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<br /> <br />*Item 3.8.* <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Lori Johnson, Finance Director <br /> <br />DATE: September 20, 2004 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Consider Equipment Purchases <br /> <br />The 2004 capital outlay budget included the purchase of a forklift for the Street Department <br />and a Tool Cat for sidewalk snow removal. Phil Hals, Street Superintendent, and Bill Maertz, <br />Parks and Recreation Director, are both requesting authorization to spend the budgeted <br />funds, however, with different pieces of equipment and at a higher costs than included in <br />the original budget. Mr. Hals is also requesting authorization to purchase the plow and <br />related equipment needed to complete the single axel truck purchased in February. Finally, <br />the Parks and Recreation Department is requesting that the Capital Outlay Fund (equipment <br />reserve) be used to fund the replacement of a 1984 pickup truck currently being used by the <br />park maintenance crew. Attached are memos regarding each of these purchases. All of these <br />items are being purchased through the State of Minnesota cooperative contract so bids are <br />not required. <br /> <br />The 2004 equipment certificate budget included $25,000 for a backhoe and $50,000 for a <br />Tool Cat for sidewalk snow removal. The actual backhoe request is $40,363 because of a <br />change in the type of backhoe to be purchased. The sidewalk removal unit has also changed <br />from a multi-purpose Tool Cat to a Holder tractor designed specifically for sidewalk snow <br />removal at a cost of $91,350. Because other equipment certificate purchases were less than <br />originally budgeted, funds are available in the equipment certificate budget to cover all but <br />$17,400 of the increased purchase price. It is recommended that equipment reserves fund <br />the remaining $1 7,400. <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />The City Council is asked to consider purchasing the plow equipment for the single axel <br />truck for $76,088.92, the backhoe for $40,363, the Holder tractor for $91,350, and the Ford <br />F250 pickup truck for $19,000 with funding as follows: 1. Plow equipment from the <br />Equipment Certificate Fund. 2. Holder tractor and backhoe from the Equipment Certificate <br />Fund to the extent funds are available and the balance of approximately $17,400 from the <br />Capital Outlay Fund. 3. Pickup truck from the Capital Outlay Fund. <br /> <br />s: \Council\Lori \2004 \EquipPurchases.doc <br />