded with significant corrosion and rust-through. Interior cab is in rough condition with defects impeding safe and proper use. Unrepairable tank or plumbing leakage. Problematic age-related maintenance, major defects or unreasonable downtime are evident. Service parts difficult or impossible to obtain. Age is greater than 100% of life expectancy. Vehicle exceeds its GVWR. Each apparatus was given a basic review for condition and safety. The following paragraphs describe any notations made during this review. Sauad 6105 1989 Ford L8000 Heavy Rescue Seating Capacity: 7 Pump Capacity: NA Tank Capacity: NA Condition: Fair to Good Additional Comments or Observations: Some minor surface corrosion on frame and undercarriage. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 36 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Tanker 6106 1989 Ford L9000 Shuttle Tanker Seating Capacity: 2 Pump Capacity: 300 Tank Capacity: 1800 Condition: Good Additional Comments or Observations: No problems noted Encine 6107 2004 Ford F550 Quick Attack CAFS Pumper Seating Capacity: 4 Pump Capacity: 500 Tank Capacity: 270 Condition: Excellent Additional Comments or Observations: Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) on board. Also serves "light rescue" capability. Encine 6108 1996 Pierce Lance Pumper Seating Capacity: 6 Pump Capacity: 1750 Tank Capacity: 500 Condition: Fair Additional Comments or Observations: Paint is chipping badly on aluminum body and cab. Possible corrosion on tank framing with cracks. Corrosion on side panel facings. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 37 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Enaine 6109 1986 Ford L9000 Pumper Seating Capacity: 6 Pump Capacity: 1250 Tank Capacity: 500 Condition: Fair Additional Comments or Observations: Corrosion present on surface, framing, doors, and springs. Brush 6110 1987 Dodge Power Ram Wildland Vehicle Seating Capacity: 2 Pump Capacity: 200 Tank Capacity: 200 Condition: POOf to Serviceable Additional Comments or Observations: Corrosion present on tank, frame, and body. Brush 6111 1968 Chevrolet C20 Wildland Vehicle Seating Capacity: 2 Pump Capacity: 200 Tank Capacity: 200 Condition: Poor Additional Comments or Observations: Vehicle exceeds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) by 400 pounds. Significant corrosion present. SAFETY ISSUE: Vehicle tank should be drained prior to operation on a public roadway. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 38 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Aerial 6112 2002 Pierce Dash 100' Aerial Ladder (Quint) Seating Capacity: 4 Pump Capacity: 1750 Tank Capacity: 500 Condition: Excellent Additional Comments or Observations: No problems noted Current 5taffina Deolovment As indicated earlier, the Stillwater Fire Department uses both career and on-call personnel to accomplish its mission and responsibilities to the response area. Administrative functions are generally the responsibility of career and on-call staff officers with support functions provided by a part-time clerical employee. Staffing for emergency response to fire, emergency medical, and related incidents is provided by two career personnel on 24-hour, rotating shifts along with on- call responders notified by radio call. This section of the report will provide a more detailed review and analysis of SFD's current staffing capabilities and performance. Administfation and Support Staff One of the primary responsibilities of the department's administration and support staff is to ensure that the operational entities of the organization have the ability and means to accomplish their responsibilities on the emergency incident. Efficient and effective administration and support are critical to the success of the department. Without sufficient oversight, planning, documentation, training, and maintenance, the operational entities of the department will fail any operational test. Additionally, like any other part of the department, administration and support require appropriate resources to function properly. Analyzing the ratio of administration and support positions to the total positions of the department facilitates an understanding of the relative number of resources committed to this important function. The appropriate balance of the administration and support component to the operational component is crucial to the success of the department's mission and responsibilities. The administration and support complement of the SFD is comprised of the career fire chief and deputy chief, along with two on-call assistant chiefs and a part-time e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 39 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study secretary. The following figure summarizes the personnel assigned to administration and management. On-call personnel are calculated as 0.3 full-time equivalents. Figufe 27: Administrative/Support Staffing Summary Fire Chief Deputy Chief Assistant Chief Administrative The administration and support staff for the SFD is comprised of 3.1 FTE's. Statistically, the SFD maintains a ratio of 19% of administration and support staff to operational personnel. Each organization should determine the proper ratio of administration and support staff to operational positions dependent upon local need. Based on our experience with similar organizations, we have determined emergency service departments that are using on-call personnel as elements of their support and administration usually enjoy a 15 to 20 percent ratio of administration and support staff to operational personnel. SFD's administrative and support staffing level is within this comparison range. Emefgency Services Staff It takes an adequate and well trained staff of emergency responders to put the appropriate emergency apparatus and equipment to its best use in mitigating incidents. Insufficient staffing at an operational scene decreases the effectiveness of the response and increases the risk of injury to all individuals involved. The following figure summarizes the personnel assigned to street-level service delivery. Figufe 28: Field Opefations Staffing Summary Shift Captain On-Call Captain On-Call Lieutenant Career Firefiflhter On-Call FirefiQhter 3.00 0.60 0.90 3.00 e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 40 I I. I I I I I I I Ie I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Regardless of the raw number of personnel available to a department, what matters most is the actual number of emergency responders the agency is able to produce at an emergency scene. This almost always relates to the actual number of emergency responders available for immediate deployment. While SFD's career staffing system distributes two personnel on each of three shifts, it is important to note that this number is not reflective of the actual number of personnel available for emergency response, since SFD relies heavily on personnel who respond to radio call notification. Actual incident staffing performance is discussed in the next report section. Current Staffina Evaluation Tasks that must be performed at a fire can be broken down into two key components, life safety, and fire flow. The life safety tasks are based upon the number of building occupants, their location, status, and ability to take self-preservation action. Life related tasks involve the search, rescue, and evacuation of victims. The fire flow component involves delivering sufficient water to extinguish the fire and create an environment within the building that allows entry by firefighters. The number and types of tasks needing simultaneous action will dictate the minimum number of firefighters required to combat different types of fires. In the absence of adequate personnel to perform concurrent action, the command officer must prioritize the tasks and complete some in chronological order rather than concurrently. These tasks include: . Command . Scene safety . Search and rescue . Fire attack . Water supply . Pump operation . Ventilation . Back-up/rapid intervention The Commission on Fire Accreditation International of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has produced benchmarks for the number of personnel required on scene for various levels of risk. This information is shown in the following chart. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 41 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figufe 29: Staffing Needs by Risk I Minimum Firefighting Personnel Needed Based On Level of Risk Task" I Max. Risk High Risk Attack line 4 4 Search and rescue 4 2 Ventilation 4 2 Backup line/rapid intervention 4 3 Pump operator 1 1 Water supplv 1 1 Utilities support 1 1 Command/safetv 2 2 Forcible entry * SalvaQe * Overhaul 1 * Communication 1 Chiefs aide 1 Operations section chief 1 Logistics 1 PlanninQ 1 * StaginQ 1 * Rehabilitation 1 Division/group supervisors 2* High-rise evacuation 10* Stairwell support 10* Total 49 # Can often be handled by the first due officer. * At maximum and high-risk fires, additional personnel may be needed. I Mod. Risk 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 Low Risk 2 2 1 1# 13 17 6 Since SFD uses both on-duty and on-call responders, a review of the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) data from the department's records management system is necessary to assess staffing response as recommended by the accreditation model. We analyzed historical incident data to determine the number of staff recorded as on-scene for incidents of various types. Data was analyzed for all of 2004. The following figure provides the average staffing per incident by call type for the study period. 9 All tasks may be functional during the early moments of firefighting, but sometimes certain duties take place in sequence depending on the situation, thus reducing the total number of people needed. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 42 I I. I I I I I i I I .. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figure 30: Incident Staffing Analysis - 2004 Staffing Performance By Type Of Call: 2004 WeatherlNatural False Call Good Intent Call Ser.1ce Call Hazardous Condition EMS Structure Fires Fires o 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 The figures do not reflect staffing provided by mutual or automatic aid companies. Several conclusions can be drawn from the data. The Stillwater Fire Department is consistently generating sufficient response staff to meet the critical tasking of medium-risk incidents such as single family dwelling fires. Under current deployment, however, SFD is not consistently generating sufficient response staff to meet the critical tasking of low-risk incidents of certain types or a full four-person company response. High and maximum-risk incidents are not analyzed here since these types of incidents typically involve the extensive use of mutual aid companies in a regionally coordinated response. When analyzing staffing performance for departments that rely heavily on on-call responders, it is important to analyze several .;u"I,::,I.:.cutive years of historical data in order to identify any trends in this performance that would present cause for concern. The following chart compares the average staffing performance by call-type for the previous three years. e Emergency 81., ," ;.1. ,'. Consulting inc. 43 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figure 31: Avefage Staffing Performance History Average Staffing Performance History False Call I I 1 I I o 2002 . 2003 II o 2004 I I I I I I 1 I I I Uj 1 I 1 Good Intent Call Service Call Hazardous Condition EMS Structure Fires Fires o 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 The chart indicates the department has ~. ,~,.juced a reasonably steady number of responders on actual fire incidents, while some decrease has been seen in non-fire and low-risk incidents. While many of these incidents ultimately require fewer responders, the risk of compromising crew safety can increase with incidents where less than a full company or crew is available for assignments to various necessary tasks. This can also result in decreased efficiency. The department should carefully monitor this trend and continue to encourage on-call responders to maintain consistent performance on all types of incidents. Where necessary on low-risk fire incidents, on-call crews that arrive at the station after a response has been initiated by on-duty crews should be dispatched to join that on-duty crew to provide for a full four-person company as re,,;ud,mended in the NFPA and other standards. An additional factor affecting the availability of staffing for fire incident response is the increasing number of emergency medical responses being made by the department. Most of the department's EMS responses to assist the ambulance crew are handled by the on-duty paid staff. Considering that each EMS response takes the responding fire department crew out of service for approximately twenty minutes average, this results in the on-duty crew being e Emergency S", , .1'1,,,... Consulting inc. 44 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwatef, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study unavailable for other responses approximately 3% of the time, based on 2004 call volumes. By the year 2010, the amount of total time occupied with EMS calls will reach 4.2% and by the year 2020 it will reach nearly 5%. This is an indication that the increasing EMS call volume will continue to impact the availability of on-duty fire crews to respond to fire incidents. These figures are not provided to suggest that the fire department discontinue its EMS first responder program. The residents of the community benefit greatly from the early arrival of trained medical personnel and have likely become accustomed to receiving this level of service from their fire department. Rather, the intent is to indicate that the EMS workload does impact availability of paid firefighters for other responses. Ultimately, the city will need to consider additional career staffing if the response by on-call personnel cannot consistently provide for a four-person company staffing level at even low-risk fire incidents. A four-person crew ensures the ability to perform critical tasks safely and provides for the ability to meet the two-in and two-out staffing level required by OSHA in CFR 1910.134 at incidents where smoke or toxic vapor conditions may be present. This should not be taken as an indication that the on-call system is no longer viable or that we are recommending a fully paid fire department. Rather, the blend between career and on-call personnel may need to be adjusted in order to consistently meet safe and effective staffing levels. Other options may also be considered. Many departments utilize scheduled part-time employees who work for a specified hourly wage. Part-time personnel typically supplement the full-time career staff that is on-duty 24 hours a day. Part-time employees may offer more flexibility in scheduling, including the ability to ramp up staffing for special events, and often create lower costs for fringe benefits since retirement and health insurance are often not available to part-time staff. Peak-load staffing is also an opportunity the department may wish to pursue. This concept involves varying from the traditional 24-hour steady staff levels used by most fire departments to a staffing methodology that pursues higher staff numbers during peak hours of service demand. Since it has already been shown that changes in the department's service demand can be easily tracked by time of day (see Figure 10), it would be possible to increase staffing during busier times of the day. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 45 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fife Service Delivery Study However, it should also be noted that with only two personnel currently on duty, implementing this concept at this time would not be advisable. Rather, it is more likely that, at some point in the future, the department may wish to supplement the current crew with additional paid responders, perhaps part-time employees, during peak service demand hours. Future facility additions or relocations may also provide an opportunity for cooperative services with the EMS transport provider. If future stations were built with sufficient space to house an on-duty ambulance crew, co-locating such a crew in the fire station might make sense. This could perhaps permit some decrease in the quantity of EMS first response calls made by the fire department, since it would be assured that the ambulance would have just as good a response time as the fire department crews that would respond from the same station. Fire department response could be limited to only those calls requiring additional manpower, such as cardiac emergencies or serious trauma, along with those calls for which the local ambulance was unavailable for response. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 46 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Service Delivery Options During the course of this study, we have extensively utilized geographic information systems (GIS) software to analyze response times of both apparatus and personnel by modeling this response against the actual roadway network. This process allows us to create and model various deployment strategies with surprising accuracy. In addition, the use of geographic placement of data relating to actual incident service demand from the previous calendar year allows us to summarize the modeled performance of these deployment strategies, again with great detail. The analysis of the current resource and staffing deployment is found in a previous section of this report, including performance levels in both geographic coverage and service demand coverage. The following sections describe our analysis of several additional deployment strategies. Standards of Coveraq@, In order to develop a comprehensive facilities, apparatus, and personnel deployment plan a clear set of performance objectives must be developed. These performance objectives should be specifically based on the various types of fire risk common to the Stillwater Fire Department's response area. Three important factors must be defined: time, apparatus, and personnel. The following standards of coverage have been established for the Stillwater Fire Department. They reflect a realistic set of objectives to achieve in order to deliver quality fire and emergency services to the city. Cfitical Tasking Critical tasks are those activities that must be conducted in a timely manner by firefighters at emergency incidents in order to control the situation, stop loss, and to perform necessary tasks required for a medical emergency. The SFD is responsible for assuring that responding companies are capable of performing all of the described tasks in a prompt, efficient, and safe manner. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 47 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Fifes - Critical tasking for fire operations is the minimum number of personnel to perform the tasks required to effectively control a fire in the listed risk category. Major fires (beyond first alarm) will require additional personnel and apparatus. Emefgency Medical - Critical tasking for emergency medical incidents is the minimum number of personnel to perform the tasks required support the identified strategy based on the department's adopted medical protocol. It should be noted that, in addition to critical on-scene tasking, the department back-fills personnel in its station during rural EMS responses, using on- call responders. The Stillwater Fire Department was asked to perform an analysis of critical tasking for the various types of incidents and risk levels common to their response district. This information is used in the review and recommendation of standards of coverage. Alafm Assignments and Perfofmance Objectives Definitions: Critical taskinq is the number of personnel identified in the critical tasking analysis described above. Encines are units capable of pumping water and/or foam for fire attack equivalent to approximately 1,000 gpm or greater. Trucks are units with aerial suppression capability. Rescues are units with advanced rescue gear and other service equipment. Other category includes such units as tankers, brush trucks, and utility vehicles. ResDondinc staff is the assigned complement of personnel that are intended to respond. with those specific vehicles assigned in the department's response procedures (actual numbers may vary from incident to incident). First unit arrival is the target response time for the arrival of the first due company and is expressed in minutes. Full alarm arrival is the target response time for the arrival of the complete assignment to the incident. In order to ensure sufficient personnel and apparatus are dispatched to an emergency event, the first alarm response assignments on the following page have been established as the Standard of Coverage for the Stillwater Fire Department. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 48 ------- . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 2' CI) ~ ~ I:: ::;.- ~. s. !') ~ co ----- e - - ----- . Critical I General Incident Type Risk Tasking Engines ~ nqle Fam v Rural / Larqe Lot Low-Mod 12 3 r'lme FaT ~ Urban / Small Lot Mod 12 3 Mu il-Famllv ~ructwes Hiqh 17 3 .?r~erp) Commercial Mod-Hiqh 15 3 11q -1~ Commercial/Industrial Hiqh 21 3 Grass rush Low 7 1 Vehicle Low 4 2 EMS Low 2* 1 Motor Vehicle ~(Wjdent Low-Mod 5 3 Hazardous Ma enal High 6** 2 Trucks Rescues 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * Additional on-call responder perform staffing fill at station during rural EMS calls. ** Represents SFD responders onlv. additional responders come from Saint Paul FD Haz Mat Team Responding First Unit Full Alarm Other Staff Arrival Arrival 3 16 8:00 12:00 2 21 6:00 10:00 2 21 5:00 10:00 2 21 6:00 10:00 2 21 5:00 10:00 4 12 10:00 14:00 1 8 8:00 10:00 2 6:00 15 6:00 10:00 1 8 5:00 10:00 en :: i" III - (l) ;" 3: :i" :J CD en o - III I N o o UI ." :;. (l) en CD < c:r CD c ~ <' (l) -< en - c Co '< I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Future Full Buildout Deolovment Strate~ In a jurisdiction experiencing growth and development, it is critical to think well in advance when developing strategies for station deployment. Failure to do so can often require later relocation of stations built with insufficient consideration to the buildout of the community. As a community develops, there tends to be a natural urge to build fire stations where they are best suited to serve the development as it exists at the moment when funds are made available for the project. However, these locations often turn out to be inadequate when further development occurs later on. For this reason, we strongly recommend that growing communities begin by developing buildout projections of street networks and service demand as it may exist in the distant future. This can provide the foundation for a station deployment strategy that will provide adequate and effective service delivery when full development of the community is completed. Once this full deployment strategy has been considered, individual station construction projects can be initiated as the community development within that proposed station's target response area reaches a point where it generates sufficient service demand. The result of this strategy is a lower probability that future development will require relocation of fire stations, as well as a reduction in redundancy of future station locations. The benchmark standard for this study was an informal response time performance objective of six minutes or less. This performance objective is only slightly longer than the NFPA 1710, Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments. This standard recommends a first-due company arrival time of five minutes 10 and/or a full first-alarm assignment arrival time of eight minutes at least 90% of the time (90th percentile). This benchmark is suitable for use in an urban setting, where services are typically provided by a fully-paid career fire department. In our experience, it is a somewhat aggressive performance objective for suburban communities, where typical response times in the six to eight-minute range are often acceptable to the community and its elected officials. For this reason we believe that the six-minute standard provides a good benchmark for plotting future deployment. However, both benchmarks will be analyzed in our performance projections for each proposed strategy. 10 Time includes one-minute turnout time and four-minute travel time. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 50 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study As indicated earlier, we begin by creating a buildout projection of the community served by SFD. This is done by taking the street networks in existing neighborhoods and replicating them in undeveloped areas of the community that have similar assigned future land use in the community's comprehensive plans and have been identified as having reasonable development potential by local officials. Major thoroughfare networks and transportation corridor improvements that are identified in the plans are also considered, to the extent possible. While this results in, at best, a sort of artist's rendition of what the community may be like in the future, it does provide some basis on which to model the effectiveness of various deployment strategies that depend on street networks for analysis. In similar fashion, future service demand is modeled on the following maps by replicating the service demand within existing land use areas and projecting it onto future land use areas with similar designations. Service demand from the previous twelve months was used as the basis for this projection. Red dots represent projected future incidents for graphic depiction of potential service demand. The following maps contain these buildout projections of future street networks and service demand. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 51 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I Ie I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figufe 32: Futufe Service Demand and Buildout Projection - Full Area View .~1 . h ~ D .;1_ - "-J ~ U_-t ,- e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 52 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figure 33: Futufe Service Demand and Buildout Projection - City Afea View I - i" "-- c- -Fr{ Under this projected service demand, Stillwater's current facility would be capable of a six- minute response time to about 43% of street segments and about 70% of incidents in the future. While the projections shown above do not represent any specific level of precision in how the community or neighborhoods may ultimately appear, the maps are a graphic representation that future service demand will be more widespread than what is currently experienced. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 53 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study De~loyment Strategy A - One New Fire Station. Existing Station Remain Strategy A would involve an east-west distribution of two fire stations. Strategy A calls for continuing use of the current SFD station and the construction of one new SFD station. Under this strategy, the new station would be built near the intersection of County Road 15 and Highway 96. The strategy was considered specifically because it offers improvement in projected performance for SFD to incidents within its jurisdiction while allowing for continued benefit from past capital expenditures. In addition, the location of the new station is in an area of known property availability. The following figure demonstrates this deployment strategy. All areas within a 5:00 modeled response time of a SFD fire station are shown in blue polygons. Though the response performance of the strategy will be measured at five and six minutes respectively, the five-minute polygons are used to provide better graphic depiction of immediate service areas, redundancies in response time capability, and potential service gaps to areas of highest risk. Figure 34: Deployment Stfategy A ~ 1 .,~ ,~ c1 e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 54 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Strateav A Proiected Performance This deployment strategy demonstrates significant improvement in projected target-level service performance when compared to the current deployment system. Performance models for the strategy, along with comparison figures, are shown in the following table. The table provides the projected performance of this deployment strategy were the community to develop to the full extent discussed in previous sections of this study. The comparison figures are the current levels of response capability experienced by the community, as well as the levels of service projected if current deployment is continued without change (status quo). Projected service demand and a projected street network similar in nature to that which may be present if the city develops as expected were used in this analysis. Figufe 35: Stfategy A Perfofmance Analysis Performance Prolection on Future Development and Service Demand """""""of Pi....n1llf--__ ""~ii11 I Deployment Strategy Road Miles Service Demand Road Miles Service Demand 1_ _ __ <!5:00 <!:,.OO <~:OO <~:.OO Current Deployment Caoabilitv 43% - 81% 31% 71% Status Quo at Full Future Buildout 43% 70% 31% 54% DeploymenCStFaleqy":A"_ _ __11_ 6~%=== .c.:::=90~o-== , ~5.3% -, c::=.7..7..%-== As can be seen in the table, response time performance, even after full community buildout, would be at or below six minutes for about 90% of all incidents. The performance would meet a five-minute benchmark at 77%. In addition to the performance of the system against projected service demand, we also compare the response time capability of this strategy against the projected Community Fire Risk Analysis conducted earlier in the report. This allows decision-makers to consider what areas of high risk are covered within the target response times of the strategy. Using this deployment strategy, the following map depicts those street segments that could be reached within five minutes with a dark blue overlay and six minutes with a gold overlay. The community risk map is projected behind these streets, allowing for a visual comparison of the adequacy of high risk coverage at target response time. When observing the map, remember that areas of highest risk are shown in progressive shades of red. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 55 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figufe 36: Strategy A and Community Fife Risk / )-~-;,\ \-1 .i-- l~~ \ -' - ".) ~^'< ~ I c:- I \Jc/ ~~l~ ~ '-- J '--it< h ifr~ /: ~ v J..- r~ r-rf--" -- - \-~I , ~ ') ~( ~ . J-'7';~ ~'r --- ~ ~ I 'L" - ->- --...- -, ~- ~ 1-'--' I ::;"- I 01 This map demonstrates that, while Strategy A significantly improves the response time performance to projected service demand, many areas of highest community fire risk remain outside the five-minute target response time levels along the southern central border of the city. Strateav A Cost Projections This deployment plan calls for the continuing use of the existing station and the construction of one new station. For purposes of cost projection, we use the following assumptions: . The new fire station would be estimated at 9,500 square feet on three acres of property. This includes two-drive-through bays and living space for up to four personnel. Cost is estimated at $150 per square foot for construction and $6 per square foot for land acquisition. Professional fees are calculated at 7% of construction cost. An additional $50,000 is included for interior furnishings and equipment. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 56 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study . The existing headquarters station would receive corrections and repairs as identified in the current facility evaluation section of this report. Cost of these corrections is estimated at $100,000. In addition, we anticipate some renovation of existing space after a portion of the apparatus has been redistributed to improve space utilization. Cost of these renovations is estimated at $200,000. . A new fire station would require at least two personnel on duty 24 hours per day in order to be effective at producing the projected response times for the first-due unit response. Remaining staffing needs would continue to be met by the use of on-call responders. This cost model assumes that the department would alter its current career staffing deployment to provide for two personnel per fire station. These costs are estimated $83,926 annually for each of six full-time firefighters. It should be noted that there would be some initial costs at hiring for new equipment, uniforms, and training. . Annual operating costs for the new station (maintenance, supplies, and utilities only) are estimated at $30,000. . The cost model assumes redistribution of existing apparatus. The following table projects capital and operating costs for Strategy A. These costs are in addition to current operating costs of the department and, thus, would represent new funds needed to support the strategy. Figure 37: Cost Pfojections - Stfategy A I Strategy "A "-CapitirCosti I' Station #1 Deficiencies and Renovations $ 300,000 Station #2 Construction $ 2,358,830 TOTAL CAPITAL COSTS $ 2,658,830 I Strategy "A" Annual Operating Cost !ncreases I Annual Staffing $ 503,556 Annual OperatinQ Costs $ 30,000 TOTAL ANNUAL OPERATING INCREASE $ 533,556 e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 57 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Deolovment Strateav B - One New Fire Station. Close Existino Station Strategy B would involve a single, more centrally-located fire station to replace the existing downtown station, continuing with the department's tradition of a single-site deployment. Under this strategy, the SFD fire station would be relocated to the vicinity of County Road 12 at or near its intersection with Deer Path Road. The strategy was considered specifically because it offers significant improvement in projected performance for SFD to incidents within its jurisdiction. The following figure demonstrates this deployment strategy. All areas within a five-minute modeled response time of a SFD fire station are shown in blue polygons. Though the response performance of the strategy will be measured at five and six minutes respectively, the five-minute polygons are used to provide better graphic depiction of immediate service areas, redundancies in response time capability, and potential service gaps. Figure 38: Deployment Stfategy B ~ e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 58 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Strateav B Projected Performance This deployment strategy demonstrates good improvement in projected target-level service performance when compared to the current deployment system. Performance models for the strategy, along with comparison figures, are shown in the following table. The table provides the projected performance of this deployment strategy were the community to develop to the full extent discussed in previous sections of this study. The comparison figures are the current levels of response time capability experienced by the community, as well as the levels of service projected if current deployment is continued without change (status quo). Projected service demand and a projected street network similar in nature to that which may be present if the city develops as expected were used in this analysis. Figufe 39: Stfategy B Perfofmance Analysis Performance Projection on Future Development and Service Demand . Percent "of Pircent"or- -Percemor Percent"or : Deployment Strategy Road Miles Service Demand Road Miles Service Demand , _ __ <6:00 <6:00 <5:00 <5:00 Current Deployment Capability 43% aT% 31% if% Status Quo at Full Future Buildout 43% 70% 31% 54% DeploymenrSt"rateW":B" --l r:::=:5.3.%~~a6%::::::l ~39%-==:l.c:::::::.7.2%----i As can be seen in the table, response time performance, even after full community buildout, would be at or below six minutes for about 86% of all incidents. The performance would meet a five-minute benchmark at 72%. In addition to the performance of the system against projected service demand, we again compare the response time capability of this strategy against the projected Community Fire Risk Analysis conducted earlier in the report. Using this deployment strategy, the following map depicts those street segments that could be reached within five minutes with a dark blue overlay and six minutes with a gold overlay. The community risk map is projected behind these streets, allowing for a visual comparison of the adequacy of high risk coverage at target response time. When observing the map, remember that areas of highest risk are shown in progressive shades of red. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 59 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figure 40: Stfategy B and Community Fife Risk 7~l { ,., ....... , @ r , ~ ~ , 1 . ('~ -'- \~ --1 ~ ---.--------.-'... -. ~ ~I \ .>-- -~ This map demonstrates that Strategy B significantly improves the response time performance to projected service demand, while bringing most of the community's highest risk areas within the target response time objective for those areas. A few small areas of moderate to high risk remain outside the target response time capability of this strategy, primarily areas of small lot, single-family dwellings. 5tratepv B Cost Pro.iections This deployment plan calls for discontinuing the use of the existing station and the construction of a centrally-located replacement station. For purposes of cost projection, we use the following assumptions: . The new fire station would be estimated at 16,500 square feet on three acres of property. This includes six-drive-through bays and living space for up to four personnel. Cost is estimated at $150 per square foot for construction and $6 per square foot for land e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 60 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study acquisition. Professional fees are calculated at 7% of construction cost. An additional $50,000 is included for interior furnishings and equipment. . The new fire station would continue to follow the staffing deployment now in use with two personnel on-duty each shift. No additional personnel are introduced to this cost model as a result of relocation. . Annual operating costs for the new station (maintenance, supplies, and utilities only) are estimated to increase by $10,000 over the current facility. . The cost model assumes continued use of existing apparatus. . Residual value of the existing facility is NOT factored into the cost model. It is anticipated that the city would adapt the facility to different use. Value of this re-use may be considerable, considering the scarcity of downtown properties in proximity to City Hall. The following table projects capital and operating costs for Strategy B. These costs are in addition to current operating costs of the department and, thus, would represent new funds needed to support the strategy. Figufe 41: Cost Pfojections. Stfategy B I Strategy B.CapitirCoslS ~ Replacement Headquarters Station ~1-$-3,48-2-:-3-3-0 TOTAL CAPITAL COSTS $ 3,482,330 I Strategy Annual Operating Cost In!=reases I Annual Staffino $ Annual Operatinq Costs , $ TOTAL ANNUAL OPERATING INCREASE $ 10,000 10,000 J e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 61 I Ie I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Deoloyment Strate~y C - One New Fire Station. Existing Station Remains As with Strategy A, Strategy C would again involve an east-west distribution of two fire stations. Strategy C also calls for continuing use of the current SFD station and the construction of one new SFD station. Under this strategy, however, the new station would be built further to the south, near the intersection of County Road 15 and County Road 12. The strategy was considered specifically because it offers slightly greater improvement in projected performance for SFD to incidents within its jurisdiction while allowing for continued benefit from past capital expenditures. However, the availability and affordability of property near this intersection are not assured, as was the case in Strategy A. All areas within a five- minute modeled response time of a SFD fire station are shown in blue polygons. Though the response performance of the strategy will be measured at five and six minutes respectively, the five-minute polygons are used to provide better graphic depiction of immediate service areas, redundancies in response time capability, and potential service gaps. Figure 42: Deployment Stfategy C )-- ,. \.1=- - ~. Ll ,~ e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 62 I Ie I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Strateav C Projected Performance This deployment strategy demonstrates significant improvement in projected target-level service performance when compared to the current deployment system. Performance models for the strategy, along with comparison figures, are shown in the following table. The table provides the projected performance of this deployment strategy were the community to develop to the full extent discussed in previous sections of this study. The comparison figures are the current levels of response time capability experienced by the community, as well as the levels of service projected if current deployment is continued without change (status quo). Projected service demand and a projected street network similar in nature to that which may be present if the city develops as expected were used in this analysis. Figure 43: Strategy C Perfofmance Analysis Performance Proiection on Future Development and Service Demand I Percent-of P&rcent"of--Percent"of percent"of--'l Deployment Strategy Road Miles Service Demand Road Miles Service Demand II . _ <6:00 <6:00 <5:00 <5:00 Current Deplovm~nt Capabili~ 43% 81% 31% 7-10/~: Status Quo at Full Future Buildout 43% 70% 31% 54% I QeDld~m-enl:StrateQv":'C~ --.J .c:::::::62%==:::l r:::=9.0% , c:::::.5.3%::::::J c=::.82..%~1 , , As can be seen in the table, response time performance, even after full community buildout, would be at or below six minutes for about 90% of all incidents. The performance would meet a five-minute benchmark at 82%. In addition to the performance of the system against projected service demand, we again compare the response time capability of this strategy against the projected Community Fire Risk Analysis conducted earlier in the report. Using this deployment strategy, the following map depicts those street segments that could be reached within five minutes with a dark blue overlay and six minutes with a gold overlay. The community risk map is projected behind these streets, allowing for a visual comparison of the adequacy of high risk coverage at target response time. When observing the map, remember that areas of highest risk are shown in progressive shades of red. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 63 I Ie I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figufe 44: Stfategy C and Community Fife Risk ~~l .; 4- T \ D -,-~ ->- 0" ./"1 This map demonstrates that, while Strategy C significantly improves the response time performance to projected service demand, many areas of highest community fire risk again remain outside the target response time levels along the southern central border of the city. StrateQV C Cost Projections This deployment plan calls for the continuing use of the existing station and the construction of one new station. For purposes of cost projection, we use the following assumptions: . The new fire station would be estimated at 9,500 square feet on three acres of property. This includes two-drive-through bays and living space for up to four personnel. Cost is estimated at $150 per square foot for construction and $6 per square foot for land acquisition. Professional fees are calculated at 7% of construction cost. An additional $50,000 is included for interior furnishings and equipment. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 64 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study . The existing headquarters station would receive corrections and repairs as identified in the current facility evaluation section of this report. Cost of these corrections is estimated at $100,000. In addition, we anticipate some renovation of existing space after a portion of the apparatus has been redistributed to improve space utilization. Cost of these renovations is estimated at $200,000. . A new fire station would require at least two personnel on duty 24 hours per day in order to be effective at producing the projected response times for the first-due unit response. Remaining staffing needs would continue to be met by the use of on-call responders. This cost model assumes that the department would alter its current career staffing deployment to provide for two personnel per fire station. These costs are estimated $83,926 annually for each of six full-time firefighters. It should be noted that there would be some initial costs at hiring for new equipment, uniforms, and training. . Annual operating costs for the new station (maintenance, supplies, and utilities only) are estimated at $30,000. . The cost model assumes redistribution of existing apparatus. The following table projects capital and operating costs for Strategy C. These costs are in addition to current operating costs of the department and, thus, would represent new funds needed to support the strategy. Figufe 45: Cost Pfojections . Stfategy C Station #1 Deficiencies and Renovations Station #2 Construction TOTAL CAPITAL COSTS Annual Staffing Annual Operating Costs $ TOTAL ANNUAL O....t:KATING INCREASE $ e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 65 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Findinas and Conclusions In the long-range future, upon full development and buildout of its response territory, the Stillwater Fire Department will be unable to maintain its current levels of response time performance through continued use of its one-station downtown deployment scheme. Stillwater can enjoy similar or significantly improved levels of emergency service delivery through the adoption of a new deployment strategy as provided in this report. The following is a summary of significant findings of the report: . The existing deployment of the single downtown station in use by SFD leaves significant areas of service deficiency in the fast-growing western portions of the city of Stillwater. . There are areas of significant service demand projected for the western portions of the city of Stillwater that will be more than nine minutes from the current fire station. . Stillwater can maintain and improve its response time capability through the use of a single station deployment, provided the facility is strategically located at, or near the area defined in this study. Nearly all critical high-risk areas of the city would fall within a five-minute response time capability. . Stillwater can maintain and significantly improve its response time capability through the use of a two station deployment, as defined in this study. Though these strategies provide greatest improvement in response time to the highest percentage of service demand, some critical high-risk areas of the city would fall outside of a five-minute response time capability. . Staffing performance analysis indicates that additional career staff may be needed in the future to maintain adequate company response to low and moderate risk incidents, unless consistency of response by on-call personnel can be improved. The summary of response time performance projections for each strategy, as well as capital and ongoing cost projection, is shown in the figure below. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 66 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study Figufe 46: Deployment Stfategy Perfofmance and Cost Pfojection Summary Current Facility DeploYment Deplovment Strateov "Ai' Deplovment Strateov "B" Deplovment Strateoy "C" $ 2.658.830 $ $ 3.482.330 $ $ 2.658.830 $ 533.556 10.000 533.556 From this table it can be seen that, of the two-station strategies, Strategy C provides greatest improvement. From the table, it can also be seen that the single-station Strategy B will produce a projected four percent less performance at the six-minute objective and up to a ten percent less performance at the five-minute objective. However, it must also be remembered that Strategy B is projected to meet a five-minute response objective to nearly all the community's highest risk areas. For these reasons, we recommend that Deployment Strategy B be selected for long-term implementation should the city desire to continue a single-station deployment strategy. We recommend that Deployment Strategy C be selected should the city desire optimum response times to the highest percentage of service demand and is willing to move to a two-station deployment. Emergency Services Consulting inc. believes that good master planning decisions are best made by informed local elected officials, and we have endeavored to provide adequate data and analysis in this report to support the decision-making effort. The city of Stillwater can use the information and performance projections in this report to confidently select an appropriate future deployment strategy, knowing that the decision is based on sound principles of data analysis. e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 67 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - 2005 Fire Service Delivery Study APPENDIX A: SFD Facility Evaluation - Full Text A Stanius Johnson Architects, Inc. Saint Cloud and Duluth e Emergency Services Consulting inc. 68 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I STILL WATER FIRE FACILITIES ASSESSMENT STUDY PROPERTY CONDITION SURVEY FIRE STATION BUILDING 216 NORTH 4TH STREET STILL WATER, MINNESOTA PREPARED FOR CITY OF STILL WATER 216 NORTH 4TH STREET STILLWATER, MINNESOTA PREPARED BY: SJA ARCHITECTS APRIL 20, 2005 I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study 'GENERAL DATA SHEET FIRE STATION BUILDING 216 NORTH 4TH STREET STILLWATER, MINNESOTA 'GENERAL l Year Constmcted: 1965 Site Area: Approx. - 109,578 sf(2.54 acres) Year Renovated: 1996 Building Coverage: Approx. - 18,734 sf(17% of site) Property Description: Public administrative office use Hard Suiface Area: 63% No. of Bldgs: 2 connected with link Landscaped/other areas: 37% with hill Stories & Area: 1 story Fire Station - 4 story City HalllPolice I ~uJ!. Neighborhood Type: Municipal, church, school and residential Site Slope, Drainage: Site topography is greatly sloping. Drainage to catch basins and storm drain system. Accessfrom Street(s): Access from two entrances on 4th Street (1 primary entrance for all emergency vehicles) Pavement/Curbs: Bituminous and concrete curb Parking: 41 spaces plus unmarked vehicle stacking area shared with police Walks: Concrete Landscaping: Front of City hall and behind fIre station/sloped hill natural Irrigation: Hose bib Lighting: Building mounted HID lighting fixtures I UTILt 111!.S Electric: Gas: Phone: Cable/Satellite Service: Xcel Xcel Quest Comcast Water: City Storm: City Sanitary: City Fiber Optic: NI A I CODES'" COMPLIANCE Applicable Codes: 2000!BC Apparent Compliance: Mostly Zoning Class/Compliance: Allowed Certificates of Occupancy: On file with City of Stillwater I CONSTRUCTION S\: ~AJ!.J.dS Foundations: CIP footings and concrete foundation walls Plumbing: Structure: Masonry and precast concrete Sanitary: Roofing: Built-up bitumen (65) and ballasted EPDM (96) HVAC: Exterior Walls: Masonry with brick veneer Windows: Wood wi metal clad - bottom awning Elevators: N/A fire station, 1 at city hall not reviewed Construction Type: Frost/ Snow Rules: Fire Dept. Citations: Flood Plain: SA 3'-6"/40 PSF No violations on record NA Fire System: Electrical: SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud Copper wi 2-85 gal gas water heaters Cast iron Gas rooftop forced air, hot water radiant heat at windows Fire sprinkled 2-800 amp service; serve 2 panels at FS 100 amp 120/208-V, 3-phase, 4-wire 225 amp 120/208-V, 3-phase, 4-wire I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study - Fire Station #1 SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1.2 GENERAL CONDITIONS 1.3 ANTICIPATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES 1.4 PROPERTY ESTIMATED REMAINING USEFUL LIFE 2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION 2.1 SITEVISIT 2.2 SITE CONDITION 2.3 BUILDING DATA 2.4 HISTORY 2.5 CODE COMPLIANCE/ADA CHECKLIST 3.0 CONSTRUCTION 3.1 SITE IMPROVEMENTS 3.2 STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS 3.3 EXTERIOR ENCLOSURE ELEMENTS 3.4 INTERIOR FINISH ELEMENTS 3.5 EQUIPMENT 3.6 VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION 3.7 HV AC SYSTEMS 3.8 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 3.9 PLUMBING 3.10 FIRE SUPPRESSION AND LIFE SAFETY 3.11 COMMUNICATIONS AND SECURITY 4.0 APPENDICES · Buildings Observed (pictures) . Site and Floor Plan 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 8 9 9 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 16 20 Stillwater Fire Station is located just up the hill and beyond the historic downtown district in a 1965 building designed specifically for fire fighting services and expanded in 1996. The site encompasses City Hall, Police and Fire services on a sloping site with minimal staff and visitor parking to the back of City Hall. A large open paved area is available for emergency parking though it is unmarked and requires vehicles to stack and block each other. The Fire Station portion is 10,670 SF of single story building expanded to provide additional apparatus, office, gender separation and overnight accommodations for career personnel. Due to the existing building configuration, the addition is less efficient and awkward than standard fire stations. The building was constructed of precast column, beams and roof with exterior masonry and brick veneer. Interior walls are masonry and metal stud framed/gypsum board with painted finish. The building is constructed of durable materials including precast concrete, masonry and is in good condition. Exterior finishes are of durable material and the brick is holding very well even at the 1965 portion. There is minor tuckpointing required at water overflow areas. Control joints are performing well. Roof system has constant leak and repair issues primarily near rooftop units on the 1965 roof. these are being addressed. Interior spaces and finishes are durable and appear maintained and good condition. Carpet wears quickly and painted gypsum board walls scuff easy with the emergency activity and equipment around. The Apparatus bay doors are only 12 feet tall with less room inside at duct and piping which limits possible equipment storage and operation. The building is secured and conforming to current codes. Some question with ADA access with doors and step between office and apparatus areas. The shared facilities have limitations in function since they are being used in temporary circumstances and with different purpose. The reuse of the upper maintenance building is good cold storage for fire equipment and other city storage. The facility is not receiving required maintenance and may become unusable in the near future. This is not space to be considered for the long term storage need for equipment. The shared meeting/training room with Police (in lower level City Hall) has heatlcoolinglhumidity issues which makes this space uncomfortable for training and poorly suited for integrated electronic/technology systems. This space should be evaluated and there should be consideration for larger training space conducive for both classroom education and physical training. See pictures of these spaces. No other written description of these spaces provided. I I. I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I 1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION I I I 1.2 GENERAL CONDITIONS I I I. I I I I .... I I I. I SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud I I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study 1.3 ANTICIPATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES The deficiencies and/or items currently requiring maintenance, repairs, or replacement are based on our observations unless otherwise noted. Quantities are estimates and extrapolations from representative areas observed. Unit prices and replacement costs are based on a combination of construction cost guide data, our knowledge, and discussions with property managers, facilities engineers, and/or individuals that are familiar with the local market. Necessary Repairs Necessary Repairs include repairs required to correct deficiencies observed during our site visit, such as potentially unsafe conditions, building or fire code violations, or conditions that, if left unremedied, could result in (or contribute to) critical system failure or a significant escalation of costs to repair/correct. Total $2,500 Suggested ADA Upgrades Upgrades include those items observed that fall short of the standards currently set by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 regarding access to or within the building(s) and on-site common areas. Adjust door pull to meet ADA requirements (doors Total $500 Suggested Upgrades This section includes items that are not included in normal maintenance and are not addressed in the reserve schedule, but the addition of which could extend the life of a particular element or system. These items are not "necessary" but measures we believe should be considered to enhance the longevity of the property . 1965 roof (probably replace 25 years ago) and step at watch room - outswing door with step is trip hazard Replace carpet in 5 years Epoxy flooring over apparatus bay Review elevator control for police and building night security Explosion proof cabinet in SCBA - fill tanks Training room exterior door - fix jamb and hardware to close Total $15,000 $25,000 $2,000 $7,50g $500 $93,000 1.4 PROPERTY ESTIMATED REMAINING USEFUL LIFE The improvements at the subject property have performed adequately since original construction. Based on our observations, the structural and enclosure systems appear to be performing satisfactorily. Therefore, provided that as components and systems age and/or fail, and repairs and replacements are made in an appropriate and timely manner (see, for example, Section 1.3, Anticipated Capital Expenditures), it is our opinion that this property's Estimated Remaining Useful Life (ERUL) should be at least an additional 40 years, barring natural disasters. As the property ages, however, the maintenance and replacement costs can be expected to increase for those site and building elements that are replaceable. SJA Architects Duluth and 51. Cloud I I. I I I I I I I .. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study 2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION 2.1 SITE VISIT Name of Reviewer Date of Site Visit Name Stuart Glaser Tom Ballis 2.2 SITE CONDITION Applicable Zoning Site Area Pavement and Parking Summary Building Coverage Hard Suiface Area Landscaping/Open Area Snow and Frost Zone Proximity to Flood Plain Maximum Wind Speed Adjacent Property Usage SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud Steve Kalkman April 20, 2005 City Contact Stillwater Fire Chief Stillwater Deputy Chief Telephone No. 651-351-4970 651-351-4970 The property zoned Public Administration Office 2.54 acres (approximately 109,578 sf) according to information provided in existing drawings. ,!:{9..:..,qf..~t.r!:.!!.4..q!..4...?..q!..'E.!!.g,.SPr!:.q~!!..:........,..,................,..,..,..,........,..,..,......,.....L~~ ............................. ,!:{9..:..,qf...9...'!.rp.9..r..t..,?..q':.!!:!.'!.fJ.!!p'qE.f!.~,::.".,...........,..,..,..,..,...........,.".....,.."....,..,....., j 0 ,...................................... ,!:{9.,:...qf...qq,r..qg~..$p.r!:.~,I?~::......,........................................................................,..........JJ.Q..:f..~!..}...P~!!~.~... ,!:{9.,:...qf..!!.q,'!.4..i~f!PP.~4..-..1.E.~.I?~s..i.~,!.~..!!p.qE.f!.~,:.............................................L?............................................. ..!...C!Jq.!.,!.!..O',:..Pf...9.ffi.~.i.q.!..?...q':.'E..'!.g..!!p.q,c..f!.!!..:............................,.......................l..?.i......................................... 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Fire Lanes: i Bituminous ........................,'........................................................................................................,....................................,.................................................., Curbs: i Concrete .....................................................................................................,.................................................................~................................................... !.'r!:.':.~i.'!.g..?..qyf!..'1.1.~,'!.!..:........,..........................................................................................., i..~}.~~.~.2~~.............. ,!::.9.,q.cJ.i.'!.g,Qp.r!..~,?..q,v..~!!!:.~!!.t.::.........................................................................................N!~..................................... ..p.':.i.y~!!.::...qp.':.9..'!.............,.............................................................................................................l..g.oncre.!~...................... StrifJin~: ! Painted Estimated to be approximately 18,734 sf, or 17% of site. Estimated to be approximately 50,406 sf paved area, or 46% of site. Estimated to be approximately 40,544 sf open area, or 37% of site (mostly hill and along drives). Some planned landscaping at the front entry of City Hall. Stillwater, MN is in 40 PSF snow load area and 3'-6" frost depth, according to the 2003 Minnesota Building Code Amendments. N/A The fastest mile speed at 33' above ground is 90 mph, according to the 2000 International Building Code. North: East: South: Houses, Residential City Hall (Municipal), Church Open Parking, School I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study West: W oods/Hill, Residential 2.3 BUILDING DATA Number of Buildings Number of Stories Building Uses Two buildings ( City Hall/Police and Fire Station) Fire Station: One-story building with small mezzanine Office, sleeping, apparatus, storage Building Area Buildin2 Office (4) Apparatus Sleeping rooms (2) Dayroom Lockers/shower/toilets General storage Equipment storage Total Net Usable Walls, circulation and systems Total Area 572 sf 5,700 sf 554 sf 600 sf 562 sf 48 sf 1,009 sf 9,045 sf 1,625 sf 10,670 sf 2.4 HISTORY Year of Construction 1965 Major Capital Improvements 1996 2.5 CODE COMPLIANCE/ADA CHECKLIST Code I. Compliance with Building Code and Regulations To the best of our knowledge and ability, the Consultants ascertain that the facility complies with current building, fire and life safety codes, and that applicable certificates of occupancy are current. Any possible building code related concerns are not required to be updated immediately since the irregularities are acceptable based on "grandfathered allowances". Any future remodeling of building spaces may require code upgrades to the most current and stringent code by both Fire Marshal and/or Building Code Official. The building is assumed under the 2000 IBC code to be type 5 A (combustible material I hour rated) construction of B (office) occupancy. The building classification allows a 3 story building of up to 18,000 SF. With the site open on the majority of all sides, fire sprinkled, and one story, the building is allowed to be 108,000 sf. 2. Environmental Concerns Opining on environmental condition of the property is outside the scope of this report. Site and Parking The buildings are considered to be a public accommodation and, therefore, must be accessible to people with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) requires that one space be reserved as handicapped- accessible and at least one space be van-accessible. SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study WA Barriers Checklist NO. BUILDING m~luKY 1. Has an ADA review previously been completed for the property? 2. Does an ADA compliance plan exist for the property? 3. Has the plan been reviewed/approved by outside agencies (architectural/engineering firms, building department, other agencies)? 4. Have any ADA related complaints been received in the past? NO. BUILDING ACCESS 1. Are there an adequate number (per regulation) of wheelchair accessible parking spaces available (96" wide/60" aisle)? 2. Is there at least one wheelchair accessible van parking space (96" wide/96" aisle) for every 8 accessible? 3. Are accessible parking spaces located on the shortest accessible route of travel from an accessible building entrance? 4. Does signage exist directing traffic to wheelchair accessible parking and an accessible building entrance? 5. Is there a ramp from parking to an accessible building entry (1: 12 slope or less)? 6. If the main entry is inaccessible; are there alternate accessible entries? 7. Is the accessible entry doorway at least 32" wide? 8. Is the entry door hardware easy to operate (lever/push-type with no twisting required, not higher than 48" above floor)? 9. Are entry doors other than revolving doors available? NO. INTERIOR ACCESS 1. Is the path of travel free of obstruction and wide enough for a wheelchair (at least 60" wide)? 2. Are floor surfaces firm, stable, and slip resistant (carpets "wheelchair friendly")? 3. Do obstacles (phone, fountains, etc.) protrude less than 4" into walkways or corridors? 4. Are elevator controls low enough to be reached from a wheelchair (48" front approach/54" side approach)? 5. Are there raised elevator markings in Braille and Standard Alphabet for the blind? 6. Are there audible/visual signals inside cars and at elevator landings indicating floor change? 7. Does strobe lightin~ exist in the corridors and toilet rooms? NO. TOll..ET ROOMS 1. Are public toilet rooms located on an accessible route? 