GRANT-2023-4 : Acceptance of the FY23 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant awarded to the Melrose Fire Department by The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Fire Services, in the amount of $19,000.

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▶ 20:32 Speaker 1: Councilor crime Shady. Yes counselor bremski. Yes counselor Williams. Yes. President garitis. Yes. And chair Migliorelli. Yes. That's 10. Yes.

▶ 20:45 Leila Migliorelli: Mission passes and will be heard at our next full council meeting.

▶ 20:51 Leila Migliorelli: Next up is Grant 2023-4 acceptance of the FY 23 firefighter safety equipment Grant awarded to the Melrose fire department by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of fire services in the amount of 19,000 welcoming Chief

▶ 21:07 Speaker 4: Kalina here tonight to speak on this order.

▶ 21:11 Speaker 7: Good evening, everybody.

▶ 21:15 Speaker 7: So we've been awarded this. Grant in the amount of 19,000 if approved this money will be used to further augment old SCBA equipment that no longer can be serviced. So that's the purpose of the of the grant.

▶ 21:42 Jen Grigoraitis: Adam chair. Thank you chief for being here tonight. I know this is I think the third or possibly fourth funding item related to the replacement of this equipment. How much more do we still need to replace to be up to so functioning? It's

▶ 21:57 Speaker 7: a expensive equipment. This will get us a little over the halfway point. For our in-service equipment to be replaced and then there's Spears and other backup equipment. packs bottles that'll have to be purchased. And what's the funding sources for that? What's the

▶ 22:19 Jen Grigoraitis: typical lifespan of the equipment? Like how often should we be preparing to replace this?

▶ 22:24 Speaker 7: 15 years, okay.

▶ 22:26 Speaker 2: Thank you for the questions.

▶ 22:31 Speaker 4: Any other questions?

▶ 22:36 Speaker 6: motion recommend second

▶ 22:38 Leila Migliorelli: motion recommend made by counselor Williams second and by counselor. Cinella

▶ 22:44 Speaker 4: Mr. Clark rule

▶ 22:48 Speaker 1: Vice chairman. Yes counselor McMaster. Yes counselor. Sonella. Yes. Counsel, gerepe. Yes counselor Stewart. Yes counselor crime s*****. Yes counselor bremski. Yes. Counselor Williams. Yes. President Grigoraitis. Yes. And chair Migliorelli. Yes, that's 10. Yes.