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with the review and approval of all appropriate staff and the <br />County Attorney, as recommended in the memorandum of <br />August 23, 2007. <br />14.A.4. RELOCATION OF MED 3 TO FIRE -RESCUE STATION NO. 3 <br />Director of Emergency Services John King reminded the Board that approximately <br />two years ago, the Consultant which the County hired to consolidate the Fire and EMS Division <br />made a presentation to the Board in an effort to try to improve emergency services County -wide. <br />At that time, one of their recommendations was to relocate the medical and ambulance teams to <br />Station No. 3, located at 2900 43`d Avenue. After reviewing the run statistics, they found that the <br />ambulance at the 45th Street location was passing Station No. 3 and covering emergency calls <br />that were on SR 60. He believed that the best way to improve response times would be to <br />relocate the medical unit from 45th Street to 43rd Avenue, and to consider building a new station <br />at 49th Street and 35th Avenue. <br />Director King also reminded the Board that the module home that Station No. 3 <br />has been using belongs to FEMA and that it needed to be returned sometime in the near future. <br />The Board posed several questions to Director King regarding the existing stations, <br />the areas that they cover, and the best possible locations for building new ones. <br />A brief discussion ensued after Director King informed the Board that in the near <br />future staffing would need to be increased. <br />Freddie Woolfork, 4590 57th Avenue, expressed his appreciation to Director Olson and <br />his staff for their efforts in moving the sludge treatment facility, and to Director King and his <br />September 4, 2007 <br />E.S.D. <br />3 <br />