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Mounds View City Council Apri112, 2004 <br />Regular Meeting Page 10 <br />• <br />• <br />Council Member Stigney indicated that the golf course has not had a skidsteer and he wonders <br />why one is essential now. <br />Golf Course Manager Berg indicated that the golf course has borrowed the bobcat from public <br />works but it is not always available. She then said that the skidsteer is able to do a lot of tasks <br />that are now done manually. <br />Council Member Stigney asked who is buying the tractor. <br />Golf Course Manager Berg indicated that the White Bear Yacht Club is interested in purchasing <br />it. <br />Council Member Stigney commented that the golf course is running at a deficit and has since it <br />started and has never used this equipment so he feels Staff should look at ways of curtailing <br />expenses rather than spending money. <br />Golf Course Manager Berg indicated she believes the labor to be saved justifies the cost. <br />Council Member Stigney asked if Staff has done an analysis. <br />Golf Course Manager Berg indicated she has not done an hour per hour analysis of cost savings. <br />Council Member Many indicated he discussed this with Public Works Director Lee and Golf <br />Course Manager Berg and they both feel that the bobcat would be more beneficial than two <br />tractors. He then commented he was told that the Staff at the golf course has to move 7 tons of <br />fertilizer by hand and he thinks this bobcat could help reduce the chance of workers <br />compensation claims due to injury. <br />Council Member Stigney commented that the tractor was purchased in 1998 and they would have <br />had the option of a bobcat at that time but said it was prudent to purchase a new tractor. <br />Golf Course Manager Berg indicated that if there were not so many implements for the tractor <br />she would recommend selling it but it would be more expensive to buy implements. <br />Council Member Quick commented that he is aware of how valuable these machines are in the <br />construction business. <br />Ayes - 4 <br />Nays -1(Stigney) Motion carried. <br />D. Resolution 6215 Approving Transfers Between Funds for the Year 2003. <br />• <br />MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6215, a <br />Resolution Approving Transfers Between Funds for the Year 2003. <br />