AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2024-171R, approving a contract with Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists for the outfitting of a blocker truck for use by the fire department, in the amount of $111,880.00; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the agreement on behalf of the city; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: September 3, 2024
Department: Fire Department - Les Stephens, Chief
Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: $111,880
Account Number: 10002135-60130- | VEHICLES
Funds Available: BLOCKER FUNDED REQ 15870 $111,880.00
Account Name: VEHICLES
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Background Information:
In FY 22-23 the City Council authorized the addition of four new positions within the Fire Department to staff a full-time blocker apparatus. The fire department currently has 11 new recruits completing their initial training. Four of those new recruits will give us the ability to fully implement this program and place the blocker in service in March-April 2025.
The City of San Marcos recently accepted the donation of a retired 2002 model Pierce aerial apparatus from Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists (MFAS). The aerial apparatus had recently been traded into Metro by the Mansfield Fire Departm...
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