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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTION 1996-29Suggested By: Finance Depamnent City of Kenai RESOLUTION NO. 96-29 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS BY $27,500 IN THE AIRPORT LAND SYSTEM FUND TO HIRE A CONSULTANT TO PERFORM MARKETING RESEARCH AND WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED AIRCRAFF RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING TRAINING CENTER, WHEREAS, the City of Kenai has been engaged in an effort to get approval for, find funding for, and construct an Aircraft Rescue And Fire Fighting Training Center (ARFF) at thc Kenai Airport and future efforts to acquire grant funding would be enhanced if a business plan for the proposed facility were developed and if marketing research on its utilization was performed; and WHEREAS, the City of Kenai does not have the staffing or expertise in house to develop the business plan or accomplish the marketing research: however, the City has identified a consultant who will perform the needed services for approximately $20,000; and WHEREAS, additional travel by City staff members in conjunction with the project will become necessary; and WHEREAS, sufficient unexpended appropriations currently exist within contingency accounts of the Administration and Maintenance and Operations Departments of the Airport Land System Fund; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA that appropriations be increased or decreased as follows: _Ai.L~ort Land.Sm. em,Fund Administration Department Decrease Appropriations: Contingency Maintenance & Operations Department Decrease Appropriations: Contingency $21,000 $ 6,500 Administration Depamuent Increase Appropriations: Professional Services Transportation $20,000 $ 7300 PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, this 3rd day of April, 1996. ATTEST: ~. ~HN~IAMS, M ,~Y-OR Carol L. Freas, City Approved By Finance:,~ (312S/96) jps TO :lt, nndy ,Ahrpo~ XVhnq~ ~: ~ Bumott ' Fire Chief Subje~t:.l~equ~ed ]n~nn~on Tho~ Group is Z00 % owned by Mr. Bin Boo~ md is mppdintho huimo of' umrket resoar~ nurketin~ dovelopmmt, nd mbs, spain tho Airb. tod Airport ifldU~. ' P.:L *l ': i o o 1. Travel: Trip 41'; to 4/I1 · ~ire Chi~ b'Ieethg ~ LAX to ,U~TC ~ S388.00 Hotel ( Susan in ChierBumett ofllce made ru,) Per diem S3S.001dsy (~ S 105.00 .Tr~p 4/28 to $/10'* ]X)T tvfeeltn8 Airare LAX to A~qC (~ $ 388.0O ANC to Junen O S (per F.Z Tmv~ they will hvo prico m Friday AM) ASCto A~C ~o Komak (~ S 'Aiqc to.~O s Hotel ( don't have 86od idea br primo for thio. ) Per diem' S3S.00/day W'dl a ~ trip be aae, em1% perimp, to FAA h leto ~ br flml mbad~? 2. B~search Cost: ' $12,0oo ~or rmmh dn~ payable: $6,0oo.oo pe~]e on Apfll 5, S6,000.00on ~rtmo 3, 1995 '4. ~ Production. Cost- Duplk~oa Cost up to 100 copies $. Course Camlo& OPTION 1 ! lxi?, one color, hish quality copi~ no picture ~o0.~opi~ $100.00 COST SUMMARY CAL_C~A~ON: Travel =__-~ ~.2,ooo Hotel - ~_,ooo Per Diem= Kesearch = s~ ~, o oo Video = (20 days) Catalo~ = s2, ooo (3a., Posters = Contingency $ 640 $1,000 $19,620 TOTAL 4th options) T! !,E INTERact C P. OUP Monday, March 25,1996 Randy Ernst City of Kenai 210 Fidalgo Ave # 200 Kenai, AK 99611-7794 Dear Randy: Enclosed is a S..tatement of ,Work. proposal, to perform Market Research and write a Business Plan for the Kenai Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Training Center. Realizing that formal acceptance of the proposal by the City of Kenai may require a period of time, The INTERact Group can begin this work immediately based on your verbal acceptance of this proposal. I look forward to your response, and working with you in the near future. Sincerely, Bill Booth Marketing cc: John J. Williams - Mayor David Burnett - Fire Chief Dennis Steffy - U of A P.O. Box 17182 · lrvine CA · 92713-7182 ° Tel: 714-222-9900 · Fax: 714-222:990!" ' MARKET RESE~CH & BUSINESS PLAN STATEMENT OF WO~ PROPOSAL Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Training Center Prepared for:' CITY OF KENAI Prepared By: Tho INTERact Group lrvine, CA March 25, 1996 STATEMENT OF WORK PROPOSAL The City of Kenai has spent considerable time and resources developing a strategy to establish an Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Training Center. For this reason the City of Kenni needs to identify certain characteristics such as: operational costs, potential users, user population size, associated travel costs, and competitive training locations. The INTERact Group oflrvine, CA. brings many years of training center analysis experience to this endeavor. The purpose of this proposal is to outline a Marketing Research effort by the INTERact Group to study the feasibility, and utilization potential ofthe Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Training Center. Aircraft Rescue & Fire FiBhting Training Center study will begin on April 1,1996 and end with a final report submitted to the City of Kenai June 3,1996.,The INTERact Group payment schedule for this effort shall be $12,000, payable in two installments: $ 6,000.00 payable on April 1, 1996 and $6,000.00 on June 3,1996. In addition, The City of Kenai shall be responsible for all collateral costs, such as travel, video tape, and printing associated with this effort. At the conclusion of this effort, the City of Kenai will have a completed Business Plan that will include operational costs, user demand, forecast revenue, developed curriculum and promotional materials for the AircraR Rescue & Fire FiBhting Training Center. Following outlines the OBJECTIVES, METHODS, TIMELINE and BUDGET required to perform the stated activity. OB~E.CTIVES: Establish training center Operational Costs, including: fuel costs staffcosts maintenance costs Develop the training center Course Curriculum and Brochure including: Kenai Training Center Course Catalog Course Outlines Costs Training Schedule Determine user population size State ARFF Personnel Military ARFF Personnel Associated Users/Oil Field Airline Personnel Mutual Aid Personnel Evaluate users attitude toward using the Kenai Ragionai Training Center Key ARFF Players: DOT Dean Owns, Fairbanks 907-451-$217 Frank Richards, Anchorage 907-2~6-1747 Joe Pape, Juneau 907-465.1786 Dept. Public Safety Galen Bredik, Juneau 907-465.3117 State Fire Marshall Craig Goodrich, Anchorage 907=269.$491 5. Establish user's costs required to utilize the Kenai Regional Training Center travel costs hotel costs per diem costs salary related costs METHODS: 1. Develop questionnaire & survey to include: existing training locations analysis cost of current training with comparison to Kenai location terms ofexistin8 training relationship or contract potential number of trainees per year willingness and/or objections to trainin8 at Kenai-location 2. Visit user state fire officials: State Department of Transportation Anchorage Fairbanks Juneau Federal Aviation Administration- Anchorage State Fire Marshall - Anchorage State Department of Safety- Anchorage Municipal: Ketchikan - Fairbanks- Anchorage- Nome - Kotzebue - Bethel Barrow - Kenai - Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay- Juneau Industry: Supplemental Industrial Mutual Aid 3. Compile survey results 4. Create a printed one color - "Kenai Training Center Course Catalog" 5. Produce a "Kenai Aircraft Rescue Sc Fire Fishting Training Center" video 6 to 8 minute lensth using footase from existing Kenal City video and other operational fire training centers 6. Write Business Plan' for submittal to the FAA, AK-DOT, and AK-Fire Marshall TIMELINE: April 1st to April 8th - prepare survey, write curriculum, produce video April 15th to April 26th - travel to users locations May I to May 15th - compile data, write draft report May 17th - submit draft report to Kenai May 24th - draft report review completed by Kenai with changes and/or recommendations June 3rd - Submit Final Report ACTI.VI.TIES AND,,, BunG, ETS 1. Travel: 10 day trip to Alaskan users locations 2. Research Cost: $12,000 for research effort, payable: $6,000.00 payable on April 1, 1996 $6,000.00 on June 3, 1995 3. Travel Cost Estimate: $ Airfare - actual costs $ Hotel - actual costs $ Per Diem - $35.00 per travel day 4. Video Cost - $3000.00 5. Course Catalog, printin$ cost - $ I000.00 (estimate cost for 1000 copies, one color)