05-30-2024 May 30, 2024 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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May 30, 2024 5:30 PM City of Smyrna Budget and Finance Committee Meeting 2800 King Street SE Admin Conference Room Page 2 of 3 • ISO considers road miles – it can take close to 11-12 minutes to get to the farthest portions of the City. • The Station 4 (30-year-old building) rebuild is a short-term solution vs. building a new Station 6 facility. • Focus on Station 6 in the next SPLOST (2034) – 10-12 years. • This gives the Fire Department time to work with developers, land acquisition, and pursue grants. The Fire Department would add this project to CIP as was done with the current station project (earmark). • Discussed future bond if the demand is there. • Response times are around 9 minutes under the new metric – 90th percentile. • If the new station were considered today, it would cost: $1.2M for personnel in perpetuity, $9M for the station itself, $2M for new truck, and land cost. • Potential combined public safety building – PD and FD together. • City-owned land near where Station 6 could be built is on Oakdale, but it is deed- restricted. • Reserve equipment will be housed in the third bay of Station 4 rebuild. • Ideally, new equipment would be SPLOST expenses. Chief Marcos stated that the Fire Department would be moving forward with the recommendation to rebuild Fire Station 4 as a 2028 SPLOST project and continue the fire department’s due-diligence on a future Fire Station 6. Chairperson Lindley stated that it would be a good idea to begin looking for property acquisition now. B. 2024-106 Fire Department Vehicle Replacement Schedule (Apparatus Fleet) Background: • FD has completely overhauled fire prevention vehicles. • Through ARPA, Smyrna Fire replaced a 2009 Truck 4. • Engine in the pipeline through Pierce. • Repairs & Maint. is high because it reflects an aging fleet along with increased service work. • It takes three years from issuance of PO to delivery. • Will follow vehicle replacement schedule – can either issue PO or pay upfront – for potential cost savings. • The Fire Department will be adding apparatus request to future council meetings to take advantage of the cost savings and help ensure the apparatus arrives on schedule. • Wear and tear on trucks is not just mileage, but it is also how many hours the trucks have to sit idle during responses. Update: Existing 2022 SPLOST projects background: • Replacing front/rear bay doors. • Bay floors resurfacing at Station 1 & 3. • Refurbish the bathrooms at Station 1. These will be on a future agenda, but they are all SPLOST funded. Chairperson Lindley stated that he trusts that the Fire Department is looking at new innovations that would assist with keeping up with changing times and populations. Chief Marcos said that they