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Form #: 8-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: FIRE DEPARTMENT DATE: 7/25/2014 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: GLEN HONDA / MELANIO LORENZO PHONE: 932-2907 I 932/2921 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> The Newell Fire Department is requesting a resolution authorizing the increase in the stated lease cost <br /> previously authorized in Resolution No, 294-14. Resolution No. 294-14 authorized an estimated lease cost <br /> of$7,000 per month for a sixty (60) month term for the multi-year lease to purchase one 3,000 gallon fire <br /> apparatus. <br /> The new monthly payment amount is $7,159.42 per month and will commence after delivery of the <br /> apparatus. <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> The apparatus will be assigned to West Hawaii to provide additional response capabilities to rural residential <br /> areas where water is limited or not accessible. This apparatus will provide an additional 3,000 gallons of <br /> water for firefighting for immediate response. The current Department's water tanker fleet have a capacity of <br /> 1,000 gallons or less and the Department currently depends on the Department of Public Works and <br /> privately owned water tankers to provide additional water resources. <br /> SIGNED: DATE: <br /> partment Head <br />