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City Council Meeting Minutes December 18, 2012 Page 4 of 17 reviewed the request and forwarded a recommendation of approval to the City Council. Staff recommended City Council approval of Resolution No. 80, Series 2012, without condition. APPLICANT PRESENTATION Kyle Callahan, Kyle Callahan & Associates Architecture, Home Address: 220 S. Jefferson, Louisville, CO, stated he is the architect for the project. He showed the location of the fire station and commented it is designed to complement the other two stations in town. This new station would give the Louisville Fire Protection District excellent access to CTC and the south sub area of Louisville. It would reduce response times and is in close proximity to industrial land use and transportation. These new facilities will improve staff training; provide additional storage and a fueling facility. He noted the training facility is designed to conduct controlled burns, but also to train firefighters to rappel from buildings. He explained the project would be phased with completion anticipated sometime in April 2014. Phase 1 would begin in the spring and include the site development, the paving, landscape improvements, parking and the training building, shade and fueling structure and be completed in the summer. Phase 2 would be the custom built fire station. Phase 3 would be the completion of the fire station's second floor dormitory. PUBLIC COMMENT Mayor Muckle called for public comment and hearing none, called for council comment. COUNCIL COMMENT Mayor Muckle asked about strategy for response time with train traffic. Chief Parker said the trains have always been an issue for the Louisville Fire Protection District. He explained their Master Plan envisions the response would come from more than one station to help when the train is an impediment. Mayor Muckle asked about protection of the neighbors during a burn exercise at the facility. Chief Parker stated the training tower will be made of metal and burn exercises would be done under very controlled circumstances. The facility was designed with the neighbors in mind with specific control sets and was shared with the owner of the surrounding property. PUBLIC COMMENT Mayor Muckle called for public comment. There were no comments. MOTION: Council member Loo moved to approve Resolution No. 80, Series 2012, seconded by Council member Jasiak. All were in favor. •