HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC minutes/2/23/15-encroachment agreement MINUTES OF THE
ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday,February 23,2015
7:00 o'clock p.m.
3. #15-370 — ION 78-1405(a)(5) CLARIFY RETAINING W AND
LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE SETBACK — ANCE NO. 139 (co ' e )
Walsh noted they are talking about potential proble may or m t exist.
Printup stated he would 1' ee it less on the smaller lots.
VO . yes 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 DIItECTOR/CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT
5. REPLACEMENT OF TRUCK NO.424
Edwards s ted before the Council tonight is a proposal to replace Truck No.424 whic is currently over
23 years old. e Public Works Department has gotten a number of years of use o of it but that it is
ready to be replac . Edwards noted over$20,000 in repairs has had to be don n this truck in the past
few years and that it i he only City vehicle that failed the DOT inspections st week. Edwards stated
they will need to do mor epairs on it and that it will require a couple th sand dollars to bring it to the
point where it passes the D inspection.
Edwards noted the City's big dump cks are now coming due n the City's CIP and that he is not sure
whether they can stretch some of those t a little longer. ards stated the large dump trucks are
critical pieces of equipment for the Public orks Depart ent and will need to be replaced in the coming
years.
Walsh stated he did e-mail the Public Works D� ector rlier to get some additional information on
warranties and other items. Walsh stated th easy option to simply purchase a new truck but that there
is another sub-market of used equipment ut there and that he ants to make sure the City is looking at
that whenever they require replaceme of a vehicle.
Edwards stated the City uses the st e contract prices for their large rchases,which allows the City to
use the contracts that have alre been negotiated with the dealers on d-new equipment. Edwards
stated the City typically like o purchase their big ticket items brand-new ' en the warranties but that on
occasion the City has pur ased used equipment but it is typically equipment t is not used routinely.
Levang moved,Pr' tup seconded,to approve replacement of Truck No.424,a 1 2 Ford L8000
with a 2016 We ern Star 4700 with body and plow work to be done by Aspen Equi ent. VOTE:
Ayes 5,Nays .
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