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Item No: 813 _ Meeting Date: January 13, 2014 MO7 T*mC VIj Type of Business: Consent Aaenda VNDS Administrator Review: City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Don Peterson, Public Works Supervisor Item Title/Subject: Tractor Resolution or the Public Works Departurent on of the Purchase of an AEBI Clarification: As requested by City Council, Staff is bringing forth a staff report presented on July 22, 2013, in which the City Council approved a 2014 purchase of a demo AEBI tractor, new Seppi mower and new Batwing Mower deck for formal approval. Background: ss repart of thesponsibleforblic Worksmowing 170 acepare seof parkllandance along the Dartment of 6 ice skating rinks. The Street Department maintains 15 miles of trails which include rough cutting the edges in the growing months and snow removal in the winter months. The Strm Water ntinues to with each street project) and 10 regiartment has onal infiltration ponds of which half are count rugh out once a year• In order to accomplish these tasks, the Public Works Department has used various mowers and tractors in the past. In 2002 Staff assessed the possibility of purchasing a more versatile piece of equipment that would include handling the steep banks and tight areas that are required to be mowed. Staff discovered that the AEBI Terratrac TT70 was far more versatile than the Ford New Holland 4360 that was being utilized in the Public Works Department at the time. In 2003 the City purchased an AEBI Terratrac TT70, and then in 2005 an additional AEBI was purchased.