White River Township Fire Protection District

 

Pre-Meeting Report for October 6, 2005

 

Compiled September 29, 2005

 

 

 

 

  1. The Station 51 building team met with Senefeld and Associates at a regularly-scheduled meeting last week where everyone was brought up to date on where the project stands.  The plans were once again reviewed for any changes or corrections.  The next meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, October 11th at 9 a.m. at Headquarters, will be one of the most important to date.  The architects will have cut-sheets, material samples, and manufacturer information regarding the different materials and processes for the structure.  Once that information is compiled, they will have a detailed cost estimate available for the project.

 

Meanwhile, Chuck and Jim both met with the Senefelds as well last week to discuss some of the items mentioned at last month’s meeting.  I have not spoken to either Chuck or Jim since, but according to the Senefelds, “everything went well and everyone’s on track”.

 

  1. The Senefelds also brought a timeline for the Station 52 project to the above building team meeting.  That project is now slated to get underway on or about November 1st of this year.

 

  1. We still have not heard anything back from the State regarding the new fire protection ordinance.  I will leave it on the agenda in case something comes up between now and the meeting.

 

  1. Still no word from the DLGF as well regarding the loan approval for the Station 51 project.  I will pass that information along via an e-mail as soon as we hear something from them.

 

  1. The two benefit issues are still on the table (merging PA & PL days into vacation days and adding a bereavement day).  I did some research after last month’s meeting and forwarded some of those findings out to some of the board members as well as Steve Dyson.  We should hopefully have something to report at the meeting.

 

  1. As similar to the last few months, I am re-printing the wish list of un-budgeted capital projects that has been updated (as quotes are received).  As you may recall, in year’s past we have put together an un-appropriated project list containing items and/or projects that weren’t originally budgeted.  These items are then prioritized and funded with either under-budget or un-appropriated funds on a per-item approval basis.  As the year goes on, I keep a list of these requests (sort of a wish list) as they come in and compile them toward the end of the year.  I thought I would share this list with you now as it stands.  (They are in order of submittal and have not yet been discussed by the Senior Staff as to their necessity)  The project cost estimate is included with each item.

 

1.      $13,000 – Mast camera and control for TSU for incident recording.

2.      $6,000 – ID card printer for ID cards (in lieu of utilizing Greenwood City Human Resources).

3.      $50,000 – Additional appropriation for Station 52 room addition project.

4.      $12,000 – AED Pro (x4) to serve as backup monitor/defibrillators on all primary apparatus.

5.      $6,000 – Safety Trailer grant contribution (our portion of the grant).

6.      $10,000 – Audit for 2003 and 2004 Volunteer Corporation (approved amount at the June, 2005 FPDB meeting).

7.      $6,000 – Conversion kits for all M-Series monitor/defibrillators to allow 12-lead ECG’s to be sent via fax to the hospital.

8.      $85,000 – Small garage/structure to house all non-take home vehicles and trailers currently parked outside at HQ.

9.      $1,000 – Personnel photo board utilizing professional photography for display at HQ.

10. $18,000 – Thermal Imaging cameras (x2) to be placed on the remaining primary apparatus.

11. $5,000 – Turnout gear washer for Station 52.

12. $12,787 – Firehouse Software – web-based version for field reporting and data access

 

Total:  $242,754

 

  1. That’s it for this month.  See you at the meeting…… Scott