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e e . ~ ~~HILLS MEMORANDUM TO: Joe Lynch, City Administrator FROM: Thomas 1. Moore, Parks & Recreation Director and Acting Public Works Director SUBJECT: Parks & Recreation Purchase of a Replacement Pickup Truck DATE: February 21,2002 Backl!round The Parks and Recreation Department have budgeted for the replacement of vehicle #13, a 1996 Chevrolet I ton 4x4 truck, in the 2002 Capital Improvement Plan Budget. This vehicle is equipped with an eight foot Leo Plow. This vehicle has been used to plow ice rinks and trails in the winter. In addition, it is one of the primary transport vehicles for the Taro lawnmowers and snowblowers. The funds allocated in the 2002 Parks CIP will only allow for the purchase of a 2002 Ford Super Duty F250 4x4 pickup. This vehicle will be undersized and underpowered for the duties performed by a one ton truck. Staffis respectfully requesting that we do not replace vehicle #13 this year. Instead, staffrequests we replace parks vehicle #2. Parks vehicle #2 is a 1996 Ford F250 % ton 4x4 with 54,595 miles. Parks vehicle #13 can be replaced in the future when funding is available for the replacement of a I ton vehicle. 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 0877Cl.