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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,January 13, 2014 <br /> Page 4 <br /> McGehee moved, Willmus seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 11123 (Attach- <br /> ment A) entitled, "Final Contract Acceptance — Twin Lakes Infrastructure Im- <br /> provements — Walmart Project;" authorizing final payment and initiating the one- <br /> year warranty period. <br /> Roll Call <br /> Ayes: Willmus; Laliberte; McGehee; and Roe. <br /> Nays: None. <br /> g. Approve Roseville Firefighter's Relief Association to Conduct Actuarial Val- <br /> uation <br /> McGehee moved, Willmus seconded, approval of the Roseville Firefighter's Re- <br /> lief Association conducting an actuarial valuation for the years 2015 and 2016 as <br /> required by State Statute. <br /> Roll Call <br /> Ayes: Willmus; Laliberte; McGehee; and Roe. <br /> Nays: None. <br /> 8. Consider Items Removed from Consent <br /> C. Approve General Purchases and Sale of Surplus Items Exceeding $5,000 <br /> At the request of Mayor Roe, Interim City Manager Patrick Trudgeon briefly re- <br /> viewed this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action (RCA) dated Janu- <br /> ary 13, 2014. <br /> Councilmember Laliberte, having not yet been part of the Capital Improvement <br /> Program (CIP), sought information on the process used for evaluation of squads, <br /> if and when the need for replacement occurs, and whether their replacement could <br /> be deferred for another year, or if it was simply done because it was on paper to <br /> do so. <br /> Mr. Trudgeon responded that there is a vehicle replacement scheduled followed, <br /> with a standard rotation based on wear and tear; and noted that staff always at- <br /> tempted to save costs wherever possible. <br /> Police Chief Rick Mathwig agreed with Mr. Trudgeon on a schedule followed <br /> based on wear and tear, noting there were eighteen (18) uniform squads in the <br /> levy-supported portion of the fleet, with five (5) squads operating on a 24/7, and <br /> 365 day schedule. Mr. Mathwig advised that industry standards and findings with <br /> consultation with other agencies, as well as input from the City's maintenance <br /> staff, indicated that after 75,000 miles, the safe and useful life expectancy and po- <br /> tential resale value of these emergency vehicles declined rapidly. Chief Mathwig <br /> noted that, therefore, it had been found best to cycle the squads out at about <br /> 75,000; with all of those scheduled for replacement about at that end of the spec- <br />