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Meeting Minutes
February 22, 2000
Counclors Attending: Gerry Palmer, Pat Blanchette, Nlchi Farnham, Judy
Vardamis, Dan Tremble
Staff Attending: Edward Barrett, Dave Pellegrino
1. Consent Agenda:
a. Request to Purchase 62v Nelson Street
It. Sewer Account Writs -off Request
C. Matured Liens - Lot 232 Cedar Falls
All Items on the Consent Agenda approved.
2. Bim$
a. Portable Wheelchair Lift - Bass Park
Ascension (418 9671
Recommendation to award to the only bidder, Ascension. Approved
b. Exhaust System - Parks and Recreation
Banner Roofing - 7 Sheet Metal (811.241)
This exhaust system Is required as a result of an OSHA inspection. The
budgeted amount is $5,000. The amount required is $11,241. Staff is
requesting that the $11,241 be split between the Workers' Compensation
Reserve and the Golf Course. The Golf Course uses the building in the
winter for their equipment maintenance. Approved recommendation to
Council.
3. Transfernna Funds from Worlkers' Compensation Reserve toCover
Remaining Cost of Exhaust System - Parks and Recreation
This is the Resolve to transfer $5620.50 each from the Workers'
Compensation Reserve Account and the Golf Course for the exhaust
system that this required as a result of an OSHA inspection. Given the
recommendation in 2b. above W spit the cost with the Golf Course, this
resolve will be reduced to $620.50. Recommended ho Council for
approval.
4. Council Resolve. Makina an Appropriation of Eederal and State Grants for
the Purpose of Updatmo the Airport Master Plan (AIP 261
There are two actions required. The first is the appropriation of the
$66,014, which is part of the grant being received under the Airport
Improvement Program (AIP) for updating the Airport Master Plan. 90%
will come from the Federal government, 5% from the State and 5% from
the Airport, which R included in the FY00 budget. The second action is to
approve the contract with Edward and Kelcey in the amount of $66,014 to
undertake this work. Preliminary work has begun with staff and Edward
and Kekey. Approved recommendation to Coundil.
S. Extensim of Oxbside Collectim Serviceswith Sawwr Environmental
City Engineer Jim Ring explained that the City is in the end of a five-year
contract with Sawyer. Recently, staff received a proposal from Nem to
extend the contract for another three years. The current contract has
provisions for CPI adjustments, adjustments for number of households
served, etc. This contract will expire June 30, 2000. Over the last four
years, the average increase has been approximately 3.75%. Arthur
Stockus supplied a summary of collation costs and his recommendation
to extend Sawyer's contract. Staff Indicated that service with Sawyer has
been good.
Jim Ring painted out that the waste disposal and handling business is vary
dynamic and there have been a lot of changes in the last few years. There
has been less competition between contractors that are able to handle
Bangor's contract. Staff has recently been made aware of a fairly large
national company, Waste Management Inc., not currently in this part of
the state, who have indicated an Interest In moving into this area and
would like N seek an opportunity to present the City with a proposal.
At this point, staff Is asking for direction from the Committee. The
Committee directed staff m put this contract out to bid in the interest of
fairness to Interested parties. The Committee also requested that bids be
solicited for curbside recycling.
6. Request to Him Outside Trucking Companies - Snow Remova
Private trucks have been brought in to help Public Works with snow
removal. Staff is requesting the authority to continue. Because of travel
time, it is not Possible to keep up With the amount of snow that needs N
be moved. Approved.
Six proposals were received for a voluntary employee dental plan. Dave
Pellegrino, Robert Farrar and the City's health insurance consultant lam
Crossman, reviewed the proposals and agreed that Delta Dental has given
the most responsive bid. They are sponsored by Dunlap. Within their bid
are two options, a lower level dental plan, which covers basic
components, and a higher level plan, which includes orthodontics and
dentures. Because it is going to be a voluntary plan for employees, the
suggestion is to get approval for a preliminary recommendation to award
to Delta Dental and then poll employees to see which plan they prefer.
Committee approved sniff recommendation for tentative approval to Delta
Dental and polling the staff.
8. Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Process
Ed Banned explained that staff it in the process of putting together the
annual line item budget Ed will set a time for the Council to meet in
workshop to discuss substantive budget issues.
Progam Budget Review: The Committee's recommendation Is to receive a
summary of three departments. The Council will come hack to staff with
the three departments they would like summarles for.
Both requests were approved.
With no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned.