More City Vehicle Purchases OK’d

In three separate resolutions, the purchase of two forklifts, a Chevrolet Impala for use by police detectives, and a lease for golf carts have been approved by the Ann Arbor city council.

The council’s action, on March 17, 2014 came after approving 18 replacement vehicles on March 3 and several pieces of basic equipment on Feb. 18.

The two Clark C30 forklifts will be used at the city’s materials recovery facility (MRF) and cost a total of $55,268. The forklifts will replace two that are currently being rented at a cost of $12,000 a year. The city is calculating that the purchase cost will be covered by savings in rental costs in 2.3 years.

The police detective vehicle – a Chevrolet Impala – will be purchased from Berger Chevrolet in Oakland County for $26,750. The car will replace a vehicle that in the next year will have reached an 80,000-mile limit specified in the city’s labor contract.

The resolution approving a two-year golf cart lease with Pifer Inc. had been recommended by the city’s park advisory commission recommended the action on golf carts at its Feb. 25, 2014 meeting. The agreement increases the original number of 65 leased carts by 34 carts, for a total of 99 carts. The city leases golf carts from Pifer for the Huron Hills and Leslie Park golf courses.

The lease amendment is two years, for an amount not to exceed $50,340 over the length of the lease amendment term. Funding for FY 2014 will come from the parks and recreation services general fund and will be in the proposed budget for FY 2015, according to a staff memo. In FY 2013, the city generated about $225,000 in revenue from golf cart rentals.

The council’s resolution on golf carts also approved the sale of 32 city-owned golf carts to Pifer for $50,340.

This brief was filed from the city council’s chambers on the second floor of city hall, located at 301 E. Huron.