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JUN 41980 Boos 'PAc5$ <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS AGREED THAT THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND <br />COMMISSIONER L.OY FELT WE SHOULD AIM TOWARDS A .JUNE 25TH MEETING DATE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE COMMENTED THAT SOUTHERN—KELTON HAS NOT <br />INCLUDED IN THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS A CRITIQUE OF THE CITY'S FINAL REPORT, <br />AND HE FELT THIS MUST BE DONE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS TO.BE DONE BEFORE IT <br />GOES TO THE CITY COUNCIL. HE DOUBTED THEY ARE GOING TO SUBSTANTIALLY <br />CHANGE THEIR REPORT. ' <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS AGREED THAT THIS REPORT MUST BE CRITIQUED <br />SO WE CAN KEEP ON MOVING SINCE, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, WE ARE GOING <br />TO GET INTO THE FIRE BUSINESS AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE. <br />MR. KELTON STATED THAT THE AREAS WHICH CAUSED HIM SOME CON— <br />CERN IN THE CITY'S STAFF REPORT FALL INTO THREE CATEGORIES. ONE IS THE <br />CAPITAL RECOMMENDATIONS WHERE THE BEACH STATION AND DOWNTOWN STATION <br />STATION'WOULD BE REPLACED ALONG WITH CONSTRUCTION OF TWO STATIONS ALL <br />IN ONE YEAR.- THE SECOND AREA IS THE PROPOSED MANAGEMENT OF THE <br />DISTRICT. HE FELT THE CITY HAS INDICATED THAT IT IS SOMEWHAT OPEN <br />TO NEGOTIATIONS, AND FROM OUR STANDPOINT, HE WOULD HOPE THAT THEY <br />ARE. THE THIRD QUESTION WOULD BE WHETHER THE COUNTY WOULD GO WITH <br />AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT OR WITH A FULLY CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT. MR. <br />KELTON RECOMMENDED THAT WE PURSUE A CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT DID NOT BELIEVE THOSE ARE MAJOR STUMBLING <br />BLOCKS, BUT STATED THAT THEY WERE EXACTLY THE POINTS WITH WHICH HE <br />ALSO WAS CONCERNED. HE STILL FELT THERE ARE MANY ADVANTAGES TO A <br />CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM AND THAT WE SHOULD MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT POSSIBLE <br />TO BRING IT ABOUT. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO COME <br />UP WITH SOMETHING AND IS WILLING TO GET TOGETHER, AND HE FELT THE MORE <br />WE SPEAK OUT LOUD ABOUT OUR RESERVATIONS, THE BETTER CHANCE THERE <br />IS TO BRING THIS TO A HEAD AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE. <br />MR. KELTON STATED THAT IF IT SUITED THE BOARD, THEY WILL <br />CONTINUE TO MEET WITH THE CITY AND WORK WITH THEM AND EXCHANGE <br />INFORMATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BOARDS ATTORNEY OR WHOMEVER <br />THE BOARD WISHED.TO DESIGNATE. <br />56 <br />