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Item No:7D Meeting Date: June 25, 2012 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Don Peterson, Public Works Supervisor Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7965, Approving the Purchase of a 2006 Altec model AT#7-G42 bucket truck on a 2007 Ford F550 chassis from Aspen Equipment of Bloomington MN Background: In 2007, the City installed 0.67 miles of trails along County Road 10 (segments 9&10). In 2009, another 1.7 miles were added with segments 1-5. As part of that project trail lights were added. A total of 109 lights are along these trails. Additionally, the parks have lights for hockey rinks, tennis courts, playgrounds and the parking lots. The Public Works Department’s maintenance program requires lights to function correctly. This requires borrowing a bucket truck from another city, or contracting out this service. Occasionally the City has paid an electrician to replace light bulbs in the past. The Public Works Department also trims trees along the trails, sidewalks and the street right of ways. Each of these has a different height requirement for keeping limbs safely out of the way from the general public. Recently the EDA approved putting banners on all the light poles along the County Road 10 corridor. Brackets will be strapped to the light poles and banners will be placed on the brackets. Staff is anticipating this system will need continued maintenance. A bucket truck owned by the city will allow public works to maintain lights, in the parks and on the County Road 10 corridor, trim limbs and maintain the banner system. In 2010, staff proposed budgeting for a new bucket truck at cost of $147,000. Upon further review, it was decided that a used truck would be more appropriate for the city, and the 2011 budget was revised to include $45,000 for the truck. At that time, staff started looking for a used bucket truck that would serve the Public Works Department and stay in the budget approved by the City Council. Discussion: Staff continued looking and getting information on used bucket trucks available in the area. Staff has received leads on equipment that were scheduled to be traded in, only to learn that the deal had fallen through. Other trucks were researched; these were found to be over the budget amount or not suited for the work intended by Public Works. Recently staff learned of a used bucket truck for sale from Aspen Equipment (Bloomington, MN) that would fit the needs of the Public Works Department. The unit from Aspen is on a 2007 Ford chassis F550 4x2 6. L power stroke diesel, with an automatic transmission. The unit has 48,406 miles and 4,969 engine hours. This calculates to 9,681 miles and 993 engine hours per year. The unit has a 2006 Altec model AT37-G 42 working height insulated articulating arm. Aspen was asking $49,900 for the truck, but staff was able to negotiate the sale price down to $45,000 (not including sales tax or license fees). The adopted 2012 Budget does include the purchase of a boom truck, for $45,000.00 in the Vehicle and equipment fund 460-4160-7030.