Finance Committee - 5/16/2018 Page 17
AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT 161, STREETS; BRIDGE REHABILITATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
FUND
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of One (1) 2018 Morbark M15R Wood Chipper (Value: $71,302)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND APPROVE THE PURCHASE
FROM NORTRAX IN THE AMOUNT OF $71,302. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS DEPARTMENT 160,
ENGINEERING; HIGHWAY BLOCK GRANT
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Laws
Do they already have a wood chipper?
Mayor Donchess
They do but it is in bad shape and it doesn’t do a very good job. The memo it goes back to ’86 so it is 32 years
old, and a 32 year old wood chipper is not that good.
Alderman O’Brien
| would imagine Mr. Mayor that it would be dangerous too.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of Four (4) CMS-T333 Electronic Message Boards (Value: $91,099)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND APPROVE THE PURCHASE
FROM AMERICAN SIGNAL CO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $91,099. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS DEPARTMENT
160, ENGINEERING; HIGHWAY BLOCK GRANT
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Klee
| just have a really quick question, these are safety type of message boards that will say if there is issues with
the roads and so on. | did read that they are north, east, south and west kind of putting them there. Do we
know specifically where?
Mayor Donchess
Well these are mobile.
Alderman Klee
So they can be moved?
Mayor Donchess
Yes. The idea is that they would be located in different places but could be moved, different areas but could
be moved. They can also do radar, speed detection so you could use it to kind of try to warn people to slow
