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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/07/2012 RegularCity of Springfield Regular Meeting MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012 The City of Springfield Council met in regular session in the Council Chambers, 225 Fifth Street, Springfield, Oregon, on Monday, May 7, 2012 at 7:00 p.m., with Mayor Lundberg presiding. ATTENDANCE Present were Mayor Lundberg and Councilors Pishioneri, Wylie, Moore, Ralston and Woodrow. Also present were City Manager Gino Grimaldi, Assistant City Manager Jeff Towery, City Attorney Matthew Cox, City Recorder Amy Sowa and members of the staff. Councilor VanGordon was absent (excused). PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Lundberg. SPRINGFIELD UPBEAT 1. 2012 Earth Day Poster Contest Winners. Environmental Services Public Information Specialist Rachael Chilton presented this item. Ms. Chilton said this year's theme for the Earth Day Poster Contest was "Small Hands Change the World ". A record number of entries were submitted this year, about 300, from 5th graders around Springfield, so seven were awarded rather than five. Mayor Lundberg presented award certificates to the seven winners: 6 1st Place: Carlos Lopez } • 2nd Place: Mary Jane Westover L • 3rd Place: Dani Shive 0 4th Place: Destiny Keith • 5th Place: Dawn Harrison • 6th Place: Maykayla Collins • 7th Place: Jose Sanchez 2. Groundwater Guardians Presentation. Planning Supervisor Linda Pauly said this was an important time to acknowledge the work Springfield did to keep our drinking water clean. This was done through the implementation of our drinking water protection overlay district, which was part of the Springfield Development Code. When development came in with their application and they were within a `time of travel' zone for our drinking water protection wellheads, they went through an additional layer of review to make sure their development would comply. She provided the example of the new fueling facility at Fred Meyer on 5th and Q Streets. Fred Meyer went above and beyond and should be commended for making sure everything at the fuel facility and in their store was in compliance. She introduced Amy Chinitz, Water Quality Protection Coordinator at Springfield Utility Board. City.of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 7, 2012 Page 2 Ms. Chinitz thanked the Mayor and City Council for their continued support of Springfield Groundwater Guardians. Approximately 90% of the drinking water in Springfield came from ground water. This source was not seen, but was susceptible to contamination of human activity that took place above ground. The job of the Springfield Groundwater Guardian team was to help the community `see' groundwater by building awareness of this precious resource and creating opportunities to protect it. Springfield had been a Groundwater Guardian community for 15 years. To earn the Groundwater Guardian designation, a number of things had been done. Young chemists from Thurston High School's community water testing lab continued to test private well water samples for over 100 households, while their counterparts in the field conducted water quality monitoring in our local streams. With funds from a Drinking Water Protection Grant, more public water systems teamed up with Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) to develop an informative, interactive website about protecting drinking'water. Staff from the City of Springfield continued to work with local businesses to ensure that stormwater facilities such as bioswales were kept in good condition so they could do their job of filtering stormwater runoff which was a direct benefit to groundwater. They also partnered with Lane County Waste Management and other agencies to sponsor their Annual One -Day Household Hazardous Waste Roundup in the Middle Fork Willamette watershed where 65 participants properly disposed of over 5000 pounds of hazardous waste. These highlights illustrated that taking action to protect groundwater could mean a lot of different things and everybody could play a role. On behalf of the Groundwater Guardian team, she presented a plaque which represented national recognition of Springfield's accomplishments during 2011. She thanked the City for helping to keep Springfield a Groundwater Guardian community. Mayor Lundberg received the plaque on behalf of the City 3. DUII Officer of the Year Award, Officer Tom Speldrich. Police Chief Jerry Smith presented this item. One of the goals of the Police Department was to make the streets as safe as possible for the public, and drunk drivers killed more people than those involved in homicides. Officer Tom Speldrich, a 4 year veteran of the Springfield Police Department had been recognized by the Or DUII Multi - Disciplinary Task Force as the DUII Officer of the Year for 2011. He received the Award April 20th at the annual, conference. Officer. Speldrich arrested 202 impaired drivers during 2011. The skill and commitment to engage in that volume of activity demonstrated extremely exceptional dedication. Officer Speldrich was also certified as a Drug Recognition Expert to identify those who drove under the influence of Drugs. Chief Smith noted that there was a lot of additional time involved when arresting a drunk driver, including paperwork, attendance at hearings and training. Chief Smith said he was very proud of Officer Speldrich. Officer Speldrich introduced his family who were in the audience. He said they were the ones that supported him the most. Mayor Lundberg thanked him for his work. He had taken people off the road that were a danger to the citizens. She also thanked his family for their support. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 7, 2012 Page 3 4. McKenzie /Willamette Award Recognition. Community Relations Manager Niel Laudati presented this item. The Cardiovascular Unit (CVU) at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center (MWMC) had received the Silver Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. This award, given by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) recognized the nation's top hospital units that cared for acutely and critically ill patients. MWMC's CVU was one of 315 out of 6,000 critical care units' nationwide, one of seven units in the State of Oregon, and the first CHS Critical Care Unit honored with this award. Mr. Laudati introduced Nurse Manager Becky Bellingham from McKenzie Willamette Medical Center. Ms. Bellingham introduced Monica Gibbs, one of the units charge nurses. This award was given by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). Certain criteria had to be met in order to receive this award. The criteria identified included leadership and organizational ethics, retention, education, training and mentoring, research and evidence based practice, healing environment and patient outcomes. The section that received the most weight was patient outcome where they had to prove they had done all the right things to provide patients with the best care and best outcomes.. Ms. Bellingham said the CVU opened in December of 2006 and was a specialty unit for cardiovascular patients. Their nurses were trained specifically in cardiovascular patients, physicians were specialty physicians and there was great collaboration between the two groups. When they opened, they researched the best way to care for the patients and give them the best outcomes. The model they used was the One -Stop Model. With this model patients came to the unit from the beginning to the end. They had their own patient educator who met with the patients and did all of the patient education. The patients were admitted to their unit, had their surgeries in the unit and stayed with them until they left the hospital. That gave the patients continuity and they were not moved to other areas of the hospital. The physicians all worked together for the benefit of the patients. Both patients and their families appreciated this approach. The staff in the CVU chose to work towards the Beacon. Their inter- practice committee, many of whom were in the audience, worked for about a year on this process. Ms. Gibbs was the coordinator to get them to this point. Ms. Bellingham recognized all of the members. of this group who were in the audience.. Ms. Bellingham said with this award they joined Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU), St. Vincent's and Salem Hospital, as recipients of this award. McKenzie Willamette Medical Center was the first in Lane County to receive this award and the first unit in Community Health Systems, their parent company. They were very proud of their achievements and thanked the administration for the support they provided. They appreciated being recognized by the community leaders. Mayor Lundberg presented Ms. Bellingham with a letter of congratulations. The City enjoyed taking the opportunity to celebrate our community's great successes. She thanked them all for their hard work. 5. ALS Awareness Month Proclamation. Mayor Lundberg proclaimed May 2012 as ALS Awareness Month. She read from the proclamation. ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease was a disorder of the motor neurons causing death of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control the action of voluntary muscles. ALS currently affected an estimated City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 7, 2012 Page 4 35,000 Americans with over 5000 new ALS cases diagnosed annually with a life expectancy between three and five years. MDA leads the search for treatments and care for ALS through its aggressive worldwide research and MDA/ALS clinical programs including those in Eugene, Medford and Portland. It was the responsibility of all Oregon citizens to value the worth, dignity, rights and hopes of families affected by ALS. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Claims 2. Minutes a. April 9, 2012 — Council Annual Planning Meeting b. April 16, 2012 — Work Session c. April 16, 2012 — Regular Meeting d. April 23, 2012 — Work Session 3. Resolutions 4. Ordinances 5. Other Routine Matters a. Authorize and Direct the City Manager to Execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with Springfield Utility Board for the 10th and N Sewer Upgrade — Phase 1 Project. b. Approve Purchase of Oracle Database Appliance Hardware for the Asset Management System Replacement Project from Six Degrees Consulting for $48,136.58 and Authorize and Direct the City Manager to Execute all Documents Required to Effect the Transaction. c. Approve Purchase of Autodesk Data Migration and System Integration Services for the Asset Management System Replacement Project from Autodesk, Inc. for $125,000 and Authorize and Direct the City Manager to Execute all Documents Required to Effect the Transaction. d. Approve the Purchase of 110 Personal Computers, 10 Laptops, and 105 Monitors for the Enterprise -wide Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Project from Dell Marketing L.P. for $136,158.00 Utilizing Dell Premier Cooperative Purchasing Pricing and Authorize and Direct the City Manager to Execute All Documents Required to Effect the Transaction. