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Item No. 8B Meeting Date: March 27, 2006 Type of Business: CA WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Steven Dazenski, Supervisor of Parks Department Item Title/Subject: Resolution 6779 Approving the Purchase of a Replacement Trim Mower for the Parks Division Background: In May of 1998, the City purchased a Walker MDT GHS 48” Trim mower. This mower has been used to perform the mowing at the Mounds View Community Center, City Hall, parks, and athletic fields located in the City. Discussion: The Walker MDT GHS has been an outstanding and very useful mower for the City. It employs a high-speed turbine style vacuum that not only picks up clippings and leaves but also mulches them into small pieces enabling the mower to cover more turf area between hopper dumps the existing mower employs all of these features. This saves time and promotes productivity. This mower is a zero turning radius mower and with the amount of plantings on the grounds that it mows it has demonstrated its excellent maneuverability. The proposed Walker mower comes with a de-thatching attachment that is used in the spring eliminating the need for hand raking in most areas and vacuuming up the thatch as it mows. In the fall this mower is used to pick up leaves on an almost daily basis. It has the ability to get into areas that we cannot bring our turf vacuum because of its compact size and maneuverability. The Walker has logged approximately 1800 hours and is requiring more maintenance. The engine shows signs of getting tired. It is starting to consume some oil and the compression is down, which is not unusual for an air-cooled engine that runs at fairly high rpm’s. This mower has been scheduled for replacement in 2006 and monies have been allocated in the 2006 budget for its replacement. It is currently in a usable