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 All right, green lights on, good morning and welcome to the public utility board's meeting

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 of Monday, January 27th, 2025, it is 9 a.m., so we're going to get started, are there any

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 comments from the public?

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 No, any comments?

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 No, then we'll move right into the regular meeting.

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 Consent agenda, would any board member like to pull any items for their consent agenda?

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 Well, I guess not because there are none, all right, we can go right into items for

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 individual consideration.

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 Item A, PUB 25-013, consider approval of the January 13th, 2025 meeting, 25 minutes.

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 So moved.

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 Second.

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 We have a motion and a second, is there any further discussion?

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 If not, all those in favor, please say aye.

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 Aye.

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 Any opposed?

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 Aye.

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 Any opposed?

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 Any opposed?

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 All right.

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 Item B, PUB 25-010, consider recommending the adoption of an ordinance, the City of

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 Denton, Texas, Home Rule Municipal Corporation authorizing the city manager to execute a contract

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 with the bond equipment company, Inc. through by-board, a cooperative network contract.

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 This is an item worth $18,690,000, and there's Mr. Taylor.

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 Good morning.

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 Yes.

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 Just started.

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 Good morning.

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 I am the Director of Facilities and Fleet Services.

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 I'm here this morning to request a contract with Bond Equipment to supply refuse trucks

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 and equipment for the City of Denton.

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 Fleet Service Department is required to maintain and purchase various types of refuse trucks

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 and other construction equipment and utility vehicles over the next five years and continuing.

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 Additionally, repair services require specialized diagnostics and knowledge that are needed

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 to keep the equipment operational.

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 The proposed contract will allow for the purchase and repair of this equipment, assets purchased

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 on this contract will be used by several departments, including the utilities, to support the city's

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 infrastructure.

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 The contract value has been determined through analysis of historical spending levels and

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 future needs, ensuring the agreement provides adequate funding to support any anticipated

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 fleet expansion and the assets needed to maintain the city.

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 All vehicle equipment acquisitions will be processed through the city's operating and

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 capital budget process.

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 Here we have specifics where the funding will be appropriated through additions, replacements,

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 repair services and some projections on inflation and compounded growth in the city.

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 I have a question.

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 I notice you're going to have four additional units added in 28-29.

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 What does the completion of the new service center have to do with the added equipment?

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 The service center specifically, I don't think there's a correlation there.

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 We operate out of the fleet services shop and then a lot of this equipment is utilized

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 in the field.

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 So, I'm not sure if there's a correlation to the additions in the new service center

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 being built.

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 Well, just based on the note on your slide, that's why I asked the question, estimate

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 four additions FY 28-29 due to anticipated completion of new service centers, no?

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 Just with the expanded growth, there's naturally more space, but this isn't to support the

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 construction of the service center.

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 No, I just was curious what the correlation was between additional equipment.

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 Thank you.

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 Yes, sir.

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 Go back a slide.

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 So on the, it will be used by several departments in support of the city's infrastructure.

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 Are all those departments under your, is this all under the city refuge, garbage trucks

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 and such, or what other departments, what departments are you talking about?

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 For fleet services, the contracts will support all departments throughout the city.

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 That could be parks and recreation, even marketing and communication as vehicles.

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 Any city department that has vehicle assets would be utilizing this contract.

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 It is more focused around utility vehicles and heavy duty vehicles, which aligns underneath

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 the utility department specifically.

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 But the contract has the capacity to support anybody who has vehicles within the city.

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 And so you're going to pay the whole bill, irregardless of the other departments that

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 are using it?

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 So the contract spend is not a guaranteed spend.

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 We can utilize up to that, not necessarily we'll have to use all of it.

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 So if there's not a need, we won't spend.

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 But my point is though, would you be paying it all versus any of the other departments?

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 Is that not right?

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 No.

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 So generally vehicles are either cash funded from operating funds or they're bond funded.

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 And so some departments issue bonds and so that's where they're paid for.

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 They're not paid out of the fleet fund itself.

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 It gets paid out of whatever the respective department that's buying those vehicles.

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 Thank you for that clarification.

