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Home My WebLink About2013-02-11 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 11, 2013 Meeting called to order at 7:30 PM Chaired by Chairman Durgin Councilors Absent: None Meeting Adjourned at 8:35 PM Recognition: Congratulated Bangor Museum and History Center and Bangor High School for Receiving National Recognition from the American Association for State and Local History Thanked the Hildreth Family and WABI-TV for Locating in Bangor and Recognized their 60 years of Community Service PUBLIC COMMENT Barbara McDade, Librarian, presented each Councilor with a copy of the Around the World in 80 Days. CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR MINUTES OF: Regular City Council Meeting of January 28, 2013, Government Operations Committee Meeting of January 7, 2013, Finance Committee Meeting of January 7, 2013 and Infrastructure Committee Meeting of January 29, 2013 Action: Approved and Accepted Liquor License Renewal: Liquor License Application, Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of Siam House GALLANT Inc. d/b/a Zen Asian Bistro, 128 Main Street Action: Approved 13-070 ORDER Authorizing Application for a $35,000 Grant from National Fish and GALLANT Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Action: Passed 13-071 ORDER Ratifying the Application for a $30,000 Grant from the US EPA BLANCHETTE Pollution Prevention Office Action: Passed 13-072 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Lease with Community HAWES Health and Counseling Services (CHCS) for Four Park Woods Units Action: Passed 13-073 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Supplemental Agreement CIVIELLO No. 1 with the United States Coast Guard – Space on City’s Waterfront Bulkhead Action: Passed Page 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 11, 2013 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 13-074 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a $79,000 Grant from the Maine LONGO Department of Health and Human Services – STD Clinic/HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral Action: First Reading and Referral to Finance Committee Meeting of February 20, 2013 13-075 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate $74,496.00 BLANCHETTE in Shelter Plus Care Funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Action: First Reading and Referral to Finance Committee Meeting of February 20, 2013 13-076 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 295, Victualers, of the Code of the City of Bangor, HAWES By Removing Outdated References to Health Inspections Action: First Reading and Referral to Government Operatoins Committee Meeting on February 20, 2013 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: 13-065 ORDER Authorizing Issuance of $3,100,000 of the City’s Enterprise Fund BLANCHETTE General Obligation Bonds and a Tax Levy There For Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and Seconded for Passage Passed 13-066 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a grant in the amount of $150,859 from LONGO the Federal Aviation Administration and $8,381 from the Maine Department of Transportation under the Airport Improvement Plan (AIP) program, grant # 57 for the canal fill wildlife abatement project Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 13-067 RESOLVE Appropriating funds not to exceed the amount of $500,000 from BALDACCI Airport Department reserves for the purpose of completing improvements to two buildings located at Bangor International Airport Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Page 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 11, 2013 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Special Amusement License for Siam House, Inc. d/b/a Zen Asian GALLANT Bistro, 128 Main Street Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and Seconded for Passage Passed Liquor License Renewal: Application for Liquor License, Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, Arayos LLC GALLANT d/b/a Diamonds, 190 B Harlow Street Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Special Amusement License for Arayos LLC d/b/a Diamonds, 190 B GALLANT Harlow Street Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 13-077 ORDER Authorizing Grant of $2,000 to the Penobscot Theatre Company to SPRAGUE Support their Community Programming for the Production of WIT Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 13-078 ORDER Authorizing Grant of $2,000 to the Bangor Museum and History CIVIELLO Center to Support Their Brown Bag Lunch Series Action: Councilor Nealley indicated that he had a conflict of interest on this item. City Solicitor Norman Heitmann indicated that the Committee had previously determined that Councilor Nealley did have a conflict of interest and that conflict would remain until the Council deemed otherwise. Councilor Nealley left the meeting Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Councilor Nealley returned to the meeting 13-079 ORDER Authorizing the Placement of a Monument on the Waterfront NEALLEY Recognizing the Sister City Relationship with Harbin, China Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 13-080 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept up to $1,000.00 in funds from HAWES St. Joseph Hospital to purchase an Electronic Control Weapon (Taser) Page 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 11, 2013 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 13-081 ORDER Authorizing the City of Bangor to Participate in an Amicus Brief to the BALDACCI U.S. Supreme Court Supporting the Repeal of the Federal Defense of Marriage Act Action: Councilor Longo indicated he had a conflict of interest. Motion made and seconded that Councilor Longo did not have a conflict of interest. Passed Motion Doubted Vote: 7 – 2 Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Blanchette, Gallant, Hawes, Nealley, Sprague, Durgin Councilors Voting No: Civiello, Longo Passed ________________________________________ Lisa J. Goodwin, MMC, City Clerk Page 4