Finance Committee - 10/18/2017 Page 2
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Wet Weather Monitoring Installation (Value: $25,632)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE
FROM HACH COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,632. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS DEPARTMENT 169,
WASTEWATER; WERF
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Snow Plowing Contract — City Parking Lots (Value: Not To Exceed $26,000)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO
DOTY GROUP IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $26,000. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT
166, PARKING, GENERAL FUND
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Clemons
Does this include the parking garages?
Mr. Kooken
No, this is just for the lots.
Alderman Clemons
Who maintains the top of the garages when it snows?
Mayor Donchess
You're asking because sometimes the tops of the garages don’t get plowed?
Alderman Clemons
I’m asking the question because I’m wondering if it makes sense to add it into this contract or if it is something
that we could just do a better job on with the city. When it snows and we put a snow emergency out, we tell
residents they can go park in the garage. So they go park in the garage and then folks that have to work
downtown who have lease spaces go and there’s people there so they are forced to go to the top of the
garage. But the top of the garage when they get to work isn’t plowed. It’s not so much that people have a
problem parking on top of the garage, it’s that it is not plowed. It’s impassable. It’s an issue; it’s been going on
for several years. I’m just wondering if we can’t get a big city plow in there, maybe it would make sense to
have a private contractor do it.
Mayor Donchess
You make a good point. | will be glad to talk with Economic Development and the parking people to get an
answer. We could approve this and | can come back with an answer or we could hold it and | can ask whether
we should amend this, but | will definitely get an answer.
Alderman Clemons
| think this would be a good contract to engage in this evening. If it is deemed appropriate maybe we can open
it up to add that with a change order. That would be good. I’m willing to support this, but hopefully we can get
an answer soon.
