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<br />RESOLUTION 7963 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />Approving a Lease Agreement with Neopost/Hasler for a Postage Machine <br /> <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in 2007, the City purchased a postage machine though Minnesota Mailing <br />Solutions; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Minnesota Mailing Solutions went out of business, and was purchased by <br />a competitor called Pitney Bowes; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, due to this change, the City no longer has a maintenance agreement with <br />the City’s current postage machine ; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Staff was informed that the City’s current postage machine is not a Pitney <br />Bowes machine, and therefore, Pitney Bowes is not able to provide the City with a <br />maintenance agreement; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Staff contacted Neopost/Hasler to inquire whether they could provide the <br />City with a maintenance agreement; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Neopost/Hasler informed Staff that the City’s current postage machine is <br />obsolete and it would cost the City $1,600 per year for a maintenance agreement; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City’s current postage machine is failing and it is no longer cost <br />effective to maintain the current postage machine; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, due to the numerous past problems and issues with service and reliability <br />with Pitney Bowes, Staff is recommending leasing a new postage machine from <br />Neopost/Hasler in the amount of $117.23 per month for a 63 month period. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View City Council <br />authorizes Staff to enter into a lease agreement with Neopost/Hasler in the amount of <br />$117.23 per month, for a 63 month period, for a new postage machine, as indicated in the <br />attached lease agreement. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, payment for this lease agreement <br />shall be funded by the Central Services Budget, 100-4160-5100. <br /> <br /> <br />Adopted this 25th day of June, 2012 <br /> <br /> ____________________________________ <br /> Joe Flaherty, Mayor <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br /> ____________________________________ <br /> James Ericson, City Administrator <br />(seal)