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Elk River Fire Department Elk River, MN Fire Station Feasibility and Facilities Study Five Bugles Design A Division of Wendel Companies SECTION NO. 5 - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following recommendations and conclusions are offered in the order of importance that they should be considered in future planning. Conclusion No. 1: Response time mapping of current station locations indicates some gaps in coverage. These gaps in coverage are exacerbated by barriers such as limited access highways, the Mississippi River, and general traffic congestion at peak travel times. Recommendation: Construct a new, 17,500 SF, 3 bay, satellite fire station on the east side of Highway 169. Total project cost will range from $4.7M to $5.5M. Conclusion No. 2: Some of the gaps in coverage are occurring in portions of the City of Otsego served by the Elk River Fire Department. Mapping shows that solving this issue with a new station in Otsego will also reduce response times to the southern portions of Elk River, espe cially during heavy traffic times. Recommendation: Work with the City of Otsego to construct a new, 17,500 SF, 3 bay, satellite fire station similar to the new East Station for City of Elk River. Total project cost will range from $4.7M to $5.5M. The study assumes the station would be financed by the City of Otsego and operated by Elk River Fire Department. Conclusion No. 3: Station No. 2, Elk River Fire Department’s Headquarters station in the Public Safety Building provides a good base of operations for the department’s full time staff. However, it is lacking in station personnel (paid-on-call staff who report to this station) support spaces such as locker rooms, showers, offices and dayroom facilities. Construction of a new East Fire Station will also create an equity issue between the stations. Recommendation: Construct an addition to Station No. 2 of approximately 3,800 SF to include support spaces for station staff. Project Cost will range from $850K to $1M. Conclusion No. 4: The Elk River Fire Department’s Firefighter Training Program has become a regional asset and revenue generator. A small increase in the size of the existing training room will allow this activity to continue and to grow. Recommendation: Expand the training room at Station No. 2 to incorporate the kitchen as part of the expansion project outlined in Conclusion No. 3. Costs for this work are included with Recommendation No. 3. Conclusion No. 5 (Police Department): In 2003, the Elk River Police Department planned in expansion space in the form of 4,000 SF of shell space on a second floor. They have experienced enough growth in the intermediate years to warrant building out that space, as well as to construct minor changes throughout the facility to improve workflow. 16