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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 12, 2016 The City Administrator explained that the Park Land Acquisition Fund #456 generates revenue from park dedication fees associated with new development, and there is over $1,000,000 in this fund now. He stated that over 30 years ago the City created a policy that self-limited expenditures to only park land acquisition. He suggested the Council may want to reconsider this policy in order to be able to use the funds for park improvements since the City is no longer acquiring land for parks other than for trail connections. He stated there several park improvements that this money could be used for, and the Parks and Recreation Commission recently discussed this. The City Administrator explained that the Fire Equipment Replacement Fund #457 is supported by its own levy dollars and donations from the Fire Department's charitable gaming operations. He stated that a replacement pumper truck was planned for 2017, but a new ladder truck may have to be purchased instead because of recent mechanical problems, and this would drain the account. The City Administrator explained that the Owasso/Woodlyn Redevelopment Fund #474 was established to track costs associated with acquisition in this redevelopment area that will likely become a TIF District. He stated that the Water & Sewer Capital Replacement Fund #604 maintains a very healthy fund balance. He noted it is used to fix the water tower, water main rehabilitations, lift station repairs, manhole lining, water meters, and paying the debt service on the new public works building. He stated that Public Works is expecting to replace the 20 year old Vactor truck in 2019, which will cost about $450,000. The Finance Director stated that water meters are on 12 year replacement cycle for depreciation purposes, but the life of the meters should be longer. He stated the Council should be thinking if they want fiends moved around and prioritizing capital improvement projects. PURCHASE OF The Public Works Director stated that the large 2013 Jacobsen 311T TWO LAWN mower has been prone to repairs and cost a lot of money over the last two MOWERS years. He explained that the service and support provided by the dealer has not been great, so staff decided to move up replacement of this mower to 2017, and switch to a Toro Groundsmaster 4000-D using a national cooperative purchasing site. He noted that since the price of the mower will increase in 2017, he is recommending the mower be purchased now to take advantage of the lower price. He stated that a mulch kit and road light kit will also be purchased. He stated that the Jacobsen 311T along with another older Jacobsen 511 mower will be traded in, and MTI Distributing has offered $22,500 for these two pieces of equipment. He explained that M