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<br />e <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />July 12, 2000 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Joe Lynch; City Administrator <br />Thomas J. Moore; Parks & Recreation Director \. -j, 'rY\ <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Parks and Recreation Purchase of a Replacement Pickup <br /> <br />Backeround <br />The Parks and Recreation Department have budgeted for the replacement of vehicle #17, <br />a 1993 Ford F-250, 4x4 pickup, in the 2000 Capital Improvement Plan Budget. This <br />vehicle is equipped with an 8 ft. Leo Plow and an attached, supplemental100-gallon <br />diesel fuel tanle This fuel tank is used to supply the Toro lawnmowers/snowblowers with <br />fuel when out in the field. This vehicle has been used to plow ice rinks and trails in the <br />winter. In addition, because it has the attached fuel tank, it is the primary transport <br />vehicle for the Toro lawnmowers/snowblowers. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The vehicle is undersized and underpowered for the duties it currently performs. The <br />vehicle has experienced front end and transmission problems because of this. <br /> <br />Minnesota Coonerative Purchasine Venture(CPV) <br />The City of Arden Hills currently pays $350 annually to maintain membership in the <br />Minnesota Cooperative Purchasing Venture Program. This allows the City to participate <br />in State specifications and bid prices, resulting in the City of Arden Hills paying the same <br />amount for a single piece of equipment as the State does for numerous pieces. The <br />discount is such that a City buying a new piece of equipment through the CPV will <br />typically pay less than buying a slightly used piece of equipment, which was not <br />purchased through the CPV. <br /> <br />Superior Ford, is the vendor that has the State contract for Ford vehicles. <br /> <br />Budeet <br />The proposed replacement vehicle will be a 2000 F-350 Super Duty, 4x4 pickup with a <br />7.3L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel engine. The cost of this vehicle, with Sales Tax and <br />License included, is $26,903.15. It will cost an additional $1,000.00 to have the vehicle <br />painted Arden Hills tan. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The CIP estimate, when prepared by the previous Park and Recreation Administration, <br />made no provisions for providing this vehicle with the proper truck utilities. These <br />utilities include: one Knapheide Heavy Drop Side Contractor Platform Body, one <br />Knapheide KHl512SF-EE Hoist, one 9' Leo heavy-duty snow plow, Whe1en 3-lite safety <br />