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September 28, 2015
5:10 p.m.
Harold E. Getty Council Chambers
Members present: Cole, Schmitt, and Jones.
Moved by Schmitt, seconded by Jones that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes: Three.
Motion carried.
Moved by Schmitt, seconded by Jones that the Minutes of September 21, 2015, as proposed, be
approved. Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Schmitt, seconded by Cole 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
Investigator Gergen and
Officers Savage and Erie
Taser Instructor
Recertification
Altoona, IA
October 9,
2015
$795.00
Officers Erie, Heuer,
Kemp, Wertz and (1)
Field Training Officer
Ultimate FTO
Raymond, IA
October 27-
28, 2015
$498.00
Scott Strader,
Combination Inspector II
Residential Building
Inspector
Coralville, IA
October 22,
2015 (Alt.
10/27, 10/28
or 10/30)
$168.00
Kent Shankle, Director
Pick up artwork
donations
Plainfield, MA,
(via Memphis,
TN and
Baltimore,
MD)
October 12-
17, 2015
$1,295.00
Battalion Chief Jenn,
Lts. Powers, Weeks,
Luck, Paramedic Hess
and possibly, Training
Officer Charley
Tri State Emergency
*Responder
Conference
Dubuque, IA
October 16-
17, 2015
$921.00
Lt. Ferguson
2015 Fire
Prevention/Building
Safety Education
Ankeny, IA
October 20-
23, 2015
$660.92
Mr. Schmitt questioned if the Ultimate FTO training is for certification.
Dan Trelka, Director of Public Safety, explained that it not required certification.
Mr. Jones questioned if the fire fighters received overtime for the training.
Pat Treloar, Chief of Fire Services, explained that it is off shift so no overtime is given.
Ayes: Three. Motion carried. Item 2: Ayes: Two. Nays: One (Schmitt).
Moved by Jones, seconded by Schmitt that the request for the following pre -authorizations to
expend over $1,000.00, be approved.
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Pre -Authorizations to Expend over $1,000.00
Dept.
Amount + Est. S/H
Expenditure
Building
Maintenance
$5,850.00
Electrical wiring - Cat 6 cables for Young
Arena.
Center for Arts
$1,670.00
Advertising with Lamar billboards - Holiday
Arts Festival 2015.
Central Garage
$6,145.56 + $200
S/H
Turbo and associated parts replacement - Fire
301.
Central Garage
$10,160.00
Line bore frame pivots - Loader A01.
Central Garage
$3,800.00
Front end parts for backhoe (144G02).
Cultural & Arts
$1,384.00
New flooring in east wing upper level kitchen.
Cultural & Arts
$9,455.00
Ceramic tile installation in upper west wing
restrooms at the Waterloo Center for the Arts.
Engineering
$13,625.00
The removal and replacement of driveways to
United Medical Park on Ridgeway Avenue.
Total cost to be shared 50/50 with Unity Point
Health.
Planning
$3,500.00
Appraisal of Sunnyside South Subdivision.
Planning
$1,500.00
Demolition of old well house at 1625 Sycamore
Street.
Sewer
Department
$1,661.76 + $30
S/H
Replacement mechanical seal for #1
Mesophillic feed pump.
Sewer department
$5,264.72 + $150
S/H
Two Grinder sump pumps for Digester
Complex.
Sewer
Department
$3,438.00 + $16
S/H
Replacement mechanical seals for #3 primary
sludge pump.
Traffic
Operations
NTE $2,500.00 +
$250 S/H
(4) packages - 8' Thermoplastic left arrows and
(4) packages - 8' Thermoplastic right arrows.
Mr. Schmitt questioned if the split cost with Unity Point was common.
Eric Thorson, City Engineer, explained that this is a unique situation.
Mr. Schmitt questioned if there had already been an appraisal on the Sunnyside property.
Aric Schroeder, City Planner, explained that the previous appraisal was a retrospective appraisal
and the last court proceeding required that the City do a current appraisal.
Ayes: Three. Motion carried. Ms. Cole abstained from the appraisal for the Sunnyside property.
Moved by Cole, seconded by Schmitt that the project budget amendment to make improvements,
at the Byrnes Park horse shoe pits, funded with $2,000.00 in donations received from the Horse
Shoe League, be approved. Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Cole, seconded by Schmitt that Bills Payment, as contained in Accounts Payable
Invoice Report, dated September 28, 2015, in the amount of $1,228,468.05, be received, placed
on file and approved and forwarded to the full council for approval. Ayes: Three. Motion
carried.
With no further business before the committee, it was moved by Schmitt, seconded by Jones that
the meeting be adjourned at 5:22 p.m. Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
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Suzy Sc
City Cler
res, CMC
Human Resource Director