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Southern Village center to DTS. <br />Miles: 20.3 <br />Meadowmont center to DTS. <br />Miles: 17.6 <br />Parkside Neighborhood to DTS. <br />Miles: 17.4 <br />Downtown ChapelHill to DTS. <br />Miles: 17.1 <br />DTS to Town Operations Center. <br />Miles: 20.6 <br />Time: 28 minutes <br />Time: 26 minutes <br />Time: 22 minutes <br />Time: 27 minutes <br />Time: 27 minutes <br />This would increase our travel time during the day to 1 hour. Transfer station wait time <br />could approach 15 minutes. The additional time per route would compromise our ability <br />to complete routes within a work day with additional resources. <br />We would need to add 1 crew, with equipment to sustain our current task system. <br />1 Equipment Operator H Salary and Benefits. $43,800 <br />2 Collectors Salary and Benefits. $74,000 <br />Total personnel costs. $117,800 <br />Additional rear - loader, fuel and maintenance. $200,000 <br />Total. $317,800 <br />Fuel Projections. <br />Estimated data on increased annual fuel cost from the DTS to the TOC for residential <br />trucks only would increase $28,900 dollars(Rounded). <br />14,996 miles(14 routes x 52 weeks x 20.6 miles) divided by 1.6 miles per gallon average <br />rear loader multiplied by $3.08 which was the average 3rd quarter fuel cost for this FY. <br />Estimated data on increased annual fuel cost only by all routes to DTS would increase <br />$76,100 dollars(Rounded). <br />14 routes x 52 weeks x 1.5 trips per day x 36.2 miles round trip average all routes divided <br />by 116 miles per gallon x $3.08 which was the average 3rd quarter fuel cost for this FY. <br />Commercial fuel cost estimated at $48,000(Rounded). <br />Total fuel estimate: $153,000. <br />The residential fleet is currently being converted to rear dual axles to bring us into <br />compliance with DOT weight guidelines. We currently have two rear loaders that are <br />dual axle. Three more are being order this year. That will leave five rear loaders to be <br />converted. <br />Conversion of equipment. $700,000. <br />PJ- <br />