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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – MARCH 15, 2021 9 Councilmember Holmes requested budget information from staff. Councilmember Scott said residents are getting frustrated with street maintenance projects getting deferred and he favored a more aggressive street maintenance plan. Councilmember Holden agreed that budget information is needed. Mayor Grant felt they should move forward with the feasibility report. Councilmember McClung was in favor of getting CIP budget information and also moving forward with a feasibility report. He complimented Interim Public Works Director Swearingen’s memo. Councilmember Scott felt they should move forward with the feasibility report. Councilmember Holden was OK with doing the feasibility report. Mayor Grant instructed staff to move forward with the feasibility report RFP and bring it forward to the next Council meeting. D. Preliminary Public Works 2021 Capital Equipment Discussion Interim Public Works Director Swearingen stated that staff is asking for City Council direction is requested regarding the purchase of 2021 capital equipment items identified in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). With direction from Council, staff will gather updated quotes on equipment desired. The 2021 CIP includes eight equipment items for replacement or addition, consisting of two pickup trucks, a plow truck, three mowers and two pieces of safety equipment. Interim Public Works Director Swearingen explained the first piece of equipment is Unit 210 is a 2010 Ford F350 Pickup Truck equipped with a lift gate and sign-board. The sign board is an older model and replacements parts are no longer available. Unit 210 is used primarily for traffic control during field operations and applying ice control brine on roadways in the winter months. This vehicle has reached the end of its useful life and can be replaced with equipment that is more versatile. The vehicle has 61,321 miles. Staff recommends replacement of Unit 210 with a Ford F-350, outfitted with an aluminum Tommy Gate Liftgate and an 8-foot v-plow. The truck will fulfill the duties of park maintenance and winter plowing of sidewalks, trails and parking lots. Interim Public Works Director Swearingen said Unit 203 is another pickup truck. It 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. Purchasing of the equipment was halted due to Unit 210 not being approved to replace. Both Unit 203 and 210 must be approved in order to assemble the fleet as needed for trail plowing and safe storage for parts and tools. This unit has 97,196 miles. Staff recommends replacement of Unit 203 with a Ford F-250, outfitted with a Knapheide Flip-Top Service Body which would hold tools more safely than they are now, while abiding by the latest OSHA safety standards for storing loose objects. Plowing functions would transfer to Unit 210.