Laserfiche WebLink
Metadata
Document management portal powered by Laserfiche WebLink 9 © 1998-2015 Laserfiche. All rights reserved.
MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,March 8,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> a. FOURTH QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT—Continued <br /> he knows is near and dear to Edwards' heart. Also,regarding the top vendors,there was a$240,000 <br /> balance but that included paying for the land of$340,000 so really it is at$580,000. He noted they paid <br /> for the land out of the revenues of this year, as well. That was a huge positive and leads the City very <br /> well going into budget this summer. Even though their permanent revenue was down just a bit,they have <br /> kept stepping that up over the years as they have had such a divergent variance of what was happening <br /> versus what was getting done. To have it that close in a COVID year is a testament to the strength of the <br /> housing market and building, as long as the interest rates stay reasonable. Walsh said they budgeted well <br /> and should have some extra room this year to hopefully increase the roads a bit,bring their parks where <br /> they want them,continue funding their building fund,and all the other things technology-wise they are <br /> doing in the City. <br /> Johnson asked about the piece in the budget that Walsh does not like to count. <br /> Seals said the chip sealing. <br /> Walsh said it is the chip/crack sealing. <br /> Johnson noted they have$224,000 to put towards it now. <br /> Walsh said if they notice in looking through the budget,Edwards has a discretionary fund of$100,000- <br /> $200,000. It is a roads non-dedicated fund for fixing things. <br /> Crosby thinks the roads are a little more stressed this year so they will need it. <br /> Olson said if the Council remembers back in July when they received their first half tax settlement,he <br /> was pretty worried as he did not know what would happen with sales and property taxes. To finish the <br /> year during COVID at 99.1%which is really pretty much where the City ends up,is a very good <br /> indication on how property taxes will go forward this year,which eases his mind. <br /> Walsh said that even gives flex on what was collected this year. <br /> PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER REPORT <br /> 22.2021 ROAD MAINTENANCE PROJECT AWARD <br /> Edwards said tonight they have the 2021 Roads Project Award before the Council. He pointed out this <br /> particular project,unlike past years, is actually a conglomerate of several projects the City wanted to <br /> undertake. They are asking not only to award the streets project as it was originally envisioned,but also <br /> combined three other projects with the bid package that was sent out:the Casco storm water project,the <br /> Fagerness Point storm water project, and the Navarre parking lot project. The nature of all of those <br /> projects was such that the same contractor would be bidding on those. By putting them all together,the <br /> idea was to get a better price for bulk. Edwards said they solicited bids and had 7 bidders,the low bid <br /> was from the Omann Brothers for$1,389,000 and would bring a project total with both the work by <br /> Omann Brothers and the work by Bolton and Menk on the engineering design and oversight to <br /> $1,600,000. That fits within the projected numbers when combining all those projects together and there <br /> is a bit of movement in what the projections were for individual funds. They are a little lower than what <br /> Page 4 of 24 <br />