SPECIAL MEETING Foreign Fire Insurance Board MEETING AGENDA
Training Room, Bloomington Fire Headquarters
310 N Lee STREET, BLOOMINGTON, IL 61701
Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 8:00 A.M.

1.	Call to Order
2.	Roll Call
3.	Reading of Minutes
a.	April Minutes
4.	Treasurer Report
a.	May Report
5.	Public/Citizen Comment
Individuals wishing to provide emailed public comment must email comments to publiccomment@cityblm.org at least 15 minutes before the start of the meeting. Individuals wishing to speak in-person may register at cityblm.org/register at least 5 minutes before the start of the meeting.
6.	Old Business
a.	Request for Foreign Fire Insurance Board to take over payments for cable for the stations from the Firefighters Union Local 49. (T. Conley)
7.	New Business
a.	Request to purchase a Professional Service agreement with FireCatt to provide onsite testing of all fire department hose. FireCatt will provide annual service pressure testing per NFPA 1962, 2018 Edition. Hose will be reloaded by BFD personnel at the completion of testing. The cost is $0.30 per foot of hose tested and the amount requested includes a “buffer” in the event our records do not reflect the actual amount of hose on hand. (Estimated 31,000 feet of house x $0.30 per foot = $10,500.) (1 year contract)
b.	Request to purchase a Professional Service agreement with FireCatt to provide onsite testing of all fire department hose. FireCatt will provide annual service pressure testing per NFPA 1962, 2018 Edition. Hose will be reloaded by BFD personnel at the completion of testing. The cost is $0.28 per foot of hose tested and the amount requested includes a “buffer” in the event our records do not reflect the actual amount of hose on hand. (Estimated 31,000 feet of house x $0.28 per foot = $10,000.) (3 year contract)
c.	Request to purchase a Professional Service agreement with FireCatt to provide onsite testing of all fire department hose. FireCatt will provide annual service pressure testing per NFPA 1962, 2018 Edition and reload all hose at the completion of the testing. The cost is $0.38 per foot of hose tested and the amount requested includes a “buffer” in the event our records do not reflect the actual amount of hose on hand. (Estimated 31,000 feet of house x $0.38 per foot = $13,000.) (1 year contract)
d.	Request to purchase a Professional Service agreement with FireCatt to provide onsite testing of all fire department hose. FireCatt will provide annual service pressure testing per NFPA 1962, 2018 Edition and reload all hose at the completion of testing. The cost is $0.30 per foot of hose tested and the amount requested includes a “buffer” in the event our records do not reflect the actual amount of hose on hand. (Estimated 31,000 feet of house x $0.35 per foot = $12,000.)(3 year contract)
e.	Request a total of 6 TL-9 Stabilizers. The request is for 3 battery powered combi-tools and 3 battery powered spreaders for a total of $4200 + any applicable freight charges.
f.	Requesting up to 5 black box machinery rescue simulators for $3,300.00 each + any applicable freight. Also requested up to 5 sets of consumables for 220.00 each + any applicable freight. The training prop is made by Firehouse Fabricators and is used in number of machinery rescue related classes.
g.	Request to purchase a secondary set of award bars for Class B uniforms. (C. Casagrande)

8.	Time Adjourned: 

Secretary Signature: ________________________        Date: ________