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Infrastructure Committee
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Minutes
Councilors Attending: Councilor Blanchette, Councilor Palmer, Councilor Gratwick, Councilor Bronson,
Councilor Durgin
Staff Attending: Cathy Conlow, Brad Moore, Norm Heitmann, Art Morgan, Sean Gambrel
Others Attending:
1. Waste Water Treatment Plant Biosolids Disposal Contract
(Memo from Brad Moore, WWTP Superintendent Attached)
Brad explained the fifteen year history with New England Waste Service of MR for the disposal of
biosolids at the treatment plant. The request was for a fuel 5% correction factor to be included
in the contract. The plan was based on a three month average then figured fuel.
Councilor Bronson moved and Councilor Palmer seconded.
2. Update: Proposal for Kappa Mapping – GIS Mapping Services
(Memo from Art Morgan, Public Services Director and Kappa Mapping Request for Information
Attached)
Art stated Sean had been working on parceling the tax assessor maps and noted issues with
calibration, dimension, and labeling. The wish was to seek a request for proposal to free Sean to
continue his GIS mapping. RFP’s were from two local companies familiar with the City of Bangor,
Sewall for 16,500 and Kappa for 16,350. Cathy stated 40,000 was in budget for one time
mapping.
Art responded to Councilor Bronson that the there was an item removed from the Finance
Agenda which was the surveying proposal, which was an unrelated item.
Councilor Bronson, Councilor Durgin, and Councilor Gratwick asked for more explanation of the
work, detail, and parcel identification, which was explained by Sean.
There was Council concern for the safety of the data and backup. Cathy explained it was backed
up off site as well as on a separate network. There were inquiries about city ownership and
control as it is made public. Cathy stated the level of control in access how much data would be
available to the public would be at the City’s discretion.
No vote was necessary as this was an information item. It would go to Finance next then on to
Council.
Cathy addressed Councilor Palmer’s concern about hackers. She would contact Jeff Courney
who had the controls for the firewall. Councilor Palmer wished to speak with Jeff. Sean noted
the GIS data is on an entirely different server than the primary server.
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3. Update: Proposal for Sewall Surveying for Utilities and Survey Services
(Memo from Art Morgan, Public Services Director, James W. Sewall Company & Shyka, Sheppard,
& Garster Proposal for GIS Mapping Services, & RTK Utility Locations Document Attached)
Item tabled.
Meeting adjourned at 5:36 p.m.
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