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August 26, 2019
5:10 p.m.
Harold E. Getty Council Chambers
Members present: Vice Chairperson Bruce Jacobs, Pat Morrissey, and Chairperson Sharon Juon.
Moved by Morrissey seconded by Jacobs that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Voice vote
- Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Morrissey seconded by Jacobs that the Minutes of August 19, 2019, as proposed, be
approved. Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Morrissey 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
Kathy Skillings - Lab
Foreman *REVISED*
Iowa Water Environment
Association 2019
Operators/Pretreatment
Conference
Newton,
IA
September 4,
2019
$120
Angie Reid, Education
Coordinator and
Tammy Turner, WCA
Volunteer
Drop off artwork for Ed
Emberley exhibit.
Essex, MA
September 6-16,
2019
$980
Kelley Felchle, City
Clerk
Iowa Municipal Finance
Officers Association
Des
Moines, IA
October 16-18,
2019
$205
Jon Martin and Matt
Chesmore
Iowa Association of
Housing Officials Annual
Classes and Conference
Cedar
Falls, IA
October 2-4,
2019
$670
Dana Jackson,
Housing
Inspector/Maintenance
Supervisor
Iowa Association of
Housing Officials Annual
Classes and Conference
Cedar
Falls, IA
October 2-4,
2019
$300
Jennifer Sparks,
Permit Writer and
Scott Strader,
Combination
Inspector
International Building Code
Johnston,
IA
September 11,
2019
$608
Greg Ahlhelm,
Building Official
2019 Fire Prevention &
Building Safety Education
Conference
Des
Moines, IA
October 22-25,
2019
$720
Jeff Siebel,
Commercial Property
Safety Inspector
2019 Fire Prevention &
Building Safety Education
Conference
Des
Moines, IA
October 22-25,
2019
$685
Pat Treloar, Fire
Chief; Mike Moore
and Ben Petersen,
Battalion Chief; Jason
Hernandez, Medical
Supervisor
Tri-State Emergency
Responders Conference
Dubuque,
IA
October 18,
2019
$440
Tina Schellhorn,
Electrical Foreman
National Electrical Code
Update Class
Waterloo,
IA
November 13,
2019
$190
Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Finance Committee
August 26, 2019
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Moved by Jacobs seconded by Morrissey 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
City Clerk
$35,000
Deductible Deposit Escrow account for claims
services (7/1/19 - 7/1/20).
Fire
$7,689 + $199.99
S/H
One Lion ITS portable fire extinguisher training
system.
Fire
$3,674.66 + $300
S/H
(2) Akron Revolution 5 inch intake valves.
Leisure Services
$1,142.50
Flag football t -shirts for the flag football program.
Leisure Services
$6,250
Replacement of oil coolers and dual pressure safety
switches on two ammonia compressors at Young
Arena.
MIS
$3,788.95
Dell Equalogic PS6100 SAN annual maintenance
renewal.
Sewer
$2,920 + $100 S/H
Volucalc RT - for lift station flow calculation.
Sewer
$6,485
Shelter house for sampler at Easton influent.
Traffic
$11,061.24
(40) Holophane ATB2 LED lamps.
Traffic
$1,479.92 + $200
S/H
10 ft. steel pole, beacon assembly and hardware for
awareness of school zone 25 MPH when flashing on
Kimball Avenue north and south of Mitchell Avenue.
Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Morrissey seconded by Jacobs that the project budget amendment increase the
revenue and expense for the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force project in the
amount of $5,000, submitted by the Police Department, be approved. Voice vote - Ayes: Three.
Motion carried.
Moved by Morrissey seconded by Jacobs that the project budget for the Golf Marketing project,
in the amount of $12,000, funded with hotel/motel taxes to pay for the marketing expenses, as
submitted by Leisure Services, be approved. Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Morrissey seconded by Jacobs that the project budget for the State Library Services &
Technology Act grant, funded with federal funds through the state of Iowa to pay for technology,
in the amount of $8,672, as submitted by the Library, be approved. Voice vote - Ayes: Three.
Motion carried.
Moved by Morrissey seconded by Jacobs that the project budget for the donation to the Otto
Schoitz Emergency Repair project, funded with donations in the amount of $30,000 from the
Otto Schoitz Foundation, to be used for emergency home repairs, as submitted by Community
Development, be approved. Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Juon seconded by Morrissey that Bills Payment, as contained in Accounts Payable
Invoice Report, dated August 26, 2019, in the amount of $3,650,946.59 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 Morrissey seconded by Jacobs
that the meeting be adjourned at 5:17 p.m. Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Kelley Felch
City Clerk