COUNCIL -

MEMORANDUM OCT 22 1984

TO: B. Kirk, October 17, 1984
City Administrator

FROM: F.E. Peters., P. Eng.,
City Engineer

SUBJECT: Purchase of Fiow Meters -
Works and Services Committee, October t6th, 1984

RECOMMENDATION:

That the City authorize the purchase of the flow measurement
and recording equipment specified in the report from tha Project
Engineer dated September 25th, 1984 at an estimated cost of $15,000
with the cost to be split between the Water and Sewer Unaltiocated

Capital Budgets for 1984,

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

Members of Council will have received a report on the
purchase of flow meters attached to the minutes of the Works and
Services Committee of October 16th, 1984, This technical report
covers the rationale for the purchase of flow meters and discusses
various alternatives. The equipment which is to be purchased is
suitable for both water and sanitary and storm sewer measurement
applications and its listed in detail on the attached Schedule 2 which

is extracted from that report.

The 1984 Water Capital Budget contains an Item of $5,000 for
purchase of flow measurement equipment. Upon review of the various
types of equipment available, it is obvious that It would be to our
advantage to purchase equipment which can be used in sanitary and
storm sewer applications as well. We are therefore recommending that
an additional $2,500 be allocated from the Unallocated Water Capital
Fund and $7,500 be allocated from the Unallocated Sanitary Sewer Fund

in the 1984 Capital Budget.

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~E. Peters,
ity Engineer

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