1988-10-28 Special Tractor & Sweeper Purchase
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MINUTES OF
SPECIAL OOUNCIL MEETI~
OCTOBER 28, 1988
A specaal meetmg of the Albertv~lle C~ ty Cotmc~l was called to order by
Mayor Loretta Roden Members present mcluded Gary Schwenzfe~er, funatus
Vetsch and Bob Braun Cotmc~l member fun Cornel~us was absent Others present
included Maureen Andrews
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss and approve the purchase of a
tractor and sweeper to be used for ice maintenance at the C~ ty Park Each
member of the Counc1.l had been mformed that the equipment was ava1.lable and a
couple of the members had had an opportun1. ty to check the equ1.pnent out pr1.or
to the spec1.al meeting
funatus Vetsch asked about the make of the tractor and how old was the
equ1.pnent He was mformed that the eqU1.pment was made by Hustler and 1.S
approxl.mately 10 years old There was also some discusoion about the
availab~lity of parts and it appears that they are ava1.1able through
MacQueen' 0 Equ~Iment Inc out of St Paul
Gary Schwenzfe1.er explained that he had checked W1.th Corcoran, which 1.S
the c~ ty that had the equl.Iment pr1.or to the party that the C1. ty was
purchasmg 1. t from He told the other members of the Cotmc1.1 that they had had
very l1.ttle problem with the equipment and that the only replacement that they
had to make was the gear case which had worn becauce of manufacturerc defect
Gary stated that they had used the tractor and broom to clean lce'm the
wmter and that it had done a good job It was also pomted out that there was
a mowing attachment mcluded with the sale of the tractor wh1.ch could be used
in the event that the C1.ty's other mowing equ1.pment lS out of commiss1.on It
was suggested that oince the eqU1.pment 1.S air cooled 1. t ohould be used only on
a l1mi ted 0001.0 m order to keep 1. t in good operating cond1. tlon
Other 1. terns discussed was that the equ1.pment had good clearance and the
tlreo looked to be in good shape
The Councll next discussed the sale of the old street sweeper The
Council was mformed that OJ's had offered the City $700 00 for the equ~pment
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as long as the C1. ty stored 1. t for the wmter In add 1. t1.on to the DJ' s b1.d, the
Counc 1. 1 wac illformed that MacQueen's had offered the C1.ty $600 00 plus a cab
for the new 1.ce sweeper wh1.ch was ec tI.mated to be worth $3e0 00, ma}ung the
value of the sale $902l e0 It was agreed that smce the second b1.d was the
better deal. the CounC1.l should authorl.ze the sale of the street sweeper
There was no other dl.scuss1.on so a l\1()tl.on was made to approve the
purch.ace of the Hustler sweeper to be used for 1.ce mamtenance at the Park
The l\1()t1.on wac made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded by Bob Braun All were ill
favor and the l\1()t1.on carr1.ed
There was then a motJ.on made to approve the sale of the street sweeper
for $6120 e0 and the cab for the Hustler to MacQueen's The motJ.on wac made by
Bob Braun and ceconded by Gary Schwenzfe1.er All were m favor and the l\1()tl.On
carr1.ed
There
meetl.ng
Vetsch
was not any other busmess so a motJ.on was made to close the
The motJ.on was made by Gary Schwenzfe1.er and sec'...onded by Donatus
All were 1.n favor and the mot1.on carried
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