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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

04/28/2020

BACKGROUND

The City’s practice is to seek authorization from Council when expenditures with a vendor will exceed $50,000 in one fiscal year. The Fire Department purchases additional routine firefighting equipment, such as wildland firefighting boots, structure firefighting boots, lights, gas monitoring equipment, and other general use items.

To date, the City has spent approximately $40,000 with Farrwest Environmental for supplies and equipment.

For the remainder of the Fiscal Year, the Fire Department as well as the EMS Department anticipates at least $30,000 in additional supplies and equipment but is requesting a not to exceed amount that includes an additional $20,000 to be able to purchase supplies quickly if the need arises.

GOAL

To obtain authorization from City Council for expenditures with Farrwest Environmental for supplies and equipment in an amount not to exceed $90,000 for the remainder of the Fiscal Year.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

The items purchased from Farrwest Environmental are in support of EMS Response, Fire suppression activities as well as technical rescue supplies and equipment. Farrwest Environmental currently provides the most economical costs for response and suppression equipment.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Staff recommends that Council authorizes Resolution 20-R-44 for expenditures with Farrwest Environmental for the remainder of the 2019-2020 Fiscal Year in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00.

FISCAL IMPACT

Funds (the not to exceed amount of $90,000) for supplies and equipment are budgeted and available.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that Council authorizes Resolution 20-R-44 for expenditures with Farrwest Environmental for the remainder of the 2019-2020 Fiscal Year in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00.

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