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Home My WebLink About10-Public Services _c___[ CITY OF SAN BERN~DINO - REQUEST ~ COUNCIL ACTION , , I rom: Manuel Moreno, Jr. Subjec:t: cne-time, free-of-charge, release of shopping carts frClll the City Yards. Oept: Public Servicea 0.: 4/18/91 S~s of Previous CouncillCtion: 5/22/91 - Resolution '90-180 was approved establishing a $15 per cart recovery fee for abandoned 8I1opping carts collected and i.np:lunded by tile Department of Public Services. "-"_Ided motion: That the one-time, free-of-charge, release of impounded shopping carts be approved as outlined in the Staff Report provided by the Director of Public Services, dated April 18, 1991. /I!f~~/1'Yl~ flv Signature . ' ContKt penon: Lori Byqu. Phone: 384-5140 Supporting'" .U....hed: SUff bClOrt, List of ShocDincl carta, w.,.: All SMple LKter to Storu FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: None Source: (Acct. No.1 (Acct. DncriDtionl FinlllCll: Council Notes: 75-0262 Agenda Item NO.JO "n"" ',-' ,.. - . CITY ,OF SAN _RIf'1RDlNO - REQUEST ~ COUNCIL ACTION '..,..J "....~ STAFF REPORT '!'he Department of Public Services hu received CCIIplaints fran the stores fran which abandoned shopping carts have been recovered and iqlounded. Attached is the list of currently illpOunded carts. The stores' management believe they were not properly notified of the plan to iIIpOund abandoned carts. In order to IIIIlintain goodwill in the ....--mlllity, this Department is reo ........'lQing a one-time free release of carts. All iDplcted stores would be notified and would have the opportunity to collect all carts held at the Yard, free of charge, by 3:00 on 5/21/91. Any carts uncollected by this deadline, and any carts iDp)unded subeequent to 5/21/91, would be released only upon payment of the $15 per-cart fee established by Resolution 90-180. Attached is the letter which will be sent to all affected stores. It will be ilC('- '''..'''lied by the Department I s cart collection procedure and a copy of Resolution 90-180. 7$.0264 ,-~'"'" o o city of San Bernardino INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM 9012-801 TO: Manuel P. Moreno, Jr., Director FROM: Lori Bygum, Supervisor SUBJECT: List of Shopping Carts at Yard Public Services Administrative DATE: April 17, 1991 ------------------------------------------------------------- Below is the shopping cart inventory provided by the Yards. Store Name No. of cart. Albert.ons Alpha Beta Be.t Builder'. EIIlporium Fedco Fed Mart Flower City Food For Le.. Grocery Warehouse Boae Clul) Boae Depot K-Mart Light Bou.e for the Blind Long'. Drugs Lucky'S Marshall' . Ninetynine Cent. Saver payle.. Drug. Pep Boy's P8CJCJ Country Mart Pic-N-Save Sears SIIart: , Final Stater Bro.. Target T.G.n. Thrift Mart Thrifty'. Toy'. R Us Von'. Weber Zody's 5 3 5 2 10 2 2 22 10 1 4 29 1 6 3 1 1 22 4 1 2 1 8 32 2 1 2 8 2 5 1 3 ". ~.~ -'w. o o May 9, 1991 John Doe Alpha Beta 1212 Anywhere street San Bernardino, CA 92404 Dear John: The Mayor and Council adopted Resolution #90-180 on May 22, 1990 establishing a $15 per cart fe. for the recovery of certain abandoned shopping carts. The Departaent of Public Services has the responsibility for r.-oval of abandoned shopping carts in parJarays and public right of ways. The purpose of this resolution is to reiBur.e the city for its actual co.ts for removal of carts which are on the .treet creating a hazard, or on the parkways interfering with pede.trian. and the handicapped. unle.. we have received a cOlllplaint . frOll the public about a cart, your fira is .till re.ponsible for the reaoval of cart. frOll private property, fields, stOrll channel., etc. This Departaent prillarily r.-ove. carts which are creating hazards on aajor arterie.. It is not the intent of the city to run a .hopping cart r.-oval business. We currently have a nUllber of carts iapounded at the City yard.. As many .tore. se_ to be unaware of thi. procedure of the city'., the council has agreed, on a one-tille ba.is, to relea.e your cart. to you free of charqe. In order to take advantage of thi. free relea.e, such. carts aut be cldaed at the City yards by 3:00 p.a. on 5-21-91. This will necessitate a vi.it to the 4th floor Public Services City Hall office to receive authorization to enter the oity yards. This letter i. your notice that any carts collected <- o o May 9, 1991 Page 2 after 5/21/91 will require a fee in order to obtain release. Attached for your review and inforJIAtion 18 a copy of ResOlution #90-180, a current list of iIIpounded carts, and the procedure to claill illpOunded carts. sincerely, Manuel P. Moreno, Jr. Director of Public service. cc: Bob HOlcOllb, Mayor Sbauna Edwina, City AclJIinistrator Jill PenIIan, city Attorney Andy Green, Director of Finance o o city of S.n Bern.rdino Public servic.. Departaent 300 North -D- Str..t, 4th Floor S.n Bernardino, CA 92418 (714) 384-5045 Fax: 384-5473 Proc.dure to Cl.im Impound.d Shopping C.rts Any store or store's .uthorized repres.nt.tive may contact the Departm.nt of Public Services.t the above-not.d phone number to d.t.rain. wh.ther any of that .tor.'. .hoppill9 carts bave been iJDPQund.d by the city. It is the .tor.'. r..ponsibility to contact the city to determine if any cart. bav. been impounded. Response .s to the number of impound.d c.rt. will occur within 24 hours. The cart. will be rele.sed to anyone pr..enting written .uthoriz.- tion on the .tore's offici.l l.tt.rh..d .nd the required f.... The curr.nt f..s are $15 per iapounded cart. The ch.ck .hould be made p.y.bl. to the city of S.n Bernardino. The check and .uthoriz.tion llU.t be brought to the 4th floor Public Servic.s .dministr.tive offic.. Th. .uthoriz.tion will be kept for filing purpo.e. .nd . r.c.ipt issued for the number of carts to be .cl.im.d. The Public service. customer ..rvic. r.pr.sentative, .fter issuing the rec.ipt, will c.ll the Yard and infora the Y.rdman to expect the store employ" or .uthorized r.pr..entativ.. THIS PHONE CALL AUTHORIZES THE INDIVIDUAL TO DRIVE INTO TB1!: CITY YARDS. NON- EMPLOYEES ARE S'l'RICTLY FORBIDDER FROM YARD PROPERTY WITHOtJ'l' PROPER AUTHORIZATION. Th. individual will th.n proc.ed to the city Yard..t 234 S. Mt. View, Building 104 (.traight to the back of the Yards).. Th. Yardman will give the individu.l . perait for the r.tri.val vehicl.. This will pr.vent the polic. frea issuill9 . parking cit.tion. Th. Y.rdman will r.l.... to the individual the number of carts p.id for which belong to the .tor. id.ntified on the p.perwork. Th. store employ.. or. .uthorized .tor. repr.sentative will k..p the p.perwork for .tor. r.cords.