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Discuss and receive an update regarding the construction status on the Joint Fire Training Facility and discuss a request from Addison Fire Department to become a partner in the Fire Training Facility project.
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BACKGROUND:
Fire Chief Steve Parker will provide a briefing to Council on the construction status of the Carrollton, Coppell, and Farmers Branch Fire Training Facility. Further to the update, Chief Parker would like to discuss a request from the Town of Addison Fire Department to become a partner in the Fire Training Facility project.
DISCUSSION:
As approved by Resolution 2016-018, the Carrollton, Coppell, and Farmers Branch Fire Training Facility is under construction and on budget. The building is at 100% completion on design, with the towers structural steel to be delivered on September 20, 2016. Burn room fire props are being manufactured and are expected to be delivered to the site by December 1, 2016. All of the building's foundation piers have been poured, and as of September 9, 2016 half of the foundation grade beams have been completed. The building's foundation and finished floor should be completed by October 1, 2016. Water lines, fire hydrants and water meter have been installed and tested. The project's only delay is the completion of the site paving. As of September 12, 2016 only half of the site paving has been completed.
On February 4, 2014 the project was first presented to each city's Council for consideration. The initial business plan included the Carrollton, Coppell, Farmers Branch, and Addison Fire Departments. Three of the four cities approved to move forward with the project; however, the Town of Addison at that time failed to provide funding to allow their participation.
As each city began planning for FY 2016-17, the Town of Addison, with a new City Manager, Fire Chief, and a majority of Council members included funding in their budget to be able to petition for re-inclusion on the project. The Carrollton, C...
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