SR-505-001 (4)
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CouncIl MeetIng:~rll 23, 1985
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sant~onica, California
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To:
Mayor and CIty Cou~cil
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From: CIty Staff
SubJect: Change l~ Wastewater AppropriatIon AuthorIty
IntroductIon
ThIS report requests the City Cour:.cll to transfer $23,000 Hi
approprIatIon authorIty from the L.A. Sewage DIsposal Account to
a c apI tal equipment ae count to fae 11 i tate order 1 ng a v ar lable
speed pump drIVe WhICh has an extremely lorg lead tIme for
delIvery.
Background
The Moss Aver.ue Sewage LIft StatlOr. consIsts of three pumps, two
WIth variable speed drIves.
Due to the Importance of thIS
statIon the CIty has developed an l~ventory of spare parts lr. the
form of replacement urn ts such that damaged or malfunctlo!JIOig
Ur.ltS are removed and replaced WIth the spare unIt. The damaged
U'"Jl t 15 then repaIred at standard rates instead of rush or
overtIme rates.
Any damage caused by LIft Station faIlure
at tr 1 butable to mal!itenance procedures 1 saIl ablll t y of the
CIty.
Mau.te!lance expense, however, IS 80% reImbursable under
Contract #1544 (CCS) WIth the CIty of Los Angeles.
~udget/FIEancIal Analysis
AppropriatIon autho~ity for a varIable speed d~lve U~lt has been
requested HI FY 85-86 of $23,000.
The tIme of delIvery after
order, however, IS 20 to 22 weeks. Staff feels that It would be
advantageous to have thIS unIt prIor to next year's raIny season
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APR 2 3 1985
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Council MeetIng prll 23, 1985
san. Monica, CalifornIa
which would requIre orderi~g prIor to the begl~ning of FY 85-86.
Funds must be avaIlable prIor to the Issuance of a purchase
order, therefore Staff requests that $23,000.00 111 approprIatIon
authorIty be transferred from Accou~t 31-500-661-000-512 to
Account 31-500-661-000-801. Savings In the L.A. Sewage DIsposal
Account resulted from a credIt of $82,000 due to the actual costs
beI~g less than the estImated payments.
The cost of the
eqUIpment IS 80% reImbursable by Los Angeles CIty under Contract
#1544 (CCS).
RecommendatIon
Staff recomme!1ds that the CIty Cou~cll authorIze the transfer of
$23,000.00
of
approprIatIon
authorIty
from
ACCOUYJt
#31-760-661-000-512 to ACCOU!1t #31-500-661-000-801.
Prepared by: Stanley E. Scholl, DIrector of General SerVIces
Ed Lash, UtIlitIes Ma~ager
Jack Hoagland, AdmInIstratIve Water EngIneer
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