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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-03-06 Enterprise Operations Committee Minutesyn� . ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE A meeting of the Enterprise Operations Committee was held on Monday, March 6, 1989 at 4:30 PM at the City Council Chambers. Present were: Arthur Tilley, Chairman Jane Semi William Shubert - Mary Sullivan Edward Barrett Theodore Jellison John Frawley Ralph Mishou Peter D'Errico Absent: William England Tom Sawyer Item Y1 - 1989-1990 Municipal Golf Course Budget. The proposed rates for the Bangor Municipal Golf Course was presented to the Committee and unanimously approved. .The unlimited play option was deleted from the rate schedule. Item Y2 - Capital Plan fol Sewers and Secondary Treatment Plant. Ralph Mishou of the city's Wastewater Treatment Plant described his recommendations for the installation of climbing screens to replace equipment which has been in use since the Treatment Plant was opened. He expressed concern that, although such equipment would be installed as part of the new Secondary Treatment Plant, a breakdown of the existing equipment in the meantime, might necessitate costly repairs. Mr. Mishou also described other items for future years. City Engineer, John Frawley, described the capital program for the rehabilitation of numerous sewers required as part of .the Consent Agreement of the DEP. This (Minutes continued) 2 included major rehabilitation work on the Meadowbrook sewer, the Old Capehart sewer, Eenduskeag, Artic Brook, Dow Trunk and the Industrial Park sewers. It also included the completion for the funding for the Catell Street, Hancock, and the Carr Brook sewers and funds for preliminary survey on Barker, Blanchard, Davis Brook and Eenduskeag Stream West sewers. Finally, it included funds for the land acquisition for the .Treatment Plant, site surveys and the start of the secondary treatment design. The City Engineer explained that these projects would .not only rehabilitate sub -standard sewers but would also remove a considerable amount of storm water from the sewer systema, ultimately reducing the required size of the secondary treatment. Item f3 - Council Order - Authorizing Be t f P 1 from Infilco Degremont, Inc. - Secondary Treatment Facilitie9. The City Engineer described a City Council Order to be placed on the agenda which would authorize a request for proposals from Infilco Degremont to prepare -a scope of work, preliminary cost estimates, and a suggested time schedule for the construction of the secondary treatment expansion. He explained that the selected secondary treatment process known as Activated Bio -cell Filtration is a product of the Infilco Degremont. This request does not obligate the city to spend any money for their proposal, and it does not obligate the city to future contractual agreements with IDI. Councilor Shubert asked about the reliability and flexibility of thisprocess and both Mr. Frawley and Mr. Mishou indicated that the ease of expansion is one of the strong points of this process. Mr. Frawley indicated (Minutes continued) that this process is used in St. John, New Brunswick and concord, New Hampshire. Some of the Councilors indicated an interest in visiting an IDI plant. Item B4 - Council Order - Directing CityE t Study Drive Sewer Extensionof Sorinaer D The City Engineer described a Council Order to be placed on the next agenda which would direct him to do a cost study to expand the public sewer to the Chase Road -Stillwater Avenue area, on the basis of a petition received from the developer of a proposed Mobile Home Park. There was some concern an the part of the Councilors that we had too many obligations and perhaps should not do the study at this time. Mr. Frawley explained that most of the study had actually been completed at the time when the Sit was considering Outer Stillwater Avenue as the potential site for L.L. Bean. He indicated that the only work left would be the preparation Of a cost estimate which would take about 4 hours. The City Manager indicated that the staff would be looking,at the Stillwater Avenue area for its suitability for future growth and there was an indication that the eventual need for the cost study might be Ieft to his discretion based upon the staff's findings. Meeting adjourned at 6 PM.