HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Expenditure for rental of ladder truck for Fire Department RESOLUTION NO. 09-500
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE FOR
RENTAL OF AERIAL FIRE APPARATUS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the Fire Department's ladder truck(Truck 3) is being delivered to the Pierce
repair center is Wisconsin on October 15, and the service work is to repair the pinnable water way
and the corrosion on the frame; and,
WHEREAS,it is estimated that the repairs will take approximately three months to complete,
and during that time, the City will be without the use of its only ladder truck; and,
WHEREAS,historically,we have called upon our mutual aid agreements with the Boone and
Nevada fire Departments for the use of their ladder trucks when our ladder truck was out of service
for a few hours or a day; however, with Truck 3 being gone for three months, staff felt the City
should explore the option of leasing a replacement ladder truck for that period; and,
WHEREAS, staff is exploring a number of different alternatives for temporary rental of a
ladder truck,but a vendor has not yet been identified; and,
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the costs for a rental truck could equate to approximately
$32,450.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that authorization for the Fire Department to lease a ladder truck for three months at a cost not to
exceed$32,450.00 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13`h day of October, 2009.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Popken
Seconded by: Rice
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13'day of October, 2009.