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Item No: 07I <br />Meeting Date: May 13, 2013 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review: ____ <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Don Peterson, Public Works Supervisor <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8102 Approving the Purchase of a Used Utility <br />Cart for the Public Works Department <br /> <br />Background/Discussion: <br /> <br />As part of the Public Works Department’s maintenance program, utility carts / golf carts <br />have been used to perform maintenance and inspections in the various divisions of <br />Public Works, specifically in the Parks and Street departments. <br /> <br />Full time employees along with seasonal employees use these carts. The carts have <br />made the department more efficient allowing the employees to cover more ground. It <br />has also been cost savings to the City as these carts were acquired from the City Golf <br />course in 2005. Prior to having this equipment available the Department used old pickup <br />trucks and squads cars to send seasonal employees out to perform a wide range of jobs <br />such as but not limited to pathway and sidewalk inspections. Over the years the pickup <br />trucks and old squad cars have been sold. Only a few carts remain in use and there has <br />been no budget allocation to acquire new utility carts. In 2012, an engine on one of the <br />used carts seized up. The age and cost to repair this type of unit is cost prohibitive and <br />the City would not see any return on this investment. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />During the 2013 budget process and working with the Finance Director, $8,000.00 was <br />placed in the 2013 budget to purchase a used cart for the Public Works Department. <br /> <br />Staff met with several vendors and inquired about the sale for any used or new utility <br />carts they may have. <br /> <br />Staff received a quote from Tri State Bob Cat of Little Canada, MN to purchase a used <br />model 3400 utility cart with 140 operating hours, for $7,500 not including sales tax. This <br />type of utility cart is more in line with the type of work that Public Works performs on a <br />regular basis. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends the approval to purchase this used model 3400 utility cart from Tri <br />State Bob Cat of Little Canada MN for a cost of $7,500 not including sales tax or <br />applicable license fees from account 100-4360-7030. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Don Peterson <br />Public Works Supervisor