MEETING NOTICE
The regular monthly meeting of the Ellsworth City Council will be held on Monday, August 21, 2017 at 7:00 PM in the Ellsworth City Hall Council Chambers
AGENDA
1. Call to Order.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Rules of Order.
4. Adoption of minutes from the following meeting (s) of the Ellsworth City Council:
- 07/17/2017 Regular Monthly Meeting.
- 07/31/2017 Special Council Meeting.
5. City Manager’s Report.
6. Committee Reports.
7. Citizens’ Comments.
8. Presentation of Awards.
- Christopher Smith, for fifteen years of service with the Ellsworth Police Department.
- Jarrod Grindle, for five years of service with the Ellsworth Public Works Department.
- Micki Sumpter, for five years of service with the Ellsworth Economic Development Department.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
9. Council Order #071705, Request of the Wastewater Treatment Superintendent to purchase a plow truck for the Wastewater Treatment Facility from Darling’s Commercial Sales in the amount of $35,458 to be funded with remaining SRF program monies. (Tabled from the July 17, 2017 Regular meeting).
CONSENT AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA: All items with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.
10. Council Order #081700, Request of the Deputy Treasurer/Tax Collector to initiate civil actions in the name of the City of Ellsworth for the purpose of collecting delinquent personal property taxes. *
11. Council Order #081701, Request of the Deputy Treasurer/Tax Collector to accept payments on tax acquired timeshare units per the attached spreadsheet and to authorize the City Manager to release said properties through Municipal Quit-Claim Deeds. *
12. Council Order #081702, Request of the Finance Director to write off $740.22 in solid waste charges, interest and late fees for Maynard Nash (Account # 3913). *
13. Council Order #081703, Acceptance of Brett Alexander’s resignation from the Recreation Commission with a term to expire on June 30, 2019. *
NEW BUSINESS
14. Public hearing and action on the application for the following licenses:
- Barb & Kevin Buza d/b/a Silver Saints Sanctuary, 33 Birch Avenue, for renewal of a City Lodging License.
- AARGH Inc., d/b/a Pat’s Pizza, 396 High Street, for renewal of a City Class C License (Victualer and Alcohol) and renewal of a State Malt, Spirituous, and Vinous (Class I, II, III, IV) Restaurant Liquor License.
15. Council Order #081704, Request of the Fire Chief to purchase five (5) Scott Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) units.
16. Council Order #081705, Request to authorize City Manager to approve an agreement with WBRC Architects for engineering services related to developing a plan for a new public safety building.
17. Public hearing and action on Council Order #081706, Order authorizing the issuance of up to $1,180,000 of the City’s General Obligation Bonds to finance miscellaneous road and parking lot improvements and other capital projects.
18. Council Order #081707, Request of the City Manager to approve milling and paving of the west bound travel lane on Main Street from the vicinity of 156 Main Street to the lower lights at the intersection of Main, Water and State Streets.
19. Council Order#081708, Request of the Finance Director to withdraw up to $8,000 from the Moore Community Center Reserve Account for repairs to the air handlers on the roof of the Moore Community Center.
20. Council Order #081709, Request of the Human Resource Manager to purchase a TimeClock Plus v7 Professional Edition and associated software from TimeClock Plus.
21. Council Order #081710, Request to terminate the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Ellsworth and the Ellsworth Highway Unit Council #93, AFSCME, AFL-CIO that expired on June 30, 2017.
22. Public hearing and action on the request to enact Chapter XI of the City of Ellsworth Code of Ordinances Chapter 34, Personnel Ordinance, titled Special Provisions Applicable to Highway Department Employees.
23. Executive Session to discuss labor contracts in accordance with MRSA Title 1, Chapter 13, Section 405, Paragraph 6D.
24. Council Order #081711, Discussion and action on the item from the executive session.
25. Adjournment.
