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� G'� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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A RESOLUTION SETTING OUT THE PARAMETERS
OF THE CITY OF ORONO'S INVOLVEMENT
IN THE REPLACEMENT
' OF THE LONG LAKE FIRE STATION -
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orono,Minnesota, as follows:
Section 1. BACKGROUND.
1.01. The Long Lake Fire Station needs to be replaced because it is being taken as right-of-way.for
the Highway 12 upgrade project.
1.02 A committee with representatives from the Long Lake Volunteer Fire Department's fire
_I� service cities is in the process of selecting a site for the new f re station.
1.03 Mn/DOT will fund a portion of the costs of the new fire station.
1.04 Orono has traditionally been fiscally conservative in its finances,including funding for public
facilities.
1.05 The City of Orono pays 72%of the Long Lake Volunteer Fire Departrnent costs.
1.06 It is important that the fire station planning committee and Mn/DOT have an understanding
of the pazameters of the City of Orono's involvement in the replacement of the Long Lake
Fire Station.
Section 2. COUNCIL ACTION. � � � � �
2.01. The Orono City Council does hereby adopt the following parameters regarding the City's
involvement in the replacement of the Long Lake Fire Station:
A. No land is to be detached from the City of Orono and annexed into the City of Long
Lake for the Long Lake Fire Station site. .
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B. The Long Lake Fire Station should be located in the City of Long Lake.
C. T'he City of Orono will not use its powers of eminent domain to acquire a fire station
� � site if it involves requiring a family to sell their home.
D. The City of Orono needs to have substantial input into the design of the fire station,
in terms of ensuring the facility is a modest,functional facility that meets the needs
of the Long Lake Volunteer Fire Department, at a cost that is in line with Orono's
conservative fiscal philosophy. This could include reviewing opportunities for
� using/sraring existing facilities in Orono and/or Long Lake to meet some of the fire
facility needs; as a way to limit the size and cost of the new facility.
E. If the fire station is built in Long Lake,the City of Long Lake should sell bonds to
provide financing for the project.
� F. If the fire station is built in Orono,Orono will sell bonds to finance the project,and
will lease the station to the City of Long Lake and the Long Lake Volunteer Fire
Department.
� Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota, at a regular meeting
held October 23, 2000.
ATTEST:
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�Linda S. Vee, City Clexk Gabri Jabbour,May
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