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Home My WebLink About2011-06-13 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 13, 2011 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Called to Order at 7:30p.m. Chaired by Council Chair Hawes Councilors Present: All Except Durgin Adjourned at 9:00 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT: None MINUTES OF: Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of May 11, 2011, Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of May 23, 2011, Finance Committee Meeting of May 16, 2011, Bangor School Committee Special Meeting of May 19, 2011 & Penjajawoc Watershed Citizen Review Panel Meeting of May 20, 2011. ACTION Approved Liquor License Renewals Application for Liquor License Renewal, LONGO Malt & Vinous, of Rocco Agrusa, d/b/a Tesoro Pizzeria & Restaurant, Inc., 118 Harlow Street ACTION Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal, LONGO Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, of Pepper Dining, Inc., d/b/a Chili’s Grill & Bar, 638 Stillwater Avenue ACTION Approved 11-172 ORDER Rescinding Council Order 11-164 Awarding Grant to LONGO Maine Discovery Museum for $2,000 to Fund Art in the Heart of Downtown (Artist in Residence Program) ACTION Passed 11-173 ORDER Awarding Grant to Bangor Museum and History WESTON Center for $2,000 to Fund Great Fire of 1911 Children’s Walking Tour ACTION Passed 11-174 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed- Real NEALLEY Estate Located at Lot 195, Cedar Falls Mobile Home Park ACTION Passed 11-175 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real BLANCHETTE Estate Located at 21E Street, Birch Hill Estates ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 13, 2011 CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-176 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept $3,196.00 in U.S. PALMER Currency, or a Portion Thereof, as a Result of a State Criminal Forfeiture ACTION Passed 11-177 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept $2,825.00 in U.S. BLANCHETTE Currency, or a Portion Thereof, as a Result of a State Criminal Forfeiture ACTION Passed 11-178 ORDER Authorizing the Police Department to Apply for up to LONGO up to $5,000 in Funds from the State of Maine Bureau of Highway Safety ACTION Passed 11-179 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Contract Between the City PALMER of Bangor and Deep River LLC – Crash Report Access And Acquisition ACTION Passed 11-180 ORDER Approving Various Maine Department of Transportation Local GRATWICK Project Agreements ACTION Passed 11-181 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award in the Amount of $103,395 to BLANCHETTE ADS Environmental Services for the Purchase and Installation of Flow Meters ACTION Passed 11-182 ORDER Authorizing Bid Award in the Amount of $124,000 to BRONSON Sprinkler Systems, Inc., for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems at Central Fire and Station 5 ACTION Passed 11-183 ORDER Authorizing Bid Award in the Amount of $390,610 to Lou PALMER Silver, Inc., for the Gate 2A Trench Drain Replacement Project ACTION Passed 11-184 ORDER Authorizing Bid Award in the Amount of $286,650 to River NEALLEY City Commercial Cleaning for Custodial Services ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 13, 2011 CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-185 ORDER Authorizing Application for and Acceptance of a $66,740 GRATWICK Grant from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services – Center for Disease Control and Prevention, for the Maine Women’s and Children’s Preventive Health Services Program (Public Health Nursing) ACTION Passed 11-186 ORDER Authorizing Bid Award in the Amount of $124,186 to Gardner WESTON Construction for the Oldin Road – I 395 Pedestrian Improvements Project ACTION Passed 11-187 RESOLVE Establishing the Method of Notice of Special Council Meetings BRONSON ACTION Passed 11-188 ORDER Authorizing the Termination of the Indenture of Lease with NEALLEY Hallowell International, LLC ACTION Passed 11-189 ORDER Authorizing Execution of an Amendment to Intercreditor WESTON Agreement with VOANNE Bangor Senior Housing, L.P., Bangor Savings Bank, the United States of America and the Maine State Housing Authority – 315 Harlow Street ACTION Passed 11-190 ORDER Authorizing Application to Maine Department of Environmental NEALLEY Protection for 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Funding ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 13, 2011 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-191 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, of the PALMER Code of the City of Bangor, By Amending Provisions of Section 165-90 – Multi-Family and Service District (MS&D) – Conditional Uses ACTION First Reading & Referral to Planning Board of 6/21/11 at 7 pm 11-192 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Municipal Year 2012 BRONSON ACTION First Reading 11-193 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Various Capital Purposes and BLANCHETTE Utilizing Various Reserves, Trust and Agency Accounts, and Other Funds for Expenditures to be Made During Municipal Year 2012 ACTION First Reading 11-194 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of Downtown TIF Funds for WESTON Expenditures to be Made During Municipal Year 2012 ACTION First Reading 11-195 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Grant in the Amount of DURGIN $450,113 from the Federal Aviation Administration and $11,845 from the Maine Department of Transportation for the Repair and Reconstruction of the Trench Drain on the Aircraft Parking Apron ACTION First Reading & Referral to the Airport Committee of 6/15/11 11-196 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating $47,726 in State of Maine Grant LONGO Funds on behalf of the Healthy Sebasticook Valley Healthy Maine Partnership, to Address Tobacco, Substance Abuse, Chronic Disease, Nutrition and Physical Health Through Prevention Strategies ACTION First Reading & Referral to Government Operations Committee of 6/14/11 at 5 pm 11-197 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Maine Department GRATWICK Of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in the Amount of $370,923 to Respond to Public Health Issues through the Healthy Maine Partnership Grant ACTION First Reading & Referral to Government Operations Committee of 6/14/11 at 5 pm MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 13, 2011 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 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 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-168 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 65, Animals, of the Code of the City of BLANCHETTE Bangor, to Include Provisions Relating to Kennels ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, Gratwick, Longo, Hawes, Nealley, Palmer & Weston Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Durgin Passed 11-169 RESOLVE Appropriating $85,000 from PEG Reserve to Fund Sound & PALMER Video System Upgrade ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Request a Roll Call Vote Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, Gratwick, Longo, Hawes, Nealley, Palmer & Weston Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Durgin Passed 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 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 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 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 13, 2011 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement LONGO Permit of Smith Towle, Inc. & Michael and Melissa Smith Towle, d/b/a Raena’s Pub, 14 Larkin Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Chief Gastia reminded the council that there have been issues with this business and its neighbors. He inidicated That he had spoken with the new owners about this and Urged them to continue efforts to mitigate noise. Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed Public Hearing: Application for Liquor License, LONGO Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, of Smith Towle, Inc. & Michael & Melissa Smith Towle, d/b/a Raena’s Pub, 14 Larkin Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Chief Gastia indicated that the applicant had had prior liquor license violations, but continued that he did not have an issue with granting this license. Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-198 RESOLVE Accepting Donation from Adam Moskovitz and Authorizing BLANCHETTE Agreement between the City of Bangor and Adam Moskovitz – Fairmount Park Basketball Court ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-199 ORDER Adopting Municipal Development Program and Financial Plan WESTON for the Bangor Center Development District ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing John Hamer, Incoming President of Bangor Center Development Corporation, urged council support. Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-200 ORDER Bangor Center Development District – Establishment of LONGO Implementation Assessments 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 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 13, 2011 NEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-201 ORDER Establishing the Amount of Tax Rate and Overlay for the 2012 NEALLEY Fiscal Year for the Bangor Center Development District ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-202 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Contract with Bangor Center BLANCHETTE Management Corporation/Downtown Bangor Partnership ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-203 ORDER Reducing the Downtown Development District Tax Increment BRONSON Financing District Captured Assessed Value Percentage for FY 2012 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-204 ORDER Establishing Sewer User Rates to Go Into Effect for Accounts PALMER Billed Starting July 1, 2011 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-205 ORDER Authorizing Solicitation of Funds for Expanded BAT Bus Service GRATWICK ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-206 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of Agreement with Time Warner for the BRONSON Installation of Conduit in Downtown Bangor ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Postpone until the next Council Meeting Postponed ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Suspend the Rules to take up 11-207 Passed 11-207 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Documents Necessary to Convey the Land WESTON And Building at 498 Maine Avenue to Bangor Gas Company, LLC ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed