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Home My WebLink About2011-06-27 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 27, 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 10:10 p.m. Public Recognition: Mr. David Breen, President of the Rotary Club, presented the City with a Certificate of Appreciation. PUBLIC COMMENT: Mr. Michael Gleason of Walter Street expressed his Frustration regarding several traffic issues in the city and submitted to the Council a traffic assessment and revision plan. Mr. Mark Arnold questioned the cost of the arena, the process for selecting a firm to manage the new meeting complex and urged the council to be transparent in its decisions. MINUTES OF: Bangor Water District Board of Trustees Meeting of May 17, 2011, Special Meeting of the Bangor City Council of June 16, 2011, Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of June 13, 2011, Housing Authority of the City of Bangor Meeting of May 18, 2011, Business & Economic Development Committee Meetings of May 18, 2011 & June 8, 2011, Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of May 25, 2011, Penjajawoc Watershed Citizen Review Panel Meeting of June 13, 2011 & Government Operations Committee Meeting of May 24, 2011. ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Amend the Minutes of the Bangor City Council Meeting of June 16, 2011 to indicate that item 11-206 had Been tabled to tonight’s meeting, rather than approved. Approved with Amendment Liquor License Renewals Application for Liquor License Renewal, NEALLEY Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, of Delano G. Merritt, d/b/a Judy’s Restaurant, 125 State Street ACTION Approved 11-209 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed - BRONSON Real Estate Located at 279 West Broadway ACTION Passed 11-210 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed - PALMER Real Estate Located at 750 Stillwater Avenue ACTION Passed 11-211 ORDER Accepting $21,704 in Grant Funds from the Maine Emergency BLANCHETTE Management Agency FY 2007 Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program for Mobile Command Vehicle Upgrades ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 27, 2011 CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-212 ORDER Authorizing Bid Award in the Amount of $911,999 to Lane NEALLEY Construction for the Hammond Street Resurfacing Improvements Project ACTION Passed 11-213 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract Extension GRATWICK with New England Waste Service of ME, Inc. – Wastewater Treatment Plan Biosolids ACTION Passed 11-214 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Sign an Agreement with Hat LONGO Properties, LLC Regarding the Infill of Sidewalk Doors in Front of 38 Main Street ACTION Passed 11-215 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Real Estate Management and WESTON Development Contract with Bangor Airport Civic Development Corporation (BanAir) ACTION Passed 11-216 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement between PALMER the City of Bangor and Eastern Maine Community College to Provide BAT Community Connector Transit Services to the College ACTION Passed 11-217 ORDER Adopting Amendments to the City’s Drug and Alcohol Testing BLANCHETTE Policy for Certain Safety Sensitive Positions at BAT Community Connector and Fleet Maintenance Subject to Federal Transit Administration Regulations ACTION Passed 11-218 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective Bargaining GRATWICK Agreement between the City of Bangor and AFSCME Council 93 Representing Airfield and Building Maintenance Employees at Bangor International Airport ACTION Passed 11-219 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective Bargaining DURGIN Agreement between the City of Bangor and AFSCME Council 93 Representing Aircraft Dispatchers at Bangor International Airport ACTION Passed 11-220 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective Bargaining BRONSON Agreement between the City of Bangor and AFSCME Council 93 Representing Aircraft Mechanics at Bangor International Airport ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 27, 2011 CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-221 ORDER Accepting a $9,000 Grant from the Maine Department of Health & GRATWICK Human Services to Provide Technical Assistance and Support to the Greater Penobscot Continuum of Care ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 27, 2011 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-222 ORDER Authorizing the Issuance of $7,000,000 Aggregate Principal NEALLEY Amount of Qualified School Construction Bonds ACTION First Reading & Referral to Finance Committee Meeting of 6/27/11 11-223 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating $362,745 in Homeland Security BLANCHETTE Grant Funds from the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) ACTION First Reading MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 27, 2011 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 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 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 9-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, Durgin, Gratwick, Longo, Hawes, Nealley, Palmer & Weston Councilors Voting No: None Passed 11-192 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Municipal Year 2012 BRONSON ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Vote: 8-1 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, Durgin, Gratwick, Longo, Hawes, Palmer & Weston Councilors Voting No: Nealley Passed As Amended 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 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 11-194 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of Downtown TIF Funds for WESTON Expenditures to be Made During Municipal Year 2012 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 11-195 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 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 27, 2011 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 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 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 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 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Suspend the Rules To take up 11-206 Passed 11-206 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of Agreement with Time Warner BRONSON Cable for the Installation of Conduit in Downtown Bangor ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage A Roll Call Vote was Requested Vote: 0-9 Councilors Voting Yes: None Councilors Voting No: Blanchette, Bronson, Durgin, Gratwick, Longo, Hawes, Nealley, Palmer & Weston Failed Passage MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 27, 2011 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement BLANCHETTE Permit of Delano Merritt, d/b/a Judy’s Restaurant, 125 State 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 Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement BLANCHETTE Permit of Diane M. Cormier, d/b/a Diva’s Gentleman’s Club, 190 Harlow Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Diane Cormier, Owner, asked the Council to change the Ordinances to allow for nudity where alcohol is served. Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-224 ORDER Directing the City Manager to Enter Into an Agreement Regarding LONGO the Wall Between 24 Central Street and 30 Central Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-225 ORDER Authorizing Negotiation of a Contract for the Operation of the DURGIN New Arena/Meeting Complex ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Mark Arnold questioned the annual cost. Tim Woodcock of Eaton Peabody urged the council to consider this before a decision is made. Todd Glickman of Global Spectrum thanked the council and committee and urged council support. A Roll Call Vote was Requested. Vote: 8-1 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, Durgin, Gratwick. Longo, Hawes, Nealley & Weston Councilors Voting No: Palmer Passed 11-226 ORDER Authorizing Execution of an Architectural/Engineering Services PALMER Contract with Sink, Combs and Dethlefs – New Arena/Meeting Complex ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 27, 2011 NEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-227 ORDER Authorizing the Execution and Filing of an Application with the WESTON Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, Communities for Maine’s Future (CFMF) Bond Program ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Gibran Graham and Eric Mihan urged council support. Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-228 ORDER Adopting Fund Balance Policy BRONSON ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-229 ORDER Authorizing Transfers of Various Amounts Between the Landfill, NEALLEY Improvement and Parks and Recreation Reserve Accounts and the Transfer of the Cascade Park Reserve to the City’s Trust and Agency accounts ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-230 ORDER Confirming the Appointment of Arthur B. Morgan as Director of GRATWICK Public Services and Authorizing Execution of an Employment Agreement ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage A Roll Call was Requested. Vote: 9-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, Durgin, Gratwick, Longo, Hawes, Nealley, Palmer & Weston Councilors Voting No: None Passed 11-231 ORDER Authorizing Purchase of a Fire/Rescue Boat in the Amount of BLANCHETTE $184,434 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage A Roll Call was Requested. Vote: 8-1 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, Durgin, Longo, Hawes, Nealley, Palmer & Weston Councilors Voting No: Gratwick Passed