HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/06/1995 FINANCE COMMITTEE
February 6 , 1995
5 : 00 p.m.
Large Conference Room
Members present : Chairperson Krizek, Mollenhoff, Anders .
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the Agenda, as
proposed, be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
The Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program Case Management Contract
with Goodwill Industries was reviewed. Proposals were received
from Goodwill Industries, Lutheran Social Services and Operation
Threshold. The price in the request for proposals was fixed at $30
per month per client . The contract was selected based on the
proposal that best met the needs of the Waterloo Housing Authority.
Goodwill Industries was selected because of its vocational and job
skills . Moved by Anders, seconded by Krizek that the one-year
contract with Goodwill Industries to provide case management
services for the Family Self Sufficiency Program be approved.
Ayes : Two. Abstain. Mollenhoff. Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Krizek that the request of the
Superintendent of Streets/Sanitation to increase Line Item #1341,
Contract Carriers, in the amount of $50, 000 . 00 be approved.
Councilperson Anders stated that he had a problem with the fact
that the budget figures were not reflective of actual amount until
a review was requested. With the approval of the mover and
seconder, the above motion was withdrawn.
Moved by Anders, seconded by Mollenhoff that the request of the
Superintendent of Streets/Sanitation increase Line Item #1341,
Contract Carriers, in the amount of $50, 000 . 00 be delayed for one
week pending clarification of information. Ayes : Three. Motion
carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff seconded by Anders that a garbage refund in the
amount of $90 . 00 for 324 West 15th Street and garbage and sewer
refund in the amount of $104 . 10 for 631 West 3rd Street be
approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
The request of the Art Director to upgrade the Junior Art Gallery
Director from a 3/4 time position to a full time position and to
increase the annual salary was reviewed. Funds would be available
using hotel/motel tax monies received by Grout Museum. If the
funding is not continued, the position would revert to 3/4 time .
The Junior Art Gallery Director currently receives $8 . 89 per hour
and it is proposed that the new salary be set at $9 . 89 per hour.
This item was approved by the Human Resources Committee on January
23 , 1995, subject to approval by the Finance Committee. Moved by
Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that said request be approved.
Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
The request of Building Maintenance for authorization to refinish
the lobby floor at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center was
reviewed. Staff is implementing a refinishing project for the
lobby floor which includes sandblasting 20 years of finish build-
up, resealing and then applying a two-coat finish. It was the
recommendation of Building Maintenance to install a course napped,
long wearing carpet in the four entries to trap salt and grit,
which would help prolong the life of the new floor finish. It is
estimated to cost $1, 800 to $2, 400 to cover the areas. Moved by
Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that said request be approved.
Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of the
Police Chief to sell three used ballistic vests to the Marquette
Police Department for $100 to $150 each be approved. Ayes : Three.
Motion carried.
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The request of Building Maintenance for authorization to purchase
3 digital pagers was reviewed. Building Maintenance is currently
using a voice pager and three-way radios with a base station. The
voice pager does not have message retrieval, the radios have proven
ineffectual, and background noise interferes with the voice pager.
It is proposed to cancel the repeater lease, offer the three radios
and base station to other city departments and purchase 3 digital
pagers . The three pagers would allow more than one person to be
on-call . The estimated cost per pager is $100, plus $7 per month
per pager for air time . Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders
that said request be approved. Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the Contracts, Bonds
and Certificates of Insurance from Rampart Corporation in the
amount of $15, 300 . 00 for Demolition Contract A-95 (D) in conjunction
with Martin Luther King Jr. Drive project be approved. Ayes :
Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of Fire
Rescue for pre-authorization to expend $997 . 00 to purchase manuals,
workbooks and guidebooks for EPA Hazardous Materials Class be
approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of the
City Clerk for pre-authorization to expend $1, 140 . 00 to pay for
accounts receivable program changes be approved. Ayes : Three.
Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of
Superintendent of Parks for pre-authorization to expend $327 . 52 for
drive shaft for mower be approved. Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of
Superintendent of Parks for pre-authorization to expend $2, 176 . 05
for golf course accessories be approved. Ayes : Three . Motion
carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of
Assistant Police Chief for pre-authorization to expend $3 , 300 . 00
for testing by Cellmark Diagnostics in conjunction with a criminal
homicide case be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of the
Housing Director for pre-authorization to expend $1095 . 00 for desk
and returns be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of
Building Maintenance for pre-authorization to expend $424 . 00 to
repair refractory wall of boiler #2 at convention center be
approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of
Building Maintenance for pre-authorization to expend $870 . 80 to
repair leak on chiller at convention center be approved. Ayes :
Three . Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of
Building Maintenance for pre-authorization to expend $884 . 00 for
two heating units for kitchen hot boxes at convention center be
approved. Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of
Personnel Director for pre-authorization to expend $1, 528 . 50 for
the city' s portion of the cost of the health insurance policy for
a retired employee be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
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Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of
Assistant Police Chief for pre-authorization to expend $968 . 00 for
a Sharp copier be deferred for one week. Ayes : Three . Motion
carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of
Assistant Police Chief for pre-authorization to expend $500 . 00 to
purchase a receiver and tape recorder be deferred for one week.
Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of the
Finance Manager to establish Line Item Budget for Energy Audit
Program be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of
Building Maintenance for pre-authorization to expend $1, 400 . 00 for
design of the new humidification system for the Library in
conjunction with Energy Conservation project be approved. Ayes :
Three . Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of
Superintendent of Central Garage to transfer $91 . 00 from Line Item
#2153 , Shop Equipment, to Line Item #1371, Building & Grounds
Maintenance; transfer $316 . 65 from Line Item #2153 , Shop Equipment,
to Line #1555, Minor Equipment & Hand Tools; transfer $402 . 03 from
Line Item #2153 , Shop Equipment, to Line Item #1573, Safety &
Protective Items, be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the agenda be amended
to combine Item #3 and Item #13 under "Budget Line Items to be
Amended. " Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
Moved by Anders, seconded by Mollenhoff that the request of
Superintendent of Water Pollution/Flood Control to decrease Line
Item #1513 , Chemicals, Gases & Related Sup. , in the amount of
$13 , 000 . 00; and increase Line Item #1581, Paint & Paint Prod. , in
the amount of $3 , 000 . 00 and increase Line Item #1390, Other
Contractual Oper. Expense, in the amount of $10, 000 . 00 be approved.
Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of the
Personnel Director to transfer $300 . 00 from Line Item #1319, Other
Professional Service, to Line Item #1351, Advertising, be approved.
Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of
Building Maintenance to create a Service From Building Maintenance
Line Item be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of the
Fire Chief to transfer $15, 000 . 00 from Line Item #1111, Salaries
Regular Employees, to Line #1114, Time & Half Pay; transfer
$6, 000 . 00 from Line Item #1131, Group Health Insurance, to Line
Item #1315, Education and Training be approved. Ayes : Three.
Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders, that the request of the
City Engineer to transfer $100 . 00 from Line Item #1314, Health
Services, to Line Item #1785, Refund Payments, be approved. Ayes :
Three . Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of the
Police Chief to transfer $2, 300 . 00 from Line Item #1302, G.A.S .A.
Grant Outside, to Line Item #1319, Other Professional Services, be
approved. Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
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Moved by Anders, seconded by Mollenhoff that the request of the
Superintendent of Parks to increase and decrease various golf
course revenues (a list is available in the Clerk' s office) be
approved. Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of the
Superintendent of Parks to transfer $18, 000 . 00 from Line Item
#1111, Salaries Regular Employees, to Line Item #1112, Salaries
Part Time Employees; add $9, 500 . 00 to Line Item #1398, Sales Tax;
add $4, 000 . 00 to Line Item #1567, Recreational Equipment; add
$15, 000 . 00 to Line Item #1569, Replacement Parts Motor Vehicles;
add $15, 000 . 00 to Line Item #2113, Horticultural Equipment, be
approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Anders, seconded by Mollenhoff that the request of the
Superintendent of Parks to transfer $57, 716 . 50 from Golf Courses
Budget Line Item #3472 to the Golf Course Surcharge Account be
approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of
Superintendent of Streets/Sanitation to transfer $50, 000 . 00 from
Line Item #1511, Aggregates, Binders, Concrete & Misc . , to Line
Item #1571, Replacement Parts, Machinery and Equipment, be
approved. Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
Moved by Anders, seconded by Mollenhoff that bills payment, as
contained in Schedule A918, pp. 1-67, dated February 6, 1995, in
the amount of $2 , 307, 501 . 14, be approved and forwarded to the full
council for approval . Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
With no further business before the committee, it was moved by
Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the meeting be adjourned at
6 :35 p.m. Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
Susan Fangman
City Clerk