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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-06-19 Council Minutesto 11 0 Council Agenda item #6h To. Reeve Hoppins Members of Council From. Mac deBeaudrap, ESMC Date- June 19"', 2003 Issue Addition Proposal Trochu Fire Station Background Chief Lawrence Hogg was requested to prepare for Council a short report on the proposed fire station expansion and addition of a training area for use as a regional training facility Discussion I have reviewed his proposal and have held two meetings with him and his Deputy They are proposing a 50 foot addition to the east end of the existing building which would allow for a suitable training and meeting area, a sink and coffee counter office space, an additional washroom space for SCBA filling and storage and additional space for the mechanical room The proposed changes will provide sufficient space for their immediate needs and the needs of Trochu and Kneehill County well into the future I concur with their thoughts that the classroom space needs to be large enough to accommodate large class sizes The space would also serve as an excellent alternate Emergency Operations Centre if the basement of the County office were unable to be used Although Chief Hogg's requests are very valid, his cost estimates for construction are clearly more than anticipated by Council and reflect an over expenditure which exceeds $51000 00 I do not foresee that we would be able to proceed with construction under this plan until more funding is in place, perhaps with equal contributions from the Town of Trochu and the County We could also explore the possibility of Grants from Alberta Municipal Affairs Recommendation 1) That Council receive this report as information 2) That the Fire Management Committee explore further options for financing the additigAal costs of the project Mac Services Coordinator Page 48 • 0 • 0 Council Agenda item #7d To- Reeve Hoppins Members of Council From. Mac deBeaudrap, ESMC Date June 10 2003 Issue Renewal of the Contract for E 911 Call Answer Services Background On May 23, 2003 this office received copies of the E 911 service delivery contracts It should be noted that the contract between the City of Red Deer and Kneehill County expires on August 9, 2003 Discussion In reviewing the new contract and comparing it to the old version I found three areas where slight changes have been made Article IV The county agrees to place a policy of comprehensive public liability insurance covering the obligations of each party in the agreement in an amount of $2,000,000.00 per occurrence, and a copy of the certificate of insurance must be deposited with the City of Red Deer This should have a zero impact to the cost of insurance coverage which the County already must carry Article V Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Compliance This is a new section and reflects an Act which has been legislated since the last contract renewal It will mean incorporating some procedural changes which will have to be discussed with Red Deer Emergency Services to ensure that we are in compliance to the Act Appendix "A " and "B " These two sections define services that were not Clearly outlined in the old agreement Recommendation 1) 1) That Council approve the new three year E 911 Call Answer Service Agreement with the City of Red Deer 2) That the CAO and Reeve add their authorizing signatures to the written A r n copie d return them to the city of Red Deer for their signature Mac de p Emergency -Services Management Coordinator Page 59