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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 6
Meeting Date x-13-82
Resolution /0 ~,9~uthorizing the Purchase of a Water Treatment Control
Unit for Loma Vefrde Pool
Director of Parks and Recreation ~ ~ ~ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
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~, Approx' tely twelve years ago, Council authorized the purchase of a Strantrol Water
Tres t Unit for Loma Verde Pool. This unit has given excellent service but has
reached a point where it is no longer economical to maintain. The Parks and Recreation
Dep is plan for this unit's replacement was to include a request for a new unit
in the fiscal year 1982-83 budget. However, the unit requires extensive repairs, so
,~ rather spend funds for repairs, the department is requesting Council's authorization
to purc se the new unit now. It is my;
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That Co cil authorize the purchase of a replacement Strantrol Unit for Lana Verde Pool.
,• BOARDS COMMISSIONS RECOMNIQ~]DATION: N/A
` DISCUSS ON:
The man 1 application of chlorine and soda ash to swimming pools has always been a problem.
To prey nt over or under application of chemicals in a swimming pool, constant water test-
,• ing and chani.cal applications. in the exact amounts is required. The satisfactory perfor-
mance o these manual tasks is extremely difficult and often results in wasted chemicals.
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To over one the monitoring and application problems, the Strantrol Corporation developed a
comput control device to monitor and apply chemicals twenty-four hours a day in exactly
the-pro r amounts. The City Council authorized the installation of these units in the
Park Wa and Lana Verde Pools. The Strantrol Unit at Loma Verde Pool has been used very
success ully, but has now reached a point where; 1) .replacement is imminent due to corrosion_
and; 2) it is riot economically sound to make repairs.
The new Strantrol Units have been canpletely redesigned. The latest units have a separate
monitor control and recording sections. This new separation of functions coupled with an
anti-co rosion cartridge that snits a protective vapor, increases the life of the units by
as much as three times. Moreover, the electrodes i.n the new units cost about 1/3 as much
as the resent unit electrodes and require no annual maintenance.
Since extensive repairs are required on the old unit, the Parks & Recreation DepartmP.nt has
consid ed the following three alternatives:
_. Complete the repairs, and request a new unit in. the FY 1982-83 budget.
?. Lease a new unit.
3. Purchase a new unit now with Surplus funds fran Lana Verde Pool Solar
Heating Project.
Form A-113 (Rev. li/79)
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Item... 6
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The minim~un cost to repair the old unit is $400. The lease of a new unit would
+' inv lve a finance charge of approximately $1,260. The cost of the new unit is
ti~ $4, 00. EKEt.Enterprises, the distributor for the Strantrol Units, have offered
to eplace the old unit for $3,400., which includes a $1,400 trade-in on the old
Str trol Unit. The total cost for replacing the old unit is approximately $3,600,
inc uding sales tax.
~' Alt rnative "3" appears to be the most cost effective approach. Accordingly, I
am ecea~nending this alternative, and requesting Council approval to Purchase the
new Strantrol Unit for Loma. Verde Pool.
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to caver the purchase cost of a new Strantrol Unit have been appropriated in
.t No. 619-6190 PRBG21. These are surplus funds frcgn the Loma Verde Pool Solar
q Contract.
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