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3 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE DONATION OF THE 1965 SEAGRAVE TILLER
4 TRUCK AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT TO FIRE MEMORIES, INC.
RESOLUTION NO. 2011- 77
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6 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 40(a) of the Charter of the City of San Bernardino, the
7 Mayor and Common Council are vested with the power to dispose of the personal property of the
8 City "for the common benefit"; and
9 WHEREAS, although through adoption of San Bernardino Municipal Code Section
10 3.04.100(A), the Mayor and Common Council have placed limitations on the actions of the
11 purchasing agent and the City Manager or his designee with respect to disposal of the personal
12 property of the City, it was not the intent of the Mayor and Common Council that by so doing
13 they would thereby impose a limitation on the authority of the Mayor and Common Council to
14 take action pursuant to the power vested in them by Charter !l 40(a) to dispose of the City's
15 personal property "for the common benefit"; and
16 WHEREAS, Fire Memories, Inc. has requested a donation of one fire truck and ancillary
17 equipment; and
18 WHEREAS, it is the finding of the Mayor and Common Council that Fire Memories,
19 Inc. is a non-profit benefit corporation not for the private gain of any person; the purpose of the
20 corporation is to collect, preserve and exhibit firefighting equipment of all types and of all ages
21 for exhibition to the general public for historical and educational purposes; and
22 WHEREAS, it is the finding of the Mayor and Common Council that the 1965 Seagrave
23 Tiller Truck, VIN #QllO and ancillary equipment, (together the "Surplus Property") are surplus
24 personal property of the City of San Bernardino with a combined estimated value of $6,200; and
25 WHEREAS, it is the finding of the Mayor and Common Council that the disposal of the
26 Surplus Property to Fire Memories, Inc. under such terms and conditions as are hereinafter set
27 forth shall constitute the disposal of the Surplus Property for the common benefit; and,
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2011-77
1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE DONATION OF THE 1965 SEAGRAVE TILLER
2 TRUCK AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT TO FIRE MEMORIES, INC.
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4 WHEREAS, Fire Memories, Inc. has agreed that it will use the apparatus and ancillary
5 equipment only for exhibition to the general public for historical and educational purposes and
6 will not sell, donate or otherwise dispose of the apparatus and fire equipment; and,
7 WHEREAS, Fire Memories, Inc. has further agreed to house the apparatus in a safe
8 place, provide proper maintenance, maintain proper insurance coverage, and operate the
9 apparatus in full compliance with the law.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are accurate and
complete in all respects and are hereby incorporated herein.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor and Common Council do hereby donate to Fire Memories,
Inc. in Banning, California, on the terms set forth above, the following surplus fire apparatus:
1965 Seagrave Tiller Truck, VIN #Q1IO, and ancillary equipment, subject to the terms set forth
in the March 7, 2011 letter from Fire Memories, Inc., a copy of which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein as Exhibit "A."
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1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE DONATION OF THE 1965 SEAGRAVE TILLER
2 TRUCK AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT TO FIRE MEMORIES, INC.
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4 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
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5 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a regular meeting thereof, held on the
6 day of April 4 ,2011, by the following vote, to wit:
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Racliel Clark, City Clerk
The foregoing Resolution is hereby approved this 5 nfday of -Ap~, 20 II.
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Approved as to form:
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Douglas W. Hammer
P.O. Box 817
Banning, CA 92220
January 6, 20ll
San Bernardino City Fire Department
c/o Battalion Chief, Dennis Moon
200 E. 3rd Street
San Bernardino, CA 92410
Dear Battalion Chief Moon:
As per our phone conversation, Wednesday, January 5, 20ll, this letter is to follow up on
the information you have requested from Fire Memories, Inc. Fire Memories, Inc. is, at
this time, being relocated from Cheney, Washington to southern California. Currently,
90% of the museum's contents are in storage at 10469 Bluff Street, Banning, California.
Fire Memories, Inc. is a 50lc3 non profit corporation, #33-0803843, and has been since
1998. The 1965 Seagrave Ladder Truck we have been discussing would be great
addition to our museum to show the 1960's era of firefighting equipment.
Enclosed you will find a copy of the museum's Incorporation documents. Currently we
are discussing with the City of Banning and the City of Beaumont a location for a
pennanent home for Fire Memories, Inc., Museum ofFirefighting.
I thank you for all of the time you have spent dealing with this matter.
Sincerely,
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Douglas W. Hammer
Managing Director of Fire Memories, Inc.
cc: Carolyn G. Green
CEO, Fire Memories, Inc.
