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<br />WS – Item 3 <br /> <br />WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />Work Session Item <br /> <br /> <br />Date: July 5 , 2017 <br /> <br />To: City Council <br /> <br />From: John Swenson, Public Safety Director <br /> <br />Re: Sale of Fire Apparatus <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />As part of the Council discussion in 2016 regarding the purchase of the current A21 and <br />the build-out of the second engine, staff was directed to evaluate the engines at both fire <br />stations and A11 to determine what apparatus would be rotated out of the fire fleet once <br />the new engines and A21 were in-service. It is staff’s recommendation to sell both 1995 <br />engines (formally E11 and E21) and deposit the proceeds from the sale of this fire <br />apparatus into the Fire Apparatus Replacement Fund. <br /> <br />Retaining A11 in the Fire Division Fleet will: <br />1. Ensure that both fire stations have an aerial device to service all areas of our <br />community; <br />2. Provide redundancies within the fire fleet for aerial apparatus; <br />3. Provide redundancies within the fire fleet for engines (A11 & A21 meet all <br />industry standards to provide engine functionality at a fire scene); <br />4. Enables the city to benefit from the financial investment that was made during <br />2016 in A11 ($37,785.44 in repairs were made to A11 resulting in reduced repair <br />costs since this investment). <br />5. Maximize current fire apparatus for optimal ISO scoring in the area of fire <br />apparatus. <br /> <br />If Council direction is to sell fire apparatus as recommended by staff, we would further <br />recommend that we utilize the services of Brindlee Mountain to market both 1995 <br />engines. Staff has contacted Brindlee Mountain and provided them photos and apparatus <br />specifications to enable their staff to conduct an evaluation of our 1995 engines. Brindlee <br />Mountains estimates that our 1995 engines in their current condition would sell for <br />between $40,000 and $50,0000. If Brindlee Mountain sells the apparatus to a buyer they <br />identify, the city would pay Brindlee Mountain 10% of the sale price. If we find a buyer, <br />the city would retain the full amount of the sale price. <br /> <br />Staff is seeking Council direction on how to proceed. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />Memo from Fire Division Command Staff – Date June 23, 2017