2017-04-18 Regular MeetingFIRE PROTECTION AREA NOA BOARD
REGULAR MEETING RECEIVE
April 18, 2017 6:00 p.m.
BAYSIDE FIRE HALL JUL 13 2({i%
1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLIEGENCE i _
CHAIR Paul Van Dyke called the regular meeting to order at 6:47 PM. f d�k'iiow,
2. ROLL CALL
Board Members present were Chair Paul Van Dyke, Richard Carstens, Scott Arndt and Rebecca
Nelson. Absent was Board Member Mike Dolph. Also present were Chief Howard Rue and
Secretary Jessica Basuel.
3. ACCEPTANCEIAPPROVAL OF AGENDA
ARNDT MOVED to approve the agenda.
ARNDT MOVED TO AMEND THE AGENDA to add b. Plumbing and Electrical Wiring for
Bayside Fire Department under new business.
VOICE VOTE ON AMENDED AGENDA CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
VOICE VOTE ON AGENDA AS AMENDED CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
ARNDT MOVED to approve the minutes for the regular meeting of March 21, 2017.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
5. ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT
ARNDT MOVED to approve and acknowledge the Financial Report.
Nelson questioned the legal fees of $1,024.00 for the current month. Chair Vandyke will include
in the next meeting packet.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
6. VISITOR COMMENTS None.
7. CHIEF REPORT
Chief Rue presented March 2017 report on calls to the board. Board discussed the different types
of service calls and possibly separating emergency and non -emergency calls including the
number of responders. Chief Rue announced he will be heading to FDIC Thursday, April 20th
with Gabe Moes. Chief Doug Mathers and Richard Carstens will be in charge of the Fire
Department while he and Chief McNeil are away. Command 11 was in service and ready to go.
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— -- The -Standard: Operating Procedures (SOP) book was approved by the Borough Manager and was
-- available for volunteers to review online or at the station. Bunker gear bid was being advertised
and then will be presented to the Borough Manager for approval. He will start testing hose in
Way.`bbai:"scussed, fire fighter physicals. Firefighter I course was continuing with a live fire
bum that went well. He purchased a laptop and will donate the 61d one to KARES. They were
awarded a gratia for jj' forestry tools. The check has not been received yet. Long Building
- lecln16lugiei was woYking on the thermostats so they can be shut off when the bay doors are
open. He has a bid from Premier Mechanical to run the water and air lines. We are purchasing
the air compressor and reel and in doing so have saved almost $8,000. The car seat program was
successful. They continue to pursue their clean-up projects at the station. They have six high
school students who are volunteers and could be eligible for the scholarship offered by Bayside.
8. CHAIRPERSONS REPORT
Chair Van Dyke reported that he will move forward with the lease agreement to Planning and
Zoning, postponing the land disposal case for 60 days. He will bring the lease agreement
discussion to the next Fire Protection I work session. He thanked the board for their work on the
budget this spring.
9. NEW BUSINESS
a. Changes to the Engine/Tender Specifications
Chief Rue thanked Chief Engineer, Bruce McNeil for all the time and energy spent on the engine
and tender specifications. Chief McNeil explained some of the changes to the board. Chief Rue
and McNeil gave explanations as to why specs were added or deleted. Board discussion ensued.
Chief Rue will be in touch with Spartan to review specs and pricing.
b. Plumbing and Electrical Wiring for Bayside Fire Hall
Chief Rue reported he received two quotes which Premiere Mechanical was lowest bidder at
$9,929.58 to run air and water lines. Volunteers Kurt and Bruce got the Kusmal charging system
in Engine 11. They now have air and a temporary system for the equipment.
ARNDT MOVED to approve Premier Mechanical for NTE $10,000 for installing the air and
water lines per our request.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED 4 — 0.
10. VISITOR COMMENTS
Bruce McNeil stated that he was disappointed but understood what the board was up against. He
and the Chief worked hard and tried not to add a lot of money, at the same time looking to the
future to make it something that was going to be here for 30 years without drilling a bunch of
holes. He hoped that was understood. He would like to hear that the board approved all.
11. BOARD MEMBERS COMMENTS
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Chief Howard — He echoed Bruce's sentiment. As he leaves his mark on this fire department, he
didn't want someone to say why he didn't buy this or what was his purpose. He was known as
being kind of tight and he looked at taxpayer's money as how they would want it spent. He
wanted something that would last, be trustworthy and beneficial to the future. He wanted to
thank Bruce and the board for giving him this opportunity. Thank You.
R. Carstens — No comments.
R. Nelson - This was a long, arduous process, but hopefully this will show to the public that we
are not wasting money. It was an absolute necessity as we have 30 + year old equipment here
that are outdated and very difficult to repair due to lack of parts. She also mentioned that it needs
to be figured out how to secure that training property better. If you look at the pile of pallets it is
a fraction of what it was. Three (3) days ago during broad daylight, they were on a call and came
back and they were stolen. We need to find out how to secure that facility. She thanked everyone
on their time tonight on the line per line detail. She thanked the Chief and Bruce McNeil for
spearheading it.
S. Arndt — No comments.
P. Van Dyke — He thanked everyone for their attendance and thanked Bruce McNeil ant Chief
Rue for all the hard work. It was sticker shock but we are making an investment into the station
and how it functions. This was part of the process that we send out the quotes and specs,
inspected the equipment, and had a preconstruction conference. He thinks they did their job
cutting, changing and adding the equipment. He thanked the chief for pushing on this.
12. NEXT MEETING SCHEDULE
ARNDT MOVED to recess the meeting to 5:00 pm Wednesday, April 19`h at Bayside Fire Hall.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED 4 to 0.
13. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was recessed at 9:13 PM.
Meeting was resumed April 19, 2017 at 5:10 PM.
a) Changes to the Engine/Tender Specifications
Chair Van Dyke stated the reason for the recess was to gather more information concerning the
changes to the Engine and Tender specifications.
Chief Rue gave clarification to the board on specific additions and deletions on the Engine and
Tender questioned by board members. Board discussion ensued.
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ARNDT MOVED to authorize the expenditure of $33,009.29 for modifications to the Bayside
Fire Engine from Spartan.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED 4 TO 0.
ARNDT MOVED to authorize the increase in purchase price on the Bayside Tanker in the
amount $7,722.13.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED 4 TO 0.
Chief Rue thanked Bruce McNeil for his time and effort in this project. He stated that these
pieces of equipment will be here at Bayside for many years to come. He appreciated the boards
trust in him.
ARNDT MOVED to Adjourn.
Meeting was adjourned at 5:40 PM.
SUBMITTED B
Jerny Clay,160ard Secre azy
KIB Engineering/Facilities Department
APPROVED BY:
Chair Paul Van Dyke
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