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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> McNutt Room-City Hall <br /> <br /> July 23, 2003 <br /> Noon <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Gary PapS, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Nancy Nathanson, Betty <br /> Taylor, Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Jennifer Solomon. <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br />A.WORK SESSION: Fire Station 11 (Santa Clara) Construction Financing Plan <br /> <br />City Manager Dennis Taylor introduced Fire Chief Tom Tallon, who was to speak on this item. <br /> <br />Chief Tallon stated that the City had purchased the 1-1/2 acre Fire Station 11 property in 2002, <br />beginning service from the substation in July of that year. He explained that the property had two <br />existing dwellings on it, noting that the living quarters for the fire crew were located in one of the <br />houses. He said that the department had constructed a tent to provide cover for the vehicle. He <br />noted that there were pictures of the property, house and tent posted on the wall. <br /> <br />Chief Tallon reported that in October 2002, a policy project group including Assistant City Manager <br />Jim Carlson, Finance and Court Services Director Cindi Hamm, himself and members of the staff <br />had been formed and had met on a regular basis to formulate the proposal which he was bringing <br />before council at the present meeting. He said that the proposal was consistent with the City's <br />multi-year financial plan, as the fire station had been one of the top priorities in that plan. He felt <br />very positive about the workable financial plan to construct a permanent fire substation in Santa <br />Clara that was being presented. <br /> <br />Continuing, Chief Tallon listed the reasons the project should be constructed at this time, as <br />follows: <br /> <br /> · After one year, it had been ascertained that the dwelling was too small for the <br /> firefighters who resided there. <br /> · The dwelling did not provide adequate separation for male and female firefighters and <br /> was an unacceptable living arrangement. <br /> · The tent that covered the vehicle was approved for six months at a time and approval <br /> had expired. <br /> · It would take approximately $500,000 to bring the house up to essential services and to <br /> put a more substantial permanent/temporary structure around the vehicle. He said that <br /> the $500,000 investment would be a "sunk cost" from which the City would not get <br /> much in return and because the fire substation would continue in a temporary housing <br /> situation. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 23, 2003 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />