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Additionally, the necessary apparatus for each option would need to be purchased. For the ALS Engine only option, this cost would be about $685,000. For the Full Complement options, apparatus costs rise to about $1,027,000. Staff has assumed the usage of Emergency Services District funds for these purchases. Optional Sales Tax would be another potential revenue source. Staff recommends that the County move forward with apparatus purchases as soon as possible if a final decision is made to add this service location. It should be noted that the County has waited over a year for some apparatus orders recently. Staff has concerns about opening a new location with a reserve unit or units due to ongoing concerns about the age of our current fleet. This action would delay the update of our fleet in accordance with the five-year catch up plan approved February 18, 2014. It may be advisable to plan the opening of this station at a time closer to the anticipated arrival of the new unit(s) once ordered. Five -Year Budget Proiection Staff has included the anticipated costs for each option (ALS Engine Only & Full Complement) in a five-year budget projection (See Attachments 3 and 4). These projects carry several assumptions, some of which are listed below (other assumptions are noted in the attachments): 1. Opening CR 512 location on October 1, 2016 (both options) 2. Construction of Station 14 near the SR 60 corridor during FY 2016/17 per the approved Capital Improvements Plan with service beginning on October 1, 2017. 3. Taxroll increase of 5.0% for FY 2016/17 reducing to 4.0% in FY 2017/18 and 3.0% per year thereafter. 4. Station 15 relocation costs funded from the Emergency Services District. 5. Continued funding of the five-year apparatus catch up program approved by the Board on February 18, 2014. 6. Ability to use the land leased from the State as no land acquisition costs are included. 7. Construction of additional station in FY 2019/20 as currently included in Capital Improvements Plan. ALS Engine Only Option The ALS Engine Only option results in a 12.0% millage rate increase for FY 2016/17. This is greater than the 5.3% impact that is caused by operating expenses alone due to the need to fund various capital 'expenses from the Emergency Services District Fund. These costs include; $324,781 for relocation expenses, $500,000 for apparatus and startup capital, and a portion of construction costs ($1,375,000) for Station 14 that will not be covered from Impact Fee Funds. An additional millage increase of 1.0% is projected for FY 2017/18 to fund staffing costs for Station 14. It should be noted that this is less than the 7.9% increase for operating costs of a Full Complement due to the drop off in capital expenses from the previous fiscal year. In total, the cumulative increase over two years is 13.0%, which is similar to the cost of adding an ALS Engine (Station 15) and Full Complement (Station 14) location (13.2%). This would bring the projected millage rate to 2.5510, a cumulative increase of 48.8% from the millage rate in FY 2012/13 (1.7148). The millage rate is estimated to remain unchanged for FY 2018/19, and increase another 7.0% to accommodate construction of an additional station in FY 2019/20. Alternatively, this allocation may provide funding for construction of a permanent location for Station 15. It should be noted that the addition of Station 15 at this time could delay the need for the station construction currently included in FY 2019/20. Table 2 below summarizes the millage changes projected for this scenario. 266