Council approves budget transfer to buy 72-inch Ventra mower for parks

Director of Parks and Recreation Chip Orner told the council that Resolution 26-04 would move existing park funds from a professional services account into a capital account to purchase a Ventra 72-inch mower.

Orner described the mower as a specialized, 72-inch-wide machine with four wheels to improve stability on slopes: "It is...72 inch wide, but it's also has four wheels. So, it looks like a almost like a little buggy that has a mower deck on it." He said the mower is intended for hillside mowing and that the transfer simply reallocates existing budgeted funds rather than requesting new money.

Council moved and seconded approval of the budget transfer and voted in favor. The motion passed as presented; the transcript records verbal approval but not a recorded roll-call tally of individual votes.

Next steps: procurement and purchase of the Ventra mower through the parks capital account; staff did not state the purchase price on the record.