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR RALSTON TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 5 FOR AND 0 AGAINST. (1 ABSENT — VANGORDON) ITEMS REMOVED PUBLIC HEARINGS - Please limit comments to 3 minutes. Request to speak cards are available at both entrances. Please present cards to City Recorder. Speakers may not yield their time to others. 1. Proposed Resolution Setting Local and Regional Wastewater and Stormwater User Fees. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 7, 2012 Page 5 RESOLUTION NO. 2012-05 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD COMMON COUNCIL SETTING LOCAL AND REGIONAL SEWER USER FEES AND LOCAL STORMWATER USER FEES AS SET FORTH IN THE SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE. Environmental Services Manager Ron Bittler presented the staff report on this item. At current rates, the local and regional wastewater and local stormwater user fees would not produce sufficient revenue to fully fund the proposed fiscal year (FY) 12 -13 budgets for these funds. Council action was needed to establish new rates for FY 12 -13. Each year, the City Council reviewed and established the rates for local wastewater and stormwater user fees. These rates were established to provide adequate revenue to fund operation and maintenance (O &M) of Springfield's sanitary sewer and stormwater systems, and a portion of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for each program. The Council also adopted the user fees set by the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) for the Regional Wastewater Program. The City Council reviewed and discussed the proposed local wastewater and stormwater user fee increase at its April 23, 2012 work session. Staff had prepared a schedule of user charges for a public . hearing, based on a 4% increase in both the local wastewater and local stormwater user fees. In addition, the Council was informed that the MWMC adopted a 4% increase in the regional wastewater user fees that also needed to be incorporated into the schedule of user charges for FY 12-13. Given the Council's input during the work session on future rate increases, staff had begun exploring options for a long -term strategy for reducing pressure on user fees. It was expected that any successful strategy would take several years to implement and would depend, at least in part, on the City's ability to significantly reduce reliance on user rates as a source of capital, by improving the ability of SDC revenues to take up the burden of capital investment. This could reduce the need to rely on future debt financing and reduce the importance of providing coverage for debt service as an operating budget constraint. Attachment 1 of the agenda packet, a resolution establishing the local and regional wastewater and local stormwater user fees for FY 12 -13, was provided for Council consideration. It was requested that the Council consider acting on the resolution following the public hearing. Rates would go into effect on July 1, 2012. Mayor Lundberg opened the public hearing. No one appeared. Mayor Lundberg closed the public hearing. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR RALSTON TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-05. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 5 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT — VANGORDON). 2. Fiscal Year 2012 -2013 One -Year Action Plan of the Eugene - Springfield Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development (City of Springfield Section). Housing Manager Kevin Ko presented the staff report on this item. One -Year Action Plans must be submitted to HUD prior to the beginning of each fiscal year as amendments to the five -year Eugene - Springfield Consolidated Plan. The purpose of the annual action plan was to indicate how the cities City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 7, 2012 Page 6 intended to use federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds to fulfill the priorities established in the Consolidated Plan. This was the third One -Year Action Plan under the 2010 Consolidated Plan. The City of Springfield received CDBG funds as an entitlement community and HOME funds as a participant in a HOME consortium agreement with the City of Eugene. CDBG funds were awarded to communities who carried out community development activities directed towards neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and the provision of improved community facilities and services. HOME funding was a housing block grant program allocated to communities to be used for housing rehabilitation, new construction, acquisition and tenant based rental assistance activities. A public hearing was held on April 16, 2012, to review and consider applications for CDBG or HOME funding. Council approved nine projects for CDBG funding and two projects for HOME funding. The FY2012 -2013 One Year Action Plan included the CDBG and HOME funding allocations for projects and activities, and was consistent with the Council's April 16 actions. The Plan must be approved by both the City of Springfield and City of Eugene prior to submission to HUD. In addition to the approved projects, a description of other activities that may be initiated was included in both the CDBG and HOME sections of the Action Plan. The public comment period for the City of Springfield section of the document concluded with the public hearing on May 7, 2012. The City of Eugene section of the Action Plan was being adopted separately by the Eugene City Council. The combined Eugene - Springfield One -Year Action Plan would be submitted to HUD on or before May 15, 2012 for review and acceptance. Mayor Lundberg said in the past they had a set -aside in CDBG for the downtown area. This year there were downtown projects, but no set - aside. Downtown was still a focus for redevelopment and revitalization. She would like to propose that a downtown set -aside would be put under consideration for the future. Mr. Ko said they couldn't add a set -aside next year as it was the third year of a three -year aggregate. All of the funds under the cap to spend would be accessible for downtown projects. They couldn't carry over any CDBG funds to the following year. Mayor Lundberg suggested that Council keep in mind to continue the set -aside when the time was appropriate.. Mr. Ko said he would be happy to remind the Council as they approached that time. Mayor Lundberg opened the public hearing. No. one appeared to speak. Mayor Lundberg closed the public hearing. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR RALSTON TO ADOPT THE SPRINGFIELD SECTION OF THE FY2012 -2013 ONE -YEAR ACTION PLAN. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 5 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT — VANGORDON). 3. Liquor License Endorsements for the Renewal Period of 2012 -2013. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 7, 2012 Page 7 Assistant Community Services Manager Jackie Murdoch presented the staff report on this item. The attached list of 159 businesses would likely be applying to the Development Services Department for their 2012 -2013 liquor license endorsements prior to June 30, 2012. On December 19, 1994, Council. approved Ordinance No. 5768 that established specific criteria to be used when reviewing an application for a liquor license endorsement. Council may recommend denial based upon reliable, factual information as it related to any of the criteria listed in Section 7.302 of the Springfield Municipal Code. Some of the required information for liquor license renewal, i.e., ownership of the establishment, could not be determined until staff received the actual application. However, some determination about meeting the listed criteria could be made now since the criteria related to the level of police activity associated with the establishment. The public hearing this evening was scheduled for Council to receive community testimony relative to the liquor license renewal endorsement. At the conclusion of the public hearing, Council was requested to provide one of the following recommendations to the Oregon Liquor License Commission for the license renewal of the listed establishments: 1. Grant; 2. No Recommendations; 3. Do Not Grant Unless (applicant demonstrates commitment to overcome listed concerns); or 4. Deny. At this time, staff has no information that would tend to support negative recommendations on these renewals. Accordingly, subject to any public input received at the hearing, staff recommended that the Council provide a positive recommendation for renewal to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. Councilor Pishioneri said one of the downtown establishments had four DUII arrests noted. That caused him concern so he asked how that compared with other establishments citywide. Chief Smith said he didn't have that data with him tonight. When Police looked at the data, there was nothing that appeared to be a concern. The establishment referred to by Councilor Pishioneri had a high number of patrons and it was difficult to determine if it was much better or worse than other establishments. Councilor Pishioneri felt that data might be helpful in the future. Mayor Lundberg opened the public hearing. No one appeared to speak. Mayor Lundberg closed the public hearing. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR RALSTON TO GRANT. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 5 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT — VANGORDON). BUSINESS FROM THE AUDIENCE 1. Mia Nelson, 1000 Friends of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. Ms. Nelson said she last spoke on March 13 during the joint public hearing with Lane County Board of Commissioners on the Metro Plan Boundary Amendment. After the public comments, some things were said by County Commissioners and staff that she felt were confusing. Following additional research City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 7, 2012 Page 8 on those issues, Ms. Nelson submitted a letter while the record was still open. She provided copies for those that did not receive the letter. One of the things that concerned her most was the County's response to the question, "What's in it for Springfield ? ". The answer given was that it would help disenfranchise property owners. The concept was that people that lived outside the UGB couldn't vote for the Springfield elected officials, so Springfield should not have a right to vote on their proposals. In her research she found that this happened only once to a corporation. Beyond that, it was common for someone to own property in one jurisdiction and live in another. Those property owners did not expect to be able to vote on issues as a property owner if they did not live in that jurisdiction. That had been the case for�properties outside the UGB for decades. She discussed one example that was actually the County's fault. Springfield should not be giving up their rights for that reason. The other situation was when someone wanted to redesignate their land, which was very rare. She would hate to see the City forfeit their right to weigh in on those types of situations. She hoped the Council would think about City residents who could be disenfranchised if the City gave up their power to weigh in on the area outside the UGB but within the Metro Plan Boundary. COUNCIL RESPONSE CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS I19ib -Z ORDINANCES BUSINESS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL 1. Committee Appointments 2. Business from Council a. Committee Reports 1. Councilor Pishioneri referred to a letter addressed to the Lane County Board of Commissioners that had been provided to the Council regarding Transient Room Tax (TRT) funds and the amount going to Travel Lane County (TLC). Councilor Pishioneri served on the TLC Board. A percentage of TRT had been going to TLC for many years under an agreement with Lane County. That funding was being scrutinized by Lane County. The letter quantified the importance of the funds to TLC and asked Lane County to honor their agreement. He was asking Council to consent that a copy of the letter be sent to the Lane County Board of Commissioners. Councilor Ralston said he supported sending the letter, but knew Lane County was having severe budget issues. Councilor Pishioneri agreed that the outcome was uncertain. Councilor Woodrow said it was important to let Lane County know where the Council stood on the subject. Council concurred. The letter would be prepared for the Mayor's signature and mailed. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 7, 2012 Page 9 2. Councilor Wylie spoke regarding the Sustainable Communities Conference she was able to attend in Sonoma County California. In the past, the word ` sustainability' came on fast and started as a buzz word without much explanation of what it meant. She made a point at the conference to open up, listen and learn. Four tracts were offered and she chose Transportation and she was able to bring back a lot of information for the Public Works staff. Sustainability was to maintain and preserve. Maintaining clean water and clean air in adequate resources to pursue life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness today and in the future equaled sustainability. It was to make life livable today and in the future. During the transportation workshops, she studied saving energy. Some of the ways to save energy included electric or hybrid vehicles, waste management to utilize methane gas, and alternative forms of energy through wind, water and solar. She spoke regarding alternative vehicles. California had a lot of alternative types of cars. The speaker in the class said there were six types of alternative vehicles. The first three were: ethanol (corn or cellulosic); natural gas (in 2013 V8 trucks could be powered by natural gas); and hybrid (reduced mileage 33% and was part electric charge with a gas engine). Sonoma County had an all - electric and hybrid fleet, including some of their larger vehicles such as bucket trucks. The fleet for the County also had regenerative braking cycles which also saved a lot of money. Other alternative vehicles included electric cars and fuel cells (still in development). Councilor Wylie also learned about preserving resources such as water, air, soil, energy and food. There was a big movement in getting the community involved, growing foods, converting lawns to food, creating herb gardens, starting worm beds, installing low -flow, switching to hanging clothes lines, harvesting rain water, sharing resources and helping each other meet the challenges. Some of the terms she learned were: permiculture, which was similar to sustainable living; range anxiety, which was the fear of running out of an electric charge before getting to a charge station; and garage orphans, which were cars that didn't have charging stations at home. Councilor Wylie said legislature in California had required communities to build charging networks in public places. There were grants and other payment sources. Councilor Ralston said the cost was coming from taxpayers. Councilor Wylie said if someone bought an electric vehicle, they would also buy a charging system for their home so there was less demand for public stations. There were two kinds of charges: 40kw which lasted 4 -8 hours and the level 3 DC fast charging which lasted 20 minutes. She had a lot of information on funding and grant connections. The conference was extremely interesting and she would be happy to talk more with any of the councilors about what she learned. It was a coming technology. In their California community they were generating a lot of excitement of the changes. Some of the presenters were from Washington and there was some growth there for these sustainable practices. We would all be moving in this direction as we looked for ways to preserve our resources. Mayor Lundberg said there was always the opportunity for new industries that could create jobs as we moved in that direction. It would be important to find ways to figure this out, capitalize on it and bring jobs to our community. