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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, February 23, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 10 of 19  <br />  <br />3. #15-3707 – AMEND SECTION 78-1405(a)(5) CLARIFY RETAINING WALL AND <br />LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE SETBACKS – ORDINANCE NO. 139 (continued) <br /> <br />Walsh noted they are talking about potential problems that may or may not exist. <br /> <br />Printup stated he would like to see it less on the smaller lots. <br /> <br />VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 1, Walsh Opposed. <br /> <br />4. CASEY AND JILL HOEHN – 2325 GLENDALE COVE LANE – ENCROACHMENT <br />AGREEMENT <br /> <br />Printup moved, Walsh seconded, to approve the encroachment agreement between Casey and Jill <br />Hoehn and the City of Orono for the property located at 2325 Glendale Cove Lane. <br />VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT <br /> <br />5. REPLACEMENT OF TRUCK NO. 424 <br /> <br />Edwards stated before the Council tonight is a proposal to replace Truck No. 424 which is currently over <br />23 years old. The Public Works Department has gotten a number of years of use out of it but that it is <br />ready to be replaced. Edwards noted over $20,000 in repairs has had to be done on this truck in the past <br />few years and that it is the only City vehicle that failed the DOT inspections last week. Edwards stated <br />they will need to do more repairs on it and that it will require a couple thousand dollars to bring it to the <br />point where it passes the DOT inspection. <br /> <br />Edwards noted the City’s big dump trucks are now coming due on the City’s CIP and that he is not sure <br />whether they can stretch some of those out a little longer. Edwards stated the large dump trucks are <br />critical pieces of equipment for the Public Works Department and will need to be replaced in the coming <br />years. <br /> <br />Walsh stated he did e-mail the Public Works Director earlier to get some additional information on <br />warranties and other items. Walsh stated the easy option is to simply purchase a new truck but that there <br />is another sub-market of used equipment out there and that he wants to make sure the City is looking at <br />that whenever they require replacement of a vehicle. <br />Edwards stated the City uses the state contract prices for their large purchases, which allows the City to <br />use the contracts that have already been negotiated with the dealers on brand-new equipment. Edwards <br />stated the City typically likes to purchase their big ticket items brand-new given the warranties but that on <br />occasion the City has purchased used equipment but it is typically equipment that is not used routinely. <br /> <br />Levang moved, Printup seconded, to approve replacement of Truck No. 424, a 1992 Ford L8000 <br />with a 2016 Western Star 4700 with body and plow work to be done by Aspen Equipment. VOTE: <br />Ayes 5, Nays 0.