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Mounds View City Council July 14, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 17 <br />• 2 F. Consideration of Resolution 6047 Authorizing Staff to Purchase a New <br />3 Greens Mower for the Golf Course. <br />4 <br />5 Golf Course Manager Burg indicated that the old mower could be kept and the attachments used <br />6 for the new mower. She then said that the Jacobsen was chosen for ease of maintenance. <br />7 <br />8 Council Member Stigney asked about the status of the aerator. <br />9 <br />to David Parker indicated that it is not presently used and said that it is not a particularly desirable <br />11 piece of equipment and would be hard to sell. <br />12 <br />13 Council Member Quick indicated that there was a mistake made on the specs and the soil was <br />14 compacted too tightly and this machine was used to break down the soil and loosen it up and, in <br />15 doing so, found large amounts of construction debris that was not supposed to be there. He then <br />16 asked whether the City still has a need to aerate the soil as deeply as that machine does. <br />17 <br />18 Golf Course Manager Burg indicated that it may be necessary in the future to utilize that <br />19 depending upon weather conditions and how that affects the turf. <br />20 <br />21 Council Member Quick asked how much it was worth. <br />?2 <br />• 23 Mr. Parker indicated $2,000 to $3,000. <br />24 <br />25 Council agreed to keep the machine as it is not worth selling and it may be utilized some day. <br />26 <br />27 Council Member Quick indicated that Council was told this would be a money making machine <br />28 as other courses in the area would want to rent it. He then asked Staff to determine whether that <br />29 is true. <br />30 <br />31 Golf Course Manager Burg indicated she would look into it and said there is a listing she can <br />32 advertise in. <br />33 <br />34 Council Member Stigney asked whether Staff has contacted the course in Burnsville to buy <br />35 equipment they are getting rid of. <br />36 <br />37 MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6047, a <br />38 Resolution Authorizing Staff to Purchase a New Greens Mower for the Golf Course. <br />39 <br />4o Council Member Stigney suggested a friendly amendment to check to see if the Burnsville course <br />41 has one available before purchasing the new one. <br />42 <br />13 Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. <br />• 44 <br />