Finance Committee - 10/17/2018 Page 2
Tim Cummings, Director of Economic Development
For the record, Tim Cummings, Director of Economic Development and yes this is also for the top floor of the
garages.
Alderwoman Kelly
Thank you Mr. Mayor. How do we account for winters like last winter when we are figuring out the budget for
snow plowing?
Mr. Cummings
I’m sorry, I’m not sure | am following the question.
Alderwoman Kelly
So it was a very heavy snow last year, | imagine we went over our contract. Where do we get the number
from, is it based on the year before?
Mr. Cummings
Yes, so Mr. Mayor if | may, we budget for it looking at past history is really all that we can do. And then we
monitor it very closely. | will say that last year we had a, | don’t want to say the word surplus, but we did have
money left in that account at the end of the year. | try to make sure that we have that every year so we stay on
top of that diligently.
With that being said, | also wanted to come this evening and make a point or comment relative to this contract.
It was brought to my attention on Friday of last week, too late for this process here, that there may be a
potential that with this contract an expansion. If that is the case, | will communicate that to you, where we will
be also looking to maintain the pedestrian bridges here in this City. | don’t have all the answers yet on that |
just wanted to telegraph that for you in advance, make sure you know that this would be the type of contract
that would be handling that service. We are going to work through those issues over the next couple of weeks
and if we are successful | will be back before you to communicate exactly how that is resolved. | just want to
make it so that this group is aware of that.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of Two (2) Transit Electric Hybrid Buses (Value $1,370,000)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND, CONTINGENT UPON BOARD
OF ALDERMEN APPROVAL, AWARD THE CONTRACT TO GILLIG, LCC, IN THE AMOUNT OF
$1,370,000. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS DEPARTMENT 181, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; LOW-NO
GRANT
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Ms. Pattison is here on this; our Transportation Manager. Why don’t you give a brief overview of the buses
and when we will acquire them and the like.
