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REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City <br />From the City <br />March 10, 2003 <br />Subject <br />Purchase of One Toro Groundsmaster 580 -D Lawn Mower <br />Recommendation <br />By motion approve the purchase of one 'Toro Groundsmaster 580 -D" lawn mower in the <br />amount of $62,869.54 from the State of California Office of Procurement under the <br />California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) GS- OOF- 0087M. <br />Background <br />Representatives from the Public Works Services and the Parks, Recreation and <br />Community Services Departments have been evaluating different makes and models of <br />lawn mowers to replace an existing 1991 Groundsmaster 580 -D lawn mower. Afterseveral <br />onsite demonstrations, staff agrees the 580 -D is still the best unit that meets the needs of <br />the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. The Groundsmaster 580 -D <br />offers improved safety features, lower maintenance requirements, larger cutting deck span <br />and easier operating features than other comparable lawn mowers included in the <br />evaluation. <br />Alternative <br />Not approving the purchase of this lawn mower would impact the operational requirements <br />of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department since their existing 1991 <br />580 -D lawn mower is extremely worn and has been experiencing frequent breakdowns. <br />This is their only lawn mower with a large enough deck to efficiently mow large lawn areas <br />like Red Morton , Hawes, Stafford, Garret, Mariner & Marlin Parks and also three school <br />sites. <br />Fiscal Impact <br />Funds for the purchase of this replacement Toro Groundsmaster 580 -D lawn mower were <br />approved and appropriated by the City Council in the Fiscal Year 2002/03 Equipment <br />Replacement Fund budget in the amount of $86,050. <br />0 <br />Lard arwacz Peter Ingram Ed vere <br />Public Works Superintendent Public Works Se ices Director City Manager <br />►c -1 <br />Attachment: None <br />