Finance Committee - 3/15/2017 Page 11
Alderman Wilshire
| noticed at the fireworks there’s always a huge line for the portable toilets. | don’t know if any consideration
can be given to moving some extra ones there for those few hours and then putting them back where we
normally use them. Just a thought.
Mr. Kooken
| can ask if that’s possible.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Four Hills Landfill Residential Setback Barrier Wall Construction — Change Order #3
(Value: $291,932)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND APPROVE CHANGE
ORDER #3 TO THE CONTRACT WITH NORTHEAST EARTH MECHANICS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT
OF $291,932. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS DEPARTMENT 168, SOLID WASTE; BOND
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Contract for Primary Clarifier Upgrades — Study and Evaluation Phase (Value Not-To-Exceed $95,500)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT
TO WRIGHT PIERCE IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $95,500. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN
DEPARTMENT 169, WASTEWATER; STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUND
MOTION CARRIED
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None
NEW BUSINESS — None
DISCUSSION
Alderman Clemons
Mayor, this is regarding the snowstorm we just had. Can you address some of the issues? We had a lot of
issues in Ward 6 with the plowing. | know the storm was difficult, but in some areas the plow didn’t even touch
certain streets until almost 3:00 a.m. It presents a safety concern. | was wondering if you had anymore
information or could shed some light onto why it took so long to get to some of the streets.
Mayor Donchess
It is hard for me to address a specific street without going back to public works, but in general it was a very
heavy storm. It was around freezing and, therefore, the snow was wet and heavy. A number pieces of
equipment, specifically the smaller trucks and pickup trucks, could not plow the snow so they weren't really
usable. That reduced the number of affective pieces of equipment. All the drivers went out solely. There
weren't any wing people. It took them a long time because the plowing was so difficult. | know at my house
they got there before 3:00 a.m., but it wasn’t that long before midnight actually. | think the fact that some
pieces of equipment weren’t really affective contributed to the amount of time it took. We want to do all streets
as quickly as we can. | know a couple of the streets you mentioned were dead ends. | can ask about those. |
can only speculate right now exactly why in that case they didn’t get to them until 3:00 a.m. I’d be glad to ask.
I’ve seen before after these big storms a lot of snow gets packed down, especially later in the season, on the
streets. Then there’s driving it this kicks the stuff up and now there looks like six inches of snow on the street
