1676RESOLUTION NO. ~ 67(~
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS
COMMITTEE TO IMPLEMENT A SECOND CURBSIDE GARBAGE PICK-UP PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Public Works Committee of the City of West Memphis has voted
unanimously to implement a second curbside garbage pick-up program; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Committee to target approximately 480 homes in
the southeast section of the City for a trial period of 90 days; and
WHEREAS, the Committee recommends that the Mayor be allowed to enter into a
lease agreement with Scruggs Equipment Company in Memphis, Tennessee, to lease five
hundred 90-gallon curbside carts for the agreed upon 90-day trial period; and
WHEREAS, the price the City will pay to lease said carts shall not exceed $2.75 per
cart per 30-day period, at a total estimated cost not to exceed approximately $4,200.00;
and
WHEREAS, after the 90-day test period ends, the City will have the option of either
purchasing the carts for about $50 each or having them steam cleaned, unassembled, and
paying the shipping to return them to the supplier; and
WHEREAS, prior to the end of the 90-day test period, the Public Works Committee
will evaluate the results of the program and present a recommendation to the Council as to
whether or not this should become a permanent route; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Committee has reviewed and approved a second 90-
day Curbside Garbage Pick-up Program;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, that the recommendations of the Public Works
Committee be accepted for a second 90-day Curbside Garbage Pick-up Program and the
Mayor be allowed to enter into a lease agreement with Scruggs Equipment Company for
the lease of five hundred 90-gallon curbside carts.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~+h day of ~~cem~'~ , 2000
WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, MAYOR
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SCRIJGGS EQI,IIPN[E~N'I' COMPArIY, INC.
194pChanet~l Avenue
P.O. Box 1$184 _
9Q1-941-9311
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Men-phls, Tennessee 38113
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CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS
205 SOUTH REDbING
WEST MEMPHIS, AR 72301
ATfi1~J s .MAYOR JOHNSON
C (El M3 . BARBARA OWENS
NOVENIEER 29 i 20.00
GENTLEMEN,
WE CERTAINLY APPItEErIATE THE OPPORTUNITY OF QUOTING YOUR FINE
CITY ON A PILO~ CART PROGRAM.
YOUR COST IS T'~lE sAME AS THE PREVIOVS PROGRAM. PRICE PER CART
IS ~Z.7S PER CART•PER MONTH WITH A 90 DAY MAXIMUM OR '3 MONTHS,
PLUS ANY APPLICABLE FREIGH7<' CHARG83.
AT THE END OF 'HIS PILOT RENTAL PROGRAM, THE CARTS MAY $E
PURCHASED WITHA MAJORITY OF THE RENT L FEES RgFUNDED, OR THE
CARTS SHALL BE CLEANED AND DISASS»MBL D FOR RETURIQ TO OUR
FACTORY.
CUSTOMER SHALLIBE RE8PQNSIBLE ~OR ALL FREIGHT AND LOADING
EXPENSES ~ AND 71NY DAMAGES TO C~+RTS .
DELIVERY IS ApipROXIMAT~LY .30 DAY~u A.R.O.
WE WILL BE GL7!1D TO
FIT PER TRUCKLt~AD.
942-9311.
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500~CART3, HOWEVER, ONLY 425 WILL
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