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Project Name:
Traffic Signal Preemption Program
Estimated Cost:
$172,801
Unscheduled
Project Number: Fire Impact Fees – FIF03 Date
Scheduled:
Purpose: New Replacement Facility Equipment
Project This project is the installation of ten (10) fire apparatus emitters,
intersection wiring, and signal receivers at approximately 17 city
Description:
intersections to improve response times to emergencies throughout the
community. This dual priority system uses precisely timed impulses of high
intensity light in several wavelengths to activate a traffic control system
which facilitates emergency vehicle response. Its dual priority capability
allows the system to give top priority to emergency vehicles and secondary
priority to other users, such as snow plows.
For the last several years, most of the new traffic signals installed in
Bozeman have included the signal-based modules and will not require
upgrade as a part of this project.
The installation of this system will allow traffic the green signal in the
direction of the emergency responder, thus, facilitating travel to the
emergency. Nationwide, this system's installation has reduced average
emergency response times by as much as 17 to 20%, according to the
vendor. Because Station location is based on response time, improving
emergency response times generally decreases the need for additional
physical fire stations to be built.
Alternatives
Continue to operate without a signal preemption system.
Considered:
Advantages of This system's installation improves emergency response time and, more
importantly, response safety in those communities where it is used. Its dual
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priority capability allows other users under a priority system to access
Project:
signal preemption. It severely reduces the need for our emergency
responders to occasionally travel into opposing lanes of traffic, a risky
route to negotiate. And, it clearly allows traffic movement in the direction
by the emergency responder.
Estimated New Annual Operating & Maintenance Costs: Impact Fees can not be used for
annual operating and maintenance costs. The General Fund will need to
Future
provide for repair and replacement of system components as they outlive
Recurring
their useful life.
Costs:
Funding 100% Fire Impact Fees
Sources:
City of Bozeman Capital Improvements Plan FY11-15
Project Name:
Fire Station #4 – South West Bozeman
Estimated Cost:
$2,771,366
Unscheduled
Project Number: Fire Impact Fees – FIF06 Date
Scheduled:
Purpose: New Replacement Facility Equipment
Project This project is identified as a priority in the adopted Fire Facility Plan
because most of the City's north and west areas are located such that our
Description:
response time exceeds four to six minutes for fire and medical
emergencies.
Land acquisition costs are not included. The City currently owns the site
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on the southwest corner of 19 Avenue and Graf Street, which is ideally
situated for this station.
This station will be needed as our community grows in its South West
Quadrant. We will need to watch annexations and subdivisions within the
area and schedule this project accordingly.
Alternatives Many are available: Scale down the project size and/or materials used in
construction to accommodate a residential type facility similar to Station
Considered:
#2; require automatic sprinkler systems as built-in protection for all new
construction located outside of existing stations' response time service
districts; continue operating under current resources; relocated existing
stations; accept longer-than-historical response times and high life and fire
losses; acquire fire district's fixed facilities as annexation by the City
continues.
Advantages of The completion of this project would enhance our ability to respond to
growing parts of the community within a time frame that has been
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historically acceptable to the citizens of Bozeman.
Project:
Station #1 and #2 are located in areas which ineffectively serve the
existing community as well as the portions which are on Rouse street, a
heavily traveled way with a stop light, which occasionally limits our drivers
to unsafe access to Rouse or Mendenhall.
Estimated New Annual Operating & Maintenance Costs: Impact Fees can not be spent on
operations and maintenance costs. The City’s General Fund will bear the
Future
annual operating and maintenance expenses associated with this facility,
Recurring
estimated at $1,200,000, including all crew personnel.
Costs:
Funding
100% Fire Impact Fees
Sources:
City of Bozeman Capital Improvements Plan FY11-15
Project Name:
Fire Engine for Station #4
Estimated Cost:
$598,363
Unscheduled
Project Number: Fire Impact Fees – FIF07 Date
Scheduled:
Purpose: New Replacement Facility Equipment
Project This project is the purchase of an engine and accompanying equipment for
use out of new Fire Station 4.
Description:
It will be necessary to have this engine at the Station when it opens.
There is an estimated 12 month lead time in delivery of this type of
equipment.
This engine will be needed for Station #4, which will be required as our
community grows in its South West Quadrant. We will need to watch
annexations and subdivisions within the area and schedule this project
accordingly.
Alternatives Use of 1989 Pierce Reserve Pumper Darley; buy a used engine;
lease/purchase an engine.
Considered:
Advantages of Purchase of this unit will adequately equip Station #4 for fire and other
emergency responses.
Approving this
Project:
Estimated New
Annual Operating & Maintenance Costs: Impact Fees can not be used for
annual operating and maintenance costs. The City’s General Fund will
Future
pay for the increased fuel, maintenance and insurance costs associated
Recurring
with this engine, estimated at less than $30,000 per year.
Costs:
Funding 100% Fire Impact Fees
Sources:
City of Bozeman Capital Improvements Plan FY11-15
Project
Construction of Fire Station #3
Name:
Debt Service Payment
Estimated
$108,000 Estimated Each Year, Principal and Interest
Cost:
Plus, any additional Impact Fee Revenue to retire the debt as soon as
possible.
Project FIF08 – Fire Impact Fees Date Each Year until
Paid – FY11-
Number:Scheduled:
15
Purpose:
New Replacement Facility Equipment
Project The construction costs for Fire Station #3 are 100% impact fee eligible. At
the time of construction, there was not enough cash in the Fire Impact Fee
Description:
fund to pay all the eligible costs. As a result, the City’s general borrowing
authority was used to borrow $890,000 to finish the project.
Because current state statutes do not provide specific authority for cities to
borrow against streams of impact fee revenues, we needed to borrow the
funds under the city’s general borrowing authority (general obligation) MCA
7-7-4104. This loan is ultimately secured by the City’s General Fund; we
intend to use Fire Impact Fees collected during each year to make the debt
service payments, but if those should fall short the General Fund would be
required to make the payment.
Under current Intercap rates, a loan of $890,000 would require annual debt
payments of $108,000 (10 year term, 4.25%). There is no penalty for early
payment, and it would be our intention to pay off this loan as quickly as
possible, dedicating all annual revenues to debt payments.
Alternatives The City could opt to not pay this loan off early; instead making the annual
payments each year. However, because the debt is ultimately backed by the
Considered:
City’s General Fund, borrowing authority under MCA 7-7-4104 is limited to a
fixed amount, and interest costs accumulate, it is best to pay this debt as
soon as possible.
Advantages of The General Fund will not be required to pay for capacity expanding costs of
the Fire Station.
Approving this
Project:
Estimated Annual Operating and Maintenance Costs: Currently supported in General
Fund budget.
New Future
Recurring
Costs:
Funding Loan made on borrowing authority of the City’s General Fund (MCA.7-7-
4104)
Sources:
All loan repayments will be made by Fire Impact Fee Fund.
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