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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – DECEMBER 28, 2011
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
Called to Order at 7:30 p.m.
Chaired by Council Chair Weston
Councilors Present: All Except Blanchette & Durgin
Adjourned at: 8:40 p.m.
Proclamation: Proclaiming January 2012 a Time for “Bangor Reads Bangor” GRATWICK
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
MINUTES OF: Bangor City Council Meeting of December 12, 2011, Special Meeting
of Bangor City Council of December 7, 2011, City of Bangor Airport Committee
Meeting of November 2, 2011, Finance Committee Meeting of December 5, 2011,
Government Operations Committee of November 15, 2011, Infrastructure Committee
of November 8, 2011, Infrastructure Committee of November 22, 2011, Bangor School
Committee Workshop of November 29, 2011, Bangor School Committee Regular
Meeting of November 30, 2011, Bangor Water District Special Meeting of November 10,
2011 and Bangor Water District Regular Meeting of November 15, 2011
Liquor License Renewal
Application for Liquor License Renewal, Malt, Vinous of BLANCHETTE
Giacomo’s , d/b/a Giacomo’s 1 Central St
ACTION Approved
12-035 ORDER Authorization to Execute a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for GALLANT
the Sale of a Portion of 34 Holland Street to Dale A. Ruopp
ACTION Passed
12-036 ORDER Authorization to Execute a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for the GRATWICK
Sale of a Portion of 34 Holland Street to Walter and Kathleen
Kamyk
ACTION Passed
12-037 ORDER Appointing an Additional Constable for the Year of 2012 SPRAGUE
ACTION Passed
12-038 ORDER Extending the Term of the Stormwater Citizen Review Panel HAWES
ACTION Passed
12-039 ORDER Ratifying the Execution of a Sublease Agreement between the BALDACCI
City of Bangor/Community Connector and Downeast
Transportation Inc. for the Lease of two Transit Buses
ACTION Passed
12-040 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept a $2,500 Grant from DURGIN
the United Way Emergency heating Assistance
ACTION Passed
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – DECEMBER 28, 2011
CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
12-041 ORDER Authorize the Director of Operations and Maintenance to Apply BLANCHETTE
for the Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
Program (TCSP) – Union Street, Phase 1
ACTION Passed
12-042 ORDER Authorize the Director of Operations and Maintenance to Apply SPRAGUE
for the Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
Program (TCSP) – Union Street, Phase 2
ACTION Passed
12-043 ORDER Authorize the Director of Public Services to Apply for the SPRAGUE
Transportation, Community, and System Preservation Program
(TCSP) – Bangor Trails Program, Trail V
ACTION Passed
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – DECEMBER 28, 2011
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
12-044 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165, Section 165-72 Land GRATWICK
Development Code, of the Code of the City of Bangor,
By Amending Provisions of Section 165-72 K. –
Required Number of Spaces
ACTION First Reading and Referral to Planning Board January 17, 2012
12-045 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, SPRAGUE
Section 165-32, Quarries, Mining and Excavations,
Of the Code of the City of Bangor, By Adding Provisions
Regarding Permit Extensions
ACTION First Reading and Referral to Planning Board January 17, 2012
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – DECEMBER 28, 2011
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
12-029 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 28, City Departments, Article XV, HAWES
Records Department, Section 69, Records Retention of
the City of Bangor
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Vote: 7-0
Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Gallant,
Gratwick, Longo, Hawes, Sprague & Weston
Councilors Voting No: None
Councilors Absent: Blanchette, Durgin
Passed
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – DECEMBER 28, 2011
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
12-046 ORDER Authorizing Acceptance of a $5,143.92 Anonymous Donation LONGO
to be Used by the Department of Health & Community Services
To Assist Those in Need
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Mr. Rick Bernstein urged council support.
Passed
12-047 ORDER Accepting the Donation of a Website Content Management System DURGIN
from Sutherland Weston Marketing Communications
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded stating Council Chair Weston
Has a Conflict of Interest
Passed
Council Chair Weston left the room
Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Roll Call Vote Requested
Vote: 6-0
Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Gallant, Gratwick, Longo,
Hawes & Sprague
Councilors Voting No: None
Councilors Absent: Blanchette & Durgin
Councilors Abstaining: Weston
Passed
12-048 ORDER Extending Lease Agreement with Penobscot County for Parking BLANCHETTE
Spaces in the Court Street Parking Lot
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
12-049 ORDER Authorizing Extension of Tentative Developer Status with Bond GRATWICK
Properties, LLC for Front Street Development Parcel 3
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
12-050 ORDER Appointing Dianne Lovejoy as Interim City Clerk BALDACCI
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Roll Call Vote Requested
Vote: 7-0
Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Gallant,
Gratwick, Longo, Hawes, Sprague & Weston
Councilors Voting No: None
Councilors Absent: Blanchette, Durgin
Passed
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Suspend the Rules
To Take up Order 12-051
Passed
12-051 ORDER Establishing a Committee to Advocate for the Continued Operation BALDACCI
Of the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Facility and Care for the
Chronically Mentally Ill
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed