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captains from the Plymouth, Minnetonka, Chanhassen and <br />Excelsior Fire departments. Only Plymouth, Minnetonka and <br />Chanhassen currently have service delivery models similar to the <br />recommended model for Orono (Duty Crews and FTEs). <br />However, the demographics of those cities are much different <br />than Orono. Their populations are between three and ten times <br />greater than Orono. The areas of those cities (in square miles) <br />are 1.4 to 2.2 times greater than Orono. And Orono’s population <br />density is less than half of each of those cities. Have you <br />benchmarked these recommendations against other cities with <br />Duty Crew/FTE fire service that are comparable in population <br />size, area and density to Orono? <br />6. Section 6 of the report discusses four potential courses of <br />action along with estimates of their associated costs. Can you <br />provide a breakdown of the items included in these costs (e.g. <br />labor, supplies, equipment, facilities and other operating <br />expenses)? Do these cost estimates include operating expenses <br />only (i.e. exclude capital investments)? How were these <br />estimates developed and what assumptions were used to <br />estimate the costs of each scenario? <br />7. Response time is clearly a complex issue due to the various <br />types of calls and the number of factors that go into responding. <br />The recommended COA calls for a significant increase in the <br />annual operating costs of fire service to the city of Orono: <br />$543,963 currently vs. $1,177,000 (a 116% increase in the best <br />case scenario) or $1,633,000 (a 200% increase if Orono has no <br />partner cost sharing). What percent improvement in response <br />times can the residents of Orono expect to see for this magnitude <br />of cost increase? How quickly will those response time <br />improvements be achieved? <br />8. The recommended COA (6.4 of the report) indicates that the <br />costs to Orono will be 38% higher ($1,633,000 vs. $1,177,000) if <br />the current municipalities served by LLFD do not partner with <br />Orono. How likely is it that these cities will be willing to partner <br />with Orono? Are there other cities/municipalities that could be <br />candidates to help share the costs with Orono if the current <br />partners elect not to partner with Orono? <br />9. Section 7 provides recommendations by year for 2023 - 2026. <br />Can you provide cost projections for these items, including the <br />assumptions used to estimate these costs? <br />Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.