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 7, 2012 Page 10 Councilor Wylie said that was the sentiment at the conference. b. Other Business BUSINESS FROM THE CITY MANAGER 1. Approval to Purchase One (1) Aerial Fire Apparatus. Fire Chief Randall Groves presented the staff report on this item. The aerial apparatus that Fire & Life Safety currently had was a 2002 Pierce aerial that had exceeded its' reliable lifespan and was in need of replacement. This apparatus was currently housed at fire station #3 (28b Street station), and operated as a first -out engine from that location in central Springfield. This was the only aerial apparatus in the Springfield fleet, with a 100' ladder and additional equipment typical of a `truck company'. This apparatus currently had approximately 75,000 miles on it and had undergone three transmission rebuilds in the past few years. This apparatus was no longer reliable, and the maintenance costs were increasing each year. Cooperative purchasing language in an existing City of Eugene contract with Pierce Manufacturing was available to procure this new Pierce Velocity Aerial Fire Apparatus. The City was using a five year lease purchase option, based on the significant cost of the apparatus. The first two payments on the lease would come from the Vehicle & Equipment Replacement Fund (fund 713). In years 3 -5 funds currently dedicated to fire engine /pumper leases could be used -to make the estimated $214,000 per year payments. Pierce Manufacturing had a 10 -year contract to provide all fire apparatus to the City of Eugene. Pierce's price represented a good value for the investment, and would maintain interoperability with Eugene Fire's current/future apparatus plans. Eugene paid $916,342 for their newest aerial platform purchased off the Pierce contract. The Eugene contract stated a built in inflation factor of 4% per year, but our total price of $977,780 was only about 8% above the 2007 base. Additionally, if we were able to execute the contract by May 31, 2012, the City would save approximately $31,000, due to a scheduled price increase June 1, 2012. Councilor Moore asked what would happen with the old ladder truck. Chief Groves said that would be put up for sale, either through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process or through a broker. The truck would likely work for an organization that had less call volume than Springfield. The funds would be put back into equipment reserve. Councilor Moore said she appreciated their creativeness in this purchase. Chief Groves said by using this spec, it promoted standardization within the Three Battalion System. Many of the miles incurred on this apparatus were from a much busier station than where it was currently positioned. It had been moved from the Gateway Station to the 28ffi Street Station. They felt they could move the apparatus to this location because the Three Battalion System was in place. The call volume at that location was about half of what it was at the Gateway Station. They anticipated a long life cycle from this new engine. He noted that they had used a better spec on the engine, City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting' Minutes May 7, 2012 Page 11 transmission, drive trains and running gears. Those were the areas that saw the most degradation during the life cycle of the vehicle. They believed they had a good spec going forward. Councilor Pishioneri asked what the expectant mileage was for that type of vehicle. He noted the type of engine used. Chief Groves said it was not typically the engine that failed, but rather the wear and tear on the transmission. The apparatus they were replacing had gone through 3 transmissions, which was unusual. They were now specing out to get the heaviest transmissions available for future purchases. Councilor Pishioneri asked about the average number of apparatus per city Chief Groves said there wasn't an average. Based on Eugene's history, they normally got about 12 years from their apparatus trucks, with five years as a reserve. The one being replaced here was ten years old. As they merged the two departments, there was not a need for a reserve aerial apparatus. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR RALSTON TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A CONTRACT TO LEASE PURCHASE ONE (1) AERIAL FIRE APPARATUS FROM PIERCE MANUFACTURING, INC. FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $977,780.00. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 5 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT — VANGORDON). IT WAS MOVED BY, COUNCILOR PISHIONERI WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR RALSTON TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A 5 -YEAR, TAX EXEMPT, LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH OSHKOSH CAPITAL TO FINANCE THE APPARATUS. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 5 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT — VANGORDON). BUSINESS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned 7:57 p.m. i Minutes Recorder Amyj Sowa Christine L. Lundberg Mayor Attest: City Recorder