1986 Engine 494 City Shop ID #866

City of New Brighton Hazards Heavy Industrial Lightweight and Legacy Single Family Construction Office Schools Assisted Living Multi-Housing Rail Transport Pipeline Transport Highway Transport Chemical Facilities High Density Housing Light Industrial Retail Commercial Senior Housing

City of New Brighton Fire Protection System ISO Class 3 City-Highest Rated Class in the State (Minneapolis/Saint Paul also Class 3 cities)---vast majority of Class 3 Cities have full time fire suppression personnel Services provided by paid- on-call firefighters and dual staffing model Provides Fire, Hazmat, and Rescue services Personnel Equipment Training

New Brighton Emergency Response System Emergency responses are done through a layered system of response Impacts on one part of the system affect other parts of the system

E494 Background Current E gpm FEMA Type I Engine with a 750 gallon water tank, an 8 gallon foam tank and master stream device Seating for 6 firefighters Purchased in 1986 with an original purchase price of $153,461 with a design life of 20 years Proposed E gpm FEMA Type I Engine with a 750 gallon water tank a 50 gallon foam tank and master stream device Seating for 6 firefighters Purchase has been deferred 9 years Vehicle equipped with a Diesel Exhaust Filter system significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions

E494 Operational Gaps Vehicle has foam system on only one discharge and cannot support the foam production needed for a fire involving an oil train or other flammable liquid incident Vehicle was designed with 3 intakes and to pass a pump test only 1 intake remains due to mechanical failures With the development which has occurred it is unable to access areas on the first approach due to designed turning radius Does not use common equipment for replacement/repairs

E494 Primary Employee Safety Hazards Apparatus is 29 years old Employees unable to sit down in apparatus Employees unable to be properly seat belted Vehicle is not equipped with a back-up camera to eliminate blind spot Vehicle is not equipped with an attack line on the front bumper to avoid employees exposed to being crushed when a vehicle strikes the truck Vehicle not equipped with ABS brakes Not equipped with “exhaust engine braking system” NFPA 1901 Annex D-Refurbish or replace vehicles built between 1979 and 1991* due to significant change in safety standards Source: Donoughe K, Whitestone J, Gabler H, (2012) Analysis of Firetruck Crashes and Associated Firefighter Injuries In The United States; National Institutes of Health

Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC) Background HGAC is a national purchasing cooperative employing full time purchasing specialists Apparatus manufacturers submit competitive nationwide bids to HGAC for apparatus and available options every two years HGAC administers the purchase of the apparatus-all pricing information comes from HGAC not vendor or sales people Minneapolis, Fridley, Coon Rapids, Roseville among many MN departments who use for apparatus purchases Advantages The competitive bidding is already complete and done by specialists in the process Provides New Brighton with national bulk purchasing power We are able to utilize 2013 pricing Savings using HGAC are between 4-7% Vendor representative role is changed from a sales person to a consultant specializing in fire apparatus purchasing

Financial Considerations Purchase Price Anticipated truck purchase price is approximately $549,752 Additional outfitting costs are anticipated to be approximately $28,000 Contingency 1.5%=$8,600 Current line item balance for replacement in the Fire fleet capital account is $619,100 Anticipated to be under budget by at a minimum of $32,000 Projected savings using proposed purchasing process approximately $37,979 Current truck will be disposed of (we attempt to sell, if unable to sell we will research trade-in pricing) Additional Delay Direct Costs HGAC Contract is re-bid in 2016 with an anticipated price increase of 6%-7% ( in excess of $45,000) Approximately every 10 years repair costs have increased 100%

Questions Public Safety Commission Reviewed Purchase Next Steps Timelines