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.' - _. ----- -.---+ ,he fel t 'thatenforcemf:mt should be given higher pr1.ority-: --".fanager said' enforce- 'ment was a matter of manpower, money, apd public support. He said the leash llaw was being enforced on a complaint basis through the Sheriff's office under :contractual arrangement. Should a higher level of enforcement be desired, money would have to be appropriated for that purpose. . Mayor Anderson suggested consideration by the Budget Committee. 'If other, :Council members support the request, money could be included in the budget. ;.; S. cOLeC Temporary Rules re: Criteria for Licenses -.Copies of temporary rules adopted by the OLCC January 21, 1974, to be effective for 120 days were p~evibusly Comm . distributed to Council members. It was suggested that any suggestions or recom- '2/20/74 ;~endations on the rules be submitted to Manager's office for transmittal to the ) File .Commission. Attention was ~rected to Community Criteria stated~'n the rules : which would be especially helprul in making recommendations to the Commission Ion liquor license applications. .' .' ., ' T. Fire stiDon"Locator Process - 'Through mem1Jershipln Public Technology, Inc:;'-Ehe City has been involved in a program of fire station site location by a computer selection process. Chief Hall explained difference between this, and the traditional 'method of selection by distance only. The new program takes into consideration type of streets, natural barriers, railroad; etc.; establishes fire demand zones and ,travel time from a focal point in a zone to its limits; and gives the time it would , take apparatus to reach locations within a zone in terms of numbers of alarms and . si:;!quence of arrival. He introduced those involved in the study: Darwin Lajoie, Bruce Dalros, and Gary Hanson of data processing; and Gerald Runyan of the fire de- , par tmen t . :1 ,.. . . :Mr. Runyan with the aid of charts and overlays explained the process of determining . the fire demand zones taking into consideration major arterials and land use informa- , bon to designate available sites. Present fire station sites; streets - through, ,one-way, and direction if one-way; speeds of fjre equipment; intersections; natural . and man-made barriers were considered in determining the focal point of each zone from which no more than a three-minute travel time was figured. First printqut ; gave highest priority to the Delta Highway area for location of a new station. Data ,on 1973 fire runs now being 'put together will determine whether there would be changes in those results. The study, Mr. Runyan said, was still in the process of : considering populations and values of land improvements to determine highest risk . areas. I . \In answer ,to Councilman Keller, Mr. Runyan explained the factors taken into considera- (tion in determining travel time for certain distances. Computer has tested informa- Ition picked up since start of the year. Some variations occur because of time of ! d~y, weather, etc. . Councilman Wood wondered whether computer information would be able to determine : from types of structures, population, density the choi~e between purchase of another ,piece of equipment or construction of a new station. Also, how to cope with trains 'blocking crossings. Mr. 'Lajoie answered that 'the study to this point was involved only with characteristics of fire demand zones themselves, all are considered equal. iBut the model does allow weighing one over another. Alternate routes are picked by ; the computer for fire equipment when there are barriers, he said. However, the run ,time would be affected and perhaps another station could respond more quickly than ,the initial choice. '.' Councilman McDonald wondered whether grades of streets were taken into consideration. -He also mentioned the,difficulty experienced by fire engines in getting to 28th Avenue :in the southwest section. He expressed concern about permitting development in the South Hills if areas there were inaccessible or difficult to reach with apparatus. Mr. Runyan answered that grades and speeds at which the engines could travel were both take~ into consideration in the site selection process. He pointed out certain !areas in the Ci ty where response time would be slower because of difficul t access. .In answer to Mayor Anderson, Mr. Runyan from the ..time the engine pulls from the both are,given from the truck by radio. engine leaves has to be added. explained that the run time was measured station to the time of arrival at the fire, Time elapsed from dispatch to when the €omm 2/2(iJ/74 File '.,' Manager said the same process can be used to analyze location of present stations :and evaluate whether there should be future change to give more adequate.protection. :Also, it can be used to locate other kinds of city facilities such as community center buildings. (oS 2/25/74 - 10