City of Madison - File #: 06731

• File #: 06731
• Version: 2
• Name: Amending the Street Division Automated Refuse Cart Capital Budget
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/11/2007
• In control: BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)
• On agenda: 7/3/2007
• Final action: 7/3/2007
• Enactment date: 7/5/2007
• Enactment #: RES-07-00706
• Title: SUBSTITUTE - Amending the 2007 Street Division Capital Budget to fund additional costs related to the Automated Refuse Collection Cart Program.
• Sponsors: David J. Cieslewicz, Tim Gruber

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/3/2007	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
6/25/2007	2	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT (15 VOTES REQUIRED) - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
6/25/2007	2	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (SUBSTITUTES)
6/19/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
6/12/2007	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
6/12/2007	1	Streets Division	Referred for Introduction
6/11/2007	1	Streets Division	Fiscal Note Required / Approval

Fiscal Note
This resolution amends the 2007 Streets Division Capital Budget by providing an additional $517,000 in funding for Project #4 "Automated Refuse Collection Carts". Of this amount, $200,000 would be transferred from the 2006 Transfer Station Remodeling Project. The remaining $317,000 would be added to the capital budget as General Obligation Debt. Related annual debt service payments are estimated at $41,000 per year, over a period of ten years. transferred from the Engineering - Major Streets - Lien Road Project. No additional General Obligation Debt is required in 2007.
Title
SUBSTITUTE - Amending the 2007 Street Division Capital Budget to fund additional costs related to the Automated Refuse Collection Cart Program.
Body
Whereas, the City of Madison will be converting to an automated refuse collection system in 2007 to augment the automated collection system for recycling that began in 2005, and

Whereas, the original number of carts was estimated 3 years ago when it was anticipated 65,000 carts would be distributed to Madison's refuse customers. Due to City growth, we need to order 67,436 containers, and

Whereas, original projections expected 40,000 customers to opt for the default size 95 gallon cart when in actuality 53,358 selected the largest size, and

Whereas, 1331 households have ordered additional carts which will cost approximately $65,000 out of the Capital Account but will be reimbursed by the customer and restored to the general fund, and

Whereas, the cost of carts has increased since 2005 due to a 23% increase in the cost of plastic resin, and

Whereas, fuel surcharges associated with freight, assembly and delivery of the carts have increased by over 50% since 2005, and

Whereas, the Street Division will be replacing 248 litter containers with automated 75 gallon litter containers. The cart manufacturer is supplying 100 carts at no charge but the additional 200 carts must be purchased at a cost of $300 per ...