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MEMO TO: Mayor and City Counc' <br />�1 <br />FROM: Clerk -Administrator <br />DATE: September 16, 1982 <br />SUBJECT: PROPANE CONVERSION <br />Pursuant to your direction, staff has obtained prices for the <br />conversion of five (5) City vehicles to propane. The information <br />obtained and a staff recommendation follow: <br />I. Fuel Consumption <br />Anticipated 1982 <br />Standard <br />Propane <br />Unit N <br />Fuel <br />Usage <br />Fuel Cost Cost <br />2792 Squad <br />4,630 <br />gallons <br />$ 5,737 <br />$ 3,514 <br />2793 Squad <br />3,434 <br />gallons <br />$ 4,241 <br />$ 21606 <br />2794 Squad <br />726 <br />gallons <br />$ 892 <br />$ 551 <br />Jet Truck <br />1,463 <br />gallons <br />$ 10767 <br />$ 11110 <br />4 x 4 <br />418 <br />gallons <br />$ 507 <br />$ 317 <br />203 Pickup <br />818 <br />gallons <br />$ 1,035 <br />$ 621 <br />417 Pickup <br />715 <br />gallons <br />$ 901 <br />$ 543 <br />In developing <br />this analysis, <br />staff used <br />current <br />gasoline and <br />propane prices <br />to develop <br />cost figures <br />and made <br />the assumption <br />that propane use <br />results <br />in a 10% reduction <br />in the MPG per <br />vehicle. <br />Initial direction from Council was to report on the conversion <br />of three (3) squads, one (1) pickup, the Jet Truck, and the 4 x 4. <br />Staff would recommend, however, that the low mileage squad which <br />is a likely candidate for trade-in next year and the 4 x 4 which <br />is an older model vehicle not be converted because of the length <br />of payoff and likelihood of their disposal in the near or fore- <br />seeable future. For that reason, the savings shown below is for <br />the following units: 2792, 2793, Jet Truck, 203 and 417. <br />Total Standard Fuel Cost $13,681 <br />Projected Propane Cost 8,394 <br />Total Anticipated Savings $ 5,287 <br />