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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 4A STAFF ORIGINATOR: John Swenson, Public Safety Director MEETING DATE: December 23, 2019 TOPIC: Sale of Fire Pagers VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 INTRODUCTION The Lino Lakes Public Safety Department is requesting Council authorization to sell eight (8) Minitor fire pagers to the New Germany 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 fire pagers on two fire industry sites and the League of MN Cities website. Previously, on October 28, 2019 Council approved the sale of 20 pagers to three southern Minnesota fire departments for $200 per pager. The New Germany Fire Department has expressed interest in purchasing the final eight (8) pagers for $125.00 each. These 8 fire pagers do not have working chargers which is why the offer is $75 less than the previous sale. The cost to replace chargers is $75 per pager. Attached to this staff report is an email from Dan Ruschmeier Fire Chief of the New Germany Fire Department. 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 the 8 remaining Minitor Fire Pagers as listed below with the proceeds from the sale of these fire pagers deposited into the Equipment Replacement Fund - Fire. New Germany Fire Department – 8 fire pagers at $125.00 each for a total of 1,000.00