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<br />City of Lino Lakes Public Services Department <br />600 Town Center Parkway – Lino Lakes, MN 55014-1189 <br />651-982-2440 – www.linolakes.us <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br />To: Hannah Lynch, Finance Director <br /> <br />From: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director <br /> <br />Date: November 24, 2020 <br /> <br />Re: Public Safety Vehicle Repairs <br /> <br /> <br />Attached is a spreadsheet prepared by Brett Olander, mechanic, detailing the estimated costs <br />to remove the rust and repair the existing deficiencies for Public Safety vehicles #393, #394, <br />and #396. The squads were brought to North Country Auto body to obtain quotes to repair the <br />rust on the tailgates and doors. They were also inspected at AutoNation Ford to ascertain <br />estimates to fix all of the existing mechanical issues. <br /> <br />Note that there are not specific replacement/maintenance schedules for transmissions, struts, <br />water pumps, fuel pumps, alternators, etc. Rather, the recommendation is to operate the <br />vehicle until there are signs of failure and then replace the failing component. <br /> <br />To ensure the older vehicles remain mechanically safe, staff recommends increasing the <br />frequency of inspections for patrol vehicles that exceed 100,000 miles. It’s reasonable to <br />anticipate that utilizing an older fleet may correlate to increased maintenance and repairs (and <br />down time). This may justify an increase to the Fleet - Professional Services budget. <br /> <br />Let me know if you have any questions. <br /> <br />