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Mounds View City Council January 10, 2005 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br />• Parks Division <br />Council Member Stigney stated it may be prudent to see what happens with the golf course <br />before purchasing a new tractor. <br />Public Works Director Lee stated that the tractor that is at the golf course is a standard farm type <br />tractor, and it is fairly limited in uses as opposed to the new style tractor that many cities are <br />going with. <br />Council Member Stigney asked if the old tractor was still functional. <br />Public Works Director Lee stated that there are a lot of mechanical issues with it, and it is 15 <br />years old, but it is still running. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Flaherty. To approve Resolution 6420, Approving the Purchase of <br />a Replacement Tractor for the Parks Division. <br />Ayes-3 Nays-1 (Stigney) Motion carried <br />D. Resolution 6430 Authorizing the Expenditure of Street Sign Maintenance <br />Funds for the Conversion of Traffic Signal Lights to LED. <br />• Mayor Marty stated that with the three intersections being proposed for conversion, the savings <br />is approximately $2,959.20, and this equates to a 17 month pay back period. He stated that in 17 <br />months, these lights will have paid for themselves, and from that point on it will be costing the <br />City far less. <br />Council Member Flaherty stated he was concerned that this item was not in the 2005 Budget that <br />had been approved. <br />Public Works Director Lee stated that this is a program that Ramsey County initiated, and that <br />they had not communicated it ahead of time in order for it to be placed in the 2005 Budget. <br />Council Member Gunn stated she saw this as a positive step toward Highway 10 redevelopment <br />as far as safety issues. <br />Mayor Marty stated that this would have to be paid for anyway when the actual construction <br />started to fix the highway, so to do it now would start the savings in 17 months rather than later. <br />Council Member Stigney asked whether TIF money could be used to pay it. <br />Director Ericson stated that he would have to check with the TIF advisers on that. <br />• Council Member Stigney stated he would Like to postpone action on this item until that <br />