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SPECIAL MEETING
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
AND PUBLIC HEARING
JUNE 20, 2005
ATTENDANCE: Kevin Poruban, Chairman; William Krummel; Bruce Kimmel;
Fred Bondi (7:26); Carvin Hilliard (7:26)
STAFF: Hal Alvord, Director, Department of Public Works
PUBLIC HEARING
1. Public Hearing on the Proposed Amended Fee Schedule for the Department
of Public Works.
The Chairman opened the Public Hearing at 7:14 p.m.
No members of the public were in attendance.
** MR. KIMMEL MOVED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED AMENDED FEE
SCHEDULE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MOVE THE ITEM TO THE REGULAR
MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AS THERE WERE NO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE.
** MOTION CARRIED.
The Public Hearing was called closed by the Chairman at 7:16 p.m.
The meeting of the Public Works Committee to the Common Council was called to order by the Chairman at 7:16 p.m.
APPROVALS/ AUTHORIZATIONS/ RESOLUTIONS
2. Approve the Amended Fee Schedule
Mr. Krummel asked if there was a quorum for this item. Mr. Poruban and Mr. Kimmel said that the item could be discussed and then moved to the full Council.
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Mr. Kimmel said that the fee increase seemed reasonable and that with some reservations
he would go along with the $5,000.00 for the street abandonment. He said that
in the past year the street abandonment seemed to be abused.
Mr. Kimmel said that in Westport and other surrounding towns the fee schedule seemed to be at around seventy-four dollars. Mr. Alvord said that Norwalk had one of the lowest fees in southwestern Connecticut at $64.50 and that even if the fee were raised Norwalk would still be one of the lowest. He said that Darien and Westport were the next lowest fee currently at $74.00. Mr. Alvord said that Norwalk did not want to go above that level and risk giving the haulers reason to go anywhere else, Norwalk wants the tonnage. Mr. Alvord said the City was meeting with CRRA almost weekly to try to work out what the problems are. He said that generally Norwalk was hauling almost 90,000 tons a year to Bridgeport through Norwalk’s transfer station although Norwalk was only getting credit for 45,000 and that the minimum annual commitment was 67,000.
Mr. Alvord said that he has shared this information with Mr. Hamilton, who supports the amended fee schedule.
Mr. Poruban asked if there were any further questions. There were no questions.
3. Resolution
Resolution to establish a special account to earmark the tip fee difference
between
the City’s fee to CCRA ($66.00/ton) and the fee charged to the haulers (proposed
$74.00/ton) for the Special Waste Site Construction and Operation.
Mr. Poruban asked if there were any questions. Mr. Kimmel said this sounded
good to
him. Mr. Poruban asked if it were better having it where the transfer station
is. Mr.
Alvord said that they did not have the space. He said that it was going to be
a little tight
where they planned to do it at the Public Works Center but that the flow was
going to work well. Mr. Alvord said they had two people there six days per week
so no additional staffing would be needed to supervise people dropping off oil,
solvents, refrigerators, propane, etc. as all that would be going to the Special
Waste Collection Site.
Mr. Alvord said he had already informed the Police Department that the DPW was going to be doing this so that they know there is going to be some spaces left there. He said there has been some discussion with the Animal Control Officer who thought the space was theirs. Mr. Alvord said he had already spoken with Mark Palmer and the Police Department understands that they are going to be building the Special Waste Collection site in the location they have already designated. Mr. Alvord said there would still be more than enough parking spaces left for the Animal Control facility.
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Mr. Kimmel asked if paint could be dropped off at the Special Waste Collection
Site. Mr. Alvord said absolutely. He said that now people wouldn’t have to dump
paint down the storm drains or toss it into the woods or along the road.
4. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a purchase order to Inter-State Ford Truck Sales, Inc. for three (3) 2006 Sterling L8500 snow plow trucks for a sum not to exceed $261,150.
Account No. 0905 4031 5777 C0313 ($17,715)
0906 4010 5777 C0377 ($243,435).
Mr. Alvord said these trucks will be exactly the same models that the DPW just took delivery of five of, except they will be 2006 models instead of 2005 models. He said the DPW will not have re-bid on this because of the way they structured the RFP last year, as long as the annual increase doesn’t exceed the manufacturer’s increase, which this year is six and one-half percent, based on the price of steel. Mr. Alvord said the DPW can go right back to Inter-State Sales Inc. for as many as fifteen trucks, which is what they are doing. He said they went through and verified the price, which will be $87,050.00 per truck. Mr. Alvord said assuming the Council passes this on June 28th, the DPW can cut the Purchase Order on June 29th and hopefully the City will have three new trucks before the next season begins.
Mr. Kimmel asked what else could the trucks do. Mr. Alvord said they can be used for warm weather work. He said the trucks don’t have a sanding body on them. He said the DPW has ten stainless-steel sanding units that insert into the bed of the truck that can be taken out. Mr. Alvord said the trucks can be used to plow and sand in the winter and in warm weather both the plow and the sanding unit can be removed and the trucks used for heavy hauling.
Mr. Poruban asked if there were any further questions. There were no questions.
** MR. PORUBAN MOTIONED THAT ALL ITEMS BE MOVED TO THE NEXT FULL COMMON COUNCIL
MEETING SCHEDULED FOR
JUNE 28, 2005.
** MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:24 p.m.
MEETING RECONVENED
Mr. Bondi and Mr. Hilliard arrived at the meeting at 7:26 p.m. Mr. Poruban reconvened
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the meeting to bring Mr. Bondi and Mr. Hilliard up to date on the actions taken. There were no questions from either Mr. Bondi or Mr. Hilliard on the items on the agenda.
The reconvened meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda J. Hayes
Telesco Secretarial Services
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