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Form #: B-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/ 932/2921 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> The Hawaii Fire Department is requesting a resolution authorizing the payment of funds in a later year and <br /> for more than one fiscal year for a multi-year lease to purchase two(2) fire apparatus. The lease would be <br /> for a term of five (5) years. The fire apparatus (fire trucks) will be assigned to the Central Fire Stationn and <br /> the Paradise Park Fire Station. The estimated lease cost is cost of$26,000 per month for a sixty (60) month <br /> term for the multi-year lease; <br /> Payments will commence after delivery of the apparatus. <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> The current apparatus---Engine 1---assigned to the Central Fire Station is 17 years old and currently has <br /> 130,000 miles. Engine 1 is the Fire Department's busiest fire apparatus. <br /> The current apparatus---Engine 18---assigned to the Paradise Park Fire Station is 19 years old and currently <br /> has 200,000 miles. Engine 18 is the busiest fire apparatus in the Puna District. <br /> National Fire Protection Association Standards recommend replacement after 15 years of useful life. <br /> Engine 1 and Engine 18 serve a large population and a growing population, respectively. The purchase of <br /> the new two apparatus will provide reliable front-line response vehicles. The new apparatus will reduce <br /> repairs and maintenance costs. The Fire Department specifies fire apparatus that are manufactured to the <br /> latest National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards and Department of Transportation (DOT) <br /> Regulations, providing for the safety of our personnel and the driving public. <br /> Having reliable fire apparatus in our fleet is cost effective as it will reduce operating costs and will also <br /> increase our fire fighting effectiveness thereby reducing fire loss to the community. <br /> The estimated FY 2014-2015 payments are currently budgeted in our FY 2014-2015 operating budget. <br /> Lease payments for subsequent years will be budgeted accordingly. Being that current fiscal year payments <br /> have been budgeted, the Department is requesting that the Finance Committee hearing be waived. <br /> SIGNED: 'r� DATE: AUG 6 2014 <br /> Department Head <br />