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SOUTH BEND PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />224 North Main Street <br />P.O. Box 1714 <br />MICHAEL L. VANCE <br />Director of Utilities <br />Members of the Council <br />Common Council <br />City of South Bend <br />Dear Council Members: <br />CITY ®f SOUTH BEAD <br />ROGER O. PARENT, Mayor <br />COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 <br />November 17, 1982 <br />219/284 -9322 <br />There will.be presented for your consideration at first reading <br />of the November 22, 1982 Council Meeting an ordinance appropriating <br />additional monies to the operation's budget of the Bureau of Sewers. <br />This year has proved to be a very productive year. However, the <br />many cave -ins, the stepping up of the paving program, and the addi- <br />tional costs associated with the new landfill site have proven costly. <br />I am requesting an additional $1,704.00 be appropriated to 228.0 <br />Tires and Tubes due to the increase in tire repairs we've experienced <br />inside the Prairieview landfill site. Additionally I am requesting <br />$32,375.00 in 363.0 Equipment Repair and $44,500.00 in 357.0 Fuel Oil <br />for similar reasons. The Equipment Repair monies needed are the <br />result of an increase in transmission repairs, and the loss of one <br />diesel engine. Transmission repairs alone account for $24,500.00 of <br />the funds needed. Morgan Peck the Sanitation Division Manager has <br />spoken with landfill management, and we've been assured the situation <br />will improve. As to the $36,935.00 requested in 230.0 Maint. Supplies <br />and the $11,375.00 requested in 399.0 Other Contractuals, these <br />amounts are the result of a step up in operations. Clearly Morgan has <br />tried to do more adjustments to castings this year, and has also been <br />plagued with a higher than normal amount of cave -ins, including exten- <br />sive work on Sample Street and Bowman Creek. Additionally a new sec- <br />tion of the sludge farm (22 acres) is being developed, as a result <br />equipment we normally would not use had to be rented. The result of <br />these stepped up operations was the need to buy additional pipe and <br />castings and lease one loader and one compactor for several months <br />this summer. <br />While these activities have caused extensive budget changes, the <br />results obtained justify those expenses. If I may provide further <br />information, please feel free to call my office or Morgan Peck. <br />Sincerely, <br />J11ox" C)a..-.— <br />Michael. L. Vance <br />Director of Utilities <br />MLV /mtw <br />