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DATE: March 15, 1999
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
FROM: Ellis Shapiro, City Manager
RE: Innovative Idea
On March 15, 1999, the Innovative Idea Committee met to consider the cost saving
idea submitted by David Kinler. The members of the Committee included Wanda
Horton, Finance Director, Peggy Psaledakis, Human Resource Director, and this writer.
At the date of this writing, City Commission has not appointed a member to replace
Commissioner Glass as member to this Committee. Attached to this memo is the
Innovative Idea as submitted by Mr. Kinler that will save us approximately $2,701.00 as
a result of his cost saving suggestion. Therefore, the Committee recommends that Mr.
Kinler be awarded a $270 bonus for his suggestion.
The award of the check to Mr. Kinler, if approved, will be at the second meeting in April.
Respectfully submit d,
Attachment
c: Wanda Horton, Finance Director
Peggy Psaledakis, Human Resources Director
The Honorable Commissioner Scott Glass
c:\CITY MGR\Innov Idea David Kinler 3-15-99.doc
"CENTER OF GOOD LIVING-PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" MAYOR•COMMISSIONER
S.SCOTT VANDERGRIFT
Ocoee COMMISSIONERS
O� \% CITY OF OCOEE DANNY HOWELL
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 4, 1999
TO: Ellis Shapiro, City Manager
FROM: James W. Shira, P.E., City Engineer/Utilities Director
SUBJECT: Innovative Idea
Attached is a submission from Mr. David Kinler for an Innovative Idea award.
Mr. Kinler's proposal is an alternate method of obtaining monitoring well samples. The standard
method of obtaining these samples involves the use of a pump designed specifically for that
purpose. The pump we have stopped working, and we were quoted a price of$2,573.00 to repair
it.
Mr. Kinler's proposal uses another piece of equipment that is no longer used for its original
purpose, as an alternate to this costly repair.
In contrast to other ideas that have been awarded as"Innovative Ideas",this one is not just an
idea,but is an idea that has been put into practice, and has been shown to work. The cost saving
gained by this idea is not proposed, it is a real, accomplished cost saving.
Mr. Kinler's idea saved the utility $2,701.00 in repair costs and staff time, and I respectfully
submit this for consideration to the Innovative Idea committee with a recommendation that an
award be granted.
Attachment
cc: Robert Holland,Utilities Superintendent
David Kinler, Wastewater Plant Operator/Lab Technician
MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 7, 1998
TO: Innovative Idea Committee
FROM: David Kinler, Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
RE: Innovation Idea- Well Wizard
The Department of Environmental Protection requires that monitoring wells must be
sampled every four months. In order to sample these wells a pump is required to draw the
water up to be collected. On March 12, 1998, the pump (Well Wizard) that I used to
sample with stopped working. The estimated price from QED Environmental Systems to
replace the unit was $2573.00. (not including servicing the motor or compressor). I
converted a composite sampler(that was going to be placed in surplus due to replacing
the portable composite sampler with a refrigerator sampler) into a portable monitoring
well sampler. The cost was about $20.00 for new hoses and a electrical cord. The well
wizard that was used before to take samples required around thirty to forty five minutes
plus driving time for each well. As a safety precaution two operators are required due to
some of the wells are in undeveloped parts of the golf course where high brush and debris
may inhabit snakes or other harmful insects. With the twenty-one wells this requires three
days to finish the samples due to a six hour holding time limit on fecal test. The converted
sampler can take a sample in ten minutes from each well, cutting down the sample time to
two days.
The following estimate is based on an operator and trainee starting rate
of pay.
Estimated cost of repairing well wizard $2573.00
($1695:00 unit$878.00 parts)
Three days staff time $ 473.00
(one operator$10.56 and one trainee 9.12 per hour)
Total $3046.00
Cost of converting composite sampler $ 20.00
Two days staff time $ 315.00
(one operator$10.56 and one trainee 9.12 per hour)
Total $ 345.00
Total Savings $2701.00
The following is based on an current operator and trainee rate of pay.
Estimated cost of repairing well wizard $2573.00
($1695.00 unit$878.00 parts)
Three days staff time $ 590.00
(one operator$13.04 and one trainee 11.53 per hour)
Total . $3163.00
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Cost of converting composite sampler $ 20.00
Two days staff time $ 393.00
(one operator$13.04 and one trainee 11.53 per hour)
Total $ 413.00
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Total Savings $2750.00
With this information I would like to submit for the innovative idea program. If you have
any questions regarding this matter please let me know.
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