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City of Rockford Finance & Personnel Committee Met Feb. 22.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. INFORMATION ONLY

A. Financial Discussion - January 2021

III. RESOLUTIONS

A. Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Cardiac Monitors to AED Essentials, Inc., of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $710,078.40. The funding source is Fire Department Operating Budget.

B. Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Globe Firefighting Turnout Boots to AirOne, of South Elgin, Illinois for an estimated amount of $30,000, based on unit pricing. The contract duration is one (1) year. The funding source is Fire Department Operating Budget.

C. Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Turnout Gear Advanced Cleaning, Inspection, and Repair to FireDex/GearWash, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the amount of $65,917.50. The contract duration is one (1) year. The funding source is Fire Department Operating Budget.

D. Change Order: Turnout Gear for Fire Department to Honeywell First Responder Products, of Dayton, Ohio.

Original amount:              $150,000

Change order amount:    $100,000

New contract amount:    $250,000

The additional expense is a result of numerous unexpected equipment failures and the outfitting of a firefighter recruit class. The funding source is Fire Department Operating Budget.

E. Award of Engineering Agreement: 8th Avenue Over Keith Creek Bridge Replacement to IMEG, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $109,471.76. The project is estimated to be completed in 2021. The funding source is $21,894.35 Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) and $87,577.41 Federal Surface Transportation Program - Bridge (STP-BR) funds.

F. Resolution for Improvement under the Illinois Highway Code for 8th Avenue Over Keith Creek Bridge Replacement requires authorization for the use of Motor Fuel Tax funds in the amount of $25,000.00.

IV. COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Vouchers in the amount of $5,624,111.30

B. Approval of Tax-Exempt Lease for Cardiac Monitors to Philips Medical Capital (PMC) of Wayne, Pennsylvania for a lease term rate of 1.94% with the first year payment of $250,000.00 and payments two and three in the amount of $236,754.78 for a total amount of $723,509.56. The funding source is Fire Department Operating Budget.

C. Intergovernmental Agreement with Winnebago County for Rental Assistance Grant Program.

D. Approval of Revision to City of Rockford Rules and Regulations, Domestic Violence Policy section.

E. Approval of Agreement with SwedishAmerican Hospital for Laboratory Services for COVID-19 Testing of City Employees.

V. ADJOURNMENT

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