HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-02-01 Finance Committee MinutesFINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES
February 1, 2016
Councilors in Attendance: Baldacci, Sprague, Nealley, Graham, Durgi
Faircloth, Perry, Nichols I
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C. Consent Agenda
a. Fuel Update
b. Emergency Purchase — Patrol Car — Quirk Ford - $27,561
Motion made and seconded to accept consent agenda items. Motion passed
unanimously.
2. Bids/Purchasing
a. Backhoe/Loader — Public Services — Nortrax - $110,000 (net life cycle cost of
$57,000)
Motion made and seconded to recommend purchase to full Council. Motion passed
unanimously.
b. Engineering Services — Engineering — Woodard & Curran - $21,905
Motion made and seconded to authorize contract. Motion passed unanimously.
3. Bond Order
Staff reviewed the need to authorize additional SRF borrowings for upcoming
Wastewater Treatment Plant projects. The three planned projects are the bio
media replacement, Hammond Street and Court Street.
S. Scoping Audit— Large Customer Energy Efficiency Program
Staff reviewed the parameters of the Large Customer program offered by Efficiency
Maine as well as the scoping audit that was recently completed as part of that
program. Councilors were in favor of the savings that could be achieved in the
three identified projects. Councilor Sprague expressed that this is a process that
should be repeated every five years or so due to the rapidly changing nature of
technology. A citizen, Karen Marysclaughter spoke in favor of this and wanted to
ensure that the additional potential efficiency measures that were identified were
followed up on. Staff responded that this would be a consideration in the
upcoming FY 17 budget process.
Motion made and seconded to approve staffs submission of an application to
Efficiency Maine's Large Customer Program.
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