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Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />DATE: October 23, 2017 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />William S. Joynes, Sr., City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Sue Polka, Public Works Director/City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Towmaster Trailer Purchase <br /> <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Sources: <br />Not budgeted $8,124.00 Capital Equipment Fund <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Authorize the purchase of a 2017 Towmaster T-16T trailer in the amount of $14,274.00 less <br />$6,150.00 in trade-in for the 2013 Felling trailer (Unit 119) for a total of $8,124.00. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />The City currently owns a 2013 Felling deck over trailer that is used for hauling the mini <br />excavator, skid steer and paver (borrowed from St. Paul). Ramsey County has determined that <br />the mini excavator is over weight for the trailer axles and a trailer with 10K axles is required. If <br />we use the current trailer for the mini excavator or the paver, the City could get ticketed for the <br />overweight equipment in the event of an accident. <br /> <br />While we are proposing to trade in the 2013 trailer, another option would be to keep the trailer <br />and use it for the skid steer. This would provide efficiencies when more than one piece of <br />equipment is required on a job site. <br /> <br /> Attachments <br /> <br />Attachment A: Quote from Titan Machinery <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 5H <br /> <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />