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Date: September 23, 2024 Item: 17 <br />Presenter: James Van Eyll, Fire Chief <br />Section: Public Safety Report <br /> <br />Title: Fire Vehicle Purchase - Brush Medical Utility <br /> <br /> <br />1.Purpose: <br />The purpose of this item is to order a new brush-medical response utility. <br />2.Background: <br />The Fire Needs Assessment identified the need for two new brush-medical response utilities. The <br />Council gave direction at the August 28, 2023 meeting to order the first brush-medical response <br />utility. This utility will be a carbon copy of the first and the pricing is through SourceWell. The <br />utility would be used by the Duty Crew while on shift and to respond to medicals and brush or <br />grass fires. The brush-medical response utility is a multipurpose response vehicle based on a pick- <br />up chassis. In particular the vehicle provides the department with medical and brush fire response <br />capabilities. <br />3.Cost: <br />Description Amount <br />Vehicle and Chassis Purchase $254,311 <br />Set-up and outfitting with equipment $151,720 <br />Totals $406,031 <br />4.Funding: <br />The funding source for this purchase will be the Fire Capital Fund and shall be leased for a period <br />of 5-7 years. Due to long lead times the Capital improvement plan identified this piece of <br />equipment to be ordered in 2024 with expected delivery in late 2025. <br />5.Staff Recommendation: <br />I recommend the approval to order this brush-medical response utility from Fire Safety USA and <br />CET along with the ser-up and outfitting. <br />AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br />Motion to approve the order/purchase of the brush-medical response utility from Fire Safety USA and <br />CET along with the set-up and outfitting. <br />Exhibits <br />A. Brush-Medical Response Utility Slide.pptx <br />B. DP-7339-0701A.pdf <br />C. FA-1968-0701B.pdf <br />C. FA-1968B.pdf <br />D. Orono_Proposal_Truck_2_09_04_24.pdf <br />E. Spec Orono FD MN August 21 2024.pdf <br />161