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DRAFT Council6/20/OS Page 7 Mrs. Mills made a motion to table this resolution, seconded by Mrs. Cinco. Mr. Brett advised they had originally put this particular legislation on as a way to finance the police station and were contemplating at that time, of having the assessment available but not necessarily levying it. It would have provided an avenue through which to issue debt to cover it if we needed to and pay back over the 20 years. Mr. Brett also said they had talked about it in the Mayor's Budget two years ago, last year's as well and this year's budget as well, and were trying to time it where there wasn't other conflicting ballot issues, such as the School or other organizations. After discussions with the Mayor, we came to the conclusion that with various factors going axound, it would be best to withdraw the Resolution at this time. Mr. Brett said we are not changing our plans as far as constructing a police station, we are simply changing the way we are financing it. Mayor Rinker said he apologized for some of the miscommunication regarding it. Mayor Rinker said they put it on the agenda to cover that base. He said that they have discussed regularly over the years that we need a new police station and now that all other administrative offices are out of the old Village Hall and have moved to the Civic Center, we have been looking at this more acutely. We have purchased the Wrentzler property which is immediately to the north of the Fire Station. When we secured that option with him about seven years ago, it was with the thought as a likely place to put the police station. Previously with Former Chief Stevens and former Building Commissioner Samac, they did some discussion as to what a footprint might look like on that site, but it never advanced much beyond that. As Mr. Brett has indicated, in the last two budgets, he identified for each year in which we've issued the letter of transmittal, we wanted to put the police station out there in front of us, but with other things on our plate, it has been put aside. Mayor Rinker said we are trying to understand what the footprint will be and reviewed more closely recently with Mr. Marrelli, with Chief Dearden and with Mr. Ron Dinardo from our ARB, to help get us some basic broad-brush ideas of what will work. We are more encouraged than previously that with the former Wrentzler property, it will in fact, be big enough. We still have a long way to go before we nail down the details. We are just not yet able to go out to spec for bids. Prudence dictates that we should not try to jamb this issue for November, but it is something he is asking Council and everyone to take note of, that it is something that is long overdue and we want to do it. We want to look very seriously at the Wrentzler site, all the attributes that it has. Mayor Rinker also stated we still may want to be looking at other combination of village facilities. His vote goes for a separate Police Station; what he's observed is that aesthetically whenever the safety department operations are housed in the same building with any other operation, something has to give, somebody runs out of room. The beauty of having a site that is adjacent to the Fire Station but yet a separate structure has its own integrity, is something that we need to look at seriously. This is something we will continue to work up the details. When we remove something from the spot light, it tends to get put on the back burner, yet, Mayor Rinker is asking all of us to keep this on a front burner. Roll Call: AYES: All NAYS: None Motion Carried Resolution Tabled