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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—JULY 17, 2023 9 They've not had the resources to capture everything in the past so this year is a higher level of quality than last year. Councilmember Holden questioned the Toro Z Mower replacements. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said the value comes in trading them in while they are still under warranty. Councilmember Rousseau asked how much the increase has been on items like a plow wing truck. Public Works Superintendent Frid estimated it was $30,000 - $40,000 over the last couple of years. He explained the reasoning to replace the 2012 F-450 Dump Body/Plow Truck#441. Mayor Grant asked why they were replacing the emergency generator. Public Works Superintendent Frid said they have four generators, 3 of them are for back up power for the sanitary lift stations. The fourth is permanently mounted at the booster station to supply water to the north water tower. All of the generators are around 20 or more years old and have reached the end of their life cycle. Kodiak Power Systems did an assessment of the generators and recommended scheduled replacement. They would assess the whole system to see if permanent natural gas units would be a good replacement but they wouldn't go completely away from towable units. City Administrator Perrault interjected that the WAC charges on the Thumb parcel would cover about half of the trunk water main improvements. City Administrator Perrault felt Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen and Public Works Superintendent Frid had done a great job updating the list but if Council wants to reduce the amount spent staff can show them the impact. If they bring the generator forward next year they will justify the reason for replacement. Councilmember Holden would like to take the Ford Escape off the list as it is still in good shape. After discussion it was agreed to move the Ford Escape replacement to 2026. Councilmember Rousseau commented that staff did a great job again this year with snowplowing and she supported any equipment that had to do with snowplowing. Discussion continued regarding trucks and plow trucks. Councilmember Holden felt if they get a new generator they should keep the old generator, and they should separate purchasing new generators by a year. Finance Director Bauman asked if the only change she would be making on the Equipment list was to move the 2013 Ford Escape to 2026.