On April 11, 2023, the City Council approved the first reading of the ordinance. I. Amend Capital Improvement Project 92792, FY 2022-23 Vehicles and Equipment, by increasing the appropriation and funding in the amount of $2.0 million, from $1,715,000 to $3,715,000. The project scope and justification update are as follows. Project Scope: The following vehicles and equipment need costly repairs or have become unreliable and will be replaced with a similar unit (with the exception of Field Service, Underground, Overhead, Substation, Engineering, and Transmission Engineering), eight (8) of the units will be replaced with 4-wheel drive units, and in Transmission Overhead, these units will be replaced with 85', 60', and 47' buckets. Field Service: 12009229 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 12009230 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Meter Shop: 22008188 2008 Chevrolet C2500 12008193 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer Underground: 32008074 2008 Chevrolet 3500 72011030 2011 Intl Derrick 72011031 2011 Intl Derrick 12013075 2013 Toyota Tacoma 72012002 2012 Intl Derrick 72012004 2012 Intl Derrick Overhead: 12009215 2009 Chevrolet 2500 72003061 2003 Dump Truck 71993123 1993 Chevrolet Pole Truck 72012003 2012 Intl Aerial 22008187 2008 Chevrolet 2500 01995103 1995 Atok Pole Trailer 72012001 2012 Intl Aerial Street Light: 52014004 2014 Ford F550 Ext Substation: 32000096 2000 Ford F250 Service: 52014003 2014 Ford F550 Ext Engineering: 22009235 2009 Chevrolet C1500 Ext Transmission Engineering: 12007142 2007 Chevrolet Colorado Transmission Overhead: 82010020 2010 Intl Derrick 82008186 2008 Freightliner 125’ Bucket 82009001 2009 Freightliner 125’ Bucket Engineering Construction: 12004082 2014 Chevrolet C1500 Project Justification: The vehicles and heavy equipment above have been inspected and deemed unreliable. This is causing delays in service, response times, and productivity. Future funding is necessary for replacement vehicles and equipment currently on the replacement list. The list is reviewed each year to determine the actual need for replacement. FERC Accounts: 392, 394, 396 Estimated Useful Lives: *Pickups - 12 years *Bucket - 7 years *Trailers - 15 years *Pothole Machine – 10 years *Trailblazer - 12 years *Dump Truck - 18 years *Intl 4400 - 11 years *Excavator - 12 years *Digger – 12 Years II. Amend fund 211, “Electric Operating Fund”, by increasing the Transfer to the Capital Program in the amount of $2.0 million, from $16,726,908 to $18,726,908. |