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Home My WebLink About2013-06-10 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 10, 2013 Meeting called to order at 7:30 PM Chaired by Councilor Gallant Councilors Absent: Durgin and Hawes Meeting adjourned at 8:43 PM PUBLIC COMMENT None CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR MINUTES OF: Regular Bangor City Council Meeting of May 29, 2013, Special Bangor City Council Meeting of June 3, 2013 Action: Approved Liquor License Renewal: Application for Liquor License Renewal, Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of GALLANT Penobscot Yacht Club d/b/a Holiday Inn – Odlin Road, 404 Odlin Road Action: Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal, Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of R GALLANT T New England Franchise LLC d/b/a Ruby Tuesday #7273, 663 Stillwater Avenue Action: Approved 13-195 ORDER Authorizing Bid Award in the Amount of $1,838,482 to Sargent BLANCHETTE Corporation for Canal Fill Wildlife Mitigation Action: Approved REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 13-196 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 252, Sewers and Drains, of the Code of the City of GALLANT Bangor, By Increasing the Authority of the Superintendent to Review Abatements Action: First Reading 13-197 RESOLVE Appropriation for Municipal Year 2014 BLANCHETTE Action: First Reading REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 13-198 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Various Capital Purposes and Utilizing GALLANT Various Reserves, Trust and Agency Accounts, and Other Funds for Expenditures to be Made during Municipal Year 2014 (First Reading) Action: First Reading Page 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 10, 2013 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 13-199 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of Downtown TIF Funds for Expenditures SPRAGUE to be Made During Municipal Year 2014 Action: First Reading UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 13-181 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 231 of the Code of the City of Bangor – Section SPRAGUE 231 -2 – Parks Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7 – 0 Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Blanchette, Civiello, Gallant, Longo, Nealley, Sprague Councilors Voting No: None Passed 13-182 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 257, Sidewalks, of the Code of the City of Bangor - BLANCHETTE Unreasonable Solicitation Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7 – 0 Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Blanchette, Civiello, Gallant, Longo, Nealley, Sprague Councilors Voting No: None Passed 13-183 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 291, Vehicles and Traffic, Section 11, Pedestrians LONGO – Vehicle Solicitation Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7 – 0 Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Blanchette, Civiello, Gallant, Longo, Nealley, Sprague Councilors Voting No: None Passed 13-184 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a $25,250 Amendment to the WIC LONGO Nutrition Program Grant Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 13-185 RESOLVE Authorizing Acceptance and Appropriation of a grant for $26,000 SPRAGUE from the Maine Office of Substance Abuse to implement strategies to increase awareness about problem gambling; to implement a risk reduction program for youth who have violated school alcohol or drug policies; to increase awareness about the risks of marijuana use; and to provide specialized VetCorps services in our Healthy Maine Partnership service area Page 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 10, 2013 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 13-186 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a $602,941 Healthy Maine Partnership BALDACCI Grant from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to Respond to Public Health Issues Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 13-187 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant in the CIVIELLO amount of $37,250 from the Maine Centers for Disease Control Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund grant to support lead poisoning prevention activities in the Penquis Public Health District Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 13-188 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Maine Department of NEALLEY Health and Human Services, Office of Substance Abuse, in the amount of $50,000 to Support an Overdose Prevention Program Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License of Penobscot Yacht Club BLANCHETTE d/b/a Holiday Inn – Odlin Road, 404 Odlin Road Motion made and seconded to open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Approval Approved PUBLIC HEARING: Municipal Development Program and Financial Plan for the Bangor BLANCHETTE Center Development District Motion made and seconded to open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed 13-200 ORDER Adopting Municipal Development Program and Financial Plan for BLANCHETTE the Bangor Center Development District Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Page 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 10, 2013 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: Bangor Center Development District – Establishment of BALDACCI Implementation Assessments Motion made and seconded to open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed 13-201 ORDER Bangor Center Development District – Establishment of BALDACCI Implementation Assessments Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 13-202 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Contract with Bangor Center Management CIVIELLO Corporation/Downtown Bangor Partnership Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 13-203 ORDER Reducing the Downtown Development District Tax Increment NEALLEY Financing Captured Assessed Value Percent for FY 2014 Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 13-204 ORDER Establishing the Amount of the Tax Rate and Overlay for the 2014 SPRAGUE Fiscal Year for the Bangor Center Development District Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 13-205 ORDER Establishing Sewer Rates to go into Effect for Accounts Billed BLANCHETTE Starting July 1, 2013 Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 13-206 RESOLVE Establishing the Position of the City of Bangor in opposition to the LONGO establishment and collection of a land border crossing fee for both land border pedestrians and passenger vehicles along the northern and southwest borders of the United States Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Action: Motion made and seconded to Suspend the Rules to Consider Resolve 13-207 Passed Page 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 10, 2013 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 13-207 RESOLVE Establishing the Position of the City of Bangor in Opposition to the Proposed Reduction in Revenue Sharing to the City of Bangor Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed ________________________________________ Lisa J. Goodwin, MMC, City Clerk Page 5