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.y of <br /> <br />iver <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Item# 4.7. <br /> <br />Mayor & City Council <br /> <br />Phil Hals, Street/Park Supt. <br /> <br />October 20, 1997 <br /> <br />Purchase of a Field Groomer <br /> <br />I would like to suggest the purchase of a 1991 Cushman 4-wheel Turf <br />Truckster to be used for maintaining the recreation softball fields at a cost of <br />$6,500 plus tax. <br /> <br />The 1998 budget identifies $10,000 from park equipment reserves to <br />purchase two groomers; one to do the school and Oak Knoll fields and one <br />to do the ERYAC fields (formerly known as Cass fields). <br /> <br />Cushman Motors of Minneapolis has a fall inventory reduction sale so the <br />price on the Truckster is $500 to $1,000 lower than it will be in the spring. <br /> <br />The City of Minnetonka traded this unit in as a normal fleet rotation. The <br />vehicle has about 1,000 hours of usage with a life span of 2,500 to 3,000 <br />hours. <br /> <br />· The Minnetonka park superintendent told me that the unit was in good <br /> operating condition. <br /> <br />· The remaining budget amount can be used to purchase a lesser machine <br /> for the ERYAC fields at a later date. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />Staff recommends City Council authorization to purchase a 1991 Cushman <br />4-Wheel Turf Truckster at a cost of $6,500 plus tax. <br /> <br />\\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\council\groomer.doc <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />