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<br /><6/08/0S' CC cf/ardOtf <br /> <br /> <br />Item# <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Phil Hals,Street Department Superintendent <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />August 22, 2005 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Street Department Truck Needs <br /> <br />The 2006 budget requests a tandem axle dump truck with plow equipment, single axle dump <br />truck with plow equipment and a one ton dump truck utility truck. Presendy, the Street <br />Department has 9 plow routes with 10 trucks (one for a spare) with an average age of 11.6 <br />years. <br /> <br />Model Yeat Unit Number ~ <br />1980 220 25 years (spare unit) <br />1984 207 21 years <br />1984 219 21 years <br />1987 223 18 years <br />1987 224 18 years <br />1999 226 6 years <br />2000 227 5 years <br />2003 231 2 years <br />2004 234 1 year <br />2005 235 on line 11/05 <br /> <br />The Street Department trucks have a programmed service life of 20 years. These vehicles <br />are well maintained and routinely serviced, however when a truck reaches that age its <br />dependability is in question. <br /> <br />A routine replacement schedule for aging trucks is further complicated by the City's growth <br />factor. A plow route is between 12 and 15 miles, and with our current rate of de-v-elopment, <br />we need to add a truck route every 2 to 3 years. Therefore, a truck that is scheduled for <br />retirement will need to remain in service for one or two years longer as a front line unit to <br />cover the new miles of roadway. <br />