Tonight's meeting was short. 3 items on the agenda and one added. 1) Presentation by R&M Enterprises concerning the advantages of an internet bidding platform which extends the City's bidding pool for equipment or projects. This is an internet reverse auction program which allows the city to draw from a broader base of bidders for equipment. It was explained that the city would be charged no fee, fees are collected from the winning bidder. The average savings utilizing this program was 13.85%. There is no contract required for this service. Information packets were provided to the council members. There are 250 cities participating in this program in 18 states, to include several Alabama cities. 2) There was a review of requests for Board and Committee appointments. Reviewed were requests for the: a) Electric Power Board, 15 citizens have requested to be placed on this Board; b)Tree Commission, this commissions requests for placement has been extended until Feb. 21st, contact Mrs. Gail Duffey, City Clerk at 574-3100 if interested; c) Personnel Board and d) Port Authority. Decisions will be made at the Feb 25th regular City Council meeting. 3) Presentation by Mr. Eddie Blizzard, Chief of Solid Waste Department concerning several construction projects. Projects include a roof for Sanitation Office, scale at the landfill, concrete work for the Sanitation Office drive and baler/recycle facility. Concrete will cost between $32-$35K. 4) Presentation by Ms. Shirley Dawson concerning the possibilities of installation of a traffic light on Stewart Rd. and South Broad St. The City Council will consider this issue at their next council meeting.
Reports: The Mayor was absent. I've been informed that the Mayor is "down in his back." Please remember him and the Deason family in your prayers as he continues his battle against cancer. Mr. Smith, Council President, requested that Department Heads prepare a plan to cut fuel costs by 10%. Mr. Simmons congratulated the Street Department, Solid Waste and the WSG Board on their efforts and spirit of cooperation in the repairs on Kyle St. It was reported that the street should be open by early next week. Mr. Simmons also commented that the days of conflict are past and working as a team are the results of cooperation.
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