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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Date: 9/09/2013 <br /> Item No.: 7.c <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Approve General Purchases or Sale of Surplus Items Exceeding $5,000 <br />B <br />ACKGROUND <br />1 <br />City Code section 103.05 establishes the requirement that all general purchases and/or contracts in <br />2 <br />excess of $5,000 be approved by the Council. In addition, State Statutes require that the Council <br />3 <br />authorize the sale of surplus vehicles and equipment. <br />4 <br />5 <br />General Purchases or Contracts <br />6 <br />City Staff have submitted the following items for Council review and approval: <br />7 <br />Budget / <br />DepartmentVendorDescriptionAmountCIP <br />Utilities Ferguson Waterworks AMR data collector antenna (a) $ 20,196.25 CIP <br />Park & Rec Upper Cut Tree Services Buckthorn removal @ Langton Lake (b) 14,000.00 CIP <br />8 <br />Comments/Description: <br />9 <br />a)The purchase of the data collector antenna is part of the move to a citywide Automated Meter Reading (AMR) <br />10 <br />system. This is an additional antenna for the Millwood/Brenner area. <br />11 <br />b)The removal of buckthorn debris is in conjunction with the Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Project and the <br />12 <br />Parks Renewal Program. <br />13 <br />14 <br />Sale of Surplus Vehicles or Equipment <br />15 <br />City Staff have identified surplus vehicles and equipment that have been replaced and/or are no longer <br />16 <br />needed to deliver City programs and services. These surplus items will either be traded in on replacement <br />17 <br />items or will be sold in a public auction or bid process. The items include the following: <br />18 <br />19 <br />DepartmentItem / Description <br />N/A N/A <br />PO <br />OLICYBJECTIVE <br />20 <br />Required under City Code 103.05. <br />21 <br />FI <br />INANCIALMPACTS <br />22 <br />Funding for all items is provided for in the current operating or capital budget. <br />23 <br />24 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />