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Home My WebLink About2012-07-09 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JULY 9, 2012 Called to Order at 7:30 PM Chaired by Council Chair Weston Councilors Absent: None Adjourned at 8:27 PM PUBLIC COMMENT Bangor residents David Green, Jim Kelly and Al Moscow spoke in opposition to an expansion of the Hope House. CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR *Explanatory Note: All items listed in the Consent Agenda are considered routine and are proposed for adoption by the City Council by one motion without discussion or deliberation. If discussion on any item is desired any member of the Council or public may merely request removal of the item to its normal sequence in the regular agenda prior to a motion for passage of the Consent Agenda. MINUTES OF: Regular City Council Meeting of June 25, 2012, Bangor School Committee Meeting of June 13, 2012, Airport Committee Meeting of May 23, 2012, Government Operations Committee Meeting of June 12, 2012, Infrastructure Committee Meeting of June 19, 2012, Bangor Water District Board of Trustees Meeting of May 15, 2012 and Finance Committee Meeting of June 18, 2012 ACTION: Approved and Accepted Liquor License Renewal: Application for Liquor License, Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of Bangor HAWES Historic Track, Inc. d/b/a Hollywood Casino Hotel & Raceway, 500 Main Street ACTION: Approved Application for Liquor License Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of Texas HAWES Roadhouse Holdings LLC d/b/a Texas Roadhouse, 504 Stillwater Avenue ACTION: Approved 12-227 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real Estate DURGIN Located at 17 Bower Street ACTION: Passed 12-228 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real Estate LONGO Located at 71 First Street ACTION: Passed 12-229 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real Estate BLANCHETTE Located at 109 Hildreth Street ACTION: Passed 12-230 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real Estate GALLANT Located at 191 Grove Street ACTION: Passed Page 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JULY 9, 2012 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 12-231 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real Estate BALDACCI Located at 316 State Street ACTION: Passed 12-232 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real Estate GRATWICK Located at 153 Cedar Falls ACTION: Passed 12-233 ORDER Confirming the City Manager’s Appointment of Anthony P. Caruso, LONGO Jr. as Airport Director ACTION: Passed 12-234 ORDER Authorizing the execution of a contract between Irving Oil, Inc. and HAWES the City of Bangor for a fuel supply agreement at Bangor International Airport ACTION: Passed 12-235 ORDER Authorizing the execution of an amendment to the fuel supply BLANCHETTE agreement between Irving Oil, Inc and the City of Bangor ACTION: Passed 12-236 ORDER Authorizing the execution of a lease renewal between the City of GRATWICK Bangor and the State of Maine, Department of Public Safety for storage space within Building 464, at Bangor International Airport ACTION: Passed REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 12-238 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 14, City Elections, of the Code of the City of LONGO Bangor, By Clarifying the Period During Which Candidates May st Receive Nomination Papers (1Reading) ACTION: First Reading 12-239 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code – Contract Zone Change – 331 GRATWICK Hammond Street from Urban Residence 2 District and Government and Institutional Service District to Contract Multi-Family and st Service District (1 Reading and Referral to Planning Board on July 17, 2012, at 7:00 P.M.) ACTION: First Reading and Referral to Planning Board on July 17, 2012, at 7:00 P.M. Page 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JULY 9, 2012 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 12-186 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165 of the Code of the City of Bangor, §165-97, BLANCHETTE Government and Institutional Service District (G & ISD) ACTION: Motion made and seconded to Postpone to September 10, 2012 Passed 12-199 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 291, Article III of the Code of the City of GRATWICK Bangor – Parking Prohibited and for Persons with Disabilities – York St. 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 12-220 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 284 of the Code of the City of Bangor, SPRAGUE Dangerous Trees and Branches 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 12-221 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a $601,000 Grant from the Maine HAWES Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy Maine Partnership Grant to Respond to Public Health Issues, including tobacco, substance use, nutrition, physical activity, and chronic disease among others. ACTION: Passed PUBLIC HEARING: 12-222 ORDER Authorizing Issuance of the City’s General Obligation Bonds and DURGIN Notes in Anticipation Thereof and a Tax Levy Therefore ACTION: Motion made and seconded to open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened No Public Comment Motion made and seconded to close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 12-225 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Development Agreement with Penobscot DURGIN Community Health Care – Hope House ACTION: Motion made and seconded to Postpone until the first City Council meeting in September Passed Page 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JULY 9, 2012 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Liquor License, Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of 81 Park HAWES Street, LLC, d/b/a 81 Park St. Events Center, 81 Park Street ACTION: Motion made and seconded to open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Dan Wellington spoke on behalf of the owner and stated that the building which used to house the Tarantine Club would be re-opened as an events center. Councilors Gallant and Sprague thanked the owner for opting to locate within the City of Bangor. Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Liquor License, Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of Fandom HAWES Group LLC d/b/a Seasons on Main, 427 Main Street ACTION: Motion made and seconded to open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened No Public Comment Motion made and seconded to close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed PUBLIC HEARING: Special Amusement License of 81 Park Street, LLC, d/b/a 81 Park St. HAWES Events Center, 81 Park Street ACTION: Motion made and seconded to open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened No Public Comment Motion made and seconded to close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed PUBLIC HEARING: Special Amusement License of Bangor Historic Track, Inc. d/b/a HAWES Hollywood Casino Hotel & Raceway, 500 Main Street ACTION: Motion made and seconded to open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened No Public Comment Motion made and seconded to close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 12-237 ORDER Authorizing Discontinuance of Public Easement – Property on Mt. SPRAGUE Hope Avenue ACTION: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Page 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JULY 9, 2012 12-240 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Development Agreement with Largay-BLANCHETTE Feeney Investments, LLC - 55 Grant Street ACTION: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed __________________________________________ Lisa J. Goodwin, MMC, City Clerk Page 5