2. Are door handles push/pull or lever-type? 3. Are access doors wheelchair accessible (at least 32" wide)? 4. Are public toilet rooms large enough for wheelchair turnaround (60" turning diameter)? 5. Are stall doors wheelchair accessible (at least 32" wide)? 6. Are grab bars provided in toilet stalls (33"-36" above floor)? 7. Do sinks provide clearance for a wheelchair to roll under (29" clearance)? 8. Are sink handles operable with one hand without grasping, pinching or twisting? 9. Are exposed pipes under sinks sufficiently insulated against contact? SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud YES NO NA COMMENTS x 1996 addition x x x YES NO NA COMMENTS x Not with garage and emergency parking added x x x x x Accessible in front and back x x x YES NO NA COMMENTS x x x x Not in FS x Not in FS x Not in FS x YES NO NA COMMENTS x x x x x x x x x I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study 10. Are soap dispensers, towels, etc. reachable (48" from floor for frontal approach., 54" for side annroach)? II. Is the base of the mirror no more than 40" off the floor? 12. Are toilets between 17" and 19" high? x x x Entrances and Principal Interiors The main entrance to the fire station is in compliance with ADAAG. Toilet Rooms The toilet rooms in the building are considered to be in compliance with ADAAG. These toilet rooms are located on the first floor. Elevators & Elevator Doors N/ A Life Safety and Provisions A fire alarm system is installed in this building. SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study 3.0 CONSTRUCTION Building and site construction and conditions have been determined by site observations and review of original architectural drawings that were available on site. For description of concealed and inaccessible construction, and/or equipment that is not operating, reliance has been placed on the opinion of property personnel and/or previous reports. Systems and elements typically exhibit deterioration commensurate with age and/or time lapse since last maintenance. Condition assessments contained herein are not to be construed as an opinion of the quality of an element or a guarantee of performance and/or remaining useful life. The condition of components, elements, and materials are indicated as follows: 3.1 SITE IMPROVEMENTS Component Vehicular Pavements and Substrates Curbing Pedestrian Pavements Retaining Walls Trash Container Areas Fences Landscaping Irrigation System Topographic Features Site Drainage Wetlands Utility Service Connections: Electrical Natural Gas Water Sanitary Storm Telephone/ Cable Site Lighting SJA Architects Duluth and 51. Cloud Construction and Comments Bituminous Concrete Concrete Landscape blocks Open area with dumpsters - behind buildings None City Hall entry is very nice, others non-groomed Hose bib Sloped site; difficult entries in and out, parking is hidden in back, steep slope to back of site with limited room for expansion Drain to center of parking lot None Limited design documents were provided for review. 2 - 800 amp underground service 5 inch underground gas line 6 inch line from 12 inch water main; pump house on site 4 inch minimum underground gas line 48 inch storm drain between buildings Underground service Only on buildings, no lights in parking lot Condition fair fair fair good poor fair poor fair fair good good good I confirm fair good poor I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study Component Site Amenities Signage Fire Hydrants Construction and C...~ents Benches and historic bell On City Hall building, non on fire station One on site iCondition I' :::: good 3.2 STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS Introduction Structure, in a building context, is the device for channeling loads that result from the use and/or presence of the building to the ground. This portion of the report describes the structural elements of the building from the substructure (the portions of the building below the ground) to the superstructure (the portion of the building above the ground). Major components of the building structure include the foundation, elevated floor framing, and roof framing. Additionally, independent structural elements attached to, or constructed within or on top of the building including balconies, stairs, and penthouses, will be discussed. Component Geotechnical Report Site Survey Construction Documents General Foundation Slab Bldg. Structure: Elevated Floor Framing Roof Framing Balconies/ Walkways Breezeway/Stair Towers Fireproofing Penthouse Framing Construction and Comments I Condition None provided 1995 survey prior to 1996 construction ,fair 1996 construction documents and specifications for addition. No existing 1965 "fair drawings I Limited design documents were provided for review. I Concrete footing and foundation wall good Concrete slab; 6 inch at apparatus and 4 inch at typical good Masonry exterior walls with precast concrete columns and beams good Small mezzanine in apparatus; cast concrete fair Precast double tee at 1965 and 8" plank at 1996 None good Existing 1965 breezeway with sun shaded glass fair 1 hour construction mostly masonry ad concrete None good 3.3 EXTERIOR ENCLOSURE ELEMENTS Introduction Building exteriors are typically composed of a number of systems and materials designed to serve three main purposes: 1) aesthetics, 2) weather resistance, and 3) structural support. Items included in the building exterior assessment include wall assemblies, glass and glazing, doors, sealant, and roofing. In each case, the three main purposes of the systems observed were considered. SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study Component Construction and Comments Roofing and Flashing: Main Roof Built-up bitumen roof with gravel on 1965. Membrane Ballasted EPDM on the 1996 The estimated useful life of properly installed EPDM ballasted roof is approximately 20 years. ROOF SYSTEMS DATA BUILDING ROOF AREA (If) Sloped to drain 7,970 Fair/poor ESTIMATED REMAullllG SERVICE 0-5 I Condition Poor good ROOF SYSTEM DATE GENERAL INSTALLED CONDmON COMMENTS Repair leaks or new roof Maintain, repair as necessary I Not draining Built-up bitumen 1985+/- Sloped to drain 2,640 Ballasted EPDM good 10-15 1996 Sloped to drain 60 I Adhered EPDM I 1996 fair 5 ROOF SYSTEMS SUMMARY C'....'" I... ,......ON ! ESTlMATEOFRE~I.ulGSERVICELIFECl"~ I lV.lALAREA.,,';,!.d.llnJ!.lJI Poor ! 1-3 ! "."...."..... ". "." "........,...." ".........." ......~....... .......... "...................... ............................ "..............". '............. ....... ....................' .....,... ". ............................. ..-.!......... ................................................................................................... Fair/Poor i 3-5 ! 7,970 sf ................................".................,.........;......................................'.........................................................................................................,....................,."..........f........................................................................................................... Fair i 5-8 i 60 sf ..".................................,......................".."...."....".................................."...............'............................."...,......................".........................,..........."...........L..................,..........................,........................................................., ".9.<??~~~r.............."............l...~=.!.Q.............,....................,...............................'''........................................,............................................L......................................................................................................., Good j More than 10 ! 2,640 sf Component Drainage Roof Accessories Roof Warranty Flashing and Wall Caps Balconies Construction and Comments Slope to internal drain. overflow drain 2 feet away Roof hatch Probably void Metal cap flashing; bent on back of building by debris No allowing roof drainage over the watch room. None Arcades None Canopies None Carports/ None Drive-through Skylights Wall Assembly: None Masonry SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud Condition good good fair fair igood I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study Component Exterior Wall Finishes Exterior Wall Joints Soffit, Fascias, Trim Curtain Wall, Storefront, Windows Doors: Main Entrances Secondary and Service Entrances Thermal Insulation: Roof/Attic Walls Floors Foundation Pest Risk Construction and Comments Face brick; un-insulated at 1965 and 2 inch rigid insulation at 1996 addition Masonry jambs and sealed contraction joints Metal cap flashing Wood/ metal clad windows Metal; painted Metal; painted Overhead doors; insulated sectional Limited at 1965, minimal at 1996 R-12 rigid tapered insulation (1996). R-12 rigid cavity masonry insulation (1996). None observed. R-12 rigid foundation insulation (1996). Stillwater, MN is in a slight risk area for pests. There was no evidence of infestation during our site visit. Since the property is urban, a pest inspection is I not recommended. 3.4 INTERIOR FINISH ELEMENTS Condition fair fair fair good fair fair good poor fair/poor fair/poor fair/poor Introduction Interior items are those related to the visible components of building interior fmishes at the property. Items included in the building interior assessment include the floors, walls, and ceilings. Typical Interior Finishes Office Toilet/locker Dayroom Apparatus Sleeping rooms Equipment Storage Circulation SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud Carpet Tile/ carpet Carpet and VCT Concrete Carpet Concrete Carpet Painted gypsum board Painted CMU Painted gypsum board Painted CMU Painted board Painted CMU Painted gypsum board ACT Painted gypsum board/ACT ACT Painted exposed concrete and piping ACT Painted exposed ACT I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study Interior Doors Toilet Office Apparatus Sleeping room 3.5 EQUIPMENT Component Cabinets Lockers Wood Wood Steel Wood None 20 min I hour 20 min Passage/privacy Office Storage/office Privacy HM HM HM HM Constmction and CUll.ILLIents Plastic laminate - kitchenldayroom Steel- painted 3.6 VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION Component None Constmction and C~............ents 3.7 HVAC SYSTEMS ! Condition 'good good Condition Introduction Mechanical items are those related to the readily visible components of the Heating, Ventilation, and Air- Conditioning (HV AC) system installed at the facility. This assessment is only intended to be a general overview of the installation and maintenance of the system as installed. Items included in the mechanical assessment include heating, cooling, air distribution and ventilation. System Description The site reviewer's observation is only intended to be a general overview of the systems installed. Evaluation of probable life cycle replacement, air balance reports or other technical evaluations can be provided by a mechanical engineer or contactor under future contract. Component Air Distribution: Supply Return Ventilation Unit heater Control Systems SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud Constmction and C...............ents Ceiling diffusers Ceiling returns Roof-top unit Hot water radiation units under exterior windows Pneumatic thermostat . Condition fair fair fair good fair I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study 3.8 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS Introduction Electrical items are related to the readily visible components of the electrical system installed at the facility. This assessment is only intended to be a general overview of the installation and maintenance of the system as installed. System Description The site reviewer's observation is only intended to be a general overview of the systems installed. Evaluation of probable life cycle replacement, light level reports or other technical evaluations can be provided by a electrical engineer or contactor under future contract. Component Service Sub-service and Distribution I Condition good good Construction and Comments Underground to 2 - 800 amp in City Hall 2 panels: 100 amp, 3 phase, 4 wire and 225 amp, 3 phase, 4 wire Lighting Emergency Generation fair 2x4 florescent fixtures in office/ activity spaces. strip florescent in apparatus Generator in City Hall good 3.9 PLUMBING Introduction Plumbing items are related to the readily visible components of the plumbing system installed at the facility. This assessment is only intended to be a general overview of the installation and maintenance of the system as installed. System Description The site reviewer's observation is only intended to be a general overview of the systems installed. Evaluation of probable life cycle replacement, water pressure reports or other technical evaluations can be provided by a mechanical engineer or contactor under future contract. The building water service is supplied city well on site with 12 inch main and 6 inch service. The building is connected to the city sanitary sewer line. The building has men and women toilets and showers that appear to be fully accessible. There are 2-85 gallon gas water heaters. The heater appears to be in good condition. 3.10 FIRE SUPPRESSION AND LIFE SAFETY Introduction Life safety/fire protection items relate to the readily visible life safety/fire protection equipment installed at the facility. SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study System Description The site reviewer's observation is only intended to be a general overview of the systems installed. Items included in the life safety/fire safety protection include sprinklers, fire hydrants, lighting, alarms, detectors, manual pull stations, fire-rated construction, and air exhaust. Component Construction and Comments Suppression Wet system in office/activity and apparatus spaces System Type: Fire Alarm System located in apparatus near watch room door Systems/ Monitoring Fire Sensing and Smoke detectors in sleeping rooms, horn and strobe in toilets Alarm Fixtures Emergency Connected to generator Lighting Condition good good good !good I I Exit Signs Exhaust At exits except remove exit sign above door to apparatus near men's toilet Carbon monoxide detectors and direct vehicle exhaust system in apparatus fair good 3.11 COMMUNICATIONS AND SECURITY Introduction Communication and security items relate to the visible equipment installed at the facility. System Description The site reviewer's observation is only intended to be a general overview of the systems installed. Items included in the communications/security system include telecommunication, video documentation, data collection, system protection and building security. CV""l'v...ent Construction and Comments Communication System Type: Incoming Underground Service Condition good Cable/Satellite Comcast Video In training room Data offices Voice offices Communication Watch room and police Systems/ Monitoring SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud good ~ 'fair 'fair fair ,good I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study Component Construction and Comments Condition Surveillance and Limited; camera at police Access Control Systems/ Monitoring poor 4.0 APPENDICES . Building Observed . Site and Floor Plan SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study 1/' ,'- .; " ~ :. ) / .a. r I ,.. 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'7 ... I I ~ i, .' :t.P~Ei.E:!!!'Q1 i~ S'~TQi . . . - . < f L: I 1 <'Ft' ...' . \' ....# . -- . -- .. ,~", EI.t !' ~_ ,,~ A l. t A" .-~ SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study 1.0 QUALIFICATIONS 1.1 PURPOSE The purpose of the Property Condition Assessment is to observe and document the conditions and possible defects of readily visible materials and building systems, which might significantly affect the value of the property, and to evaluate if conditions exist, which may have a significant impact on the continued operation of the facility. The observations, findings, and conclusions within this report are based on professional judgment and information obtained during the course of this assessment. City of Stillwater will use the information provided in this Property Condition Report to assist in decisions regarding future maintenance and usability of this existing facility. 1.2 SCOPE This report is based on observations made during an on-site review. The on-site review included a site visit, limited interviews with property management and/or maintenance personnel and inquiries to the local building, zoning, and fire departments (please reference 2.1, Individuals Interviewed), and review of such drawings and other documents as were made available. 1.3 PROCEDURES The on-site survey included observations of visible and readily accessible areas, visual observations of site improvements, building exterior and enclosure systems, building structure, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and life safety/fire protection systems, conveyance systems, interior construction and finishes, and general ADA compliance. The observations were performed without testing, sampling, operating equipment, disassembling or damaging the existing building systems. Assumptions regarding the overall condition of the property have been developed based on a review of "representative" areas of the building. Consequently, certain assumptions have been made regarding conditions and operating performance. As such, the schematic methods and associated costs for the correction of identified deficiencies are based on observations, and are also limited with respect to completeness. 1.4 LIMITATIONS The opinions and recommendations contained herein are based on theon-site reviewer's observation of construction, improvements, observable defects and deficiencies, review of available documents, evaluation of the information provided, interviews with personnel familiar with the property, and the condition and performance of systems and improvements. No calculations have been performed to determine the adequacy of the facility's original design. SJA Architects Duluth and SI. Cloud I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study This report is intended to be read in its entirety. Information provided in a specific section may be related and clarified by descriptions and discussions in another part of the report. Therefore, interpretations and conclusions drawn by reviewing only isolated statements are the sole responsibility of the reader. The recommendations and opinions of cost provided herein are for observed deficiencies based on the understanding that the facility will continue operating in its present occupancy classification. The opinions and recommendations contained in this report shall not be construed as a warranty or guarantee of the current performance or any future performance of the building, building systems, or improvements. 1.5 USE AND RELIANCE RESTRICTIONS The observations, findings, and conclusions contained in this report are based on the professional judgment of a qualified professional experienced in this type of work using that degree of skill and care normally exercised by reputable consultants performing similar services under like assignments and circumstances. This report has been prepared for the use and benefit of City of Stillwater, its consultants, agents, and affiliated personnel. Reliance has been placed on the accuracy and disclosure of property conditions as reported by management personnel with regard to equipment operation, condition of spaces and concealed areas not observed or viewable, and for the disclosure of known problems, if any. Possession of this report does not imply the right to publication, nor may it be used for any purpose by anyone but City of Stillwater and, in any event, only in its entirety. 1.6 OPINION OF COST The Opinion of Costs presented are for the readily visible materials and building system defects that might significantly affect the value of the property for approximately the next ten years. These opinions are based on approximate quantities and values. They do not constitute a warranty that all items, which may require repair or replacement, are included. The opinions presented are based on published unit price data and experience. These opinions should not be intclplc,ed as a bid or offer to perform the work. All costs are stated in present value. In evaluating the costs presented, it is important to understand that actual costs depend on such factors as contractor expertise, previous contractor commitment, seasonal workload, insurance, and bonding. These factors may cause wide variations in the actual cost provided from bidder to bidder. In view of these limitations, the costs presented herein should be considered "order of magnitude" and used for budgeting purposes only. Detail design and contractor bidding is recommended to determine actual cost. SJA Architects Duluth and St. Cloud I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater Fire Facilities Assessment Study Good: 1. 7 EVALUATION DEFINITIONS Fair: Poor: Average to above-average condition for the building system or material assessed, with consideration of its age, design, and geographical location. Generally, other than normal maintenance, no work is recommended or required. Average condition for the building system evaluated. Some work is required or recommended, primarily due to the normal aging and wear of the building system, to return the system to a good condition. Below average condition for the building system evaluated. Significant work anticipated to return the building system or material to an acceptable condition. Unless stated otherwise in this report, the systems reviewed are considered to be in good condition and their performance appears to be satisfactory. 1.8 COMMON ABBREVIATIONS ALEC: AlV: BLDG: BLKG: BUR: CF: CIP: CMP: CMU: DX EIFS: EPDM: FT: GFCI: HID: HP: HVAC: IBC: Aluminum Emulsion Coating (Roof) Audio Visual Device Building Blocking Built-up Roof Cubic Feet Cast Iron Pipe or Cast-in-place Corrugated Metal Pipe Concrete Masonry Units (Concrete Block) Direct Expansion Exterior Insulation Finish System Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (Roof) Feet Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter High-Intensity Discharge (Lighting) Horsepower Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning International Building Code (Current) 1.9 REPORT TENSE IN' KVA: LF: MEP: MP: NO: PVC: QC: IBC: SD: SF: SY: UBC: VCT: VAT: VWC: Inches Kilovolt Amp Linear Feet Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Manual Pull Station Number Poly Vinyl Chloride Pipe Quality Control International Building Code Smoke Detector Square Feet Square Yard Uniform Building Code (Past) Vinyl Composition Tile Vinyl Asbestos Tile Vinyl Wall Covering This report has been prepared in the present tense as it is intended to only describe conditions at the time of the site observations. 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'-- 0-{ I Appendix Map 1: Strategy A Deployment ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. ~ )- ~ 'Q --I I ~ :L_ i --- "-- ~ I -~-~.~-'~- ~'- I Appendix Map 2: Stfategy A- Five and Six-Minute Capability and Community Risk I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - Fire Service Delivery Study Deployment Strategy B ',J ~ :;A. '~\ ,.\ ~ \ - -. - I _/ ., \ - \ ~, J ....-.. ~ tr 1r )1 , .. r --. - - , .......... ~ - @ ~ ~~ Appendix Map 3: Stfategy B- Five and Six-Minute Capability and Community Risk r Appendix Map 4: Stfategy B Deployment ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I Stillwater, Minnesota - Fire Service Delivery Study Deployment Strategy C '" \- \ ~J L-, I I 1( / "\ ) \ I I Appendix Map 5: Strategy C Deployment ~ Emergency Services Consulting inc. .---:,.~~l L / -- , ,J -----. - "" \ \ \ j\ - ~ ... I ....L ~l I /' /~ r~T\ ') '- . I '- Gj) [ ... ~1 L ~ 1 . ~ I '.[ '\ - ->- --- -, '" .~) , ==- :t~ --~i Appendix Map 6: Stfategy C- Five and Six-Minute Capability and Community Risk I I. I I I I I I I I. I I I I I I I. I I DISCLAIMER Emergency Services Consulting inc personnel and independent contractors are not attorneys; they are specialized consultants and facilitators. The services provided by Emergency Services Consulting inc are performed in accordance with applicable professional standards for emergency services. Emergency Services Consulting inc does not assume any responsibility for legal matters or legal issues. Clients are advised to seek the advice of competent legal counsel in connection with the design or implementation of any potential solution, policy or procedure recommended by Emergency Services Consulting inc. Emergency Services Consulting inc does not make any investigation with respect to a client's qualification or authorization to participate in activities which may be outside the scope of the client's legal authority. Emergency Services Consulting inc's compensation is not in any way contingent upon the accuracy of all data provided to it. All work papers and documents developed by Emergency Services Consulting inc during the course of an engagement shall be and remain the property of Emergency Services Consulting inc. . SINGLE HAULER MONTHLY GAR&E RATE SURVEY AUGUST 2005 . CITY Contractor Highland Sanitation Susan 458-0043 Allied Waste (BFI) Afton I Bayport Birchwood I Jerry Pierre Forest Lake Forest Lake Sanitation Betty 464-2321 Sr. Extfa 30 Gal 60 Gal 90 Gal Charge Updated August 22, 05 Bulk Waste Appliance Recycling Yardwaste $ 15,18 $ 18.46 $ 21,64 $ 2,00 $ 7,19 $ 10,24 $ 12,18 $ 14,67 $ 1,251 Rates per 30 gal container - Sr, $7,90; 1 - $12.40; 2- $13.70; 3 - $15,70; 4 - 18,70; 5+ - $22.40 I $15,90 $16,90 2 discounted rates based on 75 Gallon and 105 40 Gallon 75 Gallon Gallon sizes container container Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No ISingle sort recycling picked up 1 every 2 weeks - $4,75/month $ 14,90 $ 16,90 $ 18,90 $5/$6/$8 Yes No No No Based on container size/per each 105 Gallon add'l tip of container container Compost site where residents deliver on their own Landfall Tennis Sanitation I Garbage is included as part of l10bile home lot rental I Little Canada WM AND Allied (BFI) I $2, 75/ba~ $ 10,60 $ 12,19 $ 14.42 $2.751 Yes No No No Annual clean up day where charge to residents I Marine Waste Management $ 9,50 $ 11,00 $ 12,50 $ 13,75 $ 1.25 Yes No No No Compost site 2 clean up where residents days/year 2 clean up deliver on their where bulk days/year where own is taken bulk is taken North St. Paul Allied Waste (BFI) NA $ 11,69 $ 12,59 $ 14,39 NA Yes No No No $20,01 - 163 gal IOak Park Heights Onyx NA 1$ 9,98 $ 11,20 $ 12,83 $ 1,50 I Yes Yes Yes No IWhite Bear Lake Onyx $ 7,571 $ 9,17 $ 9,88 $ 11,23 $ 2,00 I Yes No No No 60 gallon $1,07 over White Bear Twnshp Allied Waste (BFI) $10,67 $ 13,28 $ 14,36 $ 16,52 90 gallon Yes Yes Yes Yes IWillernie Waste Management $ 8,07 $ 8,07 $ 12.31 $ 14.68 No Charge Yes No No No STILLWA TER Waste Management $ 10.33 $ 12.92 $14.82 $16.79 $ 1.50 Yes Yes Yes Yes ~ . . . CITY OF STILLWATER CITY COUNCIL MEETING NO. 05-15 August 16, 2005 SPECIAL MEETING 4:30 P.M. Mayor Kimble called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. Present: Absent: Councilmembers Polehna, Milbrandt, Harycki, Junker and Mayor Kimble None Staff Present: City Administrator Hansen Finance Director Harrison Lynne Bertalmio, Library Director Police Chief Dauffenbach OTHER BUSINESS Budqet Works hOD with Police and Librarv Police Chief Dauffenbach provided an overview of Police Department operations and reviewed the proposed budgets for the Police Department, Parking and Civil Defense. Library Director Bertalmio reviewed the proposed budget for the Library. Mayor Kimble adjourned the Special Meeting at 6:05 p.m. REGULAR MEETING 7:00 P.M. Mayor Kimble called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Absent: Councilmembers Polehna, Milbrandt, Harycki, Junker and Mayor Kimble None Staff Present City Administrator Hansen Finance Director Harrison City Attorney Magnuson Fire Chief Glaser Public Works Director Eckles Community Development Director Russell City Clerk Ward APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Council member Junker, seconded by Council member Milbrandt, to approve the minutes of Aug. 2, 2005, Regular and Recessed meeting minutes. All in favor. ~ City Council Meeting - 05-15 August 16, 2005 PETITIONS, INDIVIDUALS, DELEGATIONS & COMMENDATIONS . Present and Adopt Resolution for Certificate of Appreciation for Darwin "Duke" Wald Motion by Councilmember Milbrandt, seconded by Councilmember Polehna, to adopt Resolution 2005-177, awarding a Certificate of Appreciation to Darwin "Duke" Wald. Ayes: Councilmembers Harycki, Junker, Milbrandt, Polehna and Mayor Kimble Nays: None Mayor Kimble read the Certificate of Appreciation and thanked Mr. Wald for his service on the Planning Commission from September 1991 to September 2005. Mr. Wald was present to accept the Certificate. Lona Lake Low Water Elevation Issues - Don McKenzie Public Works Director Eckles introduced the discussion by giving a brief history of the issues related to the Long Lake water elevation. He said there had been periodic high water conditions through the mid-1990s. In 1995, the City undertook a study to come up with a solution to the high water conditions. Because the water from Long Lake discharges into Brown's Creek, a protected trout stream, the DNR has specific conditions regarding how and when the water discharges downstream. The City contracted with SEH for studies in 1997 and then completed its AUAR study in 1997. Also the Brown's Creek Watershed District came into being and did hydrological studieA of the lake to try to model appropriate lake level elevations based on full development o~ the watershed district, elevations that would provide flood protection for lakeshore properties. All of the studies/models suggested an elevation of 889 feet, he said. Some people felt that an elevation of 889 would impact recreational opportunities. In 2003, a lake area advisory group formed to come up with a compromise that would protect lakeshore properties as well as protect wildlife and maximize recreational opportunities. The advisory group was unable to come up with a compromise, he said, and the final decision regarding the lake level elevation was left to the City. The decision was made to set the elevation at 890 feet, about a foot higher than the modeling assumptions based on full development. A letter was sent to homeowners in October 2003 providing information as to what they might expect for lake levels; no promises were made, he said. After October 2003, there were a number of discussions with the DNR, Brown's Creek Watershed District, engineers and staff. A whole series of modeling events were looked at that would provide 1 OO-year event protection to all affected property owners. With 1 OO-year protection there could still be significant storm events, such as the storm of 1987, where some properties could have water in the basements. As a result, the level of the weir was lowered about 2 inches, he said. Perhaps the modeling overestimated the daily average water level. That, coupled with this summer's hot weather pattern and water evaporation rates, has resulted in a lake level of about 6 inches lower than some folks were hoping for, he concluded. Don McKenzie, 12620 72nd St. N., addressed the Council. He said he along with Jim . Ehrhart and Joe Arndt did a sampling of lakeshore property owners regarding the Page 2 of 9 ,. City Council Meeting - 05-15 August 16,2005 . current lake level. Major issues of concern, he said, were the poor navigability of the lake due to the low water level and poor shoreline aesthetics. A list of signatures of residents asking that the weir at 72nd Street be modified was provided and included in the agenda packet. He said residents are not asking that the lake level be raised beyond what residents thought was the compromise level set by the City. The bottom line, he said, is that the new weir is not controlling the lake to the level residents expected. According to the October 2003 letter sent to property owners, also included in the packet, the proposed control elevation of 890 feet would yield an average summer elevation of 890.2-890.3, essentially unchanged from what it has been in previous years. Another document stated lake levels at or above 890.0 feet are expected to occur, on average, 67 percent of the time during the recreational season - May 1 to Sept. 15. However, Mr. McKenzie said the new control system, which includes a V notch, allows for continuous outflow and the average lake elevation has dropped to 889.37, he said, one foot below what was stated. Regarding the concern for flood protection, Mr. McKenzie's material indicated that the lowest basement elevation, the Ehrhart residence on Marine Circle, is 894.19 and that basement has never flooded due to lake levels, a statement confirmed by Mr. Ehrhart. . The request, Mr. McKenzie said, is to modify the weir to provide the lake elevation that the Council approved and was promised to the lakeshore owners. He said one option would be to