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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 12 - Boat SlipsMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 2, 2021 SUBJECT: SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF BOAT SLIP RENTALS FOR MARINE 1, 2AND 3 RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider approval of a sole source purchase for boat slip rentals for both Fire Department boats and a jet ski from Scott's Landing Marina at Lake Grapevine for the Fire Department. FUNDING SOURCE: Funds are available in the General Fund (Fire Department) for an amount not to exceed $15,768. BACKGROUND: This purchase is required so that our marine units are on the water and in a ready state for response to lake emergencies. Our marine units have been housed at Scotts Landing Marina for the better part of a decade. This allows personnel to respond directly to other marine/lake calls for service without the time delay of trailering a boat from a fire station, launching said boat when the ramp is open, parking the tow vehicle and then responding to the call for service. For Fiscal Year 2020, Marine 1 responded to 109 incidents and Fiscal Year 2021 it responded to 96 incidents. We are the primary first responders to any call for service, be it a drowning, boat sinking/taking on water, dead battery/out of fuel, boat and or marina fire or emergency medical service call on Grapevine Lake. The purchase of the boat slip rentals will be made as a sole source purchase from Scott's Landing Marina at Lake Grapevine in accordance with Local Government Code Chapter 252, Subchapter B, §252.022. General Exemptions (a)(7)(3). Staff recommends approval. is/LW