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CITY OF SHAKOPEE
Memorandum
CASE LOG NO.: NA COr~SENT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
Mark McNeill, City Administrator
FROM: R. Michael Leek, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Request by Fire Department for Waiver of Demolition Permit Fees
MEETING DATE: June 21,2005
INTRODUCTION:
Recently the City's Fire Chief and Fire Department Training Officer were informed that demolition
permits should be submitted and reviewed for structures which the department will be using for
training purposes. By the attached communication, they have asked that the City Council waived the
permit fees in such cases. Given the training value for City firefighters, and thus to the residents ofthe
City, it appears appropriate to waive the demolition permit fees in such cases.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Offer and pass a motion waiving demolition permit fees for all structures in which the Shakopee Fire
Department is involved in for the purposes of providing fire training.
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R. Michael Leek
Community :Development Director
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Michael leek
From: Dave Judd
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:29 AM
To: Michael Leek
Cc: Ed Schwaesdall; Dave Judd
Subject: Waiver of Application for Demolition Permit Fee when Shakopee Fire Department uses the structure
for training
Hello Michael,
This message is a follow-up to our conversation this morning regarding the waiver of the Application For
Demolition Permit Fee when the Shakopee Fire Department is utilizing the structure for live-burn training and will
ultimately be burning the structure down. Obtaining these "to be demolished" structures is becoming more
difficult for many reasons. The training we perform in these structures provides us the best possible fire training
available. This cannot be fully reproduced or simulated in any other way_ We obtain significant training value
from each one of these opportunities.
We ask that the City of Shakopee waive the fee for the Demolition Permit in the instances where the Shakopee
Fire Department is involved and will obtain significant training value. This will help us secure these training
opportunities in the future.
Thanks much,
Ed Schwaesdall
Shakopee Fire Chief
612-490-9500
Dave Judd
Shakopee Fire Department
Captain 1, Training Officer
612-490-9503
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