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RESOLUTION 8124 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />AUTHORIZING THE 2014 PURCHASE OF A DEMO AEBI TERRATRAC TT240 <br />TRACTOR WITH A SEPPI CF 2225 ROUGH CUT MOWER AND A 126" BATWING <br />MOWER <br />WHEREAS, the Parks Department is responsible for maintaining 3,500 acres of <br />park land, in which 170 acres are mowed, along with the maintenance of 6 ice skating <br />rinks; and <br />WHEREAS, the Street Department maintains 15 miles of trails which include <br />rough cutting the edges in the growing months and snow removal in the winter months; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Storm Water Department has 300 infiltration swales (the count <br />continues to grow with each street project) and 10 regional ponds of which half are <br />rough cut once a year; and <br />WHEREAS, Public Works Department has used various mowers and tractors in <br />the past and staff found the AEBI Terratrac TT70 for more superior than the Ford New <br />Holland 4360 that was in used in the past; and <br />WHEREAS, The tractor is showing those signs of wear, heavy rust in the main <br />frame and appears in the front post as well as around the windows; and <br />WHEREAS, Staff received a quote from Equipment Distribution Management, <br />Inc. off the Minnesota Cooperative Purchasing Contract; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of <br />Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota: <br />1. The City hereby authorizes the purchase of a Demo AEBI Terratrac TT240 <br />Tractor with options from Equipment Distribution Management, Inc. of <br />Bemidji, Minnesota, at the cost of $159,159.00 not including any applicable <br />license fees in the budget year 2014. <br />2. The City hereby authorizes the purchase of a Seppi Rev CF 2225 rough cut <br />mower from Equipment Distribution Management, Inc. of Bemidji, Minnesota, <br />at the cost of $11,017.00 in the budget year 2014. <br />3. The City hereby authorizes the purchase of a 126" Lastec Batwing Mower <br />from Equipment Distribution Management, Inc. of Bemidji, Minnesota at a <br />cost of $17,500.00 in the budget year 2014. <br />4. Less the 3% State Contract discount of $5,630.28 <br />