Board of Control

BOARD OF CONTROL Meeting Minutes A Board of Control meeting was held Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 9:00 AM in the Mayor’s Conference Room. Board President, Mayor Bernabei called the meeting to order at 9:01 AM. Director of Public Safety Andrea Perry and Director of Public Service John Highman were present. Board Secretary Katie Wise was also present. There were no visitors present. The following items were for review/approval by the Board of Control: 4/6/2021 - Minutes 1. Ordinance 58/2021 Enter into contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. in the amount of $63,060.00 for the purchase of WatchGuard in-car camera systems for the Police Department pursuant to the Ohio Department of Administrative Services Cooperative Purchasing Program which exempts said purchase from competitive bidding. Discussion: Mayor Bernabei asked if these were new in-car cameras or if they are replacing existing cameras. Director Perry stated that this purchase is for 12 new in-car camera systems. The Police Department does not have any in-car cameras in their cruisers at this time. They currently only have body cameras. They used to have in-car cameras at one time but they were problematic to repair and the quality was poor with the system that was being used. Motion: Mayor Bernabei made a motion to approve the above referenced contract. Director Perry seconded. Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Motion carried. 2. Ordinance 58/2021 Enter into contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. in the amount of $17,820.00 for the purchase of the cloud storage software and licensing for the WatchGuard in-car camera systems for the Police Department pursuant to the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Program which exempts said purchase from competitive bidding. Discussion: Per Director Perry, this cloud storage system will help to keep storage space clear on the servers. Clearing space on the servers prevents them from performing slowly. Motion: Mayor Bernabei made a motion to approve the above referenced contract. Director Perry seconded. Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Motion carried. 3. Ordinance 52/2021 Enter into a professional services contract with R.E. Warner & Associates, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $49,500.00 for the professional design services to prepare construction drawings and technical specifications for the Timken Pl./Clark Ave. Connector Project, GP1313 for the Engineering Dept. Discussion: Mayor Bernabei asked if we have used R.E. Warner & Associates in the past. Director Highman indicated that we had. He added that they have done similar work in the area of Timken Pl. in the past. Motion: Mayor Bernabei made a motion to approve the above referenced contract. Director Highman seconded.  Discussion: Mayor Bernabei asked if we have used R.E. Warner & Associates in the past. Director Highman indicated that we had. He added that they have done similar work in the area of Timken Pl. in the past. Motion: Mayor Bernabei made a motion to approve the above referenced contract. Director Highman seconded. Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Motion carried. Adjournment: Mayor Bernabei made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Director Perry seconded. Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Meeting adjourned: 9:05 AM