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<br />City Council <br />Study Session Summary <br />DATE <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />volunteers requires multiple alarms. Continuing education is conducted for 52 <br />members working 12 hour shifts, equating to 102 hours of continuing education. <br />The certifications of volunteer firefighters/paramedics meet the same <br />requirements as full time paid fire department staff. <br /> <br />The assessed value of the LFD has gone up. The Mill levy of 6.686 is a result of <br />a successful campaign. LFD provides the City the best value added per dollar. <br />There is relatively low loss compared to assessed values for LFD service. This <br />past year the LFD received 1,340 calls for service. Most of the LFD calls are from <br />7:00 p.m - 7:00 a.m. This presents challenges of risk needs and staffing <br />availability, as to the volunteer staff. <br /> <br />Comprehensive Plan - Guiding document <br />The LFD comprehensive plan serves as a benchmark of over arching goals. The <br />LFD has a self- driven base on national performance. The initial plan results are <br />in the report (see report). The LFD is striving to complete the tough ones that go <br />beyond the organization. The "Report card" indicates this in getting done quicker <br />than thought possible. The LFD is beginning a transition into the next <br />comprehensive plan. The new comprehensive plan design is based more on the <br />expectations of the community. LFD plans to begin the plan with a customer <br />survey. The LFD expects to send the survey in June to 4,000-5,000 residents. If <br />the community has an understanding of pubic protection, this will bring leaders <br />together. <br /> <br />The LFD is looking for alternatives to meet the challenges their department <br />faces. The plan is to increase funding that will balance the money LFD would <br />lose under the urban renewal over 25 years. Additional challenges will be <br />created by the ConocoPhillips (CP) development, requiring cooperation with City <br />of Louisville Planning Department and City Manager's Office. A concern is to <br />address how the ConocoPhillips project will impact the delivery of services. The <br />project will have a large impact. The LFD has concerns about the level of <br />services and funding. The LFD wants to maintain what is there today. By statute <br />there are only 4 ways to obtain revenue, and only three sources are available to <br />LFD. The base level is at the previous level or higher. Those are the impacts for <br />LFD, and they will be working with ConocoPhillips to manage the impacts <br />identified. Part of ConocoPhillilps' agreement was "do no harm". A letter is <br />available within the study session packet; the letter will be sent when CP starts <br />services. The LFD wants to maintain what is provided to the community, at the <br />same time serving ConocoPhillips. The LFD felt it important that the expectation <br />of service will not change. Although, the community may suffer with the <br />ConocoPhillips project if a proactive plan addressing the impacts of the CP <br />development is not established. <br />The LFD expressed that there is an opportunity for special districts to have an <br />improvement district, which will allow an increased assessed value. This would <br />need to be voted on by tax payers or owners of property. The goal should be to <br />