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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />December 12, 2011 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> Page 12 of 18 <br /> <br />(13. ADDENDUM TO CONTRACT FOR FIRE PROTECTION - NAVARRE FIRE STATION, <br />Continued) <br /> <br />Bob DeVere, 2670 Countryside Drive West, stated he finds it disconcerting that he has Wayzata police <br />cars driving down Old Crystal Bay Road and that in his opinion Orono should not be strengthening its <br />relationships with Long Lake given the situation with the fire department. <br /> <br />DeVere stated his other comment has to do with the storage of water trucks. DeVere indicated with the <br />insurance companies he has dealt with in the past, they do not feel the fire department is storing an <br />adequate amount of water. DeVere stated as a result, anyone not on City water ends up paying a premium <br />on their insurance because the Long Lake Fire Department does not store an adequate amount of water. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if the insurance is higher due to the lack of fire hydrants or water storage. <br /> <br />Chief Van Eyll stated he cannot answer that specifically but that the fire department brings 8,500 gallons <br />of water to the scene of a house fire. Van Eyll indicated he would be happy to work with the resident on <br />the water storage and that the Long Lake Fire Department does have agreements with the surrounding <br />communities if additional help is needed. <br /> <br />DeVere stated he has spoken with both State Farm and All State and they have indicated it is because <br />there are no fire hydrants and Long Lake does not store enough water. <br /> <br />Van Eyll stated he had not heard that the insurance companies do not feel they store enough water. <br /> <br />Franchot asked if they have ever run out of water. <br /> <br />Van Eyll stated they have not run out of water but they have had issues where the water supply has been <br />difficult to get established or trucks have broken down. The Long Lake Fire Department has participated <br />in the ISO operations and both times Long Lake's tankers have come out on top with the amount of water <br />being delivered on time. <br /> <br />Franchot moved, Rahn seconded, to approve the Addendum to the Contract for Fire Protection <br />with the City of Long Lake. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />*14. PURCHASE RESCUE 11 REPLACEMENT <br /> <br />Franchot moved, Printup seconded, to approve payment to the City of Long Lake for the purchase <br />of LLFD R-11 in the amount of $26,449.25 and to approve payment of the unbilled amounts in an <br />amount not to exceed $1,970. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />*15. WAYZATA FIRE SERVICE CONTRACT <br /> <br />Franchot moved, Printup seconded, to approve the Wayzata Fire Service Contract with the City of <br />Wayzata and approve payment for fire protection services. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />16. ENGINEERING SERVICES RFP <br /> <br />Loftus noted the City Council initiated the RFP process in August and received nine submittals. Four <br />firms were interviewed, including Bolton & Menk, FOCUS, Stantec and WSB. The next step in the <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 01/09/2012 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 12/12/2012 [Page 12 of 18]