HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-10-15 Finance Committee Minutes
FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES
October 15, 2018 @ 5:15 pm
Councilors in Attendance: Tremble, Nealley, Weston, Graham, Supica
Staff in Attendance: Cyr, Conlow, Willett, Rudzinski, Little, Theriault, Collins, Labree,
Davis, Drew, Heitmann
1. Consent Agenda
a. Workout Agreement – 133 Briarwood Dr Ext – Olson
b. Workout Agreement – 71 Harvard Street – Heirs of Whitney
c. Workout Agreement – 42 Winter Street - Young
Motion made and seconded to approve consent agenda items, motion passed unanimously.
2. Bids/Purchasing
a. General Aviation Building Window Replacement – Airport – R.R. Building - $31,000
Motion made and seconded to approve bid award as recommended, motion passed
unanimously.
b. Clarifier Drives – WWTP – T-Buck Construction - $331,000
Motion made and seconded to recommend bid award to the City Council, motion
passed unanimously.
c. Request to Waive Bid Process – SCADA Control System Upgrade – WWTP – Wright
Pierce - $181,700
Staff explained that as Wright Pierce completed the assessment it would be to the
City’s advantage, to contract with them for the first two phases of the work. Motion
made and seconded to recommend execution of the contract to the City Council,
motion passed unanimously.
d. Electrical Bucket Truck – Public Services – RBG Inc - $108,294
Motion made and seconded to recommend bid award to the City Council, motion
passed unanimously.
e. Loader Mounted Snow Blower – Public Services – Northland JCB - $125,000
Motion made and seconded to recommend bid award to the City Council, motion
passed unanimously.
f. Sidewalk Tractor – Public Services – Chadwick Baross - $124,445
Motion made and seconded to recommend bid award to the City Council, motion
passed unanimously.
g. Single Axle Cab & Chassis – Public Services – Daigle & Houghton - $139,106
Motion made and seconded to recommend bid award to the City Council, motion
passed unanimously.
h. Plow Equipment & Truck Bodies – Public Services – Viking Cives - $162,716
Motion made and seconded to recommend bid award to the City Council, motion
passed unanimously.
i. Sale of Tax Acquired Property - 419 Essex Street – George Miller - $13,135
Motion made and seconded to recommend sale of property to the City Council,
motion passed unanimously.
j. Sale of Tax Acquired Property – 45 Fremont Street – James & Gloria Owens - $5,000
Motion made and seconded to recommend sale of property to the City Council,
motion passed unanimously.
3. Executive Session – 1 MRSA Section 405 (6)(C) – Property Disposition
4. Open Session – Property Disposition Recommendation
Motion made and seconded to recommend sale of property to the City Council, motion
passed unanimously.
5. Request from Sable Ridge Homeowners Association
A lot remains undeveloped within the Sable Ridge development. The developer
corporation is defunct and the taxes have been unpaid. The Homeowners Association
would like to pay the taxes and upon the next tax lien maturity have the property
deeded to them. The property would be used as open space for vehicles and
dumpsters, it will result in a slightly lower taxable value within the development. Motion
made and seconded to recommend deeding the property via quitclaim deed to the
Homeowners Association upon payment of the outstanding taxes.
6. Assessor’s Update
The City Assessor’s provided an update on recent market trends as well as reviewed the
2018 tax commitment.
7. Bangor Efficiency Update
Staff provided an update on the status of the Bangor Efficiency program and noted that
at this time, the City has stopped taking reservations for additional improvements as the
funding for the program is winding down. The results are similar to what was seen in
the past as to the value of homes and type of measures undertaken. It was noted that
the State has seen an increase in Efficiency Maine activities during FY 18, while the City
realized a drop off from the prior year increase, likely due to the introduction of the
program.
Meeting adjourned at 6:35 pm