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7:00 PM
A meeting of the Fort Kent Town Council convened at 7:00 pm. Present were Councilors Louis Moreau, Gilman Caron, Paul Berube, Darlene Dumond, and Dr. John Bouchard. Members of the staff and public were Donald Guimond, Mark Soucy, John Bannen, Daniel Nicholas, John Peters, Joan Langille, Tony Langille, Violet Bourgoin, Georgette Fehrenbach, Leroy Bourgoin, Don Charette, and Andrew Birden.
1. MEETING MINUTES – 03-10-08
03-24-08:
A motion was made by Councilor Caron and seconded by
Councilor Berube to approve the Meeting Minutes of the 03-10-08 Council meeting
as presented. Motion carried, with
Councilors Caron, Berube, and Dumond in favor and Councilors Moreau and
Bouchard abstaining.
A motion was made by Councilor Caron and seconded by
Councilor Berube to approve the Meeting Minutes of the 03-24-08 Council Meeting
as presented. Motion carried, vote was
unanimous.
2. WARRANTS – 03-20-08
04-09-08
04-09-08
04-10-08:
A motion was made by Councilor Berube and seconded
by Councilor Caron to approve the Warrant of 03-20-08 as submitted. Motion carried, with Councilors Moreau,
Caron, Berube, and Dumond in favor and Councilor Bouchard abstaining.
A motion was made by Councilor Berube and seconded
by Councilor Caron to approve the Warrants of 04-09, 04-09, and 04-10-08 as
submitted. Motion carried, vote was
unanimous.
3. YEAR TO DATE FINANCIAL REPORTS - REVIEW:
The Council reviewed the 2008 Year to Date Financial
Reports with no action taken.
4. GENERAL ASSISTANCE – REVIEW MARCH REPORT:
The Council reviewed the March 2008 General
Assistance Report with no action taken.
5. CERTIFICATE OF COMMITMENT – SEWER USER RATES 02-29-08
03-31-08:
A motion was made by Councilor Berube and seconded
by Councilor Dumond to approve the Certificate of Commitment of Sewer User
Rates for the period ending 02-29-08 in the amount of $32,880.51. Motion carried, with Councilors Moreau,
Caron, Berube and Dumond in favor and Councilor Bouchard abstaining.
A motion was made by Councilor Berube and seconded
by Councilor Bouchard to approve the Certificate of Commitment of Sewer User
Rates for the period ending 03-31-08 in the amount of $35,588.42. Motion carried, vote was unanimous.
6. RATIO DECLARATION – 2008 RATIO:
A motion was made by Councilor Bouchard and seconded
by Councilor Berube to establish the certified ratio of just value for the 2008
tax year at 100%. Motion carried, vote
was unanimous.
7. SUPPLEMENTAL TAX WARRANT – DALE MORIN $78.75:
A motion was made by Councilor Berube and seconded
by Councilor Caron to approve the Supplemental Tax Warrant for Dale Morin
(Account 2432) in the amount of $78.78.
Motion carried, vote was unanimous.
8. WATER ABATEMENT – MMA $6.28:
A motion was made by Councilor Caron and seconded by
Councilor Bouchard to approve the Water Abatement for
9. WASTEWATER ABATEMENT – BEN PARADIS $570.00
DONALD CHARETTE $168.00:
A motion was made by Councilor Berube and seconded
by Councilor Dumond to approve the abatement request for Donald Charette in the
amount of $168.00. Motion carried, with
Councilors Berube, Dumond and Bouchard in favor and Councilors Moreau and Caron
abstaining.
A motion was made by Councilor Berube and seconded
by Councilor Dumond to deny the abatement request for Ben Paradis in the amount
of $570.00. Motion carried, vote was
unanimous.
10. MDOT – TRANSIT BONUS PAYMENT PROGRAM:
A motion was made by Councilor Caron and seconded by
Councilor Bouchard to submit an application to the MDOT Bonus Transit Payment
Program in the amount of $10,000.00 for the benefit of the Aroostook Regional
Transportation System. Motion carried,
vote was unanimous.
11. ROUTE 161 – CORRIDOR COMMITTEE:
A motion was made by Councilor Bouchard and seconded
by Councilor Berube to support the efforts of the Route 161 Corridor
Committee. Motion carried, vote was
unanimous. The goals of the committee
are to advocate for improvements to Route 161.
12. COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS – VARIOUS BOARDS:
A motion was made by Councilor Berube and seconded
by Councilor Dumond to appoint/reappoint the following individuals to the
Various Boards:
NARIF – Louis Moreau, Darlene Dumond, Donald Guimond
alternate
NARAA – Paul Bouchard, Dave Rossignol, John
Bouchard, Jim Thibodeau alternate
FRSB - Donald Guimond
FKDC - Donald
Guimond, Louis Moreau, Gilman Caron, Paul Berube, Gary Daigle, Rella Dubois,
Dave Rossignol, Mark Morneault, Robert Berube, Michel Levesque
Motion carried, vote was unanimous.
13. NARIF – CHANGES TO OPERATING AGREEMENT:
The Council reviewed the draft NARIF Operating
Agreement and expressed concern with the proposed funding changes. It was agreed to give the document to the
Solid Waste Committee for review.
14. BPW – EQUAL PAY DAY PROCLAMATION:
A motion was made by Councilor Dumond and seconded
by Councilor Bouchard to approve the BPW Equal Pay Day Proclamation (see
appendix A). Motion carried vote was
unanimous.
15. SPANK OUT DAY – PROCLAMATION:
A motion was made by Councilor Berube and seconded
by Councilor Bouchard to approve the Spank Out Day Proclamation (see appendix
B). Motion carried, vote was unanimous.
A section of “
Representatives of the Veterans organizations are
advocating that the parcel of property currently under the license agreement be
retained for potential future use as a park area, additional monument, etc.
A motion was made by Councilor Caron and seconded by
Councilor Berube to revoke the existing license issued to the Jalbert's, and
retain control and use of the property as intended by the original language
dedicating the parcel for public use.
Motion carried, vote was unanimous.
Owners of property located on
The town manager will conduct some additional
research on the issue to determine if it is possible for the Town to legally
provide winter plowing services and report back to the Council.
18. WIND POWER – COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL FORUM:
During the past couple of years there has been some
interest by the private sector to develop wind energy in the region. Because this is a relatively new and significant
type of development for the area and, there is a lack of public awareness about
wind energy in the region, the Town is proposing to host a Community
Educational Forum on Wind Power.
A motion was made by Councilor Dumond and seconded by
Councilor Bouchard to allocate an amount not to exceed $1,000 from the RLF
administrative funds reserve for the purpose of conducting a Wind Power
Community Educational Forum. Motion
carried, vote was unanimous. Discussions
are in process to hopefully partner with UMFK on this project.
19. PACKING SHED – ROOF UPDATE:
As a result of the record snow fall this season a
section of the Packing Shed Roof has collapsed.
Currently the debris has been removed from the site and the remaining
portion of the building has been secured and is being utilized by the tenant. Buck Engineering has been hired to develop
plans for replacement of the roof and retrofitting the remaining roof to new
snow load standards.
The damage is insured; however any costs associated
with improvements to bring the roof to a higher building standard than what was
in place at the time of collapse will need to be borne by the Town.
20. REVOLVING LOAN FUND – STATUS REPORT:
The Council was presented a brief overview of the
RLF program. Currently we manage two
funds, the Development fund and the FAME fund.
The total balance of outstanding loans in the two programs is
$346,808.83, funds available to loan are $-754.51, and administrative reserve
funds are $95,532.58.
21. REVOLVING LOAN FUND – DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS REVIEW [1MRSA § 405 (6) (C)]:
A motion was made by Councilor Bouchard and seconded
by Councilor Caron to enter executive session to review the RLF fund Delinquent
Accounts as per 1MRSA § 405 (6)(C).
Motion carried, vote was unanimous.
Entered executive session at 9:31 pm.
A motion was made by Councilor Bouchard and seconded by
Councilor Caron to exit executive session.
Motion carried, vote was unanimous.
Exited executive session at 9:50 pm.
Post executive session action. No action was taken.
22.
An overview of the
23. ADMINISTRATION CAPITAL/EQUIPMENT RESERVE – EXPENDITURES $10,786.50:
A motion was made by Councilor Caron and seconded by
Councilor Dumond to expend $10,786.50 from the Administration Capital/Equipment
Reserve account to cover previously authorized expenditures for the audio/video
equipment, conference table and chairs, and for the acquisition of seven file
cabinets and a typewriter. Motion
carried, vote was unanimous.
A motion was made by
Councilor Dumond and seconded by Councilor Berube to adjourn. Motion carried, vote was unanimous. The Council Meeting adjourned at 10:07 pm.
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Donald Guimond, Town Manager Louis Moreau, Chairman
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Gilman Caron
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Paul Berube
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Darlene Dumond
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Dr. John Bouchard
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