SR-510-003 (7)
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Counc1l ~eet1ng:May 11, 1982
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Santa t1onica, California
MAY 1 1 1982
5/0-003
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: C1ty Staff
SUBJECT: Transfer of Funds Within the Recycl1ng Budget
Introduction
This report requests that $15,000 be transferred fro~ the Recycling Budget's
Salar1es and Wages to Cap1tal Outlay (27-500-443) for the purchase of a used
I-ton pick up truck and a baler conveyor.
Background
The Recycling Program has been 1n operation for 4 months. The day-to-day
operations have revealed problems not originally ant1cipated. T~c add1tional
p1eces of capital equipment are proving to be cr1t1cal to the program. They are:
1. One used I-ton p1ck up truck. ThlS vehicle would be used as a
back-up to our main I-ton veh,cle. It will also be used as a
second collection veh1cle on our high participation curbside
routes. The program 1S currently USing a 1/2-ton pick up
truck as a back-up vehicle. The 1/2-ton truck 1S too light to
handle the loads collected by the 6-b1n recycling tra1ler. It
is a very unsafe and hazardous comblnatlon. When the maln vehlcle
15 out of serV1ce, the 6-bin trailer cannot be used. W,thout the
6-bin trailer. service to a number of curbside routes 1S ser10usly
impaired. Th1S problem has been encountered. Bob Miller, Mechanical
t'laintenance Superintendent. has suggested the program purchase a used
I-ton vehicle. Mechanical Malntenance would then provlde any necessary
repairs. Thi; would be the most cost effectlve method of acquirlng an
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adequate back-up vehicle. Estimates for a I-ton used vehicle
range from S3,OOO - $5,000. A new vehlcle would run from $10,000 -
$12,000.
2. Baler Conveyor. The baler is used to compact the cardboard being
recovered at the Transfer Statlon. When the baler was orlginally
purchased, a conveyor was not included because of space constralnts,
concern over malntenance and the unweildly type of materlal we have
to bale. However, after reevaluation, a more efflclent and safe
operation would result lf a conveyor was added. A conveyor would
more effectively lsolate the operators from the baling chamber
provlding a safer working cond1tion. It would also provide for more
efficient use of labor.
There are sufflclent funds 1n the Recycing Salarles and Wages budget to handle
thlS transfer. Salaries for Flscal Year 1981/1982 were projected for the full
year, but the program has required salarles for only one-half a year. The
projected surplus at the end of Fiscal Year 1981/1982 1S $40,000.
Recommendatlon
It is recommended that $15.000 be transferred from the Recycling Budgetls
Salar1es and Wages to Capltal Outlay (27-500-443) for the purchase of one used
I-ton plckup truck and one baler conveyor.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl
Neil Mlll er
Karen Rathbun
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