HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-03-29 Finance Committee MinutesFinance Committee
March 29, 1984 at 4:00 p.m.
Minutes
Present: Councilor Jim Cox, Chairman
Councilor Arthur Tilley
Councilor Ken Jordan
Councilor John McCarthy
John Flynn, City Manager
Ted Jellison, Finance Director
John Frawley, City Engineer
Dave Pellegrino, Purchasing Agent
Ralph Mishou,Sewage Treatment Plant
1. Selection of Consulting Engineer - Airport Improvement Program.
The Committee agreed to .meet during the week of April 23rd with
the City Manager, City Engineer, Purchasing Agent and Airport
Manager to interview four firms who responded to the City's bid
for replacement and installation of terminal roofs, installation
of security lights, a blast fence and widening of the taxiway
intersection. All four interviews will be scheduled for o
afternoon, and the final selection will be made by the full
City Council based upon the Finance Committee's recommendation.
2. Columbia Street Parking Deck.
At a previous Finance Committee meeting, the Committee had asked
the staff to explore the problems with the Deck and to determine
who was liable for the .repairs: -The staff started to investigate.
the. request and awarded a contract for the repair work not realizing
the Committee had asked that the work be held up until the in-
vestigation was complete.
The Committee unanimously approved the staff's recommendation to
proceed with the contract for repair of the beams and to continue
to actively pursue the question of possibile liability for design
of the deck.
3. Lot at Intersection of Stillwater Avenue 6 Pine Street.
Arthur Nadeau, Mr. Paulette and John Bunker representing Kendall
Martin were in attendance to discuss this. item. The Committee
approved authorization for the City Engineer to proceed with the
discontinuance of thisparcel of property with the stipulation
that if it is ever required in the future to satisfy a traffic
problem that the City will have the right to take the parcel
back.. The City Engineer will prepare a Council Order for this
discontinuance and proceed to set up a public hearing for the
neighborhood residents.
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4. Contract Operations for Maintenance of Hampden Pumping Stations.
The Committee unanimously., approved the five-year contract as
explained by Ralph Mahon for the maintenance of Hampden's
pumping stations and asked that it be reviewed on an annual
basis. A.Council Order will be prepared for the April 9th
agenda.
5. Cash Surplus/Cash Deficit Definition.
The Committee unanimously approved the definition as detailed by
the Finance Director using the attached computation and requested
that the only change would be to reword exactly what the current
liabilities would be. An Ordinance will be prepared for the
April. 9th agenda.
6. Bids:
a. Estimated Annual Requir®eats for Loam.
.Award was made to Lou Silver, Inc., the low bidder at $4.25/
cubic yard.
b. -Fire Hose.
Maine Line Fire Equipment, Inc., the low bidder, at $4.05
per linear foot for a total of $2,025.00 for the required
500 ft. This received unanimous Committee approval.
Committee adjourned at 5;02 p.m.