Regular Meeting (06-03-2019)
Selectmen Present: Suzan Rudnicki, Douglas Small, John Luce and Jared Fitts
Town Manager/CEO: Kevin Howell
Recording Secretary: Coreen Sylvester
Guests Present: Jeff Mullis of Pike Industries, David West of B&B Paving, Alan Perkins of Hopkins Paving LLC, Andrew Kahrl of Revision Energy, Deputy Jon Carson, John Backus and Shirley Waning of RSU 87, Glennis McSorley, Toby Pelletier and Deanna Witham
7:30 PM: Suzan Rudnicki called the meeting to order.
NEW BUSINESS:
Paving Bids: Town Manager Kevin Howell explained he had asked for a price per ton from the bidders this year to more easily determine which paving projects we can afford to do. Selectmen opened the following bids:
Price
Company Total Price Total Tons Per Ton
B&B Paving, Inc. $308,754.54 4,302 $71.77
Hopkins Paving LLC 350,613.00 4,302 81.50
Pike Industries, Inc. 417,294.00 4,302 97.00
Vaughn D. Thibodeau II, Inc. 381,060.00 4,380 87.00
The Town Manager recommended going with B&B Paving at $71.77 per ton. John Luce made a motion to go with the Town Manager’s recommendation. Douglas Small seconded. Four voted in favor.
MINUTES: Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to accept the minutes of April 8, 2019 as written. John Luce seconded. Three voted in favor. Suzan Rudnicki abstained as she was not present for that meeting.
MINUTES: Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to accept the minutes of May 6, 2019 as written. John Luce seconded. Three voted in favor. Douglas Small abstained as he was not present for that meeting.
MINUTES: Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to accept the minutes of May 13, 2019 as written. Jared Fitts seconded. Three voted in favor. John Luce abstained as he was not present for that meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
School Budget: The Town Manager stated that Superintendent John Backus is retiring and wished him the best in his retirement. John Backus stated the new superintendent will be Mark Turner, who is currently the principal at Caravel Middle School.
There was discussion about the proposed RSU 87 budget for the 2019-2020 school year, with Carmel’s portion increasing by approximately $225,000.00.
Carmel Deputy: Kevin Howell introduced Deputy Jon Carson as our new deputy. Deputy Carson spoke a little about his history with the Sheriff’s Department and the Town of Orrington.
Revision Energy – Municipal Solar: Andrew Kahrl gave an overview of the history of
Revision Energy and the services it provides, including solar power. Mr. Kahrl gave a presentation on municipal solar power and answered Selectmen’s questions. Over forty years of use, the town would save about five cents per kilowatt hour. The town would sign a letter of intent to negotiate a power purchase arrangement (PPA), but must go to town meeting to enter into the PPA. After discussion, Kevin stated he would take a closer look at the letter of intent before making a decision on whether to sign it.
Tire Recycling: Kevin let the Board know the tire recycling program we had in May was a success, with around 1700 tires dropped off at the salt shed. There was discussion as to whether or not to continue the program. It was decided to try it again in the fall for a couple of days to see if it is worth continuing.
TOWN MGR/TAX COLLECTOR/CODE ENF OFFICER/RD COMM. REPORT:
- The Town Manager said he had Alan Perry measure the clearance at the Five Road railroad bridge and it is eleven feet nine inches (11’ 9”) at its lowest point, and it is posted for eleven feet eight inches (11’ 8”).
- Kevin said in the last two weeks he has had a lot of ditching and culvert work done on Marcho and Irish Roads in preparation for paving.
NEW BUSINESS:
Tax-Acquired Property: There was discussion regarding tax-acquired properties. After
discussion, John Luce made a motion to put the properties located on Map 1 Lot 12-2A and on Map 5 Lot 22F out to bid. Jared Fitts seconded. Four voted in favor.
Fire Department Bank Accounts: The Town Manager asked if Selectmen would have any
objections to changing the Fire Department’s two Maine Savings accounts to Camden National bank, as Maine Savings is now charging dormancy fees. After discussion, Jared Fitts made a motion to move the Fire Department’s Auxiliary and Kelly accounts from Maine Savings to Camden National Bank. John Luce seconded. Four voted in favor.
CMP Pole Permits: Jared Fitts made a motion to allow Central Maine Power Co. to put
midspan poles on Irish Road. John Luce seconded. Four voted in favor.
Golden Harvest Grange: Kevin Howell said he has joined the Grange, and through his contacts
was able to get a new septic system for the Grange after theirs froze over the winter.
Dunham Junkyard: Code Enforcement Officer Kevin Howell said Steve Dunham has not
made any progress on cleaning up his junkyard, and so is in violation of the court order. Kevin said he plans to do a site inspection and will give Mr. Dunham until the end of June to clean it up. Kevin asked if Selectmen want to go to court on the matter and said if the Town has to clean it up, we can tax the property and could foreclose on it if the taxes are not paid. Selectmen had no objections to moving forward on the matter.
Next Meeting: Selectmen decided not to have a meeting next week unless something comes up.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of May 20, 2019 in the amount of $5,273.83. Doug Small seconded. Four voted in favor.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of May 28, 2019 in the amount of $5,236.07. Jared Fitts seconded. Four voted in favor.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the accounts payable warrant of May 31, 2019 in the amount of $30,019.44. Jared Fitts seconded. Four voted in favor.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of June 3, 2019 in the amount of $9,190.87. Jared Fitts seconded. Four voted in favor.
WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the accounts payable warrant of June 3, 2019 in the amount of $73,693.67. Jared Fitts seconded. Four voted in favor.
ADJOURNMENT: Sue Rudnicki made a motion to adjourn. Jared Fitts seconded. Four voted in favor. Meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm.