HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-11-06 Enterprise Operations Committee MinutesENTERPRISE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
A meeting of the Enterprise operations Committee was held
on Monday, November -6, 1989 at 9:30 PM at the City Council Chambers.
Present were.
Arthur Tilley, Chairman
'William Shubert
Jane SaXI
Mary Sullivan
Tom Sawyer
Richard Stone
Patricia Blanchette
Robert Farrar
John Frawley
Peter D'Errico
Ren Gibb
John Lord
Robert Miller
John Murphy
Ralph Mishou
David Pellegrino
James Ring
Edward Barrett
Absent:
William England
Item kl - Proposal f /OEST for additional DEP Application Work
at B.I.A.
Ken Gibb, Director of Community s Economic Development, explained to
the Committee that every project at the airport has to go through a
site plan approval from DEP. DEP has stated they would like to review
all development at the airport since 1970 that was subject to DEP review.
Don Buffington, Economic Development Officer, who could not be present
at this meeting, has solicited from HTA/GEST, a quote to provide DEP
with the post 1970 improvement information that they want. The proposed
fee for this would be $5000 and would be attached to. the modification
of the Bangor Industrial Airport Commercial/Industrial Subdivision
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which ETA/GEST is currently preparing. Mr. Gibb stated that it is
anticipated that after reviewing this post 1970 information that as
a project arises at the airport, we can submit that without re -review
of historical ongoings. In anticipation of doing a parking lot in
1990, it is important that we either submit to DEP that which they
want, or actively pursue the determination that all of Bangor Int'l.
Airport is not subject to DEP approval. It is the staff's recommend-
ation that $5,000 be taken from airport funds and the information
required by DEP be prepared so as not to delay any subsequent projects
in 1990. The Committee unanimously voted to accept the proposal from
NTA/OEST for this DEP application work at BIA.
Item #2 - Bar Harbor Airwa s d/b/a Continental Express - New Leases -
Building 96 and Hangars 461 and 463.
The Airport Manager received a letter from Continental Express requesting
amendments to their leases on Bldg. 96 (their corporate headquarters)
and Hangars #461 and #463. He explained that as the leases read,
Bar Harbor Airways can, upon 30 days notice, be out of all 3 of the
leases. The lease on Bldg. 96 expires in February 1990 and there is
an option to renew for 5 years and the company would like to renew
for one year. Hangar buildings #461 and #463 are contained in one
lease document and the company is requesting individual leases for
each hangar. Bar Harbor Airways would like to extend these leases
for one year in order to have the flexibility to determine what their
next Course of action will be. Mr. Richard Rushmore, Senior Vice
President of BHA, attended the meeting and discussed with the Committee
the company's reasons for these lease amendments. He added that
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BHA biggest concern is the hangar facilities as they have leasehold
improvement of approximately $250,000 in these hangars and most
recently an additional $300,000 or $400,000 in Hangar 461 for
renovations. He also confirmed that a considerable portion of
their maintenance will be done in Allentown, PA. Upon the Airport
Manager's recommendation, the Committee approved the extension of
the Bar Harbor Airways leases.
Item R3 - Parking Garage Update. Ken Gibb updated the Committee,
both financially and operationally, on the new parking garage.
He reported that during the month of October 240 parking permits
were sold and approximately 75 to 100 transient customers are
using the facility per day which is generating about $1500 per
month. He stated there are areas that need to be improved upon
such as marketing and working with the Downtown Merchants in the
validation program. He continued to say that most of the work has
been completed in the garage and the landscaping of the island and
Pickering Square will be done next spring; traffic circulation has
been working quite well to date andthatthe city is very happy
with the management firm that was selected to operate the garage.
He raised the question to the Committee whether the top level of
the garage should be plow this winter and will need a decision
on that soon and whether the city should go out to bid for a sweeper
for the garage which would cost between $16,000 and $17,000 which
would be taken out of the Parking Reserve Fund. Another approach
to this would be for the city to go to a rental equipment company
where the city would guarantee a set amount of use to make it
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attractive for the lessor to purchase versus the city owning it
outright. The Committee did approve the bidding process for the
sweeper but to investigate the other options first.
In summary, upon Mr. Gibbs recommendation, the Committee approved the
following:
1. the annual operating budget was amended to $101,716
2. additional advertising expense of $700 to Tyson & Partners,
(the Public Relations Consultants for the garage) which
expense would be taken out of the Operating Budget of the
garage.
3. $1500 to be given the Garage Manager in order to give him
the flexibility to advertise with the Downtown Merchants
Association when deemed necessary as this .will alleviate
coming before the Committee each time for approval.
Item 44 -. Authorizing Staff to negotiate a draft contract with C112M-HILL
Final Design of Secondary Treatment Facilities
The City Engineer advised the Committee that the Staff had examined
nine proposals for providing the final design services for the secondary
treatment facilities, and subsequently had interviewed four firms,
Being CH2M-HILL, Metcalf a Eddy, Whitman & Howard, and Camp, Dresser
& McKee. The Staff 'a receommendation was unanimous that CH2M-HILL
was the preferred firm, and requested permission of the. Committee to
negotiate a draft contract, which would then be submitted to the City
Council for approval. CH2M-HILL was selected on the basis of their
very extensive experience, including more than 650 wastewater treat-
ments plants with a capacity greater than 10 MGD, including 15 ASK
plants. The Committee voted to authorize the Staff to proceed with
the negotiations.
The City Engineer also indicated that Infilco Degremont, Inc., who
had originally submitted a design -build proposal in excess of $15
million, is requesting a meeting with the City Council. The City
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Engineer indicated that they attempted to compare the IDI proposal
with that of the other Consultants, but concluded that IDI team
had had no previous experience in designing an AHF plant, the depth
of their team appeared to be very limited, and that it was the Staff's
feeling that the price quoted by IDI could not be considered as a
definite firm price at this early date. The Committee indicated that
they saw no value in scheduling a meeting with IDI, and voted to
direct the City Manager to respond to IDI that the City intends to
proceed with CH2M-HILL.