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Council accepts cooperative purchasing agreement for off‑road vehicles (UTVs/ATVs)
Summary
Members approved acceptance of a cooperative-purchase master agreement allowing purchase of off-road vehicles (UTVs/ATVs) and related equipment through a Sourcewell contract; members asked whether snowmobiles are included and whether councilmembers could use vehicles for community cleanups.
The Government Operations & Regulations body approved acceptance of a cooperative purchasing master agreement that allows Metropolitan departments to procure off-road vehicles — including UTVs and ATVs — and related equipment through a cooperative contract with Sourcewell.
During the discussion, members asked whether the list of available vehicles included snowmobiles; one member said they did not recall seeing a snowmobile on the list, and another explained that Sourcewell (a Minnesota cooperative purchasing entity) was the contracting source and that the city would be “piggybacking” off that contract. A member said the city currently uses ATVs (noting “there's 7 of them downtown” used by fire and police) and described typical uses as off‑road access in rural areas.
Later in the meeting a member asked whether a council member could use an off‑road vehicle for a community cleanup; staff present said that use would be separate from the cooperative purchasing agreement and that the question should be directed to General Services for policy on vehicle use.
The measure was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript.
