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I . I . . ITERATION OF THE MOTION: --- MIS: HOWARDIBUCHAN TO APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION AND STAFFING OF A PERMANENT FIRE STATION AT REDWOOD SHORES USING EXISTING REDWOOD CITY PERSONNEL ADOPTING OPTION ONE, MINIMUM DAILY STAFFING OF NINETEEN (19) EMPLOYEES CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOICE VOTE: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS BUCHAN, HOWARD, LA BERGE, RUSKIN AND MAYOR HARTNETT NOES: COUNCILMAN LEIPZIG MINUTE ORDER NO. 96-081 Councilman Ruskin expressed his concern that the permanent fire station be built as quickly as possible and asked staffs opinion as to what was reasonable to expect as the earliest date possible for completion. City Manager Everett said no work had begun on the project yet, not even the design, and staff was now putting together the capital and operating budgets and trying to balance both years. City Manager Everett said that in the proposed second year budget he had added the cost of operating the new fire station for six months 1/1998 through 6/1 998. He anticipated the design phase during FY 96/97 and construction during FY 97/98. City Manager Everett described two other large dollar capital improvement projects the Council had earmarked for the next two fiscal years: Broadway sidewalks, James Street sewer and water lines this summer and James Street --- itself, next summer. City Manager Everett discussed the legal issues surrounding the funding of the fire station construction and if the City had to have the full amount in the budget the year the bid goes out to contract. He said he was optimistic that construction could begin before FY 1997/98. In response to Council questions, he said he hoped the fire station would be built and fully operational by January I, 1998. Mayor Hartnett said it would be "within the discretion of the Council to have a motion that directed City staff to provide us in our budget deliberations...both capital and operation options that would allow us to build a fire station in Redwood Shores such that the fire station was completed on or about January 1, 1998 and .....budgeted for full operation" from that day onward. In response to the Council question of whether or not there was a possibility of completing the fire station before that date, City Manager Everett said "probably not" but he would meet with the engineers and the City Attorney to see how this project would impact the other projects the Council wanted. Vice Mayor Howard suggested that the use ofmodulars be considered. --- MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 Regular Meeting Minutes Page No. 193 April 15, 1996 Page 11