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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-07-17 Enterprise Operations Committee MinutesENTERPRISE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE A meeting of the Enterprise Operations Committee was held on Monday, July 17, 1989 at 4:30 PM at the City Council Chambers. Present were. Absent: Arthur Tilley, Chairman Jane Bawl William Shubert Patricia Blanchette Edward Barrett Peter D'Errico John Frawley Austin Kelley William England Tom Sawyer 1. Request to Acquire Additional Aircraft De -Icing Equipment. The Airport Manager regtested approval from the Committee to pursue the acquisition of an aircraft de-icing unit. He explained that with the anticipated increase in winter business that de-icing aircraft capability is a basic requirement of an airport with such a climate as ours. He informed the Committee that he would like to pursue a variety of acquisition options which include purchase, lease - purchase or acquisition of used equipment. The Comnitte authorized the Airport Manager to proceed on this matter. 2. Request t0 Upgrade Accounts Clerk Position from Temporary to Permanent. The Airport Manager reviewed his request to change a temporary accounts clerk position to a permanent position in order to retain the skills of a well-trained and knowledgeable accounts clerk. The Enterprise Committee unanimously approved this request. (Minutes continued) 2 3. Update on Arresting Barriers The Airport Manager briefed the Committee on the status of the installation of the Air National Guard's requirement to have arresting barriers on the runway. The original request was for an installation which would have required significant construction time with related runway restrictions. The Airport Department had expressed their concern over this type of installation and requested alternatives to this type of arresting barrier (BAK 14). The Air National Guard has informed him that the Air Force now intends to install a different system (BAK 12) which will eliminate the area of concern surrounding the BAA 14 installation. 4. Golf Course Construction Update. City Engineer, Sohn Frawley reported that the new 9 hole course is substantially complete. All of the erroded areas have been repaired, and acceptable establishment of turf should be ready by early August and it is hoped that the golf course can be opened by the middle of August. Mr. Frawley asked the Committee's approval to add $20,000 to the project budget to complete the construction of cart paths, fence installation and additional fall planting. The extra money is necessitated by earlier DEP demands for extensive tree planting next to the Interstate. The $20,000 would come from the Golf Reserve Fund. The Committee approved this request and the City Manager suggested that a City Council order be introduced at the next meeting to authorize the budget increase. Mr. Frawley reported that a driveway on Ciestmont Road was damaged by storm -water overflow during the severe rains that occurred on June 10th. This was partially caused by the fact that new turf had not been fully establishe (Minutes continued) in the drainage ditches on the course behind Crestmont Road, so that the existing culvert could not handle the increased volume of water. A storm -water retention pond will be constructed within a few weeks to provide more storage of storm water under similar conditions. The Committee agreed that the city should pay for the repair to the driveway as may be necessary. 5. Golf Course Opening Time. The City Manager reported on behalf of Councilor Stone, who could not be present at the meeting, that certain citizens had requested that the golf course be opened at 7 AM rather than S AM. Austin Kelley told the Committee that the course is open at 7 AM on weekends but .that he could not justify the early opening on week days. It is during this period of time that the golf course maintenance, including mowing, takes place which would be seriously slowed down by interference from golfers. He also indicated that most of the early players are members who play every day so that no additional revenues would be obtained by the early opening. The Committee agreed to leave the opening time as is. A general discussion was held on the operating procedures on the new course including established starting times and the flex- ibility that it will provide for the overall golf course operation. 6. Update on Sewer Program. The City Engineer reported on the status of the sewer rehabilitation program. He indicated that the Carr Brook sewer project is almost complete except for theconnection of some of the houses and the repaving of the streets. The Meadowbrook sewer (Minutes continued) construction is well underway with work progressing on Harlow Street and a second crew on Grove Street. The old Capehart sewer project is still being held up by a Stream Alteration Permit application with DEP. The Mill Street project may not be started this year unless the Bangor Water District can obtain funds for the necessary replacement of a water mann in the same area. A hearing has been scheduled for August 2nd on the acquisition of an easement from the Maine Central Railroad to complete the Hancock Street sewer. Plans have been completed for the Olive Street project which should go out to bid within a few weeks. Work on numerous other sewer projects involve flow monitoring and aerial mapping, which will lead to construction on additional projects next year. With regard to Secondary Treatment, the report from IDI was rather disappointing with a much higher cost than originally quoted by the company; however, it appears that the plant that they have proposed is over designed. Although the final design has not been made, it is expected that the design and construction will be completed by conventional methods rather than design -build. Councilor Tilley asked if we are staying within the project budget and the City Engineer indicated in the affirmative; that the Meadowbrook sewer project is quite a bit under budget and that he will request a cost transfer of approximately $100,000 to do some additional work on the Carr Brook Meeting adjourned at 6 PM.