HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes-Finance Committee-3/2/2020 FINANCE COMMITTEE
March 2, 2020
5:10 p.m.
Harold E. Getty Council Chambers
Members present: Vice Chairperson Pat Morrissey,Margaret Klein,and Chairperson Sharon Juon.
Moved by Morrissey seconded by Klein that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Voice vote -
Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Morrissey seconded by Klein that the Minutes of February 24, 2020, as proposed, be
approved. Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Klein seconded by Morrissey that the request for the following travel requests, be
approved.
Travel Requests
Name &Title of Amount
Personnel Class/Meeting Destination Date(s) not to
Exceed
Abraham Funchess, Jr., 2020 National Washington, April 27-30, $3,269
Executive Director Community Reinvestment D.C. 2020
Coalition Annual
Conference
Leann Even, Deputy Iowa Municipal Finance Des Moines, April 15-17, $450.90
City Clerk Officers Association IA 2020
Spring Conference
Jake Schaefer - Leisure OSHA Forklift Operator Waterloo, IA March 5, $110
Services/Young Arena Training 2020
Craig Denner- Leisure OSHA Forklift Operator Waterloo, IA March 5, $110
Services/S ortsPlex Training 2020
Tom Klein, Brad OSHA Forklift Operator Waterloo, IA March 5, $110
VanderWerff, Bob Training 2020
Jorgensen,Nick
Schissel - Leisure
Services/Golf
Greg Svoboda and OSHA Forklift Operator Waterloo,IA March 5, $110
Collin Widdel - Leisure Training 2020
Services/Downtown
Maintenance
(9) employees - Leisure OSHA Forklift Operator Waterloo, IA March 5, $110
Services/Parks Training 2020
Wayne Hudson- Chief Interview for Police Chief Waterloo, IA February 25- $323.08
of Police Applicant 26, 2020
Dr. Joel Fitzgerald- Interview for Police Chief Waterloo, IA February 24- $860.91
Chief of Police 26, 2020
Applicant
Lt. Feaker and Sgt. Iowa Narcotics Officers West Des March 23- $1,445.56
Gehrke Association Conference Moines, IA 26, 2020
Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Morrissey seconded by Klein 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+
p Est. S/H Expenditure
Finance Committee
March 2, 2020
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Garage $4,921.22 Freedom IV Series light bar for fire truck#306.
Leisure Services $1,808 Television advertising through OnMedia to promote
memberships at the Cedar Valley SportsPlex.
Leisure Services $1,600 Golf course supplies from Standard Golf.
Planning $1,450 Survey excess right-of-way south of 3470 West Airline
Hi hwa .
Planning $2,000 Appraisal for 84 and 180 W. 11th Street and adjacent land-
Midwest Pattern Co.
Traffic $4,300+ Black Cat II Radar Recorder it with Starnext Software.
$34.22 S/H
Traffic $2,950+ (1)luminaire,bracket and decorative pole on W. 4th Street.
$250 S/H
Traffic $16,768 TSI Gridsmart Detection System including camera with
mount,processor and turn on assistance for US 218 and W.
11th Street intersection.
Mr. Morrissey questioned what the equipment in item 18 does.
Randy Bennett, Public Works Division Manager,provided an overview of the item.
Voice vote-Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Juon seconded by Morrissey that the budget amendment to use interest earnings on
bond funds in the amount of$4,677.43 for the Young Arena roof repair project, as submitted by
the Finance Department,be approved. Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Juon seconded by Morrissey that the project budget for tree clearing in the Waterloo
Air and Rail Park in the amount of$400,000 to be paid with MidPort tax increment financing
funds, as submitted by Engineering,be approved. Voice vote - Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Juon seconded by Morrissey that the request to dispose of Convention Center furnishing
and equipment per the attached memo, be approved. Voice vote-Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Mr. Morrissey questioned how these items would be disposed.
Michelle Weidner, Chief Financial Officer, commented that they are looking for ways to get rid
of 772 old folding chairs with purple cushions along with old staging.
Moved by Juon seconded by Morrissey that Bills Payment, as contained in Accounts Payable
Invoice Report, dated March 2, 2020, in the amount of$2,352,062.36 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 Klein seconded by Morrissey that
the meeting be adjourned at 5:23 p.m. Voice vote -Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
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City Clerk