City Council Study Session Summary 2009 02 10

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City Council Study Session Summary DATE Page 3 of 5 build community assets before CP is brought on line. The LFD wanted to stress to the City to look at the Fire Department as part of those discussions. City Council asked about the fire station plotting for ConocoPhillips. LFD stated fire service needs were on site or adjacent to the property. There is a minimum engine and ambulance requirements. The Avista Property and other locations for fire stations may be the smartest thing for the community. The community needs two stations, more build out and land. This information (St. Andrews and 88th near Avista) was presented to ConocoPhillips. This is the principal agreement, although the agreement is in a holding pattern until there is a response from ConocoPhillips. There is a potential to work with North Metro, although North Metro will not consider if there is a co-existence of union and volunteer firefighters. There is a separation between districts, but LFD only wanted to lease bay space. At this time there is not enough cooperation from North Metro. CP has requested to purchase the land from the City; therefore LFD will build a station on that property. LFD did not want a fire station on site, rather purchase land from Avista. The Avista location is ideal. LFD is very much in support of this purchase, although North Metro changed the proposal which wasn't close to anything originally put forth. The two station model is an option, but cost prohibitive. LFD has to wait and see what CP decides to do. LFD and the City need to prepare in advance for what needs to be done. The infrastructure issue is parallel with the City of Louisville infrastructure concerns. Policy decisions on the STK site were supported by a department of this size for many years. The new project has been a challenge. The result of the station model downtown has the same issues; will require easement changes and locations of alleys. This is one reason the project is on hold. Before LFD makes a 15 year commitment, LFD needs to have sustainable revenue. Staff commented that for 2008-2009 assessed value went up, unfortunately construction costs are prohibitive. Sprinklered Buildings in Louisville The sprinkler plan has been worked on for a long time with city staff. LFD needs to assemble resources to be effective; the best use of LFD dollars and energy is to prevent and limit fires. LFD has been working on the idea for quite some time - propose all occupancies would be sprinklered. There is a significant cost of resources to put out fires. The city has an opportunity to be a model community. Current significant building construction is occurring in Louisville, requiring a 3 inch tap. Currently with residential, the City has tapped off with the 1.5 inch taps. The conclusion was that it was a lot more expensive. Retrofitting buildings is a whole different ball game. The City and LFD need to take steps that are achievable and make sense. The goals should be to improve structures where it makes sense. The new sprinkler code helps, although there are still areas outside these requirements. There are also vulnerabilities that we cannot fix, unless planned for. There are over 40 cities in Colorado that have subscribed to 100% sprinklers. The sprinkler policy is in line with the city plan. Pictures with examples were provided. LFD believes they can change 5,000 -13,000 foot structures. A majority of the apartments are not sprinklered, except for those at