2008/11/25 City Council Resolution 2008-181RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -181
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
AUTHORIZING A TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE CAPITAL REPLACEMENT
RESERVES TO THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT BUDGET FOR COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONVERSION FROM CHLORINE GAS TO SODIUM
HYPOCHLORITE AT HONEYBEE POOL
WHEREAS, in August 2008, the City received a Compliance Notice from the County of
Sonoma Department of Emergency Services citing several non-compliance issues with the
storage and use of compressed chlorine gas cylinders at Honeybee Pool;
WHEREAS, to fulfill the provisions of the Compliance Notice, the City must either
implement a Risk Management Plan for chlorine safety or convert to sodium hypochlorination;
WHEREAS, implementing a Risk Management Plan is cost - prohibitive and does not
eliminate all of the risk associated with the storage and use of chlorine gas;
WHEREAS, conversion to sodium hypochlorination fulfills the provisions of the
Compliance Notice, is cost - effective, and eliminates the risks to the public and City employees;
WHEREAS, funding for the conversion to sodium hypochlorination system at Honeybee
Pool was not included in the FY 2008 -09 budget; and
WHEREAS, an adequate balance exists in the Capital Replacement Reserves to fund this
project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that it does hereby authorize and approve the appropriation of $20,000 from the Capital
Replacement Reserves for the purchase and installation of a sodium hypochlorination system at
Honeybee Pool.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed
to execute documents pertaining to same for and on behalf of the City of Rohnert Park.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park this 25th day of November, 2008.
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