HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1978/08/22 Item 12CITY OF CNULA VISTA
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
. Item No. 12
For meeting of 8-22-78
ITEM TITLE
SUBMITTED BY
Resolution ~,,7_~~j Approving Project to Install Hand Dryers in Park Rest Rooms
and Appropriating Project Funds
ITEM EXPLANATION
Director of Parks and Recreatiori~'~c,
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BACKGROiJND
The City is required by the County Health Department to provide some method for hand drying
in all public rest rooms. Paper towels are presently being used in all park rest rooms
except Palomar Park. The paper towels pose two destructive problems in the hands of vandals.
The problen of greatest concern is the practice by vandals of setting the towels afire. No
rest rooms have been lost to fire to date, but the potential is there. The other problem
involves vandals stuffing the toilet bowls with towels to cause a stoppage.
EXPERIMENT
A year ago, in a continuing effort to find ways to reduce the destruction caused by this
mindless vandalise, staff installed two vandalproof, hot air hand dryers in the rest rooms
at Palomar Park on an experimental basis. To date, these hand dryers are still in good
condition and still operating.
PROPOSID PROJECT
In light of this successful experiment, staff is proposing that hand dryers be installed in
the following parks:
LOCATION
Rohr Park
Memorial Park
General Roca Park
Hilltop Park
Greg Rogers Park
Los Ninos Park
Otay Park
"J" Street Marina
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NUMBER OF DRYERS
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Total 18
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Agreement Resolution~C Ordinance Plat Notification List
Other ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT: Attached Submitted on
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Transfer of $5,400 from Parks Acquisition and Development Fund No. 420 to Account No.
100-1520-5568, and the appropriation of these funds to purchase electric hand dryers
will be required.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Council approve the installation of 18 hand dryers in parks rest rooms; approve the
transfer of $5,400 from the unappropriated balance of the Parks Acquisition and Development
Fund No. 420 to Account No. 100-1520-5568; and appropriate $5,400 to purchase and install
18 electric hand dryers.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
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COUNCIL ACTION
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The cost for each dryer, with the necessary parts for installation by City forces, is
approximately $300; or $5,400 for 18 dryers.
Funds for this project are available in the Parks Acquisition and Develognent Fund.
RFST ROOM DOORS
A suggestion has been made that doors be installed on the rest rooms so that they can be
locked at a predetermined time each night. Installing doors would require a staff member
to lock and unlock all of the doors each day, thus increasing the man hours required to
maintain the parks. More importantly, in checking with other agencies which have tried
using locked doors, their reports show that the doors are systematically battered down,
thereby adding to costs for vandalism. The truth of these reports wa,s demonstrated to
staff first hand this week when the locked doors on the rest rooms at the new County park
were destroyed.
For these reasons, it is recommended that locked doors not be used on the rest rooms in the
City parks.
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Form No. F-229
12/73
CERTIFICATE OF CITY/DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Certification of Unappropriated Balance
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the money required for the
appropriation of funds for the purpose set forth in the attached
resolution is available in the Treasury, or is anticipated to
come into the Treasury, and is otherwise unappropriated.
Amount S 5,400,00 Fund Park A~zquisition & Development
Purpose Hand Dryers in Park Restrooms
Bidder N/A
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00 1520 5568 Acting Director of Finance
The City of Chula Vista
Date 8/16/78 By
Certification of Unencumbered Balance
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the indebtedness and obligation
to be incurred by the contract or agreement authorized by the
attached resolution can be incurred without the violation of any
of the provisions of the Charter of the City of Chula Vista, or
the Constitution or the laws of the State of California, that
sufficient monies have been appropriated for the purpose of said
contract, that sufficient monies to meet the obligations of the
contract are actually in the Treasury, or are anticipated to come
into the Treasury to the credit of the appropriation from which
the same are to be drawn, and that said monies now actually in
the Treasury, together with the monies anticipated to come into
the Treasury, to the credit of said appropriation are otherwise
unencumbered.
Amount Not to Exceed S 5,400.00
100 1520 5568
Actin Director of Finance
The City of Chula Vista
Date 8/16/78 By
Fund Park Acquisition
Dept./Activity Park Acquisition & Development
Purpose Hand Dryers in Park Restrooms
Bidder N/A
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