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REQUEST FOR ACTION To Item Number Ma or and Ci Council 6.2. Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Public Works Au st 17, 2009 Phil Hals, Street Su erintendent Item Description Reviewed by Consider Fleet Purchases for Street Division Ter Maurer, Public Works Director Reviewed by Tim Simon, Finance Director Reviewed by Mark Thompson, Fleet Committee Chair Action Requested The Street Division requests Council approval of the 2009 fleet purchases of a sign truck, aone- ton flatbed truck, and a pickup truck. Background/Discussion The originally approved 2009 fleet purchases included three vehicles for the Street Division; a tandem axle dump truck at $193,000; aone-ton truck at $65,000; and a pickup truck at $28,000 for a total of $286,000. As the 2009 budget was reworked in the first half of the year due to unallotments from the State, the Street Division agreed to move the tandem axle dump truck to 2010, and move a less expensive sign truck from 2010 to 2009, at $125,000. As part of the Fleet Committee's $100,000 reduction, the Street Division also agreed to an additional reduction of $28,000. The one-ton truck stayed in the revised fleet purchases at $65,000. The final amended Fleet Capital Improvement (CIP) purchases included a total of $190,000 ($125,000 plus $65,000) for Street Division purchases. The Street Division proposes to purchase a sign truck, aone-ton flatbed truck, and a pickup truck within the total budget of $190,000 allotted. We axe accomplishing this by changing the sign truck and flatbed truck from a 26,000 lb. gross vehicle weight (GVW) to a slightly smaller 19,500 GVW chassis body. We feel these slightly smaller truck chassis will perform adequately. This saves approximately $12,000 per vehicle. With other minor savings, there are enough funds available to purchase the pickup truck originally cut from the 2009 fleet purchases. All three truck chassis for the sign truck, the flatbed truck, and the pickup truck would be purchased from Elk River Ford off of the state contract. The proposed purchases, their price including sales tax, and vendor information are as follows: