ORDER-2015-62 : Requesting authorization for the Department of Public Works to dispose of surplus property in accordance with Melrose Revised Ordinances, Chapter 4-13 as set forth herein.

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▶ 12:02 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: suspension of the rules may we have superintendent Shanna come forward

▶ 12:16 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: please good evening mr. Shanna good evening

▶ 12:20 Speaker 1: everyone the order before you is requesting authorization to dispose of seven pieces of equipment we no longer use in our day-to-day operation they range from the former police vehicles that were passed down to DPW for inspection will use a 1971 snowblower which we've rated for pots to keep our other 1971 snowblower running and a roller for road work and our 1986 jet truck which we haven't used in about seven eight years there any questions

▶ 13:04 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: from the committee for mr. Shannon I'm not from anyone chairman first from the committee no Alderman Tremor Josie thank you no I'm not a voting member of the

▶ 13:11 John N. Tramontozzi: committee but mr. Shen around do you anticipate that you'll be getting sealed bids on these equipment yes I anticipate also that they're going to be sold as a package or it could be individually sold no they are sold individually as is whereas at time of a publicly advertised auction so is it open to the any member the public who wish to maintain a bid it is not just any businesses or individuals so any member of the the public who wishes to come forward when is the uh when's it anticipated this auction well we have a we actually have a publicly advertised auction um for this coming wednesday and upon successful approval of this order these will be included in that and we just won't award it until the order fully comes out of this the uh the board in a few weeks but um these items will be part of that they've been advertised as part of that anticipation of this order coming um that auction

▶ 14:13 Speaker 1: also has other equipment in it and i believe a bounce house from recreation and um oh yeah i remember that the bounce house a few a few other items that we actually approved for author's disposal last year here so we're just trying to clean up our facility before snow excellent all

▶ 14:31 Peter D. Mortimer: right that's all i have thank you alderman waterman uh thank you very much yeah thank you for uh bringing up the bounce house because i see that's not on the list we have before us but i did see it in the uh email preparing for tonight's meeting did i also see three upright pianos uh we are yes that's correct and more upright pianos we've taken we we are um we're auctioning those for the school department i believe that approval goes to the school committee

▶ 15:00 Speaker 1: and i've worked with uh biz with school business uh agent on that and those will also we we receive bids on them and we reserve the right to accept or reject the bid so if we don't have approval just because we have a bid we don't award it until that approval is in place right and i saw also in uh the literature you sent to us that

▶ 15:23 Peter D. Mortimer: the viewing, people can view the property from 9 to 12, and then the sealed bids are accepted at 1 o'clock all on Wednesday, this Wednesday. That's correct. Just if you know, or if anyone else knows, if it's worth it for anybody out there in the public walking who might want an upright house, generally, what kind of condition are these pianos in? Decent? I mean, would you say they're at least decent? No good? Mrs. Tamer was shaking her head. John they're not using them anymore and they're collecting space so thank thank

▶ 15:59 Peter D. Mortimer: you thank you very much thank you I thought somebody from the public might benefit by the information but apparently not thank you madam chairman

▶ 16:09 Speaker 2: thank you president Khan how many of the vehicles are registered and insured

▶ 16:24 Speaker 1: these vehicles five of the seven are on the insurance and they're all in

▶ 16:30 Speaker 2: they're all registered still the five gonna be replaced with new vehicles or are you not going to replace them at the present time at the front we I mean

▶ 16:35 Speaker 1: novice there are a capital improvement plan has replaced so theoretically we

▶ 16:43 Speaker 2: might be picking up some credit on our insurance but decreasing our fleet by five vehicles at least in the short term that's correct that's all make a motion

▶ 16:57 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: to recommend second alderman forbes has made a motion to recommend seconded by alderman lehman