HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-07-02 Ordinance 5160ORDINANCE NO. 5160
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE REFUSE FUND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $174,157 FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ACTION PLAN AND TIMELINE FOR
CONSIDERATION OF AN ENERGY/COMPOST FACILITY
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 provlslons of Section 12 of Article III of
the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on June 18, 2012
did adopt a budget for Fiscal Year 2013; and
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B. On August 5, 2010, the Council authorized the City Manager
to enter into a contract for $197,758 with Alternative Resources,
Inc. to conduct a feasibility study for an energy/compost facility
(CMR 333:10); and
C. On February 6, 2012 the Council authorized the City Manager
to amend the contract with Alternative Resources, Inc. for $29,700
for development of an action plan and timeline for an
energy/compost facility (Staff Report 2361); and
D. An additional contract amendment is authorized in the
amount of $290,224 with the Refuse Fund, Wastewater Treatment Fund,
and Electric Fund each funding the amendment proportionally; and
E. The Refuse Fund's portion is sixty percent or $174,157; and
F. The Electric Fund's portion is ten percent or $29,000; and
G.-The Wastewater Treatment Fund's portion is thirty percent
or $87,067; and
H. No budget action is needed for the Electric Fund or
Wastewater Treatment Fund. City Council authorization is needed to
amend the 2013 Refuse Fund operating budget as hereinafter set
forth.
SECTION 2. The sum of One Hundred Seventy-Four Thousand One
Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars ($174,157) is hereby appropriated to
Contract Services in the Public Works Department and the Refuse
Fund Operating Reserve is correspondingly reduced.