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Page 2 of 3 Staff recommends replacement of Unit 210 with a Ford F-350, outfitted with a Tommy Gate Liftgate and 8-foot v-plow. With this equipment, the truck will fulfill the duties of park maintenance and winter plowing of sidewalks, trails and parking lots. The total estimated cost for the vehicle and equipment, after trade, is $40,778. The CIP includes a budget of $46,000 for this vehicle in 2020. Unit 203 Unit 203 is a 2012 F350 pickup truck equipped with a V-plow. Unit 203 has been in continuous service for the past eight years and is primarily used as a service vehicle for utility locating and maintenance in the summer months and for plowing sidewalks, trails, and parking lots in the winter. This type of work puts excessive wear on the transmission, transfer case and drive train. Repair costs for parts and labor between 2014 and 2019 totaled $13,321.22 (Attachment C). Current mileage is 84,200. Staff recommends replacement of Unit 203 with a Ford F-250, outfitted with a Knapheide 796F Flip-Top Service Body as described in Attachment C. With this equipment, the truck will fulfill the duties of servicing and locating city utilities while abiding by the latest OSHA safety standards for storing loose objects. Plowing functions would transfer to Unit 210 as described above. The total estimated cost for the vehicle and equipment, after trade, is $45,590. The CIP includes a budget of $48,000 for this vehicle in 2020. Unit 435 Unit 435 is a 2010 Bobcat Tool Cat used for plowing sidewalks and trails in the winter months and multiple maintenance functions in the summer, including street patching, park maintenance and storm sewer repairs. Repair costs for parts and labor between 2015 and 2019 total $17,228 (Attachment D) Staff recommends replacement of Unit 435 with a model 5600 Bobcat Tool Cat. The total estimated cost for the vehicle and equipment, after trade, is $35,095. The CIP includes a budget of $40,000 for this vehicle in 2020. Unit 120 Unit 120 is a 2011 International single axle dump truck equipped with a front plow, side wing plow, belly scraper and salt spreader. This unit was purchased used from Ramsey County in 2014 and is used as one of the three main snow plow trucks in the winter and for material hauling during summer months. Repair costs for parts and labor between 2014 and 2019 total $40,019 (Attachment E). In January 2020, this vehicle encountered engine problems during a snow plowing event. A cooling system manifold cracked, leaking approximately eight gallons of coolant into the intake manifold and oil system. Ramsey County completed partial engine repairs at a cost of approximately $4,000 in lieu of rebuilding the engine at an estimated cost of $25,000. County mechanics recommend that the City consider early replacement of the vehicle. Unit 120 is currently identified on the capital improvement program for replacement in 2023 and 2024 at a total cost of $260,000.