Finance Committee - 08/05/2020 Page 14
Mr. Boucher
No what happens is it is mainly going to burn biofuel which is the methane gas generated by the sludge,
around 80% of that. Unfortunately it is an unstable pressure so we need to blend it with a natural gas which is
a stable pressure coming from the grid to make sure we maintain an even pressure through the system. So it
will be natural gas that we are burning.
Alderman Klee
Just a quick follow up Mr. Mayor? Thank you, Mr. Boucher, so to this point we have only been doing biofuel so
we’ve had that — has it been volatile up to this point?
Mr. Boucher
No the generator that was used in the biofuel died back in 2017 prior to me starting. We have been powering
this facility on the grid just using electric power. Some biofuel for our boilers but there’s been no generator
generating power for this so we have just been burning some biofuel through our boilers. So it hasn’t been that
cost effective.
Alderman Klee
Just a quick follow up comment Mr. Mayor. Thank you, while | appreciate that, | appreciate that we will have
some cost savings, not use quite as much electricity, be able to generate some energy and have some cost
savings so | appreciate the efforts on your part. Thank you.
Mr. Boucher
Thank you.
Mayor Donchess
Anyone else; could the Clerk please call the roll?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderwoman Kelly,
Alderman Laws, Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 7
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Radio System Hardware/Software Upgrade and Maintenance
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE THE
MOTOROLA SERVICE AGREEMENT AND THE SYSTEM UPGRADE AGREEMENT (SUA II), IN THE
AMOUNT OF $240,152.26. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH FY21 CITYWIDE COMMUNICATIONS
BUDGET, COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, ACCOUNT #57.1.620 54435, BY ROLL
CALL.
