City Council - Finance Committee

CITY OF EASTHAMPTON OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL Easthampton Municipal Building 50 Payson Ave., Ste. 100 Easthampton, Massachusetts 01027-2260 Telephone #: (413) 529-1460 MINUTES FINANCE Meeting 08/17/2021 Attendees: FINANCE Committee Members: Councilor Dan Rist, Chair Councilor Peg Conniff Councilor Homar Gomez Other Attendees: Nicole LaChapelle, Mayor Jennifer Gallant, City Treasurer Greg Nuttleman, Director DPW Robert Alberti, Chief of Police John Bonavist, PM Honeywell Mike Janos, Honeywell, senior engineer Alix Orton, Honeywell Stephen Judd Hetal Patel, Auditor Erica Flood, City Councilor Meeting called to order at 5:00pm. The meeting was held remotely due to the COVID-19 pan- demic and was videotaped. No minutes to approve Mayor Communication: None Public Speak: None New Business 1. Police Cruiser A. Chief Alberti spoke of the need to get a new cruiser. Once over 100K the vehicles are out of warranty. Fully hybrid 2021 Ford Interceptor, plus 1 laptop. B. The Interceptor hybrid saves 21,000 lbs of CO2. C. Fuel data on the hybrid v. a non-hybrid will be forthcoming from the Police Chief D. Will other retired cruiser be used for something else? Lead time for delivery is 26 weeks. During this time, Chief will work with other departments on where this re- tired cruiser will go. Motion to recommend to full council the approval of $65,653.29 for a fully equipped hybrid marked cruiser and the purchase of one laptop computer to be installed in the cruiser. Motion passed 3-0 2. Energy Savings Performance Contract Project A. Presentation from Honeywell regarding impacts of pandemic for air quality and how to make improvements going forward. B. Energy Savings Performance Contract is under MGL Department of Energy Re- sources (DOER) MGL c. 25A, Sec 11i C. Several contractors submitted an RFQ and Honeywell was selected. D. Buildings in scope: Muni Bldg, Public Safety Complex, Water department, Wastewater Plant, High School. E. Timeline Oct 2021 0 Sep 2022 F. Project goals: Public Safety; Healthy Buildings; Energy Reduction/Cost avoid- ance/Deferred maintenance and sustainability Next Meeting TBD