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City Council Minutes <br />January 2, 2024 <br />Page 4 of 10 <br />No report provided. There is a fire meeting next Monday, so next month there will <br />be an updated report. <br />7.2. Ladder Truck Purchase Joint Powers Agreement <br />Council Member Pederson inquires how many years of service is expected out of <br />the ladder truck. Fire Chief Schwankl stated around 30 years, and the truck will <br />be paid for within 10 years. <br />Fire Chief Mike Schwankl provides information on the recent ladder truck <br />purchase and how the joint powers agreement works. Chief Schwankl says the <br />plan was for alternating capital purchases so that one city wouldn't get all the <br />responsibility for bonding and that Breezy Point was going to take the first one <br />since it was the largest and they have the largest capacity. Then next year would <br />be the responsibility of the City of Pequot Lakes. <br />Council Member Ronning asks what the ladder height is. Chief Schwankl <br />responds saying it has 101 ft. ladder, 2250-gallon pump on it and a 250-gallon <br />tank. He states it is almost twice the capacity of their current engine. The <br />intention is when the next engine is purchased two engines will go out of service <br />and the ladder truck will become the third. He says it will be equipped almost <br />identical to an engine so it can serve both purposes. The truck will fit in both fire <br />stations. <br />When the truck is delivered on the 17th, he plans to leave it at the Pequot fire <br />station for a week or two, so if anyone wants to come take a look at it, they are <br />more than welcome to. He said they then plan to take it to the Breezy fire station <br />for the same purpose. It will be some time yet before the truck is used on any <br />calls as they need to train with the equipment and get it outfitted. <br />Council Member Ronning brings to attention the price that was paid for the truck <br />versus what the truck is worth. Discussion ensues on the replacement cost of the <br />truck. It would cost roughly $2 million to replace we paid $1.49 million. <br />COUNCIL MEMBER RONNING MOVES TO APPROVE THE JOINT POWERS <br />AGREEMENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMENT SECONDED THE MOTION. <br />MOTION CARRIED 4-0. <br />8.Police <br />8.1. Police Department Report <br />Report provided. <br />8.2. Request to Combine Budget Line Items <br />Police Chief Davis requests to combine the budget line items of Office Supplies <br />and Operating Supplies, stating those two items are relatively the same thing. He