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52 <br />Regular Council Meeting <br />2/21/94 <br />Page Eighteen <br />year and possibly for two years. We don't know the technology available to us at that <br />time. We are not talking about going out to bid in the spring to replace it. The other <br />points is, at the time our other snowblower was down for those repairs, that cost of - <br />- $2,500 was one week rental. She thinks with that in mind $2,900 is a very small risk to <br />take so that we don't have to rent a piece of equipment for a week. <br />Mr. Fixler said this piece of equipment is over 16 years old. What is making everyone <br />believe that this equipment will hold up perfectly well being 16 years old? <br />Mrs. Cinco said nothing is guarantee. We are taking a risk that these two will carry us <br />through for a period of time until we can sit back and look at what we need and what <br />we can afford. <br />Mayor Rinker said Mr. Fixler's response was his initial response. His recollection last <br />fall, apart from any of the specifics Mr. Fixler is addressing on this $16,000 piece of <br />equipment, it was much more a question of do we need to spend a big chunk of change <br />for a piece of sidewalk machinery when we are trying to prioritize other expenditures. <br />We had asked Gus, point blank, do you think we can make it through the winter with <br />the old equipment. This will give us an opportunity to scope out the blower. Mayor <br />Rinker said looking at the kind of expenditures they have made on an emergency basis, <br />this is not a lot of money. <br />Discussion followed. <br />Mrs. Cinco said Mr. Amendola had talked about a piece of equipment for $4,100; she <br />wants to make sure Council is voting on a$2,900 piece of equipment tonight. <br />Mr. Amendola said $2,900 is correct. It is a 1977 Bombardier similar to the ones used in <br />Highland Heights and Mayfield Heights. <br />Mr. Busa, seconded by Mr. Basile, made a motion to authorize the expenditure of $2,900 <br />to Alpha Diesel for the purchase of a 1977 Bombardier Snowblower. <br />ROLL CALL: AYES: All <br />NAYS: None <br />Motion Carried <br />Expenditure Authorized <br /> <br />11 <br />Motion to approve an expenditure of $3,328.04 to Cleveland Water Dept. -(for <br />fire hydrants)