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 So you'll manage the purchases, however, each department will fund its own purchase?

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 Correct.

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 Yes, sir.

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 Just a curiosity question.

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 So the refuse or solid waste fleet represents a significant portion of your fleet cost each

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 year?

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 Yes, sir.

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 Could you give us a ballpark percentage?

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 Well, when it comes to refuse trucks, 100% of the refuse trucks purchased are for solid

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 waste.

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 Obviously.

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 Right, right, for this contract as a whole, 70% of this contract will be utilized by the

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 utilities and then the fire department will have the opportunity as well for some heavy

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 duty servicing of this contract, which will be funded by the general fund.

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 That doesn't quite answer my question, I'm sorry.

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 So the solid waste equipment, what percentage of the total fleet does that represent in

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 terms of expenditure?

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 On this contract?

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 No, the overall department, I'm sorry, your entire department.

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 Sure, about 30%.

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 Okay.

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 That's the weighted difference of solid waste versus my total portfolio.

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 Oh, thank you.

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 Yes, sir.

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 Keep moving.

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 Recommendation is to approve a one-year contract with four additional one-year extensions and

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 a total of a five-year not to exceed amount with bond equipment for $18,690,000 to support

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 the city and the assets associated.

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 Any additional questions?

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 It does not appear, oh, Mr. Taylor.

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 Is this the same method that we used five years ago to get our current contracts or

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 is this new, a different method than we've used in the past?

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 Sure, so the contract solicitation or cooperative would be the same.

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 However, there is a precedent set that we use with our light duty fleet is that we're

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 looking at the capacity to buy rather than targeting specific manufacturers.

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 Before we utilized rush equipment for targeted purchases, here we're asking for capacity

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 on these contracts so that we can purchase vehicles that are on the lot or have faster

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 lead times to avoid the delayed acquisition.

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 Before when we were utilizing one manufacturer type of contracts, we would see 18 to 24-month

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 turnaround times.

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 What we've experienced utilizing this method is that we are not turning refuse trucks over

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 for purchases within the quarter of when they're asked for, so a great ability to increase

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 our operational efficiency by utilizing this method.

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 Does that lead to different brands of equipment or is it just buying from a different kind

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 of location around the country?

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 Yeah, great question.

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 It allows us to do both, but really we focus on diversifying the brands within the fleet

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 and we've seen a great return on the ability to not have the same type of vehicle down

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 for the same issues by expanding the diversity within our fleet.

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 Thank you.

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 Of course.

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 All right.

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 Let's see, where are we on this item?

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 So this does just require action.

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 Okay, didn't say it at the bottom.

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 All right.

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 So does the board wish to make a motion to recommend approval of going ahead with this

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 item?

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 I have a motion for Mr. Ryback.

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 Second for Mr. Taylor.

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 I can state the motion.

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 I would like to move that we accept this proposal and move forward.

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 We have a motion to approve in a second.

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 All those in favor please say aye.

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 Aye.

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 Any opposed sign the same and it passes unanimously.

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 All right.

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 We have a motion to approve item C, PB 25-011, consider recommending adoption of an ordinance

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 of the City of Denton, the Texas Home World Municipal Corporation authorizing the city

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 manager to ask to get a contract with Industrial Power LLC through the interlocal purchasing

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 system and such cooperative program contract numbers.

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 Police department providing for the expenditure of funds therefore providing an effective

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 date file 8722 wanted to Industrial Power LLC for one year with the option for four extensions,

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 total of five not to exceed the amount of $19,477,500.

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 Tom Gray, Director of Facilities and Fleet again.

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 Same guy.

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 Yes.

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 Exact same concept.

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 Fleet services department is required to repair, maintain and purchase various types

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 of refuse trucks, construction equipment, and utility vehicles over the next five years

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 and continuing, the repair service is required to specialize diagnostics and knowledge needed

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 to keep the equipment operational.

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 Pros contract will allow for purchasing and repair of the equipment assets purchased on

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 this contract will be used by several departments within the city to support the city's infrastructure.

