Title
Approval of Lease with Lacey Fire District 3 for Use of Storage and Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Building at the Fire Training Center
Recommended Action
City Manager's Recommendation:
Move to authorize the mayor to sign the lease when the building is complete; authorize the City Manager to sign all documents needed to construct the Storage and SCBA Building; and authorize the Fire Department to receive the $205,000 from Lacey Fire District 3 for this project.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve construction of an additional building and at the Fire Training Center that will provide for storage of equipment and recharging of firefighter's breathing air. The construction cost of the building will be offset by funds received from Lacey Fire District 3. In return, the District will be able to use the building to store a fire engine for the next 35 years under a lease agreement.
Staff Contact:
Greg Wright, Deputy Fire Chief, 360.753.8466
Background and Analysis:
When the City first considered developing a Fire Training Center, Lacey Fire District 3 had hoped to be a partner. Unfortunately, funding issues at the District prevented that from happening. The City voters approved a bond for the construction of a forth fire station and a fire training facility. The District has since become a customer of the City at the Fire Training Center and the District has continued to look for ways to use the center.
The District has $205,000 in Capitol funds and the need for a place to store a fire engine. They would like to store a fire engine at the training center and be able to use that engine when training at the center. They have offered the funds to Olympia in exchange for a 35 year lease of a portion of the building in which they would store the engine.
Olympia Fire has developed a plan for a pre-engineered metal building large enough to hold the engine for the District, provide much needed storage space for Olympia Fi...
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