Foreign Fire Insurance Board

Tuesday November 29th 2022 Wheaton Fire Station 38 Conference room 0730 hours I. Call to Order: @ 0736 hrs. II. Roll Call: Board members present: CHF Vassios, CHF Cochran, LT Hunecke, FF Tabb, FF Cha, FF Igara (via phone), FF Ackerman (via phone). Non-board members present: CHF Franzone, LT Weiss, FF Mensing, FF Renteria. III. Reading and Approval of Old Minutes: (0736 hrs) Hunecke. Motion to accept Old Minutes: Cochran. Second the Motion: Tabb. Yes Vote: Vassios, Cochran, Hunecke, Tabb, Igara, Ackerman, Cha. No Vote: none. IV. Treasurer’s report: (0739 hrs) Igara’s report for September and October Financial Summary. Motion to accept ending balance of $268,115.25: Cochran. Second the Motion: Tabb. Discussion: none. Yes Vote: Vassios, Cochran, Hunecke, Tabb, Igara, Ackerman, Cha. No Vote: none. V. Public Comment: n/a VI. Agenda Additions: (0742 hrs) Hunecke. Hose Washers, Pagers, SCBA Tools, Scene Lights, Redwings. VII. Old Business: n/a VIII. New Business a. By Law updates: (Tabled until 0903 hrs) Hunecke. Overview of changes to new Wheaton Fire Department Foreign Fire Insurance Board By Law. Hunecke request board members to review changes and look for areas that can be bolstered or further edited. Hunecke vocalized the possibility of requiring an attorney to review the new By Laws after we have finalized all changes. **Weiss and Mensing exit meeting @ 0925hrs** b. Cordless Vacuums: (0811 hrs) Hunecke speaking on Sellers’ behalf (not present). Motion to purchase four[4] units (one unit at 37, one unit at 39, two units at 38) not to exceed $1,800.00: Hunecke. Second the Motion: Cochran. Discussion: Recommendation to look for a cordless vacuum system with incorporated base charger and wall mount system. Yes Vote: Vassios, Cochran, Hunecke, Tabb, Igara, Ackerman, Cha. No Vote: none. c. Bluetooth Speaker: (0814 hrs) Hunecke speaking on Sellers’ behalf (not present). Motion to purchase three[3] units (one unit at each station) not to exceed $800.00: Hunecke. Second the Motion: Cochran. Discussion: Ackerman has similar speakers by the same brand and can attest to the product’s quality and durability. Yes Vote: Vassios, Cochran, Hunecke, Tabb, Igara, Ackerman, Cha. No Vote: none. d. Bail out bags: (0751 hrs) Weiss proposition for Elevated Safety Bail Out System. Motion to purchase Bail Out Bags not to exceed $20,000.00: Cochran. Second the Motion: Hunecke. Discussion: - Does a trainer from Elevated Safety need to train WFD members? - Will one day of training suffice? - Does the Bail Out Bags need to be provided by the City of Wheaton per the contract? - 30’ vs 50’ bail out rope systems? - Can the price be negotiated into a package that would include the Bail Out Bags and training by Elevated Safety? Yes Vote: Vassios, Cochran, Hunecke, Tabb, Igara, Ackerman, Cha. No Vote: none. e. Stoves for 37 & 39: (0828 hrs) Tabb proposition for two replacement gas ranges. Motion to purchase two[2] BlueStar 36” 6 Burner gas ranges and two[2] 6” Backguards not to exceed $16,000.00: Tabb. 2  Second the Motion: Cochran. Discussion: - Three price quotes will be required (task assigned to Tabb). - Price for gas ranges and backguards include removal of old units. Proper removal of the old units off the City of Wheaton’s inventory may be required (task assigned to Vassios). Yes Vote: Vassios, Cochran, Hunecke, Tabb, Igara, Ackerman, Cha. No Vote: none. f. Replacement Power washer for 37: (0743 hrs) Weiss proposition for replacement powerwasher. Proposition is to replace