HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/19/2012 04K Surplus Oversized Yakima Valley Trolley Rail Switch Points; Donation to Inland NW Rail Museum in Spokane e
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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No.
For Meeting of: June 19, 2012
ITEM TITLE: Resolution declaring oversized Yakima Valley Trolley
(YVT) rail switch points as surplus and authorizing
donation of the switch points to the Inland NW Rail
Museum in Spokane
SUBMITTED BY: Joan Davenport, Acting Director, Community and
Economic Development
Doug Mayo, PE, City Engineer
CONTACT Bob Degrosellier, Senior Engineer (575 -6228)
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SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
In 2011 while cleaning out the Trolley Barn, YVT volunteers identified and stockpiled unused
and unnecessary rail switch points. These parts are not only unusable as the 90 pound rail
does not fite the City Trolley System, the parts take of valuable Car -barn space that YVT
could otherwise use.
As scrap rails bring $350 /ton in large quantities delivered to a smelter, and is unwanted in
small quantities, the intrinsic value of these switch parts is negligible. This being the case,
we request these parts be declared as surplus and that they be donated to the Inland NW
Rail Museum (Museum) in Spokane, a non - profit agency.
The donation is suggested as the Museum has assisted the Trolley volunteers many times
in the past and the Museum would be glad to come to Yakima to get these parts at their
expense for use on the Museum rail system. -
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