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City Council Water & Sewer Subcommittee <br />May 15, 2003 <br />Page 9 <br /> <br />City Manager Malone said that at this time, four of the new controllers have <br />been installed and the other effluent valve controllers have already been <br />purchased and are awaiting installation. A large proportion of this maintenance <br />account is budgeted for the replacement of filter media which is gradually <br />washed out over time. He said that he had attached Exhibit II which is a list <br />of all of the items which might at one time or another have to be purchased <br />from this maintenance account. City Manager Malone said we are budgeting <br />a modest amount relative to the value of all items that would be purchased from <br />this account if you purchased them all at once. Of course, we don't expect to <br />have to purchase them all at once, we only budget a modest amount to take care <br />of known maintenance and to allow for other contingencies that might occur at <br />any time. He said that there was no planned expenditure for ~valves" being <br />budgeted. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone said that at this point in the fiscal year, they are <br />projecting a total expenditure of approximately $65,000.00 of the $85,000.00 <br />budgeted for a possible savings of $20,000.00. <br /> <br />He surmised that the other $15,000.00 in Councilman Plata' s estimated savings <br />by not purchasing ~valves" could refer to account number 10-0413-81-00 - <br />Hydrants and Valves, although only $12,000.00 is budgeted in this line item <br />for the contingency of the need to repair or replace other valves or hydrants <br />used at the water treatment plant. At this point, no funds have been needed. <br />If no valves or hydrants are needed this fiscal year, then it is likely that these <br />funds will not be used resulting in a saving of $20,000.00. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone said between these two accounts, an estimated <br />$32,000.00 may be saved at the end of the year. He said that it will not be <br />possible to save the $100,000.00 projected by Councilman Plata. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone said he had attached to his memorandum concerning <br />Councilman Plata's Recommendation Number Three a copy of the minutes <br />from the budget workshop last year when this account was discussed. He also <br />included Exhibit I! showing a list of repair/replacement items that would be <br /> <br /> <br />