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1VIINLTTES OF THE , ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,February 23,2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. 3. #15-3707—AMEND SECTION 78-1405(a)(5) CLARIFY RETAINING WALL AND LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE SETBACKS—ORDINANCE NO. 139 (continued) Walsh noted they are talking about potential problems that may or may not exist. Printup stated he would like to see it less on the smaller lots. VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 1,Walsh Opposed. 4. CASEY AND JII.L HOEHN—2325 GLENDALE COVE LANE—ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT Printup moved,Walsh seconded,to approve the encroachment agreement between Casey and Jill Hoehn and the City of Orono for the property located at 2325 Glendale Cove Lane. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT 5. REPLACEMENT OF TRUCK NO.424 Edwards stated before the Council tonight is a proposal to replace Truck No.424 which is currently over 23 years old. The Public Works Department has gotten a number of years of use out of it but that it is ready to be replaced. Edwards noted over$20,000 in repairs has had to be done on this truck in the past few years and that it is the only City vehicle that failed the DOT inspections last week. Edwards stated they will need to do more repairs on it and that it will require a couple thousand dollars to bring it to the point where it passes the DOT inspection. Edwards noted the City's big dump trucks are now coming due on the City's CIP and that he is not sure whether they can stretch some of those out a little longer. Edwards stated the large dump trucks are critical pieces of equipment for the Public Works Department and will need to be replaced in the coming years. Walsh stated he did e-mail the Public Works Director earlier to get some additional information on warranties and other items. Walsh stated the easy option is to simply purchase a new truck but that there is another sub-market of used equipment out there and that he wants to make sure the City is looking at that whenever they require replacement of a vehicle. Edwards stated the City uses the state contract prices for their large purchases,which allows the City to use the contracts that have already been negotiated with the dealers on brand-new equipment. Edwards stated the City typically likes to purchase their big ticket items brand-new given the warranties but that on occasion the City has purchased used equipment but it is typically equipment that is not used routinely. Levang moved,Printup seconded,to approve replacement of Truck No.424,a 1992 Ford L8000 with a 2016 Westem Star 4700 with body and plow work to be done by Aspen Equipment. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. Page 10 of 18