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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />PARK COMMISSION BUSINESS <br />Case #~: Continue Discussion On Central Park.: <br />Merle Mevisson was present and referred to the Park Commission's <br />May 24, 1984 discussions regarding $33,000 being placed in the <br />Park budget for a tractor. Mr. Mevisson stated that the subject <br />tractor is used mostly for parks, that mowing of City boulevards <br />is done with the old City tractor and that attachments to the <br />tractor are paid for out of the Streets budget. <br /> Cormmissioner Lichter inquired as to what the tractor ended up <br /> costing that City. <br /> Mr. Mevisson stated that the tractor was purchased for $19,000. <br /> Ms. Beyer stated that the tractor was purchased by was of a <br /> Certificate of Indebtedness and these types of purchases are <br /> limited to public works use. Therefore, the $33,000 has been <br /> transferred from the Parks budget to the Streets budget. The <br /> entire amount of $33,000 was transferred out of Parks because <br /> those funds were not levied to Parks -- they were Certificate <br /> of Indebtedness dollars. <br /> Mr. Mevisson stated that he has one man working full time on <br /> parks maintenance and the Streets Department is short on <br /> manpower; he will be requesting the addition of another man <br /> to Streets Department next year. <br /> Mr. Mevisson referred to equipment needs and stated that he <br /> could use a smaller mower for mowing around obstacles. He <br /> could also use a side mounted flail to go along with the rear <br /> mounted flail. He currently has CETA kids doing the hand <br /> trimming. <br /> Mr, Mevisson referred to the football and soccer fields at <br /> Central Park and stated that he and the City Engineer have <br /> found that a repositioning of the fields and adding sprinkler <br /> heads will eliminate the problem of the swail interfering <br /> with those fields. <br /> Co~ission consensus was to direct the City Engineer to <br /> investigate the cost of adding on additional sprinkler heads <br /> to accomodate the football and soccer fields at Central Park <br /> and if Council has no objection to that addition, the <br /> contractor should proceed to install those extra sprinkler <br /> heads. <br /> Ms. Beyer referred to Ramsey's applications for LAWCON funds <br /> and stated that a representative of that agency has viewed <br /> Central Park and was very impressed; Ramsey may have a chance <br /> at some of those LAWCON funds. <br /> The Co~mission directed that Mr. Mevisson proceed to obtain <br /> some concrete cost estimates for lighting at Central Park. <br /> <br />p & R/June 27, 1984 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />