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Public Works: staff recommended and the committee approved a multi-year contract to supply aggregate materials (loam, crushed rock, sand, gravel) using multiple vendors to secure low prices for specific items. City staff said they received seven bids and split awards between two low bidders: Leeds Concrete (low bidder on seven of 11 items) and Sergeant Corporation (low bidder on the remaining four items). The committee approved moving forward with contracts for both vendors. Staff described the annual estimated high cost for Leeds Concrete as about $73,009.50; staff said the aggregate contract is a three-year agreement and that the pricing from bidders would be locked for the three-year term unless renegotiated.

Airport boilers: staff recommended awarding a purchase for two boilers at Building 96 (138 Main Avenue, the airport) to local bidder F.W. Webb for about $50,611. Staff said the two boilers themselves cost $40,516 and additional materials and delivery brought the total to approximately $50,611. The committee moved and seconded the recommendation. Staff said airport maintenance personnel will install the boilers in-house.

Donations: the committee moved a council order to accept a $500 donation from Carrot Top Corporation to support supplies for a milk-and-cookies postpartum and lactation support group; the donation requires formal acceptance by the full Council under the city's appropriations process and will appear on next week's Council agenda.

Committee members asked about price stability for the aggregate contract and were told the bids would lock prices for the three-year period; any modifications would require negotiation. For the boilers, staff said the higher out-of-state bid likely reflected mobilization and shipping costs. Staff emphasized that the airport had budgeted $65,000 for the boilers in its capital plan and that the recommended local bid was well within that budget.

Each item had motions and seconders recorded in the committee discussion; formal roll-call vote tallies were not recorded in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Finance Committee 2.19.25","oneSentenceSummary","The Finance Committee approved awarding multi-year aggregate materials contracts to two vendors, recommended a local bid for two airport boilers, and moved a $500 donation for postpartum support to full Council for formal acceptance.","taxTitle","Bangor City, Penobscot County, Maine","taxId",2586,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6665433,"Committee advances $96,247 Homeland Security grant for police and fire to council",58,714000,772000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2353622-8e20e26ed20d474e28c85990f61e1968&start=714&end=772","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2353622-8e20e26ed20d474e28c85990f61e1968/thumbnail_714000.jpg","/articles/6665433/Bangor-City/Penobscot-County/Maine/Committee-advances-96247-Homeland-Security-grant-for-police-and-fire-to-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6665433-72fd0351fd079a3104c3b73a1620bc64/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200387&Signature=aQRRlYut6ca3stmpx9IpLHn5GEpuPL0el77vhpPfOW8LSlJdzedZ8IdDV9or9f-t8chbsKf9epYGC-XVKvHgwEg8fl7anCyn0nSeKuXCc673JQJXTFR7knQRfDyQwPCqwZPEqyN-RuDWluIA~REkGEEaQ-N5FtNLdpGuhIeMPmGbuLxBchFrEVGVnIv4H6cjbdPWOC-Laj1E3OgtCX06V4IesCxwDg9xCzirThowrPxtEVZr403ONcJu7ENDQPdmz~LWfMZ7vJIoXPt0Z8~a1sPVbLgAUOTEleWuPv~wUyTcjPTOgYGaHrKKtyvZkCNjypWgO-IRPW5IbetEw6AfvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Finance Committee voted to advance a council order to accept $96,247 in Homeland Security grant funding for police and fire programs.

The funding package comprises amounts staff applied for under two separate council orders: roughly $35,000 earmarked for an unmanned aerial system and $91,247 to support divisions including explosive-ordnance disposal, a special response team, a mobile command vehicle and technical-rescue equipment. Staff said the grantor approved the requested items except for a $30,000 portion intended for the technical-rescue division, which was not approved.

Committee members moved and seconded the order; staff said the item will return to the full Bangor City Council for second reading and acceptance on the council agenda next week. The total amount to be accepted at second reading is $96,247 as described to the committee.

No roll-call vote was recorded in the committee transcript. Funding will be subject to any conditions the grantor attached and the Council's formal acceptance.","The Finance Committee advanced a council order to accept $96,247 in FY2024 Homeland Security grant funding to support police and fire equipment and teams; one $30,000 technical-rescue request was not approved by the grantor.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6665437,"Assessor outlines 2025 statistical revaluation, estimates $246 million city value increase with $28 million from new construction",1145,811000,1956000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2353622-8e20e26ed20d474e28c85990f61e1968&start=811&end=1956","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2353622-8e20e26ed20d474e28c85990f61e1968/thumbnail_811000.jpg","/articles/6665437/Bangor-City/Penobscot-County/Maine/Assessor-outlines-2025-statistical-revaluation-estimates-246-million-city-value-increase-with-28-million-from-new-construction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6665437-ae810fa12e824783b428e05f4f23c03b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200387&Signature=gx0V2RPuVV4Awr8mESzKGVXMihULaCIKybmV6rB2JUEhadmrgDw1RakQvsHyESfIWkz9GL~LGsNyYlvP9n~VC7ricNmyFAYKBY9XVXTUOrDp79p8sMaLY3n~gokSECcWqhA6AHDCmPnfuJhoZPdSqIRO0yFuIFdCmZ6rLxmJaKR~tgeYTDwoFoKZgv12fSdOEldSuhXoMdeVvjSvbw6VQxB3AtnthorB~fgY2WuWNtYeAe0dMHH1zilzYMWIlT2JR4FbOshlg1xzf1XLmVD~69IW8EZQ7WoRoAS-Ae8J--jq9ZeAwMuU4dv2USg1aK1LVVHRyDQbGbWGd6-59wk5-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Assessor Phil Drew briefed the Finance Committee on the 2025 statistical revaluation and the larger full revaluation planned for 2026, describing how the changes might affect property owners ahead of the next tax-year calculations.

Drew said the assessor's office bases values on recent real-estate sales and that the statistical revaluation planned for April 1, 2025, adjusts assessed values using market trends without inspecting every property. A full revaluation scheduled for 2026 will include on-site inspections, Drew said, and KRT Appraisal is performing those inspections.

Drew reported several headline figures from the revaluation memo: a county median home-price increase of roughly 9.62% from 2023 to 2024; an overall city value increase of about $246,000,000, of which $28,000,000 is attributable to new construction. He said the city uses a multi-step adjustment process: property-type adjustments followed by neighborhood-level land and building adjustments, with an overall target ratio range near 91% to 92% of market value to stay in compliance with state requirements.

Neighborhood-level adjustments vary. Drew cited examples: Bangor Gardens was assigned a roughly 3% neighborhood adjustment; other neighborhoods (named in the memo as Yale, Juniper, Howard and Dartmouth) had neighborhood adjustments around 11% and combined property-type and neighborhood changes that reached roughly 13%. Drew said some neighborhoods saw much larger earlier changes in prior cycles (one neighborhood rose about 40% in a prior year). He said he moderated some increases this year so that the largest single-year change is capped near 22% in the study.

Drew emphasized that a higher assessed value for an individual property does not automatically mean a higher tax bill; the mill rate adjusts based on total value and the budgets set by the city, county and school systems. He said the city cannot estimate the FY26 mill rate yet because budget figures remain undetermined.

Drew outlined taxpayer options: informal review by the assessor's office and a formal appeal process if owners disagree with their assessments. He also described tax-exemption programs (homestead, veteran, disability/blind exemptions) that can reduce taxable values for eligible owners.

Drew said KRT had completed data collection on a portion of properties and that owners who had not engaged with data collectors would receive letters offering interior inspections at scheduled times. He noted that, in his preliminary dataset, about 39% of properties had provided interior information and 61% had not.

Committee members asked clarifying technical questions about how land and building adjustments are applied and about inspection frequency; Drew said statutes require periodic revaluations and inspections, but implementation depends on staffing and budget. He closed by saying final numbers from KRT would be available around March 1, after which the assessor's office will provide updated counts and public-facing maps.","City Assessor Phil Drew presented a statistical revaluation for 04/01/2025 that raises overall Bangor taxable value by about $246 million (including $28 million from new construction); KRT Appraisal is conducting a full revaluation slated for 2026 with on-site inspections.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6665440,"Committee approves Parks & Recreation organizational review, recommends $912,312 lighting contract to council",286,141000,427000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2353622-8e20e26ed20d474e28c85990f61e1968&start=141&end=427","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2353622-8e20e26ed20d474e28c85990f61e1968/thumbnail_141000.jpg","/articles/6665440/Bangor-City/Penobscot-County/Maine/Committee-approves-Parks-Recreation-organizational-review-recommends-912312-lighting-contract-to-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6665440-a77984e2397a6de7aca5a51a03c4315e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200387&Signature=Z8kEOL-wjrk59UtvhBJ40ID9OJMQv-yXQHUqT1cFv-VVPn9pQJlb8yIEipEK1VUiukwZVBCGorxnJEZd0StDljBJ1omee61ZYSifNXaEVE3EZWHE3G8aN25x-4hBgeIWZS0mUBPW3QbjV85moJTl7~vwdkMrgwqQ8VTrJIDNmBcqXC~MEXyf-6V-FZ3UW-ZkNNG3uoZaON8PoP-8Ch14M1efKjb4mgtqneITxzTmI2tvMwmHJaJw1juPkJK3fPoRKIxnurhWt5rsJ-k6bGLqrDeQXnJYtOCFfg8OXNx9TrSVF-1~LggWDWvmsExOAZu4d4v9b2arjz9pfFYwNjnc4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bangor City Finance Committee voted to approve an organizational assessment for the Parks and Recreation Department and recommended a separate contract to replace lighting at the Union Street athletic complex.

The committee approved the low bid of $29,735 from the local firm Baridon Macmillan Parker to conduct an organizational assessment of Parks and Recreation. The department had budgeted $20,000 for the assessment; staff said the remainder (about $9,000) can be absorbed within divisional operating budgets. Committee members moved and seconded the measure during the meeting.

The committee also recommended awarding a contract to RL Todd and Son for $912,312 to replace lighting at all three football fields at the Union Street complex. Staff told the committee that by replacing all three fields at once the city lowered costs by avoiding multiple mobilizations; the revised quotes ranged from $912,003.13 to $979,643. Committee members moved and seconded the lighting funding request, and staff said the item will be placed on the full Council agenda next week because the award exceeds the committee's purchasing limit.

Tracy Wolat, Parks and Recreation director, described the new fixtures as LED and said she expected the system to last roughly three decades, adding that the LED fixtures will produce electrical savings. \"I would anticipate at least a 30 to the year plus life span of these,\" Wolat said.

Committee discussion stressed timing and alignment with the parks master plan. One member said the organizational assessment will help guide decisions about possible consolidation of facilities and improve planning for future feasibility studies.

The assessment and the lighting project proceed on different timelines: the assessment will begin after contract execution, and the lighting contractor will mobilize once weather conditions allow. The lighting award will return to the full Bangor City Council for final approval. The organizational assessment contract will be executed at the committee level because it falls within the committee's authority.

No ordinances or statutes were cited during the discussion; funding sources are city capital and operating budgets already approved in the FY25 budget process.","The Finance Committee approved a $29,735 organizational assessment for Parks & Recreation and recommended a $912,312 contract to replace lighting at the Union Street football complex; the lighting award will go to full Bangor City Council because it exceeds the committee's purchasing threshold.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee approves public-works aggregate contracts, airport boiler award and forwards small donations to council

Committee advances $96,247 Homeland Security grant for police and fire to council

Assessor outlines 2025 statistical revaluation, estimates $246 million city value increase with $28 million from new construction

Committee approves Parks & Recreation organizational review, recommends $912,312 lighting contract to council