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CITY OF HUGO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT TO: Bryan Bear, City Administrator FROM: Scott Anderson, Public Works Director SUBJECT: Replacement of 2006 Sterling Snowplow Truck DATE: For the City Council Meeting of December 18, 2017 BACKGROUND Included in the City's 2018 Equipment Purchasing Fund is funding for the replacement of the Public Works Department snow plow truck #206-06. Typically, the City replaces these snowplow trucks following a 10 year equipment replacement schedule. In 2016 Public Works staff recommended keeping truck #206-06 and instead replacing truck #201-08 due to mechanical issues. Truck #206-06 is a Sterling plow/dump truck that was purchased in 2006. Along with plowing snow, this truck is utilized to meet other department needs such as gravel road maintenance, park improvements, roadside ditching, paving and shouldering projects. The truck that is being specified by Public Works staff to replace truck #206-06 is similar to the trucks that the City has purchased over the past few years. Public Works staff has spent many hours researching the available makes and models from all manufacturers. Staff contacted many neighboring Public Works Departments to get their opinions on the performance and reliability of the trucks recently purchased by them. This was a great advantage when selecting a manufacture and staff is confident in the decision that was made in the past two years, especially when considering cost, performance and reliability.