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Special Council Minutes of 4/22/2008 clumps and items into the bed of the truck without causing injuries. This will mainly be used for building maintenance to pick up lazge items, such as refrigerators, from tree lawns. The cost for the 2 %2 ton truck is approximately $60,000. In addition to that, there will be the equipping of a plow, salt box and the bed. Councilman Gareau noted for the record that these trucks were discussed during the appropriation ordinance and the money has been appropriated for the purchase of these vehicles on the recommendation of Mr. Conway and Mr. Limpert during the appropriation process. Councilman Barker asked Mr. Limpert to re-address the reason for the V plow. Mr. Limpert explained that, during heavy snows, it is very difficult to actually put an initial punch-through on a street. Also, as you would hit heavier spots, that would cause the trucks to slide to the right or left depending on which way you had slanted the plow. The V plow ends up piercing through the snow better, and it allows you to drive a straighter line. Of course, the V plow has a hinge on it that can straighten out and allow it to be like a standazd plow. It gives us additional capability that we don't have. It certainly would have come in handy with the last large snow we had this winter to get things started. Councilman Barker asked if we had a V plow presently. Mr. Limpert said the city does not have a V plow presently. Councilman Barker asked if this first step was taken per study, recommendations, or other cities' experience. Mr. Limpert answered yes. Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane, said he wholeheartedly encourages the purchase of a V plow because he had firsthand experience watching crews trying to plow the street without it. He asked what the total expenditure is and how many vehicles we aze getting for that total amount? Mr. Limpert said we will be getting two vehicles total. We are going to put these vehicles together ourselves. As far as the 2 %z ton truck, we will be buying the bed, the plow, and the hoist sepazately. We find that by setting up the truck in our Fleet Dept., all the trucks in the fleet aze uniform as far as you can jump in truck A or truck B, and the controls aze all in the same place as apposed to, when you send them off some place even though you tell them how you want them, they sometimes come back different and it can be very confusing. Mr. Lambert asked the total cost of the vehicles and equipment. Mr. Limpert said the pick up is $32,000 and $122,000 for the 2 %2 ton truck. Councilman Gareau asked if any current fleet would be taken out of service when the two vehicles come in. Mr. Limpert said later in the yeaz we may retire No. 21. Also, we are planning, as it stands now, to pass down pick up truck No. 13 to the Rec Dept. which is in need of a truck. Councilman Gazeau made a motion to adopt Resolution 2008-59. The motion was seconded by Councilman Bazker and passed unanimously. Resolution No. 2008-59 adopted. Resolution No. 2008-60 was introduced and placed on first reading by Mayor O'Grady. A resolution approving of and authorizing the Mayor to enter into a collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters ("IAFF") Local 1267 for the city's fire fighters, for the period January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2008, and declaring an emergency. Councilman Gareau moved for suspension of the rules requiring three readings and committee review and noted the suspension in requested by virtue of the fact that we need to enter into this agreement which is well beyond the time it should have been done. The motion was seconded by Councilman Bazker and passed unanimously. Mayor O'Grady commented the issue here is something that is very well known to City Council. This contract is four months old. For four months, we haven't 2 ~~~~~