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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 12 <br /> <br /> <br />Johnson explained the $70,000 cost was for refurbing by the manufacturer, multiple vendors are <br />providing equipment for $115,000, and graphics for another $6,600 are included in the refurbishment and <br />equipping costs. as soon as it is fully operational. <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 for review at the staff level. The first list is what <br />had to be done to put the truck into service; secondly, what would be good to do if the city had the funds, <br />and a third category that was more aesthetics, like $70,000 to change from one shade of red to another. <br />We didn’t think that was necessary so we said we weren’t going to do that. There were items on the list <br />we already had as a city or could use existing vendors, for instance, tires, where we could use our existing <br />vendor to provide the tire replacement or at a lesser price. <br /> <br />Johnson referred to tires going from $9,000 to under $4,000 as an 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 second item, $115,000, are for equipping which is all of the things you need <br />on an engine like hoses tool sets, extraction equipment, radios; all the things that make an engine do what <br />it needs to do. The graphics are just that. They let people know which department the truck is from. <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 />Van Eyll said that would be the ultimate goal but we would need an agreement with the city of Long Lake <br />and the fire department to be able to do that. But yes, that would be the ultimate goal. <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. He said <br />once it is ready it can be offered for training. <br /> <br />Van Eyll noted, that fire fighters would like to have access as long as it is fully functional and training <br />was completed. <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 talked about that even just generally in in the area, all the <br />departments are at risk if one engine is down. It is not like you can bring it to Chunks in Long Lake and <br />they can just fix it. So having even as a backup is a huge value to all the cities. And I think it's good that <br />we're talking about it so that the cities know that we're open to putting it on loan right away and getting <br />the guys trained, because this is this would be a completely different piece of equipment for them.