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MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Design & Construction for the DPW Facility Change Order #1 in the amount not to exceed $40,060 funded from
accounts 53107 Architect & Engineering Services (Engineering)
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will leave it to her to speak to it but | think it's pretty safe to say that the proposals that we received, Marvell was not the
highest. It was in the middle of the pack but we negotiated it down but we were able to still maintain the scope that we
originally put up for in our proposal.
Alderman Klee
Thank you.
Mayor Donchess
Anyone else? Madam Clerk, could you call the roll?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
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Alderman O’Brien
Yeah. Mr. Cummings. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Cummings seeing the former history of the building, not saying
anything went on, but are we clear that it's not a brownfield and part of the study will look into that to make sure that the
land is clear before we do anything with it?
Tim Cummings, Economic Development Director
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Tim Cummings, Economic Development Director
That’s correct Mr. Mayor. For the record, Tim Cummings, Director of Economic Development and this is just the annual
snowplowing contract at $40,000. That is in our operational budget.
Mayor Donchess
Any questions? Could you please call the roll?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderwoman Kelly,
Alderman Laws, Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 6
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
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Re: Compressed Natural Gas Price Increase in the amount not to exceed $50,000 funded from accounts 61310
Compressed Natural Gas (Transit)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND APPROVE AN AMENDMENT
TO THE CONTRACT FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS PRICE INCREASE WITH AVSG LP IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $50,000. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT 186 TRANSPORTATION; FUND: 61310
COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
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The Cable Television Advisory Group has decided that it’s probably in the city’s best interest after the lapse of time to go
out for another RFP and at least see what the market conditions bring. So we are currently looking at an RFP.
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Mayor Donchess
All right, thank you. Questions? Would you please call he roll Madam Clerk?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderwoman Kelly,
Alderman Laws, Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 6
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Software Maintenance in the amount not to exceed $40,976 funded from accounts 54407 Software Maintenance
(Information Technology)
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Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Software License in the amount not to exceed $27,995 funded from accounts 54407 Software Maintenance
(Police Department)
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Yea: Mayor Donchess, Alderman Klee, Alderman O’Brien, Alderwoman Kelly,
Alderman Laws, Alderman Harriott-Gathright 6
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
From: David G. Fredette, Treasurer/Tax Collector
Re: Division of Public Works Street Department — Purchase replacement for one (1) 2009 Chevy C4500 Utility Body;
one (1) 2016 Trackless MT6 Sidewalk Tractor — from FY 2022 Capital Equipment Reserve Fund (CERF)
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
DECEMBER 1, 2021
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. in the Aldermanic
Chamber and via Zoom. The meeting link information can be found on the agenda.
Mayor Jim Donchess, Chairman, presided.
Members of the Committee present: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Patricia Klee, Vice Chair
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws (via Zoom)
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
