Finance — 01/06/15 Page 6
Alderman Donchess
Alderman Siegel, thank you for going to the meeting and getting so deeply involved in this. You said the
consultant provided a reason for the additional regarding the extra $100,000. Can you paraphrase or briefly
explain that difference for us?
Alderman Siegel
There’s $11,000 attributed to the generator itself and the rest of it was the upgraded infrastructure required to
carry the additional power load and it’s a requirement. None of it was optional, there was no fluff in there and
every item was specified as necessary. We have to be code compliant so there were no options with a lot of
this stuff. Once you go up you have to be within spec.
Alderwoman Brown
| will be voting in favor of this and | would like to thank Mr. Teeboom for his research and also Alderman
Siegel. It’s obviously a very complex issue and |’m glad that we have individuals that delve into these issues.
MOTION CARRIED
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO TAKE FROM THE TABLE THE COMMUNICATION REGARDING
THE PURCHASE OF AVL MONITORING SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of AVL Monitoring Services and Equipment (Value: $57,070); Department: 160,
Admin/Engineering; Fund: Prior Year Escrows; Account Classification: Other Purchased Services
e Tabled 12/16/15
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO
MOTION LINK IN THE AMOUNT OF $57,070. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS DEPARTMENT 160,
ADMINISTRATION/ENGINEERING; PRIOR YEAR ESCROWS; OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Deane
’ve thought long and hard about this and | think that, | mean from my involvement on the Board of Public
Works this would be a reoccurring cost and | think we ought to try this and partially outfit a division with the
equipment within the different departments that are involved with winter operations and not quite load up solid
waste or the rest of whatever park department equipment is utilized for snow removal and/or vehicles of waste
water or engineering for that matter. | would support the street department equipment as well; any equipment
that is utilized during snow removal. | suggest we try it first and see how it works out and if it does work out
then go for the rest of it.
Mayor Lozeau
| also wanted to let you know, Alderman Deane, at the last meeting when we discussed this you asked about
other communities that might be using this and we did look into that for New Hampshire communities. | sent
you all letters from communities that have been using it as | had also sent to the Board of Public Works.
Merrimack, Concord and Manchester all use AVL.
MOTION BY ALDERMAN DEANE TO AMEND TO REFLECT THAT THE AVL MONITORING SERVICES
AND EQUIPMENT WOULD BE PURCHASED AND UTILIZED IN THE EQUIPMENT IN THE PUBLIC
WORKS DIVISION ONLY INVOLVED IN WINTER SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS
