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Form #: B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> • <br /> DEPARTMENT: FIRE DEPARTMENT DATE: 8/22/2017 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: GLEN HONDA/ MELANIO LORENZO PHONE: 932-2907/ 932/2921 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> The Hawai'i 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 apparatuses. The lease would be <br /> for a term of five (5) years. The fire apparatuses (fire trucks) will be assigned to the Keauhou and Waikoloa <br /> Fire Stations. The estimated lease cost is $28,500 per month for a sixty (60) month term for the multi-year <br /> lease to purchase for a total $1,710,000. <br /> Payments will commence after delivery and acceptance of the two apparatuses. <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> The current fire trucks assigned to the Keauhou and Waikoloa Fire Stations are 20 years old. <br /> National Fire Protection Association Standards recommend replacement after 15 years of useful life. <br /> Both the Keauhou and Waikoloa Fire Stations serve a large population and a growing population, <br /> respectively. The purchase of the new two apparatus will provide reliable front-line response vehicles. The <br /> new apparatus will reduce repairs and maintenance costs. The Fire Department specifies fire apparatus that <br /> are manufactured to the latest National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards and Department of <br /> Transportation (DOT) 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 firefighting effectiveness thereby reducing fire loss to the community. <br /> The estimated FY 2017-2018 payments are currently budgeted in our FY 2017-2018 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: / DATE: /Z-�//2 <br /> Depa ent Head <br />