plug the V slot in the weir or to raise the weir and slot at least one foot to allow the water level to reach the planned average level and still provide continuous water outflow for downstream habitat. Mr. Eckles responded that the idea of some type of notch system was discussed many times. The slot allows a continuous outflow of a minor amount of water to replenish the wetlands and creek system downstream. Without any notch, the result is a "flashy" system, and a tidal wave downstream every time it rains. He also noted that the 889 level is what is needed to provide spring snowmelt protection, which he said is more critical than a 1 OO-year storm event. He also noted that all of the modeling assumes full development in the watershed district and that has not occurred yet. Councilmember Milbrandt noted that the weir was dropped 2 inches in the process of the final tweaking of the system and the V goes down another 11 inches, resulting in a 13-inch potential spread from the residents perceptions/expectations. Several council members asked about the possibility of plugging the V notch as a temporary measure to see what happens to the lake elevation. Mr. Eckles responded that would not be possible without the approval of the various permitting agencies as those agencies' approval was based on a certain set of plans and specifications. City Administrator Hansen said the City could talk to the various agencies if that is the Council's wish. Councilmember Polehna said he thought Brown's Creek Watershed District should be involved, rather than the City assuming all the responsibility. Councilmember Polehna also said he thought other issues with Long Lake ought to be addressed, issues such as silting at the south end of the lake and the presence of goldfish. . Page 3 of 9 ... City Council Meeting - 05-15 August 16, 2005 Kay Peterson, 7130 Mid Oaks, asked to address the Council before the Council took . any action. She read a letter expressing appreciation for the new weir system. She said the system is working well and she and her husband would not favor any change. She said the V notch is vital to the total design and any changes would violate the DNR and Brown's Creek Watershed District permits. She said boats have been navigating the lake all summer. And she suggested that changing the lake elevation to provide a little more ease of navigation for a few people is frivolous compared with providing flood protection for all residents. She concluded by asking that no changes be made to the new outlet and noted that many residents potentially affected by any change were unable to attend the meeting. Motion by Councilmember Milbrandt, seconded by Councilmember Harycki to direct staff to check with the various permitting agencies to see what the City can or cannot do via the existing permit and to explore options available to the City and to have Mr. Eckles met with Mr. McKenzie to agree on elevation figures. All in favor. Mayor Kimble recessed the meeting at 8:25 p.m. Mayor Kimble reconvened the meeting at 8:35 p.m. OPEN FORUM Bruce Ehlers, 110 Lakeside Drive, representing the Lakeview Harbor Association, . asked that Public Works Director Eckles provide him with an update, via e-mail, as to any progress being made to correct previously raised concerns about the erosion problems being caused by storm sewer drainage that is impacting the Harbor Association's docks. Mr. Eckles said work is going forward to address the problem and said he would provide Mr. Ehlers with the requested update. STAFF REPORTS Fire Chief Glaser reported that the Grant City Council at its Aug. 2 meeting formally changed the fire service boundaries effective Sept. 1 and also took action approving the service contract with the Stillwater Department for the next three years. Public Works Director Eckles reported that the public meeting to explain the results of the McKusick Lake water quality study was scheduled to take place at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 24 at City Hall; all interested residents were invited to attend, he said. Council member Milbrandt asked that Public Access Channels be contacted to see if it would be possible to tape the meeting for airing on the local Access Channel. Mr. Eckles also noted that a meeting was scheduled for 7 p.m. Aug. 17 to discuss playground design options for Schulenberg Park. Councilmember Harycki said he had not been notified of the meeting and asked about the notification process. Community Development Director Russell said he would check into that matter. Mr. Eckles said a decision had been reached on the type of play structure to be installee at the Settler's Glen Park. He said the developer would reimburse the City for $42,500 of the $43,500 cost for the structure. He said staff would like to move forward with the Page 4 of 9 City Council Meeting - 0.5-15 August 16, 20.0.5 . purchase and installation of the equipment. Council member Milbrandt asked if the Park Board had reviewed the plans. Mr. Russell explained that the Park Board had reviewed the park design but not the specific equipment. Motion by Councilmember Harycki, seconded by Councilmember Polehna, to authorize proceeding with the purchase of the play structure for Settler's Glen Park. All in favor. CONSENT AGENDA* Motion by Councilmember Junker, seconded by Councilmember Milbrandt, to approve the Consent Agenda. Ayes: Councilmembers Harycki, Junker, Milbrandt, Polehna and Mayor Kimble Nays: None . Resolution 2005-173, directing payment of bills Resolution 2005-174, approval of contract with Century College for Police Department Training Possible approval of installation of banner - St. Michael's Church - Merry Mall - October 21-November 13, 20.0.5 Possible approval of installation of banner - Christmas at the Historic Courthouse - November 4-21,20.0.5 Possible approval of installation of banner - Valley Chamber Chorale - November 21 20.0.5 - December 11, 20.0.5 Possible approval of installation of banner - Valley Chamber Choral - January 20.- February 12, 20.0.6. Possible approval of installation of banner - Stillwater Bridal Affair - Historic Court House - February 10.-27, 20.0.6 Possible approval of installation of banner - Valley Chamber Chorale - April 14-30., 20.0.6 Possible approval of installation of banner - America's Walk for Diabetes - September 9-0ctober 2,20.0.5. Possible approval of special event request - Trinity Lutheran Church - Family Fun/Run/Walk - Saturday, September 17, 20.0.5 Request to purchase cash register terminal - St. Croix Valley Recreation Center Request to purchase play equipment for the park in the Settler's Glen Development Request to purchase four Minitor V radio pagers - Fire Department Resolution 2005-175, approving Agreement with CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services, Inc. Resolution 2005-176, approving land surveyor's certificate of correction to plat PUBLIC HEARINGS . This is the date and time for a oublic hearina to consider a new On Sale and Sunday Iiauor license for Lumberiacks of Stillwater. Inc.. DBA: The Old Sawmill Grill and Bar located at 1820. Market Drive. Stillwater. MN. aoolicant Chad Decosse Page 5 of 9 City Council Meeting - 05-15 August 16, 2005 Mayor Kimble referred to Clerk Ward's memo that the issuance of the license is subject to. the pertinent background checks and required State approvals. Mayor Kimble opened the public hearing. No comments were received, and the hearing was closed. Councilmember Junker asked for clarification of the prior issuance of a license for the location in question. City Attorney Magnuson said the license was approved but never issued to Pony Sports Bar due to a problem with a sub-lease for the location. The owner of the building has consented to a lease with this applicant, he said. Motion by Council member Junker, seconded by Councilmember Milbrandt, to adopt Resolution 2005-178, Approving Transfer of Ownership of On-Sale and Sunday License from Ponies Sports Bar & Grill, Inc., DBA: Ponies Sports Bar & Grill to Lumberjacks of Stillwater, Inc., DBA: The Old Sawmill Grill & Bar Ayes: Councilmembers Harycki, Junker, Milbrandt and Polehna and Mayor Kimble Nays: None UNFINISHED BUSINESS Possible approval of addendum to develooers aoreements for Settler's Glen yth and 8th Addition (tabled from Auoust 2nd meeting) City Attorney Magnuson said the addendum had been e-mailed to the developer. Jay Liberacki, representing the developer, said the agreement had been received and . signed. Motion by Council member Junker, seconded by Councilmember Polehna, to ado~t Resolution 2005-179, approval of Addendum to Developers Agreements for Settler's Glen yt and 8th Additions Ayes: Councilmembers Harycki, Junker, Milbrandt, Polehna and Mayor Kimble Nays: None 4th Street/Elm Street Ravine imorovement costs and possible acceotino of ~uotes and awardino contract (tabled from Auoust 2nd meetino) Public Works Director Eckles said quotes for the improvements/repairs were quite good. The low bid was $29,150, while a cost of about $40,000 had been anticipated. He noted the quote does not include needed restoration work, such as seeding; that will be bid separately, he said. Motion by Council member Junker, seconded by Council member Harycki, to adopt Resolution 2005-180, Accepting Quotes and Awarding Contract for 4th and Hickory Storm Sewer Repairs (Project 2005-04). Ayes: Councilmembers Harycki, Junker, Milbrandt, Polehna and Mayor Kimble Nays: None . Page 6 of 9 City Council Meeting - 05-15 August 16,2005 . NEW BUSINESS possible approval of Development Aareement for Meadowview Ridae. City Attorney Magnuson said the agreement is needed because the developers must undertake some road construction. He said both Public Works Director Eckles and Community Development Director Russell had reviewed the agreement. Councilmember Milbrandt questioned the amount of required park dedication. Mr. Russell noted that the second draft provides for a park dedication fee of $3,800 per lot, not $3,800 for the entire development. Motion by Councilmember Junker, seconded by Councilmember Milbrandt, to adopt Resolution 2005-181, approval of Developers Agreement for Meadowview Ridge. Ayes: Councilmembers Harycki, Junker, Milbrandt, Polehna and Mayor Kimble Nays: None Possible approval of resolutions Declarina Cost to be Assessed. and Orderina Preparation of Proposed Assessments for 2005 Street Imorovement Proiect. Pine Street Rehabilitation Proiect. and Boutwell Road Improvement Proiect . Motion Council member Milbrandt, seconded by Councilmember Polehna, to adopt Resolution 2005-182, resolution Declaring Costs to be Assessed and Ordering Preparation of Proposed Assessment for 2005 Street Improvements (Project No. 2005-02). Ayes: Councilmembers Harycki, Junker, Milbrandt, Polehna and Mayor Kimble. Nays: None Motion by Councilmember Milbrandt, seconded by Councilmember Junker, to adopt Resolution 2005-183, Resolution Declaring Costs to be Assessed and Ordering the Preparation of Proposed Assessment for Pine Street Concrete Rehabilitation Project (Project No. 2003-14) Ayes; Councilmembers Harycki, Junker, Milbrandt, Polehna and Mayor Kimble Nays: None Motion by Councilmember Milbrandt, seconded by Councilmember Polehna, to adopt Resolution 2005-184, resolution Declaring Costs to be Assessed and Ordering Preparation of Proposed Assessment for Boutwell Road Improvements (Project No. 2005-05) Ayes: Councilmembers Harycki, Junker, Milbrandt, Polehna and Mayor Kimble Nays: None Possible approval of Resolutions Callina for Assessment Hearina for 2005 Street Improvement . Proiect. Pine Street Rehabilitation Proiect. and Boutwell Road Improvement Proiect Page 7 of 9 City Council Meeting - 05-15 August 16, 2005 Motion by Council member Milbrandt, seconded by Council member Harycki, adopt ResolutiO. 2005-185, resolution Calling for Hearing on Proposed Assessment for 2005 Street Improvement Project (Project 2005-02). Ayes: Councilmembers Harycki, Junker, Milbrandt, Polehna and Mayor Kimble Nays: None Motion by Councilmember Polehna, seconded by Council member Junker, to adopt Resolution 2005-186, resolution Calling for Hearing on Proposed Assessment for Pine Street Concrete Rehabilitation Project (Project 2003-14). Ayes: Councilmembers Harycki, Junker, Milbrandt, Polehna and Mayor Kimble Nays: None Motion by Council member Junker, seconded by Councilmember Milbrandt, to adopt Resolution 2005-187, resolution Calling for Hearing on Proposed Assessment for Boutwell Road Improvement Project (Project 2005-05). Ayes: Councilmembers Harycki, Junker, Milbrandt, Polehna and Mayor Kimble Nays: None Possible aoproval of variance extension for 504 West Olive Councilmember Milbrandt suggested that a condition be added that the new owner present any proposed changes in plans. . Motion by Councilmember Harycki, seconded by Councilmember Junker, to adopt Resolution 2005-188, approval of Variance Extension for 504 West Olive with condition. Ayes: Councilmembers Harycki, Junker, Milbrandt, Polehna and Mayor Kimble Nays: None COUNCIL REQUEST ITEMS Council member Junker commended staff - Mr. Eckles, Tim Moore and Shawn Sanders -- on the repair work completed in the South Fifth and South Sixth Street project areas. Councilmember Polehna asked when the second lift would be completed; Mr. Eckles said that would likely be done before winter. Councilmember Harycki said he had received a call from a resident inquiring about the City obtaining larger recycling bins. City Administrator Hansen responded that staff is working on that issue. . Page 8 of 9 City Council Meeting - 05-15 August 16,2005 4t ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilmember Junker, seconded by Councilmember Harycki, to adjourn at 9:03 p.m. ATIEST: Jay L. Kimble, Mayor Diane F. Ward, City Clerk . Resolution 2005-173, directing payment of bills Resolution 2005-174, approval of contract with Century College for Police Department Training Resolution 2005-175, approving Agreement with CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services, Inc. Resolution 2005-176, approving land surveyor's certificate of correction to plat Resolution 2005-177, awarding a Certificate of Appreciation to Darwin "Duke" Wald. Resolution 2005-178, Approving Transfer of Ownership of On-Sale and Sunday License from Ponies Sports Bar & Grill, Inc., DBA: Ponies Sports Bar & Grill to Lumberjacks of Stillwater, Inc., DBA: The Old Sawmill Grill & Bar Resolution 2005-179, approval of Addendum to Developers Agreements for Settler's Glen ih and 8th Additions Resolution 2005-180, Accepting Quotes and Awarding Contract for 4 th and Hickory Storm Sewer Repairs (Project 2005-04) Resolution 2005-181, approval of Developers Agreement for Meadowview Ridge Resolution 2005-182, Resolution Declaring Costs to be Assessed and Ordering Preparation of Proposed Assessment for 2005 Street Improvements (Project No. 2005- 02) Resolution 2005-183, Resolution Declaring Costs to be Assessed and Ordering the Preparation of Proposed Assessment for Pine Street Concrete Rehabilitation Project (Project No. 2003-14) Resolution 2005-184, Resolution Declaring Costs to be Assessed and Ordering Preparation of Proposed Assessment for Boutwell Road Improvements (Project No. 2005-05) Resolution 2005-185, Resolution Calling for Hearing on Proposed Assessment for 2005 Street Improvement Project (Project 2005-02) Resolution 2005-186, Resolution Calling for Hearing on Proposed Assessment for Pine Street Concrete Rehabilitation Project (Project 2003-14) Resolution 2005-187, Resolution Calling for Hearing on Proposed Assessment for Boutwell Road Improvement Project (Project 2005-05) Resolution 2005-188, approval of Variance Extension for 504 West Olive . Page 9 of 9 . . . CITY OF STILLWATER CITY COUNCIL MEETING NO. 05-16 August 23, 2005 SPECIAL MEETING 4:30 P.M. Acting Mayor Junker called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. Present: Council members Polehna, Milbrandt, Harycki, Junker and Mayor Kimble (arrived at 4:50 p.m) None Absent: Others Present: City Administrator Hansen Public Works Director Eckles Public Works Superintendent Thomsen Assistant Public Works Superintendent Chaves Director of Administration Knauss Community Development Director Russell City Attorney Magnuson Finance Director Harrison OTHER BUSINESS Budqet WorkshoD Public Works Director Eckles, Public Works Superintendent Thomsen, Assistant Public Works Superintendent Chaves provided an operation report on Public Works and Engineering. They also reviewed the proposed budgets for streets, parks, shop, sewer enterprise fund, and engineering. Fire Chief Glaser provided an operations review of the department and presented the proposed budget for the Fire Department. Recreation Center Manager Brady reviewed the proposed budget for the operation of the St. Croix Valley Recreation Center. He also reviewed various activities held at the Recreation Center. Director of Administration Knauss reviewed the proposed budgets for Elections, Administration, Plant City Hall, and MIS. Community Development Director Russell reviewed the proposed budget for Community Development and the Building Department. City Attorney Magnuson reviewed the proposed budget for legal services. Finance Director Harrison reviewed the proposed budget for the finance department. City Council Meeting - 04-19 August 31, 2004 City Administrator Hansen reviewed the Mayor & Council, Unallocated and Special . Events budgets. City Administrator summarized the entire budget as well as any impact to the residents. Motion by Councilmember Junker, seconded by Councilmember Polehna to accept the budget as presented with a change in the retainer item in the City Attorney's budget. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilmember Milbrandt, seconded by Councilmember Harycki to adjourn the meeting at 9:25 p.m. Jay L. Kimble, Mayor ATTEST: Larry D. Hansen, City Administrator . . Page 2 of 2 Cit~ O~ g UQQwatetl, u\Ai~~egota cp tlOcQamatio~ WHEREAS, the financial planning process allows individuals to achieve their dreams by empowering them to identify and manage realistic financial goals and negotiate the financial barriers that arise at every stage of life; WHEREAS, everyone can benefit from knowing about the value of financial planning and where to turn for objective financial advice; WHEREAS, the Financial Planning Association is the membership organization for the financial planning community, representing 29,000 members dedicated to supporting the financial planning process as a way to help individuals achieve their goals and dreams; . WHEREAS, the Financial Planning Association believes that everyone needs objective advice to make smart financial decisions and that when seeking the advice of a financial planner, the planner should be a CFP professional; WHEREAS, the Financial Planning Association is dedicated to helping individuals discover the value of financial planning: NOW THEREFORE, I, JAY L. KIMBLE, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STILL WATER, by authority vested in me, do hereby proclaim October 3-9,2005 as FINANCIAL PLANNING WEEK in Stillwater. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Stillwater to be affixed this 20th day of September, 2005. uUa~o/[ , . . . ~ ~(Q)P'lf Michael P. Severin 8012 - 50th Street North P.O. Box 165 Lake Elmo, MN 55042 August24,2005 Mayor Jay L. Kimble 412 West Elm Street Stillwater, MN 55082 Councilmember Wally Milbrandt 172 Mallard Court Stillwater, MN 55082 Councilmember David Junker 615 East St. Louis Stillwater, MN 55082 Councilmember Michael Polehna 1100 Northland Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082 Councilmember Ken Harycki 2004 Hazel Court Stillwater, MN 55082 Dear Mayor and Stillwater Councilmembers: I am an adult hockey player who helped organize and has kept a group of the so-called "Old Timers" skating in Stillwater for approximately 25 years. We continue to skate year round and have a very dedicated group of skaters who participate for the fun and exercise that hockey offers. Upon receiving our winter schedule, it was disappointing to see that over half of our ice time (17 hours) puts us on the ice at 10:25 p.m. Through the years we learned to accept a certain amount of late ice, especially when the only sheet of ice was Lily Lake Arena. Them am now three sheets of ice and our late hours continue to increase and get worse. I am very aware of the priority with which the ice time is allocated during the season. Many of our players are now or have been involved in the hockey association, with our kids skating and many of us involved in coaching, including myself. I could be wrong, but I do not believe that the St. Croix Valley Recreation Center was built exclusively for the hockey association, especially since it is operated and, in part, funded by city tax dollars. As of now, we feel we are being forced out, as many of our players feel that the amount of late hours are not worth the time and money. Our participation in adult hockey will surely decline due to the schedule and we will be unable to afford the ice due to lack of ~ , Mayor and Councilmembers August 24, 2005 Page Two. . . . . . . players. I feel that a couple hours a week, scheduled in for other hockey players in the community is not too much to ask. Many of us gained our hockey experience and love for the game in the same hockey association that now uses the arena. The fact that adults, some of us 50 and older, are still playing the game, is a credit to the hockey association. Youth hockey should go beyond bantams and high school and, hopefully, some will continue to play weil into their adult life, as we do. If we are going to spend so much time and money teaching the game, shouldn't we set a few hours aside for players to continue playing the game if they choose to do so? We are not trying to take ice away from the kids, we are only asking what is fair and reasonable. Coming home from a night of ice hockey after midnight is a hard thing to do, and unfortunately takes the fun out of it. It is sure to affect our numbers and may be the end of our participation. . There are some of us who think that the hours are also a little late for the kids. Getting off the ice past 10:00 p.m. on a school night means that a lot of them are not in bed sleeping until almost midnight. Some who think that the hours are late still have kids in the program. I would ask the council, if you participated in a recreational activity, be it hockey, basketball, soccer or any other sport, would you consider starting at 10:25 p.m. a little late? I know of no other recreational activity that requires participants to start at 10:30 p.m. I am asking the Council to take a look at this situation and possibly consider that setting a couple of hours a week aside for the adult hockey players in the community is not an unreasonable thing to ask. As it stands now, our group will not be able to take the late hours that are scheduled and we are hoping that it is possible for the City to find a way to free up an hour a week for our players. If not, we'll have to give up the late ice time and unfortunately it could be the end of our participation in the sport. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, . Michael P. Severin cc: City Administrator ~ 08/23/2005 10:40 5514302415 . . . STCRO IX"jALLEyFECCTR FAGE Vi? ST. CROIX VALLEY ICE ARENAlFIELDHOUSE LILY LAKE ICE ARENA ( PROPOSED PRlORlTY USE CLASSIFICATION POLICY j 1. Facility programs including, but nOt limited to, lessons, leagues7 open skating, open patch/freestyle, open hockey, open running track, open soccer, batting cage lise, golf practice, pitch catch and walking clubs of various ages in the ice arena or fieldhouse. 2. Stillwater Area High School varsity and junior varsity programs including, but not limited to, boys or girls hockey, boys or girls soccer, boys or girls track and field, boys or girls baseball/softball, football and other programs in the ice arena or fieldhouse. '" J. Other non-profit programs located within the boundaries of Independent School District 834~ including youth group programs (e.g., hockey association; soccer association, etc.), and other non-profit organizations. 4_ Other School District 834 activities, and, inocated within the District boundaries, other private school and church sponsored activities, and adult athletic associations who have at least 50% of participation based with home or business address within School District 834. 5. General Public group usage who have at least 50% of participation based with home or business address within the boundaries of School District 834. 6. Non resident groups. "- LOCATION:6514302415 RX TIME 08/23 '05 10:47 .' " MEMORAJ"JDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BET\VEEN THE CITY OF STILL WATER AND THE STILL WA TER AREA HOCKEY ASSOCL;\ TION . 1. It is recognized that the Stillwater Area Hockey Association ('"Association'") is a significant contributor toward the financing of the St. Croix Valley Recreation Center ('"Center") ice arena facilities constructed in 1998. The Association is also recognized as a significant purchaser of ice time hours. 2. It is anticipated that the construction and operation of the proposed second sheet of ice at the Center will provide a minimum of 1600 ice time hours during the \vinter season (October to April of each year) for use by the Association at the three ice arena facilities. 3. The City of Stillwater will work with the Association and all other user groups to fairly distribute ice time rental hours between all user groups and to provide a reasonable schedule of prime time as \vell as non-prime time rental hours to the Association at the three facilities. 4. The following ice time distribution schedule will generally be followed: 1. Ice Time Distribution for Stillwater Area Hockev Association. The City of . Stillwater will provide up to 1600 hours of ice time annually beginning the first week of October and ending the 2nd week of March in accordance with the distribution schedule generally set forth as follow's: 1. Weekdav Hours: 800 weekday hours will be reserved for the Association. A. These hours will consist of 200-4 hour blocks of time scheduled between 5:00 P.M. and 10:30 P.M. B. The 200-4 hour blocks of time will be scheduled at all three sheet of ice as available week to week. C. The City will try to provide these blocks of time in 10-4 hour blocks per week. 2. Weekend hours: 800 weekend hours will be reserved for the Association. A. 200-4 hour blocks of time \vill be provided. The City \vill attempt to provide the blocks of time equally Saturdays and Sundays. B. The blocks of time \vill be distributed as available at the 3 sheets of ice. C. The City will attempt to provide the time in 5-4 hour blocks of time on Saturdays and Sundays. . ..' , . . . Page 2. II. It is understood that the ice time distribution schedule generally set for:.h above is intended to be used as guide to ensure the fair distribution of ice time among the users of the facilities and to avoid front end, back or holiday loading of ice time rental hours. Strict adherence to the schedule may not alwa~'s be practical and may be subject to cha.'lge. The Cit'j of StiJIwater v.-ill attempt to fairly distribute rental adjustments between the user groups and will work with the Association a.'ld ether users to arrange mutually agreeable alternatives. III. It is also understood that the Association will use its best efforts to purchase the hours stated herein, and that upon approval of the ice time schedule by the City for the Association each season, the Association will use its best efforts to utilize all of the hours purchased for the season. A~, //j?! ~~ U /;r~e--/ Association President Date / } / / & I 1999 D3!e 1999 " I LIST OF BILLS . EXHIBIT" A" TO RESOLUTION #2005-189 3AA Hockey Program 3D Specialties, Inc. A.w.1. Diversified LLC Abrahamson Nurseries ADP Screening & Selection Serv Aggregate Industries Allied Blacktop Amdahl Locksmith Ancom Communications Arch Wireless Aspen Mills Bell's Trucking Bonestroo, Rosen, Anderlik Braun Pump & controls Brines Market Bryan Rock Products Cardinal Tracking, Inc. Carquest Carr, Thomas Cartridge World . Cashman, James Chemsearch Cingular Wireless City of Cottage Grove City of Oakdale City of Woodbury Clarey's Safety Equipment Clark, Luann Coca Cola Comcast Computer Services of Florida Coordinated Business Systems County Materials Corp Cub Foods Cummins NPower, LLC Dakota County Receiving Center Ebner, Colleen Emergency Apparatus Maintenance Fairmont Plumbing & Heating Farrell, Judy Fire Equipment Specialties, Inc First Line Beverage Inc. . Forestry Supplier, Inc Fox Valley Systems Gall's GCR Minneapolis Truck Tire Ctr Ad in Girls Hockey Tournament Program 2-3/8" x 12 SS15 Round PI Tire Storage Rack Retain Wall (Poplar Street), Rain Gardens Drug Screen Fill Sand 2005 Street Seal Coating Service Call & Repair Motorola Portable Radio Pager Service Uniforms Fire Cleanup at 324 E. Wilkin St Professional Services Repair to Brick Street Lift Station Budget Meeting Lunches Gravel Labor & Parts to Repair Parking Equipment Equipment Repair Supplies Refund from Variance Application Refill Ink CDBG Contractor Overage Charges Chemicals for Parks Cell Phone Police Officers for LJD'S Police Officers for LJD'S Police Officers for LJD'S Strobe Light, Strobe Tube, Camera Battery Cleaning At Public Works Soda for Concessions Cable Final 50% for Security Camera, Coax Wire Maintenance Contract ADJ Concrete Ring Board & Commission Picnic Service Call & Repair July 2005 Drunk Driver Transport Refund Park Deposit Fee Repair to Pump 6108 Test and Reports for RPZ Valve CDBG Contractor Overage Charges Streamlight Litebox Replacement Battery Concession Supplies Tape, Paint, Hazardous Material Tape Equipment Repair Supplies Oxygen Bag, Aluminum Cylinder, Medic Bag Tires 125.00 747,91 1,800,00 5,669.09 120,00 15.41 94,828,34 143,00 1,096.16 38.34 518.14 5,000,00 6,233.98 1,956.07 53,23 503.47 455,87 120,65 100,00 10,64 600.00 3,011,39 45.77 4,50075 2,520,00 2,287,68 641,03 210.00 1,188.00 68,33 4,252.00 321.26 852.00 880.52 257.72 660.00 50,00 1,018.43 330,00 775.00 50,89 459.33 287.06 141.63 711,32 724.46 EXHIBIT" A" TO RESOLUTION #2005-189 General Security Services Corp GFOA Glewwe Doors Grand Prix Vending Greeder & Mondor Electric Co. Green, Nancy Hansen, Larry Hansen, Steve Heritage Printing Holiday Imagineering Insight Integra Telecom, Inc Knauss, Chantell Krakowski, Molly Lake Management, Inc. Larson, Gerri Lawton, James J III Layman, Colleen League of MN Cities M.R. Danielson Advertising Magnuson Law Firm Matrix Communication, Inc Mauschbaugh, Sherry Menards Meredith, Nathan Mil Life MN Office of Enterprise MTI Distributing Northshore Compressors Northwood Power Equipment O'Laughlin, Margaret Office Depot Office Max Otto, Becky Parts Associates Inc PC Solutions Quill Corp R & R Specialties, Inc. Russell, Stephen Schwartz, Jane Sentry Systems, Inc Signal Pro Equipment Spartan Promotional Group Sprint PCS Stick Wizard Stillwater Gazette Alarm System Monitoring Membership Dues & Conference Fees Equipment Repair Supplies Concession Supplies, Fancy Lollypops Repair to Aiple Lift Station, & PW Building CDBG Contractor Overage Charges Board & Commission Picnic Investigator Clothes Reimbursement Printing of Learn to Skate Brochures Fuel for Planning & Rec Center Consulting Digital Camera, Backup Software Telephone August Expenses CDBG Grant Billing Treatment of Lily Lake CDBG Contractor Overage Charges Court Appointed Mediator GFOA Mileage & Parking Fees Insurance, 3rd Installment Parking Proposal Services thru 08/31 Computer Equipment Repair Park Deposit Refund Equipment Repair Supplies Supplies for SFST Training Class Term Life Insurance Internet Wide Area Network Equipment Repair Supplies Air Compressor Maintenance Equipment Repair Supplies CDBG Contractor Overage Charges Office Supplies, Minor Equipment Office Supplies Bike Inner Tube Misc. Shop Parts Maintenance Agreement Office Supplies Ice Blade Grinding Board & Commission Picnic CDBG Contractor Overage Charges System Monitoring Services Mulch Blade, Hydro Filter, Shindiawa Saw 2" Black Vinyl Lettering Cell Phone, PCS Connection Card Data Plan Hockey Stick Fixing supplies Publishing Page 2 ~ , 64,84 295.00 571,00 131.40 7,776.00 2,198,00 86.49 489.86 545.71 75.86 100,00 1,258.25 927.58 757.88 1,072.50 3,097,87 6,200,00 562,50 144,16 49,298.50 8,500,00 7,620,83 295.00 50.00 490,73 131.00 1,215.60 140,83 173.78 366.75 244,62 660,00 2,667.76 25.07 3.15 899.52 48.00 54.24 62.00 31.06 1,375.00 135.41 723.15 60.30 106,69 2,458,00 102.68 . . . ~ EXHIBIT" A" TO RESOLUTION #2005-189 . Streicher's Stripe a Lot Superior Crane Corp Sysco Food Services TA Schifsky & Sons TA Schifsky & Sons The Watson Co Thompson, Linda Thompson Publishing Group Tousley Ford Trans Union LLC Tri State Bobcat, Inc Tschofen, Carmen United Building Centers United Rentals US Bank Viking Industrial Center Wal Mart Washington County Transport Washington County Sheriffs Office Waste Management Wente, Michael . WET Technology, Inc Workwell Occupational Wrap-N-Ship Yocum Oil MANUALS AUGUST 2005 Junker, Scott Xcel ADDENDUM TO BILLS Ancom Communications Ancom Technical Center Boyer Trucks Carquest Catco Diversified Inspections GCR Minneapolis Truck Tire Ctr Grafix Shoppe Interstate All Battery Jansen's Cleaning Service . Kremer Spring, Alignment & Body Lake Country Door League of MN Cities League of MN Cities Page 3 Training Ammo Roadway Striping Overhead Crane Inspections Concession Supplies Asphalt Curve Crest Boulevard Trail Concession Supplies Reimbursement for Snacks for SFST Training Fair Labor Standards Handbook Cable Asy Employment Credit Report Equipment Repair Supplies Final Report and Survey Sheet Submission Portland Cement Small Tools, Minor Equipment, Supplies Paying Agent Fees Safety Equipment Supplies Labor for Striping Roads Deputies for LJD'S 2005 Garbage Certification, 1 st Payment CDBG Contractor Overage Charges Chemicals for Cooling Tower, Rec Center Police PP Exams Shipping for Cardinal Tracking System Fuel Trail Easement Electricity (4) Minitor V Radios Radio Repair 2006 Sterling L8500 Equipment Repair Supplies Equipment Repair Supplies Annual Ladder Testing Tires Stillwater Fire Lettering on Trailer Lithium Maintenance Agreement Springs, Shocks for Engine 6107 Steel Cable Assembly Membership Deductible 1 34, 1 9 425,00 532,50 350.62 559,13 18,971.27 432.45 21.02 389,00 32.62 73.86 150,27 3,000,00 694;51 3,737"80 1,393,01 38.88 382.06 8,270.89 6,535.00 18,352.02 1,250.00 786,94 546,00 33.52 3,237.21 4,000.00 13,669.32 2,043.50 12,00 53,791,00 78,31 140.43 915.45 906.62 140.65 61.99 260.00 702,50 397,36 10,923.00 500.00 EXHIBIT" A" TO RESOLUTION #2005-189 Legislative Associates, Inc, MN Mayors Association Napa Auto Office Depot Owest Spartan Stauber/Ostley Goalie School Stork Twin City Testing Viking Industrial Center Yocum Oil Xcel Adopted by the City Council this 6th Day of September, 2005 Page 4 August Billing Membership Dues Oil & Air Filters Office Supplies Phone Police Uniform Caps Refund for Ice Sanitary & Water, Phase II Safety Equipment Ulf & Diesel Fuel Electricity & Natural Gas TOTAL , 3,833,33 20,00 19,28 67,65 218.69 182.70 918,56 1,170,00 435.55 5,301.45 19,113.26 . 