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Surplus Agency Property (Bus, Forklift, Used Oil Tanks, Paint Can Crusher)
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Requested Action(s)
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a) Declare the following to be surplus Agency property:
2000 Ford E450 Bus VIN 1FDWE45F6YHA27857 (Asset # 21760)
Caterpillar Forklift Serial Number AT31B50227 (Asset tag # 26130)
Used Oil Storage Tank (Asset tag # 22333)
Used Agricultural Oil Storage Tank (Asset tag # 22541)
Paint Can Crusher (Asset tag # 90036)
b) Authorize the Agency Manager to dispose of the property in the manner that provides the highest possible return to the Agency
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Financial Impact:
Background Information:
The Agency acquired the bus from Tehama County in 2012, which was originally intended to be used by the Tehama County Library as a ‘bookmobile’. Agency staff converted the bus into a mobile recycling exhibit, or ‘field trip on wheels’, which debuted in January 2015. The bus served a very useful purpose for the Agency to increase knowledge of recycling, waste reduction, landfill operations, and proper household hazardous waste storage and disposal to local school children. In 2024, the Agency decided to transition the 4R Kids Exhibit to an underutilized trailer the Agency owns, which will lessen our expenses to maintain the bus.
The forklift was purchased as used equipment in 2006 for the Red Bluff HHW Facility and has had over $3,000 in repairs since 2023. It cannot be started and will require almost $2,000 to repair the fuel control, along with an unknown amount to return it to safe operational use. There is no longer a need for this forklift as the Agency moved the forklift from the Corning HHW facility to Red Bluff. The forklift from Corning is in much better condition and should be operational for many more years.
The Used Agricultural Oil Storage Tank was originally used at Corning Disposal dating back to the early 2000s but had to be removed when WM closed their recycling facility in 2016. It was then brought to Richfield Metal and Recycling before being removed because of contamination in 2022. The tank was cleaned prior to removing it from Richfield Metal and Recycling and transported to the Tehama County/Red Bluff Landfill and stored near the HHW facility. The landfill has an identical tank available to the public, which has been receiving less oil over the years as the agricultural community seems to be managing their oil in other ways. It is not anticipated that this tank will be of use to the agricultural community in Tehama County and does not serve a purpose for the Agency.
The Agency cannot locate any information from when the Used Oil Storage Tank started to be used at the Rancho Tehama Transfer Station, but it was also removed due to suspected contamination. The Agency had it cleaned and transported to the Tehama County/Red Bluff Landfill in 2021 and stored it near the HHW facility. This tank is less than half the size of the agricultural oil tank and does not serve a purpose for the Agency.
The 25-ton hydraulic paint and oil filter crusher was purchased in 2007 when the Corning HHW facility was constructed. The Agency’s household hazardous waste (HHW) contractor ceased using the crusher in Corning in 2020 and switched to shipping paint cans intact, instead of bulking them in 55-gallon drums. Since then, the crusher has been stored at the Corning HHW facility in the shipping container and is in better condition than the one in Red Bluff.
After consulting with Tehama County on how they handle surplus property, the Agency found that it would be in the best interest of the public and the Agency to offer these items through an auction, such as BidCal in Chico.