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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-07-18 Finance Committee MinutesFINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES July 18, 2016@5:15 pm Councilors in Attendance: Perry, Faircloth, Baldacci, Sprague, Nealley, Graham, Plourde, Nichols Staff in Attendance: Cyr, Conlow, Willett, Little, Hathaway, Heitmann 1. Bids/Purchasing a. Operations Vehicle — Airport — Darling's Chevrolet - $51,748 Motion made and seconded to award the bid as recommended. Motion passed unanimously. b. Paving — City Wide — Lane Construction - $1,657,222 Motion made and seconded to recommend award of the contract to the full Council. Motion passed unanimously. c. Flowmeter Contract — WWTP - ADS Environmental - $111,480 Motion made seconded to execute contract as recommended to the full Council. Motion passed unanimously. d. Request to Piggyback on State Contract - Police Patrol Vehicles — Fleet Maintenance — Quirk Auto - $55,190 Motion made and seconded to piggyback on State contract. Motion passed unanimously. 2. Personal Property Tax Settlements Staff reviewed and recommended for acceptance four proposed personal property account settlements. In all instances there was a lack of declaration by the taxpayer. In those instances, values are increased on average by 10%. All property owners provided a current and complete list of property as part of the settlements. It was clear that the value that had been assessed was higher than actual values. Based on this information staff was recommendation was to accept all four proposals. Motion made and seconded to approve the settlements. Motion passed unanimously. 3. Executive Session — 1 MRSA Section 405 (6)(C) — Property Disposition 4. Open Session - Property Disposition Recommendation Staff reviewed a proposal to enter into a developer agreement with Sandy Boyd for the rehabilitation of 73 Central Street. This property was recently acquired by the City due to matured tax liens from Sandy Boyd. Since that action, Mr. Boyd has developed a plan to rehabilitate the building to address the life safety and code violations as well as to bring the first floor into condition for occupancy. Mr. Boyd has obtained estimates and made arrangements to engage the necessary contractors to complete this work within 90 days. The proposal will detail the work to be undertaken as well as a required timeline, require evidence of the financial ability to complete the work, require payment of all outstanding taxes and will hold back the title of the property until the completion of the requirements included in the developer agreement. Motion made and seconded to have this item reviewed and discussed during the next full Council meeting. Motion passed unanimously. S. Executive Session — 36 MRSA Section 841 (2) — Hardship Abatement 6. Open Session — Hardship Abatement Decision Motion made and seconded to approve staff recommendation to grant the hardship abatement. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 6:04 pm