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e . e " " ~ ~~HILLS MEMORANDUM TO: Joe Lynch, City Administrator FROM; Thomas J. Moore, Parks & Recreation Director and Acting Public Works Director SUBJECT: Public Works Purchase of a Replacement I Ton Truck DATE: February 21, 2002 Backl!round The Arden Hills Public Works Department is currently on an eight-year replacement cycle for the City's smaller vehicles, which are used daily. The Public Works Department currently has two, I ton dumplplow trucks. Stafflast year recommended to Council to replace one of those trucks in 2001 and the other in 2002. The vehicle currently scheduled for replacement in the 2002 Public Works Equipment CIP is a 1993 Ford I Ton Truck,vehicle #106, with 41,345 miles. Uses The I ton trucks plow and sand as the larger trucks do, but generally take on the shorter, narrower areas and cul-de-sacs where maneuverability is a factor. In the summer the one tons are used for blacktop patching, as they are lower and easier to shovel from. Other uses are hauling brush and debris, pulling trailer equipment, plus general hauling and transportation. These are the most versatile trucks in the City's fleet. Minnesota Cooperative Purchasinl! Venture (CPV) The City of Arden Hills currently pays $350 annually to maintain membership in the Minnesota Cooperative Purchasing Venture Program. This allows the City to participate in State specifications and bid prices, resulting in the City of Arden Hills paying the same amount for a single piece of equipment as the State does for numerous pieces. The discount is such that a City buying a new piece of equipment through the CPV will typically pay less than buying a slightly used piece of equipment, which was not purchased through the CPV. Superior Ford, is the vendor that has the State contract for Ford vehicles. Their Minnesota State contract number for light trucks is 0877C 1.