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Mounds View City Council July 22, 2002 <br />Regular Meeting Page 29 <br /> <br /> <br />Council Member Quick asked if there are any records of the aerator being leased out. <br /> <br />Council Member Quick commented that when Mr. Hammerschmidt brought this <br />recommendation to Council the idea was that it could be rented annually to a number of golf <br />courses because there was a need for the equipment. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney commented that the previous golf course manager could not lease <br />equipment out. He then suggested that Staff review why the equipment was purchased and how <br />it was used before determining that is not necessary to have it. <br /> <br />Council Member Quick commented that one of the big deals was that the equipment would <br />generate money. <br /> <br />Golf Course Manager Longville commented that there was a soil problem and that was the <br />reason for the equipment. He then said that maybe they resolved the problem and do not need it <br />anymore. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney indicated the way it was presented was a long-term use and suggested <br />that Staff look into the history of it. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre noted Mr. Longville had made references to next year and said he hopes that Mr. <br />Longville is here next year. He then suggested that Mr. Longville research to make sure that <br />there are no pending orders from vendors because, the way the business works, there are standard <br />orders pending and if those are not cancelled there is a restocking fee to return the merchandise. <br /> <br />Golf Course Manager Longville said that Kenny had promised him that the only things being <br />paid for are purchases that were made over the winter. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre said he is not saying that there are pending orders but he has some experience <br />with how the industry works and there may be release dates that Staff is not aware of so he would <br />recommend making sure there are no more ship dates. <br /> <br />Golf Course Manager Longville indicated that during the strike the course was receiving things <br />that were never ordered so Staff put a stop to that by sending out 500 letters saying that a code <br />needed to be used when ordering from vendors. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated that Mr. Longville had asked for permission to hire <br />8 additional people and asked for Council direction to advertise for the positions. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre asked if it was necessary for the City to advertise the positions or if it could hire <br />from applications already received. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated that the City would need to advertise to fill 8 <br />positions.