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CONSENT
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CONSIDER
GRANT FUNDING FOR MOBILE DIRECT RECIRCULATING APPARATUS FIREFIGHTING TRAINING
AND SUSTAINABILITY (DRAFTS) UNIT |
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Meeting
Date: |
September 19, 2022 |
Budgeted: |
$50,000 |
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From: |
David J.
Stoldt, |
Program/ |
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General
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Prepared
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Stephanie Locke |
Cost
Estimate: |
$25,000 |
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General Counsel Approval: N/A |
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Committee Recommendation: N/A |
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CEQA Compliance: This action does not constitute a project
as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section
15378. |
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SUMMARY: The
District was contacted by Greg Greenlee, the Fire Protection Technology
Coordinator for Monterey Peninsula College and
president of the Monterey County Fire Training Officer’s Association, about
a possible grant for water saving firefighter training equipment. The District has $50,000 for the Local Water Project grant
program in the current budget. The Water Demand Committee reviewed this request
on September 9, 2022, and unanimously recommended the Board approve the grant
request.
One of the major components of firefighter training involves flowing
water to train firefighters on water application as well as to train the
engineers on the pump apparatus and delivery of that water. The water situation in Monterey County has
made it difficult to (responsibly) train as much as they would like to. Through
connections with local colleges and other training programs, Mr. Greenlee was
made aware of a resource that is available that greatly reduces the water
“waste” from training by capturing and recirculating the water, potentially
saving significant amounts of water depending on the training being
conducted.
District Rule 162, Prohibition on Water Waste, specifically exempts flow
from fire training activities from water waste enforcement during Stage 1
through Stage 3 Water Conservation. However, it is in the interest of the District to encourage the wise use of water, and this
product would reduce the amount of water that is used for training. There is
also a direct public benefit to supporting emergency training.
Attached as Exhibit 8-A
is a price quote for the mobile DRAFTS unit (pumppodusa.com) that was provided
by Mr. Greenlee. The DRAFTS unit is self-contained and recirculates water for
fire training. The quote for the equipment is $111,640.13.
RECOMMENDATION: The
Water Demand Committee recommends the Board approve the commitment of a grant
of $25,000 for the Pump Pod (DRAFTS) purchase by Monterey Peninsula College and
the Monterey County Fire Training Officer’s Association, conditioned on other
funding sources being secured and the purchase occurring within the current
District fiscal year.
EXHIBIT
8-A DRAFTS Unit Proposal
U:\staff\Boardpacket\2022\20220919\Consent
Calendar\08\Item-8.docx