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DECATUR FIRE DEPARTMENT <br /> � } MEMORANDUM <br /> �► 2023-11 <br /> Date: August 7, 2023 <br /> To: Honorable Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Gregory <br /> From: Scot Wrighton, City Manager <br /> Jeff Abbott, Fire Chief <br /> RE: Acquisition of(3) Pierce Fire Apparatus <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENTDATION: <br /> City Administration recommend City Council approval of the attached resolution granting <br /> consent to correct the previous resolution for the acquisition of(3)Pierce Saber Pumpers <br /> replacing(2) 2007 fire apparatus and(1)2009 fire apparatus at an acquisition cost not to exceed <br /> $2,325,000.00. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The City Council approved the purchase of three(3) Pierce Sabre Pumpers at the July 17, 2023, <br /> council meeting. The resolution indicated Pierce was the vendor for the three(3) apparatus. The <br /> correct vendor is MacQueen Emergency, St. Paul, Minnesota. The manufacturer of the <br /> apparatus is Pierce, but Pierce now requires all Purchase Orders for apparatus to be issued to <br /> their authorized vendors. MacQueen Emergency is the authorized vendor for the fire <br /> department. There are no other changes except the name on the resolution. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTION: None <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Jeff Abbott, Fire Chief, 424-2811,Jim Ohl,Deputy Fire Chief,424- <br /> 2811. Chief Abbott will be at the council meeting to answer any questions the Council may have <br /> about this purchase. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: The Apparatus will be delivered and operational in the third <br /> or fourth quarter of 2025 or early 2026. <br />