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 The contract value has been determined by the historical spending levels and future needs

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 ensuring the agreement provides adequate funding to support the anticipated fleet expansions

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 and the associated maintenance services with those vehicles.

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 All the vehicles acquired and serviced will be processed through the city's budgeting

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 process.

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 Similarly, cost structure broken down with the anticipated needs over the years.

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 And then, of course, the SAS recommendation to approve a one-year with four additional

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 or one-year extensions with a total of a five-year not to exceed amount with Industrial Power

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 Policy for $19,477,500.

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 Any questions?

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 >> Of Industrial Power, are they a company that we're currently using for this service?

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 >> Yes, they are, sir.

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 >> And they've given a satisfactory service?

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 >> Very good service, sir.

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 >> Thank you.

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 >> Yes, sir.

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 >> Mr. Taylor?

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 >> In relation to the last contract, do these overlap where they might be who can deliver

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 it faster delivers it or are they different equipment?

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 >> So there are different manufacturers per contract.

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 That's why you'll see some of the same numbers but the capacity to buy again.

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 And for the items that are similar, it does provide them with the opportunity to still

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 be competitive.

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 >> Okay.

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 So the $630,000 this year for contract one and contract two in additions, those just

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 happen to be like a round number that approximates two new vehicles or whatever number of vehicles?

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 >> That is correct.

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 Right now we have the -- assuming these two contracts are approved and move forward, if

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 we need one refuse truck, we now have two options to purchase that.

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 So either of those opportunities that have one on site, we can make that acquisition

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 and turn it over to the department within a lot of time for make ready.

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 Whereas if we only selected one of these contracts, we would be at the mercy of their availability

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 for providing that truck.

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 >> And do we expect to spend the full spend on each contract or they're competitive and

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 so maybe the money goes here, maybe it goes there?

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 >> Correct.

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 Correct.

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 There's not an anticipation of meeting the NTE on both contracts over the five years.

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 Assuming that there's a lot of overlap in these contracts for the acquisitions of the

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 trash trucks.

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 >> Thank you.

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 >> Of course.

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 >> I have a question that kind of brings me back to both of these, I guess.

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 Are these a combination of mobile and on site repairs on the repair side of it?

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 >> Yes, sir.

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 So these contracts provide field servicing and repair shop servicing and also transportation

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 services, body repairs, essentially everything that we need to support a repair that we cannot

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 do in-house, these vendors can support.

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 >> So it'll be itemized as far as what those pay items, hours per mobile unit, hours per

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 stationary unit, whatever?

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 >> Yes, per the tips and cooperative contract pricing.

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 >> Yeah.

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 Okay.

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 So you said will any of this be done on site in our service center?

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 >> A lot of it.

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 As soon as the solid waste fleet shop new build is complete, we will have a dedicated

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 bay for contractors to come and support on site, which will help us turn over costs quicker

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 and keep the trucks on our facility.

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 >> Okay.

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 All right.

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 That's all I got.

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 Anybody want to make a motion to approve and recommend going forward?

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 >> I move we recommend adoption to city council of this ordinance.

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 >> Second.

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 >> Motion and second from Mr. Newquist.

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 All those in favor, please say aye.

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 >> Aye.

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 >> Aye.

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 Any opposed?

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 Signed the same.

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 It passes unanimously as well.

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 All right.

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 Moving right along.

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 >> Thank you.

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 >> Going into management reports, I guess that would be Mr. Puente.

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 >> Mr. Chair, members of the board, today we have a follow-up memo on a project.

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 I know Dee's here.

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 If there's a question you have, I think there was a question likely at the last meeting

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 about FM 1515 and some sewer easements.

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 So if you have any questions beyond the memo, Dee's here to respond.

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 >> I have a question, unless there are some others.

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 Just one thing here just stuck out at me, and maybe it just -- maybe it's normal and

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 I didn't notice it until this agenda item came out where they put the question about

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 a council member having a conflict of interest.

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 Is that something we've added normally?

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 >> We include that on all of our ordinances.

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 >> On all these?

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 All right.

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 I have a question.

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 So I didn't really catch this conflict of interest thing, so thank you for pointing it out.

