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its adoption:
Member Kristen Mann introduced the following resolution and moved
RESOLUTION NO. 96 -125
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) FORD TRUCKS, CAB
AND CHASSIS, AND AMENDING THE 1996 GENERAL FUND AND CENTRAL
GARAGE BUDGETS
WHEREAS, in accordance with the City's Equipment Replacement Schedule, staff
had intended to include the replacement of two single axle dump trucks #'s 93 94) as a part of
the 1997 Central Garage Budget; and
WHEREAS, the Ford Motor Company, through Boyer Ford Trucks, which holds the
state cooperative purchasing contract for heavy duty trucks, is offering trucks at 1996 prices, or
$46,433 per vehicle for cab and chassis, for delivery and payment in 1997 if the City makes a
commitment to purchase by July, 1996; and
WHEREAS, by the end of 1996 each vehicle proposed to be replaced will have
accumulated depreciation funds set aside amounting to $62,500 per vehicle, which is sufficient to
fund the acquisition of the cab and chassis; and
WHEREAS, the total estimated net price (cost auction proceeds) for each of the two
proposed trucks is $80,000, requiring that additional funds be appropriated to fund the acquisition
of dump box, plows, sander, etc.; and
WHEREAS, $35,000 appropriated in the 1996 General Fund Budget for the
Sealcoating program is expected to be surplus, due to favorable bids and a much smaller area to
be sealcoated than anticipated, and said surplus can be transferred to the Fund Balance to be
available in 1997 to guarantee payment for the dump box, plows, sander, etc.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota that:
1. The purchase of two (2) heavy duty trucks from Boyer Ford Trucks, under the
Minnesota State Cooperative Purchasing Program, in the amount of $46,433 per
vehicle, is hereby approved.
2. The 1996 Central Garage Fund Budget is hereby amended as follows:
Increase Capital Outlays for the Street Division $92,866
Increase Transfers from Replacement Fund Balance (3990) $92,866
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Resolution No. 96 -125
June 24, 1996
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Increase Equipment Replacement Charges (3704)
Increase Replacement Fund Balance (3990)
3. The 1996 General Fund Budget is hereby amended as follows:
Decrease Street Street and Alley Repair (4384)
Increase Equipment Replacement Charges (4444)
4. The budget to be developed for 1997 shall consider allocations for the
equipping of these two trucks.
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$35,000
$35,000
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$35,000
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Kathleen Carmody and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor
thereof:
Myrna Kragness, Kathleen Carmody, Debra Hilstrom, Kristen Mann, and Charles Nichols;
and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.