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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 26, 2023 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 11 Fire Chief Van Eyll said the purpose of this action item is to inform Council on staff's plans for procurement of fire equipment necessary to provide services to the Navarre service area. In the needs assessment accepted June 12, staff recommended that the City of Orono have a rescue pumper, brush/medical response utility, and tender/tanker at each fire station. At the June 12 meeting, Council directed the new department to be ready to provide service to the Navarre area in July of 2024 and the rest of the City by the end of the contract, he said. For the rescue pumper, step one would be to try and coordinate access to Engine 21 with Long Lake. The engine was purchased solely by the City of Orono in 2000 to serve the Navarre area. Once a replacement is procured, it can be used as a backup pumper. Step two would be to solicit proposals for a new or slightly used rescue pumper. The lead time for new apparatuses has been ranging from 24 to 36 months with costs between $500,000 and one million dollars. The City will also solicit new proposals for the brush medical response utility as based on the vehicle use, Staff does not recommend a used vehicle for this role. For the tanker tenders, step one would be to coordinate a buyout of one of the two existing tankers from Long Lake that Orono currently owns with Medina and Long Lake. If that is unsuccessful, the next step would be to solicit proposals for a new or slightly used tender truck or tanker truck. The funding for these would be coming from the fire equipment fund, he said, with a possibility of purchasing some pieces in a five-year payment plan. Van Eyll recommended that staff engage the City of Long Lake staff for the purchase of one of the two tenders as well as the disposition for Engine 21. Once received, quotes would be brought to the City Council. Benson questioned whether, given the lawsuit situation with Long Lake, trying to negotiate equipment buy-outs with Long Lake was a viable option. Van Eyll said it was something to pursue. Benson asked about the ability to repair a truck that is not in service. Van Eyll said he was not familiar with any fire vehicle being down but would look into it. FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT Finance Director Olson updated the City Council on technology saying that Security and Sound would be working at City Hall the next morning and some of the system will be in place by the next meeting including a TV monitor that will allow the Council to see what is being recorded. Because of backorders, the full system in the Council chambers will not be complete until late September, he said. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT Attorney Mattick said his only update would come in the closed session at the end of the meeting. PARKS DEPARMENT REPORT Park Supervisor Lemons reported Parks is staying busy. They just finished cutting down the rest of the trees at Hackberry Park after the demo of the house on the property. He and Edwards will be meeting with the Park Commission subcommittee for Hackberry on Wednesday to discuss the master plan for the park. The Golf Course is busy and today was the first food truck event. Depending on how these go, they plan to have a food truck every other week. He acknowledged the parks and golf course