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ORDINANCE NO. 4997
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FI SCAL YEAR 2008 -0 9 TO
PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $80,000 TO
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) VR-07800, SCHEDULED
VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENTS
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds
and determines as follows:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article III of
the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on June 9, 2008
did adopt a budget for fiscal year 2008-09; and
B. In fiscal year 2006-07, the. City Council a'Qpropriated
$3,609,000 for CIP Project VR-07800(Project) to cover the costs of
scheduled replacements of vehicle and equipments; and
C. In the second quarter of the fiscal year 2006-07, the City
Council appropriated an additional $175,000 to the Project to
provide funding for the acquisition of a self-loading asphalt
grinding machine to be used primarily for the street maintenance
project; and
D. A need for a transfer dump truck and trailer set had been
identified for the Project. A transfer dump truck, with its 30-
yard capacity, will accommodate nearly three times the amount of
material, which will significantly reduce the number of trips to
the dump site. This will increase labor efficiency, reduce fuel
consumption, and supports the City Council Top 4 Priorities on
Environmental Protection; and
E. This project was put out to bid; the low bid is higher than
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needed to award the bid of the Project; and
F. The total addi tional appropriation of $80,000 will be
funded by a transfer from Capital Improvement Program Project PE-
86070 Street Maintenance Project; and
G. City Council authorization is needed to amend the 2008-09
budget to make available the funds needed for CIP Project VR-
07800, Scheduled Vehicle and Equipment Replacements.
SECTION 2. The sum of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000) is
hereby appropriated to CIP Project VR-07800, Scheduled Vehicle and
Equipment Replacements.
SECTION 3. The appropriation for CIP Project PE-86070, Street
Maintenance is hereby reduced by Eighty Thousand Dollars
($80,000) .
SECTION 4. The transactions above will have no impact on the
Capi Project Fund Infrastructure Reserve.
SECTION 5. As specified in Section 2.28.080(a) of the Palo
Al to Municipal Code, a two thirds vote of the City Council is
required to adopt this ordinance.
SECTION 6. As provided in Section 2.04.330 of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become fective upon
adoption.
SECTION 7. The ty to
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California Environmental Quality Act, and therefore, no
environmental impact assessment is necessary_
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ABSENT:
August 04, 2008
BARTON, BURT, DREKMEIER, ESPINOSA,
KISHIMOTO, KLEIN, MORTON, SCHMID, YEH
APPROVED:
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