Finance Committee - 5/17/2017 Page 7
Alderman Siegel
It says right in the documentation for the change order. At the time, they weren’t aware of how much of wall
structure they would need to properly fit up the retaining wall. They had to go in there and see the site
conditions. They have the exact same blocks So it’s actually now cost effective and it matches. Now that they
know, that’s what that is about.
Alderman Cookson
Thank you.
MOTION CARRIED
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None
NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS
R-17-099
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO TOWER REPLACEMENT AGREEMENT WITH
VERIZON WIRELESS
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO RECOMMEND FINAL PASSAGE
MOTION CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES -— None
RECORD OF EXPENDITURES
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS COMPLIED
WITH THE CITY CHARTER AND ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO THE RECORD OF EXPENDITURES
FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 14, 2017 TO APRIL 27, 2017; AND, APRIL 28, 2017 TO MAY 11, 2017
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Siegel
| sent a very late email to Mr. Griffin, which | apologize for. | noticed we had a lot of charges for Motel 6 on the
credit card. We have a very, very large workman’s comp settlement | noticed under Risk, not that we can veto
that. It is what it is, like a $104,000 workman’s comp settlement. That’s pretty heavy duty.
Mr. Griffin
A few months ago Motel 6 would not do business with the city unless it was on a credit card. In the Record of
Expenditures that Alderman Siegel is referencing, there are 17 separate vouchers that are for welfare clients
that were put up at Motel 6. Late breaking news, Motel 6 had an issue in Braintree, Mass. Corporate-wide,
they will no longer accept welfare vouchers. They used to bill us monthly in the neighborhood of $5,000 per
month.
With respect to the over $100,000 workers comp claim that was an impairment judgment made by the
Department of Labor at the state. Risk Manager Deshaies can get into a lot more detail, but it’s based on
wages and the severity of impairment. She can get into a little more detail when you go into non-public.
