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The purchase of the proposed wildland fire suppress UTV would address an identified need for <br />wildland fire suppression while addressing the need to replace G11. <br />The proposed UTV would improve the Fire Division ability to address wildland fires by <br />increasing the volume of water available, adding the ability to use fire suppressing foam, increase <br />the number of firefighters that can be deployed from two to four, and enhances firefighter safety in <br />the field. <br />Staff is including contingency funds in the proposal to offset cost overages such as. Staff has been <br />informed by two of vendors that supplied pricing for this proposal, that cost have been impacted <br />by supply and demand issues leading to fluctuating pricing based on when orders are placed. If <br />pricing comes in more favorably and there are funds remaining from this donation those funds will <br />be utilized to purchase other fire equipment needs in a manner consistent with the donors' wishes. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends Council accept a monetary donation in the amount of $100,000 from an <br />anonymous Lino Lakes resident for the purchase of fire suppression equipment. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Photos of Polaris UTV <br />