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SECRETARY OF STATE
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I, BIll JONES, Secretary of State of the State of California,
hereby certify:
That the attached transcript has been compared with
the record on file in this office, of which it purports to
be a copy, and that it is full, true and correct.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I execute
this certificate and affix the Great
Seal of the State of California this
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Secretary of State
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. . . ENDORSED. FILED
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATIO~lhe~=~~S!m!
JAN 14 1998
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BItl JONES, Secrelaty of Stale
FIRE MEMORIES, INC.
I. NAME
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name of this corporation is: FIRE MEMORIES, INC.
n. PURPOSES
lis corporation is a non-profit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the
ivate gain of any person. 'It is orglmi7ed under the California Non-Profit Public Benefit
lrporation Law for public purposes. The public purpose of the corporation is to collect.,
~serve and exhibit fire fighting equipment of all types and of all ages for exhibition to the
nera! public for historical and educational purposes.
NotwithStanding any other provision of these articles, the corporation shall not carry
any other activities not permitted to be carried on by a corporation exempt from federal
;ome tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the
rresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), or by a
rporation contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal
:venue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal
~venue Law).
III. INITIAL AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS
Ie name of the initial agent of the corporation for service of process is:
CAROLYN UTILE
38-725 Rancho Los Cerritos
Indio, CA 92203
IV. DIQ.ECTORS
Ie Corporation shall have five (5) directors. The names and addresses of the persoris who
~ to act in the capacity of directors until selection of their successors are:
Robert Alan Green
38-725 Rancho Los Cerritos
Indio. CA 92203
Carolyn Little
38-725 Rancho Los Cerritos
Indio. CA 92203
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Fire Memories, Inc
FIRE MUSEUM
33-0803843
WV'lVV.FIREMEMORIES.ORG
Douglas W. Hammer
P.O. Box817
Banning, CA 92220
March 7, 2011
San Bernardino City Fire Department
c/o Fire Chief, Michael Conrad
200 E. 3'd Street
San Bernardino, CA 92410
Dear Chief Conrad;
Fire Memories, Inc. is a 501(c) 3, non-profit in California and has been since 1998. The mission
of Fire Memories, Inc. Museum is to maintain properly, tbe art and artifacts oftbe collection, to
preserve the history and heritage of firefighting, to serve as a memorial to tbose who have
dedicated their lives to the fire and emergency services and to educate the public in fire safety and
prevention. Weare currently discussing with the City of Banning and tbe City of Beaumont a
location for a pernianent home for Fire Memories, Inc. Museum of Firefighting. Wben a
permanent location is secured, Fire Memories, Inc. wants to add to its museum an Education
Center where public, private, and home schooled children can learn about fire safety and fire
prevention. Within the education center will be a 'hands on learning & exploring' area where
children and adults can be taught fire safety and experience the historical apparatus and
equipment that brings a sense of pride to tbis career of dedication to saving lives.
It is with regard to this museum we are respectfully requesting your donation of the ] 965
Seagrave Ladder Truck which would be a great addition to our museum to show tbe ] 960's era
firefighting equipment. The Fire Memories, Inc. Museum contains more tban two-thousand, two-
hundred (2200) historical fire related and/or memorabilia items. Some items that are contained in
the museum include: 7 motorized fire apparatus, ] 7 hand or horse drawn apparatus, a complete
30 foot section of leather fire hose, pompier or scaling ladders, station gongs, fire alarms, fire
hose, 275+ fire extinguishers, 27 fire hydrants, 25 fire helmets, over 2,0]3 fire department
patches, a variety of fire nozzles, airport fire extinguishers, and too many more items to list
individually. An extensive research library is also part oftbe museum. Currently, over one-
hundred fire department items are on loan from Fire Memories, Inc. and on exhibit witb the
Historical Society of Palm Desert. Also, Applebee's Restaurant, located in Palm Desert, contains
a display of items from our Fire Memories, Inc. Museum along with approximately 55 items on
display at the San Gorgonio Historical Society in Beaumont.
If/when we receive this 1965 Seagrave Ladder Truck, we fully understand that it is our
responsibility to:
. House tbe apparatus is a safe place
. Provide proper insurance coverage for the apparatus
. Maintain the apparatus
. Operate it in full compliance with the law
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. Have the apparatus available for the San Bernardino City Fire Department to use at
special events/functions
We thank you for considering this donation to Fire Memories, Inc.
Sincerely,
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Douglas W. Hammer
Managing Director of Fire Memories, Inc.