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ITEM 5.8. <br /> <br />'ity of <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Mayor & City Council <br /> <br />Phil Hals, Street/Park Superintendent <br /> <br />August 5, 1996 <br /> <br />Purchase of a Trackless Sidewalk <br />Plow/Mower <br /> <br />Recently I became aware of a used 1993 MT Trackless (brand name) sidewalk <br />plow that has a 12 foot front mounted mower attachment that is being <br />offered for sale by the City of Maplewood for $20,000. <br /> <br />In the 1997 budget, I have requested a $10,000, 12 foot wide, tow behind <br />mower for the Cass property and other park mowing. The sidewalk plowing <br />capabilities would be a welcome addition also since this would then become <br />our primary sidewalk plow with our present trackless as a second unit and <br />our Gehl skid steer loader as a back-up unit. This purchase would be funded <br />with park equipment reserve monies. I would suggest that the City Council <br />authorize the purchase of this MT Trackless using $10,000 from the street <br />equipment reserve and $10,000 from the park equipment reserve, since this <br />is a dual usage machine. <br /> <br />This machine has 1100 hours of use which is about 10 percent of the <br />machine's normal life span. The cost of this unit new is over $65,000, so I <br />feel this is an excellent value for our city. <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />The Council is asked to authorize the purchase of a used 1993 MT Trackless <br />plow/mower using $10,000 from street equipment reserve and $10,000 from <br />park equipment reserve. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 ° Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />