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Prescott City Council Regular Voting Meeting May 13, 2014 Page 7 Purchasing Alliance contract No. 120377 pricing in the total amount of $136,992.61 (City contract No. 2014-180; General Find) Darrell Willis, Wildland Division Chief, presented. He said this equipment will assist the department with clearing large private property parcels. The equipment reduces manpower it usually takes to do this work. Councilman Arnold said this is being paid for with unused funds from the McCormick building remodel. Craig McConnell, City Manager, said the City of Prescott needs to reduce wildfire hazards. He said it is among the highest priority. Staff will propose to re -budget the renovation of Phase I of the fire administration building. Councilman Blair said there are three pieces of equipment used for reducing fire hazards that may be given to the City and asked if the Chief would be interested in them. Chief Willis said yes and noted that the equipment would not have a warranty and may require man hours to get it working. Councilman Kuknyo asked if the sales tax would stay in Prescott. Mark Woodfill, Finance Director, noted that if the sale is made through a local based salesperson, the tax would be with the City of Prescott. Mayor Pro Tern Lamerson said he appreciated that the fire hazard issue came before remodeling a building. COUNCILMAN BLAIR MOVED TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1) EA. CATERPILLAR SKIDSTEER LOADER WITH MULCHER ATTACHMENT FROM EMPIRE EQUIPMENT OF PRESCOTT USING CITY OF TUCSON/NATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL PURCHASING ALLIANCE CONTRACT NO. 120377 PRICING IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $136,992.61 (CITY CONTRACT NO. 2014- 180); SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM LAMERSON; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. F. Adoption of Ordinance No. 4887-1425 authorizing acceptance of a fee simple land donation from Arizona Public Service Company. Eric Smith, Recreation Services, presented and noted that the City of Prescott had been leasing property from Arizona Public Service Company (APS) at the current site of the Willow Creek Dog Park. APS was approached by staff earlier this to see if they were interested in donating all or part of the 3.4 acres to the City of Prescott. APS determined there were 2.3 acres they would not need for a future substation expansion. Mr. Smith said APS agreed to pay for the environmental assessment; the City will pay for survey costs and incur any title, escrow, and recording fees for the transfer of ownership. He said that APS required the existing fences be relocated to the new