HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/15/2004 - STAFF REPORTS (8) Date: September 15, 2004
To: City Council
From: Fire Chief
APPROVE A FIRE DEPARTMENT STANDARDS OF RESPONSE COVER
DEPLOYMENT ANALYSIS
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council approve a contract with Citygate Associates,
LLC of Folsom CA, for the development of a fire service deployment plan and
performance goals known as a "Standards of Response Cover Plan". Total contract
cost is $41,423.00
SUMMARY:
The city desires an independent review of the current fire station sites and number of fire
companies with their staffing levels, as well as any station location change opportunities
that may exist. The core methodology used by Citygate in the scope of its work will be
that of the "Standards of Response Coverage" systems approach to fire department
deployment as published by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.
$40,000 has been, or will be given to the City, by two private development companies to
conduct the study.
BACKGROUND:
The current Fire Department Master Plan that identified the response coverage zones
and recommended future fire station locations was approved by the City Council in 1979.
Since then, the city has experienced a significant increase in emergency call volume and
development within, and outside the fire station 5 minute response zones.
Several large developments have been approved in the areas previously identified as
being outside of the five minute response zone from the closest fire station. The five
minute response zones were identified in 1979 and the information is outdated,
therefore, a new analysis is needed to identify fire station staffing and optimal locations
for fire stations within the city.
The impact to developers who plan on building single family residential homes outside
the current response zones is significant due to the requirement to install automatic fire
sprinkler systems. A fire station within five minutes relieves the developer of this
obligation. Building new fire stations or relocating existing fire stations is a major
undertaking by the City. A consulting firm such as Citygate Associates can conduct an
analysis of the fire department staffing, station locations, call volume, and risk
assessment, and then advise the City on the best method to deliver fire and rescue
services to the community.
Amount Account Source
$1,423.00 001-3520-43240 Fire Dept. Contractual Services
$40,000.00 To be determined Developer Contribution
$41,423 00
APPROVED::
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BLAKE G. GOETZ
FIRE CHIEF
APPROVED:
DAVID H. READY
CITY MANAGER ��
MINUTE ORDER NO. f
APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH CITYGATE
ASSOCIATES, LLC, FOLSOM, CA, FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A FIRE SERVICE
DEPLOYMENT PLAN AND PERFORMANCE
GOALS KNOWN AS A "STANDARDS OF
RESPONSE COVER PLAN," IN THE AMOUNT OF
$41,423.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Minute Order, approving a contract with Citygate
Associates, LLC, Folsom, CA, for the development of a fire service
deployment plan and performance goals known as a "Standards of Response
Cover Plan," in the amount of$41,423, was adopted by the City Council of the
City of Palm Springs, California, in a meeting thereof held on the 151h day of
September, 2004.
PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk
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