TAMRMS#: B06
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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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Budget Increase - Fire Apparatus - Firehall #4
Presented by: Everett Cooke, Director (Fire Chief), Emergency Services
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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That the budget for capital project 420334 Fire Aerial Apparatus (FIRE-016) be increased from $2,469,800 to $3,469,800 to be funded from Borrowing Bylaw 22/2021.
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SUMMARY
Administration is bringing forward a request to increase the total amount of funding available for the purchase of an aerial apparatus for Fire Hall 4, by 1 million dollars, increasing the amount available from $2,469,798.00 to $3,469,798.00, to be funded from Borrowing Bylaw 22/2021. This amount is inclusive of the purchase and equipping of a new aerial apparatus.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
July 5, 2021 - BL-21-054
That Bylaw 22/2021, being a Borrowing Bylaw to design and construct Fire Hall #4 and purchase related equipment and land, be read a third and final time.
January 23, 2024 - CM-24-002
That the budget for Project Charter FIRE-005 be increased from $16,341,000 to $19,341,000 to be funded from Borrowing Bylaw 22/2021, that Administration use the additional funding to build Fire Hall #4 using a conventional construction methodology.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Identified in the City of St. Albert's 2002 Long Range Plan, the need for a new fire hall on the City's north end was intended to enable the St. Albert Fire Service (SAFS), to continue providing excellent customer service to residents and business, in a timely manner.
The original construction date of Fire Hall #4 was identified for 2012 then, following a Service level Review for SAFS, the construction timeline was moved to 2019-2022. In January 2022, 6.667 ha. of land (17.3 acres) along St. Albert Trail was purchased for 2.55 million, allowing for both the construction of Fire Hall #4 and a future Transit Centre Park & Ride. The land purchased is currently un-serviced.
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