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Council approves $12,208 emergency stove purchase after carbon-monoxide issue at fire station
Summary
Council approved a sole-source emergency purchase of a commercial-grade stove for Station 1 not to exceed $12,208 after staff and an audience member said the old unit leaked carbon monoxide, making it unusable for daily meal preparation.
The council approved an emergency sole-source purchase from Cat Catan Restaurant Supply Inc. for a commercial-grade stove at Fire Station 1 in the amount of $12,208, funded from the fire-department building repair fund.
Council discussed the emergency nature of the purchase; mayoral staff said the existing stove was leaking gas and presented a safety hazard. An audience member who spoke during the item explained that testing showed hazardous levels of carbon monoxide and said the unit could not be safely used. “The amount of carbon monoxide that it was emanating anytime it was turned on…we got to a point where we couldn't use it,” the audience member said. Council approved the purchase on a voice vote.
