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Home My WebLink About05/17/1999 FINANCE COMMITTEE May 17, 1999 4 : 45 p.m. Council Chambers Members present: Chairperson Murphy, Jordan. Members absent: Krizek. Moved by Jordan, seconded by Murphy that the Agenda, as amended to add Item No. 6 under Budget Line Items to Be Amended, be approved. Ayes: Two. Absent: Krizek. Motion carried. Moved by Jordan, seconded by Murphy that the Minutes of May 10, 1999, as proposed, be approved. Ayes : Two. Absent: Krizek. Motion carried. The request of the Associate Engineer to approve quote received from Tournier & Company in the amount of $1, 800 . 00 to replace aluminum handrail on the West Conger Street bridge was reviewed. Last fall, a portion of the aluminum handrail on the West Conger Street Bridge was damaged. Quotes were requested to replace the handrail from four companies which work with aluminum. Three of the four firms contacted stated they were not interested in completing the work. A quote was received from Tournier & Company to manufacture and install the handrail section at a cost of $1, 800 . 00 . Moved by Jordan, seconded by Murphy that the quote received from Tournier & Company to manufacture and install the handrail on the West Conger Street Bridge at a cost of $1, 800 . 00 be approved. Ayes : Two. Absent: Krizek. Motion carried. The request of the Manager of Information Services to purchase a portable data projector at a cost of $6, 600 . 00 was reviewed. The projector is similar to the projector mounted in the council chambers . Several departments have expressed a need for this device for computer presentations . Funding is available from the General Obligation Bonds for computer equipment and has been in the Network Computer plan for the past two years . The Computer Technical Review Committee reviewed and approved this request on May 12, 1999 . Moved by Jordan, seconded by Murphy that said request be approved. Ayes : Two. Absent : Krizek. Motion carried. Moved by Jordan, seconded by Murphy that the request of the Associate Engineer to approve the quote received from Scott' s Electric in the amount of $416. 00 to install electrical power to the security camera pole for automated gate at Riverview Recreational Area be placed on tonight' s council agenda. Ayes : Two. Absent: Krizek. Motion carried. The request of the City Engineer for authorization to purchase a new distance measuring device from Nu-Metrics at a cost of $505. 00 was reviewed. The Engineering Department is in the process of creating a new pavement management database. The pavement management database is used as a basis for determining which streets in the city will be worked on. In creating the database, the length of the streets that are inspected is measured. The measuring device currently used is a digital unit that is mounted on one of the trucks, is approximately ten years old and is no longer very accurate. Moved by Jordan, seconded by Murphy that said request be approved. Ayes : Two. Absent : Krizek. Motion carried. The request of the Police Chief for authorization to purchase a third K9 dog from Vohne Liche Kennels at a cost of $4, 250 . 00 was reviewed. The Police Department has purchased their last two dogs from Vohne Liche Kennels . Their warranty is among the best in the business . The dogs are bred and born in Europe and imported to the United States especially for police work. Vohne Liche Kennels submitted a bid in the amount of $4, 250. 00 for the dog. 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Moved by Jordan, seconded by Murphy that the request of the Director of Cultural & Arts to make various Line Item amendments to the Waterloo Cultural & Arts Commission budget (a copy is on file in the City Clerk' s office) be approved. Ayes : Two. Absent: Krizek. Motion carried. Moved by Jordan, seconded by Murphy that the request of the Leisure Services Director to make various Line Item amendments to the Young Arena budget (a copy is on file in the City Clerk' s office) be approved. Ayes : Two. Absent: Krizek. Motion carried. Moved by Jordan, seconded by Murphy that the request of the Manager of Information Services to transfer $5, 000 . 00 from Line Item 1111 (Salaries Regular) to Line Item 1112 (Salaries Part Time) be approved. Ayes : Two. Absent: Krizek. Motion carried. Moved by Jordan, seconded by Murphy that the request of the Assistant Director of Aviation to make various Line Item amendments to the Waterloo Airport Budget (a copy is on file in the City Clerk' s office) be approved. Ayes : Two. Absent : Krizek. Motion carried. Moved by Jordan, seconded by Murphy that the request of the Superintendent of Sanitation & Recycling to transfer $4, 250 . 00 from Line Item 1111 (Salary Regular) to Line Item 1112 (Salary Part Time) in the amount of $4, 000 . 00 and Line Item 1118 (Bonus Pay) in the amount of $250. 00; transfer $1, 750. 00 from Line Item 1344 to Line Item 1390 (Contractual Services) in the amount of $950 . 00, Line Item 1579 (Wear Apparel) in the amount of $100 . 00, Line Item 1596 (Paper & Pls . ) in the amount of $600 . 00, Line Item 1555 (Equip. & Tools) in the amount of $100. 00 be tabled to May 24, 1999. Ayes : Two. Absent: Krizek. Motion carried. Moved by Jordan, seconded by Murphy that Bills Payment, as contained in Schedule AP640, pp. 1-69, dated May 17, 1999 in the amount of $5, 915, 125. 83, be received, placed on file and approved and forwarded to the full council for approval . Ayes : Two. Absent: Krizek. Motion carried. With no further business before the committee, it was moved by Jordan, seconded by Murphy that the meeting be adjourned at 5: 10 p.m. Ayes : Two. Absent: Krizek. Motion carried. Nancy Eckert City Clerk