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REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />TO ITEM NUMBER <br />Ma or and Ci Council 4.6 <br />AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY <br />Consent January 17, 2012 Rodney Schreifels, Park Maintenance <br /> Su ervisor <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED BY <br />Authorization to Purchase 2012 Rokon Trail Breaker Michael Hecker, Park and Rec. <br /> Director; Tim Simon, Finance <br /> Director <br /> REVIEWED BY <br /> Cal Portner, Ci Administrator <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />City Council is to approve the purchase of a 2012 Rokon Trail Breaker with accessories and attachments. <br />BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br />The Park and Recreation Department is seeking authorization to purchase a 2012 Rokon Trail Breaker to <br />be used to perform general park maintenance at Hillside Park. This piece of equipment will be a new <br />addition to the park maintenance fleet. <br />The item was included in the 2012 equipment replacement fund, which was approved by the Ciry <br />Council. <br />Staff obtained multiple quotes and the Rokon with attachments and accessories is in the amount of <br />$9,530.36, including sales tax. <br />The Rokon Trail Breaker will be used weekly for trail maintenance at Hillside Park. The Trail Breaker is <br />built specifically for use on narrow trails, such as mountain bike trails, where an ATV cannot pass <br />through. It will also be used as a transportation vehicle and a tow vehicle to allow for a greater amount of <br />work to be done in shorter period of time. The attachments will save time and manual effort, for <br />example, the single track trailer can haul dirt, rocks, lumber, tools, and other needed supplies to the job <br />site. The log skidder improves the capability to pull deadfall and/or trees out of heavily forested areas <br />damaged by storms. <br />It is thought that with the addition of the Rokon and its capabilities, much of the difficult manual work <br />will be done with the machine, easing the efforts of volunteers. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT <br />This item is budgeted in the 2012 equipment replacement fund fox $9,400.00. The total cost of the <br />Rokon with accessories and attachments is $9,530.36. The difference will be made up with the remaining <br />2012 park equipment purchases. <br />P@ME~fO ~T <br />U~ <br />