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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-08-25 Infrastructure Committee Minutes Infrastructure Committee Minutes August 25, 2015 ATTENDEES Councilors: Gibran Graham Benjamin Sprague Sean Faircloth Joshua Plourde Staff: Brad Moore John Theriault Agenda 1. Report: Sewer Abatement Quarterly (Provided By WWTP Superintendent Brad Moore) Brad provided an excel spreadsheet of the abatement requests. Only one on the list was denied due to the request being made ninety days after the required submission deadline. Vote: No Action Necessary, Informational Only 2. Agreement: Overweight Permit for Webster Avenue Bridge Replacement MDOT #019311.00 (Agreement Attached) John provided an overview of the project. As discussed a previous committee meeting MDOT would be preforming work on the Webster Avenue Bridge, in conjunction with the project an overweight permit with a bond to cover potential roadway restoration would need to be approved by the City. Bids for this project were expected to open on September 9, 2015. Staff requested Councilor signatures on the permit at this evenings meeting, and were acquired. Vote: Moved, Seconded with Unanimous Approval 3. Street Acceptance: Cleveland Street (Materials Provided) John provide the Committee with a map of the proposed acceptance. The City is owner of property known as the Maine Business Enterprise Park and additional property abutting the Maine Business Enterprise Park. Means of access to Maine Business Enterprise Park and the abutting property includes Cleveland Street. The Order to go before the Council would accept approximately 846.10 feet of Cleveland Street as a public street and would add it to the Official City Map. Vote: Moved, Seconded with Unanimous Approval 1 4. Updates:  Davis Court and First Street Utility Upgrades Project John explained the new sanitary and stormwater upgrades would take place on Davis Court and extending up First Street to Barker Street for a total of approximately 600 feet of upgrades. Bangor Water District to perform water line improvements in conjunction with the upgrades but would extend to Cedar Street for a total water installation of approximately 1,200 feet. Bangor Water District’s contribution to the project was approximately $28,000.00. Work was expected to start in the fall with binder course laid to cure during the winter, and a final binder course to be laid in the Spring. Vote: No Action Necessary, Informational Only  Grant Proposal Application: State Street Culvert for Stream Crossing, RFP # 201504077 John stated they did not receive the grant and believed it may have been too large a project request. The grant was for $95,000.00 and the project estimate was $175,000.00. He noted eleven projects were awarded but were smaller projects in smaller towns. The grant will go out three more times in the next year, there may be opportunity to submit again. Vote: No Action Necessary, Informational Only Meeting Adjourned. 2