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-48- <br /> <br />Case//2: Authorize Various 2002 Capital Purchases <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lund stated that Minnesota bid laws require different levels of competitive <br />bidding based on dollar amounts of the item to be purchased. The total capital outlay approved <br />in the 2002 Adopted General Fund Budget is $937,850. Funding for these capital items comes <br />from general revenues and the Equipment Replacement Fund. Staff recommended approval to <br />proceed accordingly with the purchase of the capital outlay items included in the 2002 Adopted <br />General Fund Budget. <br /> <br />Motion by Mayor Gamec, seconded by Councilmember Kurak, to recommend that the City <br />Council approve to proceed with the purchase of the capital outlay items included in the 2002 <br />Adopted General Fund Budget. <br /> <br />Further discussion: Counc~mber Anderson inquired as to what the possibility was that the <br />City would not have eno~i~:mon~to pay for the equipment. Finance Officer Lund replied that <br />the purchases are pa~;~ihe 2002 ~dget and would not be impacted by any shortfalls. She also <br />noted that a majoritY'~'~..the purch~-~s are not being made by the general levy. Councilmember <br />Hendriksen inquired if ~.._m._p~-~0~i~?nit the items to be purchased without coming back <br />to the Council. Finance officer L~dii~xpla'l~kd those items under $10,000 would not come back <br />to the Council, but anything¥6~' $50,000 }(~ould come back to the Council. Police Chief <br />Gustafson noted that the squad cars ~ti~i~e:~-b~'~n negotiated through a negotiated contract with <br />Hennepin County Purchasing and me~s standards and would like to place an order for the cars <br />tomorrow. Director of Public Wor~ire:. ~f~l~!:~r noted that the snow plow truck is also <br />covered under a purchasing agreemerif:~h~rei.~! th~)~idding requirements have been met. Staff <br />will come forward to the Council with a rec~5~ndati~?n the snow plow truck prior to it <br />being purchased. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, C~hcil~bers'~grak, ~derson, Henddksen, <br />and Zi~e~an. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Case ~3: Ci~ of Ramsey Capital ImprovemenffCapital:~i~y <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lurid stated that e~lier the Co~i~ee ff~Presented with Ramsey's Capital <br />ImprovemenfCapital Outlay Plan (CIP) for the years 2002-2006. It had been prepared in <br />a~empt to anticipate major capital expenditures in advance of the year in w~ch they ~e budget <br />requests. Fuaher, several projects may inte~elate or require other improvements prior to <br />~itiation, w~ch would cause delays without prior pl~ning.. Additionally, projects may require <br />budget~g over several years or receipt of ~nds ~om other sources (i.e. ~ants) requihng <br />pl~ng completion prior to the ~nding year. Finally, the plan enables a snapshot of <br />identified capital needs of the co~uni~ allowing for continual pfiofitization of these ~eeds. <br />Approval of the CIP by Council does not authorize spending or i~tiation of a given project. <br />does, however, provide a guide for the co~u~ty for a whole a~ay of private and public <br />decision-red, rig, impacted by public capital expenditures. ~erefore, the CIP should receive <br />ratification only if the Council perceives actions contemplated witch the plan as reasonable and <br /> <br />Finance Committee/December 18, 2001 <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />