Fire Station 2 Replacement

Planning Commission will review the proposed Fire Station 2 site plan on Wednesday, 9/13, and City Council on Tuesday, 9/19. These public hearings are an opportunity to provide feedback and learn more about the project. To participate and for more information, please visit: https://www.bettertogetheredina.org/community-health-safety-center

On May 16th 2023 staff updated City Council on design progress for the Community Health and Safety Center. The presentation included highlights of the design as well as the engagement process and feedback from the community. City council was pleased with progress and happy with the way it was progressing

Phase II Project Consultants

On February 7, 2023 City Council approved staff recommendation of the last member of the Project Consultant team. Kraus- Anderson was awarded contract for Construction Manager for the project. In addition to their help during the construction project, Kraus- Anderson will also provide assistance with budget tracking and constructability during the design process.

Last November, 2022, City Council approved the staff recommendation and contract with Boardman Kroos and Vogel (BKV) as the Architectural and Engineering Firm for the new Community Health and Safety Center project. BKV will lead design from preliminary and programming through construction documents and construction administration. Design team will meet with stakeholders throughout the next few months to create programming and needs for the space and site.

Council also approved the Public Participation plan for the Design phase of the project. This plan outlines the goals for two levels of participation, both consult and involve. Engagement will be through workshops and Better Together website. The project will also utilize the Values Viewfinder tool to evaluate Sustainability, Health, Community Engagement, Race and Equity in planning and decision making. Stakeholders will be identified throughout the process and input and feedback gathered.

On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, City Council gave approval for the City to enter into a purchase agreement for the property at 4401 West 76th Street for the purposes of building a new fire station. The City must secure debt financing before purchasing the property. To secure the most cost-effective debt financing, the City will ask Council to authorize financing for up to $39 million of general obligation bonds for the land acquisition and construction of the fire station project. The actual amount of debt financing needed to complete the project is not yet known because it depends on many factors, including: potential funding support from the state bonding bill; the results of the pre-design and design processes that establish the final scope of the new facility and the construction bids.

The first step in securing the financing is for Council to hold a public hearing on the fire station project on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. There are multiple ways to participate:

1. On-line via Better Together from June 1-16

2. Voicemail by calling 952-826-0377 (option 1)

3. In-person at the June 21, City Council meeting

Due to the economic impacts by extending the project timeline, Council will take action immediately following the close of the public hearing at its June 21 meeting.

Following the hearing and a 30-day waiting period, the City will issue bonds to pay for the property. These bond funds are intended to be used to acquire the property in late summer 2022.

The public input process on the site selection has concluded. Staff will be reviewing all the input collected over the next several weeks. A presentation will be shared with City Council on May 4.

Chief Slama's neighborhood meeting presentation was video taped. The video team is preparing it to be shared. The video will be posted on this site as soon as it is available. A pdf of the presentation can be found here. Watch this page for updates on the project.

The City is in Phase 1 of the Fire Station 2 project which is site selection. There are two sites identified. To share you comments and concerns on the specific sites visit the tab "site selection" to provide public input.

The comment period will be open until April 15.

The Fire Station 2 project is currently in Phase 1: Site Selection.

At this time, two sites in the southeast quadrant of the City have been identified for potential development of a new Fire Station 2. One is located within the boundaries of Rosland Park, on the north end of the East parking lot. A parking ramp would be constructed and located on the south side of the East Parking lot. The other site is located at 4401 76th St. W., in the Pentagon Park neighborhood.

In order to provide a forum for neighborhood concerns and see how City staff can address them moving forward, a neighborhood meeting has been scheduled for late March.

Several questions have been raised about the station's design specifics and costs, along with other operational issues. It is important to note that, at this stage, the details are limited and will be addressed once the site is selected. The graphic below illustrates the project timeline.

Stay tuned to this site for further updates as the process moves forward.