HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/16/1981 FINANCE COMMITTEE
March 16 , 1981
City Hall , Waterloo, Iowa
The Finance Committee of the City of Waterloo, Iowa met in the Mayor 's
Conference Room in City Hall at 6: 30 P.M. on March 16, 1981 .
Council Member Dowie presiding.
On Roll Call: Bowers , Dowie , Roehr, Wilharm
Absent : None.
Bids from the following companies were opened for transits , tripods , and
level rods for the Engineer 's Office, but not read :
1) Allen Precision Equipment
2) Griner and Schmitz
3) Mid-State Reproduction and Supply
4) Iowa Engineering and Surveying Supply Inc .
5) Acme Reprodi_on nd,�{S p )Mp
it was moved by i} fir, secondct-by Bowers to refer/ the bids to the Engineer 's
Office for review and recommendation . The Motion Carried.
Members of the Family and Children ' s Council were present to request funding
from the City in the amount of $100 .00 . It was explained that the staff
coordinates all agencies dealing with child abuse and neglect . The
proposed allocation would be matched with other funds . It was moved by
Roehr, seconded by Bowers to approve funding of the Family and Children ' s
Council in the amount of $100 .00 . The Motion Carried .
Don Thorson, Superintendent of Streets , recommended that the bid of
R & R Welding Supply Co . for a welder in the amount $1 ,020 .84 be accepted .
Money raised from the sale of scrap iron to pay for the machine was in the
amount of $1 ,275 . 64. It was moved by Bowers , seconded by Wilharm to approve
the bid of R & R Welding Supply Co . The motion carried .
Virgil Graybill, Motor Vehicle Parking Facility Superintendent , recommended
that the bid of Case Power Equipment Co . for a tractor/Loader in the amount
of $13 ,495 .00 be accepted and that the old tractor be kept for emergency
use . Money for this item is a budgeted amount . It was moved by Roehr,
seconded by Wilharm to approve the above recommendation. The motion carried .
Curt Parsons , Building Official, recommended that the bid of Young Plumbing
and Heating in the amount of $676 .90 be accepted for the moving of an air
conditioner in City Hall and that the bid of Ben Jordon and Morris Hill for
computer setup for the Police Department in the amount of $1 ,898.91 be
accepted . It was moved by Roehr, seconded by Bowers to approve the above
recommendations . The motion carried .
Under new business , Don Thorson, Street Superintendent , was given authoriz-
ation to take bids on a sandblaster and paint spray gun with the remaining
proceeds from the sale of scrap iron to be applied to the purchase prices .
Joe Lorber, from Conway Civic Center, explained that an air handling coil
had gone out and would need to be replaced immediately . The amount of
expenditure would be $7,208 . 20 . It was moved by Bowers , seconded by
Wilharm to approve this expenditure. The motion carried.
It was moved by Roehr, seconded by Bowers to approve the following bills :
dept . P.0 # VENDOR AMOUNT
CONWAY 51j1 Barnard Trane $7208 .00
Service
FIRE 5166 Dimmey Fire &
Safety $1779 . 75
Cent GARAGE 5093 Transmission
Rebuilders $532 .40
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dept . P.O. # VENDOR AMOUNT
Cent
GARBAGE 4837 Altorfer
Mach 'y $672 . 34
5126 Goodyear
Service $1189 .58
4841 Waterloo
Steel $1303 . 39
WATER
POL. CNT. 5167 Curtin
Matheson $402 . 70 to be ordered
M.V.P.F. (verbal request) 5179 CASE POWER & EQUIP. (C.F. ) $13,495 .00 to
be ordered
The motion carried .
Police Chief Grimm was authorized to do additional work relating to the
installation of the radio console for the Police Department at approximately
$1 ,200.00 .
The meeting adjourned at 6 : 51 P.M.
Larry P . Burger
City Clerk