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ACTION:
BY:
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Mary K. Lindley, Parks, Recreation & Community Services Director /&
DATE: August 25, 2008 (CC Meeting of September 3, 2008)
SUBJECT: Consider Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2008/09 Budget to
Purchase a Water Tank and Trailer for Use in Graffiti Abatement
DISCUSSION
The Council is asked to adopt the attached Resolution amending the FY 2008/09
Budget by allocating an additional $4,700 for the purchase of a 250 gallon water tank, 5'
x 8' trailer, high pressure hose reel and 110 volt transfer pump to assist the Parks,
Recreation and Community Services Department abate graffiti in City parks, facilities
and within landscape areas.
The Department has two pressure washers: a large unit that can use sand in addition to
water and a second smaller unit that is less efficient and cannot accommodate sand.
The Department does not have a water tank and must use Public Work's water tank
when graffiti is not close to a hose bib, which is approximately 65 percent of the time.
The larger pressure washer must be towed on a trailer. Because the water tank must be
towed too, the default method of operation is to use the small pressure washer on
removal projects where no hose bib is available. On such occasions, we spend more
time removing the graffiti when the use of larger pressure washer and sand would
improve the process. The larger unit is towed out to the site only when a hose bib is
available. Because of the process involved and the limited size of our weekend staff,
we do not remove graffiti on Saturday or Sunday if it requires a pressure washer, we
only handle graffiti that can be removed with solvent.
Staff is proposing to purchase a trailer mounted water tank, high pressure hose reel,
and a 110 volt transfer pump. The Department's existing large water pressure washer
unit would be mounted on the trailer behind the water tank. This would allow the
Department to use the large unit whenever it is most appropriate for the situation,
regardless of whether there is a hose bib or not. It would also make it possible to use
the large water pressure on the weekends for graffiti removal. Over the past four
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months, the Department has averaged approximately 150 hours of graffiti abatement
per month. Our objective is the make to task of removing graffiti more efficient, freeing
up staff hours for other projects.
FISCAL IMPACT
It is proposed that the purchase be funded from the Park Maintenance Fund (2400)
which receives its revenues from the Park Assessment. Since Park Maintenance Fund
expenditures exceed revenues from the Park Assessment, the General Fund must
make up the difference. According to the City Manager's budget message to the Council
dated June 6, 20081 it is anticipated that at the end of the FY 2008/09, approximately
$1,258,000 will need to be transferred from the General Fund to the Park Maintenance
Fund. If the City Council approves the recommended action, the transfer amount will
increase by $4,700.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Roll Call Vote)
Adopt Resolution No. 2008- .
Attachment: A — Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE
FISCAL YEAR 2008/09 BUDGET TO ALLOCATE
$4,700 FROM THE PARK MAINTENANCE FUND
(2400) TO THE PARK MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURE
BUDGET ACCOUNT (2400 - 0000)
WHEREAS, on July 16, 2008, the City Council adopted the budget for
Fiscal Year 2008/09; and
WHEREAS, a staff report has been presented to said Council requesting a
budget amendment allocating $4,700 from the Park Maintenance Fund for the
purchase of graffiti removal equipment.
. WHEREAS, Exhibit "A" hereof describes said budget amendment and its
resultant impacts to the budget line item(s).
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A budget amendment allocating $4,700 from the Park
Maintenance Fund for graffiti removal equipment as more particularly described
in Exhibit "A" attached hereto is hereby approved.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution
and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of September, 2008.
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk
Resolution No. 2008 -
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EXHIBIT A
Budget Amendment for Purchase of Water Truck and
Trailer for Use in Graffiti Abatement
FY 2008/09
A. Fund Allocation:
Fund No.
Fund Name
Amount
2400 -5500
Park Maintenance Fund
$4,700
$41700
$4,700
B. Budget Appropriation:
BUDGET NUMBER
BUDGETED
REVISION
NEW
BUDGET
2400.7800.0000.9504
0
$41700
$4,700
Form Approved By: "At,
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