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April 24, 2017
5:10 p.m.
Harold E. Getty Council Chambers
Members present: Vice Chairperson Jacobs, Powers, and Chairperson Welper.
Moved by Powers, seconded by Jacobs, that the Agenda and the Minutes of April 17, 2017, as
proposed, be approved. Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Powers, seconded by Jacobs that the request for the following travel requests, be
approved.
Travel Requests
Name & Title of Personnel
Class/Meeting
Destination
Date(s)
Amount
not to
Exceed
Bob Osgood, Chief
Plumbing Inspector
IAPMO 88th Annual
Education and Business
Conference (IA
Association of Plumbing
and Mechanical
Officials)
Anchorage,
AK
September
24-29,
2017
$575.00
Captain Mohlis
Public Information
Officer (PIO) Training
Conference
Aurora, CO
May 7-10,
2017
$1,773.00
Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Jacobs, seconded by Powers that the request for the following pre -authorizations to
expend over $1,000.00, be approved.
Pre -Authorizations to Expend over $1,000.00
Dept.
Amount + Est. S/H
Expenditure
Airport
$10,000.00
Staff is requesting authorization to spend $10,000 for
the completion of a Leakage Analysis and True
Market Study for the benefit of Waterloo's Air
Service Development Plan.
Airport
$8,000.00
Staff is requesting permission to spend $8,000 for the
lease of mowing equipment for the 2017 mowing
season at Waterloo Regional Airport via the one and
only bid award.
Cultural & Arts
$4,500.00 + $600
S/H
Four (4) limestone benches for Lou Henry Hoover
Sculpture Park.
Cultural & Arts
Up to $5,000.00
FY2017 blanket authorization of food purchases.
Cultural & Arts
Up to $5,000.00
FY2017 blanket authorization for collection
conservation of the permanent collection artwork.
Central Garage
$2,811.00 + $200
S/H
Lift Gate for truck 261614 - includes additional $600
for installation which was not included in original
bid.
Leisure Services
$22,288.95
Repair and replacement parts for downtown docks.
Leisure Services
$10,089.63 + $145
S/H
Equipment for concession stand at Riverfront
Stadium Sports Park (Exchange Park) -- AMENDED
to include shipping.
Leisure Services
$2,698.00
Painting of Gates Park Golf Course equipment
storage building.
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Leisure Services
$2,306.20
Male and female lifeguard suits for 2017 outdoor
pool staff as well as needed whistles and breakaway
lanyards.
MIS
$4,277.55
Dell Precisions Workstations and Displays for GIS.
Police
$3,573.43
Repair car #407 which was damaged in a car accident
on 2/22/17.
Mr. Powers questioned the $5,100 expenditure for the Culture and Arts, Hoover Project.
Kent Shankle, Cultural & Arts Director, explained the expenditure is for additional benches near
the bronze sculpture commemorating the birthplace of Lou Henry Hoover, which is a part of this
park project recently completed for the commissioning of original art work.
Mr. Jacobs questioned the expenditure for food.
Kent Shankle explained the request was for up to $5,000 to fund food related programs such as
Breakfast with Santa and the Easter Bunny and meals associated with conferences.
Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Welper, seconded by Powers that the project budget amendment to increase federal
HOME grant revenue and rehabilitation expenses in the amount of $90,000, as submitted by the
Community Development Block Grant department, be approved. Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Welper, seconded by Powers that the budget amendment to increase health claims,
funded with insurance reimbursements and restricted fund balance in the amount of $3,700,000,
as submitted by the Finance Department, be approved. Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Welper, seconded by Powers that the budget amendment to increase liability
insurance claims, funded with insurance reimbursements and restricted fund balance in the
amount of $225,000, as submitted by the Finance Department, be approved. Ayes: Three.
Motion carried.
Moved by Welper, seconded by Jacobs that Bills Payment, as contained in Accounts Payable
Invoice Report, dated April 24, 2017, in the amount of $2,394,372.15, be received, placed on file
and approved and forwarded to the full council for approval. Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion
carried.
With no further business before the committee, it was moved by Jacobs, seconded by Powers
that the meeting be adjourned at 5:16 p.m. Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
LeM. yen
Deputy City Clerk