HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-01-16 Municipal Operations Committee Minutes : MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 16, 1996
Councilors in attendance: David Leen, Tim Woodcock, Pat
Blanchette
Staff in attendance: Edward A. Barrett, Brad Moore, Ron
Heller, Jim Ring
Others in attendance:
Committee Chair opened the meeting at 5:00 pm.
Item 1. Council Ordinance 96-78 Amending Chapter VII of the Laws
and Ordinances of the City of Bangor - Paid Sexual Contract.
Councilor Woodcock indicated that this had been requested by
representatives of landlords who felt that the current ordinance
could hold them legally liable should they rent property for a
so-called relaxation spa. The amendment would insert the word
"knowingly" to indicate that a landlord must know the purpose for
which the property is to be put to use. Councilor Woodcock moved
to recommend approval of this amendment to the City Council, this
was seconded by Pat Blanchette and approved.
. ' Item 2 . Sewer Abatement Request.
Brad Moore, our sewer treatment superintendent, presented the
abatement request to the committee. The abatement relates to
water which apparently was leaking through a toilet. The
committee was concerned as to whether the toilet in question was
located within an owner-occupied residence or a rental property.
Several members of the committee indicated that if it was in an
owner-occupied residence, they believe that the owner should have
noticed or heard the leak. In addition, some concern was
expressed as to whether the rate payer had taken sufficient steps
to ensure that this problem would not re-occur. Pat Blanchette
moved to table this item to the next meeting and to direct staff
to provide answers to these questions. This was seconded by
Councilor Woodcock and approved by the Committee.
Item 3. Departmental Expenditure Review.
Finance Director Ron Heller presented and quickly reviewed the
departmental expenditure review with the members of the Municipal
Operations Committee. He also provided to the committee a
summary showing expenditure status by category across the general
fund. Mr. Heller indicated that everything appeared to generally
be online with most expenditures at or below or the 50� level, as
of December.
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� Item 4. Discussion--Harbor Cruise Boat Operators 1996 .
Jim Ring briefed the committee on the status of cruise boat
operators for 1996 and requested permission from the committee to
send out a letter of interest to potential cruise boat users. He
indicated that a number of operators had expressed potential
interest in continuing Bangor Landing. The committee approved
sending such a letter and suggested to Jim that he work with
potential operators on issues of marketing their services and
coordination. The suggestion was made that the Bangor Convention
and Visitors Bureau be contacted to see if there would be a
possibility for the CVB to coordinate bookings for such cruise
boats for a percentage of the revenues received.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:34 pm.
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