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August 25, 2014
5:05 p.m.
Harold E. Getty Council Chambers
Members present: Cole, Schmitt, and Jones.
Moved by Schmitt, seconded by Jones that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes: Three.
Motion carried.
Moved by Schmitt, seconded by Jones that the Minutes of August 18, 2014, as proposed, be
approved. Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Schmitt, seconded by Jones that the request for the following travel requests, be
approved.
Travel Requests
Dept.
AmouS//tIJ+ Est.
Expenditure
Center for Arts
Amount
Name & Title of Personnel
Class/Meeting
Destination
Date(s)
not to
$5,760.76
Replacement Tires — Fire 308.
Engineering
$1,465.00
Exceed
Eric Thorson, PE, City
2014 American Public
Ames, IA
09/10/14-
$448.00
Engineer
Works Assoc. Fall
$1,362.50
09/12/14
Leisure Services
$4,721.00
Conference
Leisure Services
$24,435.00
Tuckpointing and paint for Leisure Services
office/shop at 1101 Campbell Ave.
Steve Grimm, Rental
IAHO Fall Conference
Hawkeye
10/01/14-
$300.00
Housing Inspector
Certification &
Community
10/03/14
Recertification
College
Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Schmitt, seconded by Jones that the request for a refund by Alexander Espinoza, 859
Logan Avenue, on garbage services in the amount of $270.00 for overcharges of an incorrectly
sized garbage container. Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Jones, seconded by Cole that the request for the following pre -authorizations to
expend over $1,000.00, be approved.
Pre -Authorizations to Expend over $1,000.00
Dept.
AmouS//tIJ+ Est.
Expenditure
Center for Arts
$1,470.00
Advertising with Lamar -billboard -Sweet Corn
Festival- July 21 -August 17, 2014.
Center for Arts
$3,110.00
Advertising in the Des Moines Register for July
2014.
Central Garage
$5,760.76
Replacement Tires — Fire 308.
Engineering
$1,465.00
Mobile Connect and Mobil License Maintenance
renewal for the PAVEPLUS View and the Map
Director ARC GIS software.
Finance
$9,000.00
GASB 45 actuarial report.
Fire Rescue
$7,490.00
Five (5) sets of firefighter turnout gear.
Leisure Services
$1,362.50
Grass seed for Riverfront Sports Park Ball
diamonds. Must match the type of grass
currently installed on these fields.
Leisure Services
$4,721.00
Sixteen (16) foot ceiling fan for forestry
building.
Leisure Services
$24,435.00
Tuckpointing and paint for Leisure Services
office/shop at 1101 Campbell Ave.
Finance Committee
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Leisure Services
$4,600.00
NTE
Long sleeve program tee shirts for our pre -
school through 6th grade flag football program.
Traffic Operations
$2,550.75
Pushbuttons, Signal hardware and Cable.
Waste Management Srv.
$27,600.00
Pipe burst 8" concrete pipe at 200 block of
Fletcher on July 11-12, 2014.
Waste Management Srv.
$3,811.78
Rebuilding kit with seals, bearing, and
accessories for Digester Sludge Mixer.
Waste Management Srv.
$2,641.32 +
$300.00 S/H
VFD and accessories for #3 TAS Pump.
Mr. Schmitt questioned if the turnout gear can be used when it is no longer used by the
Department.
Director of Safety Services Trelka will report to the committee what is done with the gear after it
expires.
Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Cole, seconded by Schmitt that project carryover budget for the Sherwood Park REAP
project in the amount of $69,956.30, be approved. Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Moved by Cole, seconded by Schmitt that Bills Payment, as contained in Accounts Payable
Invoice Report, dated August 25, 2014, in the amount of $4,616,284.87, be received, placed on
file and approved and forwarded to the full council for approval. Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Mr. Jones abstained for the bills payment to himself in the amount of $312.35
With no further business before the committee, it was moved by Cole, seconded by Schmitt that
the meeting be adjourned at 5:15 p.m. Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Suzy S • ares, CMC
City C erk/Human Resource Director