440,826.81 . . I' , . . . FORESTRY CONSULTANT CONTRACT FOR 2005 This contract is made this 6th day of September, 2005, between the City of Stillwater, a Home Rule Charter City of the third class, existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota, with offices at 216 North 4th Street, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082, "City", and Kathy Widin, Plant Health Associates, Inc. 13457 Sixth Street North, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082, "Consultant". RECIT ALS The City desires to retain the services of the Consultant to provide consulting services in the development and maintenance of a forestry management program. Consultant agrees to perform these services for the City under the terms and conditions set forth in this Contract. In consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein, it is agreed between the City and the Consultant as follows: SECTION I. NATURE OF WORK Consultant will perform the services as shown on the attached Exhibit "A" on behalf of the City. SECTION II. PLACE OF WORK It is understood that Consultant services will be rendered largely in the field or at Consultants place of business and not in the Office of the City. SECTION III. COMPENSATION 1. The City will pay to the Consultant as follows: a. $45.00 per hour for services listed in Exhibit "A" or as otherwise approved by the City. b. Ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred by the Consultant and attributable to the work will be reimbursed by the City provided that prior written approval is given by the City. SECTION IV. STATUS OF CONSULTANT This Contract calls for the performance of the services of the Consultant as an independent contractor and the Consultant will not be considered an employee of the City for any purpose. ~ '\ SECTION V. INDEMNIFICATION . Any and all claims that arise or may arise against the Contractor, its agents, servants or employees as a consequence of any act or omission on the part of the Consultant or its agents, servants or employees while engaged in the performance of this Contract shall in no way be the obligation or responsibility of the City. Consultant shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the City, its officers and employees against any and all liability, loss, costs, damages, expenses, claims or actions, including attorney's fees, which the City, its officers or employees may hereafter sustain, incur or be inquired to pay, arising out of or by reason of any negligence or willful act or omission of the Consultant, its agents, servants or employees, in the execution, performance or failure to adequately perform Consultant's obligations under this Contract. SECTION VI. AUTHORITY The City hereby grants to the Consultant all authority reasonably necessary to pursue and achieve the objectives of this Contract. SECTION VII. DURATION This contract will be in effect from January 1,2005 through December 31,2005 and will be renewable on an annual basis upon mutual agreement by both parties. This agreement may be terminated by either party upon sixty (60) days written notice to terminate the agreement by the party . IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands this September, 2005. day of CITY OF STILLWATER By: Jay L. Kimble, Mayor By: Diane F. Ward, City Clerk PLAT HEALTH ASSOCIATES, INC. By: Kathy Widin . Exhibit "A" Forestry Consulting Work Program - 2005 . To: Larry Hansen, City Administrator, and City Council City of Stillwater From: Katharine D. \Vidin, Ph.D. Forestry Consultant 2/12/05 SERVICE ESTIlVIA TED HOURS WORK PROPOSED IVlaintenance of Public Trees Evaluation of Trees on Public Property: Boulevard Trees Park Trees Trees on City Property 10 Evaluations of trees on public propelty to determine nature of tree problem(s) and whether or not specific trees should be removed or need other care - on a case by case basis Woodland management plan for Brown's Creek Nature Area and general year-long maintenance calendar for public woodland areas Education/Outreach Write Articles 4 Articles for City Newsletter (4) and 1 article for the Stillwater Gazette on tree-related issues Return phone calls from residents and make site visits regarding tree insect, disease and cultural problems. Send literature to residents regarding information requested. Info. sessions for residents on tree planting and care and management of European buckthorn (may be related to City projects) .A:1intain Forestry .tline 32 Seminars/W orkshops for Residents 4 Buckthorn Management Demo. Project 12 Work with Friends of Stillwater Parks and a neighborhood group on a demonstration project in a public area (park or along a trail such as in McKusick Ravine) to manage European buckthorn Brochure to go with girdling tool loan program Tree Protection Site design review for wooded lots - Liberty Oak Wilt 5 (est.) (developer) 10 Site review/tree protection and management projects; memos, meetings, etc. . 8 Site review of building placement, tree location and protection on wooded building lots Survey for oak wilt infection centers within the City; provide information and assistance to property owners in oak wilt management To provide guidelines, site review for City projects regarding tree selection, planting, care and protection; to provide recommendations and field instruction for control of buckthorn, an invasive woody plant, in areas of public projects Estimated Hours for 2005: City = 80 (@$45.00/hour) = $3,600.00 Developer = 5 (paid by developer) LIST OF BILLS . EXHIBIT" A" TO RESOLUTION #2005-189 3M Hockey Program 3D Specialties, Inc. A.W.1. Diversified LLC Abrahamson Nurseries ADP Screening & Selection Serv Aggregate Industries Allied Blacktop Amdahl Locksmith Ancom Communications Arch Wireless Aspen Mills Bell's Trucking Bonestroo, Rosen, Anderlik Braun Pump & controls Brines Market Bryan Rock Products Cardinal Tracking, Inc. Carquest Carr, Thomas Cartridge World .cashman, James Chemsearch Cingular Wireless City of Cottage Grove City of Oakdale City of Woodbury Clarey's Safety Equipment Clark, Luann Coca Cola Comcast Computer Services of Florida Coordinated Business Systems County Materials Corp Cub Foods Cummins NPower, LLC Dakota County Receiving Center Ebner, Colleen Emergency Apparatus Maintenance Fairmond Plumbing & Heating Farrel!, Judy Fire Equipment Specialties, Inc First Line Beverage Inc. .Forestry Supplier, Inc Fox Valley Systems Ad in Girls Hockey Tournament Program 2-3/8" x 12 SS 15 Round PI Tire Storage Rack Retain Wall (Poplar Street), Rain Gardens Drug Screen Fill Sand 2005 Street Seal Coating Service Call & Repair Motorola Portable Radio Pager Service Uniforms Fire Cleanup at 324 E. Wilkin St Professional Services Repair to Brick Street Lift Station Budget Meeting Lunches Gravel Labor & Parts to Repair Parking Equipment Equipment Repair Supplies Refund from Variance Application Refill Ink CDBG Contractor Overage Charges Chemicals for Parks Cell Phone Police Officers for LJD'S Police Officers for LJD'S Police Officers for LJD'S Strobe Light, Strobe Tube, Camera Battery Cleaning At Public Works Soda for Concessions Cable Final 50% for Security Camera, Coax Wire Maintenance Contract ADJ Concrete Ring Board & Commission Picnic Service Call & Repair July 2005 Drunk Driver Transport Refund Park Deposit Fee Repair to Pump 6108 Test and Reports for RPZ Valve CDBG Contractor Overage Charges Streamlight Litebox Replacement Battery Concession Supplies Tape, Paint, Hazardous Material Tape Equipment Repair Supplies 125.00 747.91 1,800.00 5,669.09 120.00 15.41 94,828.34 143.00 1,096.16 38.34 518.14 5,000.00 6,233.98 1,956.07 53.23 503.47 455.87 120.65 100.00 10.64 600.00 3,011.39 45.77 4,500.75 2,520.00 2,287.68 641.03 210.00 1,188.00 68.33 4,252.00 321.26 852.00 880.52 257.72 660.00 50.00 1,018.43 330.00 775.00 50.89 459.33 287.06 141.63 EXHIBIT" A" TO RESOLUTION #2005-189 Gall's GCR Minneapolis Trick Tire Ctr General Security Services Corp GFOA Glewwe Doors Grand Prix Vending Greeder & Mondor Electric Co. Green, Nancy Hansen, Larry Hansen, Steve Heritage Printing Holiday Imagineering Insight Integra Telecom, Inc Knauss, Chantell Krakowski, Molly Lake Management, Inc. Larson, Gerri Lawton, James J III Layman, Colleen League of MN Cities M.R. Danielson Advertising Magnuson Law Firm Matrix Communication, lnc Mauschbaugh, Sherry Menards Meredith, Nathan Mil Life MN Office of Enterprise MTI Distributing Northshore Compressors Northwood Power Equipment O'Laughlin, Margaret Office Depot Office Max Otto, Becky Parts Associates Inc PC Solutions Quill Corp R & R Specialties, Inc. Russell, Stephen Schwartz, Jane Sentry Systems, Inc Signal Pro Equipment Spartan Promotional Group Oxygen Bag, Aluminum Cylinder, Medic Bag Tires Alarm System Monitoring Membership Dues & Conference Fees Equipment Repair Supplies Concession Supplies, Fancy Lollypops Repair to Aiple Lift Station, & PW Building CDBG Contractor Overage Charges Board & Commission Picnic Investigator Clothes Reimbursement Printing of Learn to Skate Brochures Fuel for Planning & Rec Center Consulting Digital Camera, Backup Software Telephone August Expenses CDBG Grant Billing Treatment of Lily Lake CDBG Contractor Overage Charges Court Appointed Mediator GFOA Mileage & Parking Fees Insurance, 3rd Installment Parking Proposal Services thru 08/31 Computer Equipment Repair Park Deposit Refund Equipment Repair Supplies Supplies for SFST Training Class Term Life Insurance Internet Wide Area Network Equipment Repair Supplies Air Compressor Maintenance Equipment Repair Supplies CDBG Contractor Overage Charges Office Supplies, Minor Equipment Office Supplies Bike Inner Tube Misc. Shop Parts Maintenance Agreement Office Supplies Ice 81ade Grinding Board & Commission Picnic CDBG Contractor Overage Charges System Monitoring Services Mulch Blade, Hydro Filter, Shindiawa Saw 2" Black Vinyl Lettering Page 2 711.32 . 411.09 64.84 295.00 571.00 131.40 7,776.00 2,198.00 86.49 489.86 545.71 75.86 100.00 1,258.25 927.58 757.88 1,072.50 3,097.87 6,200.00 562.50 144.16 49,298.50. 8,500.00 7,620.83 295.00 50.00 490.73 131.00 1,215.60 140.83 173.78 366.75 244.62 660.00 2,667.76 25.07 3.15 899.52 48.00 54.24 62.00 31.06 1,375.00. 135.41 723.15 60.30 EXHIBIT" A" TO RESOLUTION #2005-189 . Sprint PCS Stick Wizard Stillwater Gazette Streicher's Stripe a Lot Superior Crane Corp Sysco Food Services TA Schifsky & Sons TA Schifsky & Sons The Watson Co Thompson, Linda Thompson Publishing Group Tousley Ford Trans Union LLC Tri State Bobcat, fnc Tschofen, Carmen United Building Centers United Rentals US Bank Viking Industrial Center Wal Mart .washington County Transport Washington County Sheriffs Office Waste Management Wente, Michael WET Technology, Inc Workwell Occupational Wrap-N-Ship Yocum Oil . Page 3 Cell Phone, PCS Connection Card Data Plan Hockey Stick Fixing supplies Publishing Training Ammo Roadway Striping Overhead Crane Inspections Concession Supplies Asphalt Curve Crest Boulevard Trail Concession Supplies Reimbursement for Snacks for SFST Training Fair Labor Standards Handbook Cable Asy Employment Credit Report Equipment Repair Supplies Final Report and Survey Sheet Submission Portland Cement Small Tools, Minor Equipment, Supplies Paying Agent Fees Safety Equipment Supplies Labor for Striping Roads Deputies for LJD'S 2005 Garbage Certification, 1 st Payment CDBG Contractor Overage Charges Chemicals for Cooling Tower, Rec Center Police PP Exams Shipping for Cardinal Tracking System Fuel 106.69 2,458.00 102.68 1 34. 1 9 425.00 532.50 350.62 559.13 18,971.27 432.45 21.02 389.00 32.62 73.86 150.27 3,000.00 694.51 3,737.80 1,393.01 38.88 382.06 8,270.89 6,535.00 18,352.02 1,250.00 786.94 546.00 33.52 3,237.21 . RESOLUTION 2005-190 APPROVAL OF SHARED USE PARKING AGREEMENT BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Stillwater, MN that the Shared Use Parking Agreement between the City of Stillwater Public Library and The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, as on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved and authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the agreement. Adopted by the Stillwater City Council this 6th day of September 2005. Jay L. Kimble, Mayor ATTEST: . Diane F. Ward, City Clerk . SHARED USE PARKING AGREEMENT . THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this -3~ day of b\.1?1 2005, between the City of Stillwater, a Municipal Corporation ("City"), the Stillwater Publi ; Library, a public library organized in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Chapter 134, and a Department of the City ("Library"), and The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, a Minnesota Religious Corporation ("Ascension"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, City is the owner of land, (the "Property") located in the City of Stillwater, County of Washington, State of Minnesota, legally described as attached hereto on Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Property is currently used exclusively by the Stillwater Public Library; and WHEREAS, a portion of the Property, to wit, the South Yz of Lot Number 3 in Block Number 20 of the original town (now City) of Stillwater, originally was gifted to the City from Ascension by an Indenture dated December 19, 1904 (the "Indenture"); and WHEREAS, said Indenture provided, among other things, that the said South Yz of Lot 3 should be preserved and maintained forever as a part of the open grounds surrounding the Public Library building, and further contained a reverter clause stating that if said condition was broken the conveyance would be void, and title to said South Yz of Lot 3 would revert to Ascension; and . WHEREAS, the City and the Library now wish to enlarge and expand and otherwise improve the Stillwater Public Library in a manner substantially conforming to the diagram attached hereto as Exhibit B; and WHEREAS, a portion of said expansion would involve improving and developing a portion of the said South Yz of Lot 3; and WHEREAS, Ascension is in need of additional parking for its members; and WHEREAS, Ascension desires to waive and cancel its reverter rights provided that the benefits described in this agreement are served for the parishioners of Ascension; and WHEREAS, the Library is willing to allow use by Ascension of the Library parking garage, under the terms and conditions expressed in this agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL COVENANTS HEREIN CONTAINED AND FOR OTHER VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the receipt and . sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the three parties, the parties agree as follows: . 1. Ascension hereby waives and forever cancels its reverter clause contained in the Indenture. 2. The Library grants to Ascension the exclusive use of 40 parking spaces illustrated on Exhibit B hereto for the use by members and guests of Ascension on the following days: Sundays 6 am through 1 pm, Christmas Days, and Easter Sundays, and during the following church services: Christmas Eve Services and Easter Eve Services from 6 pm through 1 :30 am. "Exclusive" for purposes of this paragraph means that on the days and times specified, Ascension members and guests have the use of 40 parking spaces, but the parking spaces will not be made available at the same time for general public parking. . 3. As consideration for its exclusive parking rights granted in this agreement, Ascension will pay to the City the sum of $2,500 per year, payable in equal monthly installments of $208.34, beginning on the first day of the first full calendar month that the parking facility is available for exclusive use by Ascension, and continuing on the first day of each month thereafter. On each 10 year anniversary of this agreement, the annual sum payable pursuant to this agreement shall be adjusted by adding to the then existing amount the sum derived by multiplying the existing annual amount by the cumulative and compounded percentage increase for the 10 year period published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area. 4. Access to the parking spaces by members and guests of Ascension shall be gained by use of a regular Library borrower's card or by such other means as the Library may establish. 5. The City or the Library shall maintain and keep the parking spaces free of debris, snow and ice on a schedule as determined by the City or the Library. Ascension shall have the right, but not the obligation, to remove debris, snow and ice from the parking spaces at any other time. 6. Signage. A portable sign identifying the periods of use may be displayed during the period of use of the parking spaces by Ascension shall be created at the expense of Ascension, with specifications determined by the City and the Library. . 7. Ascension hereby indemnifies, defends and saves the City and the Library, and its employees, agents, insurers, assigns and affiliated partnerships and corporations, harmless from and against claims, actions, costs or damages resulting in bodily injury or property damage, which accrue to or are suffered by any person or property resulting solely from acts or omissions of Ascension, its employees, agents and members in connection with use of the parking spaces. 8. In the event that Ascension develops and owns any parking lot or lots on the East side of North Third Street, Ascension and the Library will have the right to enter into negotiations for use of such lot or lots by library patrons, and will negotiate the amount of rent paid pursuant to paragraph 3 of this agreement. . IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this agreement on the day and year first above written. CITY OF STILL\VATER By Its STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) ss COUNTY OF WASHINGTON ) This instrument was acknowledged before me this day of 2005, by , the , on behalf of the City of Stillwater. of the Notary Public . STILLWATER PUBLIC LI By vJ_ ~'" . J Its ~ c:rl-l MieeS [Jreex ~ STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) ss COUNTY OF WASHINGTON ) This instrument was acknowledged before me this (t6'~ay of At, li.,t- 2005, by WdltAoN". 0 tt~c--~ ~ h~~the p('t.~tOuvt- ~~ of\"" r"V~~c, " o~ ~il~t~tLibrary. Notary Public of the <'t.. I~~~..a&~"' ~~j PAMEL'l, GILBERT ~ NOTARY PUBliC. MINNESOTA: MY COMMISSION ) "1t!ii" EXP!RES.JAN.31.2010 r ~~-~.'-....t5"-...tL--"-'ry.'>""'!!"';'7";.I,;,:r;~~~Y"'b~ . . . . THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION By 7rk2ailA--- .f!I2l2tt6-dc/u Its M4/cAAl/ 'lY-,V[ji-i'AL/ f- . . . . STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) ss ) COUNTY OF WASHINGTON This instrument was acknowledged before me thisd lei.. day .?f ll..Ll~fL4-~ 2005, by Ytla({hcL (h~~l' 1-// ) tV-/:. rL- , the ,c\-e~r) I 0'1 LLj{ifr:{tZ-A.J \ of the Episcopal Church of the As~ension. ~- /! ~? fJ {fl {fA- Cfnr /U:t.c;tLL(/ Notary Public THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: HOLll M. HAASE Notary Public .. .., Minnesota - . My Commission Expires January 31, 2010 _ David T. Magnuson MAGNUSON LAW FIRM 333 North Main Street, Suite 202 P.O. Box 438 Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-9464 main 651-439-5641 fax EXHIBIT" A" . Le{!al Description Lots 1, 2, 3, 24, 25 and 26, Block 20, ORIGINAL TOWN OF STILL WATER, according to the perfected plat thereof now on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder, Washington County, Minnesota, including the adjacent vacated portion of Mulberry Street, accruing to Lots 1 and 26, according to the Resolution Vacating Mulberry Street as recorded in Book 17, of Miscellaneous, page 51, in the records of the Washington County Recorder. . e ~ f-< - ~ - ::r:: ~ ~ . STILLWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY DeSign for Renovation and Expansion-2004 . . . Mt:.MORANDUM TO: Mayor & Council FROM: City Administrator Hansen DATE: August 30,2005 SUBJECT: Cable Communications Budgets Fiscal Year 2006 . BACKGROUND INFORMATION Attached are the budgets for fiscal year 2006 for the Central St. Croix Valley Joint Cable Communications Commission and the Valley Access Channels. The budgets need to be approved by all member cities. I have reviewed the two budgets and compared them with prior years and it appears they are reasonable and appropriate. RECOMMENDATION Council consider adoption of resolution approving the fiscal year-2006 budgets for Central St. Croix Valley Joint Cable Communication Commission and Valley Access Channels. . RESOLUTION 2005-191 APPROVAL OF CENTRAL ST. CROIX VALLEY JOINT CABLE COMMUNICATION COMMISSION & VALLEY ACCESS CHANNELS BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Stillwater, MN that the Central St. Croix Valley Joint Cable Communication Commission & Valley Access Channels Budgets for Fiscal Year 2006, as on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved. Adopted by the Stillwater City Council this 6th day of September, 2005. Jay L. Kimble, Mayor ATTEST: Diane F. Ward, City Clerk . . . . Central St. Croix Valley Joint Cable Communications Commission Operating & Capital Expenditure Budget Fiscal Year 2006 (February 1, 2006 - January 31, 2007) Revenue Franchise Fees PEG Fees Interest Earnings Expense Reimbursements 2004 Lower Valley Funding Total Revenue Expenses Salarv (includes employer's FICA & PERA) Admin. Secretary (30 hr. week) 31,800 . Professional Services Legal Fees Accounting . Other Expenses Office Supplies Telephone Postage Maintenance/Repairs Conf/Mtgs/Dues Print/Publish Insurance/Bond Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Office Rent Gas & Electric Security System Monitoring Photocopier Expenses Access Center Support (PEG Fees 106,000 Franchise Fees 101,875 Interest Earnings 1,000 Lower Valley Funds 15,500) Miscellaneous Expenses Marketing (Public Christmas Party) 2.500 600 1,000 1,200 250 300 1,325 100 4,300 4,900 400 15,300 1,600 175 275 224,375 2.000 600 183.000 107,000 2,000 2,000 15.500 $ 309,500 Cable Commission FY 2006 Budget - Page 2 . Capital Expenses Office Furniture/Equipment 800 Reserve Funds Accounts Audit Fund Legal Contingency Leasehold/F acility/Relocation HVAC Maintenance/Repair Security Fund 1,200 -0- 14,500 -0- -0- Total Expenses $ 309,500 . . . Valley Access Channels Operating & Capital Expenditure Budget Fiscal Year 2006 (February 1, 2006 - January 31,2007) Revenue Commission Subsidies: PEG Fees Franchise Fees Interest Earnings 2005 Lower Valley Funds Tape Dub Reimbursements 834 School Dist. Reimbursement Miscellaneous Reimbursements Total Revenue 106,000 101,875 1,000 15,500 Expenses Salaries (includes employer's PERA & FICA) Access Manager - 40 hours 50,100 Government Coordinator - 40 hours 41,400 Access Assistant - 40 hours 36,900 Part Time Staff - up to 26 hours 23.300 Total Salary Expense $151,700 . Professional Services Accounting . Other Expenses Office Supplies **Med ia Supplies Te!ephone Rent & CAM Gas & Electric Insurance/Bond Medical Insurance Dental Insurance P os tage/Mtg/C 0 nf/D ues Maintenance/Repairs Mileage - 40.5c/mile Publicity Interns/F reelancers Grants - 14 @$300 Mise/Facility/Office Furniture Security Monitoring 600 1,000 1,000 1,200 30,600 3,100 3,500 12,500 1,400 1,500 4,000 450 1,500 10,000 4200 6,000 350 224,375 6,000 3,500 1.000 $234,875 Valley Access Channels - FY 2006 Budget - Page 2 . Copy Machine Expense Total Expenses 275 $234,875 **Media Supplies will also be funded with Tape Dub Reimbursements. . . . RESOLUTION 2005-192 APPROVING MINNESOTA PREMISES PERMIT FOR GAMBLING FOR AMERICAN LEGION POST 491 AT THE OLD SAWMILL GRILL AND BAR, 1820 MARKET PLACE DRIVE, STILLWATER, MN WHEREAS, the American Legion Post 491 has submitted an application to the City of Stillwater requesting City approval of a Minnesota Gambling Premises Permit application located at The Old Sawmill Grill and Bar, 1820 Market Place Drive, Stillwater, MN; and WHEREAS, it has been demonstrated that the organization is collecting gambling monies for lawful purposes. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Stillwater approves of the gambling license located at The Old Sawmill Grill and Bar, 1820 Market Place Drive, Stillwater, MN, as requested by the American Legion Post 491. The City Clerk is directed to attach a copy of this Resolution to the application to be submitted to the Gambling Control Board. . Adopted by the City Council for the City of Stillwater this 2nd day of August, 2005. Jay L. Kimble, Mayor Attest: Diane F. Ward, City Clerk . /---"" Minnesota Lawful Gambling LG214 Premises Permit Application (see ReqUired Attachments on Page 2) Annual Fee $150 6/03 Page 1 of 2 FOR BOARD USE ONLY Check It $ . Organization information Organization name \)\J ('4! I-\M~t21 CA f--J L~0(C~' '-- '1 i Name of chief executive officer (CEO) " r)AT;2 iQ i<::' LCCAN i Gambling premises information ! Name of establishment where gambling will be conducted ___~-:C~_~ ~':::~~~____________ i City or township ! ~JT( l \.. L Lf\-rz::_(~_ Organization license number L/G;! . Daytime phone number ((; ")() '7S-<;31 G S Street address (do not use a P,O. box number) L &K~!1A~I<i i_1;K . ___________ County Zip code UJA(;{-1/tJ61"L,J ~C:S d Does your organization own the building where tile gambling will be conducted') _Yes _No If no, attach lG215 Lease for Lawful Gambling Activity ! Gambling bank account information ! Bank name Bank account number i:h lof ~TATL3t\)0~ i--,(2I...:::{ '--l--------- - ------------ --- ---- i Bank street address City State/Zip code . ' q::ZJ NlJ I---k,--'.! q') t<A'-i/t~T tliJrv '":::'<)(./0 _.~ I Address(es) of off-site storage space of'gambling equipment related to this site , (Do not use a P.O. box number) , Address City State/Zip code ~__aL~ __.be _ :;~s'l .._~ ( ~_____________E8'ff'(!?--T_____tl:~ _-:<))()~~__ Bingo occasions (including bar bingo) Enter day and beginning/ending hours of bingo occasions (indicate A.M. or P.M.). An occasion must te at least 1-1/2 hours, not to exceed 4 hours. No more tilan 10 bingo occasions may be conducted per week. Q.QY Beainnina/Endino Hours l:11Y ~inninoLEndina H.Q.IJLS to to to to to to to to to --...._____... _ to Noon hour bingo Noon hour bingo must be conducted between 11 :00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on a leased premises which must have a license for tile sale of intoxicating beverages on the premises under chapter 340A. Check tile day(s) tilat noon hour bingo will be conducted. SLCr2?'1 _ "~:''-,.::ay _Tuesday _Wednesday _Thursday _Friday _Saturday . . Minnesota Lawful Gambling LG215 Lease for Lawful Gambling Activity ;Jcgc. i c/ 2 Name of legal owner of premises Street address Crtv State n1f\J State Zip Daytime ph(Y,e I ~ (0 ((it) . (/i<;(~J --------'----.--------------------- j ZiP Daytime phone I I ( 'J~AT) ~SSf '3(1{~NN;.-tJ.5T, L0.~ l City Name of lessor Street address (If same as legal owner. wnte In 'SAME"; ~;A(\"\ t Crt 'I ~ rULcl-'l!E,( _ ~C)>;) ..1:$L 351'_~70Ll Name 9,f le.sS8€. (organizatl<;>n leasing the weml~s). . Organization license nUmber") Daytl~e phor.e ~( t: (2 I f2A 10 L F( -I( y...) f./Lf:> i V q I lI- G." (,j ",-, 4,~ q - 'S liD S . Rent Information . (for actiVity InvolVing pull-tabs, tlpboards, paddlewheels, and pull-tab dispensing devices. No lease required for rafflcs.) Booth operation - sales of gambling equipment by an employee (or Bar operation. sales of gambling equipment Within a leaS€d volunteer) of a licensed organization within a separate enclosure that is premises by an employee of the lessor from a common area where distinct from areas where food and beverages are sold. food and beveraoes are also Sold. r-----------------------~------------, Does your organization OR any other organization conduct gambling from a booth operation at this location? Yes ~o L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -- _ _ _ -- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -- _ _ _.J I If you answered yes to the questJon above, rent limits are If you answered no to the question above, rent Irmlts are based on the following combinations of operation: based on the following combinations of operation: Booth operation Bar operation Booth operation and pull,tab dispensing device Bar operation with pull-tab dispensing device Booth operation and bar operation Pull-tab dispensing device only Booth operation, bar operation, and pull-tab dispensing device (:th 5A-(l.'/d.UL Street address I ~'r)G (l\M~0 Cr- -u Zip Daytime phor,e Name of leased premises . The maximum rent allowed may not exceed $1,750 in total per month for all organizations at this premises. The maximum rent allowed may oot exceed $2,000 In total per month for all organizations at thiS preml'>es. Complete one option: Option A: 0 to 10% of the gross profits per month. Percentage to be paid % Complete one option: Option A: 0 to 20% of the gross profits per month. Percentage to be paid H':"> % Option B: When gross profits are $4,000 or less per month, $0 to Option B: When gross profits are $1,000 or less per:,plr~$O to $400 per month may be paid. Amount to be paid $ ~th may be paid. Amount to be paid $ - 1--- '-' ,.. Option C: $0 to $400 per month may be paid on the first $4,000/ Option C~ to $200 per month may be, ,_ paid. on the first $1,000 of gross profit. Amount to be paid $ . Plus 0% t~ ~ofits. Amount to be paid.$ ,~O 0 . Plus 0% to 10% of the gross profits may be paid per month on gross profits 20% of the gross profits may be paid per month on gross profits over $4,000. Percentage to be paid % over $1,000. Percentage to be paid'.;;(O % Bingo and/or Bar Bingo <kcasions Rent for bingo and all other gambling activities conducted during a bingo occasion may not exceed: . $200 per occasion for up to 6,000 square feet . $300 per occasion for up to 12,000 square fee~/ . $400 per occasion for more than 12,000 'fe feet . $25 per occasion for bar bingo con at any tiffiein~. bar (regardless of square too . Your organization must conduct another of lawful gambling, and the premises must s Intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt bever~. Rent to be paid per bingo occasion $ NOTE: If there are any other terms or conditions for rent-related Cheel< all activities that will be conducted: expenses, they must be identified on page 2 under Acknowledgment VPuIl-tabs _Pull-tabs with dispenSing deVice of Lease Terms and are subject to Board approval. _ Tipboards Paddlewheel Paddlewheei with table Rent Information: Bingo Noon Hour Bingo..Occasions Rentmcy not exceed $25 per day for noon hour bingo conducted between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at a premises with a license for the sale of Intoxicating beverages on the premises. -"- -R~tQ.Qe paid per bingo occasion $ . Amended Lease Only r---------";;;;O"-"----, For any new bingo activity not previously I induded in a Premises Permit Application, I I attach a separate sheet of paper listing the I days and hours that bingo will be conducted. L______________.J If this is an amended lease showing manges occurring during the term of the current premises permit, both partes that signed the lease must initial and date all changes. O1anges must be submitted to the Gambling Control Board at least 10 days prior to the chang€. Write in the date that the changes will be effective ! _~_j __~_ Lessor Date Organization Date . STAFF REQUEST ITEM Department: MIS Date: 09/02/05 DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST (Briefly outline what the request is) Purchase of four computers and one laptop. These computers are for Fire, Engineering and Public Works. Replacement of computers according to the computer replacement schedule. FINANCIAL IMPACT (Briefly outline the costs, if any, that are associated with this request and the proposed source of the funds needed to fund the request) Total cost of all computers and laptop is $7706.94 plus tax. Money has been allocated in the 2005 Capital Outlay budget. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ATTACHED Yes X No . 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'30/2005 . . . Memorandum August29,2005 To: City Council Members From: Robert Zoller, Fire and Life Safety Officer Re: Fire Prevention Week Signs/Banners The week of October 9 - 15, 2005 has been set aside as National Fire Prevention Week The Stillwater Fire Department will be hosting a number of fire safety activities the month of October. Some of these will be visiting area schools with fire educational lessons and sending fire safety messages home with the student for the parents to review with their child, delivering fire safety messages to area business, an "open house" at the fire station planned for Saturday October 15, and delivering fire safety information to city employees, to name a few. As in past years we are again planning to display a number of signs and banners with fire safety messages at various locations around the city. These will be placed on city property and remain through the month of October. The fire department is requesting the City Council for permission to display these life safety messages. Following is a list of the locations where the signs/banners will be placed. Banner to hang on the outside of the fire station, 216 N. 4th St. Sign at Lily Lake recreational area, South Greeley St. Sign at water department well house property, 1320 South 4th St. Sign at water department well house property, 1304 West Olive St. Sign at water department well house property, 1013 North Owens St. Sign at water department well house property, 1800 West Orleans St. Sign at water department well house property, Rutherford & England PI. Sign at City Lift Station, West Myrtle St. near Jaycee Complex. Sign at Heritage Park, Heritage Ct. & Parkway Sign at Legends Park, Barons Way & Delano Way Sign at Park, Myrtle St. & Greeley St. Sign at the City Public Works Building, Boutwell Rd. N. Thank you for your time in reviewing this request. If you have need for further information please contact the department administrative aid, Linda Thompson 351 - 4963, and she will assist you. /rfz Jl1 cc: Stu Glaser, Fire Chief . . . STAFF REQUEST ITEM Department: Parks Date: 09-01-05 DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST (Briefly outline what the request is) Request to purchase and install play equipment for Schulenberg Park. FINANCIAL IMPACT (Briefly outline the costs, if any, that are associated with this request and the proposed source of the funds needed to fund the request) Estimated cost $19,000 Budgeted under Parks Capital Outlay ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ATTACHED Yes No X ALL COUNCIL REQUEST ITEMS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK A MINIMUM OF FIVE WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IN ORDER TO BE PLACED IN THE COUNCIL MATERIAL PACKET. Submitted by: <-/.... ::;r , .~ Date: (:.> / " ...-- /- -c':) ~/ -~ -;".. -- .. .....-~- :-,/ . . . 08/0g/2004 17:08 551-435-3023 BOWERSOX PAGE 02 06/05/2005 11:55 5514308810 CITY OF STILLWATER PAGE: 02 ~i Ilw;:lte~ ~\" ,., I.". 'f"I~, p' . ,..", t ". ., j 216 N. 4th Street Stillwtlter: ~N 5!f082 Tel.epJaone: fi51-430.(UWO Fax: as) -1,:10--8809 APPLICATION FOR SPECIA.L EVENT All items on application MUST be completed and received by the City 45 days prior to proposed event Incomplete applications will not be processed Submittal Date: APPLICANT INFORMA nON Organization -.6t- ex 0" X CCLiVro I i L 6d2oo I Type of Non~Profit X . Organization For.Profit r flKoL,t nt: 13DWfxa~;< r.~ ",5ChoOI h&v\) f.t:; d--l -60VLt1I T\rU r cl .st-r eel- ~h II 'N Q.}C..r State 1\It N ZiP-5..50,& ~ (d;! ';<S3-13t{3AlternateNumber (oSl~ C;;;;).-;)... 5555 Contact P~rson Address City Daytime Phone : " . ,'; , ',:~;',:'; , .:.... ., ...- ::;K~; ":,:,- :',.'; .~':."':!-~ . ....I~~:[.~"7~_::(~:!t,:t!:'l~!~~I'..-,."".~ :'~:~~?:~C~. " 1~~~~;:~r;~r1!:'~~mQ":;'i-';;!i~\'1lll:frim~f.~;~~;i!.~~f:~':p.1;~~~~~y,;~;;~~~'7;V~mr::'~~~m\:~~~'~~"" ., ".~_ :~~r.;r~.:.. ;::;~~rrr EVENT INFORMA TION (Special EVents Involving the use ofCfty property may requirp Park Board or Parking Commission Review. EVQnl$ on Pr1V:m~ Prop~rty may reQuire Planning Commission review) Date(s) of Event lO /1/ dDO S; Hours of Event I 0 ; 3{) - .;1.: 30 ,r (SpecJlll Events ~Qftt;Ju(;tfld after 70:00 p.m./ r(!Jquiro Council approval of a variance to the noise ordinance) Purpose & Description of Event tJ::J,tYr~oV\ for- YlOY) Pu,bUG E:rlu..c~0v\.. ~i3+- p~ ...14)) \\ (.0.D J I<. l--VOYh ."j1-c.vOl:x ~('~UL 5LhOol h rtlDiLe.r,r ~~" -G.. h r.l.f\/l.f? VYW ~~^- ,~n~ tA.t f'1 0 v:1 ce.r ~ i.:b.e...I1 ()oJ cu. (<... ~..... se CS .-+::orr CL~ ~ VVWV\Jl.A-{ Fay t\A.o.. ~Ghd)l. Proposed lOcQtjbn of Event (be If Low@II Park l~ to be sp~clfle} LooMbox . 0 i nn~er Pc.J../ K uS4Ild: ~f Slth~~ p\Dj1!:J N;:~~~:~~l;~:~:r '~lji otl~~' (CIrcle which one or both) Typt of Event ~ ff F<.MY1 V'L.Ll'SfJ.r f.o r ncJ1 CD ( Estimated number of people to . attend . Co 00 - qoo low- ~ v.)1l( kJe 5ttL3,Sife-d ";~.~~;:r;;.:::::~:\!:,;! ..: ,i:3:-Y:::'::';'~:::::~~r~;Ir.~~!j:i::~::f;j11.h\:;mi1~l!amf..;=;1~~~r~;::S::"~:~_~~MWII#'t1I~mJtlJijl:Xi:Il1lli:;l~Iffli~fl1lllll~I~:.;;m.,;\fim~*~1~;~;~~s!jl:?,~I!:m\l:.:i':I~r.~~ Following Information must be supplied (Put a check next to items pertaining to your 9Vgnt, If not ap~liCgblO . PI sase put N/A In tM ~I'ac.) Selling Alcohol Permtt to Consume N / A- Temporary Liquor f..lcenses am ()NL Y lIvai1ab'~ fa non-profit OfgMlraflons - $25.00 per dey tJ ~ (for the consumpriiJn of ll!!!!r, Wi"!!, W;"I/: cCl>lm/'B, Bnd htJrd HquOf oft pul)/;C prop"rty (parks) . $35..CO re.,j j?.()u..t"e i, fn.JNl (o:u So~ ~'\"d' 6~ L (;,)ttach to application) ~ OIl"f1.-\ U""\ T\..-t..i..-d btr-ee+ '\-t;l ~ S~ 8t:l.6+ D^ L-~ 5t-r--cer t-o no~(-'o..d(. . NJit _ Describe: fv'\o..p a.:tf7;:L~. Sit A Map (required) Impact on Parking {requlrgd) (CONTINUE ON BACK) 08/09/2004 17:08 6o(~6/2Be5 11:55 Special Sign age 551-435-3023 BOWERSOX PAGE 03 5514308810 CITY OF STILLWATER PAGE 63 We..- ~ ~ CVV{O~5 DV1~~. cU..O~ t"V1L vou:k:- . . ~ Describe: I.etter of Approval by Property Owner if on Private f\'1 rJ. Property (attach to application) r!... (1 Tents or Membrane Structur&s NIA- Size Cooking Operations tJJtt PropaM Wat~r Activities (Rlver/L;:Jloms) f0J11. River lake Name: EMS Needs Open Fl.arne or Burning Operations Flr~works Street Closure Police Officer Needed Restrooms (Portable} Liv~ Entert<linment Location Deep fat frying Exiting Points Other Njr:+ EMT StQlndby Ambulance Standby Fir9 Department Standby ~ rJI.B What Streets: . - (Required if alcohol is being served on publlc property and attendance Is .over 75 people or at the discretion ofrht! Police Chief) ~ Contact Stillwater Po1ic~ (651- rJ) A 351-4900) to arrange for offic~r {'JJB- (Applloant to pay for rastrooms . Contgct Public WorJc&' 275-4100) Describe (jJB Type of Music Level of Promotion/Advertisement 6Cf1 00 I + r )t..u..Ar(.h Ft ytf~ T ~;f-;V\.. ') -- '-' Other Info the City should be aWare of: J..6.2,P. vJi 1I P rD.V j rie. OUA'. OLClV\. UrQ~~ j ~ . f\.r-. " ^.J..o\~ ~,: L.. f ~- ~I k 1\ cCl.....-~ f'f- Co I ( ~C.LS ~ l..fi o,X lA...>...A. 't..UU<" ;:;Gh.oo. ~/'Dr ~n(j( yJo--fv-nLs. V- . bul.. r~~ ~t 6eh&O( k.2'h.. A.pp'~ant Sign<lture ' - , ,:iit:;,.,I~l:':.:' ;)~I::i;il!i((::;);:t:~:,:~S:I~::;:i2~:;': : . .:~t::~i)!~~;,:';:.i~r::;~I~~USi~:!::i:i:;i~~\ilg.Ql:if,'~~~.E.IIOt-A ~ ~ Comm~n\s: ff/0 pv. 1.".1 '~1-}//- , I I IVI . ~ ,-/4 / LJ I I Parks Board Approval ReqIJired U PI:lMnlng Comm.. Appr. R~quired U --- City Coundl Approval Required I V'j Community Development City Administrator City Clerk Fire Chief PoliCQ Chiqf Public Works Director Public Worles Superintendent - . .., ... --- ~ '''''.,.''.'.;....IlI1'II\.~fi.',' :"~i~.'~ .~~''''. ',' '.~.JII{( "~I1lJ:!li1 IRIiMI IIll1J1l:1ll~ ' ~~I 11~~11.II,fl~m)IIl~1:' ,it.:'.~~IJit!RIf~ D'! ., H /"" o ~lr:ufflf;H-1/L-- l~k: ''1'/ f/{/ - j I FEES (If applicable) Pannit to COn!lumtl: Temporary LiquDr LicMS8 $25.00 per day F.v!:!nt Fel.' DopMlt $250,00 Other Fees: ~e / . ,TOTALFEES 17:08 551-435-3023 Z '''-'''''''~ N C\i.,.-' BOWERSOX P~GE 04 :-:' :'; .'~-;.' ::'.-;.~;/.:Z';'~:.:/:/ ',; :-.-' ;':'-;; :-;-,:/ :_-- :,:~ ::-:,-.::::." . ..': - _.:.'::~.... ::..J g@ : :l"..... ~ HILL T~OlN ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~;t ,,- . Q 0::. < .. to w. icn :~ iCIJ . . . . :E ) en _____, /r----.... .~, ~ ~ "---1 ~( ..........:--..--./ ~~ ~.. tONs-iDw 0Jl \ \ \ \ -. ~JJJwte~ . '" .",..""~'''r''~ 216/\'. 4th Street Stillwater. inN 55082 '1'elephone: 651.430.8800 Fax: 651.430.8809 APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL EVENT All items on application MUST be completed and received by the City 45 days prior to proposed event Incomplete applications will not be processed Submittal Date: APPLICANT INFORMA nON Organization Contact Person Address City Daytime Phone ~lJ,{V:~ {);}; ?-6C5 ( J . Em~iI Address: -t-I '! \/"1 f' ~~ (\.1 ,;(~a Si- . i~ -r- h j'et1d') d{ "")~J IwoJt\ a~/JC-5 -rrCt(. "'.. . Ly 51'1'<.- 1) l <<) /v. ~. t'\d' <:;+, sAi Ii \,fJCfJe(' State ~,~J zipS-S6 g).,.. (95 /1 ~3P1 - S' b3 Alternate Number _ C; t:). -- q it; ~ 63tJ i~1 x Type of Organization Non-Profit For-Profit EVENT INFORMA TION (Special Events involving the use of City Property may require Park Board or Parking Commission Review. Events on Private Property may require Planning Commission review) ():::'.~~ I)E I. PI 30(jQ; Hours of Event q : 30 - f J .i OC ~~ / (Special Events conducted after 10:00 p.m., require Council approval of a variance to the noise ordinance) Purpose & Description of Event L~j/\ Q_~ -K' __ { {)A (Y\O~~ ~_..v V'X) L.J \ ~I \ l'\ \ V Lck ,\, -' .: ~ '. ~J k{ ~(-0.-1lr,.l \' d ~ (I Proposed Location of Event (be ()_ specific) (If' {--<.J li,l"ul rt. tiate(s) of Event Type of Event Estimated number of people to attend Q{ v1.w.~-, C.-l1:^,~tA..eCt ~,\) h[ v-U-", ~cJ..) \ -..:..~ (')6_'\.1::-/ V-:dC~./\ tA'+) f~.0-_Vki I v rr...L..-,,;-\_ \- (lOAJf.L If Lowell Park is to be used: North Lowell Park or South Lowell Park (Circle which one or both) ('-~i lId (en ~ '? f (Xl 7 I' _~_/J~<F1 .. iii I \.: Ifl--0~~! (e{c~r Following Information must be supplied (Put a check next to items pertaining to your event. If not applicable - Please put NIA in the space) Selling Alcohol Permit to Consume .te Map (required) Impact on Parking (required) J.t r, /'1(;1 Temporary Liquor Licenses are ONL Y available to non-profit organizations - $25.00 per day /1/ J"" (for the consumption of beer, wine, wine coolers, and hard liquor on public property (parks) - $35.00 fee) -/ (attach to applicationJ-#3 I Descril?e: ~/!ki\'\r, {;, 1K:..i J() i-j(lL r:f 'n\~ /YJ1 )~,J 'I- r ( .1/1/ 'I""V.J !?fAij17{1~ (CONTINUE ON BACK) Special Sign age ,/ ~..r- \ '" I r ,/1 ~) i "')li {I," .-\('.. ~ If> (~"J.; ccf- Wr1d'{r;j1.rf1,-!{ frJ p\:,f'i. .f1)-JrJ;/'/'~J f~i'i(V!):l'\, !jo~.i<- I /~,... j Describe: Letter of Approval by Property Owner if on Private Property (attach to application) /V(}~ 'C/ Tents or Membrane Structures {'Vi' \. Cooking Operations ,\J<1 Water Activities (River/Lakes) N<A EMS Needs Open Flame or Burning Operations Fireworks Street Closure Police Officer Needed Restrooms (Portable) Live Entertainment Size Propane River Lake Name: Exiting Points Other Location Deep fat frying N';- EMT Standby /IJ r~' Ambulance Standby Fire Department Standby Describe .I..lI;; f.Jc, What Streets: (Required if alcohol is being served on public property and attendance is over 75 people or at the discretion of the Police Chief) - Contact Stillwater Police (651- A'r.~ . (II II 4351-4900) to arrange for officer /1)(;.. (Applicant to pay for restrooms - Contact Public Works 275-4100) 1',1 (}..- Type of Music j/ 1,.)' LvlJf'tjl-O'f~nlj~vJ1/\ . ~11, Lev/pro~oti~n/Ad~ertise~ent j~):J<rlJl(h).J Wv1 0-)r\\. I f~<'~1 J I ,/J {UWA-l v;)3).f) Applicant Signat17\/! '----- Community Development City Administrator City Clerk Fire Chief Police Chief Public Works Director Public Works Superintendent Parks Board Approval Required Planning Comm. Appr. Required City Council Approval Required OEElce::'USEONl...Y ':C !tkom~ents: b<; " '-'1'~ ,VI;j!JA/ '?( I , \.f 10 I I lJLJ afP ' I I I I , I .....- ~./1 Vj)!JU FEES (if applicable) Permit to Consume: Temporary Liquor License $25.00 per day Event Fee Deposit Other Fees: $250.00 . TOTAL FEES . Memorandum To: From: Mayor and City Council Tim Moore, Senior Engineering Tech ":~~IL; August 31, 2005 Date: Subject: Gopher State One Call Contract for services from KorTerra, Inc. DISCUSSION City Staff along with WaterBoard Staff recently met with Korweb Services about a proposal to provide Locate ticket notification and monitoring from Gopher State one Call. The City can enter into an Agreement with KorWeb at a substantial annual savings and better use of staff time for daily utility location required by Law. KorWeb will sort and distribute locate tickets to the city and Waterboard Via a Secure web site. Cost will be split equally between the City and the WaterBoard at a total estimated annual cost of$5250.00, $2625.00 each. Currently the City of Stillwater is paying approximately $6500.00 annually. . RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that Council order staffto enter into an agreement with KorWeb Services to provide services to the City. ACTION REQUIRED If Council concurs with staff recommendation, Council should pass a motion adopting Resolution No. 2005- , ACCEPTING KORWEB PROPOSAL CONTRACTING GOPHER STATE ONE CALL TICKET SERVICES AND ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISIONEERS TO SHARE IN THE COST. .J RESOLUTION 2005-193 ACCEPTING KORWEB PROPOSAL CONTRACTING GOPHER STATE ONE CALL TICKET SERVICES AND ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS TO SHARE IN THE COST BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Stillwater, MN that the Korweb Proposal for contracting Gopher State One Call Ticket Services, as on file with the City Clerk, is hereby approved and authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the agreement. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of Stillwater, MN authorizing the entering into an agreement with the Board of Water Commissioners to share in the cost of the Korweb Proposal. Adopted by the Stillwater City Council this 6th day of September 2005. Jay L. Kimble, Mayor ATTEST: Diane F. Ward, City Clerk . . . . . . ~ ~ KORWEB Services Proposal ~ ..... Cost Analysis Estimated annual tickets 3000 x 2 member codes = 6000 Gopher State fee Gopher state fax surcharge $ 1.35 x 6000 = $8,100.00 $1.00 x 4,800 = $4,800.00 ( less 50 per month credit) Total annual expense $12,900.00 Expenses using KorWeb Estimated annual tickets 3000 x 1 member code = 3000 Gopher state fee KorWeb fee $ 1.35 x 3000 = $ 4,050.00 $ 0.40 x 3000 = $1,200.00 Total annual expense with Korweb $ 5,250.00 Savings $ 7,650.00 August 15, 2005 Copyright@ 2005, KorTerra, lnc Confidential and Proprietary Page 8 of 10 KorWeb Services Proposal for: Stillwater Prepared by: KorTerra, Inc. 08/16/05 l1li..- ~ KORTERRA l1li..- ........ Utility Industry Applications KorT erra, Inc. 81 70 Mallory Court I Chanhassen, MN 5531 7 952.368.1911 I 952.368.3818 fax www.korterra.com . . - I" . "II il. II r I ( .,1" ( , I, I. 1 ,,1 I r , . . .) ~ KORWEB Services Proposal ..... ~ TABLE OF CONTENTS A. ABOUT KORTERRA AND KORWEB .................................................................................. 3 B. K ORWEB SOFTWARE SERVIC ES ...................................................................................... 4 C. KORWEB DATA CENTER SERVICES ................................................................................. 6 D. K ORWEB SU PPORT AN D TRAI NI NG ................................................................................ 7 E. K ORWEB SERVIC E FEES ................................................................................. ................. 8 August 15, 2005 Copyright@ 2005. KorT erra. Inc Confidential and Proprietary Page 2 of 8 ~ KORWEB ......._~ Services Proposal . A. About KorTerra and KorWeb Since 1990, KorTerra has developed mobile computing and workforce management solutions for the utility industry. The KorTerra@product suite, designed by One Call industry professionals, is the industry's mosf comprehensive ufility workforce management and damage prevention software solution. KorTerra has worked with major utilities, contract locators and municipalities to develop a variety of utility Workforce Management systems. The software effectively manages on-time response, provides management reporting, positive response, and keeps track of locafing team performance in a real-time, mobile and paperless environment. KorTerra KorWeb is an internet based application built utilizing KorTerra's 15 years of damage prevention experience and the most current technology to receive and manage your One Call Locate requests. The KorWeb internet product was developed in response to changes in the One Call industry and locating organization needs. Each year, One Call Cenfers across the nation change their protocols and procedures for sending locate tickets and receiving positive response. KorWeb allows customers access to use the most current and functional product to complete their One Call requests in accordance with their state's One Call protocol. With KorWeb, KorTerra provides all the necessary network servers, database server hardware and software licenses to run the KorT erra back office environment which is located at our tier-1 data center in downtown Minneapolis. In addition, KorT erra manages and maintains servers, performs necessary back-ups and monitors all computers that are located at our data center. KorTerra also manages all communication lines needed to receive One Call locate requests from the One Call Centers tor our clients (e.g. emaiL FTP, etc.) KorTerra...it's all you need! . \. August 15, 2005 Copyrighf@ 2005, KorT erra, Inc Confidential and Proprietary Page 3 of 8 . . . ~ ~ KORWEB Services Proposal ~ ~ B. KorWeb Software Services KorWeb is a solution for organizations needing to automate their locating operations without large upfront fees or requiring any costly hardware or software configuration. The KorWeb product is offered on a "pay as you go" basis. Using a per ticket pricing model allows KorWeb customers to pay only for the locates they receive from their One Call Center(s). All support and maintenance fees are included in the per ticket pricing/pay as you go model for users of KorWeb. KorWeb will allow organizations without large IT staff to still benefit from a technologically advanced solution. KorWeb differs from traditional software products in that there is no initial installation of any software at the client site, as all software is hosted securely at KorTerra's Tier-1 data center. KorWeb customers do not have to manage or support onsite servers or intemal hardware. All that is needed to run KorWeb is a PC with a web browser and intemet access. The software being hosted by KorTerra ensures that users always have access to the most current software version without scheduling and performing on-site upgrades. KorWeb will enable these organizations to streamline organizational processes, remain in compliance with Positive Response laws and save money. KorWeb includes robust functionality and features that any size locating organization will benefit from. Some of these features include: Full Featured One Call Ticket Management System - Automates the entire locating process from ticket receipt. and screening, to dispatching, mobile and archiving - all in a paperless environment. Automated Ticket Routing - Automatically routes the locate tickets to the appropriate locator based on the location of the ticket. Automatically Identify No Locate Required Tickets - The system automatically identifies tickets that can be marked as 'no locate required' (NLR), based on your specific criteria. This capability can greatly speed up the process where no action is required. Greater Reliability - KorWeb is based on our proven and award winning KorTerra software and housed in our tier-1 data center environment. which gives you the peace of mind that your locates tickets are being processed correctly and your organization is meeting your One Call requirements. Ticket Reception Reliability - Tickets are received using FTP, e-mail or XML eliminating error prone modems. Mapping - KorWeb offers mapping capabilities to assist your staff in determining the location of the dig site or to assist in screening tickets out that do not require a locate. Mobile Capabilities - KorWeb offers a "true" mobile solution allowing your locators to have real- time information in the field and the most accurate and up-to-date information available. Others may say they offer a mobile solution, but as soon as their locators lose their connection to the intemet they are unable to work. With the KorTerra Mobile, we use our proven "store-and- August 15, 2005 Copyright@ 2005, KorT erra, Inc Confidential and Proprietary Page 4 of 8 ~ KORWEB Services Proposal 1IIo...._~ forward" communications technology to allow your locators to continue working without being impacted by a lost internet connection. Positive Response - Automatically manages the Positive Response Process by sending locate status information to specified destinations without human intervention or other tedious manual processes. Emergency notifications - When emergency notifications are received 24x7. the system can be configured to automatically send an e-mail notification to your designated staff to respond to the emergency request. The designated staff can be notified of the emergency via their cell phone, pager, or in the office. Reporting - Robust reporting supplies management with detailed information and provides them with the tools necessary to run an efficient locating operation. August 15, 2005 Copyrighf@2005. KorTerra. Inc Confidential and Proprietary Page 5 of 8 . . . . . eJ ......_~ KORWEB ...... ~ Services Proposal C. KorWeb Data Center Services Behind the scenes, KorTerra's technical staff manages and maintains servers, performs necessary back- ups and monitors all computers that are located at their Tier-1 data center located in downtown Minneapolis, MN. KorTerra also manages all communication lines needed to receive One Call locate requests and to send the positive responses to the One Call Centers. The data center is located in a bunker building, protected to prevent and withstand a multitude of disasters. KorTerra customers utilizing the KorWeb have "peace of mind" that their computing environment is secure. The services KorT erra provides give KorT erra the responsibility of managing and maintaining the computing environment for the customer. This allows KorT erra customers to focus on their core business. This model will not only benefit KorTerra clients from an efficiency standpoint, but will prove to be a huge costs savings and provide them with peace of mind. Benefits of KorTerra's Tier-l Data Center Include: Physical Infrastructure Safety o Halatron Fire Extinguishers o 18 inch Raised Floor o Concrete Filled Steel Floor Tiles (at 1250 pounds per sq ft.) o Five 26 ton HV AC Units o Leak Detection for Each HV AC Unit o Two Redundant 260kV A UPS banks o TVSS (Transient Volt Surge Suppressor) o Pre-Action Dry Pipe Suppression System 0 o FM 200 Gas Fire Suppression Pre-Action 0 o 1875 kVA Cummins Diesel Onan Generator with 0 2500 Gallon Fuel Tank 0 o VESD (Very Early Smoke Detection) o Heat and Smoke Sensors in 10 Square Foot Zones o Hand held Laser Thermometer Secure Facilities o Four Physical Layers of Security o (17) ISO Controlled Security Procedures o Security Model Accommodates HIPAA and SAS-70 Audits o Secure, Dedicated Staging Area Back-up processes and procedures include: o Nightly back-ups of all servers o All back-ups rotated off site daily o Redundant hardware configuration Robust Network Infrastructure o (3) Local Loop Providers over SONET o OC-48, OC-12 MUX's o (3) Tier One ISP Backbones to Various Local Loops, Two OC-3's and One DS-3 o (2) Hubbed DS-3s for PTP and Frame Relay Connections o Cisco Powered Internet Mesh within No Single Points of Failure (2) 7206 Border Routers (4) 6509 Access Switches Dual Ethernet Drops to Every Cabinet Zero Downtime Since Opening in September 2000 Monitoring o ASP Site Employees Performing 24/7 Pro- active Monitoring of Internet Mesh, Physical Infrastructure, and Equipment o Global NOC Support for Failover and Dedicated Tier 2 & 3 Engineers Site Staffing and Support o 24/7 onsite staffing o Dedicated Security Engineers o Dedicated Storage Engineers o Tier 1 Equipment Support August 15, 2005 Page 6 of 8 Copyrighf@ 2005, KorT erra, Inc Confidential and Proprietary ...... - ~ KORWEB Services Proposal ...... ~ D. KorWeb Support and Training KorWeb Support KorTerra provides industry-leading technical and customer support. Our staff is highly experienced and skilled at assisting users at all levels of computer knowledge. All support fees are included in the per ticket pricing. Support includes unlimited technical and customer support and software upgrades. Use any of the following options to contact a KorTerra support professional: Telephone: Fax: E-mail: Web: 952.368.1911 952.368.3818 support@korterra.com http://www.korterra.com KorWeb Training KorTerra also provides in-depth. hands-on training for users. This "train the trainer" approach allows the new user to determine the pace of the training session. which includes step-by-step instructions for each screen and task. All KorTerra training is provided by experienced and knowledgeable staff. August 15, 2005 Copyrighf@ 2005. KorT erra, Inc Confidential and Proprietary Page 7 of 8 . . \. . . . ~-~ - KORWEB Services Proposal .....-""""'llI E. KorWeb Service Fees Description KorWeb - Basic Price $0.25 per ticket Includes single existing One Call Center ticket interface Includes ticket receiving, Includes locator auto assignment, Includes auto ticket no locate required (NLR) Includes street level mapping, Includes database searching Includes unlimited number of locators Includes customized display fields Includes Initial Setup Includes all fees for services tier - 1 data center Includes all support, upgrades, and maintenance KORWEB - ADDITIONAL FEATURES Browser Based Mobile N/C per ticket Positive Response ~ Per One Call Center - EmaiL FTP, Telnet $0.05 per ticket Ticket splitting for multiple departments $0.10 per ticket per dept. ESTIMATED MONTHLY liCENSING FEE S 100.00 Based on 250 tickets per month at $0.40 per ticket. Billed Quarterly based on actual usage or Annually based on estimate of usage from previous year. Annual payment subject to 100/0 prepayment discount. This proposal is valid for acceptance for 60 (sixty) days following its date of issue. All pricing older than 60 days will need to be re-bid. August 15, 2005 Copyright@ 2005, KorT erra, Inc Confidential and Proprietary Page 8 of 8 ......_~ Services Proposal . ~ KORWEB F. Return on Investment When implementing technology the term "Return on Investment" (ROI) is often discussed. ROI can be a difficult number to calculate because there are many areas within an organization that the KorTerra software can impact. Often times, companies are unable to identify and quantify all of the cost saving benefits they are able to reap as a result of streamlining operations with a software tool such as KorTena. Since 1990. KorT erra has worked with our clients to better understand all of the areas that the KorTena software may impact a utility, contract locator, or municipality. KorTerra has taken this knowledge and experience to create a detailed web based calculator to help demonstrate ROI for their software. This ROI calculator can be found at htto: Ilwww.korterra.com/roiworksheet.htm. Customers implementing the KorTena solution start gaining ROI benefits immediately. KorTerra's customer base demonstrates full ROI within the first year of the software purchase, with the majority reaping full ROI within the first six months! The ROI can be further defined by those savings experienced in the field, office and intangibles. Cost Savings in the Field: In the field, KorT erra Clients typically experience an 18% to 25% increase in field worker productivity. Typically. the largest contributors to productivity improvements and cost savings in the field are a result of the following: Immediate access to their workload. With the KorTerra software. your locators can start locating immediately at the beginning of their day, without first having to pick-up or drop-off their tickets at the office. This translates to less time required driving to and from the office, and more time devoted to performing productive work in the field (typically 1 to 3 additional locates per day, per locator). Also, another benefit is the reduced vehicle wear and tear. due to less driving to and from the office each . day. Increased field worker productivity. Using the KorTena software, paper tickets are not "lost" and an audit trail is created for each activity performed by the locators in the field by documenting all their time and work performed. This creates an environment where the locators are being held more accountable for their work and working more productively as a result. Immediate access to work load and increased worker productivity results in reduced overtime as work can be planned for and mapped out at the beginning of each day. Efficiencies related to improved routing. With the ability to view an entire day's workload, the locator is now able to efficiently plan and route their day. This results in a more efficient and productive work day. reducing payroll and overtime expenses. and reducing vehicle wear and tear. staff Reduction. If locates are being performed in a concentrated area, our clients typically find they can do more with less. In other words. due to the efficiency gains listed above, our clients find they can perform the same number of (or more) locates annually with fewer locators. Cost Savings in the Office: In addition to experiencing costs savings in the field, KorTerra clients also experience substantial cost savings and productivity improvements in the office. Increased automation means clients using KorTerra are able to reduce headcount in the office. Typically. without KorT erra there is approximately 1 office employee for every 10 to 15 field employees. Whereas. KorT erra clients typically experience an office to field headcount ratio of 1 office employee for every 30 to 50 field employees. The cost saving benefits should include all payroll. benefits, taxes. office space. office equipment. etc. associated with each office employee. Office headcount can be reduced because: KorT erra automatically receives. assigns and routes the locate tickets to the appropriate locator in the field. As a result. fewer office workers are required to perform this task. . August 15, 2005 CapyrighJ@ 2005, KarT erra, Inc Confidential and Proprietary Page 9 of 11 . . eJ ~ KORWEB Services Proposal ..... ~ KorTerra automatically processes all positive response notifications, therefore allowing staff to be available for other fasks. KorTerra is a paperless solution. As a result all locate ticket completion information is collected automatically from the field, therefore eliminating the need to perform any manual data-entry in the office. Automated positive response and automated billing help reduce office staff and the time required to process billing and positive response. With KorT erra Positive Response, there is no need for a dedicated staff member to call in or enter in positive response information. With KorTerra Billing, billing is automated so there is no data entry or billing preparation for invoicing required. With the KorT erra software, the field workers are equipped with more information that is available in the tield. This results in lower communication costs and wasted time between the dispatch and field workers at the office. In addifion fo these savings, fhere are other cost savings through the reduction of office consumables: Savings related to consumables such as printer supplies, paper, fax machines, etc. Phone/fax lines will be eliminated with electronic ticket receipt. All expenses due to the elimination of printing tickets (i.e. paper, toner, inkjet cartridges, maintenance, etc.) Storage costs required to store historical paper data can be eliminated. KorTerra efficiencies allow organizations to save real dollars in the field and in the office, which translates into increased revenue for the company. KorTerra also enables organizations to perform more work per locator, per day while decreasing the number of workers required in the office and reducing office consumables. Overall Operation and Management Improvements: In addition to the above quantifiable savings, there are many other benefits/savings that our clients enjoy as a result of deploying the KorT erra software solution. Some of the improvements that are not quantifiable include: Better manaaement tools. KorTerra provides an electronic process complete with an audit trail for managing locating operations. This helps both management in the office and staff in the field, handle the ticket process. Management has access to all the information needed for making informed business decisions and to supervise the operational processes. Increased customer satisfaction. KorT erra enables an organization to complete their work more efficiently, ensure there are no lost tickets, and properly documents all steps in the life of a ticket contribute to increased customers satisfaction. In addition, KorT erra readily provides information to management dispatch and field personnel. which yields increased customer safisfaction and responsiveness. Timelv and accurate information. Information is collected as the work is completed. Having up-to- date information allows management to respond immediately to correct problem areas and better forecast for their business needs. Increased information for business makino decisions. Readily available information not only helps the communication process with customers. but it also provides management with the proper tools to make better and more informed decisions about employees. equipment, and training issues. No more lost Imisolaced tickets. Organizations will not have to face an unhappy customer or even a damaae as <;1 result of a misplaced or .lost ticket. .. ... ..' .,. August 15, 2005 Copyright@ 2005, KarT erra, Inc Confidential and Proprietary Page 10 of 11 ....._~ Services Proposal . Iiro....