HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-09-08 Ordinance 5014ORDINANCE NO. 5014
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING
THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2008-09 TO PROVIDE AN
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $200,000 TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM (CIP) PROJECT VR-08000, 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:
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B. In fiscal year 2007 08, the City Council appropriated
$2,500,000 for CIP Project VR-08000, Scheduled Vehic and
Equipment Replacements (Project) to cover the costs of
replacements of existing City vehicles and equipment
f cal year 2007-08; and
C. Among the equipment included for replacement in
year 2007-08, is a waste-handling wheel loader that supports
the City's composting program. The machine loads greenwaste
into a compost grinder and f shed compost into trucks. Due
to a premature failure of another equipment, compost screener,
the amount originally appropriated for wheel loader was used
to purchase a new compost screener. Staff planned to defer the
replacement of the wheel loader until fiscal year 2009 10, but
the equipment failed and not cost-effective to repair. A
new wheel loader is needed the City composting program;
D. An additional appropriation of $200,000 is needed for
the Project. The Refuse Fund Reserve will provide the
necessary funding; and
E. City Council authorization is needed to amend the
2008-09 budget to make available the funds required for CIP
Project VR-08000, Scheduled Vehicle and Equipment
Replacements.
SECTION 2. The amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000) is hereby transferred to the Vehicle Replacement
Fund and the Refuse Furid is hereby reduced by the same amount
leaving a remaining balance of Eight Hundred Twenty-Eight
Thousand Dollars ($828,000).
SECTION 3. The sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000) is hereby appropriated to CIP project VR-08000,
Scheduled Vehicle and Equipment Replacements.
SECTION 4. As specified in Section 2.28.080(a) of the
Palo Alto Municipal Code, a two-thirds vote of the ci ty
Council is required to adopt this ordinance.
SECTION 5. As provided in Section 2.04.330 of the Palo
Alto Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective
upon adoption.
SECTION 6. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby
finds that this project is exempt from the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act, and therefore, no
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September 08, 2008
BARTON, BURT, DREKMEIER, ESPINOSA,
KISHIMOTO, KLEIN, MORTON, SCHMID, YEH