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Item No: 8G <br />Meeting Date: February 11, 2019 <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 Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9082 Approving the Purchase of a Utility Cart for <br />the Public Works Department <br /> <br />Background/Discussion: <br /> <br />As part of the Public Works Department’s maintenance program, utility carts have been used to <br />perform maintenance and inspections in the various divisions of Public Works, specifically in the <br />Parks and Street departments. <br /> <br />Full time employees along with seasonal employees use these carts. The carts have made the <br />department more efficient allowing the employees to cover more ground. <br /> <br />In the Parks Department a specialized cart was purchased for use in ball field maintenance and <br />painting of athletic field lines for baseball, soccer, lacrosse, football and track field events. The <br />utility cart has the capability to groom the infield of the ball field. <br />Over the past several years the current unit has needed repairs and has broken down during the <br />high peak need. This has resulted in Public Works taking another utility cart and piecing it together <br />to create a cart that could be used for painting the athletic lines. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />During the 2019 budget process and working with the Finance Director, $40,000.00 was placed <br />in the 2019 budget to purchase a new utility cart for the Public Works Department. <br /> <br />Staff met with several vendors and inquired about the sale for any utility carts they have that would <br />meet the needs for Mounds View. <br /> <br />Staff received a quote from Kromer Co. LLC of Plymouth, MN to purchase a model FC1 Pro Field <br />Maintainer, for $36,660.50. This includes an ultra-pressure line painter, groomer, soccer side arm <br />painter, ridge broom remover, dry line chalk unit, and a sun shade canopy. This type of utility cart <br />is more in line with the type of work that Public Works performs on a regular basis. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends the approval to purchase of a FC1 Pro Field Maintainer Tractor with options <br />listed from Kromer Co. LLC. Of Plymouth MN for a cost of $36,660.50, funded from account 460- <br />4360-7030 with a 2019 budget amount of $40,000 for this purchase <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Don Peterson <br />Public Works Director