02-23-94 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL FESRUARY 23, 1993 Scalze asked about use of 10~ funds. Scalze suggested that there were other places to look for the money to finance the fire truck, and indicated that she was not interested in telling other City departments that they cannot get funding because of the purchase of the fire truck. Scalze pointed out that some of the other purchases have been put off for a long time. The Administrator reported that the Council has to make a decision on whether or not to proceed with the fire truck purchase. Once that decision is made, specifications will be finalized, and the purchase put out for bid. Once the bids are received, the City will have the numbers it needs to work with. The Administrator believed that the financing would work out, but agreed that a plan was needed in the event the repayment is not received in time for the new purchase. Scalze asked how far the process was from bid. The Administrator thought that the specs would be completed and ready to put out for bid by May. Scalze asked if the cost of the truck would increase if the City waited six months being going out for bid. Morelan replied that that was unknown until the purchase is bid, but thought that the manufacturers increased prices annually at January ist. Scalze suggested that if that were the case, the truck could be bid toward the end of the year. Morelan thought that prices were dependent on delivery dates. Pedersen suggested that if the prices of materials increased during the year, the manufacturer would certainly pass these increases on rather than increasing prices only on an annual basis. Scalze asked where the 13% annual increase figure came from. The Administrator replied that that amount was based on calculations done by the Fire Chief comparing truck purchase prices over a time span of a few years. 6