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Mound Fire Station and Fire Service Options <br />May 28. 2002 <br />Page 4 ______ <br />If the equity includes a buyout upon dissolution of the fire service <br />agreement, this provides a strong incentive for Mound to be <br />responsive to Orono’s fire service needs. <br />We cannot see 1S or 20 years into the future to know whether Mound <br />will continue to be able to provide adequate fire service. If <br />substantial changes occur which cause an inability to provide <br />adequate fire service, the City’s investment in the fire station would <br />be lost. <br />b.Cons. <br />If there was a dissolution that required a buyout, the buyout would <br />have to occur over a period of years. <br />The equity payout may not be sufficient to fund a fire service <br />alternative such as a satellite station n Navarre. <br />Based on the general analysis above, staff has the following recommendations: <br />1.Maintain ties with the Mound Fire Department for fire service to the southwest <br />portion of the City. <br />2.The City should participate in, and lead if necessary, a process to evaluate the <br />benefits and feasibility of a broader fire service organization that can facilitate cost <br />effective fire service delivery and preserve and enhance volunteer-based fire service <br />over the long term. <br />3.Pursue with Mound a cost allocation formula for both capital costs and operating <br />costs that makes the cost of fire service from Mound competitive with the cost of fire <br />service provided through a satellite station in Navarre operated by Long Lake. <br />4.Do not build a satellite station in Navarre at this time, but reserve a site for a future <br />station. <br />c <br />t i <br />) : <br />!i <br />^ i <br />li <br />1’ <br />1 <br />4! <br />i! <br />•i <br />B.