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Mounds View City Council October 24, 2011 <br />Regular Meeting Page 9 <br /> <br />Equipment Certificate of Indebtedness, Series 2011 to the City of Blaine, 1 <br />Minnesota. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Finance Director Beer stated the Council previously authorized the City to purchase three fire 4 <br />trucks and a command vehicle for the joint fire department. The City of Blaine has volunteered 5 <br />to be the conduit for this debt. A joint powers agreement has been drafted for these purchases 6 <br />and a Certificate of Indebtedness was in need of authorization from the Council for the bonds to 7 <br />be issued. Finance Director Beer explained that the City of Mounds View would be responsible 8 <br />for 15.1% of the debt. Staff recommends approval of the Resolution. 9 <br /> 10 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7846, 11 <br />Authorizing the Issuance of a General Obligation Equipment Certificate of Indebtedness, Series 12 <br />2011 to the City of Blaine, Minnesota. 13 <br /> 14 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 15 <br /> 16 <br /> G. Resolution 7845, Approving the Purchase of a Snow Plow from Crysteel 17 <br />Truck Equipment. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Public Works Director DeBar indicated the City performs snow removal throughout the City on 20 <br />both streets and trails. The current plow used for trail clearing was purchased in 2000 and was in 21 <br />need of replacement. The City received a quote from the State Bid Cooperative Purchasing 22 <br />Venture from Crysteel Truck Equipment in Fridley for a Boss 9’-2” VEE XT snow plow for an 23 <br />amount of $4,615.66. Additional options would for the plow included assembly of the mold 24 <br />board, snow deflectors, locking cylinders and installation. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Public Works Director DeBar explained the total cost for the front mounted plow unit with 27 <br />options would be $5,616.35, plus sales tax. This expense was included in the 2012 budget under 28 <br />the pavement management fund. He recommended the Council approve the purchase of the 29 <br />snow plow from Crysteel Truck Equipment. 30 <br /> 31 <br />Mayor Flaherty questioned if there was any value left in the existing plow. Public Works 32 <br />Director DeBar stated the City could try to sell the plow on the League of Minnesota Cities 33 <br />website. However, the City would likely hang onto the plow as a backup. 34 <br /> 35 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7845, 36 <br />Approving the Purchase of a Snow Plow from Crysteel Truck Equipment. 37 <br /> 38 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 39 <br /> 40 <br /> H. Resolution 7848, Approving a Contract with Architect Mechanical, Inc. for 41 <br />Heating Improvements at the Public Works Maintenance Facility. 42 <br /> 43 <br />Public Works Director DeBar stated the Public Works Building was built in two stages, 44 <br />originally in 1952, with an addition in 1987 to meet space and operational needs for the City. 45