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Mounds View City Council April 12, 2004 <br />Regular Meeting Page 10 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />Council Member Stigney indicated that the golf course has not had a skidsteer and he wonders 2 <br />why one is essential now. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Golf Course Manager Berg indicated that the golf course has borrowed the bobcat from public 5 <br />works but it is not always available. She then said that the skidsteer is able to do a lot of tasks 6 <br />that are now done manually. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Council Member Stigney asked who is buying the tractor. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Golf Course Manager Berg indicated that the White Bear Yacht Club is interested in purchasing 11 <br />it. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Council Member Stigney commented that the golf course is running at a deficit and has since it 14 <br />started and has never used this equipment so he feels Staff should look at ways of curtailing 15 <br />expenses rather than spending money. 16 <br /> 17 <br />Golf Course Manager Berg indicated she believes the labor to be saved justifies the cost. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Council Member Stigney asked if Staff has done an analysis. 20 <br /> 21 <br />Golf Course Manager Berg indicated she has not done an hour per hour analysis of cost savings. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Council Member Marty indicated he discussed this with Public Works Director Lee and Golf 24 <br />Course Manager Berg and they both feel that the bobcat would be more beneficial than two 25 <br />tractors. He then commented he was told that the Staff at the golf course has to move 7 tons of 26 <br />fertilizer by hand and he thinks this bobcat could help reduce the chance of workers 27 <br />compensation claims due to injury. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Council Member Stigney commented that the tractor was purchased in 1998 and they would have 30 <br />had the option of a bobcat at that time but said it was prudent to purchase a new tractor. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Golf Course Manager Berg indicated that if there were not so many implements for the tractor 33 <br />she would recommend selling it but it would be more expensive to buy implements. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Council Member Quick commented that he is aware of how valuable these machines are in the 36 <br />construction business. 37 <br /> 38 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 1(Stigney) Motion carried. 39 <br /> 40 <br /> D. Resolution 6215 Approving Transfers Between Funds for the Year 2003. 41 <br /> 42 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6215, a 43 <br />Resolution Approving Transfers Between Funds for the Year 2003. 44 <br /> 45