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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—JUNE 21, 2010 9 2.C 2011-201 S Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) (continued) Park and Recreation Manager Olson indicated the cost for the two would be roughly around $275,000 to a little over$300,000. Councilmember McClung indicated he believed that at last month's meeting the question came up as to whether they had sufficient space to store a combination unit. Public Works Superintendent Mooney stated the unit that they had measured was an exceptionally long unit because it had an extra 4 foot toolbox on the back. He stated that without that toolbox, the unit will fit in our work storage area. He indicated that some of the other cities do have combination units and the brands are either Vactor or Flexible Tool. Councilmember McClung asked about the history of Arden Hills'jetter and vactor. Public Works Superintendent Mooney indicated the jetter is in poor shape but that the vactor is also beginning to have high cost repairs. Councilmember McClung asked if this was due to age or some other factor. Park and Recreation Manger Olson indicated the vactor is currently in the shop and the cost for repairs will be roughly$15,000. She informed that the current value of the vactor is only$25,000. Public Works Superintendent Mooney indicated there is some economy of scale, with having the combo unit, in terms of operation in how the crew works. Councilmember McClung recapped that assuming there is no serious down time, as the unit would be under warranty, there should be some improvement on how Public Works is able to run the crew because the unit is a combo unit. Public Works Superintendent Mooney agreed. He said running two full-time units would require two employees plus a part-time employee in the summer where with the combo unit they would only need one full-time employee and one part-time employee in the summer. Discussion ensued regarding whether it might be beneficial to keep one of the old units, either vactor or j etter, even after purchasing a new combo unit. Public Works Superintendent Mooney mentioned there was talk that in the future cities may also be responsible for cleaning their storm sewer lines, which this equipment would assist with. Discussion ensued regarding the size of the unit and if it would be able to get to all areas of the city. Mayor Harpstead was in favor of leaving this piece of equipment in the 2011 CIP. The Council was in agreement.