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Home My WebLink About2011-05-23 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MAY 23, 2011 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Called to Order at 7:30p.m. Chaired by Council Chair Hawes Councilors Present: All Adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Recognition: Recognizing Scott R. C. Levy, Producing Artistic Director of The Penobscot Theatre Company PUBLIC COMMENT: Mr. Bucky Owen of Orono invited the Council to join in event of the Maine Chapter of the American Chestnut Organization, rd where a pair of genetically resistant Chestnut trees will be planted on June 3. MINUTES OF: Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of May 9, 2011, Bangor Water District Board of Trustees Meeting of April 19, 2011, Government Operations Committee Meetings of April 12, 2011 & May 10, 2011, Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of April 27, 2011 & Finance Committee Meeting of May 2, 2011. ACTION Approved Liquor License Renewals Application for Liquor License Renewal. GRATWICK Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of City of Bangor, d/b/a City of Bangor – Bass Park, 100 Dutton Street ACTION Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal, GRATWICK Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of Penobscot Yacht Club, d/b/a Holiday Inn – Odlin Road, 404 Odlin Road ACTION Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal, GRATWICK Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of Hospitality Services of Bangor, LP, d/b/a Ramada, 357 Odlin Road ACTION Approved 11-161 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real Estate BRONSON Located at 83 Parker Street ACTION Passed 11-162 ORDER Awarding Grant to Fusion: Bangor for $2,000 to Fund PechaKucha WESTON Night Bangor ACTION Passed 11-163 ORDER Awarding Grant to Maine Discovery Museum for $2,000 to Fund NEALLEY Art in the Heart of Downtown (Artist in Residence Program) ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MAY 23, 2011 CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-164 ORDER Awarding Grant to Bangor Museum and History Center for LONGO $2,000 to Fund Great Fire of 1911 Children’s Walking Tour ACTION Passed 11-165 ORDER Authorizing Bid Award to Maine Energy and Dysart’s for the DURGIN Purchase of Various Fuels ACTION Passed 11-166 ORDER Authorizing the Termination of the Indenture of Lease with the PALMER Philtrum Corporation at 49 Florida Avenue ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MAY 23, 2011 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-167 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating $25,000 in Grant Funds from GRATWICK the Maine State Planning Office for Construction of a Composting Facility on Finson Road ACTION First Reading 11-168 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 65, Animals, of the Code of the City of BLANCHETTE Bangor, to Include Provisions Relating to Kennels ACTION First Reading 11-169 RESOLVE Appropriating $85,000 from PEG Reserve to Fund Sound & PALMER Video System Upgrade ACTION First Reading 11-170 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Maine Department LONGO of Health and Human Services, Office of Substance Abuse in the Amount of $50,000 to Support an Overdose Prevention Program ACTION First Reading & Referral to Government Operations Meeting of 5/24/11 11-171 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a $47,250 Grant from the Maine NEALLEY Centers for Disease Control’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund To Continue Lead Poisoning Prevention in the Penquis District ACTION First Reading & Referral to Government Operations Meeting of 5/24/11 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MAY 23, 2011 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-146 RESOLVE Appropriating Arena Funds for the Purpose of Funding BRONSON Construction Document Services Through May 31, 2011 of a Potential Arena/Meeting Complex Project ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-147 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating $296,604 in Grant Funds from GRATWICK the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Shelter Plus Care Renewal ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-148 RESOLVE Vocational Education Region #4 Appropriation Pursuant to BLANCHETTE Title 20-A, Chapter 606, 15601-15619, Maine Revised Statutes Annotated ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-149 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue from BRONSON State Sources and Budget-Enterprise Fund ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-150 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue from GRATWICK State Sources and Budget – Special Revenue Fund ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-151 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue and DURGIN Budget – Trust and Agency Fund ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-152 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for the School District Contribution NEALLEY to the Total Cost of Funding Public Education from Kindergarten to Grade 12 as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 15690 1. A-B ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-153 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Non-State Funded Debt Service PALMER Allocation for the Bangor School Department as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 15690 2.A. ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MAY 23, 2011 UNFINISHED BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-154 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for the Bangor School Department WESTON in Excess of the Maximum Spending Target Established by 20-A MRSA Section 15671 A.4. ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Passed As Amended 11-155 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for the Total School Budget for the LONGO Bangor School Department as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 15690 4.A. ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Passed Ms. Valerie Carter, 112 Birch Street expressed concern over the $130,496 budget cuts and stated that the strategy to approach the Budget with a zero tax increase is not a good strategy. Mr. Nick Bearce, 27 Dillingham Street, agreed with Ms. Carter and also stated that the School Board did not probe the numbers or look for innovative ideas and urged the council to vote the Budget down. Mr. Dan Tremble, 20 Montgomery Street, thanked the School Board and staff and stated that the School Board had made tremendous cuts and urged council support. Ms. Ann Schonberger, 40 Garland Street, praised the schools and urged the council to keep academic and extra-curricular Programs. Mr. Dan Stanweise, 201 Elm Street, urged council support. Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Passed As Amended Passed 11-156 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Adult Education for the Bangor DURGIN School Department as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 8603-A (1) ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MAY 23, 2011 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Special GRATWICK Amusement Permit of Penobscot Yacht Club, d/b/a Holiday Inn, 404 Odlin Road 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 Public Hearing: Application for Special GRATWICK Amusement Permit of Hospitality Management, Inc., d/b/a Ramada Inn, 357 Odlin Road 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 Public Hearing: Application for Special GRATWICK Amusement Permit of City of Bangor, d/b/a City of Bangor – Bass Park, 100 Dutton 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