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October 1, 1979
Mayor's Conference Room
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 October 1, 1979.
Council Member Dowie, Acting Chairman, presiding.
On roll call: Present: Dowie, Roehr, Wilharm. Absent: Getty.
Acting Chairman Dowie called the meeting to order.
City Clerk Gibbs recommended the renewal of Honeywell maintenance contract for the air-condition-
ing and heating control board in the amount of $1472.00.
Moved by Wilharm, seconded by Roehr that Honeywell maintenance contract in the amount of
$1472.00 be renewed for one year. Motion carried.
Mayor Rooff reported the standby ambulance, two volunteers and six nurses would be going to
Des Moines on October 4, 1979 for the Pope's visit . He explained a new sewer was just put in
by the City on Hawver Court and, somehow, the last house did not get hooked up, for it faces
4th Street. The cost to get this house hooked up is $500.00, and the contractor is willing
to pay half if the City will pay half. Mayor and Sewer Supt. Huntley recommended this as the
best solution to the problem.
Moved by Roehr, seconded by Wilharm to approve this expenditure, with the recommendation the
City send the full amount to the party, then bill the contractor for his half. Motion carried.
Clerk Gibbs reported leaking water pipes in Police Photo Lab, which the plumber fixed with
clamps, but if this does not hold, it will be necessary to have them replaced.
Plan and Program Director Franke recommended the bid of Trucks of Iowa for dump truck for
Street Department.
Moved by Roehr, seconded by Wilharm that recommendation of Plan and Program Director Franke be
approved, and bid of Trucks of Iowa accepted. Motion carried.
Police Chief Bemisdarfer explained to the Committee the problems with maintenance and service
of the Harley Davidson motorcycles. The men who ride them recommend the Kawasaki is a better
machine, easier to handle, cheaper to operate, is light weight and safer. The money is in the
budget for these new motorcycles, except for $1500, which the Chief says they could make up
by other means.
Moved by Wilharm, seconded by Roehr to approve the bid of Kawasaki on Ansborough Avenue.
Motion carried.
Police Chief Bemisdarfer also asked the Committee to approve him attending the Iowa State
Police Conference, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, October 8, 9, 10, 1979, with expenses to run around
$150.00. He decided late, that he should attend this. Approved.
City Attorney Hultman reported on a claim from Allen Hospital for medical care of Lee A. Smith,
a prisoner in the care and custody of our police. Legal issue on this is who is liable for
this bill. He was out on a work release program so the question is are we liable or the state.
The claim is for $1120.06. City Attorney Hultman consulted with the Asst. Attorney General
and they say there is a reasonable solution. They recommend that the State of Iowa is willing
to pay half, if the City pay half, and this is no admission of guilt. Discussion followed.
Moved by Roehr, seconded by Dowie to accept recommendation of the Asst. Attorney General and
City Attorney Hultman to pay half of $1102.06 for treatment of Lee A. Smith. Motion carried.
City Attorney Hultman requested sending two Asst. City Attorneys to a conference on Municipal
Law, San Francisco, California, November 11 - 14, 1979 at a total cost of $1163.00. The
Committee suggested sending travel request to Council Meeting for approval.
Larry Burger from the Finance Department informed the Committee that Nancy Schlachter, 1222
Leavitt Street, who was on the agenda for tonight, said she cannot make it, but will be there
next week. Her complaint was paying double garbage fees at her residence because of an empty
apartment, but Building Official Parsons, said there is an occupant in the other apartment.
The Committee recommends holding for one week.
Acting Chairman Dowie called for additional business, there was none, and closed the meeting
at 6:54 P.M.
Katherine Gibbs, City Clerk
by Jolene DeLorbe, Deputy Clerk