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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 15, 2000 TO: Honorable Mayor & City Cou it APPROVAL: Henry Garcia, City Manage FROM: Tom Hendrix, Fire Chief SUBJECT: Fire Department Capital Improvement Fund DATE: February 7. 2000 BACKGROUND: The Fire Department maintains a drill tower at Fire Station 1 that is used for various types of training exercises as well as bi-annual Company Performance Evaluations and probationary firefighter testing. The drill tower has also been used by the Police Department Swat Team for training. The drill tower was built in 1957 by fire department personnel. The original tower was constructed by using telephone poles at each corner with three platforms attached at 10 -foot intervals. In 1962, the tower was enclosed to simulate a building. The tower does not meet current building codes and its age and construction is causing safety concerns. To maintain a quality -training program it will be necessary to replace the fire department drill tower in the next one or two years, at a cost of approximately $50,000 to $70,000. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The Fire Department proposes to fund a replacement drill tower by creating a Capital Improvement Fund that would allow funds to be carried over from one fiscal year to the next, until sufficient funds are available for construction. This proposal would minimize the impact on any single fiscal year budget. The Capital Improvement Fund would be identified in advance as a special account, solely for the purpose of replacing the drill tower. This type of fund is acceptable to auditors as long as it is identified as a special purpose account. If the Council approves the Capital Improvement Fund, the Fire Department also requests to transfer certain revenues collected this year, from revenue accounts, to this new fund. The Fire Department is currently researching other sources of revenue and it is anticipated that further transfer requests will be made in succeeding years until the project is completed. Listed below are the 1999 revenues identified for transfer: NAME DATE AMOUNT 1. Battalion Chief Agreement with Loma Linda 10/14/99 $ 1,442.32 2. Joint Training Partnership Agreement (Orange County) 11/30/99 $10,000.00 TOTAL $11,442.32 Item # 21