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Mounds View City Council August 27, 2007 <br />Regular Meeting Page 17 <br />Community Development Director Ericson indicated that would normally have been paid earlier <br />in the year and is the City's contribution to that program. <br />Mayor Mariy asked about the costs for vibratory plowing. <br />Finance Director Beer explained that vibratory plowing is used to cut roots to treat oak wilt. <br />Mayor Marty asked about marker flags. <br />Public Works Director Lee explained that this is for locates. <br />Mayor Marty asked about screen printing t-shirts for $420.00. <br />Finance Director Beer indicated that it was for Staff t-shirts for workers at the Festival. <br />Council Member Mueller indicated of the red Festival t-shirts for sale, 30 shirts were sold and <br />30 shirts were used in promotions and 10 to raffle off as prizes and 5 or 10 to Bingo to use as <br />Bingo prizes and the remaining shirts are being sent to the Red Cross to be given to flood <br />victims. The red Festival shirts and their proceeds were all donated to the Festival <br />Mayor Marty suggested having a generic shirt for staff without a date or year so that they can use <br />the festival shirts for more than one year. <br />Council Member Flaherty said that this year was not a good year to use as a measurement of <br />success, because only about a fourth of the people that would have attended did, due to the <br />weather. <br />Mayor Marty asked about the gas purchases at The Station. He thought the City had a contract <br />with Holiday and this is to the Station. <br />Finance Director Beer indicated that he believed the City Staff had contracts with all local <br />stations and changed stations, as the pricing was more competitive. <br />Mayor Marty asked about cartridges for target practice and why that is under uniforms. <br />Finance Director Beer indicated that the invoice was from Uniforms Unlimited and that is where <br />the cartridges are purchased. <br />Council Member Stigney asked whether the City has approached other stations in town for a <br />price quote. <br />Council Member Stigney asked what the item switch, cleaner was. <br />Public Works Director Lee indicated that he would look into it. <br />