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WS — Item 5 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item Date: August 3, 2015 To: City Council From: John Swenson, Public Safety Department Re: Purchase of Fire Communication Equipment Background During the Council Meeting on June 2, 2014, Council approved Resolution 14-50 which directed staff to integrate fire services for the City of Lino Lakes into the Public Safety Department. As part of this initiative Council approved Resolution 15-23 on March 9, 2015, which authorized staff to purchase the needed fire equipment throughout 2015. These purchases will initially be funded through borrowing from City Reserve Funds with reimbursement of the reserve funds taking place from a future bond (equipment certificate) sale. Resolution 15-23 was approved to enable the City to combine fire equipment purchases into one bond process, which may lead to better terms at the time of the bond sale. The City has purchased the fire apparatus and related loose equipment as detailed in the March 9, 2015 Staff Report and staff is now ready to purchase the needed 800 MHz mobile and portable radios as well as the fire pagers. The total cost for the purchase of the fire communication equipment is $195,625. Portable $ 125,400.00 Single Head - Mobile $ 14,920.00 Dual Head - Mobile $ 29,981.00 Pagers $ 25,324.00 Total $ 195,625.00 As previously discussed, Staff has applied for an Assistance to Firefighter (AFG) grant for the purchase of SCBA and PPE for fire personnel. The City has been informed by FEMA that the City's grant application has successfully made it through the initial screening process and we are currently awaiting a grant award determination from FEMA. If the City is not awarded this grant or if the City is not informed of a grant funding decision by the fall of this year, staff will be required to order SCBA and PPE for fire personnel. If no grants funds are awarded, this purchase will be part of the bond process for needed fire equipment.