Consider approval of Resolution No. 2973 declaring items of personal property presently in the possession of the City of Muskogee, to be surplus to the needs of the City of Muskogee, and authorize the City Manager to offer for sale or dispose of the same, all as per the attached list, or take other necessary action. (Mike Stewart)
BACKGROUND:
Over the years, the City of Muskogee has accumulated a large amount of traffic signal heads, poles, and other equipment. The City has historically used any reusable equipment and has stored equipment for reuse when applicable. Since the City has entered a maintenance contract with Traffic Lighting Solutions Inc., the need to store equipment is no longer necessary. The vast majority of the equipment that the City will surplus is antiquated. What is not antiquated is either not usable due to damage or it is not financially feasible to replace a light with a used light as opposed to replacing it by making use of the maintenance contract.
The equipment causes general clutter as well as taking up usable space in the Public Works building or the Public Works material yard.
The City has explored the option of selling the equipment to TLS or asking TLS to see if another City would be interested in purchasing it, however, there were no interested parties due to the age of the equipment.