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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - July 14, 2008 18 Councilmember Grant stated that the first payment would be scheduled for 2009. He asked Finance Director Iverson if the City has budgeted for this item. Finance Director Iverson stated that the City could budget for this item starting in 2009. MOTION: Councilmember McClung moved and Mayor Harpstead seconded a Motion to Approve the Replacement of a Ladder Truck for the Lake Johanna Fire Department at a Cost to Arden Hills of $169,953, to be paid over a Three Year Period in 2009, 2010, and 20 II. CouncilmemberMcClung stated that he would not support this motion because of the high mileage on the truck and the truck that was being proposed to be replaced was not up for replacement until 2014. Councilmember Holmes asked for clarification on which truck was being replaced. Fire Chief Tim Boehlke stated that Ladder truck 3 was being replaced. Councilmember McClung stated that this truck should be setup for replacement in 2014 and that it was still a functional truck. Fire Chief Boehlke stated that the replacement schedule changes as new information is obtained or there are problems with the existing vehicles that requires them to be replaced. Councilmember Holmes stated that tIle Chief Boehlke was before the Council previously he had stated that this particular fire truck was not what they were looking for. Mayor Harp'stead stated that Fire Chief Boehlke had stated that this particular fire truck would be used as a first responder vehicle until there was a need to replace another vehicle and at that time the newer vehicle would become the first responder vehicle. Fire Chief Boehlke stated that Ladder Truck 3' s replacement date had been changed and that the truck operationally is fine but with how the department responds to calls and the equipment that is carried it is not a user friendly vehicle. He stated that the idea was to get a truck that suits the department's needs.