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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-08-21 Finance Committee MinutesFinance Committee Aneust 21.1995 Minutes Courmdttes marrows present: D. Soucy, Char; P. Blanchette; M. Frankel: C. Popper. Staff present: E. Barrett; M. Chalibc D. Qy ,, R Heller, J. Ring; E. Stumpfel; R McKay; D. Pellegrino; D. Little; R MCKmoa; G. Campbell R Ziegelam; Others present: K. Wentworth; W. Barnard; R Sender; W. Brown Meeting was called to order a 5:00 pm 1. EXECir MM SESB$019: Hardship abatement request Imo executive session at 5:00 Out of executive session 5:15 Moved and seconded to deny hardship abatement request subject to approval of an extended payment agreement by Finance Director. Passed. 2. BIDS A Park Woods landscaping and paving project awarded to Precision Paving of Old Town at a construct price of $6,1,800. B. Park Wood Tank removal project awarded to Clean Harbors of South Portland ata contract price of $12,890. C. Park Woods fence improvement project awarded to Central Maine Peace Company of Palmyra at a contract price of $7,095, D. Airport Department High Mast Tanning Lighting Area Phase I project recommended for award to AD. Electric, Inc. of Sciences at a contract price of $154,130. E. Arpoa Departmeotproja torewashucl,markmdli&Taaiway"A"ww recommended for awned to Lane Construction Corp. ofEangor at a contract price of $1,752,020.50. A Frankel inquired if this last itemwould be subject to fiudso change. D.Peaegrluorepged that his understanding was that this was fuel. E. Barrett pointed out that this wase encouraging of last year's pmjea and will finish all ofTaadway"A"as well as the runway overruns. ��5rnz�+m�;;ze+xs� n rmern�$ Staff introduced the Proposal by K. Wentworth to purchase the subject property from the City for boxes due and to rehab it bringing it back up to code. Staff recommended that the Property he placed out to bid, offered to parties in interest onto abutting owners at reduced and, Ryan; moved and seconded to allow Mr. Wentworth the four months he requested to straighten out legal issues precadem to acquiring the property. 4. Request to prrchna-City-owned property a RIO Street Staff introduced aproposal by a resident on Rio Street to discontinue and quitclaim property that bcenpWmedesas[reet,butneverdevelopedassuch. Staffrewmnrendedreleasing property to the centerline ofthe street in front oflot 132. Moved, seconded and passed. 5. Dqscussion otExciseTax Cad'Cadil fAr Leased V hides Staff outlined the complaint by W. Banned regarding the Citys refusal to grant a credit on a newly leased vehicle, recommending that the City continue hs policy of enforcing state law. The matter wen tabled and staff was inshsrmed to research the issue and report back to the committee in six months. 6. Propertied Schedule - P' Yfforts Recommended as proposed. 7. Council Ree 61 SuppIcanotal Appropriation ofR nt be to be P "d Recommended as proposed. S. Council Rgolve 9&362 Appropriation firem Reserve for If Compeamban. Recommended as proposed. 9. Vital Rrd R - Opt CI k. Russ McKewa briefed the Committee on the need to accelerate preservation work on the City's older records including birth, death arta marriage records. Examplesofpreservedwd unpreservedrecordswereshovm. Henquested$6,500towmplelerestorationofolderbirth records and asked that a portion ofvital records fees be set aside awually for additional work The City Mmiager indicated these funds must come from the ChargaliFund Contingency. The. Committee recommends this transfer to County. 10, Purchase of Elljocralripe far IjaMmond Street botereentor Improvement Frop Recommended as proposed to the Conned. 11. Reconwended as proposed to the Council.