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R-06-11-21-10B1 - 11/21/2006RESOLUTION NO. R-06-11-21- 1081 WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock ("City") desires to purchase a fire apparatus with ladder ("Quint") for the Fire Department, and WHEREAS, the City is a member of the Texas Government Statewide Purchasing Cooperative ("Buy Board"), and WHEREAS, Siddons Fire Apparatus, Inc. is an approved vendor of the Buy Board, and WHEREAS, the City wishes to issue a purchase order to Siddons Fire Apparatus, Inc., Now Therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to issue a purchase order to Siddons Fire Apparatus, Inc. for the purchase of a Quint for the Fire Department. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended. RESOLVED this 21st day of November, 2006. NY EL or City of Round Rock, Texas ATTEST: CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City Se 9retary OPFDesktop\::ODMA/WORLDOX/O:/WDOX/RESOLUTZ/R61121B1.WPD/—C DATE: November 14, 2006 SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - November 21, 2006 ITEM: 10.B.1. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to issue a purchase order for a fire apparatus with a ladder. Department: Fire Department Staff Person: Larry Hodge, Fire Chief Justification: By having a fire apparatus with a ladder in the City, the Fire Department would greatly increase their water flow during structure fires and have a backup for their current trucks when one goes out of service. The fire apparatus with a ladder does everything that an engine does and has an additional capability of 75' ladder when needed. This equipment will be assigned to Station 3. Engine 3 will be reassigned reassigned to Station 7. Funding: Cost: Source of funds Outside Resources: Background Information: $620,644 General Funds and 2002 G.O. Bonds N/A The timeline to build a fire apparatus with a ladder is approximately 10 months. There would be no expenditure for this equipment until September 2007. We do not have a confirmed date when Station 7 is going to open, but indications are this could happen within the next 12 months. Staff recommends the signing of this Purchase Order. Input provided for the Fire Department's Strategic Plan clearly shows the need for a fire apparatus with a ladder. Public Comment: N/A