The City Council approved a task authorization to a construction manager at risk (CMAR) for the city's new Fire Station 32, authorizing the city manager to enter the contract and confirming a project budget of $12,494,453.87.

Fire Chief Jason Miller said the station will be a roughly 17,000‑square‑foot facility with four apparatus bays and the capacity to staff up to 13 personnel. The project will reuse the former logistics building as an on‑site fitness facility and is intended to provide modern emergency operations capacity for growing service demands.

The council approved Resolution 2025‑073R to proceed with the task authorization to Armco Construction Inc. (CMAR) and to expend funds from the capital projects account (project PS2104). The motion carried unanimously.

Why it matters: The new station represents a multi‑million dollar capital project intended to improve emergency response capacity and accommodate future growth in the city’s service area.

What council decided: The council voted to authorize execution of the task authorization with the CMAR and approved the project budget. Staff said construction administration and project oversight will follow standard city procurement and construction practices.

Next steps: Construction will proceed under the CMAR arrangement; staff to provide periodic updates to council as the project advances.