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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Budget <br />Agenda Date Requested:February 11, 2013 <br />Source of Funds: <br />Requested By: Traci Leach <br />Account Number: <br />Department: Administration <br />Amount Budgeted: <br />Report: Resolution:Ordinance: <br />Amount Requested: <br />Exhibits: Proposed Agreement <br />Budgeted Item:YESNO <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br />InDecember 2012, the Fire Department received a new fire truck and on January 14, 2013 that <br />truck was officially placed into service. With the new truck in service, the current truck housed <br />at the Fire Training Facility will be rotated out of the City fleet. <br />For aspiring firefighters, San Jacinto College offers the Firefighter Training Academy, which has <br />been one of the best training programs in the Houston area and consistently has nearly 100 <br />percent of the graduating students pass the Texas Commission onFire Protection written <br />certification exam. This program meets and exceeds all State requirements for paid/career <br />firefighters and provides additional fire-related education and certification opportunities as well <br />as courses in general education.The addition of a fire engine would greatly enhance the <br />programming and training offered through this program and the City would directly benefit, as <br />many of the graduates of this program stay in the area and become paid and volunteer <br />firefighters. <br />The City and San Jacinto College have maintained a dialogue about thepossibility to conveying <br />the retired truck to the College for use in the Firefighter Training Academy. The attached <br />agreement provides for the title transfer of the fire engine to the College for educational <br />purposes. The College commits to use the engine exclusively for educational/training purposes <br />for a period of 5 years and assumes all responsibility for the engine, including maintenance and <br />repair. After the 5 year period has been satisfied, the College may dispose of the truck as it sees <br />fit. <br />Action Required by Council: <br />Consider approval or other action authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement between San <br />Jacinto College and the City of La Porte for the transfer of a fire engine. <br />Approved for City Council Agenda <br />Corby D. Alexander, City ManagerDate <br /> <br />