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<br />Finance Director Lund stated that it does deplete the capital equipment fund, but not the capital <br />maintenance fund, the PIR funds, and facility fund. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma stated that he was not present for the last discussion and asked if the all-in levy <br />increase would be over 12%. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund said yes and explained that this also includes all personnel requests and <br />capital equipment certificates. She noted that if they did not issue capital equipment certificates, <br />they would be looking at a 32.1% general fund levy increase. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley stated that the last time the Council discussed this they agreed with the <br />concept of the equipment fund which brought them to the 12%. He asked about the request for an <br />additional mechanic. <br /> <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby explained that this position is needed to keep up <br />with all of the demand. He stated that the mechanics keep up with all vehicles in the City. He added <br />that these mechanics have a lot of work to keep up with. He noted that they have had to outsource <br />a lot of the work and fixes to other shops in the past. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma asked how much was spent in the past on outsourced work. <br /> <br />Street Supervisor Turner explained that there is currently very little that is being outsourced for <br />repairs. He stated that with the new facility they have the space and the equipment to handle all <br />the work in-house. He added that one of the mechanics has said that he will be retiring in the next <br />few years. He shared that this mechanic request is also for future on-boarding to assume some of <br />the roles of the current mechanic. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff shared that he counted 11 or more new vehicles listed as capital <br />requests. He asked about the condition of the rest of the fleet and if there are a lot of aging vehicles. <br /> <br />Street Supervisor Turner explained that they are currently short on vehicles for staffing. He noted <br />that they are repairing and repurposing the older vehicles. He stated that the new vehicles take into <br />account City growth. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked about the hose crimping machine and how important this is and <br />if it can be outsourced for less than $15,000 a year. <br /> <br />Street Supervisor Turner stated that all of the equipment is run off of hydraulics and a hose can <br />blow at any time and there would not be somewhere that is open that could take care of this. He <br />noted that the building was set up for this to have the ability to do this in-house. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if the $15,000 is the anticipated price range or if they could get <br />this cheaper. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / August 8, 2023 <br />Page 5 of 7 <br /> <br />