CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE

PUBLIC WORKS/UTILITIES DEPARTMENT

 

TO:                   Honorable Mayor and City Commission

 

FROM:            Richard D. Sala, City Manager

 

BY:                  Mike Shields, Director of Public Works/Utilities

                        William Peck, Superintendent of Public Works

 

DATE:                  January 30, 2007

 

RE:                    FY 2006/07 Vehicles Purchases

 

 

As part of the City’s five (5) year Capital Plan, the City staff is requesting the purchase of six (6) new vehicles during the 2006/2007 fiscal year. These vehicles will be purchased through the Florida Sheriff’s Association Bid # 06-14-0821 and assigned to the Public Works/Utilities and Parks and Recreation Departments.  Funding for this purchase will be provided from the Vehicle Maintenance Internal Service Fund -501-3940-539-64-77.

 

As you may recall, from the onset of the wall project, the City has been installing decorative lighting along the sidewalks as the project progressed.  To date, the City has installed a total of 223 lights.  Therefore, including the light poles and fixtures installed in the municipal building parking lots and parks, there are a total of 313 light poles that the staff currently has to maintain citywide.  In the past, the City has contracted with various electrical companies to utilize their equipment and service to maintain these fixtures as well as install holiday decorations and public service announcements.  As a result, the City has incurred a substantial expense over the years without gaining any long lasting benefit by paying for this equipment.  Therefore, the Staff is requesting to purchase  a new bucket truck that will enable us to maintain these fixtures in-house, install decorations, and to trim trees in the parks and public right-of- ways.  The addition of this valuable and much needed piece of equipment to the city’s fleet will undoubtedly pay for itself in a reasonable period of time by eliminating the need to hire outside contractors for the work that can be handled in-house with proper equipment.

 

As a part of this Capital Plan, we will also be purchasing three vehicles to replace the ones that have completed their usefulness to the City due to cost of upkeep, age, and maintenance. In addition, we need to purchase a truck to replace the one that was involved in an accident last year.  This vehicle was declared unusable by the insurance company and the City has since received compensation for this vehicle.  With the increase in staff, which commission approved during this budget year, we will also need to add another truck to the canal district operations to transport the additional personnel and equipment as their responsibilities have expanded.

 

Once the new vehicles have been received, we will bring back to the Commission a list of vehicles and equipment that we recommend be declared surplus and sold at an auction or disposed of through another means.


Listed below is a list/associated details of the vehicles that will be purchased under 2006/2007 Fiscal Year Capital Plan.

 

 

VEHICLE PURCHASE LIST FOR FY 2006/2007

 

Qty

Year/Make/Model

Price per Vehicle

Total Price

2

2007 Ford F-150 Pickup Truck (Parks and Recreation Dept.)

 

$14,291.00

 

 

$28,582.00

 

1

2007 Ford F-150  4 X 4 Pickup Truck (canal)

$18,237.00

 

$18,237.00

 

1

2007 Ford F-150

$17,655.00

 

$17,655.00

 

1

2007 Ford Ranger

( Public Works)

$16,070.00

$16,070.00

1

 

2007 Ford E-350 Extended Cab Bucket Truck

$43,433.00

$43,533.00

TOTAL

 

 

$124,077.00

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

The City Administration recommends the City Commission’s consideration and approval of the attached resolution authorizing an expenditure of $124,077.00 from the Vehicle Maintenance Internal Service Fund to purchase six (6) new vehicles.

 

 


RESOLUTION NO._____________________

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AN EXPENDITURE OF $124,077.00 FROM THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND TO PURCHASE SIX VEHICLES AS LISTED IN SECTION ONE BELOW; PROVIDING FOR FUNDING; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA:

 

Section 1:         That the City Commission of the City of North Lauderdale, Florida, be and the same does hereby authorize the expenditure of $124,077.00 to purchase 6 vehicles as follows:

 

            (2)        2006 Ford F-150 Pickup trucks (Parks and Recreation)

(1)        2006 Ford F-150 Pickup Truck 4 X 4

(1)        2007 Ford F-150 Pickup Truck

(1)        2007 Ford Ranger

(1)        2007 Ford E-250 Van Bucket Truck

 

Section 2:         That the funds allocated and appropriated pursuant hereto and for the purpose of carrying out the tenets of this Resolution are available and shall be from Vehicle Maintenance Internal Service Fund (G/L A/C # 501-3940-539.64-77).

 

Section 3:         That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.

 

PASSED and ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of North Lauderdale, Florida, this 30th day of January, 2007.

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

 

 

__________________________________                ________________________________

CITY ATTORNEY SAMUEL S. GOREN                  MAYOR JACK BRADY

 

 

ATTEST:______________________________         _______________________________

CITY CLERK C. MILLI DYER                                  VICE MAYOR RICH MOYLE