SR-111274-11CSanta Monica, Galifornia,' October 23, 197
TC: Fsayor and City.. Gouncit
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S"tTBJECT: Refuse Bins ~~~~.~
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~ ~ntroduetion: ~~~~~2`t974 ~~
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~nis.`report..is requesting Council to authorise ~` "~°
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General Viand ~ to the -Refuse Bin Revolve - ~~`~ "'`'r'
-ng E'und in t~xs amourxt` b~ ~~•0,000
for t:~e {purchase of ~30C?-binst~ ;~-
3ack~round: >
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r„ lc~-~, the Gity inaugurated a bin~t;~e refuse container ser°rice.
''_"~is service DrOVided ORe and two cubic yard bins that could 'oe rent°d
f o-r various. 'ees , 3 t;vo •cubi c yard bin. that is collected. trrrice a week
:7ili be used for discussion purposes i2 t u,s report.
~•'ier to the recent refuse ordinance change adopted on Winne 18.
1g7~, a tro cubic ;card bin T•:as rented for X7,50 per month. The _ne;.; '
rental fees are ~%+.00 per month for t;•rice a_ ssreek collection, and 12.00
per-month for six. times a ~~reek collection,....
'vTe presently have about 1600 bins in service.; The revenue
d°rivedfrom the rental of these bins is deposited i_n a "re:solving"
tL'!d for the purpose of purch~.sing additional bins As of ~tovem5er 1,
197-, there will 'oe approx~~.telJ $20,000 in this fund. Funds =.vill
accrue in the Revolvi~:g Fund at the rate of at least. $5,000 per month.
Sinee the recent decrease in the bin rental fees,. 7e h~,ve bee*z
e-perier_cing an ?ncrease in the number of bin applications at the rate
o" about 30 per month, :~s of October 20, there avers 220 bins at the
City wards ready to be placed in .service.
Tate: October 23~ 197T' page 2 ,
Subect: Refuse Bins !;
!t is the desire of the Staff to purchase ~pprox~ately 300
ad ^.itonal mains at about X200 ea.ch~®for a total mount 'of about'
300,000. Friith the.-20,000 available,_an adctz~ional amount of ~~0,000 -
is needed,. 'It is in the 'nest interest of .the City to purchase these
bns, as soon as possible, because of tY:e inflationary trend. If
cu recoamendation is approved, the normal oidding procedure vrill
be followed.-
Alternate Sal~Ztions:
I :?e~uest a direct wppr0priation s'rom the General Fund,.:
2 = .rdnasa onl~% cne 'r_unared b=r_s with the X20,000
pr?S ently a;ta?~ '?a
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.Recommendation:
Ooi~r_cil authorize a loan ,dn the arsount of ~LO,OOO frcm the
General rand, to the Refuse Bin Revolving Fund (Accou.~t PTo. 99-0200-'750},
;,ySaid ~~+0,000 to be repaid to the General. ru*id from the Revolving Fund.
i_~: the amount of X5,000 per month for eight: rzonthso
~°repared by : Doug .McAteer
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