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ORONO cn Y COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 11,1999 <br />(HI 7) LONG LAKE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT YEAR 2000 BUDGET <br />Continued <br />Flint asked what percentage the City of Orono pays. <br />Moorse said it is 71%. <br />Flint said that, obviously, the City of Orono is a major player and needs to be involved in the <br />planning process from the beginning. <br />Kelley said that he and Moorse recently visited fire stations in St. Bonifacius, Chaska, <br />Chanhassen, Shakopee, and Savage. He understands that the design of the Long Lake Fire <br />Department ’s station is being held up because Long Lake is trying to work out an agreement <br />with Mn/DOT on funding for consultant services for the design of the fire station. <br />Long Lake wants to make sure they have an agreement in place with Mn/DOT where <br />Mn/DOT will pay the costs of designing a new fire station. If they spend money before <br />Mn/DOT has approved it, then it doesn’t get reimbursed. As soon as they have that <br />agreement, an architect will be hired. He said that he, Peterson, and Kelley are on a facilities <br />committee that will be working with Long Lake and the architect to put together a design for <br />the fire station. <br />Sansevere said that the cities are in discussions about consolidation. If that happens, he asked <br />if the new fire station could be more centrally located and the need for Maple Plain ’s Fire <br />Department diminished. <br />Moorse said he is not sure that consolidation w ill change the location of the fire station. He <br />said they are looking at locations that are a little farther west, but they wouldn ’t want to move <br />it too far west because the fire station needs to be located relatively close to the firefighters. <br />Sansevere said he w as thinking within one-quarter mile of the Orono City Hall because it is <br />fairly central to Long Lake and parts of Orono. <br />Kelley said that the consultant would help find the best location for the fire station. <br />Sansevere said the Council should keep in mind that they will need to consider what role <br />Maple Plain w'ould play if Orono and Long Lake consolidated and the fire station was moved <br />farther west. <br />Moorse said that on a periodic basis, the cities tal.e a look at the fire districts to see if changes <br />are needed. <br />Flint asked how duplication of expensive fire equipment can be avoided. <br />Page 7