HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/28/1994 FINANCE COMMITTEE
February 28, 1994
6 : 15 p.m.
Large Conference Room
Members present : Chairperson Krizek, Mollenhoff, Anders.
Moved by Anders, seconded by Mollenhoff that the Agenda, as
proposed, be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
The following bids for a door security camera system at Ridgeway
Towers Apartments were reviewed.
Bidder Bid Amount
Custom Communications, Inc . $1, 701 .48
Hawkeye Alarm & Signal Company $1, 618 . 00
It was the recommendation of the Waterloo Housing Director that the
low bid of Hawkeye Alarm & Signal Company in the amount of
$1, 618 . 00 be approved. Moved by Anders, seconded by Mollenhoff
that said recommendation be approved. Ayes : Three . Motion
carried.
The request of the Building Maintenance Supervisor to replace a
pair of air handler coils at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention
Center was reviewed. Replacement of the coils is necessary to
control room temperatures in the second floor meeting rooms. It
was the recommendation of the Building Maintenance Supervisor to
accept a quote obtained from the Trane Company for replacement
coils with . 049 tubes at a cost of $7, 402 . The Building & Grounds
Committee reviewed and approved this item earlier this evening.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that said request be
approved. Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
The request of the Acting Fire Chief to purchase one pulse oximetry
unit for the ambulance at a cost of $699 from BCI International was
reviewed. A pulse oximeter measures the oxygen saturation in the
blood stream through a non-invasive infrared detection device .
Pulse oximeters have become a standard of care for ambulance
service . Moved by Anders, seconded by Mollenhoff that said request
be approved. Ayes: Three . Motion carried.
The request of the Acting Fire Chief to purchase a telephone system
for the Hazardous Material Regional Training Center from McLeod
Telephone Systems was reviewed. The total cost for said system is
$4, 120, including cable, freight, hardware and labor. Funds to
purchase said system will be used from the federal grant monies for
the Hazardous Material Regional Training Center. The Building &
Grounds Committee reviewed and approved this item earlier this
evening. Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that said request
be approved. Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
The following quotes to purchase stop sign faces in order to
upgrade signs within the city were reviewed:
Bidder Total Bid
3M Traffic Control 200 signs at $31 . 30 each $6, 262 . 00
Iowa Prison Industries 200 signs at $34 . 75 each $6, 950 . 00
It was the recommendation of Superintendent of Traffic Operations
that the low bid of 3M Traffic Control in the amount of $6, 262 be
approved. Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that said
recommendation be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Anders, seconded by Mollenhoff that the request of the
Superintendent of Traffic Operations to seek bids for a FAX machine
for use by Traffic Operations and Parking Maintenance Departments
be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Finance Committee
February 28, 1994
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The request of Bruce Kaesser, 1730 Easton Avenue, to amend the 1994
garbage exemption form was reviewed. Mr. Kaesser is on total
disability and has an income of $622 per month, for an annual
income of $7, 464, which puts home over the low-income guidelines
for a one member family household. Mr. Kaesser requested that the
low income guidelines used for the exemptions be raised so that
more low-income persons would qualify. Moved by Mollenhoff,
seconded by Anders that said request be denied. Ayes : Three .
Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that bills payment as
contained in Schedule A918, pp. 1-55, in the amount of $441, 102 . 35,
dated February 28, 1994, with the deletion of Purchase Voucher
#85854 in the amount of $136 . 50, Purchase Voucher #85857 in the
amount of $8, 723 .48, Purchase Voucher #86168 in the amount of
$3 , 527 .43 , Purchase Voucher #86153 in the amount of $2, 360 . 00,
Purchase Voucher #85391 in the amount of $5, 094 . 83, Purchase
Voucher #84409 in the amount of $669 . 00, Purchase Voucher #86168 in
the amount of $19, 420 . 00, Purchase Voucher #85831 in the amount of
$596 .48, Purchase Voucher #86165 in the amount $328 . 13 , Purchase
Voucher #86164 in the amount of $700 . 56 be referred to the City
Council for their approval . Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
With no further business before the Committee, it was moved by
Anders, seconded by Mollenhoff that the meeting be adjourned at
7 : 01 p.m. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Tom Campbell
Acting Clerk/Auditor