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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2000 <br />MAR YHILL SMITH, METROPOLITAN COUNCIL — CERTIFICATE OF <br />APPRECL4 TION — Continued <br />housing, and clean up of polluted land for redevelopment." Ms. Smith also stated that <br />Orono received a grant this year for affordable housing. <br />Mayor Jabbour thanked Ms. Smith for the award and indicated the City will be applying <br />for another grant. <br />MAPLE PLAIN FIRE DEPARTMENT — PRESENTATION <br />Assistant Chief Bart Kusske informed the Council that the department plans to replace its <br />second line pumper. The truck is worn out, was purchased in 1974 and refurbished once <br />in the mid- 1980's. A committee has decided to purchase an aerial truck, especially for <br />use in the industrial park and in the outlying areas where large houses are too tall for <br />ground ladders. The truck will be a first -out truck. It will cost $530,000. They have <br />$120,000 down, and will finance the remaining $410,000 over 10 years, at which time <br />they will own the truck. Orono's yearly payment to fund the truck will be $2,000. <br />w i, <br />�J <br />Kelley asked about the truck size. Kusske stated the truck is about 38 feet long and about <br />8 feet wide. It has a custom chassis that allows it to turn in a tight space, and the new is <br />truck will access places their current truck won't. It will take about 10 months to deliver. <br />The life expectancy of the truck is about 30 years. <br />Flint asked how the department avoids purchasing the same type of equipment that is <br />owned by a neighboring department, creating duplicate expenses. Kusske stated that the <br />fire departments work together closely. The closest station to a fire will be called out <br />first, then they call for back -up from other departments if needed. In some cases, as with <br />apartment buildings, the dispatch knows to send out multiple fire departments <br />simultaneously. He stated that the new aerial truck could be used as a pumper if it is not <br />first on the scene. <br />Kusske mentioned that many driveways to large homes in the area are too narrow for the <br />fire trucks to access the house. They would have to park the truck at the property <br />entrance and drag a hose up the drive with a pick -up truck. <br />PARK COMMISSION COMMENTS —IRENE SILBER, REPRESENTATIVE <br />Ms. Silber thanked the Council for designating the Crystal Bay land as a park. Mayor <br />Jabbour asked if staff had allocated money to show the City's contribution to the park. <br />0 <br />2 <br />