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Regular City Council Minutes 3/17/03 Page 8 trade-in unit by the City attempting to sell it independently, rather than accept the trade-in amount offered by the vendor. Parks and Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke briefly reviewed the requested Council action. Mr. Brokke stated that the City had spent considerable funds in maintenance of the old unit, and had done some preliminary research of marketing the old unit. Mr. Brokke further stated that the unit was a large one, and not suitable for indoor rinks, only outdoor facilities, thus making the buyer market somewhat limited, and cost of advertising perhaps costing more that the anticipated increase in sales price; but was willing to see if Zamboni & Co., Inc., was receptive to removing the trade-in offer. Councihnember Klausing was skeptical of the City being able to recoup any additional monies through an independent sale, due to the limited marketability; with Councilmember Schroeder and Mr. Brokke concurring. Councilmember Schroeder opined that because the unit was such a specialized piece of equipment, it wasn't worth staff time to pursue limi ted advertising resources that would probably exceed any additional sales price realized; and that the vendor would need to refurbish the machine for resale, or perhaps use it for parts, and had probably taken that into account when they quoted their trade-in allowance. Councilmember Schroeder was supportive of accepting the offered trade-in as presented; Acting Mayor Kough and Councilmember Klausing concurred. Schroeder moved, Kough seconded approval of the low bid of $88,334 from Frank 1. Zamboni & Co., Inc. for the purchase of a new ice re-surfacer for the Roseville Skating Center/John Rose Minnesota OVAL to be funded from the Equipment Fund. Roll Call