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Case #4: Authorize the Purchase of Snack Machine for City Hail ~ :~(!?i}i;!~i:, Committee has been meeting on a regular basis to discuss issues and concern~:[~h~[?"6ffect the staff. In Augztst, a suggestion was made to research the possibility of pur~h~ki~;![&:.snack vending machine. The proposed snack machine would be installed ne~[;;fi4e culJr"&'~i:-'~goda machines. One of the main reasons stated for the purchase included th~ to have secure means of selling and storing snacks because there has been occasions'~kglb~re access to City Hall of-flees have resulted in the theft of both snacking- mon¢ii:;'rwo of those:'::,;,i]i!['7,;-. instances ocdurred this summer. Another stated reason was that".:~:fits:~de as the result of the 'sale of these snacks could be used to fund employee acta'~iti:~s, such:~'% employee holiday lunches. Information about the cost of the vending mac~)~s gathered by the members of the Labor/Management Committee (LMC). Machine p~6~?ange fro~'tf~Proximately $450 to $2,500. In reviewing this information, the Committe~ f0~d:..that th?~:e~ ~ere indicative of the size and options available for each machine. The~"Co~i~e~indi~6a t~[ the machine that they felt would best be suited for City Hall use is one that cost~*¢~ [ This machine is capable of holding more snacks, provides storage for snacks, and hadT~ii[~ollar bill :¢hanger. The Committee proposed that the imt~al prgceeds from the sale of the sffff6ks be,~d: to repay the City Continaencv Fund, if Council a6¢iZdves the r~urchase of the machl~[k.t ~ia~ recommended that the City Council auihorize the~'~ha~d '~'}}ie snack machine as re?o~hded by the LMC, from Jen's Vending and approV~it~'e ~fer o~:~fids(kom the Ci~,[s C6~tingency Fund to the General Fund building fund to~rchas~].~':s.nack mac Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman, 'S'~nd.~if~'~, Counci~dh;er Connolly, to recommend that City Counci!: author/ze the purcha, s~]b~/t~e snack n~'achine as recommended by the Labor/ManagementCO~ttee, from Jen s ?~ding and approve the transfer of funds from the City's Contin~} Fund ~{~e General Fund/]iBu/]ding fund to purchase a snack machine for Motibii/carri&L_. Vodn'g yes.;~...Mayor::.(G~/~ec, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Connolly, , derson, MITTEE IN~ ,. Finance Offi~i/Lund st~[i~'d that Diamonds Sports Bar still owes the City for park dedication fees and storm:water management fees. A letter was sent to the owners of Diamond's requesting the first year'S)Payment plns interest and they responded that the business would not survive if they have tq.~e a large payment to the City. Staff inquired into the possibility of including the Zbcharges on, ~eir property taxes, but were informed that that was not a possibility, because the charg¢~?,ere part of development of the property. If the business were to file bankruptcy, the City ~o,Uid receive nothing. The owners of Diamonds have proposed to make monthly payments to ttte City of $2,500· ~:. I I I I I I I -130- Finance Committee/October 24, 2000 Page 6 of 7