-_~ KORWEB Reduced damaaes. KorT erra ensures organizations receive every ticket that is sent to them and provides tools to quickly and easily identify problems area where work is not being performed in a timely fashion. As a result, damages will be reduced. 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MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: K1ayton Eckles, Director of Public Works . ,/ _l.>"- DATE: September 2,2005 SUBJECT: Approval of Maintenance Agreement for CR15 and CRl2 Signals DISCUSSION Attached is a copy of an agreement for signal maintenance between Washington County, Stillwater Township, Grant and City of Stillwater. It stipulates Stillwater contribute 25% of the cost of electricity and maintenance of the system. This agreement is the same format as all our other signal agreements. . RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that Council approve the attached agreement. ACTION REOUIRED Council should pass a motion adopting a resolution approving the agreement and authorizing the mayor to execute the agreement. . APPROV AL AGREEMENT FOR MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL AT CSAH 12 AND CSAH 15 \VITH WASHGINGTON COUNTY . \VHEREAS, the City of Stilhvater will contribute 25% of the cost of e1ectricy and maintenance of a traffic control signal at the intersection of County Road 12 and Manning Avenue (CSAH 15) in an agreement with Washington County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STILL \V A TER, MINNESOTA: That the Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to enter into an agreement in the name of the City with the Washington County for the maintenance of traffic control signal at the intersection of County Road 12 and Manning Avenue (CSAH 15) Adopted by the Council this 6th day of September 2005. Jay L. Kimble, Mayor . ATTEST: Diane F. Ward, City Clerk . . . WASHINGTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF WASHINGTON AND STILLWATER TOWNSHIP AND THE CITIES OF GRANT AND STILLWATER FOR MAINTENANCE OF A TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF 75TH ST N (CSAH 12) AND MANNING AV N (CSAH 15) IN STILLWATER, GRANT AND STILLWATER TOWNSHIP .' THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into by and between the County of Washington, a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota, hereinafter referred to as the "County" and the Cities of Stillwater and Grant and Stillwater Township, Minnesota, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as the "Cities"; . WHEREAS, it has been determined to install a traffic control signal at the intersection of 75th St N (CSAH 12) and Manning Av N (CSAH 15), and; WHEREAS, the County and Cities will share in the maintenance costs of the traffic control signal as hereinafter set forth; NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 1. The County shall install or cause the installation of an actuated traffic control signal with overhead and pedestrian indications at 75th St N (CSAH 12) and Manning Av N (CSAH 15) in the Cities 2. The Cities shall provide necessary electrical power for its operation and clean and relamp the luminaires (overhead street lights) at the cost and expense of the Cities, with Grant responsible for 50% and Stillwater and Stillwater Township responsible for 25% each. 3. The County shall install, maintain, and keep in repair the Emergency Vehicle Preemption System at the Cities' cost and expense, with Grant responsible for 50% and Stillwater and Stillwater Township responsible for 25% each. . 4. The County shall maintain and keep in repair the traffic signal, including relamping, cleaning, and painting of the signal at its' cost and expense. 5. The Cities shall indemnify, save, and hold harmless the County and all of its agents and employees of and from any and all claims, demands, actions or causes of action of whatsoever nature or character arising out of, or by reason of, the performance of any work by the Cities provided for hereby, and further agrees to defend, without cost or expense to the County, its agents or employees, any action or proceeding commenced for the purpose of asserting any claim of whatsoever character arising in connection with or by virtue of the work to be performed by the Cities. 6. Any and all persons engaged in the aforesaid work to be performed by the County shall not be considered employees of the Cities, and any and all claims that mayor might arise under the Workmen's Compensation Act of this State on behalf of said employees while so engaged, and any and all claims made by any third party as a consequence of any act or omission on the part of said employees while so engaged on any of the work contemplated herein shall not be the obligation and responsibility of the Cities. The County shall not be responsible under the Workmen's Compensation Act for any employees of the Cities. 7. The County shall indemnify, save, and hold harmless the Cities and all of its agents and employees of and from any and all claims, demands, actions or causes of action of whatsoever nature or character arising out of, or by reason of, the performance of any work by . the County provided for hereby, and further agrees to defend, without cost or expense to the ... Cities, its agents or employees, any action or proceeding commenced for the purpose of asserting any claim of whatsoever character arising in connection with or by virtue of the work . . . to be performed by the County. 8. All timing of all traffic control signals provided for herein shall be determined by the County, and no changes shall be made therein except with the approval of the County. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF the parties have duly executed this agreement by their duly authorized officers. By Date By Date . CITY OF GRANT Mayor City Administrator Approved as to form: . City Attorney Date Recommended for approval: City Engineer Date . . . . By Date By Date CITY OF STILLWATER Mayor City Administrator Approved as to form: City Attorney Date Recommended for approval: . t' / ,; ~. ~........,..._., f? '-/ 2~7 ~) 5> . , Date City Engineer By Date By Date STILLWATER TOWNSHIP . Township Board Chair Township Administrator Approved as to form: Township Attorney . Date Recommended for approval: Engineer for Township Date . . . .' By Date By Date COUNTY OF WASHINGTON Myra Peterson, Chair Washington County Board of Commissioners James R. Schug County Administrator Approved as to form: Asst. County Attorney Date Recommended for approval: Donald J. Theisen County Engineer Date R\201204\CSAH 12 & CSAH 15 Signal Maintenance Agrdoc . . . Vemorandum To: Mayor and City Council Diane Ward, City Clerk 9/1/2005 From: Date: Subject: TRANSFER OF WINE & STRONG BEER LIQUOR LICENSE FOR AUTUMNS, INC., DBA: AUTUMNS The applicant has submitted an application for the transfer of the Wine & Strong Beer Liquor License from Chives to Autumns, Inc., DBA: Autumns. As required, a public hearing must be held for the issuance of new and transfer of liquor licenses. Approval for the license should be contingent upon approval by Police, Finance, Fire, Building Departments and Minnesota Liquor Control. ACTION REQUIRED: Conduct the public hearing and should Council desire to approve the transfer of the On-Sale and Sunday liquor license they should pass a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2005- APPROVING TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF WINE WITH STRONG BEER LIQUOR LICENSE FROM JEFFREY MARK DAHL, DBA: CHIVES TO AUTUMNS, INC., DBA: AUTUMNS . APPROVING TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF WINE WITH STRONG BEER LIQUOR LICENSE FROM JEFFREY MARK DAHL, DBA: CHIVES TO AUTUMNS, INC., DBA: AUTUMNS WHEREAS, request for transfer of ownership of the Wine with Strong Beer Liquor License From Jeffrey Mark Dahl, DBA: Chives To Autumns, Inc., DBA: Autumns has been requested; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IF RESOLVED that the City Council of Stillwater, Minnesota, hereby approves the transfer of Wine with Strong Beer liquor license conditioned upon filing all required documentation, approval by Police, Fire, Inspection Departments, and Minnesota Liquor Control. Adopted by Council this 6th day of September, 2005. Jay L. Kimble, Mayor ATTEST: . Diane F. Ward, City Clerk . .. , , APPROVING TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF WINE WITH STRONG BEER LIQUOR LICENSE FROM JEFFREY MARK DAHL, DBA: CHIVES TO AUTUMNS, LLC., DBA: AUTUMNS WHEREAS, request for transfer of ownership of the Wine with Strong Beer Liquor License from Jeffrey Mark Dahl, DBA: Chives To Autumns, LLC., DBA: Autumns has been requested; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IF RESOLVED that the City Council of Stillwater, Minnesota, hereby approves the transfer of Wine with Strong Beer liquor I" onditioned upon filing all required documentation, approval by Police, Fire, Inspection De nd Minnesota Liquor Control. ATTEST: Adopted by Council this 6th day of September, 2 Jay L. Kimble, Mayor Diane F. Ward, City Clerk <" J . PARKING REQUEST FOR A SCHOOL BUS ON CITY STREETS MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS I MARK WALKER A EMPLOYEE LAIDLAW BUS COMPANY AM REQUESTING THE CITY OF STILLWATER TO GRANT ME PERMISSION TO PARKA LAIDLAW BUS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE THREE HUNDRED BLOCK OF WEST ASPEN S1. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FROM APROX. 6:00 PM TILL 5:30 AM AND ALL WEEK END UNLESS EXTRA CHARTER RUNS. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE FOR THIS REQUEST IS TO SAVE MONEY APROX 200.00 TO 300.00 PER MONTH ON GAS AND MORE CONVENIENCE AND TIME. I DRIVE A NORTH ROUTE AND IT WILL SAVE ME TIME AND MONEY AND WEAR ON BOTH VIEHICES . THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS REQUEST MARK WALKER ~/c::! ~Z~ . Sec. 51-1. Time limit parking. Subd. 1. Zones. The city council may, by reso- lution, designate certain areas where the right to park motor vehicles, equipment or structures is limited by time. The chief of police and the public works director shall mark by appropriate signs each zone so designated. No person may park in any limited parking zone for a longer period than is specified. Subd.2. Shifting ofparked vehicles. Any vehi- cle parked in a limited time zone and found to be within 200 feet of its previous location in a limited time zone is deemed to have remained stationary. (Code 1980, ~ 51.01; Ord. No. 773, 7-20-93) Sec. 51-2. Parking regulations. Subd. 1. Overnight parking. No person may park or permit any vehicle to stand upon any highway, street, alley, city-owned parking lot or any other public property in the city for more than 24 consecutive hours except in areas designated for such parking by signs erected by authority of the city council, and except in emergency situa- tions where prior authorization for the parking has been obtained from the chief of police. Subd.2. Commercial motor vehicles. No motor vehicle over one-ton capacity bearing a commer- cial license and no commercially licensed trailer may be parked on any street or roadway in any area in the city which is zoned residential, except when such vehicle is engaged in loading and unloading or rendering a service in the area involved. Subd. 3. Private property; owner permisswn required. No person may park or permit any vehicle to stand upon any public or private prop- erty that is sodded or landscaped and is main- tained as a boulevard or open yard space adjacent to a street, highway or parking lot, except with the permission of the owner of the property. Subd. 4. Empty boat trailers in CBD district. No person may park any empty boat trailer on any street or alley or in any public parking lot located within the CBD district of the city. Supp. No. 10 ..,. ~ . TRAFFIC S 51-2 Subd. 5. Parking in loading zones. It is a violation of this section for any person to park or permit any vehicle to stand upon any portion of a street, alley, city-owned parking lot or any other public property in the city in areas designated as loading zones by signs erected by authority of the city council unless prior authorization for the parking has been obtained from the chief of po- lice. Subd. 6. Sale of vehicles. It is unlawful to park any vehicle upon any street for the purpose of displaying it for sale. Subd. 7. Permit zones. The city council may, by resolution, designate areas within any city-owned parking lot as a permit parking area, and estab- lish the number of permits to be issued and the fee for the permits. The chief of police and the public works director must mark each area with appropriate signs. It is unlawful for any vehicle to be parked in a permitted parking zone without a permit. Subd. 8. Obliterating of marks. It is unlawful . for any person to remove, erase or otherwise obliterate any mark or sign, placed upon a tire or other part of a vehicle by a police officer or other duly authorized enforcement officer, for the pur- pose of measuring the length oftime a vehicle has been parked in any limited time zone. This sub- division applies to persons who intentionally con- ceal or destroy marks by moving the vehicle forward or backward. A violation of this subdivi- sion is a misdemeanor. Subd. 9. Fines. The city council may, by reso- lution, establish a procedure for implementing the parking regulations of the city including an authorizing form of administration complaint to be used for charging violations of this chapter, and to set fines for parking violations. Subd. 10. Penalty. Any person who fails to pay any fines established by the city council pursuant to subdivision 9 of this section within 30 days is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 11. Failure to comply with peace officer. No person may willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any peace officer invested by law with authority to direct, . control or regulate traffic. CD51:3 ~ , . S 51-2 STILLWATER CODE Subd. 12. Duration of overtime parking regu- lations. All overtime parking regulations of the city are hereby extended on all city parking lots where they are operated by the city or by a private contractor to apply seven days a week, Sundays and holidays included. (Code 1980, 9 51.02, subd. 10; Ord. No. 688, 9-29-81; Ord. No. 707, 7-11-89; Ord. No. 721, 3-20-90; Ord. No. 745, 7-2-91; Ord. No. 761, 6-16- 92: anI. No 773, 7-20-93; Ord. No. 856, ~ 3, 4-21-98) . Sec. 51-3. Minnesota Highway Traffic Regu- lations Act. Subd. 1. Adoption. Minn. Stat. ch. 169, known as the Highway Traffic Regulation Act is adopted as the traffic regulation ordinance of the city. Every provision contained in this statute is adopted and made a part of this section by reference. Subd. 2. Unreasonable acceleration. No person may start or accelerate any motor vehicle with an unnecessary exhibition of speed on any public or private way within the city limits. Prima facie evidence of unnecessary exhibition of speed is unreasonable squealing or screeching sounds emit- ted by the tires or the throwing of sand or gravel by the tires of the vehicle. Subd. 3. Penalty. Except when made a gross misdemeanor by law, it is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this section. (Code 1980, S 51.03) . Sec. 51-4. Illegally parked vehicle removal. Subd. 1. Nuisance. Any vehicle parked in vio- lation of any city ordinance is declared a nuisance and may be summarily abated by removing the vehicle by or under the direction or at the request of a police officer to a place of storage by means of towing truck. The police officer may require the driver or owner to remove the vehicle off the paved, improved or traveled portion of the street. Subd. 2. Recovery of stored vehicles. Before the owner or his agent is permitted to remove a vehicle from the place of storage, the owner must: (1) Furnish satisfactory evidence to the po- lice department and the person in charge of the storage area of his identity and ownership of the vehicle; and Supp. No. 10 (2) Pay any storage charge to the person in charge of the storage area for the towing and storage of the vehicle. (Code 1980, S 51.04) Sec. 51-5. Snow emergencies. Subd. 1. Reserved. Subd. 2. Reserved. Subd. 3. Reserved. Subd. 4. Parking lots. Parking in city lots is regulated by temporary signs prohibiting parking therein erected by the street superintendent as the need for the same arises in order to facilitate snow removal in those areas. Subd. 5. Calendar parking. Calendar parking shall be as follows: (1) Except on any street otherwise posted with signage, all persons parking vehicles on the streets or highways of the city must park vehicles according to the fol- lowing system form November 1, through April 1st of each winter season, except for all streets within the platted portions of the Liberty and Legends. subdivisions of the city in which all persons parking vehicles must park their vehicles accord- ing to the following system throughout the year. (2) Beginning 12:01 a.m. on November 1 and alternating each day until midnight April 1, vehicles must be parked on that side of the street or avenue which abuts the premises that are or would be identified by odd-numbered and even-numbered street addresses. On the days ofthe month which are odd-numbered days, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11,13, 15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29and 31 vehicles must be parked on the side of the street which residences have odd- numbered street addresses. On the days of the month which are even-numbered days, 2, 4, 6, 8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22, 24,26,28 and 30, vehicles must be parked on the side of the street which residences have even-numbered street addresses. CD51:4 . . . RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STILLWATER ON BEHALF OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SANIARITAN SOCIETY WHEREAS: 1. It has been proposed that the City Council of Stillwater call for a public hearing regarding The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society's (the "Society") desire to improve the Stillwater Good Samaritan Center, located at 1119 Owens Street North in the City by (i) financing the acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of a dining room and physical therapy office, (ii) funding a reserve fund and (iii) paying certain costs of issuing the bonds (tl1e "Project"). RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Stillwater, Minnesota (tl1e "City"), as follows: 1. Public Hearing. This Council shall meet on Tuesday, October 4, 2005, at approximately 7:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing on the Project as required by Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.152 to 469.1651. 2. Notice of Hearing. The law firm of Leonard, Street and Deinard is authorized and directed to cause notice of the hearing, substantially in the form attached hereto as Attachment A, to be published at least once in the official newspaper of the City on September 16,2005. Adopted by the City Council on September 6, 2005. Jay L. Kimble, Mayor ATTEST: Diane F. Ward, City Clerk 2662154.1 A TT ACHMENT A . NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS ON BEHALF OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY NOTICE IS HEREBY GWEN that the City of Stillwater, Minnesota (the "City"), will conduct a public hearing concerning the approval of the issuance of the Colorado Health Facilities Authority's Health Facilities Revenue Bonds (The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Project) Series 2005 (the "Bonds"). Proceeds of the Bonds in an amount not to exceed $1,560,000 will be used (i) to finance acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of a dining room and physical therapy office (the "Project") at the Stillwater Good Samaritan Center, owned and operated by The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (the "Borrower") at 1119 Owens Street North in the City, (ii) to establish a reserve fund, and (iii) to pay certain costs of issuing the Bonds. The Bonds, when issued, will be limited obligations of the Colorado Health Facilities Authority (the "Authority") and will not constitute a general obligation or indebtedness of the Authority, the State of Minnesota or any political subdivision thereof, including the City, nor will they be payable in any amount by taxation, but the Bonds will be payable solely and only from amounts received from the Borrower named above under a Loan Agreement, the obligation of which will be sufficient to pay the principal of, interest and redemption premium, if any, on the Bonds as and when they shall become due. All . interested parties are invited to present comments at the public hearing regarding the issuance of the Bonds and the use of the proceeds therefrom. Written comments to be presented at the hearing may be submitted to the City, at 216 North 4th Street, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082. The public hearing will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4,2005 in the Council Chambers of Stillwater City Hall, 216 North 4th Street, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STILLWATER, MINNESOTA By /s/ Diane Ward Its Clerk . 2662154.1 ~ , . . . ADOPTING THE PROPOSED TAX LEVY FOR THE PAYABLE YEAR 2006 BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Stillwater, Minnesota, that the sum of$8,906,755 is hereby levied against all of the taxable property of the City of Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota, for City purposes for the payable year 2006. Adopted by the Council this 6th day of September, 2005. Jay L. Kimble, Mayor ATTEST: Diane F. Ward, City Clerk ~ \ . ADOPTING THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2006 BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Stillwater, Minnesota, that the proposed budget for the general fund is hereby adopted for the year 2006 with revenues and expenditures in the amount of$10,167,604. Adopted by the Council this 6th day of September, 2005. Jay L. Kimble, Mayor ATTEST: . Diane F. Ward, City Clerk . ~ . SETTING PAYABLE 2006 TRUTH-N-TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Stillwater, Minnesota, that the Payable 2006 Truth-n-Taxation hearing shall be at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2005, and a continuation public hearing, if needed, shall be at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 13,2005. Adopted by the Council this 6th day of September, 2005. ] ay L. Kimble, Mayor ATTEST: . Diane F. Ward, City Clerk . . . 3. - RESOLUTION CALLING FOR HEARING ON FIRE CLEANUP SERVICE (L1 368) WHEREAS, an emergency abatement order was issued to the property owner. WHEREAS, the clerk has notified the council that such proposed assessment for the fire cleanup service at 324 Wilkins is $5,104.25. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF STILLWATER, MINNESOTA: 1. A hearing shall be held on the 4th day of October, 2005 in the city hall at 7:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, to pass upon such proposed assessment and at such time and place all persons owning property affected by such improvement will be given an opportunity to be heard with reference to such assessment. 2. The city clerk is hereby directed to cause a notice of the hearing on the proposed assessment to be published once in the official newspaper at least two weeks prior to the hearing, and shall state in the notice the total cost of the improvement. The clerk shall also cause mailed notice to be given to the owner of each parcel described in the assessment roll not less than two weeks prior to the hearings. The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time prior to certification of the assessment to the county auditor, pay the whole of the assessment on such property, with interest accrued to the date of payment, to the City Treasurer, except that no interest shall be charged if the entire assessment is paid within 30 days from the adoption of the assessment. He/she may at any time thereafter, pay to the City Treasurer; (in whole or in part) the remaining principal balance, with interest accrued to December 31 of the year in which such payment is made. Such payment must be made before November 15 or interest will be charged through December 31 of the succeeding year. Adopted by the City Council this 6th day of September, 2005 Jay L. Kimble, Mayor ATTEST: Diane F. Ward, City Clerk . St Croix River Crossing Project - Update 9/1/2005 R. Arnebeck After talking with a few stakeholders, J would like to take just a moment to clarify expectations regarding "next steps" regarding the project development process for this project. I. The schedule fix the EIS process \vill continue as planned with the final publication of the EIS in Sept with the anticipation of a Record of Decision in New/Dec. These are the major activities that I see happening over the next several months Sept. - Publish FEIS and develop draft MOU's Oct - Revicw FElS and MOU's at stakeholder meeting Nov - FHW/\ Record of Decision Dec - Start Municipal approval process Jan /Feb - prepare and submit funding application for project funding . 2. The DOT's, like MCEA and the Sierra Club, prefer to continue to work towards a solution that addresses issues with equity and can avoid a legal challenge. To do so will require a spirit of cooperation, resourcefulness, and ingenuity but will also have to be cognizant of the fact that there are many constraints within which we must operate. 3. The mitigation package as presented in the EIS closely represents the limit to which the DOTs can justify for funding from highway trust fund sources, both in type of work and cost, however; 4. In order to try to explore options or opportunities in which to address remaining issues regarding indirect impacts, we will need to focus on whether or not there are opportunities to leverage some of those funds to attract other non-highway trust fund dollars or to pursue grants and other funding sources. 5. 1t should be clear to the stakeholders that the objectives and actions to be identified in the MOU's discussed at the end ofthe stakeholder meeting normally occur during the design phase of the project development process, after the Record of Decision has been approved and will not be specifically incorporated in the FEIS. . In the spirit of environmental streamlining and to enable the stakeholders to develop a better undcrstanding of what actions will be taken by MnDOT to specifically address water quality pennitting issues and indirect impact issues, we will begin these discussions now with the intention of developing at least a draft version or better of the MOU's by the October Stakeholder Meeting . 6. As we get the subgroup together to pursue this effort to develop several MOU's between now and the ncxt stakeholder meeting in October. I hope that will be able to address the following areas: a) Develop an cxpanded description and implementation schedule regarding the "natural resource" mitigation items which could be embodied in an MOU with NPS. (Recommended in Draft 7 A study) to provide details regarding schedule, responsibilities,etc .. .similar to the ACHP MOA. b) Explore opportunities on how we can leveragc anticipated water quality treatment dollars in a way that can get the biggest "bang for the buck" and move us as close as possible towards the voluntary goal of 20% phosphorus reduction in Lake St Croix. This could result in an MOU with MPCA, WisDNR, COE, and local watershed Districts focused at water quality permits and the St Croix Basin Water Quality Report and a "water quality trading" concept c) Explore opportunities and apply for funding and identify action plans that can be initiated cooperatively among the various agencies that is focused on preserving natural habitat and protecting natural resources and water quality within the St Croix Watershed Basin as development continues to occur in both MN and WI. This could possibly be embodied into and MOU with the appropriate agencies focused at "Smart Growth" and managing future development for water quality and natural resource protection . 7. The passage of the Fcderal Transportation Bill provides nearly $25 million in eannarks for this project (MN and WI combined). This will enable us to continue to work on the project and hopefully is a positive sign from Washington DC that we may be looked upon favorably for continued funding for this project. During the next several months we will actively be working to put together a funding request to the FHW A for funding from a new category called "Projects of national and regional significance". The federal bill is very complex and we are still working to identify exactly what is in the bill, what conditions have to met and what "strings" are attached to any federal dollars that have been earmarked for this project. 8) Feel free to reply back with any questions or clarifications you desire and I'll do my best to provide a response Rick . .1. ~ '.~ . ~ ) . ~ :=:;--- -=:: ~ --- '~ THE BIRTHPLACE OF MINNESOTA J J W,.~.er August 23, 2005 BroY'm's Creek Watershed District 1380 W Frontage Rd, Hwy 36 Stillwater, MN 55082 Subject: Possible Modification of the Long Lake Control Structure Dear BCWD Board Members: On behalf of the Stillwater City Council, I present to you for your consideration several issues related to Long Lake. Specifically, Stillwater is looking for your input on changing the control stmcturc for Long Lake and whether the BCWD would provide some additional modeling effort. Also Stillwater would like to suggest we commence a dialog about future management responsibilities for the lake. . In 2003, the City of Stillwater completed a study of Long Lake. As part of the study the Brown's Creek Watershed District supplied technical support in modeling the lake elevation for flood elevations. The results of the study yielded a range of control options for the lake levels. Based on the results, the City of Stillwater designed an outlet stmcture that provides a 100-year flood protection as well as balances environmental benefits and recreational opportunities on the lake. In 2004, the City of Stillwater constmcted this facility with the result being the water level has been successfully controlled \vithout significant summertime bounces in the elevations. In our initial discussions prior to the final design we were aiming for something around an 890' control elevation with a thought that it would yield a summertime average of about 890.2'. With the final design modifications and over a year experience, we determined that the summertime average has been somewhat less than what we anticipated. The summertime averages have been about an 889.6'. The lower lake elevations have given rise for concern for some of the lakeshore residents. A group of citizens have asked that the City of Stillwater reconsider the control structure elevation. It's their suggestion that if the City were to change the operational design of the weir stmcture in a way that would yield a higher elevation of approximately 6 inches there would be significant benefit to the boating community and improved aesthetics. . The City of Stillwater might be willing to tweak the outlet stmcture with the blessing of both the Watershed District and the DNR. Prior to even considering this we would need CITY HALL: 216 NORTH FOURTH STillWATER, MINNESOTA 55082 PHONE: 651-430-8800 to analyze a couple of scenarios to detennine what the impacts to the lake environment . and downstream systems would be as well as the changes in flood protection. Since the Watershed District has performed all the modeling in the past. we request that the Watershed District pwviclc additional technical support in this endeavor. City staff discussed this possibility with the Watershed District engineers and it does appear that additional \vork could be donc without that much effort given that the model exists. In ordcr to make any changes to the lake, a modification of the BCWD and DNR permits would be necessary. Stillwater City Council requests your feedback concerning the possibility of pernlanently modifying the outlet structure. Also consider some temporary alterations that might yield valuable data on how the lake responds to real world conditions. The City of Stilhvater is also interested in opening a dialog on which govemment entity should be responsible for managing the lake. Prior to the existence ofBCWD, Stillwater was dealing with flooding issues on the lake. The City's environmental studies related to its expansion plan identified the high water problems and mapped out a solution and funding package. Now that BCWD is established and the lake improvements are completed, it may be appropriate to discuss future management arrangements for the Long Lake resource. I will be in attendance at your September meeting, and can provide more information at that time. After discussing the issues concerning Long Lake, a written response to the . issues of permit modification, modeling assistance, and future management discussions would be valuable to City Council. Sincerely, / ) ,} \\ 0 ) .L{1\~ ~ ~ :' f ~ ' Klayton Eckles Director of Public Works ---------- . . Scott Johnson PO Box 116 Carlton. i\IN 55718-0J J 6 Dear city council members. I was a product vendor at your rccent Lumberjack Days festival this past weekend, and I would just like to comment on my experiences there. First of all let me say that I have been selling at festivals lor 3 years, and it has been every wcekend for about 4+ months each summer and fall. I have been to many towns, ,md many events, and each one brings new experiences, mostly positive. Unfortunately for your city, my experience and the experience of all the other vendors there was extremely negative in all respects. First of all, $600 is a lot to pay for a 10 by 10 space, and so when we pay that much we would hope that the results are worth it. In the Midwest Art Fair magazine it said the event would be thru Sunday, but it was not. We had to be there all day Thursday, which is a clay most people are still at work. It also states an attendance of 85,000 people, which 1 doubt very much, especially considering the festival cancelled Sunday for the vendors. 1 have never been to an event where they . change the hours from what is advertised. 1 could tell you a half dozen different stories about how I personally was treated or talked to by the staff wearing the lumberjack clays t-shirts, but suffice it to say, it was almost always condescending, arrogant, and rude. In the one instance after suffering through a storm in which all my product was wet an I was no longer able to sell it, I decide to pack and leave. Two punk kids working for lumberjack days came and told me 1 didn't have pem1ission to leave and the show was still going on!!! This is with 3 tents in the river and much lost product for everyone. 1 would have stayed had I have more warning to secure my belongings before the stonn, but how can I sell wet clothing? The C'onsensus ?!T'ODg al1 the' vendors that J talked to was that your show was worth $100- $150 booth fee. As it is, it is the most expensive show in all of Minnesota except the state fair. As I said before, we were all happy to pay it if the results are as promised, but the success of the show was greatly stretched when we all called to sign up. All of the vendors I talked to, it was their first year attending Lumberjack Days, why do you think that is? lf the experience were good for them, they would come back every year. As a city you should keep in mind your employees and your festival are both a reflection on the entire city. . If you think it is all because of the stonn Saturday morning that 1 choose to write this letter, it has nothing to do with it. One of my neighboring vendors told me on Thursday that he didn't care how much he made that weekend. he would never come back. This is after only being there for a few hours! I feel exactly the same. The people who rent booth space from YOll are paying you money, and we would at least expect to be treated decently and not cheated and lied to. The \ending community is not that big, and the people who have sales booths at craft fairs and festivals always ask each other what are good and bad shows, and each year you will have a more difficult time getting new vendors. We as vendors also feel your city is greedy and its employees are rude. . I hope you take this all into consideration, because 1 for one consider your city to be one of the most bealltifull have ever been in, but 1 will never come there again. Sincerely, Scott Johnson . . . . . "-, . - .-"iffDi!~"]~~ ,~...'" - \ 'HE BIRTHPLACE Of 1,;INNfSOTA ,,) July 27,2005 Mr. Scott Johnson P.O. Box 116 Carlton, MN 55718-0116 Deaf Mf. Johnson: I am writing regarding your letter to City Councilmembers regarding your experience as a vendor at Lumberjack Days 2005. I will forward your letter to Council as an FYI, but I believe your complaint is really with St. Croix Events and not the City of Stillwater. With that I will forward your letter to St. Croix Events. The City has contracUor many years with the Lumberjack Days Association, which has had St. Croix Events manage all aspects of Lumberjack Days. Under that contract they are allowed exclusive use of the park area in exchange for paying for the necessary extra police and fire protection. The City receives none of the profit from the celebration nor are we in any way involved in the daily operation of Lumberjack Days. The rude employees you encountered were not City employees. Based on negative experiences from Lumberjack Days 2001 and Lumberjack Days 2004, the City required St. Croix Events to scale back the celebration as it was too successful and drew too lafge of a crowd. The Sunday evening fireworks display was moved to Thursday night as an experiment to save on policing costs. We regret this had a negative affect on vendors and the Council may well consider changes for future Lumberjack Days. We also regret that you had a negative experience while in our City and wish you well in resolving your issues with St. Croix Events. v;;~ Larry D. Hansen City Administrator . b51- 30~8800 08/09/2005 TDE 09:59 FAX 6514300553 5T. CROIX E\'E~TS !4J 002 LIJ~III!~J!-Jl'(~_K IlLlYS 1(I~Sl'I'Tl.\l~ ASS()f~lll1'I()N, INe. . Mr. Scon Johnson P. 0, Box] 16 Cal'lron, Minnesota 5571 i{ August 11), 2U(J) I)L.:1I S,'Ult: TIll' kiln ,1];ll YCl[J \e:111 II) the Slillw:ller Cit;' CcJUllcil :\Jlcllhc :>Iillw,!ttl. Ch;lllllxr "r ('''ll1lm'", ILl.>; I.Ii,;L'j] rUlw:lrlkd lullS fur n':~pollse. You allege in your letter [Ilat the hours of operation for merchandise vendors were IC'~., li!;ln promised. This is an incorrect statement. It appe<lrs tb<ll you requesred information fOI Lumberjack I),IYS '05 based on an informational listing thiar you saw in an indu~lry Pllhlicltilll1. Several listings were posted in July of 2004 that showed park hour~ for Sunday. These infurmarionallistings however directed YOll ro Our office for a vendor packet. All venJur pad:t:'l" clearly outlincd the new park hours which dic.l not inc!udeSunday. All the infurmatiun/duculllentation you rtoceived from our office s~t forth the correCI hours. II \\;l~ Ihi" infclrtl1;lliol\ that you had when yuu decided to participate. Furthermore il; the: Itlrphulll: ;1l'CCpl;lI1Ce (he I1l11JrS wr;re outlined agtlin, <.1nd jn the set up p;H.':KCI Iht: hU\lrS wc'rl' Ulillill<.:d :1~;,il1. We: ;11'", CumfurUlhlc ih;11 you were notmislecJ abtJlll the pa:rk huurs. Yc,lU also allc):',c lhut our bOOlh space i~ too high and that yuu would sellhc Cce Il1l1ch 111\\l:r. We: hllve very limited spa<:c and h<lve been sold Ollt every ye,\J;, II is a supply and delll;\I1c1 "ilu:lIiull. The rc'tention rate in our merchaJldi~e lIrca i~ actually higher than industry sLandards. . To ilddrcss your comments aboulour rude staff, it is imeresting to note thai Ollr staff h"eJ determincd (hat you would not be invited back based on your attitude and hehavior befuJl.: yuu pul!tLl 1'L1l arlt:r Ihe storm on Sarurday morning. We acknowledge rl1al I\:.,tiva]-; tire hi~11 L'nel!"I. high :lll:\il'ly :Ind hiill1 ~lre~~. which can cause "edgy" beh:lviur. II is:1ll unfOr!II!l;lk 1':111 ,>1111<': 11\l~il\l:"~ l'lll dues !l:lpp,;n. l:in:l\ly your COI11Jl1clll ,!l)llut a ~Iarr member telling yuu <1l'ler tile SIUrl11lha\ YU\I cLlull! Ill,l k:llL: needs III be pur into context. At the time you were told to I~old yuur position there \1:<:1',.' 11\<.' electrical wires on the Levy Road and a bicyclist pinned under a fallcnln.:r.:, w~ 1'<:11 lh:it it \\ :1" very necessary to make Sure that these situations were handled first. OncE. they had be<.:'n ,Iddre%r.:d you were allowed to leave. We are Sl)P'Y that your experience at Lumberjack Days '05 didn't work out. Wr.: truly teel th<ll \Vi': diJ I::verything to accommod::Ilc you that could be done. Cc Stillwater City Council Members Sti])w<1[cr Chamber of Commerce . P.O, Box 21 . Stillwater, MN 55082 . Phone 651/430-2306 . Fax 651/430-0553 www.lumberjackdays.com LOCATION:6514300553 Rx: TIME 08/10 .05 11:09 \ -r; ~r!,<:~dr;~ .onnecting the community and the arts August 17, 2005 Mayor Jay Kimble City of Stillwater 216 - 4th St. Stillwater, MN 55082 Dear Mayor Kimble, On behalf of ArtReach Alliance, our Board of Directors, and all the artists, organizations and community members we serve, thank you so much for your support! We appreciate your very important support of our activities and events, and your support of community building through the arts. . Thank you for your sponsorship of $2,000 in support of ArtReach Alliance local art events. As required by current tax laws, ArtReach acknowledges that it did not provide any goods or services in consideration for this gift. For more than 10 years, ArtReach has worked to advocate for, support, recognize, and coordinate efforts to enhance the state of the arts in Washington County and Western Wisconsin. Artists, art patrons, and community members count on us to be a source of information for the arts, to present high-quality arts experiences for our constituents, and to provide services for our artist and arts organization members. Thank you for helping ArtReach continue to connect the community and the arts. Thank you for your support. OJ '- o <l.J u c .~ ro .r:: u ro <l.J '- t ro :i ~ ~ Sin~~ f;l Jammi Hansen Blair Executive Director . o ill l[) <J) C') """ P.S. We are currently planning all of our events for 2005. A full calendar of activities can be found on our web site at www.artreachalliance.on!. .,- l[) ill X ro LL . . l[) ill """ .,- <J) C') """ .,- l[) ill Historic Courthouse · 101 West Pine Street, Stillwater. MN 55082 . ~ommunity Volunteer Service_?nd Senior C~nters. Connecting People !o/J Enriching Lives . August 1 L 2005 Mayor Jay Kimble City Council Members City of Stillwater 216 North 4th Street Stillwater, MN 55082 Dear Mayor Kimble and Council Members, Warmest greetings to you from the staff and board of Community Volunteer Service and Senior Centers! I am writing to share some information with you about Community Volunteer Service and Senior Centers (CVS) and to ask for your support. \Vhat is CVS? CVS is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1967 to support and encourage volunteerism in Washington County in order to meet community needs and fill the gaps in services available to county residents. Today the mission of CVS is connecting people, enriching lives. CVS designs programs to promote and encourage healthy living in the Washington County Senior population and coordinates a variety of volunteer programs that serve the entire county. What does CVS do? . CVS coordinates six programs and manages two sites in Washington County. Our senior centers offer dozens of social, educational, and volunteer activities for the county's seniors each and every week in both Stillwater and Bayport. Our programs, all with the spirit ofvolunteerism at their core, include the Transportation Program, the Volunteer Center, the Neighborhood Service Exchange, the Medical Reserve Corps and the seasonal Holiday Bureau. Please review more about each program in the 2004 CVS Annual Report. The report is enclosed for your information. How does CVS serve my city? Each year CVS serves thousands of Washington County residents, including residents who live in your community. The services provided by CVS are both necessary and critical for the residents who use them whether daily or yearly. I have enclosed information about the specific services that have been provided to your residents in 2004 and the first half of2005. As elected officials with financial and community building responsibilities for your city, I understand that you face many difficult issues and questions about how to lead your community. It is my hope, and my sincere belief, that CVS assists you in providing critical services to residents of your city and that we are improving the quality of life in your community by connecting people to services and to the power ofvolunteerism. . 2300 Orleans St. w. Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-7434 . www.volunteercvs.org . What can my city do to support CVS? J am writing to ask for your support as we continue to provide much needed services to residents of your community and all of Washington County. Specifically, there are three ways your support would be helpful. First, consider making a financial contribution to one of the CVS programs or for general operating support. lust $500 covers the cost of the transportation program for one week while meeting a critical need in the community by pairing volunteer drivers with people who need transportation to medical appointments. $500 would also provide a month's worth of social programming for seniors who visit one of our two senior centers. Activities include Bunco, cribbage, pool, oil painting classes, book club, bridge club, aerobics, and a hot nutritious noon meal. While I understand the challenges facing local governments today, I've also found that the best partnerships are formed between cities that care about the lives of their residents and organizations such as CVS who are providing critical services to them. If you are not able to contribute out of your cities' general operating budget, any information about CDBG funds or other opportunities would be helpful for us to know. Second, consider providing 10 minutes during one of your city council meetings for a presentation about CVS so that you and your residents can learn about a service or resource that might be helpful to them. J am happy to attend a formal city council meeting or work session to share our progress in building stronger communities. . And third, consider volunteering with CVS or an organization in your community. Opportunities are available for people to be board members, program assistants, holiday bureau sponsors- not to mention the hundreds of other opportunities listed on our website. Encouraging the city staff, elected officials, and residents of your community to volunteer would be a powerful message and could be a powerful community building activity! For more information about any of the CVS programs or to schedule a presentation please call me at 651-439-7434. CVS is pleased and honored to have provided services to residents of Washington County for more than 38 years. Your support as we continue to provide those services is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, ...., (-. , >'\ (\ " ". \. \ r'\ !I , ! i 1'1 i 1\' \~f\ I. '1\ I i. . .0.. ' lit ;" /\ t. ~-+{!l.S(r' : / .~<.X./V ~ V' .I:) Val~rie A. Jones, MA (J Executive Director Enclosures . Community Volunte~L_?ervic~.on~Se~ior Center~_ Connecting People ~ Enriching Lives Since the beginning of 2004, here is how . Community Volunteer Service and Senior Centers is working in the city of Stillwater ] 30 Stillwater residents participated in programs or events provided at the Bayport Senior Center. 66 Stillwater rcsidents have voluntcered their time and talents at the Bayport Senior Center. ] 5 Stillwater residents received a special service at the Bayport Senior Center including blood pressure checks, toot care, and hearing screenings and referrals. 245 Stillwater residents are active members of the Neighborhood Scrvice Exchange, a program whcre neighbors barter their skills to help one another and build community. 108 Stillwater residents have volunteered their time and talents at a community wide Neighborhood Service Exchange event. ] ,380 acts of service have been given to or performed by Stillwater residents through the Neighborhood Service Exchange program. 66 Stillwater residents have called the CVS Volunteer Center looking for assistance with volunteer placement. . 384 Stillwater residents volunteered through a CVS sponsored project or referral such as Rake A Difference Day. 40 Stillwater non-profit agencies or organizations work with CVS to meet their volunteer needs. 103 Stillwater residents have received rides to medical appointments through the volunteer transportation program. 16 Stillwater residents are serving their community as a volunteer driver for the CVS transportation program. 882 rides have been given to Stillwater residents by volunteer drivers, helping them get to and from medical appointments. 23 Stillwater residents have registered with the Washington County Medical Reserve Corps, a group of volunteers coordinated by CVS that can be called into action in the event of a public health emergency. 463 Stillwater residents received extra support and sponsorship through the CVS Holiday Bureau. Over 6,700 Stillwater residents have experienced quality programming, special events, and fellowship at the Stillwater Senior Center. . 2300 Orleans S1. W. Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-7434 . www.volunteercvs.org Diane Ward .rom: ~nt: _ ..Jbject: Pat Raddatz [PatRaddatz@co.washington.mn.us) Thursday, August 18, 2005 1125 AM Pat Raddatz Washington County Board Agenda - 8/23/05 Washington County Board of Commissioners 14949 62nd Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 Washington County Board Agenda August 23, 2005 * 9:00 a.m. 1. 9:00 - Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance 2. 9:00 - Comments from the Public Visitors may share their comments or concerns on any issue that is a responsibility or function of Washington County Government, whether or not the issue is listed on this agenda. Persons who wish to address the Board must fill out a comment card before the meeting begins and give it to the County Board secretary or the County Administrator. The County Board Chair will ask you to come . the podium, state your name and address, and present your comments. You are encouraged to 'lit your presentation to no more than five minutes. The Board Chair reserves the right to limit an . ,dividual's presentation if it becomes redundant, repetitive, overly argumentative, or if it is not relevant to an issue that is part of Washington County's responsibilities. The chair may also limit the number of individual presentations to accommodate the scheduled agenda items. 3. 9:10 - Consent Calendar 4. 9: 1 0 - Transportation and Physical Development * Sandy Cullen, Transportation Manager CSAH 14/8 Agreements and Amendments 5. 9:25 - General Administration * Jim Schug, Administrator 6. 9:35 - Commissioner Reports * Comments * Questions This period of time shall be used by the Commissioners to report to the full Board on committee activities, make comments on matters of interest and information, or raise questions to the staff. This action is not intended to result in substantive board action during this time. Any action necessary because of discussion will be scheduled for a future board meeting. 7. Board Correspondence e. 9:55 - Adjourn ::1. 10:00 to 11 :00 - 2006 Budget Hearings - Community Services - Public Health and Environment ******************************************************************************** . I..ceting Notices Reminder: No Board Meeting August 30, 2005 * 5th Tuesday August 22 - Library Board 6:30 p.m., 8595 Central Park * Woodbury August 23 - Personnel Committee 11 :30 a.m., Washington County Government Center August 24 - Metropolitan Mosquito Control Executive Committee 7:00 a.m. 2099 University Avenue West * St. Paul August 24 - Metropolitan Mosquito Control 9:00 a.m., 2099 University Avenue West * St. Paul August 24 - Regional Solid Waste Coordinating Board 10:30 a.m., 2099 University Avenue West * St. Paul August 25 - Community Corrections Advisory Board 7:30 a.m., Washington County Government Center\ . gust 25 - Commissioner/Department Head Retreat 0:00 a.m., Stone Ridge Golf Club * 13600 North Hudson Blvd. August 25 - Red Rock Corridor 3:30 p.m., 7516 80th Street S. * Cottage Grove August 26 - Public Health Emergency Preparedness 5:30 p.m., Washington County Government Center *********************************************************************************** Washington County Board of Commissioners Consent Calendar * August 23, 2005 Consent Calendar items are generally defined as items of routine business, not requiring discussion, and approved in one vote. Commissioners may elect to pull a Consent Calendar item(s) for discussion and/or separate action. The following items are presented for Board approval/adoption: Administration A. Approval of the August 16, 2005 Board meeting minutes. . . Approval to rescind the policy numbers assigned to the Financial and Budget policy numbers approved at the Board meeting of July 26, 2005 and assign corrected numbers. 2 C. Approval to reappoint John 1. Lynch to the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District Board of Managers to a three-year term expiring September 22, 2008. . 'sessment, Taxpayer Services and Elections D. Approval of temporary on-sale liquor license for the Scandia Softball Association on September 9, 2005. Community Services E. Approval to accept $15,000 to assist children and adults experiencing a mental health crisis, from the Bush Foundation via Ramsey County. Transportation and Physical Development F. Approval of resolution rejecting al bids received for the Historic Courthouse Fire Alarm project and authorization to re-bid at a later date. G. Approval and execution of Amendment number 3 to the Washington County Star Trail Snowmobile Association agreement requiring the club certify performance according to the grant agreement with the DNR. eat Raddatz, Administrative Assistant 3shington County , none: (651) 430-6014 e-mail: pat.raddatz@co.washington.mn.us . 3 Diane Ward From: Sent: To: Subject: Pat Raddatz [Pat.Raddatz@co.washington.mn.us] Thursday, September 01, 2005 11 :39 AM Pat Raddatz Washington County Board Agenda - 9/6/05 . Washington County Board of Commissioners 14949 62nd Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 Washington County Board Agenda September 6, 2005 * 9:00 a.m. 1. 9:00 - Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance 2. 9:00 - Comments from the Public Visitors may share their comments or concerns on any issue that is a responsibility or function of Washington County Government, whether or not the issue is listed on this agenda. Persons who wish to address the Board must fill out a comment card before the meeting begins and give it to the County Board secretary or the County Administrator. The County Board Chair will ask you to come . to the podium, state your name and address, and present your comments. You are encouraged to limit your presentation to no more than five minutes. The Board Chair reserves the right to limit an individual's presentation if it becomes redundant, repetitive, overly argumentative, or if it is not relevant to an issue that is part of Washington County's responsibilities. The chair may also limit the number of individual presentations to accommodate the scheduled agenda items. 3. 9: 1 0 - Consent Calendar 4. 9:10 - Metropolitan Inter-County Association * Keith Carlson, Executive Director 2005 Annual Report and Legislative Wrap-up 5. 9:40 - Assessment, Taxpayer Services and Elections * Kevin Corbid, Director Sale of Parcel to the City of Cottage Grove 6. 9:45 - General Administration * Jim Schug, County Administrator 7. 9:55 - Commissioner Reports * Comments - Questions This period of time shall be used by the Commissioners to report to the full Board on committee activities, make comments on matters of interest and information, or raise questions to the staff. This action is not intended to result in substantive board action during this time. Any action necessary . because of discussion will be scheduled for a future board meeting. 8. Board Correspondence 9.10:10-Adjourn . O. 10: 15 - 2006 Budget Hearings Community Corrections County Attorney County Sheriff *********************************************************************************** Meeting Notices September 7 - Plat commission 9:30 a.m., Washington County Government Center September 7 - Metro Emergency Services Board Executive Committee 10:30 a.m., 2099 University Avenue September 8 - Community Services Advisory 7:30 a.m., Washington County Government Center *********************************************************************************** Washington County Board of Commissioners Consent Calendar * September 6,2005 Consent Calendar items are generally defined as items of routine business, not requiring discussion, and approved in one vote. Commissioners may elect to pull a Consent Calendar item(s) for .iscussion and/or separate action. The following items are presented for Board approval/adoption: Administration A. Approval of the August 23, 2005 Board meeting minutes. B. Approval to rescind Resolution No. 2005-128 adopted on August 16, 2005, and replace it with the attached Resolution which authorizes Financial Services to open agency funds for the Metropolitan Emergency Services Board. C. Approval to appoint Robert Gag, Stillwater, to the Community Development Block Grant Citizen Advisory Committee, to a partial term expiring December 31, 2006. D. Approval to implement and use the State of Minnesota auction to sell county vehicles and other surplus equipment and to utilize e-bay to sell reusable items no longer needed by county departments. Assessment, Taxpayer Services and Elections E. Approval of resolution setting aside a portion of the annual distribution of the net revenue of the county's tax forfeited fund for the acquisition and maintenance of county parks or recreational areas. _. Approval of resolution, application for exempt permit of Minnesota Lawful Gambling from the Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center. 2 G. Approval of resolution, classification/reclassification of 38 tax-forfeited parcels as non- conservation. Community Services . H. Approval of the 2005 HOME Subgrantee Agreement with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity to build and sell ten affordable owner-occupied units to low income individuals/families at Retreat at Garden Gate in Woodbury. I. Approval of funding agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing Urban Development for the 2005 Community Development Block Grant Program and authorize the County Board Chair and County Administrator to execute the agreement. J. Approval of the Washington County Plan for administration of the Child Care Assistance program for the period of January 1,2006 through December 31,2007. County Attorney K. Approval of Special Project .5 FTE Assistant County Attorney for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30,2007, and acceptance of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Auto Theft Prevention Program grant for the period July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2007. Transportation and Physical Development L. Approval of Resolution, final payment to Fahrner Asphalt Sealers, Inc. in the amount of $39,986.88 for the crack seal road maintenance project. . M. Approval of letter affirming Washington County's support of the 2006-07 Regional Parks Capital Improvement Program. N. Approval of resolution requesting the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation perform a speed study to determine the reasonable and safe speed limit at the locations shown, and further authorize the Director of Transportation and Physical Development to install and maintain the appropriate signs. Pat Raddatz, Administrative Assistant Washington County Phone: (651) 430-6014 e-mail: pat.raddatz@co.washington.mn.us . 3 . August 27. 2005 August 25, 2005 STILLWATER TOWN BOARD MEETING Town Hall 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: Chairperson Linda Countryman, Supervisors Sheila-Marie Untiedt, Jim Hiniker, David Johnson and Jim Doriott. Also, Treasurer Gloria Sell, Attorney Soren Mattick, Engineer Paul Pearson and Planner Dick Thompson. 1. AGENDA - M/S/P Untiedt/Doriott moved to adopt the agenda with corrections. (4 ayes) M/S/P Untiedt/Hiniker moved to adopt the agenda with additions. (4 ayes) 2. MINUTES - M/S/P Untiedt/Doriott moved to approve the 8/11/05 Stillwater town board meeting minutes as written. (4 ayes) 3. TREASURER- a. Claims and checks #17374 through #17386 were reviewed and approved. David Johnson arrived. b. The planner will contact people who owe escrow money and report to the board at the next meeting. . c. The budget meeting will be held on October 26, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in the town hall. d. M/S/P Hiniker/Doriott moved approval of a $600,000.00 levy for 2006. (5 ayes) 4. ATTORNEY- a. Board Of Eaualization - M/S/P Hiniker/Untiedt moved to notify Washington County that Stillwater Township has voted to opt out of the Board of Equalization process for the next three years. (5 ayes) The attorney will present a formal resolution for signatures at the next meeting. 5. PLANNER- a. Buchman Variance - (13305 Boutwell Road North) - M/S/P Johnson/Hiniker moved to approve Mr. Buchman's request for a variance allowing him to construct a 22' x 24' addition to his existing accessory building. The Town Board found that a hardship existed because Mr. Buchman was unable to build an attached garage to his existing home based on the location of the drainfield and topography surrounding the house. The Town Board conditioned the approval on Mr. Buchman removing the 12x16 accessory building. (5 ayes) b. Hanzlik Lot Reconfiauration - 10433 Norwood Avenue North) - M/S/P Johnson/Hiniker moved to approve a lot line adjustment for the . Hanzliks that reconfigures the property as noted on the drawing presented. Also, perk tests and soil borings are required. (5 ayes) c. Victorv Pass - The developer was present looking for preliminary plat approval. Board members feel that the subdivision is not ready for preliminary plat . . Stillwater Town Board Meeting - 8/25/05 Page Two approval citing such items as but not limited to ponding issues, road not in yet, planner's recommendation. M/S/P Johnson/Untiedt moved to table the issue of preliminary plat approval for Victory Pass until all necessary items are completed. (5 ayes) The next discussion will be on September 8. The planner will be prepared with a recommendation. d. Otchiowe Prairie Subdivision - M/S/P Untiedt/Hiniker moved to approve preliminary plat approval for Otchipwe Prairie Subdivision contingent on the following: address any concerns of the township engineer, address comments from CarMar watershed district, and prior to final plat submission address issues as outlined in the planner's memo of August 22, 2005. (5 ayes) e. Weiher Certificate Of Comoliance - (10490 Norwood Avenue North) - M/S/P Hiniker/Doriott moved to approve the placement of an accessory building on the Weiher property contingent on an elevation drawing and a screening policy. (5 ayes) 6. ENGINEER - a. Leoinski Drainage Issue - (10616 Stonebridge Trail North) - The engineer has finally been able to meet with Mr. Lepinski. He is putting in an electric fence to keep cattle out of the area that drains to the ditch and a filter. The engineer was directed to send a follow up letter to Mr. Lepinski regarding his commitment to maintain his filtration changes. The township will reserve the right to inspect the situation from time to time. b. Montanari Punch List - The engineer has had no response yet. Deadline September 15, 2005. c. Blind Drivewav - It is recommended that a letter summarizing information about a blind driveway at Hunters Ridge be sent to the May Township Engineer. 7. WEBSITE MEETING - The meeting went very well. M/S/P Untiedt/Countryman moved to allow $1,000.00 of money budgeted for 2006 to be available now for the website development. (5 ayes) 8. BUCKTHORN MEETING - Jim Doriott will organize a buckthorn education meeting for residents and interested parties with Janeen Thatcher sometime this fall. The clerk offered to help with a mailing to residents. 9. ADJOURNMENT - Meeting adjourned at 10:20 p.m. Clerk . Chairperson Approved___