Rockland FOAA update, City Mgr Jim Chaousis re moratorium and consultants. 50 pages

Below are fifty pages of FOAA'd documents from Rockland city manager Jim Chaousis, requested by Mike Grondin. Uploaded to the web  6/16/16  They are broken into 10 page pdf files for ease of reading:

FOAA Chaousis 6/14/16. Pages 1-10  Rockland Energy Comm 1/14/16 mtg mins; copy of moratorium 12/14/15

FOAA Chaousis 6/14/16. Pages 11-20 Rockland Energy Comm 1/25/16 mtg mins; copy 1/14/16 mins; copy moratorium
FOAA Chaousis 6/14/16. Pages 21-29  Rockland Energy Comm 1/25/16 mtg mins; draft contract with SMRT

FOAA Chaousis 6/14/16. Pages 30-40 Rockland Energy Comm  2/24/16; mtg mins draft contract Woodard Curran, terms,conditions

FOAA Chaousis 6/14/16. Pages 41-50 Woodward and Curran terms and conditions Part 2

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's Harbor Mgmt Commission ponders state of breakwater, Harbor Park changes, more.

Listen at this link to the 55 minute long 5/17/16 Rockland Harbor Mgmt Commission meeting, in which commissioners and guests discuss those things that arise as spring finally arrives at this lobstering and tourism harbor, midway up the Maine coast. Topics ranged from state of the Rockland Breakwater, the fate of a long derelict ferryboat Monhegan anchored inside the breakwater, to reconfiguring Harbor Park and more. Speakers included Melissa Maker, Chair, Howie Edwards, Jr from the Rockland Port District, and lobsterman/workboater Richard Whitman. Rockland's new harbormaster Matt Ripley also spoke. Steve Betts of Bangor Daily News was there. Guests on the recording begin with Mike Grondin, Rockland tree warden and blind advocate of the Americans with Disability Act, and his concerns with the reduced accessibility of Rockland Breakwater, to disabled persons, due to gaps on the walking surface from shifting blocks of stone, and Ron Huber of Friends of Penobscot Bay. Later, a presentation by two engineer consultants from Milone & MacBroom on reconfiguring Harbor Park to improve public access and services where the blues festival and Maine lobster festival are held and cruise ship passengers come ashore . A good mix of people on and overseeing this important city commission.