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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 12, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. (13. ADDENDUM TO CONTRACT FOR FIRE PROTECTION- NAVARRE FIRE STATION, Continued) Bob DeVere, 2670 Countryside Drive West, stated he finds it disconcerting that he has Wayzata police cars driving down Old Crystal Bay Road and that in his opinion Orono should not be strengthening its relationships with Long Lake given the situation with the fire department. DeVere stated his other comment has to do with the storage of water trucks. DeVere indicated with the insurance companies he has dealt with in the past, they do not feel the fire department is storing an adequate amount of water. DeVere stated as a result, anyone not on City water ends up paying a premium on their insurance because the Long Lake Fire Department does not store an adequate amount of water. McMillan asked if the insurance is higher due to the lack of fire hydrants or water storage. Chief Van Eyll stated he cannot answer that specifically but that the fire department brings 8,500 gallons of water to the scene of a house fire. Van Eyll indicated he would be happy to work with the resident on the water storage and that the Long Lake Fire Department does have agreements with the surrounding communities if additional help is needed. DeVere stated he has spoken with both State Farm and All State and they have indicated it is because there are no fire hydrants and Long Lake does not store enough water. Van Eyll stated he had not heard that the insurance companies do not feel they store enough water. Franchot asked if they have ever run out of water. Van Eyll stated they have not run out of water but they have had issues where the water supply has been difficult to get established or trucks have broken down. The Long Lake Fire Department has participated in the ISO operations and both times Long Lake's tankers have come out on top with the amount of water being delivered on time. Franchot moved, Rahn seconded, to approve the Addendum to the Contract for Fire Protection with the City of Long Lake. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. *14. PURCHASE RESCUE 11 REPLACEMENT Franchot moved, Printup seconded, to approve payment to the City of Long Lake for the purchase of LLFD R-11 in the amount of $26,449.25 and to approve payment of the unbilled amounts in an amount not to exceed $1,970. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. *15. WAYZATA FIRE SERVICE CONTRACT Franchot moved, Printup seconded, to approve the Wayzata Fire Service Contract with the City of Wayzata and approve payment for fire protection services. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 16. ENGINEERING SERVICES RFP Loftus noted the City Council initiated the RFP process in August and received nine submittals. Four firms were interviewed, including Bolton & Menk, FOCUS, Stantec and WSB. The next step in the Page 12 of 18