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Department of Transportation, Maintenance and Operations Division, recommending the Board consider the following for temporary housing of snow removal crews:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign retroactive Rental Agreement 4327 with Lake Valley Properties for temporary housing located at 587 Otomites Street in South Lake Tahoe, in the amount of $11,600.00, to commence on November 1, 2019, and terminate on March 31, 2020; and
2) Approve and ratify Rental Agreement 4210 with Tahoe Rental Company for temporary housing located at 7110 West Lake Boulevard in Tahoma, in the amount of $12,500.00, to commence on December 1, 2019 and terminate on March 31, 2020. (Est. Time 10 Min.)
FUNDING: Road Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Department of Transportation, Maintenance and Operations Division (Transportation) is requesting approval of Rental Agreement #4327 with the Lessor for temporary housing located at 587 Otomites Street in South Lake Tahoe. Transportation is also requesting approval of Rental Agreement #4210 with the Lessor for temporary housing located at 7110 West Lake Boulevard in Tahoma. Transportation has historically provided temporary housing for snow removal crews in the Tahoma area for the past twenty (20) years and South Lake Tahoe area for the past couple years during heavy snowstorms.
Transportation works twenty-four (24) hour shifts to keep the roads plowed and sanded for public safety. During periods of significant snowfall, it is necessary for Transportation to send staff from the Placerville Maintenance Facility to South Lake Tahoe and Tahoma, possibly for several days to weeks at a time. Housing must be provided for the crew from Placerville to accommodate the work schedules and for the Tahoma crew when the highway is closed or when snow removal requires extended shifts. Depending on the size of the crews, there could be a need for multiple rooms and recent experience has shown that it is difficult, if not impossible, to find avai...
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