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RESOLUTION 6420 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT TRACTOR FOR THE <br />PARKS DIVISION <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council previously approved the purchase of a 1990 <br />Ford 4630 Tractor; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, said tractor has been in use for fourteen years and has <br />reached its economical useful life; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, said tractor has a the trade in value of $11,500.00; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, $70,000 has been budgeted in the Parks Division 2003 <br />budget (100-4360-7030) for the replacement of the1990 Ford 4630 Tractor; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Staff has performed an extensive study and evaluation of <br />tractors that are designed to meet our needs; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the AEBI Terratrac TT70S Tractor has proven to be safe, <br />dependable and user friendly; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Staff recommends purchasing an 72” PTO driven sweeper <br />(32” diameter); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, said tractor would be purchased under state contract and <br />thus forego the requirement to acquire additional bids; and <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View City Council <br />does hereby approve the purchase of an AEBI Terratrac TT70S Tractor along <br />with the aforementioned accessories under state contract in the amount of <br />$70,974.00 and approve the trade in of the 1990 Ford 4630 Tractor at a credited <br />value of $11,500.00. Including tax, this represents a net City cost of $63,339.81. <br /> <br />Adopted this 5th day of January 2005. <br /> <br /> ________________________________ <br /> Rob Marty, Mayor <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br /> ________________________________ <br /> Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator