I. RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council declare various public works items surplus and administer a silent auction for the vehicles and equipment (minus the street sweeper) and donate the miscellaneous items to the thrift store.
Staff recommends selling the street sweeper to the City of Avenal for $5,000 or at a determined price by the City Council.
II. BACKGROUND:
Various pieces of equipment/furniture have been phased out of use due to age or cost to maintain operability and need to be declared surplus and sold off and /or donated.
The City of Avenal has requested that the City consider selling the street sweeper to them as they are in need of a back up street sweeper.
III. DISCUSSION:
Public Works has assembled a list of equipment consisting of 8 trucks, 1 bobcat, and various pieces of furniture that are no longer in service for Public Works. The list is attached to this report.
Staff is recommending these items be auctioned off in a silent auction and the miscellaneous items donated to the thrift store which is similar to that of other departments.
Staff also recommends selling the street sweeper to the City of Avenal for a price of $5,000. The street sweeper is a 2003 Freightliner frame with a Tymco sweeper body. It has 90,088 miles on the main vehicle, and 8,526 hours on the rear engine which powers the various attachments.
Pricing such a piece of equipment can be difficult, as most are sold at auction. Browsing various websites yielded two close matches. It was found that a comparable 2004 Freightliner was for sale at the list price of $54,900. However, the mileage was much lower (51,856). The next closest match was a 2005 Freightliner listed at $16,990. It has a mileage of 57,000. Considering the mileage and hours on the street sweeper, staff is recommending selling the street sweeper for $5,000 or a price determined by the City Council.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
Do not authorize the surplus of listed items – Do no recommend
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
Any funds generated from the surplus will be returned to their respective fund allocation. |