AUTHORIZING THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER TO PURCHASE A 2019 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE FROM KAYSER CHRYSLER CENTER IN SAUK CITY, WI AND AMENDING THE 2019 BUDGET

Background:   The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) provides meals to the elderly and disabled throughout the county.  Currently the ADRC has approximately 70 individuals on its frozen meal routes, delivering on average 350-400 meals each week.

The ADRC has been using a 2008 Chevy Uplander to deliver the meals.  In April, the ADRC was notified by GT Mobility that the vehicle was no longer road worthy due to the rotting out of the frame rails, engine cradle and framework holding the driver’s seat.  Since then, the ADRC has been renting a U-Haul cargo van weekly to deliver meals.

The ADRC has $13,205.21 remaining in its 2019 fund balance amount budgeted for a new bus.  Additionally the ADRC received $10,000 in 2019 for work done on the Nursing Home Relocation Grant in 2018.  The NHRG funding was unexpected.

The ADRC received Bids for a Dodge Grand Caravan SE with Stow and Go Seating.  This van will deliver meals and also allow ADRC staff to utilize it for home visits and meetings, rather than using their own vehicle.

The lowest Bid the ADRC received was for $22,585 from Kayser Chrysler Center in Sauk City.  The ADRC will not need to utilize any additional levy funding to purchase this van.