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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 be...
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