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MINUTES Ci.tq Council. 1)ec. 8, 198?. Cable 7'V Tt~e f:oregoing resolution was duly seconcted by Mr.s. (Cont.) Ayes (5) Dlardi.n~i, Scalze, Hanson, Porsberp„ T'ahey. ~layes (0). Resol.uti.on declared adopted. Thi.s resolution appears in Resoluti.on S3ook No. 8, Scal.ze. Page 61.1. Mr. Tarnowski. thanked ~he Council Lor the support that they have shown him i.n the Cable TV pr.ocess. Nlr. Hanson asl,ced when installati.on o.f the system wi.l.1 begin. Mr. 'farnowslci replied that the engi.neeri.ng worl< :i.s bein,n, done now and the actual sY.rinni.ng of wire should begi.n Che first part of Apri.l.. llomes shouLd be~;i_n to itoolc up sometime in May w:i.th the enti.re City hool<ed up some time next year. ~1r.s. Nardin~i commented on the p;ood job Chat 'Com Curley has done chai.ri.n~; the Commi.ssi.on and suggested that Mr. Tarnowski. support Mr. Curley's being appo:i.nted chairman of the permanenC comm:i.ssi.on shouLd thi.s matter. come up. ^1r. Ilanson agreed w:iCh Mrs. Plardi.ni.'s comments. Mr.s. Nar.di.ni >tated that Mr.. Carley has done wi.th 10 ci.ties what St. Paul and Minneapolis could not do with one. Pir.e De~t. Mr.. Di_clc 13oss, the i':i.re Chi.ef, appeare~ bef:ore the Council and i.nf.ormed F..quipment Chem that the Pi.r.e Department made a decision about 6 or. 3 months Needs a~;o that they need a tlti.r.d pumper. Mr. E3oss stated that last Spring one of. the present pumpers was disabled for aUout on e month and :i.t Addi.ti.on was a very serious situation. Also the pr.esent Cwo pumpers are To The overloaded wi.th ec~u i.pment and the Pi.re Department i.s short on Agenda No. 2 breaCl~i.ng apparaCUS with no place to put it. Mr. Ross reported that the ]'ire Depar.tment has operaCed wi.th two pumpers for the past 37 years si_nce i.ts inception. D1r. T~oss felt that the :increase was long over.due. Mr. l~oss repor.ted that thr.ee to f.our months ago a committee was Eor.med to stucly the type of equipment. that would be needed. 'Lhe comm~i.ttee i.s r.eady to draw up pl.ans f:or. bids. 1~1r.. i3oss stated that in 7.969 or 1970 an uneqaippecl ~umper cost $35,000. Today tkte pri.ce is p110,000. 'Phe equipment ]1as i.ncreased ].0% i.n pr.i.ce each year. The cos[ of. the tr.uck equi.~ped would be ~130,000 Co $135,000. Mr. i3oss r.epor.ted that. the manuf:acturers have i.nd:icated that= these caill. be a 7% increase in the pri.ce come the first of the year and that i.ncrease w9.1.1 be 10% bef:ore the end of Che 19t33 year. Pa~;e -3-