Here is the agenda for tonight’s (09/16/19) City Council Meeting:
I have been told that the videos from now on will be broadcast live at this URL so if you tune in at 8pm, you can watch the Council meeting live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBBgBDh11jKNhKtA1NIOZZA
In the Work Session, we will discuss:
- An amendment to the vacancy registration law. We actually have a vacancy registration law that is not currently being enforced due to a lack of personnel to enforce it and the ordinance needing some refinement to make it more enforceable. The hope is that we will be able to change the ordinance to correct these issues. We were approached by a company who handles maintaining vacancy lists for cities and we are looking at that possibility as well.
- Continuing the discussion from last spring on the Signs ordinances. It probably will be a short discussion tonight as Council wanted to review another city’s ordinance that had been vetted legally after some recent lawsuits regarding municipal sign laws. We are still waiting on a copy of that law from that city.
- Talking to Gardiner about and Energy Audit. Gardiner is a company that comes in and helps us figure out the best way to spend NOPEC money in the City. NOPEC money needs to be used for energy improvements.
- What to do about water and sewer rates. We look at these numbers annually to make sure they are in line with covering the City’s costs to operate the Water and Sewer systems.
In the Regular session, we will be voting on:
- Purchasing a new Control Module program for the Waste Water Treatment Plant. This program helps control overflows during power-outages. The current program is no longer fully compatible with current computer systems and needs to be upgraded to keep it from failing during power outages.
- Purchasing a Hydraulic Breaker, which is used to break through concrete during water line repairs.
- Making the annual update to the “Rate Reduction for Disabled Persons and Senior Citizens” ordinance. This is simply an annual update to change the parameters for qualifying to keep in line with poverty line guidelines.
- Agree to have Gardiner make energy improvements within the City
- A Resolution to execute a memorandum for Understanding Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners. Basically, that we agree to be part of the Tinker’s Creek Watershed.
