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255 Minutes of Adjourned Regular Meeting Redwood City Council August 30 , 1971 8 : 00 A . M. City Manager ' s Office City Hall Mayor Bury called the meeting to order at 8 : 00 A . M . ON ROLL CALL , the following were noted present : Councilmen Mary W. Henderson, Herbert G . Petersen, William C . Rhodes , Ray A . Weymouth , James S . Williams , Mayor Robert H . Bury , and City Clerk Marian McCrindle . Councilman Paul C . Keckley was noted absent . Also noted present were City Manager James M. Pales , Jr . , Deputy City Attorney Clark Maloney, City Controller Jack Ference , Fire Chief John Keller, and Superintendent of Buildings and Maintenance Melvin I . Moen . Purchase of new Fire Apparatus . City Manager noted report which had been sub- mitted to Council and his recommendation contained therein for the direct purchase of one fire engine and lease purchase of the other engine . Financing proposal detailed in his report explained how this would leave available funds for contingencies since a full review was submitted from all departments which resulted in a priority listing of equipment which were noted to be in critical need of replacement during 1971-72 , and for which he asked for Council approval . He particularly noted the main reductions of the Police patrol vehicles to five instead of the nine approved in the Budget and the need of replacing the Street Sweeper to avoid expensive repairs , although not included in the Budget for this year . City Manager also stated he intended to make a full report on his recommendations for an equipment replacement program cover- ing a five-year period which would give a better financing schedule and would avoid having to apply emergency measures to a prepared fiscal Budget as in this instance . Discussion and questions held concerning the financing and interest charges on this lease purchase plan for the replacement of these two needed fire engines , interest rate stated to be 52/, but also allow possibility to purchase the engine outright prior to end of lease period . Councilman Henderson moved to introduce Ordinance appropriating $ 59 , 600 from unappropriated balance of Budgeted Reserves of Equipment Replacement Fund and $73 , 000 from Unappropriated Unbudgeted Balance of Equipment Replacement Fund to Appropriation for Equipment Replacement Services , seconded by Councilman Rhodes and carried . Councilman Rhodes moved to adopt RESOLUTION NO . 6586 APPROVING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS FOR PURCHASE OF ONE FIRE ENGINE AND LEASE-PURCHASE OF ONE FIRE ENGINE ( 1500 G . P . M . PUMPERS ) ; AND AUTHORIZING CITY CLERK TO CALL FOR BIDS THEREFOR, seconded by Councilman Williams and carried on roll call vote , Councilman Keckley being noted absent .