Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Fire Medical Department

TO:	Tom Markus, City Manager
FROM:	Mark Bradford, Fire Chief
DATE:	November 22, 2016
RE:	Relocation of Fire Station No. 1 during construction

After an exhaustive search, I recommend the placement of temporary housing for the fire engine and staffing of four (4) to remain at the 8^th Street/Kentucky Street location in a trailer to be located on 8^th Street utilizing the apparatus bay when available for the fire apparatus.  The We would locate the ambulance and crew of two would be located to  the original Fire Station No. 2 located at 19^th Street and Massachusetts Street. 

This placement is the most cost effective and virtually maintains estimated response times to our current Standard of Cover benchmarks.

This proposal assumes (see attached rendering):

· Closing the north side parking and east bound traffic lane of 8^th Street between Kentucky Street and Vermont Street for project duration (8 to 12 months), leaving two-way traffic during the project duration.

· Leaves enough room for the engine to pull onto 8^th Street before fenced enclosure to allow for manual gate operation without backing up traffic on Vermont Street.

· Anticipates one portable temporary living unit (trailer) for four (4) personnel.  Hard utility connections would be provided to existing utilities.

· Assumes medic unit will be relocated to the original Station No. 2 at 19^th Street and Massachusetts Street for project duration.

· Provides room for department provided Conex box for gear storage during construction.

· Assumes staff parking at Station No. 1 will continue to occur at the parking garage.