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Home My WebLink About2011-02-14 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 14, 2011 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Called to Order at 7:30 p.m. Chaired by: Council Chair Hawes Councilors Present: All Except Nealley Meeting Adjourned: 9:00 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT: Mr. Paul LeClair, 666 Finson Road, questioned why he hadn’t heard from the councilors regarding his previous request to have the council facilitate a meeting with Gas station owners and residents to better understand the daily price fluctuations. Mr. LeClair also questioned the proposal to charge $2 per bag for garbage disposal. Mr. Doug Tibbetts, 2468 Ohio Street, suggested that the current speed limit of 45 mph On outer Ohio Street is too high, and urged the council to consider changing it to 35 mph. MINUTES OF: Business & Economic Development Committee Meeting of January 5, 2011, Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of January 24, 2011, Government Operations Committee Meeting of December 28, 2010, & Bangor School Committee Meeting of December 8, 2010. ACTION Approved Liquor License Renewals Application for Liquor License Renewal, NEALLEY Malt & Vinous, of Capital Pizza Huts, Inc., d/b/a Pizza Hut, 49 Bangor Mall Blvd ACTION Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal, NEALLEY Malt & Vinous, of Penobscot Theater Company, d/b/a Penobscot Theater Company, 131 Main Street ACTION Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal, NEALLEY Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, of Victor Kin Shing Lo, Everspring Co. Inc., d/b/a Oriental Jade Restaurant, 555 Stillwater Avenue ACTION Approved 11-067 ORDER Appointing Harbor Master LONGO ACTION Passed 11-068 ORDER Authorizing Incidental Stormwater Contributions in an GRATWICK Amount not to Exceed $500 ACTION Passed REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 14, 2011 CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-069 ORDER Establishing Dock Rates for 2011 BLANCHETTE ACTION Passed 11-070 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real NEALLEY Estate Located at 16 Grace Court ACTION Passed 11-071 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real DURGIN Estate Located at 568 Hammond Street ACTION Passed 11-072 ORDER Authorizing Bid Award in the Amount of $993,846 to HP WESTON Fairfield for the Purchase of Two Runway Snow Sweepers ACTION Passed 11-073 ORDER Authorizing a Bid Award to HP Fairfield in the Amount of BRONSON $257,120 for the Purchase of a Runway De-Icer Truck ACTION Passed 11-074 ORDER Authorizing Bid Award to HP Fairfield in the Amount of NEALLEY $329,748 for the Purchase of a Plow Truck with a Rollover Plow ACTION Passed 11-075 ORDER Authorizing Bid Award in the Amount of $175,616 to Tenco PALMER New England for the Purchase of a Vacuum Sweeper Truck ACTION Passed 11-076 ORDER Authorizing Bid Award to Nortrax for the Purchase of a LONGO Backhoe/Loader ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 14, 2011 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-077 ORDINANCE Amending the Chapter 9 of the Code of the City of Bangor, NEALLEY §9-8, Standing Committees – Finance Committee ACTION First Reading 11-078 RESOLVE Appropriating $100,000 in Boating Infrastructure Grant Funds BLANCHETTE and a $33,333 Local Match to Replace Wooden City Docks ACTION First Reading 11-079 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating $77,376 in Grant Funds from GRATWICK the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Support of the Shelter Plus Care Program ACTION First Reading & Referral to Government Operations of 2/15/11 at 5 pm 11-080 ORDINANCE Amending Parking Schedule X, Off-Street Parking Lots, to LONGO Change Atler Lot from 30 Minute Parking to 1 Hour Parking and Parking By Permit, and Parking Schedule VI, Parking For Persons with Disabilities ACTION First Reading MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 14, 2011 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-055 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code – Zone Change – 109 WESTON Sidney Street from Urban Residence One District to Urban Residence Two District ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Michael Gleason, resident of Walter Street, spoke in Support of this item. Joseph Kaser, applicant for the zoning change, spoke in Support of this item. Vote: 6-2 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Durgin, Longo, Hawes, Palmer & Weston Councilors Voting No: Bronson & Gratwick Councilors Absent: Nealley Passed 11-061 ORDINANCE Amending Various Provisions of Chapter 28 of the Code of PALMER City of Bangor, City Departments, Adding a New Article XVI to Chapter 28, and Amending Related Provisions of Chapter 33 and Chapter 124 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, Durgin, Gratwick, Longo, Hawes, Palmer & Weston Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Nealley Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 14, 2011 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Liquor License, Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, of Eugene B. Beck, Quality Beverages, Inc., d/b/a Nocturnem Bier Café, 56 Main Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing No one from the Public came forward Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-081 ORDER Appointing Nominees to Various Boards, Commissions, and BLANCHETTE Committees ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-082 ORDER Authorizing and Directing a Collaborative Effort regarding the BRONSON Assessing Function in the Towns of Veazie, and Orono, and The City of Bangor ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-083 ORDER Authorizing Purchase of Four Police Vehicles from Quirk NEALLEY Ford in the Amount of $91,468 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-084 ORDER Awarding Grant to Penobscot Theater Company for $18,000 to GRATWICK Fund To Kill a Mockingbird Production and Programs ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded that Councilor Weston had a conflict With Item 11-084 & 11-085 Passed Councilor Weston Recused himself from discussion and vote on this item Steven Ribble, Chair of the Cultural Commission, urged council support Passed 11-085 ORDER Awarding a Grant to Bangor Symphony Orchestra for $5,000 to DURGIN Fund the Know Your Orchestra Program ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Councilor Weston Recused himself from discussion and vote on this item Motion Doubted Vote: 6-1 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, Durgin, Gratwick, Hawes, & Palmer Councilors Voting No: Gratwick Councilors Absent: Nealley Councilors Abstaining: Weston Passed