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RESOLUTION NO. ./ ?
Series of 1969
WIiEREAS, The City of Wheat Ridge has completed incorporation
proceedings and the municipal government is in operation.
WHEREAS, certain fire districts presently provide fire
protection services to The City to wit: Arvada Fire Protection
District, Prospect Valley Fire Protection District, and Wheat Ridge
Fire Protection District.
WHEREAS, it is desirable that a uniform, efficient fire
protection service be provided residents of the City whether said
service be provided by the City or by the Districts.
WIlEREAS, certain problems may exist in coordinating and
making uniform fire protection service by virtue of the three special
districts providing [ire protection service to the City.
WHEREAS, certain plans should be made to insure coordinated
future plans for fire protection to the city.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RES01NED that a 'v/heat Ridge Fire Steering
Committee be appointed by the Mayor to make a thorough and complete
study of the situation on the following terms and conditions~'
(1) Responsibility: Determine how uniform fire protection for
the City of Wheat Ridge can be implemented; whether improved fire
protection is necessery; determine the economic feasibility of any
changes recommended.
(2) Powers: The Fire Steering Committee is impowered to appoint
as many subcommittees as nay be needed to develop facts required for a
sound decision and to call on voluntary witnesses.
(3) Support: Reasonable secretarial help, publications and
supplies will be provided through the city Director of Administrative
Services.
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(4) OrgaDization: (a) The Wheat Ridge City Council is herewith
establishing a 7 man Fire Steering Committee including three Fire Board
Presidents or their alternates and four citizens as follows:
Fire chiefs \vill be ex-officio members of the Fire Steering
Committees. (b) At its first meeting the Fire Steering Committee will elect
from its citizen members a chairman and a vice chairman. A secretary will be
elected to take minutes of all meetings which will become part of the final
reports. Minutes will reflect all motions and actions taken but omit
discussion leading to the motion or action.
(5) Duration: The Fire Steering Committee will complete its
action in six months and will at that time schedule a public meeting with
City Council to present both an oral and written report.
(6) The Report: In addition to attachments which include
minutes of its meetings, the Fire Steering Committee will provide the
following data in its report:
Part I. Tile Present outline of current organization, equipment,
manpower, costs, capabilities, ratings, history, etc.
Part II.
,lternates
(a) Possible alternates to current organization, manning and
equipment, to include specific recommendations from each
fire district.
(b) Evaluation of the present organization and alternates
including Wheat Ridge community opinion surveys in each
fire district area.
Part III. Future Trends --
A study of building and other trends which would affect future
fire needs.
Part IV. Findings
Recommendations, signed by Steering Committee members concuring.
If there is a minority report, it will be included and signed
by members not concuring with the majority recommendations.
Part V. Implementation Actions recommended, both Majority
recommendations and if any, minority recommmendations.
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RESOLVED this /'/ day of October, A. D. 1969, in regular
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session of the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge by a vote of
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