Title
Delivery of Rental Equipment
History
Currently, the Recreation Department accepts Rental Delivery requests from residents, local businesses, other governmental agencies and non-profits. The deliveries are scheduled on a weekly basis and performed by the Parks & Grounds staff. The service includes the delivery and pick up of several items such as picnic tables, barricades and super cooker grills (includes cleaning after each use). This service requires significant staff resources that negatively impact other core departmental functions. During the busy summer season, it takes at least one full crew of four people all day Friday to make the deliveries and all day the following Monday to pick up the items.
Currently, rates for these rentals are as follows; Picnic tables ($8), barricades ($3) and super cookers ($50). These rates have been static for many years. These rates do not reflect the actual costs of providing these services. The actual costs are as follows; picnic tables ($27) per table, barricades ($36.98) and super cookers ($90.42). These costs fluctuate up or down depending on the number of staff involved. Staff would recommend to the board to raise the rental rates to reflect the actual costs or to discontinue the service.
On March 5, 2018, this item was reviewed by the Parks & Recreation Committee, recommended for approval, and referred to the Village Board of Trustees for consideration.
Financial Impact
None
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve increasing the rental rates for delivered items to the following amounts; Picnic table rentals will increase to twenty-seven dollars ($27) per table with a ten table minimum order, barricade rental costs will increase to a flat rate of fifty dollars ($50) and Super Cooker rental costs will increase to one hundred dollars ($100) per rental.