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Emergency Services Director John King responded to questions by stating that these <br />trucks have a service life of about 10 years. The truck being replaced is approaching 15 years <br />and has over 150,000 miles on it. It had a major overhaul in 1997 and covers the whole County. <br /> <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Lowther, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Adams, the Board <br />unanimously approved Alternative No. 2 (approved the <br />purchase of the Pierce Manufacturing new <br />demonstrator that nearly matches the specifications of <br />the vehicle identified in Alternative No. 1 at a cost of <br />$787,392 or approximately $10,000 more than <br />Alternative No. 1, largely due to the fact that it has a <br />greater capacity fire pump \[2000 gpm versus 1500 <br />th <br />gpm\] available on May 14; consistent with the Lake <br />County fire equipment contract \[Bid #99-150\]; <br />allowing the 75’quint to be sent to Station No. 8 <br />\[Sebastian\] as originally presented to the Board, <br />replacing a fire engine currently assigned there), <br />including the trade-in of three (3) existing fire vehicles <br />to reduce the overall cost and authorized the County <br />Administrator to make the necessary financial <br />arrangements related to accepting this vehicle prior to <br />next fiscal year, as recommended by staff. <br /> <br /> <br />ALLBACKUPDOCUMENTATIONISONFILEINTHE <br /> <br />OFFICEOFTHECLERKTOTHEBOARDANDISHEREBYMADEAPART <br /> <br />OFTHESEMINUTES <br /> <br />MAY 4, 2004 <br />E.S.D. <br /> 2 <br /> <br /> <br />