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 So what would be a conflict of interest in the case of property acquisition?

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 >> I don't know if that's really a legal question or not.

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 >> I mean, just generally speaking, the person owns the property or owns property adjacent

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 to it.

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 There may be a family member to someone who owns property or has some other professional

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 relationship with one of the property owners that the city would be needing to acquire.

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 >> Okay.

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 That's fine.

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 I just -- >> You could ask a Board of Ethics member

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 over there.

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 >> I'll follow up later with you on that.

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 >> You're in so much trouble.

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 So how long have we had that clause in the contract?

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 How do you recall?

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 >> In the ordinance I think for about as -- at least as long as I've been here and probably

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 before then.

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 I've been here six years now, so -- >> And so that conflict of interest is only

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 on those people that are voting, whether it be City Council or even here, that could be

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 pursued as swaying a particular purchase on something.

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 Is that a fair question?

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 >> That would be my assumption not being an attorney, but yes.

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 >> This paragraph says Council member, but yes, I think we're aware.

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 >> Well, within the ethics officers, which we are all officers as well.

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 So tell us, Counselor.

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 >> I think it's a little bit off-posting to discuss the ethics ordinance here and conflict

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 of interest rules.

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 I think the question about why is it on the AIS is valid because it's on the AIS, but

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 I don't think I want to get into arguing about the ethics rules.

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 Also it's ultimately up to the Board of Ethics to make determinations in those cases.

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 >> Good.

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 Good.

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 Screen pass there.

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 I just -- I'm sorry, I brought it up because I just hadn't noticed this in the past.

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 >> So Mr. Chair, we don't have any items on our new business action items.

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 I think that may be a first, so you're off to a great start, Mr. Chair.

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 And then for future agenda items, we don't have anything listed.

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 I don't have to talk to one of you.

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 I do plan to talk to Matt and finance to see if we can start populating, and they're still

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 working through the budget calendar, but hopefully for the next meeting we'll populate that so

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 that you kind of can make your plans, only if you have vacation plans or the conflicts

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 where you may not be here.

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 So at least you're aware of those dates.

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 >> We do have something Mr. Rayner brought up I think he wants to address possibly, so.

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 >> Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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 In our last meeting, we voted on PUB 24-265 in the affirmation to move forward.

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 Towards the end of the discussion, we were told that the company was a -- from Mexico.

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 With the new administration in Washington that we have, I am concerned in that if we

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 have a tariff that may be placed upon Mexico for a reason, will that affect this particular

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 purchase?

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 Is this -- first of all, is the product that we voted on, is it already in the United States?

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 Is it there?

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 So it is not subject to a tariff.

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 That being said, I'd also like to know for future votes if there is something that is

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 outside the United States that we're purchasing to bring in, I'd like to at least have some

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 kind of study or discussion on what costs that might bring to us that we're not prepared

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 for, such as this one, if there is a 25% tariff before this comes to the United States, I'm

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 assuming that we will eat that.

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 I'd like our budget department to just give us some more clarification as to what potential

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 liabilities we may have.

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 Is that all right?

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 Yes, sir.

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 So we can certainly work with procurement and finance on kind of the wider general potential

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 impacts and how those may impact contracts, but we can also address this specific one

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 as to what that would potentially mean.

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 Generally most contracts have pricing escalation procedures that we're able to review and either

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 accept or not, and in the event that we don't accept them, we can rebid the whole process

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 again.

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 But again, we'll work with procurement and finance to get the wording, we'll get a memo

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 back out to you for the next meeting.

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 And I'd like to add, if it is permissible, such as this company, which was evidently

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 fine with the bidding and such, but I'd like to know if they are in America or not.

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 Once again, because of inventory and such, do we have a longer wait period for getting

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 it into the country versus already here, I'd like for the Public Utility Board to at least

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 have that knowledge as we vote on these other things, other items that come along.

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 Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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 Yep.

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 All right.

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 Is that all you got, Tony?

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 Yes, sir.

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 That's it.

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 Anybody else?

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 I move we adjourn.

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 Okay.

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 Don't even need a motion, I don't think we're adjourned.