Tech for new fire station, airport plans go to supervisors

A mid-January picture of construction of Fire Station 55 on Butti Way provided by Carson City Public Works.

A mid-January picture of construction of Fire Station 55 on Butti Way provided by Carson City Public Works.
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Carson City’s $18.4 million Fire Station 55 and Emergency Operations Center off Butti Way is on track to be completed by summer, according to the city, but the Board of Supervisors on Thursday will consider purchase of IT equipment and services deemed necessary for its future operations.

The meeting starts 8:30 a.m. in the boardroom of the community center, 851 E. William St.

“The proposed purchase not to exceed amount of $476,096.22 comprises $248,755.60 for Palo Alto firewall equipment and related licenses and support, $187,539.62 for Cisco networking equipment and related licenses and support and $39,801 for Trace3 support, which will help ensure FS55 (the new station) has the required network connectivity to support emergency responses and public safety operations,” according to the agenda. “These purchases are a critical part of the network infrastructure needed to support minimum connectivity for the new FS55 and will include the first three years of annual license and maintenance costs.”

A staff report says professional services from Trace3 “will help ensure the new systems integrate with the current city infrastructure and meet current cyber security requirements.”

“These services are essential to ensure the seamless integration of the network infrastructure,” the report says. “Trace3 is a value-added reseller selected for their expertise and reliability. Trace3 is an authorized reseller for Palo Alto and Cisco equipment and licenses. Trace3’s established relationship with Cisco and Palo Alto allows them to extend competitive pricing to the city for current and future purchases of software and equipment.”

Carson City Fire Department Chief Sean Slamon has maintained Fire Station 55 — the city’s first new station since the 1970s — will improve emergency response times. According to a news release issued last year by the city, the approximately 18,000-square-foot facility will include the station, emergency operations center, IT office and a backup dispatch center.

In other action:

• Supervisors will consider approving the Carson City Airport Authority’s 2025-2030 Airport Capital Improvement Plan.

As part of the agenda item, supervisors will also review three federal fiscal year 2025 grant applications to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for $605,000 that would require a 5 percent local match of $30,250. The projects include the Runway Safety Area Drainage and Improvements Design project, the South Ramp Main Apron Pavement Rehabilitation project and the Master Plan Forecasting Update project, according to the agenda.

A staff report says the drainage project will combat erosion in the runway safety area. The design “will include paved shoulders, improving the safety of the airport for both aircraft operations and airport staff.”

The apron project will prolong pavement life of the airport’s south ramp, according to the report, and the forecast update “is the first phase of a project to improve safety for aircraft during takeoff.”

“Currently, aircraft taking off at the airport must often take off with less-than-ideal weight by limiting fuel or cargo on board during high density altitude conditions due to inadequate runway length. High density altitude conditions occur during hot summer days, resulting in degraded aircraft performance, and more runway length is required for safe operation.

“The forecasting update is a new project added to the ACIP (airport capital improvement plan) in response to feedback from the FAA. They require more support material as justification for the previously proposed runway extension projects. This project will update the forecast in the 2020 Master Plan with current data that will provide the FAA with the information they need.”

• Supervisors will hear the city’s Historic Resources Commission Annual Report for 2024.

“The Historic Resources Commission (HRC) Policy and Procedures Manual requires the HRC to submit an annual report to the Board of Supervisors, including information about cases reviewed by the HRC, administrative reviews and information regarding other historic preservation activities,” reads the agenda.

The report is online: https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/3110081/HRC-2024-0456_Annual_Report.pdf

• Supervisors will consider a resolution augmenting and amending the city’s fiscal year 2025 budget in the amount of $210.8 million.

The measure is standard procedure, the city previously stated.

“Periodically, the budget is required to be augmented and revised. The attached augmentation and revisions are primarily due to carryover of program costs from the prior year's budget, board actions, federal and local grants, transfers of contingency and unanticipated sources of revenue,” says a staff report.

Supervisors will also convene as the Redevelopment Authority to augment and amend the Redevelopment Authority’s fiscal year 2025 budget by $7,770,569.