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I I I Council Minutes January 24. 1984 Page Six Harcus stated that $7,500 sounds like a lot of money and suggested we buy something else or rebuild the current equipment. Parks and Recreation Director stated that the current vehicle is on its last legs and repairing it would be costly, and that we could still have a problem with it. The vehicle we are looking at now from Cushman Motor Company has fairly sophisticated hydraulic controls, has scarifier attachments, and blade attachments. The time saving with this new unit will be significant. Will be used heavily on the ball fields. He further stated that this unit is the only one on the market that has everything we need. Motion by Blomquist, seconded by Benke to authorize the purchase of a Cushman utility vehicle with attachments from Cushman Motor Company, Inc. of Minneapolis in the amount of $7,580.00. 5 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried Parks and Recreation Director reviewed the staff report and stated that this is the exact contract we used last year. Harcus asked if the residents can use this contract to get rid of dead trees if they are not oak or elm. Parks and Recreation Director stated that only oak and elm trees are covered in this specifit.ation. The city pays the up-front cost and we then get reimbursed from the resident within two or three months. 1984 Tree Removal Specifications Report #84-19 Harcus questioned the possibility of a "straight pass through" and further asked about a prepayment or a down payment. Benke questioned some figures on the report. Anderson responded that residents can pay a contractor to have. trees removed and, therefore, those figures would not be on the report. Motion by Harcus, seconded by Janecek to approve the 1984 Specification for Removal of Trees and Stumps from Public and Private Property and to direct staff to review the various financing options for next year's specification. 5 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried