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RESOLUTION 6523
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
AUTHORIZATION TO DEVELOP FINAL SPECIFICATIONS AND ISSUING BIDS FOR ONE
COMMAND VEHICLE FOR THE SPRING LAKE PARK-BLAINE-MOUNDS VIEW
FIRE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the cities of Spring Lake Park, Blaine, and Mounds View have been served
by the Spring Lake Fire Department since 1944; and
WHEREAS, the department and the cities have been working together to develop a
Capital Improvement Plan; and
WHEREAS, a joint City Council meeting held on July 22, 2004, resulted in a consensus
to move the plan forward; and
WHEREAS, during the month of February all three cities held public hearing on adoption
of the plan and all three councils passed a resolution indicating funding for the plan was to be in
the form of Capital Improvement Bonds; and
WHEREAS, state law requires a 30 day reverse referendum period which has not
expired with no citizens of any of the three cities filing a petition for referendum thus allowing the
communities to fund the program with Capital Improvement Bonds; and
WHEREAS, one of the three components of the project was a combination of police and
fire Command Vehicles; and
WHEREAS, a committee was formed comprised of Spring Lake Park Police Chief Dave
Toth, Mounds View Police Chief Mike Sommer, Blaine Police Captain Kerry Fenner and Fire
Department Officers Jim Hansen and Chief Zikmund all who researched and investigated the
need, cost and purpose of a Command Vehicle; and
WHEREAS, the committee hereby recommends that a need for a command vehicle,
jointly owned and operated to manage police and fire emergencies now; and
WHEREAS, if the City of Spring Lake Park or Blaine decides to scale down the
Command Vehicle specifications, the Mounds View City Council would approve such changes
as long as they are under $350,000 in total price.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Mounds View supports the City
of Blaine Council in developing final specifications issuing for bids for one Command vehicle not
to exceed $350,000 in total price.
ATTEST:
Adopted,tnrs 9th day of Myy, 2005.
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Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator
(seal)