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File #: 23-0434    Version: 1
Type: Gen. Bus. - Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 11/7/2023 Final action: 11/7/2023
Title: Consideration of Insourcing Pressure Washing and Other Related Services for Maintenance of the Downtown Manhattan Beach and the North Manhattan Beach Business Improvement Districts (Public Works Director Lee). (Estimated Time: 30 Mins.) A) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-0152 B) APPROPRIATE FUNDS C) APPROVE POSITIONS
Attachments: 1. Resolution No. 23-0152, 2. PowerPoint Presentation
TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager

FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Sean Roberts, Field Operations Manager
Nicky Petroff, Sr. Management Analyst

SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Insourcing Pressure Washing and Other Related Services for Maintenance of the Downtown Manhattan Beach and the North Manhattan Beach Business Improvement Districts (Public Works Director Lee).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
A) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-0152
B) APPROPRIATE FUNDS
C) APPROVE POSITIONS
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Adopt Resolution No. 23-0152 to approve positions consisting of one full-time supervisor and three full-time maintenance employees to perform pressure washing and other related services for maintenance of the Downtown Manhattan Beach and the North Manhattan Beach Business Improvement Districts and;

2. Appropriate $389,942 from various funds to insource pressure washing services for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
In order to insource pressure washing services, the addition of one full-time supervisor and three full-time maintenance employees is required. Establishing the net new positions will cost approximately $385,614 annually. The prorated appropriation amount of the new positions for the remainder of this fiscal year is $224,942. Additionally, there will be a one-time cost of approximately $165,000 to purchase three new vehicles for this workgroup.

The Public Works Department's annual operating budget is normally sufficient to fund the provision of street sweeping and pressure washing services. However, the costs associated with this line of the City's business have increased significantly this fiscal year. On October 17, 2023, the City Council approved a new five year agreement with SCA of LA, LLC for street sweeping services only. That contract was for an annual total of ap...

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