HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/07/1994 FINANCE COMMITTEE
February 7, 1994
6 :30 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 were received for auctioneer services for a city
auction to be held on February 19, 1994 at the Five Sullivan
Convention Center:
Bidder Bid Amount
Conrad Doan Auctioneer Commission of 13% of
Gross Sales plus City
pays Courier advertising
not to exceed $150
Tromanhauser Estate and Auctions Commission of 15% of
Gross Sales plus whatever
advertising totals
It was the recommendation of the Building Maintenance Supervisor
that the bid of Conrad Doan Auctioneer be approved. Moved by
Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that said recommendation be
approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
The request of the Police Chief for authorization to sell police
dog Dando and purchase a replacement was reviewed. Said police dog
would be purchased from Rudy Drexler' s School for Dogs, Elkhart,
Indiana, at a cost not to exceed $5, 000 . Revenues received from
the sale of Dando will be used to partially offset the initial cost
of the new dog. Moved by Anders, seconded by Mollenhoff that the
Police Chief be given authorization to proceed with sale of Dando
and purchase of new police dog. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Anders, seconded by Mollenhoff that the request of the
Police Chief for authorization to seek bids for 1994 marked police
vehicles be approved. Ayes : Three . Motion carried.
Moved by Anders, seconded by Mollenhoff that the request of the
Acting Fire Chief for authorization to purchase Rescue Alive ice
rescue craft and flotation devices be deferred for one week. Ayes :
Three . Motion carried.
The request of Bob Stevenson, Administrative Assistant, to purchase
aerial photography targets from Aerial Services, Inc . of Cedar
Falls, Iowa for the Geographic Information System (GIS) was
reviewed. Black Hawk County currently has a contract with Aerial
Services, Inc . to provide new aerial mapping of the county. The
City of Waterloo has the opportunity to include additional targets
at this time which will benefit developers in areas of the city
that are most likely to develop in the next five to ten years . It
was Mr. Stevenson' s recommendation that thirteen targets be
purchased at an approximate cost of $738 each for a total cost of
approximately $5, 594 . Funds to purchase said aerial photography
targets will be from last year' s bonding program which are
available in the Interstate Substitution Program. Moved by
Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that authorization to purchase 13
aerial photography targets from Aerial Services, Inc . of Cedar
Falls, Iowa at an approximate cost of $5, 594 be approved. Ayes :
Three. Motion carried.
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Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that the request of the
Police Chief to cancel police clothing and accessories agreement
with Yore Uniform Shop and authorization to enter into an agreement
with Palace Clothiers be deferred for one week. Ayes : Three .
Motion carried.
The request of the Acting Clerk/Auditor to purchase a speed dot
matrix printer to be utilized at the front counter of the Clerk' s
office for printing licenses was reviewed. The current printer
being utilized is extremely slow and clerical personnel are unable
to meet customer demand during peak sales periods. It was the
recommendation of the Acting Clerk/Auditor to purchase said printer
from Ameridata at a cost of $370 . Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by
Anders that said recommendation be approved. Ayes : Three . Motion
carried.
The request of the Acting Fire Chief to contract with Chase N.
Sergeant & Associates Technical Training and Consultation of
Virginia Beach, Virginia to teach confined space classes at a cost
of $4, 350 was reviewed. The Fire Rescue Hazardous Material
Regional Training Center has scheduled rescue training classes on
March 3 , 4 and 5 and will use registration fees charged for the
three courses to pay the cost of the contract . Moved by Anders,
seconded by Mollenhoff that the contract with Chase N. Sergeant &
Associates Technical Training and Consultation to teach confined
space classes at a cost of $4, 350 be approved. Ayes : Three .
Motion carried.
Moved by Mollenhoff, seconded by Anders that a garbage refund in
the amount of $70 for 518 Adrian Street and for $12 for 87 Mulberry
Street be approved. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Krizek that bills payment as contained in Schedule A918,
pp. 1-55 in the amount of $1, 644, 123 . 80, dated February 4, 1994,
with the deletion of Warrant Voucher 82522 in the amount of $78 and
Warrant Voucher 84400 in the amount of $56, be referred to the City
Council for their approval .
With no further business before the Committee, it was moved by
Anders, seconded by Mollenhoff that the meeting be adjourned at
6 : 59 p.m. Ayes : Three. Motion carried.
Tom Campbell
Acting Clerk/Auditor