HomeMy WebLinkAboutVI(A) Fire Station Property On Montgomery Road Agenda 9-07-99
Item VI A.
Ocoee Fire Department
125 N. Bluford Ave. Ocoee, Florida 34761
R. D. Strosnider Business: 407-656-7796
Fire Chief Emergency: 911
MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners� n
From: Ronald D. Strosnider, Fire Chief?"
Date: September 1, 1999
Re: Relocation of Fire Station One
Background
Fire Station One, located on the City Hall campus at 125 N. Bluford Ave. has
been in operation since 1974,when it was constructed to house three (3)
firefighters, one (1) inspector and the Fire Chief. The station currently houses six
(6) firefighting personnel and two (2) inspectors on a daily basis. The Department
Administration consisting of three (3) chief officers and three (3) clerical
personnel, are located in a temporary trailer next to Fire Station One, due to the
lack of office space in the facility. The Station also houses an engine,rescue,
squad, disaster trailer,rescue boat, and utility trailer for emergency responses. In
addition to personnel and equipment,the station houses the industrial
washer/dryer and air compressor for Department wide use.
The current building is in need of upgrades and repairs to adequately house the
current personnel and equipment safely, as well as any future expansion
necessary to meet growth demands. An informal estimate of the necessary
renovations received in 1998 was in excess of 1 million dollars. Taking this into
consideration,renovation proves not to be a cost effective alternative.
Long range plans for the City Hall campus indicate that the existing Fire Station
One site would better serve the campus by moving off site Consequently,
relocation of Fire Station One appears to be the only alternative.
The construction of Fire Station One with space to accommodate the current
firefighting, inspection and administrative staff, and provide growth for the
future, in a location that will provide the optimum response coverage is a
necessity.
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Based upon response times for EMS And Fire Suppression, it has been
determined that the City will be better served by locating Fire Station One south
of its present location. Currently, the area of Fire Station One response zone
needs to be adjusted to cover the Mall and the Highway 50 Corridor The shift in
response coverage achieved by the relocation of the Main Fire Station, and in
conjunction with the response area provided by future Fire Station Two,will
provide this coverage without sacrificing other areas of the City. Providing the
best response time's to our citizens and visitors, is the goal of the Fire
Department.
The availability of properties within the desired area has been investigated over
the past year. Most locations available for development in District One that
would provide the proper coverage have been found to be inadequate in size,
one or more owners or exorbitant in price. A map identifying these parcels is
attached as Exhibit A. (Power point presentation)
The fire Department has identified a parcel, owned by the City at the south end
of East and West Harbor Court's and located between Montgomery and
California Ave. This property is four and one half acres, heavily wooded with
natural buffers of trees. Sewer and water is located near by thus saving the cost
of a long extension of the infrastructures. Future plans of the city is to open
Montgomery Ave. south to connect with Maine St. which would give us a
southern access also. This location provides the best response time for Fire and
EMS in the District One response area.
We looked at three other fire stations that were situated in residential
neighborhood's; Orlando's stations three and four and Altamonte Springs station
fourteen. Chief Gaston, of Altamonte Springs said three things were brought up
when the station was to be considered for that location. The three things that
were talked about were speeding trucks,noise, and property values, all of which
have not happened. Chief Gastonia said that the property values have
appreciated since the station was built. We ask several persons around all three
fire stations if the stations were to be moved what did they think about it. The
answer was a defiant NO to moving OUR FIRE STATION. We experienced the
same feeling's when we left station two on Adair St.
Recommendation:
That the property be purchased from the Utilities department to relocate the
Main Fire station and design a community fire station,with all the noise and
traffic safe guards, so as to be good neighbors.
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pity of Ocoee
8/30/1999,8:54AM .- City Mana+er Action Memorandum
Case Numbi Open Date Open Time District(Full) Printed by skurtz
Department(Full) --- Employee(Full)
99-0010192 08/30/1999 8:48AM District 2-Scott And•rson --
City Manager Ellis Shapiro-City M'nager
Miscellaneous
PROBLEM REPORTER .
Mark Majors 877-4775
733 Crooked Creek Drive
Ocoee,FL 34761
PROBLEM LOCATION:
1 am sure this won't be your only call on this and I vehemently op•Ise the fire -
station thing going inhere and you know what I am talking about. •ust to
register my opinion. •
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Initial Action
Date:- Time: Individual: .
Response: .
A call was placed to Mrs. Majors who wa=' informed that a copy of this RSVP memorandum
• would be sent to the City Clerk's offic= to be placed..on the record for the public
hearing scheduled for Sept. 7, 1999, 7: 5 p.m. Also, that we are holding a copy of
this Action Memorandum in our file for she City Manager.
Judie Lewis
8/30/99 - 4:30 p.m.
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August 16, 1999
Mr. Ellis Shapiro
City Manager
City of Ocoee
150 N. Lakeshore Drive
Ocoee, FL 34761-2258
Mr. Shapiro:
I am writing in response to your letter postmarked August 9, 1999 regarding the
proposed relocation of Fire Station No. 1 to Montgomery Road in Ocoee. l have
several concerns with this proposed location. First, l have researched the effect that
such a location would have on the property values of the homes both adjacent to
Montgomery as well as the homes located on extended streets in The Highlands
subdivision. The research indicates that while such a location WOUld lower insurance
premiums, it would also lower the property value of each home.
Secpndly, l SBe a very real safety risk in placing the Fire Station at this proposed
location due to the large number of children who live in The Highlands and ride bikes,
roller blade and generally play in this immediate vicinity. The presence of fire trucks
and the speed at which they will travel will cause a sever threat to their safety and we
predict injuries could very likely occur. I personally would not want to see my child or
any other child hurt or even killed by a fire truck simply because they were playing in
their own neighborhood and got in the way of a speeding truck.
Third, I believe that the noise and fumes that would be present 24 hours a day
would be both dangerous and annoying. We can currently hear the traffic which travels
Montgomery Road in the normal course of a day. Now add to that the blaring of sirens
or even just the noise of the large truck engines and you have an unbearable nuisance.
in addition, the fumes from the trucks would be dangerous to the children who play in
this area as well. Again, it would be terrible to think that a child could get sick due to
the fumes emitted from these fire engines.
We purchased in this area because we felt it would be a good place to raise a
family as well as be a good investment in property. This proposed location would prove
to be counter-productive to both of those objectives. We realize it is difficult to find a
suitable location for the fire station, however, we firmly believe that it would be a grave
mistake to put it in this location on Montgomery Road. Please record this objection
formally as we will restate it again at the City Council meeting on September 7, 1999.
Sincerely,
Cassandra Turiczek
The Highlands of Ocoee
Architectural Review Board Member
570 Safeharbour Drive
Ocoee, FL 34761
(407) 299-8407
Cc: Mayor Scott Vandegrift
Commissioner Danny Howell
Commissioner Scott Anderson
Commissioner Rusty Johnson
Commissioner Nancy Parker
Fire Chief Strosnider