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need a facility such as this to have a long-term command post and something available, and that can be easily
be broken down and reused again, am | correct in assuming all of that?
Mr., Kates
Yes absolutely.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Contract for Hotel Market Study (Value: $15,000)
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From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: FY16 State Homeland Security Grant Program Inflatable Command Post Shelter (Value: $49, 155)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE
FROM ZUMRO AIR SHELTERS USA, LLC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $49,155. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS
DEPARTMENT 156, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
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pushing self-contained breathing apparatus so we are using air quicker. That vehicle comes at fires that are
second alarm or greater. The problem we have now, as you can imagine, so that takes three employees to
bring these three trucks to an incident. Our plan is to incorporate that all into one vehicle. So we become a
more efficient organization but we can also get that equipment there much quicker.
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Alderman Harriott-Gathright
You are getting matching funds or something on this one?
Chief Rhodes
With the Federal AFG Grant they say it is a 10% match but it isn’t a 10% match, | think it comes out to, my
math and | think your math would be $65,000.00 but it actually isn’t, it is $59,000.00 and change, the way the
Government computes it.
Mayor Donchess
So we are getting a $650,000.00 vehicle in essence for $59,000.00.
Chief Rhodes
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Mr. Sojka
Because of what it is, yes. It is a very popular vehicle and they can re-sell them fairly easier than the Crown
Vics that we are actually are trying to trade in too.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: 2019 Ford Police Interceptor Utility All Wheel Drive Vehicle Marked K9 (Value: $45,603)
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Mayor Donchess
So we have the 2019 Ford Police Interceptor, is there any discussion or questions about that?
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you Mr. Mayor. If one of you folks could answer, the question is before us, but there are other vehicles
that will come up later this evening too. But looking at the mileage, it is a 2007, it has 95,000 miles on it which
| agree needs to be replaced. That is about the life expectancy, particularly a front line vehicle such as used
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Aldermanic Chamber.
Mayor Jim Donchess, Chairman, presided.
Members of the Committee present: Alderman Michael B. O’Brien, Vice Chair
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
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REMARKS BY THE ALDERMEN
Chairman O’Brien
| would like to remind the Aldermen and to the public that we are going to go in, immediately after adjournment,
we are going to go into a non-pubic session. What will happen at that particular time, the cameras will go off
and everything, so we will take a brief break at the end of that.
NON-PUBLIC SESSION
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From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: WW TF Door Upgrades Project (Value: $136,155)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO
PAXOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $136,155. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT
169, WASTEWATER
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Caron
Yes thank you. How long is it going to take them to do all these doors?
Mr. Boucher
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From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Contract for Scrap Metal Recycling (Value: $0)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO
EXCEL RECYCLING, LLC
ON THE QUESTION
Alderwoman Kelly
Yes thank you. | Know recycling has come up quite a few times, so | was just wondering if you could give us a
quick overview of what this is specifically and if it is affecting anything that is going on.
Mr. Boucher
