Rockland officials responded May 26, 2016 to FOAA responses on city gas ordinance development

Below read documents supplied by Rockland City Councilor Larry Pritchett , city Mgr Jamesa Chousis and city mayor Mayor Ruf to Courier Gazette editor Daniel Dunkle & to city tree warden Michael Grondin, in response to their separate Freedom Of Access Act requests. These were for docs related to the  energy moratorium proposed & draft Rockland city energy ordinance, including emails, memos,  drafts of the proposed ordinance, promo literature from consultants,  Rockland Energy Committee minutes & more  from January to May 2016,  as well as  info from consultants Woodard & Curran and SMRT. More! Thanks Dan Dunkle,  for making this post possible

*  FOAA requests from Mike Grondin & Dan Dunkle, April 26 & May 4th 2016 . 5pgs
* Rockland city manager. emails with Rockland planning board jan 25 - May 5 2016.  34pgs  
*  Rockland City Manager disputes Pritchett's claim he ran contract by him  May 2 and April 23rd.  2pgs 
*  Consultant's undated, unsigned contract. 3pgs
*  Pritchett Jan 25, 2016  to Planning Board re gasplant  standards. 6pgs
*  Enegy Committee  Feb 24 2016 recommendations to Planning Board re consultants  8pgs
*  Rockland City Manager to Ruf; Pritchett to Chaousis. emails  1pg
* Rockland Energy Jan 25, 2016 committee rpt to Planning Bd   6pgs
*  Rockland City Manager
* Chaousis draft agreement with Woodard Curran. undated   8pgs

* Pritchett & Rockland city manager.,Consultant hiring issue, & energy committee draft ordinance Feb 24 - May 2.  15 pgs
* Rockland city manager. Draft gas ordinance,. draft contract with Woodard & Curran17pgs
* Rockland Mayor Ruf  emails special council meeting re Larry. April 20 - May 4, 2016.  11pgs
* Pritchett to city atty Beal 5/26/16 re FOAA requests Dunkle and Grondin, more/  2pgs

* Pritchett  33pgs Dec 2015 emails & two drafts of the gas moratorium
* Pritchett  25pgs Rockland Energy Comm meetings  Dec 2015 &Jan 2016

* Pritchett Feb 4 to Feb 23 2016  Energy Comm emails & info 23pgs
* Pritchett 2_SMRT  qualifications 5pgs.
* Pritchett 3_Dan Kelley CVWoodward & Curran 4pgs
* Pritchett 4_Woodard & Curran in-depth skills undated. 88pgs.
* Pritchett 2/24/16 - 2/24/16 Energy Comm recommendations to city planning board 25pgs

*  Pritchett 4/23 - 25, 2016. Draft contracts with SMRT and Woodard & Curran. Emails on pages 1 & 5  16pgs
*  Pritchett April 20 - May 4th 2016 .emails/memos of mayor, others critical of Pritchett's unilaterally approving contracts 22pgs

* Pritchett  File 1 Full 145pgs

Rockland City Council 12/14/15 discusses & votes for moratorium.Audio of individual speakers

On december 14, 2015 Rockland City Council took up  and passed, 3-2, the first step of the the big energy moratorium  decision  the proposal  was submitted by Councilmember William Jillson.  A second, final vote will be held January 11, 2016   (News coverage: Here

[ Rockland comprehensive plan group chimed in Dec 17th.  ]  
Here are recordings from that meeting, broken into individual speakers and discussions.  Full 43minute meeting audio

Introduction Reading of draft moratorium by city clerk 5min 30sec 

Larry Pritchett

City Councilmember Larry Pritchett speaks in support of moratorium 5min

City Councilmember Valli Geiger speaks in support of moratorium 4min 12sec

City Councilmember Will Clayton speaks in opposition to the morotorium 6min 53sec

City manager James Chaousis speaks in opposition to the moratorium 4min 40sec

City Council discussion 1 Pritchett, Geiger, Clayton 4min 55sec

City Council discussion 2 Bill Clayton  7min 52sec

City Council discussion 3 (Chaousis) 2min 45sec

City Council votes on the moratorium

William Jillson

Rockland rejects Big Gas April 29, 2015

On April 29, 2015 Rockland City Council listened to the people of the city from all walks of life and rejected a proposal to grant  an option for a Boston energy company  to buy and demolish City Hall and town  public services buildings and  build a large natural gas burning cogeneration plant.

AUDIO MP3s
Full public speaking part of the meeting  44minute mp3

Separate speakers at  the meeting 
Speaker 1 Ron Huber Friends of Penobscot Bay 
Speaker 2 Joe P__? 48sec2
Speaker 3 Jessie Watson 1 min
Speaker 4 David Myslabodski 3min12sec
Speaker 5 Amy Files 2min30sec
Speaker 6 Sandra Schramm 3min 59sec
Speaker_7 Catherine Foghill 2min
Speaker_8 Wilkinson-Green 2min 6sec    
Speaker_9 Brian Fuller 2min 31sec
Speaker_10   Eric Herbert 3min 11 sec.

Councilor Clayton Williams
 casts the deciding No vote

Speaker_11 Charlie Jordan 57sec 
Speaker_12 Susan Paige 2 min 33sec 
Speaker_13  Brooks Winner, Island Institute 3min 13sec
Speaker_14 Terry Woodland 54drc
Speaker_15 Debby Atwell 
Speaker_16 Louis F___ 2min 9sec
Speaker_17 Maggie Trout 67sec
Speaker_18 James York 1 min 55sec  

The Bangor Daily News wrote
"The vote came after more than a dozen residents urged councilors to reject the agreement, citing concerns about environmental safety." Bangor Daily News story 

Island Institute rep supporting 

Big Gas & dismissing "Nimbys" 

at 4/29/15 Rockland City

 Council special meeting.

The Island Institute's representative (right )spoke in favor of "continuing the conversation" with the Boston gas company. He regrettably also tried to make NIMBY actions (NOT IN MY BAY) as an undesirable thing. There was no disclosure of the 'Tute's decade-long relationship with the windpower division of  the gasser wannabee, Energy Management Inc .