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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MARCH 28, 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 Weston
Meeting Adjourned: 8:50 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Ziggy from the Ballpark suggested that the council
was working only for the rich people and expressed his frustration over
the city’s transportation system.
MINUTES OF: Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of March 14,
2011, Bangor Water District Board of Trustees Meeting of February 15, 2011,
Housing Authority of the City of Bangor Meeting of February 16, 2011, Finance
Committee Meetings of February 7, 2011 & February 22, 2011, Business &
Economic Development Committee Meetings of February 23, 2011 & March 9, 2011.
ACTION Approved
Liquor License Renewals
Application for Liquor License Renewal BLANCHETTE
Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, of
City of Bangor, Christina Murdy & Jeffrey
Murdy, d/b/a JTRC, Inc., The Fairways Grille,
278 Webster Avenue
ACTION Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal, BLANCHETTE
Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, of Jonathan
Price and Dan Tremble, d/b/a Bangor
Ground Round, LLC, 248 Odlin Road
ACTION Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal, BLANCHETTE
Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of Husson
University, d/b/a Husson University,
1 College Circle
ACTION Approved
11-104 RESOLVE Ratification of Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real BRONSON
Estate Located at 24 Somerset Street
ACTION Approved
11-105 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real BLANCHETTE
Estate Located at 115 Clark Avenue
ACTION Approved
11-106 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real NEALLEY
Estate Located at 259 Garland Street
ACTION Approved
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MARCH 28, 2011
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
11-107 RESOLVE Appropriating $4,500 from the Arena Fund to Fund the Cost PALMER
of the May 4, 2011 Special Election
ACTION First Reading
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MARCH 28, 2011
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
NONE
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MARCH 28, 2011
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement BLANCHETTE
Permit for Sea Dog Ventures, Inc., d/b/a Sea Dog
Brewing Company, 26 Front 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
11-108 ORDER Authorizing an Amendment to the Lease between the City BLANCHETTE
of Bangor and Stillwater Enterprises, Inc. – 108 Florida
Avenue
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
11-109 ORDER Authorizing the Finance Director to Execute a Contract for LONGO
Engineering Services with CH2M Hill for Services Various
Sewer Collection System Projects
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Motion Doubted
Vote: 7-1
Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, Durgin,
Gratwick, Hawes, Nealley & Palmer
Councilors Voting No: Longo
Councilors Absent: Weston
Passed
11-110 ORDER Amending the City of Bangor Procurement Policy BRONSON
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
11-111 ORDER Authorizing Public Works to Apply for a Maine State Planning GRATWICK
Office Capital Investment Grant in the Amount of $25,000
for Construction of an Above Ground Composting Facility
on the Finson Road
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MARCH 28, 2011
NEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
11-112 ORDER Authorizing the Assignment of the Airport’s Advertising and DURGIN
Marketing Contract with Swardlick Marketing Group to
Bright Matter Marketing and Public Relations through
September 2011
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Motion Made and Seconded to Amend the term to September 2012
Vote: 5-3
Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Longo, Hawes, Nealley & Palmer
Councilors Voting No: Bronson, Durgin & Gratwick
Councilors Absent: Weston
Passed
Steve Mason, managing partner of Bright Matter Marketing, urged
support of either a 6-month or 18-month contract.
Motion Made and Seconded to Table to Next scheduled council meeting
Vote: 4-4
Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, Durgin, Gratwick & Longo
Councilors Voting No: Blanchette, Hawes, Nealley & Palmer
Councilors Absent: Weston
Motion Failed
Vote As Amended: 7-1
Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Durgin, Gratwick, Longo,
Hawes, Nealley & Palmer
Councilors Voting No: Bronson
Councilors Absent: Weston
Passed As Amended