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eamtntrtn Krpt1rt PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (ails the (Cotonou* &IOuuuil of the fdt of*will Ben/: The July 25, 1988 meeting of the Public Safety Committee was called to order by Councilman Don Niezgodski, Vice Chairman, at 3:35 p.m. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Councilmen: Puzzello, Luecke, Niezgodski, Duda, Slavinskas, Zakrzewski, Voorde, and Coleman; Max Moore, Members of the News Media, Chief Luther Taylor, Dan Mirocha, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Councilman Niezgodski noted that the first item on the agenda was to review Bill No. 56-88 which requests the transfer of monies from the Fire Department Account to the Emergency Medical Services Account. Luther Taylor, Fire Chief, stated that the transference of $43,700. 00 was to meet the ambulance expansion for the rest of this calendar year. A third ambulance would be added with it to be delivered in mid-August. Following discussion, Councilman Duda made a motion seconded by Councilman Puzzello that Bill No. 56-88 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. Councilman Niezgodski then stated that the next Bill to review was Bill No. 57-88 which would appropriate $63 ,635.80 from the Emergency Medical Services Capital Improvement Fund. Chief Taylor noted that this was the final payment on the 1984 Pirsch 110 foot skytop aerial. He noted that this was the "dead quint" and would be used as a reserve unit, thus making it available for residential use only. It is currently housed in Station 10. The Chief stated that he does not believe it is worth repairing since the repair would take between 6 to 8 months. He further noted that the company went out of business when it filed bankruptcy. All of the legal matters are currently being handled by Tom Bodnar of the Legal Department. In response to a question from Councilman Niezgodski, the Chief added that they would no longer do business with this company. Chief Taylor noted that Pierce of Appleton Wisconsin has an excellent service record with the City. In response to a question from Councilman Luecke, it was noted that the manufacturer looks for money within 30 days of delivery of a unit. Councilman Voorde noted that the capital in this account comes from revenues received through the ambulance service.