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<br /> MINiJTES <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br /> FEBRUARY 10, 2010 <br /> equipment, sharing of equipment with adjacent cities and elimination of <br /> equipment. <br /> Don Smiley, Fire Chief, agreed there are options that can be looked at <br /> relative to the ladder buck. Blesener suggested that it may be possible to <br /> refurbish the truck or share a new hock with Vadnais Heights. Blesener <br /> asked that the Fire Department review options to see if there is any way to <br /> assist the City in this matter. Blesener noted that when the last truck was <br /> replaced, there was a committee of members of both the Fire Department <br /> and the City that worked on the issue. Blesener suggested the same <br /> approach ou the issue at hand. Blesener indicated that the sooner a plan is <br /> developed, the sooner the City can begin working on the financing. <br /> Smiley indicated that the 20-year replacement schedu]e is not actually a 20 <br /> year schedule. He noted that planning for the ladder truck replacement <br /> would begin at the 20 year point, and that it actually takes two to three <br /> years to complete the planning process. Therefore, the equipment is <br /> replaced at almost the 24 year point. <br /> There was discussion relative to the impact that the Fire Department's <br /> equipment has on the City's ISO rating. The Administrator felt that the <br /> insurance rating was based about half on Fire Department's equipment <br /> fleet and response times and half on the City's water system. The City <br /> currently has a rating of 4 and it was felt that it would be difficult to <br /> improve that rating. The Administrator also noted that the ISO rating <br /> impacts the premiums that commercial properties pay rather than <br /> residential properties. Smiley and Steve Morelan, First Assistant Fire <br /> Chief, indicated that the ISO rating standards are currently being redrafted. <br /> After discussing the ISO rating in more detail, it was the consensus of the <br /> Council that the City Administrator should obtain more information on the <br /> rating standards with the equipment committee to review these standards <br /> as a part of their options analysis. <br /> The City Administrator noted that at the recent goal setting-session, one of <br /> the top goals was to "Establish along-Term Fwzding Plan for Fire Truck <br /> Replacement". The Administrator suggested that he develop and action <br /> plan for this goal with one of the task to include the formation of a <br /> Committee comprised of Fire Department and Elected Official <br /> representation to study this issue. <br /> Montour asked out much revenue the City's electric franchise fee <br /> generates. The Finance Director estimated $212,000 to $214,000 <br /> annually. Montour noted this revenue source as a funding option. The <br /> City Administrator acknowledged that the city will have to come up with <br /> funding sources to support truck replacement needs. Blesener felt that a <br /> 3 <br /> <br />