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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 9, 2009 Page 4 A bench handout via a-mail dated February 6, 2009 was provided by Fire Chief Rich Gasaway related to the Fire Station Entry System. Johnson moved, Pust seconded, approval of general purchases and/or contracts as follows: De artment Vendor Item/Descri tion Amount Stormwater Vermeer Remote control for compost turner unit $6,637.79 Fire Pro-Tec Desi n Re lace Fire Station access s stem 11,284.36 Roll Call Ayes: Johnson; Ihlan; Pust; and Roe. Nays: None. Johnson moved, Pust seconded, approval of the sale of the following surplus items: De artment Item/Descri tion Fire Sale of Ladder Truck #28 (by reducing the Department's apparatus fleet, savings on annual main- tenance and required certification testing will be realized; in addition to in excess of an estimated $8,300 in outstandin re airs on this unit. Councilmember Pust questioned whether funds from this surplus item would go to the General Fund or back into the Fire Department's Equipment Fund; and questioned if each department had their own designated equipment replacement fund. Finance Director Chris Miller suggested that monies realized from the sale would likely be returned to the Fire Department's Vehicle Replacement Fund. Mr. Miller advised that, many years ago, a unique and separate fund exclusive to the Fire Department for equipment purchases had been established, and apparently based on the high cost of replacing emergency vehicles and equipment. Councilmember Pust sought clarification if this was still recommended by staff, considering best practices, for such a separate fund to continue. Mr. Miller opined that, while not common practice in his experience reviewing other municipality's finance operations, it was past practice for Roseville. Councilmember Pust, with consensus of other Councilmembers, asked that Mr. Miller and staff consider the benefits of retaining it as a separate Fund, or combi- nation of it with other department equipment and vehicle purchase funds for fu- ture discussions and recommendations. Councilmember Johnson questioned whether this money would provide a surplus to the Fire Department fund, or have no impact on 2009 Budget projections.