7. PRSR 05 12 2004 - Laserfiche WebLink

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2004 GOALS Eq~ment: Maintain updated, reliable, and adequate equipment. Task: Review spending policy for annual equipment purchases. Move from 20 to I S year replacement schedule for plow trucks. 20+Years 15.19 10.14 5-9 YearsO-4 Years Years Years There are two major factors putting pressure on our equipment purchase projections. First, the growth that the city is experiencing makes it necessary to add another snowplow route every time we add a new truck, making it impossible to retire a plow truck. Therefore, even our oldest plow trucks are the front line units. The second factor is that of a fleet of 10 trucks, 6 were purchased used with the idea that we could plow more snow with 2 used trucks than one new one. The only flaw in that rationale is that you only get half of the service years. We have projected a 20-year life span for plow trucks and we should move towards a 15-year replacement schedule. At present, we have one front line truck that is 23 years old, two that are 20 years old and one that is 19 years old. Add to this replacement schedule, 3 trucks that are 17 years old, 2 sweepers with an average age of 20 years and a 26-year-old grader, and the problem becomes evident. My suggestion is to "double purchase" plow trucks for at least 6 years so that we can begin to retire at least 2 of our oldest trucks and still keep up with the city's growth. Please refer to the statistics page for the ten-year equipment purchase projections. The chart below is illustrative of the years of service for our present fleet of plow trucks. Number of Trucks ~ ai~i ~{ .i..~.: r 7 1 ~ ~ oil ° y({: ~~i 3 tt ' . ~ i~ ~ 4 ~ 4,,tt >~'~~„i°3 '' i ~E6~W ~ 3 ~ ti ' ~ ~ }~ ~: dive 1!iy(s s 7t r `~ '3x tt;iiI 3 ~. It ~ r ` ~" ®#of Trucks 1 ~ ~ 0 Years In Service Informal City Survey of Plow Truck Replacement City of Eagan 12 Years Coon Rapids 10 Years Anoka 10 Years Shakopee I 0 Years Andover 10-12 Years