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Home My WebLink About2012-02-13 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 13, 2012 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Called to order at 7:30 p.m. Chaired by council Chair Weston Councilors Present: All Adjourned at 9:30 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT: Michael Tatarcyk spoke about a broken water main at his Apartment building on Winter Street. Kathy Moriarty from the Bangor Water District Stated that the City of Bangor does not have any jurisdiction over this, it is a private Water line. Adam Williams of 42 Winter Street had a paper signed by citizens on the Street to have the main repaired, he stated they would check with the Public Utilities Commission. Councilor Baldacci would like this topic to be added to the infrastructure Committee meeting. Councilor Blanchette stated there is an advocate that would go to Augusta and speak for the group. MINUTES OF: Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of January 23, 2012, Government Operations Committee Meeting of January 10, 2012, Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of December 14, 2011, January 11, 2012 & January 25 2012, and Finance Committee Meeting of January 3, 2012 ACTION Approved Liquor License Renewals: Application for Liquor License Renewal, Malt, Spirituous & Vinous of GRATWICK Siam House Inc. d/b/a Zen Asian Bistro, 128 Main Street Application for Liquor License, Bottle Club, of Bombadil, LLC, d/b/a GRATWICK The Bangor Bottle Club, 88 Hammond Street ACTION Approved 12-076 ORDER Appointing Nominees to Various Boards, Commissions, and HAWES Committees ACTION Passed 12-077 RESOLVE Ratification of Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed for DURGIN Real Estate Located at 58 Broadway ACTION Passed 12-078 ORDER Accepting the City of Bangor’s Comprehensive Annual DURGIN Financial Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2011 ACTION Passed 12-079 ORDER Authorizing Application and Acceptance of a $2,500 Grant GALLANT from the Maine Office of Substance Abuse to Participate in a Gambling Prevention Pilot Program ACTION Passed MINUTES REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 13, 2012 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO., continued COUNCILOR 12-080 ORDER Authorizing Application for and Acceptance of a $6,000 Grant BLANCHETTE from the Maine Community Foundation to Support a Home – Based Children’s Asthma Education Program ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 12-081 ORDER Authorizing Application for a $2,729,220 Grant from the Maine BLANCHETTE Department of Health and Human Services for the WIC Nutrition Program ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 12-082 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Contract in the Amount of $340,626 to GRATWICK Bangor Hydro Electric for Bangor Events Center ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 12-083 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective Bargaining LONGO Agreement between the City of Bangor and AFSCME Council 93 Representing Certain Employees at the Public Works Department ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 12-084 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of Agree- SPRAGUE ment - Cable Consortium – Negotiation of Franchise Agreement ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 13, 2012 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 12-085 ORDINANCE Establishing Chapter 276, Taxes, Article I, Excise Tax, of the Code DURGIN of the City of Bangor ACTION First Reading 12-086 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a $79,000 Grant from the Maine BALDACCI Department of Health and Human Services – STD Clinic/HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral ACTION First Reading and Referral to Government Operations Committee of 2/14/2012 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 13, 2012 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 12-065 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating $61,000 in Assistance to Fire- GALLANT fighters Grant Funds for the Installation of an Interconnected Fire Alarm System for Central Fire ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 12-066 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating FY 2011 Homeland Security HAWES Grant Funds in the Amount of $251,511.80 from the State Homeland Security Program and the Law Enforcement Terrorism Program ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 12-067 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a $36,620 Section 319 Nonpoint GRATWICK Source Pollution Control Grant from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 12-068 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor, Chapter 33-2 and HAWES Chapter 265-4 (F) Recycling Advisory Committee ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to table item Vote:4-5 Councilors Voting Yes: Durgin, Gratwick, Longo, & Sprague Councilors Voting No: Baldacci, Blanchette, Gallant, Hawes & Weston Motion Failed Motion Made and Seconded to Postpone until the second meeting in July 2012 Vote: 4-5 Councilors Voting Yes: Durgin, Gratwick, Longo, & Sprague Councilors Voting No: Baldacci, Blanchette, Gallant, Hawes & Weston Motion Failed Motion Made Seconded for Passage Vote: 5-4 Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Blanchette, Gallant, Hawes & Weston Councilors Voting No: Durgin, Gratwick, Longo, & Sprague Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 13, 2012 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO., continued COUNCILOR 12-069 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor, Chapter 9, Section BLANCHETTE 9-8, Chapter 28, Section 28-50, Chapter 28, Section 28-63 (B), Chapter 33, Section 33-2, Chapter 140, Section 140-3 – Harbor Committee and Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Amend item Vote: 3- 6 Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Gratwick & Longo Councilors Voting No: Blanchette, Durgin, Gallant, Hawes, Sprague & Weston Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 7-2 Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Blanchette, Durgin, Gallant, Hawes, Sprague & Weston Councilors Voting No: Gratwick & Longo Passed 12-070 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor, Chapter 9, Section DURGIN 9-8, Chapter 54, Sections 54-1 and 54-2- Airport Committee ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 0-9 Councilors Voting Yes: None Councilors Voting No: Baldacci, Blanchette, Durgin, Gallant, Gratwick, Longo, Hawes, Sprague & Weston Failed 12-071 ORDINANCE Amending City of Bangor Code, Vehicle and Traffic, Chapter BALDACCI 291, § 291-29, Schedule XVII ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 9-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Blanchette, Durgin, Gallant, Gratwick, Longo, Hawes, Sprague & Weston Councilors Voting No: None Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 13, 2012 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement Permit of Siam GRATWICK House Inc. d/b/a Zen Asian Bistro, 128 Main St 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 12-087 ORDER Authorizing Grant of $2,000 to the Bangor Area Children’s SPRAGUE Choir ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 12-088 ORDER Authorizing Grant of $3,000 to the Bangor Museum and History LONGO Center “No Boundaries: Women’s Roles in the Civil War” Program ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed Councilor Weston stated that he may have a conflict of interest with item Numbers 12-089 & 12-090 since his company does business with both companies Roll Call Vote Requested: Vote: 3-5 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Gratwick & Hawes Councilors Voting No: Baldacci, Durgin, Gallant, Longo & Sprague No Conflict ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 12-089 ORDER Authorizing Grant of $9,350 to the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, GALLANT Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestras ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 12-090 ORDER Authorizing Grant of $9,100 to the Penobscot Theatre Company GRATWICK “Ink” ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed