Report of the Finance Committee Page 3
April 6, 2016
Alderman Siegel
| know that Davis-Bacon has limitations and certain thresholds that you have to pass before you are exposed
to Davis-Bacon restrictions. I’m not sure if they are going passed those and it may be that the majority of the
work is the kind of work that they won't be doing.
Mr. Kooken
I'll take a look at that.
Mayor Donchess
Alderman Wilshire, are you suggesting that we hold this at this point?
Alderman Wilshire
Well, its playground equipment and | think the lead time on getting this stuff in will really hold them up. |
brought it up because | don’t usually see that in a contract like this. | don’t really suggest holding it up. |
would just like clarification with the use of the CDBG funds if it’s following the Davis-Bacon Wage Act.
Alderman Clemons
| would imagine that if we pass this contract and it is in fact not following those wage guidelines then there
would be a re-evaluation and | would assume a new contract would come before us for the remainder of the
dollars?
Mayor Donchess
Correct.
Alderman Caron
| have a question about that CDBG money because the money that they requested for 2016-2017 is for this
same piece of equipment so I’m a little bit confused.
Mayor Donchess
| think that the cost of the project is requiring that more CDBG money be assigned to it so | don’t think this is a
duplication of what the money that’s being requested in 2017. The donor is giving about $150,000 and this
would take it to $212,000 but | think then more money is required.
Alderman Caron
How much are we getting from that funding source that we have been dealing with for the last four years? |
think this is great and | agree that | don’t want to hold it up. The other thing is that the picture that was in the
paper this morning was not the facility that they are doing this repair. | think this piece of equipment is
wonderful and I'll support it.
Alderman Cookson
If somebody could catch me up because the last time | was in this Chamber | thought Legacy Playground was
paying for everything.
