Item 25 - Approval of Purchase of Water Truck and Appropriation of Funds
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
~ FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Man~
INITIATED BY: John D. FO"" ^""""' Ci", ~Ir ti:.
James R Williams, Director of Public Services
Daniel W. Cannon, Parks and Landscape Mana ~C
DATE: June 27, 1995
SUBJECT: Approval of the Purchase ofa Water Truck and Appropriation of Funds
ABSTRACT
The City's current water truck was recently declared unsafe to drive and not cost effective to repair. Staff
developed specifications, evaluated the City's need for a water truck and determined that a good used water
truck would fulfill the need.
Staff located a number of used water trucks for sale and found a 1984 International that met specifications
and was within budget. It is recommended that the City Council appropriate $25,000 from the Capital
Replacement Fund and approve the purchase of the 1984 International water truck from Frank Thomas of
Escondido, California.
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
It is not subject to CEQA review.
FISCAL IMPACT
The purchase amount is within budget.
ADDmONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
Frank Thomas, 1050 West Washington Avenue, Escondido, California 92025
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council appropriate $25.000 from the Capital Replacement Fund and
approve the purchase ofa 1984 International Water Truck from Frank Thomas ofEscondido.
ACTION
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~ AGENDA REPOR'.
CITY OF POW A Y
This report is included on the Consent Calendar. There will be no separate discussion of the report prior to approval by the
City Council unless members of the Council, staff or public request it to be removed from the Consent Calendar and
discussed separately. If you wish to have this report. pulled for discussion, please fill out a slip indicating the report number
and give it to the City Clerk prior to the beginning of the City Council meeting.
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Man~
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INITIATED BY: Jolm D. Filoh. ""i_ C;ly Maoag..ciK tif:,
James R. Williams, Director of Public Services
Daniel W. Cannon, Parks and Landscape Mana we.-
DATE: June 27, 1995
SUBJECT: Approval of the Purchase of a Water Truck and
Appropriation of Funds
BACKGROUND
The City's current 1971 Mack P3000 water truck was purchased as surplus ten years ago.
The truck was recently declared unsafe by the City's Vehicle Maintenance Supervisor and
determined not to be cost effective to repair. City staff uses the current truck to wash down
roads, water down dirt roads and lots for dust control, water from the truck is used for
compaction during grading operations, assists the Vactor truck with its operations and
would be used to fill the water tanks for the Highway 67 Tree Planting Project.
The water truck specifications require that a truck no older than a 1980 be in sound
mechanical condition, pass smog inspection, have a 2,000 gallon tank, manual, five speed
transmission, air brakes, water pump, hose reel and faucet, two rear and two side sprayers
and a front sprayer with washers.
FINDINGS
Listed are several used water trucks that staff located and evaluated for sale that appeared
to meet specifications and were within budget:
1966 Kiser 4,000 Gallon Water Truck $17,500
1981 Ford 2,000 Gallon Water Truck $19,500
ACTION:
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Agenda Report - Approval of the Purchase of a Water Truck
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1984 Ford LN 8000, 2,200 Gallon Water Truck
with Berkley Pump and Four Heads $23,750
1984 International 2,000 Gallon Water Truck
with a Demming Pump $25,000
1989 Ford Diesel 2,000 Gallon Water Truck $32,500
1995 Ford 2,000 Gallon Water Truck $60,000
Staff had the opportunity to view all the available water trucks and found the 1984
International was the only truck in sound mechanical condition that met our specifications
and was within budget
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This action is not subject to CEOA review.
FISCAL IMPACT
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The purchase amount of $25,000 is within budget
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
Frank Thomas, 1050 West Washington Avenue, Escondido, California 92025
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council appropriate $25,000 from the Capital Replacement
Fund and approve the purchase of a 1984 International water truck from Frank Thomas
of Escondido, California.
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