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Session 1543, Minutes May 15, 1991 Page 2 divided amoI1CJ several Public Works employees. Also, the commercial environ- mental inspections fonnerly done by this deparbnent will now be done by a PlanniI1CJ Deparbnent inspector, and this deparbnent will do more residential inspections. In response to Mrs. Schuman, Mr. Ollendorff said he would find out why there were fewer environmental inspections this year and proj acted for next year. AnsweriI1CJ Mr. Price, Mr. Ollendorff said it costs the City about $30,000 a year to mow yards that have been cited for high weeds, with only half that amount collected; however, unpaid bills become liens against the property. He said the city was looking for a reliable subcontractor to do that work, which will save money in the loI1CJ nul. He said 714.0 overtime Pay will be cut substantially. '!here is one new employee in 713.0 Temporary and Part-time En'ployees Pay, a part-time intem who will work on recycliI1CJ programs for several months on a trial basis. Responding to Mr. Wagner, Mr. Ollendorff said 722.06 TraveliI1CJ Expense included the same m.nllber of trips as last year, but they are further away, which accounts for the increase. He said 723.01 AdvertisiI1CJ will be lower because better response is obtained by mailiI1CJ bid invitations to minority contractors instead of advertisiI1CJ. He pointed out there was no allocation for Capital OUtlay, addiI1CJ that an old traffic counter will be repaired instead of buyiI1CJ a new one. 2620 Street Maintenance (paqe C-52). Mr. Ollendorff said the City will tem- porarily return to doiI1CJ a smaller amount of sealcoatiI1CJ (50,000 lineal feet) which also means a small reduction in applicable materials; however, this amount is still above that done five or six years ago. He called attention to a large reduction in 721.10 Miscellaneous outside Personal Services, which are temporary workers doiI1CJ sealcoatiI1CJ and other work. In response to Mr. Price, Mr. Ollendorff said sealcoatiI1CJ cannot be contracted out because few contractors do this. He said 725.10 Miscellaneous Public utility services is for repairiI1CJ sewers for homeowners who will not do it themselves, with the cost attached to the property as a lien. He said the reduction in 726.02 street and Sidewalk Repairs is all the city can afford next year, but if add- tional money becomes available, more projects will be urrlertaken because the need is great. He circulated a list of the projects to be done with the al- located funds. He said the additional $7000 in 727.04 Rent of Machinery and Mechanical Equipment is to rent a heavy roller this smmner for the sealcoat- iI1CJ program, however, if a good used one becomes available, the City will try to buy it. Urx:ler Capital OUtlay, the City would like, but cannot afford, a leaf corrpost turner at $48,000; however, the possibility exists for PUrchase next year from landfill tax money. FindiI1CJ ways of exparx:liI1CJ the compostiI1CJ site was discussed, and also the possibility of an agreement with st. John to use part of Endicott Park as a cooperative corrpostiI1CJ site. He noted that Capital OUtlay did include a leaf loader for $33,000, a vastly ilrproved and more efficient one than that in use now. 2640 Planning and Development (paqe C-56). The City Manager said a full-time inspector position (now vacant) will be chaI1CJed to part-time, with that per- son doiI1CJ commercial and environmental inspections. overtime Pay (714.0) has been cut because the staff will do fewer eveniI1CJ inspections. Mr. Wagner asked that a staff reduction list be given to Council at the May 22 budget meetiI1CJ. Resporx:liI1CJ to Mr. Price, Ms. Glassman said City workers have not removed any graffiti except on City property. Urx:ler 721.02 Consultant Ser- vices, Mr. Ollendorff said the amount was for corrputer program updates; the