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Summary of Long Lake Fire Commission Meeting of Wednesday, September 23, 1998 <br />October 8, 1998 <br />Page 2 __________________________________________________ <br />;ar <br />; to <br />B. In 1997, the Long Lake Fire Department determined an immediate need for a new <br />light rescue vehicle and the replacement of a utility truck at a cost of $100,000 <br />(Orono's share - $70,000). When these purchases were authorized by the City of <br />Long Lake, Orono advised Long Lake that the expenditures were not built into the <br />City's fire vehicle funding plan, and that the Long Lake Fire Department needed to <br />develop a long-term plan for vehicle replacement to enable Orono to make <br />determinations regarding the level of funding required. <br />In response. Long Lake provided the attached eighteen year capital improvement <br />plan with a total cost of $634,000. More recently. Long Lake has prepared the <br />attached five year vehicle replacement forecast that has moved the replacement of the <br />fire engine from 1999 to 2002, but has also added a tank with a pump, and an engine <br />with an aerial ladder, that were not a part of the initial capital improvement plan. The <br />replacement of the heavy rescue vehicle has also been moved from the year 2003 to <br />the year 2000 at a cost of $175,000 vs. the initial planned cost of $140,000. <br />Although the purchase of the light rescue vehicle and utility truck has sigmficantly reduced <br />the balance in the City's fire vehicle replacement account, the replacement of a fire engine <br />in 2003 can still be accomplished with minor adjustments to the current annual fire <br />equipment replacement funding level. However, if any qqs of the three other vehicles is to <br />be purchased in the timeframe reflected in the five year forecast, the City's annual funding <br />amount would need to more than double from its current level of $20,000 per year. <br />Based on the potential substantial costs to Orono related to both a new fire facility and new <br />fire vehicles, staff recommends the City of Orono have substantial involvement in the <br />process of determining equipment and facility needs. <br />lity <br />•Jilt.