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COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
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FROM: Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative officerK
Prepared by: Harry Watson, Transit Manager
SUBJECT: Request for a budget amendment in support of hydraulic
oil spill clean -up and repairs.
CAO RECOMMENDATION: Approve an appropriation in the amount of
$4500 from TDA fund balance to cover vendor costs of demolition,
clean up and reconstruction in connection with underground
hydraulic oil leak at the Bus Maintenance Facility.
BACKGROUND:
In the first days of November 1991 we experienced a loss of
hydraulic oil in the hydraulic lift system at the Bus Maintenance
Facility. We confirmed the loss to be in the range of 80 gallons
and immediately discontinued use of the system. Within 48 hours
of discovering the loss, to contain the spread of the product we
commenced demolition of the concrete floor inside the Bus
Maintenance Facility to gain access to the plumbing for the
hydraulic lift. Working in concert with both County Environmental
Health personnel and our own Mike Smith (HazMat Inspector) of the
Fire Department, containment of the material was achieved and all
contaminated soils were captured. After receiving results of soil
sampling both in and outside of the Maintenance Facility,
reconstruction of the facility was initiated.
In less than one month from the initial detection, work has been
completed and we are back in operation. The engineering involved
in the reconstruction will allow us to visually monitor the
plumbing system so that should there be a reoccurrence of the
original plumbing problem, it will not only be exposed but be
captured within a series of concrete trenches to prevent the
possibility of any future contamination of ground soils.
Transit staff is currently negotiating with our service vendor to
effectively come to an agreeable sharing of costs, the results of
which are unknown at this time. The requested $4500 will cover
invoices received by the City and should cover the City's
negotiated share of the final cost. Our vendor Laidlaw Transit,
Inc. also has demolition invoices that they are paying.
FISCAL IMPACT:
It is estimated that the $4500 being requested will be sufficient
to complete the project. It is recommended that this cost be
funded from the $268,801 currently designated in 1991 -92 TDA claim
for alternate transportation but not yet allocated for a specific
purpose.
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