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Orono Fire Needs Assessment <br />52 | Page <br /> <br />conceptual district includes the cities of Corcoran, Greenfield, Independence, Long Lake, <br />Loretto, Maple Plain, Medina, Minnetonka Beach, Orono, Wayzata, and Woodland. It also <br />includes the current fire departments of Long Lake, Loretto/Hamel, Maple Plain and <br />Wayzata. This COA uses an Ad Valorum (property Value) tax formula for distribution of <br />costs. <br />• Cost. To estimate a cost for this COA the current operating budgets of the subject <br />departments were combined. In addition, it was assumed the capital needs of all the <br />departments was about the same as LLFDs so a sustainable capital need was calculated. <br />The costs were then distributed based on the subject communities’ tax capacities. Based <br />on these calculations the annual cost to Orono would be $1,881,000. The average cost to <br />Orono households would be $588 per year. Moving to a Duty Crews staffing structure <br />would likely raise that cost to $2,320,000 or an average of $725 per Orono household. The <br />table below summarizes the cost analysis. <br /> <br />Estimated Annual Department Cost Estimated Annual Cost for Orono (Assumes <br />Same Contract City Partners as current LLFD) <br />Operating Budget $ 2,853,144 <br />Estimated Orono Portion of <br />total 34% <br />Capital Investment <br />(Equipment and Facilities) $ 2,803,333 <br />Orono's Annual Cost $ 1,924,000 <br />Estimated Cost (Operating <br />+Capital) $ 5,657,000 <br /> <br />10 year Estimated Cost <br />(Assume 2.2% Operating <br />Inflation) $ 59,561,648 <br /> <br />10-year Orono Cost <br /> (Assume 2.2% Operating Inflation) $ 20,250,960 <br /> <br />Average Annual Orono <br />Household: Alone NA <br />Average Annual Orono <br />Household: With Partners $ 601 <br /> COA Cost Comparisons <br />Estimated Annual Cost <br />Difference with COA1 $ 4,870,000 <br />Orono Annual Portion <br />Difference with COA1 $ 1,029,000 <br />Average Annual Orono <br />Household Difference: <br />Alone NA <br /> <br />Average Annual Orono <br />Household Difference: W/ <br />Partners $ 322 <br /> <br />• Advantages (pros). Advantages of this COA would be possible capital cost avoidance in the <br />future and a larger pool of fire fighters to draw from which might offset recruiting and <br />retention trends. <br />• Disadvantages (Cons). Cost burden disproportionate to services provided. Using current <br />call volumes of the fire departments and cities included in the district, Orono would only