HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-09-19 Ordinance 5128ORDINANCE NO.5128
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING
THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATION OF $52,108 TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (eIP)
PROJECT VR-92006, FUEL STORAGE TANKS UPGRADE
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 20, 2011 did adopt a budget for fiscal year 2012; and
B. The fuel station at Foothills Park has not been
operational since approximately January 1999, due to equipment
breakdown, requiring staff to drive five trucks (including
three emergency response patrols) to the Municipal Service
Center (MSC) located on East Bayshore Road for fuel and to
fill gas cans for maintenance equipment; and
C. This proj ect will replace the fuel tanks, pumps,
related equipment and install a concrete fueling pad within
Foothills Park's enclosed staff maintenance yard, for service
vehicles and equipment used by staff for Foothills Park,
Pearson-Arastradero Preserve and seasonal use by Fire
Department staff, and could be used by State and mutual aid
fire crews in the event of a fire or other emergency in the
foothills; and
D. Council approved CIP project VR-92006 to replace the
existing gasoline and diesel fueling facility at Foothills
Park; and
E. Following a bid process, staff recommends that a
contract in the total amount of $147,108 be awarded to
Petrotek for the design and construction of new fuel pumps and
related equipment at Foothills Park; and
F. CIP project VR-92006 has available funds of $95,000,
requiring additional funding of $52,108 from the Vehicle
Replacement Reserve.
G. City Council authorization is needed to amend the 2012
budget as hereinafter set forth.