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Home My WebLink About2011-04-25 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – APRIL 25, 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 Gratwick Meeting Adjourned: 9:25 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT: None MINUTES OF: Bangor Water District Board of Trustees Meeting of March 15, 2011, Bangor City Council Meeting of April 11, 2011, Finance Committee Meetings of March 21, 2011 & April 4, 2011, Bangor Water District Special Meeting of March 23, 2011 & Bangor School Committee Meeting of March 30, 2011. Liquor License Renewals Application for Liquor License DURGIN Renewal, Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of Tommy Hon Fung, d/b/a BoBo, Inc., 617 Broadway ACTION Approved Application for Liquor License DURGIN Renewal, Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of GMRI, Inc., d/b/a The Olive Garden Italian Restaurant #1430, 741 Hogan Road ACTION Approved 11-128 ORDER Authorizing Execution of an Easement to Time Warner Cable - WESTON Bangor Savings Bank ACTION Passed 11-129 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real BLANCHETTE Estate Located at 39 Blackstone Street ACTION Passed 11-130 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real NEALLEY Estate Located at 512 Odlin Road ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – APRIL 25, 2011 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-131 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, of the PALMER City of Bangor, By, Revising Provisions Regarding the Bass Park District – Schedule A – Urban Developed Area ACTION First Reading & Referral to Planning Board Meeting of 5/3/11 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – APRIL 25, 2011 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-117 RESOLVE Appropriating Additional $100,000 from the Maine Department LONGO of Economic and Community Development under the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Neighborhood Stabilization Program ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-118 ORDINANCE Amending the Street Code, Chapter 271, Article VII, Street DURGIN Openings and Utility Connections § 271-32 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, Durgin, Hawes, Longo, Nealley, Palmer & Weston Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Gratwick Passed 11-119 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 9 of the Code of the City of Bangor, §9-8. GRATWICK Standing Committees – Infrastructure Committee and Business and Economic Development Committee ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, Durgin, Hawes, Longo, Nealley, Palmer & Weston Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Gratwick Passed 11-120 RESOLVE Appropriating Arena Funds for the Purpose of Funding BRONSON Construction Document Services Through May 4, 2011 of a Potential Arena/Meeting Complex Project ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, Durgin, Hawes, Longo, Nealley, Palmer & Weston Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Gratwick Passed 11-127 ORDER Directing the City Manager to Take Possession of the Property BLANCHETTE Located at 34 Holland Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Suspend the Rules to Take this Item After 11-132 Under New Business Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – APRIL 25, 2011 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Liquor License, DURGIN Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, of Capitol BC Restaurants, LLC, d/b/a Bugaboo Creek Steak House, 24 Bangor Mall Blvd. ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Tim Coombs, General Manager, urged passage Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-132 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into Agreements with LONGO David Brown Regarding the Rehabilitation of and Possession Of the Property at 34 Holland Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Ms. Judy Judkins, sister of the property owner, asked the Council to remove the Larkin Street property from Article 13 & !4 and to waive the fines Elizabeth Grandmason, 29 Holland Street, stated that efforts to comply have been dubious, and asked the council to put an end to this situation. Dale Roop, 28 Holland Street, urged the council to not Support this proposal. Walter Cammack, 38 Holland Street, said that this situation has gone on too long and further said that the building is dangerous. Motion Doubted Vote: 0-8 Councilors Voting Yes: None Councilors Voting No: Blanchette, Bronson, Durgin, Longo, Hawes, Nealley, Palmer & Weston Councilors Absent: Gratwick Failed 11-127 ORDER Directing the City Manager to Take Possession of the Property BLANCHETTE Located at 34 Holland Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-133 ORDER Authorizing Execution and Filing of a Final Consolidated WESTON Housing and Community Development Plan for Community Development Entitlement Funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-134 ORDER Appointing the City Manager as Responsible Federal Official NEALLEY ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – APRIL 25, 2011 NEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-135 RESOLVE Assuring and Certifying the City’s Compliance with Certain DURGIN Requirements for Community Development Funds ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-136 RESOLVE Declaration of Official Intent to Reimburse Expenditures on BRONSON Certain School Construction, Reconstruction and Renovation Projects from Tax-Exempt Obligations or Qualified School Construction Bonds ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-137 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Settlement Agreement with PALMER Citizens Communications Company, now known as Frontier Communications Corporation, and Third Party Defendants ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-138 ORDER Accepting $5,000 in Grant Funds Provided by Maine Air GRATWICK National Guard to Fund an Education and Outreach Project to Increase Pollution Prevention Activities in the Private Sector ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-139 ORDER Accepting a $21,408 in Additional Funds for the FY10 Women, BLANCHETTE Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program Grant ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed