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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 4 STAFF ORIGINATOR: John Swenson, Public Safety Director MEETING DATE: October 28, 2019 TOPIC: Sale of Fire Pagers VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 INTRODUCTION The Lino Lakes Public Safety Department is requesting Council authorization to sell twenty (20) Minitor fire pagers to Jackson Fire Department, ten (10) Minitor Fire Pagers to the Sandborn Fire Department, and ten (10) Minitor Fire Pagers to the Jeffers Fire Department. BACKGROUND Anoka County Central Communications upgraded the fire paging system for the entire County in late 2018 and early 2019. As part of that upgrade all fire agencies were issued new 800 MHz fire pagers. These pagers were provide at no cost to all Anoka County fire personnel. Lino Lakes personnel has been utilizing the new 800 MHz fire pagers for several months now. The Minitor Fire Pagers that staff used prior to issuance of new 800 MHz pagers will no longer work on the upgraded 800 MHz fire paging system. Staff listed the other fire pagers on two fire industry sites and the League of MN Cities website. Three southern Minnesota fire departments have expressed an interest in purchasing our old Minitor Fire Pagers for $200 per pager. Attached to this staff report are letters from Sanford Fire Chief Phil Markman, Sanborn Fire Chief Wade Warner, and Jeffers Fire Chief Mark Meyer. Also attached is a photo of Minitor Fire Pager. It should be noted that the City of Lino Lakes purchased Minitor Fire Pagers in September of 2015 for $443 per pager. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Council approve the sale of Minitor Fire Pagers as listed below with the proceeds from the sale of these fire pagers deposited into the Equipment Replacement Fund - Fire. Jackson Fire Department - 20 fire pagers at $200 each for a total of $4,000.00 Sanborn Fire Department - 10 fire pagers at $200 each for a total of $2,000.00 Jeffers Fire Department - 10 fire pagers at $200 each for a total of $2,000.00