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NEW BUSINESS <br /> Eli HILLS <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: August 26,2013 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Patrick Klaers,City Administrator <br /> FROM: Terry Maurer,Public Works Director <br /> SUBJECT: Consider Purchase of Two Toro"Zero-Turn" Mowers <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> none $161969.53 Equipment/Building <br /> Replacement Fund <br /> Requested Action <br /> Staff woul d I i ke the Counci I to di scuss the possi bi I i ty of repl ad ng the two Toro It <br /> zero-turn" I awn <br /> mowers ahead of the schedule anticipated in the 2013-2017 Capital Improvement Plan(CEP). <br /> Backaround/Discussion <br /> In March 2011 the Council authorized the purchase of two Toro Z590-D "zero-turn" mowers <br /> through the State contract. The mowers have 72 inch decks and have become the workhorse of <br /> our fleet for grass mowing, each logging over 700 hours in a little over two and one half years. <br /> In 2011 the City paid$13,998.96 for each mower. <br /> These mowers have a 4 year/1 200 hour warranty that is transferable. Also,next year the Federal <br /> emissions regulations get down to this size of motor. In talking to Eric at LTG Power <br /> Equipment,the State contract vendor,he expects the price of this model to raise$3,50044,000 <br /> in 2014 due to these regulations. Due to this, we asked LTG Power Equipment to provide a <br /> quote based on the State contract price for two new Toro Z590-D mowers with the old ones as a <br /> trade-in. <br /> Eric at LTG Power Equipment provided the attached quote which indicates that for$16,969.53, <br /> including the trade-in of our two mowers, the City can acquire two new mowers. The State <br /> contract price per mower is$14,718.96. This is 28%off of the retail price, so the two trade-ins <br /> are essentially equal to one new mower. <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />