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<br /> <br />PAGE 1 <br />2018 CAPITAL EQUIPMENT REQUESTS <br />Water Tanker Truck ($200,000) - Replaces Unit #434 - 2001 Sterling Flusher Truck with 33,648 miles. Our wa- <br />ter tanker truck is 17 years old and is in need of replacement. The Public Services Department uses the Flush- <br />er Truck in the following capacities: <br /> The Parks Department uses it during the winter months to flood all of the ice rinks in the City. <br /> The Parks Department uses the water cannon to water young or recently planted park and boulevard <br />trees or any other city trees in need of water. <br /> The Flusher Truck assists the Streets Department during street sweeping operations. Pre-wetting <br />streets makes street sweeping operations more efficient since the street sweeper operators don’t <br />have to stop sweeping to fill the water tanks. <br /> The Utilities Department flushes dead end and other low-flow sanitary sewer lines with the Flusher <br />Truck. <br /> All Departments utilize the Flusher Truck for sod repairs. <br />Unit #434 continues to have significant rust issues. In November 2011, <br />it was sent out to have large portions of the truck taken apart, sand- <br />blasted, and repainted at a cost of $13,000. That work has allowed us <br />to extend the useful life an additional six years. The structural integrity <br />of this vehicle has deteriorated over the past several years and is be- <br />yond repair. The truck is truly showing its age and at some time in the <br />near future, it will become a safety issue. <br />Budget Work Session 7-31-17 117