Special Board of Aldermen Public Hearing — 12/16/2019 Page 4
Chairman Dowd
Ok Mr. Teeboom if you can allow somebody else to speak, there will be another question period for people in
opposition.
Mr. Teeboom Ok I'll come back.
TESTIMONY IN FAVOR - None
TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION
Mr. Teeboom | could have saved the trip. Why are we bonding trucks, why are we bonding the other two items
half a million, three ninety five thousand when these are basically capital expenditures? Since when did we start
bonding $1.5 million dollar items on capital expenditures?
Chairman Dowd
Is there somebody from DPW or the Treasurer that want to address that?
Mr. Fredette
| don’t know if | have an answer that will please him but the CERF was revamped by the Board of Aldermen and
the Mayor Lozeau around 2010 and part of that plan was we would bond for certain vehicles. Most of the vehicles
from Public Works, there are some in the Fire Department, that was a plan that was adopted by this Board back in
2010. The rest of it, the soil wall and the gas system is something that is done every year, so over a period of time
it is millions of dollars. It was determined quite a few years ago that it would be bonded by the Board.
Chairman Dowd
Does that answer your question?
Mr. Teeboom Bad practice, thank you.
Chairman Dowd
Anyone else in opposition? Seeing none | will close the Public Hearing on Bond R-19-186.
R-19-187 - AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE
AMOUNT OF SIX MILLION DOLLARS ($6,000,000) FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
OF A DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE FACILITY
Lisa Fauteux gave a brief overview of R-19-187 before hearing public testimony.
Mayor Donchess
Mr. Chair, so we have Lisa Fauteux, Director of Public Works and others who are going to make the
presentation that was made essentially to the Board of Public Works some weeks ago. So they will go through
the different alternatives that were considered including a consolidated office facility versus expanding in
various locations or renovating in various locations. So you are going to hear from Director Fauteux as well as
others regarding everything that was considered and the conclusions that were reached. So with | will give you
Ms. Fauteux.
