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Purchase of a mini-pumper in combination of automatic mutual aid on all working structure fires <br />allows us to provide similar or better protection to the true emergencies (structure fires and personal <br />injury). <br />A mini-pumper will fit into heated garage space already present in the police department. Given the <br />ten city employees who respond and additional individual working across Radisson in an Industrial <br />Operation we have eleven readily available long term staff members to respond. <br /> <br />The combination of the current fiscal situation and low call volume also allows us to consider the <br />purchase of a used unit which is unprecedented in the history of our operation. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Purchase a used mini-pumper and house the unit at Blaine City Hall. While not readily available on <br />the market, a nearby suburban department has a 1997 unit priced at $68,000. The unit has less than <br />8,000 miles, does fit into the facility, and is rigged with all emergency devices and radios. The fire <br />department will use existing reserves to purchase the necessary loose equipment such as hose, rescue <br />equipment, first aid supplies and the like. <br /> <br />Financing: <br />The City of Blaine will finance the purchase of the unit. Bob Therres has checked with their bond <br />council (Jim Omera) who has informed him that all cities will be able to repay the debt outside of levy <br />limits. <br /> <br />Blaine will use existing reserves to purchase the unit now and issue the debt along with other capital <br />purchase items next year. They intend to make a fund transfer at their November 7, 2002 Council <br />meeting. <br /> <br />The certificate of indebtedness will not occur until after the first of the year causing repayment to <br />occur no sooner than 2002. Blaine has offered to cover all administrative expenses and provide <br />repayment either in a single lump sum or over a five year period in five equal installments. <br /> <br />Additionally, given the 2004 repayment the figure can become part of the fire department capital <br />budget so it is integrated into the overall cost. <br /> <br />Formula distribution based upon $68,000 purchase price: <br />Blaine = $49,442 <br />Mounds view = $11,200 <br />Spring Lake Park = $7,358 <br /> <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br /> <br /> <br />___________________________ <br />Nyle Zikmund <br />Fire Chief <br />