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MEMORANDUM
To: Dominick Cafferillo
From: Brian H. Wilbur
Re: B&A Agenda Items
Date: 19 MAY 99
Please consider the following items for the agenda for the B&A meeting to be held on 26 MAY 99.
1 ) New Engine Bids - Increase Authorized Spending for Capital Project: The rebid for the
two new engines was opened on 12 MAY 99. Four bids were received which provided a
more representative sampling of what current pricing is. However, and as anticipated,
they came in at more than was allocated in the original capital project. The bids
received are better from a comparability point of view, and we are gathering additional
information from the bidders to clarify their bids. Even though we are still analyzing
the bids at this time, we will be prepared for discussion with a possible resolution to
allow us to award bids.
2 ) Fire Alarm Cable Funding Request: As a result of a project to pull new fiber optic cable
in underground conduits for traffic signal coordination, an opportunity to solve a
problem we have with existing municipal fire alarm wiring is presented. We are asking
for an appropriation of $2,000 to permit us to purchase new fire alarm cable and
related appurtenances to replace a defective run of underground cable in conjunction
with the traffic project. If approved, this would allow us to utilize the contractor's
specialized equipment to accomplish this task with an overall savings from what it would
take to do this independently.
3 ) Volunteer Fire Fighter Basic Training Funding Request: Due to the most recent
cancellation of a basic training class by the county, we are again faced with a cadre of
new volunteer fire fighters without an opportunity to be in a timely manner. Although
we are working with the county to try and get a basic training class scheduled, we may
not be able to make this work. To conduct that training will cost us an additional $1,200
in instructor time that we have not allocated. We are requesting this money now in case
the county program doesn't work out.
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Dominick Cafferillo 19 MAY 99
Re: B&A Agenda Items page 2
4 ) Staffing Changes - Report: We find ourselves going into this summer with only three or
four bunkers who will be spending the summer with us. As a result, we cannot rely on
this very small pool for placing apparatus in-service at night (Engine 6 at West Hill
Station) as we have been since August of 1996. As a result, we anticipate the need to
take an engine out of service at Central Fire Station to allow us to maintain the West Hill
Station to remain open on a 24 hour per day basis. The rationale for this comes from
changing from the fire risk model to the EMS risk model. This will change slightly when
the new fire fighters are trained sufficiently to be assigned to a shift, but for now, it is a
significant change in our operation that we need to report on.
5 ) Y2K Reports: We would like to present a brief report on the Y2K Planning Committee and
Y2K Contingency Planning Group.
cc: A. Cohen
T. Dorman
R. Romanowski
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