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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Purchase of sidewalk sweeper and trailer RESOLUTION NO. 08-015 RESOLUTION APPROVING PURCHASE OF SIDEWALK SWEEPER AND TRAILER FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,at a previous meeting with the Mayor and City Council,representatives from ISU's Government of the Student Body(GSB)requested that the City work to improve the cleanliness of the Campustown Business District,and in response to this request,the Council appropriated$90,000 in the 2007/08 budget towards this objective; and, WHEREAS, these funds were budgeted based on 1) the estimated cost to purchase a new machine to pick up trash in Campustown, 2)the estimated cost of the first year's depreciation for this new machine, and 3) the estimated cost of temporary labor to operate this new machine; and, WHEREAS, it should be emphasized that although the funds for a new machine were appropriated, the actual direction from the Council did not authorize the purchase of a new sidewalk sweeper,but rather to explore strategies to improve the cleanliness of Campustown; and, WHEREAS, several approaches to satisfy this objective have already been adopted, and in addition to these operational improvements, staff has explored the potential use of a small sidewalk sweeper; and, WHEREAS,specifications fora sweeper unit and trailer were developed and bids were received on December 11, 2007; and, WHEREAS,it was determined that the 2008 Green Machine and Big Tex trailer package from Trans-Iowa of Ankeny, Iowa, in the amount of$27,960.80 met all of the bid specifications. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the purchase of the 2008 Green Machine and Big Tex trailer package from Trans-Iowa of Ankeny,Iowa, in the amount of$27,960.80 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 8th day of January, 2008. C���?. LXIA& -A... V-el- Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, May Introduced by: Rice Seconded by: Mahayni Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Mahayni, Popken, Rice Voting nay: Larson Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8t' day of January, 2008.