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k" <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 2/14/2011 <br />Item No.: 7. e <br />City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Request for Approval of General Purchases or Sale of Surplus Items <br />Exceeding $,5,000 <br />BACKGROUND <br />City Code section 103.05 establishes the requirement that all general purchases and/or contracts in <br />excess of $,5,000 be approved by the Council. In addition, State Statutes require that the Council <br />authorize the sale of surplus vehicles and equipment. <br />General Purchases or Contracts <br />City Staff have submitted the following items for Council review and approval: <br />Iry n <br />The water meters being replaced are at least 20 years old and are subject to less-than-actual meter readinr p <br />resulting in less City revenue. The radio transmitters are part of the larger Automated Meter Reading <br />system approved by the Council in 20 10 and will allow for the collection of meter reads from fixed-point <br />locations. <br />Sale of SMIus Vehicles or Equipment <br />City Staff have identified surplus vehicles and equipment that have been replaced and/or are no longer <br />needed to deliver City programs and services. These surplus items will either be traded in on replacement <br />items or will be sold in a public auction or bid process. The items include the following: <br />119 POLICY OBJECTIVE <br />2o Required under City Code 103.05. <br />2°i FINANCIAL IMPACTS <br />22 Funding for all items is provided for in the current operating or capital budget. <br />Page I of 2 <br />