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11/30/70 The special meeting of the Lino Lake Village Council held on November 30, 1970, was called to order at 8:12 p.m. by Mayor L'Allier with all members present as well as several members of the Building Committe.. The purpose of the special meeting was to discuss additional bids on equipment to be purcased in oonjuntion with the new truck. Mr. Cardinal moved to waive special notice of this meeting. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. Mr. Rosengren reported that he now had two bids on the plow and wing to be installed on the truck. The first was from Chas. Olson & Sons. Mr. Bob Everett of the firm made a presentation, reading the details set forth on the quotation sheet; the price for a Frink V -plow and wing would be $4,388.98. The units were in stock at Green Bay; it would take about 30 days to complete attaching the unit to the truck from the order date. The time might be less, depending on the freight. There is a 90 day guarantee from Frink on the plow for parts and labor and a guarantee on materials for 1 year from Olson & Sons. The lights for the truck were a separate item, There was discussion on the merits of having the headlights on the front or the top of the truck. Mr. Don Carlson of Itasca Equipment spoke on his company's bid on a Wausau V -plow and wing. Their price was $3,149 plus $260 for mounting. Two options on heavier v -plows were inclu- ded (these were lettered A and B for future reference). W. Carlson recommended that we purchase a Husting hitch (total cost -- $278) which would be tailored for the truck; also, this would make the plow interchangeable with out other trucks having the same hitch. The Wausau V -plow is not corrugated like the Frink; Mr. Carlson noted that under certain temperature conditions an inversion will cause the snow to peck in the corrugations, which is why Wausau no longer uses them. However, the Wausau plow is dimpled on the back panel for corresponding strength. Mr. Carlson stated that the Wausau plows are used on all the trucks in Chicago County, Washington County, some of Anoka County and the Minnes- ota Highway Dept. There was more discussion concerning the deflectors and the options. A beacon strobe light was also available from Itasca. W. Myhre stated that the Highway Patrol doesn't like the strobe lights since the flash interval is too short. After discussion, W. Carlson stated that the total for headlights, wing light and flashing light plus bracket wouldbe $200. It was decided to exclude the deflectors. Option A From Itasca Equip. including the lights came to a total price of $4022; Option.B with lights came to $4127. Mr. Carlson guaranteed 15 days delivery from their shop., After discussion and measurements, it was decided that our V -plow could be used with the Rusting hitch. The price on Option A after eliminating some $1217 for V -plow, plow unit of hih and $45 mounting cost, came to $2,805; price for Option B after eliminations came to $2,910, both including lights. Mr. Carlson stated that the ram.would be included. W. Olmschenk from Merit Chev. made some comments on the Chain of responsibility if we should purchase the plow from someone other than Chas. Olson. W. L'Allier talked by phone with Attorney Locher who stated that it was okay to change the bid by reductions. Mr. Olmschenk stated that. our V -plow could be used with their equipment. He would call back tomorrow with price changes. W. Olmschenk stated that they were about half done with the installation, of the box and controls and should be finished within 7 days. The ram would be included also if we took the Olson bid. Mr. Rosengren and the Clerk had talked with Mr. Vagasky at the bank who had stated that he would give us 5 1/2% for either a 2 or 3 year contract. Mr. Jaworski moved to authorize the Clerk and Centennial State Bank of Lexington to draw up the necessary papers for the financing of the truck and the box, plow, etc., necessary to equip the truck for operation at 5 1/2% for 2 or 3 years, and to authorize the Mayor to sign the papers; also, to include a clause allowing the payoff without penalty if we should have the funds to do so. Seconded by Mr. Bohjanen. Carried unanimously.