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August 28, 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, as proposed, be approved. Voice vote -
Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Powers seconded by Jacobs that the Minutes of August 21, 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
Dept.
Amount + Est. S/H
Expenditure
Airport
Amount
Name & Title of Personnel
Class/Meeting
Destination
Date(s)
not to
$5,975
Replacement of defective breakers at Five Sullivan
Convention Center.
Leisure Services
NTE $5,000
Exceed
Kelley Felchle, City Clerk
2017 Iowa League of
Davenport, IA
9/27-
$695.48
Annual website hosting services and technical
support.
Cities Annual
29/2017
Conference
Michelle Weidner, Chief
League of Cities Annual
Davenport, IA
9/27-
$405.00
Financial Officer
Conference
29/2017
Eric Thorson, City
2017 American Public
Dubuque, IA
10/4-
$450.00
Engineer
Works Association Fall
6/2017
Conference
Matt Chesmore, Jon
Iowa Association of
Waterloo, IA
10/4-
$1,050.00
Martin, Mark Boesen
Housing Officials Fall
6/2017
Conference
Lance Dunn, Human
Iowa Public Employer
Clive, IA
9/7-
$235.00
Resource Director
Labor Relations
8/2017
Association Fall
Conference
Paul Huting, Leisure
Iowa Park and
Carroll, IA
9/11-
$382.00
Services Director
Recreation Association
13/2017
Conference
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
$3,247.62
Repairs to the VAV controllers in the Airport
Terminal.
Building
Maintenance
$1,000
Fire alarm suppression system plan review - 21 W.
Jefferson (The Lofts at GC).
Building
Maintenance
$5,975
Replacement of defective breakers at Five Sullivan
Convention Center.
Leisure Services
NTE $5,000
Aggregate products for trail and fishing jetty repairs.
Leisure Services
$2,249.85
Young Arena west roof top Carrier HVAC unit R-22
refrigerant.
MIS Department
$5,900
Annual website hosting services and technical
support.
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Police
$12,000
Diversity and inclusion training for all Waterloo
police department employees.
Police
$1,600 + $100 S/H
Retrofit the tactical unit headsets to the new portable
radios.
Sewer
Department
$3,894.49 + $36.63
S/H
Sewer camera repair for TV Van #141605.
Sewer
Department
$15,203 + $400 S/H
Three (3) Keen submersible grinder pumps and parts
for City Hall lift stations.
Traffic
$1,200
Directional bore across W. 9th Street for rapid flasher
pedestrian crossing.
Traffic
$5,054
200 - Steel sign posts.
Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Welper seconded by Powers that the project budget for the Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement Task Force agreement funded by the US Department of Justice, in the amount of
$16,000, as submitted by the Police Department, be approved. Voice vote - Ayes: Three.
Motion carried.
Moved by Welper seconded by Powers that the project budget for the Meth Hotspots FYE18
project, funded with federal funds awarded through the Governor's Office of Drug Control
Policy in the amount of $21,833, as submitted by Police Department. $14,333 of these funds
will be used by the Waterloo Police Department and $7,500 will be used by other agencies, be
approved. Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Welper seconded by Powers that Bills Payment, as contained in Accounts Payable
Invoice Report, dated August 28, 2017, in the amount of $5,267,237.79 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 Powers seconded by Jacobs that
the meeting be adjourned at 5:15 p.m. Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.