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Ms. Wooten recessed the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency at e 1:13 p.m. and announced that the council would reconvene in the McNutt Room for a work session. WORK SESSION COUNCILORS PRESENT: Richard Hansen, (1:15-1:25 p.m.), Emily Schue, Ruth Bascom, Debra Ehrman, Roger Rutan, and Jeff Miller. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Cynthia Wooten, Freeman Holmer. Mr. Hansen called the work session of the Eugene City Council to order in the McNutt Room. VII. FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES LONG-RANGE PLAN AND REDEPLOYMENT PLAN (memo, background information distributed) . Fire Chief Everett Hall said development of the the Fire and Emergency Ser- vices long-range plan involved people from all the City departments, people from other fire and emergency departments, and a citizen advisory group. The redeployment plan was developed from the long-range plan and involved a study of existing fire stations and the delivery of fire and emergency services. e Mr. Hall introduced Tim Birr, who reviewed the redeployment plan using illus- trations and maps. He discussed firefighters' activities and the equipment used during a fire and the location of existing stations. He said response time after an alarm is received is the most important criterion for locating fire stations. The City's goal is to be able to deliver services within four minutes after an alarm is received. Changing development patterns indicate the need to change the location of fire stations. The redeployment plan is a capital-intensive plan that will relocate fire sta- tions, equipment, and personnel in order to provide good response time. The department now has a minimum shift of 36 firefighters. A call-back system and mutual aid agreements with other agencies provide additional personnel when it is needed. The department provides services to the River Road area under con- tract. The completion of the Chambers Connector will enable a station to be located in the River Road area. The redeployment plan indicates Station 4 will be closed, Station 2 will be moved to the River Road area, Station 6 will be moved to the Coburg/Alicia Road area, and Station 10 will be opened. Mr. Birr discussed the financing of the redeployment plan. He said several City properties can be sold and the purchase prices applied to the capital projects in the redeployment plan. In addition, about $752,000 will be needed. Answering questions from councilors, Mr. Gleason said the redeployment plan will provide fire and emergency services for about 15 years. It will provide e protection for the Willow Creek area. Mr. Hall said additional resources MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 9, 1985 Page 7