with an electric vs gasoline powerwasher. Motion to purchase one[1] Sun Joe SPX4600 Electric Pressure Washer not to exceed $350.00: Cochran. Second the Motion: Hunecke. Discussion: Does the City of Wheaton provide the station(s) with a powerwasher? Yes Vote: Vassios, Cochran, Hunecke, Tabb, Igara, Ackerman, Cha. No Vote: none. g. Ninja Knife set: (0747hrs) Weiss proposition for three knife sets (sta. 37, 38, 39) that include a sharpener built into the knife block. Motion to purchase three[3] Ninja Knife Sets not to exceed $1,200.00: Cochran. Second the Motion: Hunecke. Discussion: none. Yes Vote: Vassios, Cochran, Hunecke, Tabb, Igara, Ackerman, Cha. No Vote: none. h. Safety glasses and supplies: (0902 hrs) Hunecke. Motion to purchase safety glasses and supplies not to exceed $1,500.00: Cochran. Second the Motion: Tabb. Discussion: none. Yes Vote: Vassios, Cochran, Hunecke, Tabb, Igara, Ackerman, Cha. No Vote: none. 3  i. Scene Lights: (0818 hrs) Renteria proposition for Streamlight Portable Scene Lights for the fire apparatus. Motion to purchase up to six[6] Steamlight Portable Scene Lights not to exceed $4,000.00: Hunecke. Second the Motion: Cochran. Discussion: - The purpose of this purchase is to replace one of the existing corded quartz lights on the fire apparatus. Each Wheaton FD fire apparatus will still retain one corded quartz light and have the new addition of the portable scene light. - Can this be a replacement to the large telescoping Pelican/Streamlights? - Will the Streamlight Portable Scene Light fit in T38’s compartment? Yes Vote: Vassios, Cochran, Hunecke, Tabb, Igara, Ackerman, Cha. No Vote: none. j. Pagers: (0838 hrs) Franzone proposition for new Motorola MinitorVI Pagers that each include lithium ion battery and charger. Addition of accessory belt clip to each pager (not provided in the standard package). Motion to purchase Forty[40] MinitorVI Pagers not to exceed $15,000.00: Cochran. Second the Motion: Ackerman. Discussion: Recommendation to double[80] the accessory belt clip order due to the belt clip being vulnerable to damage with past pagers. Yes Vote: Vassios, Cochran, Hunecke, Tabb, Igara, Ackerman, Cha. No Vote: none. **Franzone exit meeting @ 0901 hrs** k. Hose Washer: (0846 hrs) Hunecke proposition for three hose washers (Sta. 37, 38, 39). Motion to purchase three[3] Small Hose Washers (1.5” to 3”) not to exceed $2,000.00: Hunecke. Second the Motion: Tabb. Discussion: none. Yes Vote: Vassios, Cochran, Hunecke, Tabb, Igara, Ackerman, Cha. No Vote: none. l. SCBA Tools: (0850 hrs) Hunecke speaking on Kurth’s behalf (not present). Motion to purchase SCBA tools not to exceed $8,000.00: 4  Hunecke. Second the Motion: Cochran. Discussion: none. Yes Vote: Vassios, Cochran, Hunecke, Tabb, Igara, Ackerman, Cha. No Vote: none. m. Redwings: (0852 hrs) Hunecke proposition for the supplement of the Wheaton Fire Department Uniform Allowance with RedWing shoes/boot and/or accessories. Motion to purchase Redwing footwear and/or accessories not to exceed $11,000.00: Hunecke. Second the Motion: Cochran. Discussion: - Will the supplementation be offered per year or a one-time occurrence? - Will this supplementation be offered until we can formally adjust the uniform allowance? - The 8” station boot (that many members prefer) is no longer offered in black leather. - Will this supplementation include resoling of RedWing Boots? Yes Vote: Vassios, Cochran, Hunecke, Tabb, Igara, Ackerman, Cha. No Vote: none. a. Good of the Order: n/a b. Adjournment: @ 0927 hrs. 5