1653RESOLUTION NO. ~ ~ S.3
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS
COMMITTEE TO IMPLEMENT A PILOT CURBSIDE GARBAGE PICK-UP PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Public Works Committee of the City of West Memphis has voted
unanimously to implement a pilot curbside garbage pick-up program; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Committee to target approximately 400 homes
in the northeast section of the City for a trial period of 90 days; and
WHEREAS, the Committee recommends that the Public Works Director be
allowed to enter into a lease agreement with Scruggs Equipment Company in Memphis,
Tennessee, to lease four hundred and twenty-five 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
$3,600.00; 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
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WHEREAS, a#e+~he 90-day test period ergs, 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 acity-wide effort; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Committee has reviewed and approved a 90-day
Pilot 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 and that the Public Works Director immediately begin
implementing the recommendations fora 90-day Pilot Curbside Garbage Pick-up
Program.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~~ day of ~~'-~,~ 2000
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WII.,LIAM H. JO ON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
PHIL ,CITY CLERK
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CITY CLERKS OFFICE
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