RES 2021-92 Approving the Fire Service Area Boundaries MapCITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO: 2021-92
APPROVING FIRE SERVICE AREA BOUNDARIES MAP
WHEREAS, the City of Otsego in March 2018 commissioned BeaconGlS to complete a Response Time
Improvement and Fire Service Model; and
WHEREAS, the Response Time Improvement and Fire Service Model was completed and reviewed in detail
by the City of Otsego in October 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Response Time Improvement and Fire Service Model identified that the current Fire Service
Area Boundaries were not optimized for response from the existing primary fire stations serving Otsego; and
WHEREAS, based upon the recommendations from the Response Time Improvement and Fire Service Model
the Fire Service Area Boundaries were revised by Resolution 2018-75 to be effective January 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the 2019 Fire Service Area Boundaries incorporated the majority of the recommendations from
the Response Time Improvement and Fire Service Model, there were a small number of parcels which
remained unchanged as they would have caused significant budgetary impacts; and
WHEREAS, the City Council agreed that the remaining parcels would be considered for Fire Service Area
Boundary changes in future years to ease the budgetary impacts; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the City's contracts, the City of Otsego provided notice to the contractual fire
service providers on August 301 2021 that the City intends to negotiate a change to the Fire Service Area
Boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Fire Service Area Boundaries now fully incorporate the recommendations from the
Response Time Improvement and Fire Service Model; and
WHEREAS, the City of Otsego along with the Fire Chiefs from our contractual service providers are in
agreement that the proposed Fire Service Area Boundaries will provide the optimal response time to the
Otsego community as it currently exists; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has metto discuss and review the proposed Fire Service Area Boundaries including
the recommendations ofthe contracted service providers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO, MINNESOTA:
1. That the Fire Service Area Boundaries Map as attached hereto as Exhibit A is hereby approved to be
effective beginning on January 1, 2022.
ADOPTED by the Otsego City Council this 13th day of December, 2021.
MOTION BY: MOORES
SECONDED BY: DAHL
INFAVOR: STOCKAMP, DARKENWALD, GOEDE, MOORES, DAHL
OPPOSED: NONE
CITY OF OTSEGO
Jessica L. Stockamp, NAayor
ATTEST:
Audra Etzel, c r'y Clerk
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