HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/19/1996 FINANCE COMMITTEE
August 19, 1996
5 : 15 p.m.
Large Conference Room
Members present : Chairperson Mollenhoff, Krizek, Getty.
Moved by Getty, seconded by Krizek that the Agenda, as amended to
add Item No. 2 under New Business entitled "Recommendation on bids
received for portable concrete mixer units--Superintendent of Water
Pollution/Flood Control" , be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion
carried.
Moved by Getty, seconded by Krizek that Minutes of August 12, 1996
as proposed, be approved. Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
The request of the Police Chief to purchase tools for use by
inmates on city clean-up projects was reviewed. The following
departments have submitted projects for the inmates : Recreation
Center, Young Arena, Black Hawk County Health Department, Water
Pollution/Flood Control, Park Commission, and Street Department .
The work includes : clean-up of dike between river and river wall,
removal of overgrown shrubs and thistles, litter pick up along
streets and road rights of way, general labor, painting, sweeping
of tennis and basketball courts, parking lot and bike trails, trim
mowing along fence lines, building and parking lots, ditch cleaning
and painting over graffiti on all locations in the city. The
following tools will be purchased for the projects : weedeaters,
gas can, lopers, bow saws, rakes, leaf rakes, snow shovels,
shovels, paint brushes, paint tray/rollers, and paint roller
covers . Total cost to purchase the tools is $1, 422 . Moved by
Krizek, seconded by Mollenhoff that the purchase of the tools at a
cost of $1, 422 using Operation Pride funds be approved. Ayes :
Two. Nays : Getty. Motion carried.
Moved by Getty, seconded by Krizek that a garbage and sewer refund
in the amount of $46 . 95 for 505 Frederick Avenue be approved.
Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
The following bids received for two portable concrete mixer units
were reviewed:
Bidder Bid Amount
Gierke-Robinson Co. $2, 239 . 00 per unit
Black Hawk Rental $3 , 009 . 00 per unit
Best Rent All $3, 024 . 34 per unit
It was the recommendation of the Superintendent of Water
Pollution/Flood Control that the low bid of Gierke-Robinson Company
in the amount of $2, 239 per unit, for a total of $4, 478 be
approved. Moved by Getty, seconded by Krizek that said
recommendation be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Krizek, seconded by Getty that the request of the
Recreation Director for pre-authorization to expend $1, 760 for tee-
shirts for youth basketball and flag football be approved. Ayes :
Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Krizek, seconded by Getty that the request of the Airport
Office Manager for pre-authorization to expend $2, 008 . 80 for tar
for filling and hot pour for filling the cracks on the runways at
the Waterloo Airport be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Krizek, seconded by Getty that the request of the
Superintendent of Traffic Operations for pre-authorization to
expend $2, 821 . 25 for interconnect wire to replace damaged
interconnect on San Marnan Drive between Hammond Avenue and Highway
21 be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
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Moved by Getty, seconded by Krizek that the request of the
Recreation Department for pre-authorization to expend $3, 438 . 00 for
dram shop insurance for Young Arena for the period of September
1996 through September 1997 be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion
carried.
Moved by Krizek, seconded by Getty that the request of the Fire
Chief for pre-authorization to expend $50, 000 for traffic light
control system for use by fire rescue emergency response vehicles
be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Getty, seconded by Krizek that the request of the Fire
Chief for pre-authorization to expend $25, 000 for overhead doors at
various fire station locations throughout the city be approved.
Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Getty, seconded by Krizek that the request of the Fire
Chief to transfer the following contributions : $1, 000 from Black
Hawk County EMS, $840 . 50 from Black Hawk County Treasurer to Line
Item 1315; and $300 from State Farm Mutual Insurance to Line Item
2112, be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Krizek, seconded by Getty that Bills Payment, as contained
in Schedule AP640, pp. 1-111, dated August 19, 1996 in the amount
of $3,499, 329 . 89, be received, placed on file and forwarded to the
full council for approval . Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
With no further business before the committee, it was moved by
Krizek, seconded by Mollenhoff that the meeting be adjourned at
5 : 50 p.m. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Susan Fangman
City Clerk