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• • Regular Meeting 8/1/79 3 4. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF GARBAGE TRUCK (CONTINUED) The Public Works Director presented a proposed plan to implement a bag system of either plastic or paper; presented survey information anal stated that there would be two test areas- Fairmont Park and the East area includes homes within the boundary of Utah to Blackwell and from East Main to East "E". On the North area includes Main to Barbours Cut and from Broadway to Highway 146. This should increase efficiency. The only containers. that will be picked up will be in the bags. From surveys elsewhere, a voluntary program was most satisfactory. The survey will last 12 weeks. Half of the City survey will use paper and the other half will use plastic; they will then switch. There was a discussion regarding the funds needed for the survey, estimated to be approximately $27,000.00 and that they could come from the Revenue Sharing Contingency Fund. There was a discussion regarding the needed funds for the new garbage truck being taken from the Vehicle Replacement Fund and then being replaced at the end of the year from the General • Fund. Motion by Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by Commissioner Simons to declare an emergency and authorize the purchase of a new garbage truck in the amount of $32,000.00. Funds to be taken from the Vehicle Replacement Fund, to be replace at the end of the fiscal year from the General Fund; and authorize a survey for the use of plastic and paper bags, to last twelve weeks, and the cost in the amount of $2.7,000.00 be taken from the Revenue Sharing Contingency Fund. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons. NAYS: None. + + + 5. CONSIDER APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR PLACEMENT OF PASSIVE WARNING DEVICES AT PUBLIC ROADWAY GRADE CROSSING - -STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - The Administrator read a letter from the State Department of Highways and Public Transpor- tation regarding their proposed plan to install reflectorized signing and pavement markings at the grade corssing in the City of La Porte. Tf the proposed agreement meets with the City's approval, then the agreement should be executed on behalf of the City of La Porte.