Finance Committee - 5/16/2018 Page 18
down. We could probably use not four but four hundred of those, every street in the city, slow down. There
are 1,200 streets in the city something like that. Anyway, any other discussion?
Alderwoman Kelly
So is this going to bring us up to eight or is this to replace the four that we have?
Mayor Donchess
To replace the four that we have. Two of them are out of service, the new ones will work much better because
they can be communicated with via GPS and remotely so they are going to be far more functional than the
ones that we have now.
Alderman Laws
Is ita safe assumption that we could use these for multiple purposes and put messages about things that are
happening downtown? So we can get much more value out of these than the ones that we currently have?
Mayor Donchess
Yes and they require less labor because they can be communicated with remotely. So their message, | think
can be changed now from headquarters.
Alderman Klee
Did | read correctly something about that it could be done from a cell phone? So that just means quickly on the
fly no one has to go there and program it and put a computer into it. That's good.
Mayor Donchess
Right.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Landfill Gas Collection and Control System Expansion (Value: $427,654)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO
SCS FIELD SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $427,654. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT 168,
SOLID WASTE; LANDFILL GAS EXPANSION BOND
ON THE QUESTION
Alderwoman Kelly
Are you able to give a brief synopsis of what this is and if it is something we have been planning for since we
do have this bond?
Mayor Donchess
Yes, so we have a gas collection system out at the land fill, there is a long history here. But this system
collects methane gas. It is required by the permit that we get from DES to operate the landfill and the
expansion is required so this is a required step. What this system does it that collects methane and then burns
the methane into and creates some electricity with it and also has the effect of mitigating the odors that would
otherwise emanate from the landfill. Years ago, there were a lot of problems with that.
