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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-09-18 Government Operations Committee Minutes GovernmentOperations Committee TH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 5:15 PM City Council Chambers MINUTES Councilors Present; Nichols, Sprague, Weston, Tremble, Nealley, and Faircloth Staff Present; Assistant City Manager, Michael Crooker, City Manager Cathy Conlow, Parks and Recreation Director, Tracy Willette, Fire Chief Thomas Higgins, and Assistant Chief Rotundo. Chairperson Nichols opened the meeting at 5:15 PM. 1.Designation ofVoting Delegate Credentials for Annual Maine Municipal Association th BusinessMeeting on October 4at 1:30PM in the Cumberland Room at the Augusta Civic Center. Assistant City Manager, Michael Crooker, explained that Annual Business Meeting is held during the Annual MMA convention. This year the convention is rdth scheduled for Wednesday, October 3, and Thursday, October 4. Mr. Crooker noted that the annual business meeting is scheduled for 1:30 PM on Wednesday, rd October 3. Mr. Crooker also indicated that he plans to attend to attend Wednesday and the City Manager plans to attend Thursday. Councilor Tremble motioned that Assistant City Manager Crooker be appointed the voting delegate and that City Manager Conlow be appointed the Alternate Voting Delegate for the City of Bangor. Councilor Tremble clarified that it is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday and asked staff if one of the days would be a better day to attend. City manager Conlow indicated that Katie Coe had sent out an invitation today but that she would forward an agenda to all Councilors. All in favor of motion. 2.Order, Authorizing the Parks and Recreation Department to apply for grant funding through the State of Maine Recreational Trails Program. Councilor Nichols indicated prior to the start of discussion that she volunteers her time and helps out maintaining the trails from time to time and wanted to make sure it was acknowledged and to see if the Council felt a conflict exists. Councilor Weston indicated does not believe a conflict. Councilor Sprague agreed. All present felt no conflict. Parks and Recreation Director, Tracy Willette explained to the Committee that they would like permission to apply for a grant to repair the steps along the Kenduskeag Stream Trail. The plan is to remove the steps and develop a switchback trail in place of the steps. Councilor Sprague motioned staff recommendation. Councilor Faircloth seconded. Unanimous. 3.Overview of All Hazards Emergency Operations Plan. Fire Chief, Tom Higgins addressed the committee. Chief Higgins also introduced Assistant Chief Rotundo. The chief explained that they try to update the plan every three years. The Chief noted that Captain Hamm did a lot of the work on the update but that he was called away on an active duty assignment. The Chief noted that the plan includes checklists, roles, and responsibilities and other important information related to various specific emergency situations. He noted that copies of the plan are all over the city in the firehouses, the City Manager’s office etc. Chief Higgins also offered to provide councilors with a copy of a disk of the plan. Councilor Weston noted that he knows exercises are performed related to the airport but he asked how often other emergency situations arepracticed. The Chief indicated that the airport has a live mock emergency exercise every three years with other drills and events related to the airport occurring on years 1 & 2 but that the other events are not practiced. Chief Higgins clarified that they do have discussions about events as they start to unfold such as the recent hurricane and other large storms in the past. Fire Chief Higgins indicated that they have worked hard in recent years to develop a systemthat allows the same information to be communicated to everyone at the same time and to have response plans in place thatcan be implemented if needed. Hearing no further questions, Chairperson Nichols adjourned the meeting at 5:27 PM.