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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-04-22 Finance Committee MinutesFINANCE COMIdDTEE MEETING IVESH TES APRIL 22,1997 Councilors Attending: Don Soucy, Charlie Sullivan, Pat Blanchette, Nichi Farnham Staff Attending: Edward Barret; Norm Deittvmm, Steve Bolduc, Erik Stnmpfel, Dave Pellegrino, Ron Heller, Randy Hamman, Gail Campbell, Darrell Webb, Debbie Cyr Others Attending: Roxanne Saucier Meeting convey at 5:30 pm This is to mise and codify the City's Code of Ordinances. The contract will include 100 copies of the printed code. It will take approximately one year to do this. Approved 6515TIR67or so *17M The request is for me 4 -wheel drive vehicle to be used by the Commanding Officers. The larger vehicle will allow more gearto be stored inside the vehicle. Therearealsoareasinthe Citythat a 4wheel drive is needed in order to get to them Special training will be required by anyone driving the vehicle act high-speed chases will not be allowed in the vehicle. After the vehicle has been used for a couple of years as the Commanding Officer's vehicle it would be passed down to the Course Officer. The Canine Officer has no place to put a prisoner because the canineisinthebackseat. Approved C. Office Ren vat ms Bldg. o 221 (Eaveroado neve4mmm[1 This work would include the conversion of approximately 775 square feet of storage space into duce offices and theinstallation of nine replacement windows. Building is located on Florida Avenue end is correctly rented by International Paper Corp. and Industrial Hygiene of New England. Approved 2. MusrsapadjQtudcu e a. Water Tire Evenment - Eadirmourt end Fourteenth Steel School - The Bangor Water District wants to not a water line to be located between Lane end Dexter Streets. Approved 11 $1,700 was outstanding on this bill that Bangor Savings Bank has since paid and hus requested that the title go back to Mr. Blanow. Property taxes are current. Approved L T 1_m�H grrA m'n re -Ham nnA Ctreeh The Bangor Furniture building on lfzmmond Street is under contract. The owner has asked if prior to closing they could receive an agreement from the City releasing its interest m the property. Staff recommends that more information is needed W insure that stipulations can be met. This issue is tabled until a future meeting. An abatement was previously granted to Christina Goddard for her 1996 and 1997 property taxes. On Jammy 3, 1997, Ms. Ooddad paid her 1995 taus. The tax fien had maimed at this point, therefore a municipal quitclaim dead is necessary for the City to release its interest. Approved. Tae AM1otemmt For a number of years a condominium project off Firearm Avenue had common lad that wen still held by the original developer. The developers ownership expired in 1992. The common ownership was assessed to the Condominium Association in 1994, 95 and 1996, which legally could not be done. The abatement of taxes would be as being assessed in error. Approved. KIIIIIIIE Ola, Militia PNIVYIRNlYti,! a.-. �mmtrar n aT ALL monies have been received from EMMC for the rental of Cascade Park parking lot ($7,920.00). Request is W appropriate this to the Capital Reserve for the pink. This would give a mal of approximately $51,000. It is anticipated tha the money would be used this year to begin some ofthe major work onthe grotto walls. Rawmmended. 4. An appropriation of $60,000 will be needed from the Fire Equipment Replacement Reserve to purchase this ambulance. Recommended. 5, C Amo .fomparatbe Ffnanc dInfnmalnn The Committee previously asked for an update on the statue of Sawyer Area's financial operations. Dae ThimaWt explained that the since the March S memo to the City Manager, the up -t datefig sshowarevenueof$131,217insteadof$106,573. Experaesthrough February are$128,643. Revenue was lost through losing Brewer and llsmpden Youth Hockey and high school and three other teams from MMA, ENM and Penobscot Tavel Team. Staff feels that rabies rates go up, revenues will not increase. Dae feels one thing that might improve the facility would be in be a year-round operation. Sports such as roller -hockey, roller blaring, field hockey,andsoccercoWdbemninthamrility. Bysmyingopenyear-mund, the facilitycould unrest the sports popular during those two seasons that it is closed. Dale feels the expenses would be lights, and a stuff person N work during open bows. Smffbas spoken with different contmcmrs about making Sawyer ayear-round facility and the figure to do dds would be between $30,000 and $4,000 to cement and $40,000 for the mat to go into the some. Committer recommended staff reserver has Sulfur. Ron Heller and David Little have collaborated and written a series of programs that access the date off the accounting system translates iS puts it into a Lotus spreadsheet and prints out the monthly report Tests were run on November and Ron has since finished the programmingb moorpomte the general fund and within the genual fund, Sawyer Arena and the Bus. Staff will ultimate in fall the financials drat have been put out to the public in a more uniform consistent and accurete way. Ron will get copies of new financial report format to the Council for their review. Meeting adjourned at b:15 pm. naa.xx.srm