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Item No. 09L <br />Meeting Date: May 24, 2004 <br />Type of Business: CB <br />Administrator Review: _____ <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Mayor and City Council <br />From: Desaree Crane, Administrative Assistant <br />Item Title/Subject: Request for a Drive-by Utility Drop Box Located <br />next to the Mailbox in the City Hall Parking Lot <br />Meeting Date: May 24, 2004 <br /> <br /> <br />Staff is requesting that a Utility Drop Box be installed for residents to drop off <br />their utility bills without leaving their vehicle. There is a Utility Payment Drop Box <br />located on the left side of the entrance of City Hall. Currently, city residents have <br />to do the following to drop off their Utility Bills after-hours: <br /> <br />1. Drive to City Hall. <br />2. Park and get out of their vehicle. <br />3. Drop the Utility Bill in the Utility Drop Box located on the left side of <br />the entrance. <br />4. Get back in their vehicle and leave. <br /> <br />Staff is concerned with the elderly and handicapped residents in the City. Staff <br />feels that a Drive-by Utility Bill Drop Box would best suit the needs of not only <br />elderly and handicap residents, but all residents of Mounds View as well. <br /> <br />Here are two options for your consideration: <br /> <br />Option One – Purchasing Model 400-DIG from American Security Cabinets <br /> <br />One option is to purchase a Utility Drop Box from a company specializing in <br />sturdy security cabinets. Staff has called numerous cities, and research <br />companies over the internet, and American Security Cabinets was the only <br />company found that offers Drive-by Utility Boxes. American Security Cabinets is <br />a company located in St. Cloud, Minnesota who specializes in making security <br />cabinets. The model in consideration is the Model 400-DIG (attached). This <br />model would cost $1,714.00, which includes installation. The model is made of <br />stainless steel, with a piano hinged door, brass works lock, lock cover, and floor <br />liner. It would be secured with a 57 inch long in-ground steel pedestal with thick <br />walled 4x4 as post continuously welded to heavy top plate with fasteners for