Speaker 1: Report from Financial Management Recommendation to adopt resolution to execute a contract with Los Angeles, Freightliner for the purchase of three refuse collection trucks in an amount not to exceed $1 million citywide.
Speaker 0: There was a motion and a second. Is there any public comment? Mr. Andrews. No, I wouldn't be here.
Speaker 2: Good evening. My name is Richard Suarez. I represent the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
Speaker 8: Just a quick, quick observation on this item of.
Speaker 2: Purchasing new equipment for. The Refuge Department, as I've said to this council and many times, I'm concerned. I'm concerned over the safety of the men and women who toil here day in and day out. I brought to your attention just a few months ago an incident where one of our members was pricked by a needle and received very, very little support. I'd like to just bring to your attention that we have fought with management in this particular department to supply safety gloves. Safety gloves. And they're still not there. Safety goes. And they're still not there. And I would just ask any of you. If your husband or your wife or your child or your brother or your sister, if you worked under these conditions. And the want is just to have rubber gloves so that when you pick up garbage and when syringes go through those plastic bags, you don't get pricked. I'm fighting this fight today. This morning we received an email from Mr. West, Vicar, who's the public works department at this particular facility. And in answer to a letter that we had written to the director of public work, Mr. Malloy. And this is what Mr. Vicar wrote. The city does not have a job hazard analysis for refuse operators. The Department of Public Works Safety Officer Manny Jaramillo will be conducting a job hazard analysis and anticipates the process taking approximately four months. We've been picking up garbage in this city for 70 years. There is no known. There is an unknown hazard for our members. No one knows what the hazards are. We will see that this morning. I beg you to please not ignore me, not ignore the men and women here every day that face these hazards. I don't understand. I really don't understand. We can disagree on a lot of things. But don't ignore safety. Rubber gloves, folks. It's shameful. I need your help. I'm asking for your help. Thank you.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Let me go to Mr. West. I just want to make sure that you get the council back to response on the on this rubber glove issue. Certainly. Okay. I've heard it twice. And I want to make sure that we're the cities is responding. And I just want to make sure that we're before us. Is the resolution to authorize to execute the the purchase of the collect or the refugee collection trucks? Is that right? Of the of the the contract with with the truck center. This item is about buying of new refugees and new trucks. Right. Okay. So let me go to Councilman Austin, who was up first. If it sounds.
Speaker 8: Like this is a good item, new weapons refuse trucks trucks that are going to be cleaner burning energy using CNG fuel. I support the item and ask that you do the same. I mean, I'll just just speak to the Speaker's point. If there are some issues with personal protective equipment for our city employees, we need to make sure that we're providing the best for them to do the work.
Speaker 0: Thank you, Councilman Richardson.
Speaker 3: These trucks get a lot of wear and tear. So stand in support of the motion and let's get these guys some gloves. Thank you.
Speaker 0: Councilman Andrews.
Speaker 2: Yes, you know. Thank you, Vice Mayor. You know, I understand the need for trash trucks, you know. However, I am truly concerned about the employee's safety. You know, especially when it comes to the basic needs, like gloves. You know, we by making the dollars with the trucks and we can't get rubber gloves to these individuals for their own safety. And I would like to ask for a request of a memo from the city manager and what kind, you know, is currently being done to address the basic safety needs and how we can improve so that employees can meet this form of safety. Because this is something I think that everyone should take time to look at because these are the individuals on the front line and they definitely need some form of safety. So I don't think we can put trucks over safety when it comes to our employees who are out there on the fields doing the work. Thank you.
Speaker 0: Thank you, Councilman. You're Ringa.
Speaker 9: Thank you, Mayor. Just one question. First of all, I want to thank staff for working on this. I know that we have one of the most green fleet fleets in the region in regards to what we're doing with our vehicles. However, what I am concerned about in terms of these refugees trucks is that we have parts of the city who are much more impacted by truck and car pollution. Is there a deployment plan for these trucks in regards to where they're going to be serviced or what parts of the city they're going to be deployed to?
Speaker 10: Dan Berlin will handle that item.
Speaker 8: Yes, Councilman.
Speaker 10: These three trucks are essentially used throughout the city. They're three of a kind. They lift the large dumpsters through the front over the front of the truck.
Speaker 2: So they are.
Speaker 10: Not deployed in any particular part of the city. They're used throughout.
Speaker 9: Well, I would you know, my West Miami community is highly impacted by pollution. So and I'd like to see some new trucks in that area that you.
Speaker 10: Councilman, I want to point out also that all of our trash trucks are are green.
Speaker 9: So they're they're all CNG. LNG.
Speaker 10: Most of the trucks right now, the majority of the fleet is LNG powered.
Speaker 8: Which is slightly not.
Speaker 10: As clean as the CNG. And that's with the exception of 14 diesel powered trucks that are held in reserve and are due for replacement in FY17.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Any other councilmember councilmembers have any comments? We did public comment already. Please go ahead. Castro votes.
Speaker 1: Motion carries.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Next item.
Speaker 1: Report from Financial Management Recommendation to adopt resolution to execute a contract with Office Depot for office supplies for a total annual amount not to exceed 1.3 million citywide.
Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to execute a contract with Los Angeles Truck Centers, LLC, dba Los Angeles Freightliner of Whittier, CA, for the purchase of three Autocar ACX 40, CNG-fueled, refuse collection trucks, with related equipment and accessories, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the City of Claremont, in an amount not to exceed $1,026,491, inclusive of taxes and fees.  (Citywide)