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Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br />DATE: February 18, 2020 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> David Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Todd Blomstrom, City Engineer/Public Works Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Public Works Capital Equipment Replacement <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Sources: <br />$805,000 <br />(2020-2024 CIP) $814,000 <br />(2020-2024 CIP) Equipment Replacement Fund <br /> <br />Council Should Consider the Following Actions <br /> <br />City Council direction is requested regarding the purchase of 2020 capital equipment items <br />identified on the capital improvement program and potential early replacement of a single axel <br />snow plow vehicle. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />The 2020 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) includes three equipment items for replacement <br />consisting of two pickup trucks and a tool cat unit. In addition, the CIP identifies replacement of <br />unit 120, one of the three main snow plow vehicles in the years 2023 and 2024. Unit 120 <br />recently required significant mechanical repairs. Staff is recommending early replacement of the <br />vehicle due to anticipated future repair costs and impacts to plowing operations when Unit 120 is <br />out of service. <br /> <br />This work session item was requested by Public Works staff to discuss the vehicles currently <br />scheduled for replacement in 2020 and potential changes to the capital equipment CIP to allow <br />early replacement of Unit 120. A brief summary of the four vehicles is provided below. <br /> <br />Unit 210 <br />Unit 210 is a 2010 Ford F350 Pickup Truck equipped with a lift gate and sign-board. The sign <br />board is an older model and replacements parts are no longer available. Unit 210 is used <br />primarily for traffic control during field operations in the summer months and applying ice <br />control brine on roadways in the winter months. The repair costs for parts and labor from 2014 <br />through 2019 totaled $6,829.86 (Attachment B). The current mileage is 56,700. <br /> <br />ITEM – 1E <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />