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SUBJECT: Pa er To~oels in Public Pestrooms
Introduction
This xeport-presents the-cost_of installation -for-ho-t-air-hand
dryers in public restrooms.
Background:-
At the July 13 Council meeting, staff presented information and
recommendations concerning the installation of hot air hand dryers
in certain public restrooms. The installation costs were esti-
mates and-staff rzquested Council action after more accurate
installation estimates could be developed. Without unforseen
price fluctuation§, the unit cost. for the. dryer.. is $140. The
installation costs will vary at each site.
To install hot air hand dryers at all beach restrooms, the
following costs would be .involved:
24 restrooms with two hand dryers
in each side = 48 @ $140 $ 6,720
Installation (average all sites)
@ $175 each 8,400
$ 15,120
Estimated annual maintenance $ 1,000
To: Mayor and City Council =2- October 4, 1976
The present annual costs for stocking the restrooms with toilet
tissue and paper towels is $14,933.
Estimated cost to purchase and install hot air dryers in those
park restrooms not now using paper towels:
Douglas, Marine, Joslyn, Inspiration .
Point, Senior Recreation Center, 900
block of Palisades Park, Los Amigos
Park and Hotchkiss Park = 32 @ $140 $ 4,480
Total installation varies for each site 4,256
$ 8,736
Annual maintenance $ 700
The replacing of toilet tissue with paper towels would not
materially change the present annual expenditures for materials,
but would have an unknown. but increased expenditure effect upon
labor and materials for plumbing repairs.
The installation of hot air dryers .would reduce the-paper tissue
cost approximately $1,b22 annually.
Alternatives:
1. Continue present "mixed" approach of providing material
to dry hands.
2. Install hot air dryers in all park and beach restrooms
($28,980)
l'a : '~:ayor ann City Council -3-
October 4, 19?5
3. Place paper towels in all park and beach restrooms.
4. Place paper towels in those park restrooms which now have
toilet tissue for drying hands.
5. Place hot air dryers only in those restrooms without paper
towels but are high in abuse of plumbing facilities (Pali-
sades Park (3), Marine, Joslyn, Douglas, Los Amigos, Hotchkiss)
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6. Continue-beach restrooms without-towe3-s or_tissue for drying-
hands.
Recommendation:
Staff would recommend if Council considers the present approach
inadequate that Alternatives ~~5 & 6 be adopted by Council and
that $8,800 be appropriated from unappropriated Music, Adver-
tising and Recreation funds to purchase and install hot air
hand dryers in the designated park restrooms.
Prepared by: Donald T. Arnett
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