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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />January 9, 2023 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 4 of 10 <br /> <br />access to this vehicle as soon as it is fully operational. He noted acquiring a ladder truck has been on the <br />capital improvement plan for a number of years. <br /> <br />Edwards clarified the $70,000 included the cost of refurbishing by the manufacturer and work the city <br />could do in-house. <br /> <br />Benson noted that in reading the packet there seemed to be different gradations of rehabbing. <br /> <br />Edwards said when ladder truck was first purchased the City had McQueen Equipment do an assessment <br />of the vehicle and was provided a comprehensive list at the staff level. The first list is what had to be <br />done to put the truck into service; secondly, what would be good to do if the city had the funds, and a <br />third category that was more aesthetics, like $70,000 to change from one shade of red to another. We <br />didn’t think that was necessary so we said we weren’t going to do that. There were items on the list we <br />already had as a city or could use existing vendors. Tires went from $9,000 to under $4,000 as an <br />example. <br /> <br />Benson asked if $182,000 for rehabbing includes the first two categories but not the third, the aesthetics. <br /> <br />Edwards said correct, there were items we decided not to do. The first item, $70,000, those are all of those <br />maintenance-type items. The $115,000 for equipping is all of the stuff thing you need on an engine like <br />hoses – all the things that make an engine do what it needs to do. The graphics are just that. <br /> <br />Benson asked if the intention is that when the fire truck is done it becomes part of the fleet and is used <br />right away. <br /> <br />Johnson said that would be the ultimate goal but we would need an agreement with the city of Long Lake. <br /> <br />Edwards said the truck has to be refurbished and equipped before it can be offered for training. In <br />unofficial discussions with Long Lake, once it is at that point they would entertain idea of using it. My <br />understanding is the fire fighters would like to have access to this vehicle as soon as possible. <br /> <br />Seals pointed out the lead time to order a new ladder truck is three years and the cost is about $2 million. <br />At the future fires services meeting they were saying in the area all departments are at risk. Just having it <br />as a back-up is a huge value to all the communities. <br /> <br />Benson asked if this has been in the works for a while. <br /> <br />Edwards said the idea of having a ladder truck has been on the capital improvement plan for a number of <br />years. Existing engines are nearing their end of life. This vehicle could become an engine to replace the <br />ones that are aging out. <br /> <br />Benson asked if this ladder truck issue is part of the negotiations with Long Lake or something we have <br />been working on for some time. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Van Eyll said when he was chief of Long Lake Fire Department they had a ladder truck on the <br />capital improvements plan but it was moved around to be able to satisfy the limited capital funding. In <br />future fire service meetings they found out both Wayzata and Maple Plain departments were talking about <br />possible replacement of their apparatus and how much they were thinking about charging other