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__ Meeting Minutes
March 3, 1999
Councilors Attending: Nichi Farnham, Pat Blanchette, Michael Crowley
Staff Attending: Jim Ring, John Murphy, Brad Moore, Ed Barrett
Meeting convened at 4:03 p.m.
1. Sewer Abatement Request - Me ANG 102 Maran Street
This request comes in 1-2 times per year. Brad has asked Chief Wiggin if they
could bring them in more often because of the amount. This abatement is due
to the water they bleed out of their system. The pipes on the water side are
from the 1940's and they are deteriorating to the point where they are causing a
problem with water quality. The areas where they can drain off some of the
water there is a constant motion of water through that piping the water quality is
better. The City checks to make sure the water bleeding off the system is not
� going into the sewer. During this time period the guard has used of $51,Q00
worth of water and they are requesting an abatement of $5,900. Councilor
Crowley asked if the water is metered? Brad answered that it is metered. Ed
Barrett suggested, since this comes in every year, to treat it like a secondary
meter under t�ie meter program. Approved.
2. Sewer Abatement Request - 142 Pine Street •
Brad explained that this is a typical landlord/tenant situation. The tenants failed
to let the landlord know about the problem. Approved.
3. U�date - Staff Activities
• Work is still continuing on the structures on the CSO project.
• Staff inet to finalize the FY2000 sewer projects. The major one will involve a
separation project in the Center Street/Montgomery down to Division Street
area. Meadowbrook is a project that will be completed.
• Jim will be attending the NLC Conference in Washington and one issue will be
a meeting of the CSO Partnership. Staff will be talking with the congressional
delegation regarding the CSO Bill that didn't pass through the 105�' Congress,
but has been reintroduced. Congressman Baldacci has signed on as the co-
� sponsor. A letter was received from Tom Allen who has also signed on.
• John Murphy will be attending the annual meeting talking to the
� Congressional Delegation on March 17.
Councilor Blanchette asked about backup power for the WWTP and if staff had
looked into this issue? Brad answered that he spoke to several engineering
companies to get a budget price to do the engineering, which Brad has put in
this year's budget request. The amount is $6,000 - $10,000. Ed commented
that the DEP has indicated that if there is a major Y2K power problem, we are
okay. Brad explained that staff is in the stages of putting together a contingency
plan at the plant.
Jim commented that with deregulation, the City may be dealing with a different
company in terms of purchasing. StafF will be looking at back up generation
including alternative generation.
With no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 4:29 p.m.
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