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CITY OF HUGO <br />CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br />TO: Bryan Bear, City Administrator <br />FROM: Scott Anderson, Public Works Director <br />SUBJECT: Replacement of 2007 Sterling Snowplow Truck <br />DATE: For the City Council Meeting of September 19, 2016 <br />BACKGROUND <br />Included in the City's Equipment Purchasing Fund is $185,000 for the replacement of <br />snow plow truck #202-07 in the year 2017, following the City's 10 year equipment <br />replacement schedule. <br />After reviewing the maintenance history for this truck, Public Works staff is <br />recommending that we continue to follow our 10 year replacement schedule and <br />purchase the replacement in 2017 as scheduled. <br />Truck #202-07 is a Sterling single axle plow/dump truck that was purchased in 2007. <br />Along with plowing snow, this truck is utilized to meet other department needs such as <br />gravel road maintenance, roadside ditching, paving and shouldering projects. <br />The truck that is being specified by Public Works staff to replace truck #202-07 is <br />similar to the trucks that the City has purchased over the past few years. Public Works <br />staff has spent many hours researching the available makes and models from all <br />manufacturers. Staff contacted many neighboring Public Works Departments to get <br />their opinions on the performance and reliability of the trucks recently purchased by <br />them. This was a great advantage when selecting a manufacture and staff is confident <br />in the decision that was made in the past two years, especially when considering cost, <br />performance and reliability. This decision continues to be especially important as we <br />plan future plow truck replacements. <br />