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Consideration of and action on authorization for the purchase and installation of various capital improvement items at: 1) Public Works - Transfer Station and 2) Police Department Station.
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Summary:
Funds were approved and allocated in the FY 20-21 Capital Outlay budget to be utilized for the City of Deer Park - Transfer Station located at 610 Old Underwood Road:
1. Remodel upstairs shower room
2. New downstairs ADA accessible restroom
3. Install various new sidewalk and pavement around facility
4. Install new generator and associated equipment
The Transfer Station was built in 1984 and is a source of pride for the Public Works Department. Staff who work in this department assist with the sanitation of our City by keeping it clean and orderly with trash pickup Monday through Friday and residential drop-off hours on the weekend.
The Transfer Station building is currently in good condition and some minor additions at the facility are necessary in order to continue to improve and maintain it for future operations.
In addition, the Police Department requested a budget amendment in the amount of approximately $45,000.00, at the June 15, 2021 Council Meeting to connect the remaining areas of the Police Department facility to their emergency generator. This work is needed so that all electrical circuits of the Police Department can remain operational during an emergency event. Currently several areas in the building including records and the HVAC unit that serves multiple areas in the building are not connected to the (2) existing transfer switches. Many alternatives have been evaluated and the recommended method to serve these loads was the least expensive, most efficient and would produce the shortest down time when the circuits are all connected. The Police Department would like to have this work completed as soon as possible and has spoken to a BuyBoard contractor to perform this service.
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
The Public Works Budget has $253,700 ...
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