City of Lawrence

Finance Department

MEMORANDUM

DATE:	April 11, 2007
TO:	David Corliss
	City Manager
FROM:	Alan D. Landis
	Purchasing Specialist

The following equipment meets or exceeds the criteria for replacement, or is no longer useful to the City. We request City Commission approval to sell the surplus equipment on Gov Deals as we have done in the past.

Parks and Recreation Equipment

Parks and Recreation, Aquatics Division wishes to sell 8 competitive starting blocks from the Outdoor Aquatic Center.  They were removed and placed in storage in 2001 when all competitive swimming events moved to the Indoor Aquatic Center.  Parks and Recreation would also like to sell a John Deer mower with high hours and maintenance costs which was replaced last year. 

Police Department Equipment

The Police Department’s microfilm machine was purchased used in 1998, is obsolete and not being used.  The PD’s parking meters are approximately 40 years old and have been out of service for more than 10 years.  We are now replacing the meters with duo key vault doors. 

Fire/Medical Equipment

The Fire Department’s motors, trailer and boat package are old, out dated equipment that has been replace with three rescue boats with Assistance to Firefighters Grant funds.

Unit/Equipment	Make	Model	Year	Department
Competitive Starting Blocks				Parks & Rec
Mower	John Deere	2500A	1999	Parks & Rec
Microfilm Machine	Kodak	Microimager 30	1998	Police
Parking Meter Cases	Duncan	65 & 60	1967	Police
20 HP Outboard Motor	Mercury		1990	Fire/Med
25 HP Outboard Motor	Mercury		1991	Fire/Med
Water Craft Trailer	TowGo			Fire/Med
Boat Package, (Boat & Motor)	Zodiac	Mark II Futura   MK2FGT	1992	Fire/Med

Recommendation Action:

Approve sale of surplus equipment on Gov Deals.

CC:	Debbie Van Saun	Ernie Shaw	Ron Olin	Mark Bradford
	Frank Reeb	Mark Hecker	Teri Pierce	Jimmy Gibbs
	Diane Trybom	Kerry Golden	Bob Brubaker	Steve Stewart