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Elk River\ <br />Municipal <br />U <br />ities <br />13069 Orono Parkway phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 ~ Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />December 27, 2004 <br />To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />,Terry Takle <br />Jim Tralle <br />John Dietz <br />From: Bryan Adams <br />Subject: Pickup Trucks <br />The 2005 budget contains three vehicles purchases of which one was purchased in <br />November 2004 for the security system. <br />Vehicle unit #6 is a 1995 4x4 F-150 pickup truck with approximately 99,000 miles and is <br />worn out. The body is also showing its age as well. Staff recommends this vehicle be <br />traded in and replaced with a new pickup. <br />Staff also desires to add a pickup to our fleet. We are constantly short of a vehicle to do <br />the miscellaneous parts running if a construction crew is short a part to complete a task. <br />We currently deliver this part with a line truck or larger available dump truck. Why put <br />these types of miles on a larger truck when a pickup truck will adequately due the task. <br />In the summer, our summer help needs transportation to get from job to job. We <br />typically keep our trade-in vehicles thru the summer and sell them in the fall. Even with <br />this strategy, the summer help often drives the heavier dump trucks. When a pickup is in <br />the repair shop, it is nice to have a spare truck in the fleet. <br />We have secured prices from the state bit and our local dealers. A bid tabulation will be <br />presented at our meeting with a recommendation. Also attached for your information is a <br />complete rolling stock equipment list with assigned employee and purpose. <br />