Finance Committee - 07/01/2020 Page 7
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: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of 2 CMS-T333 Electronic Message Boards (Value $33,602) Department: 161 Streets;
Fund: GOFERR Grant
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AUTHORIZE THE
PURCHASE OF TWO (2) CMS-T333 ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $33,602 TO
AMERICAN SIGNAL CO. FUNDING THROUGH DEPARTMENT 161: STREETS; FUND: GOFERR GRANT,
BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
| don’t see anyone from the Street Department here. But these are the electronic message boards that we
have been using; we want to add to the number. | believe we have four, because two of them we are using
downtown for the expanded dining and we really need more than two hours to post speed limits and other
messages around the City. This will be reimbursed by the so-called GOFERR Funds, which is the Federal Aid
that is available to assist with the COVID-19 response. So this will be cost neutral to the City and we will get
two message boards that we don’t have now. Alderwoman Lu?
Alderwoman Lu
| am just wondering how we would rationalize these are GOFERR reimbursable? | am just wondering what
use they will be for the COVID response?
Mayor Donchess
Well the expanded outdoor dining is a COVID response and for example the cost of the Jersey Barriers is
going to be reimbursed through GOFERR Funds as well. And this is part of the expanded dining because we
are using them to inform people that they are driving into an area that is more constricted because of the
expanded outdoor dining.
Alderwoman Lu
OK that’s a good point. And also the ones that we have are not available because they are already downtown
right?
Mayor Donchess
They are being elsewhere.
Alderwoman Lu
Ok thank you.
