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Home My WebLink About2009-02-09 City Council Minutes MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 9, 2009 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Called to Order at 7:30 p.m. Chaired by Council Chair Palmer Councilors Present All except Blanchette and Hawes Adjourned 9:33 p.m. th Proclamation: Recognizing the 150 Anniversary of the Bangor Band Proclamation: Recognizing Connie Bronson for Her Contributions to the Greater Bangor Community Proclamation: Recognizing J. Normand Martin for His Contributions to the Greater Bangor Community. Mr. Martinwas also issued a Key to the City. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Ron Gastia, Chief of Police spoke on A new program the Police Department is implementing called the Challenge Coin Award. He issued a Coin to each of the Councilors Wayne Mallar, Essex Street, complained about the Parking Ordinances not being enforced especially during the winter months MINUTES OF: Bangor Water District Board of Trustees Committee Meeting of December 16, 2008, Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of January 26, 2009, Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting of December 3, 2008 and December 17, 2008, Government Operations Committee Meeting of December 23, 2008, January 13, 2009 and January 27, 2009, Finance Committee Meeting of January 5, 2009 and the Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of January 14, 2009 09-067 ORDER Awarding Bid for Sodium Hypochlorite for Wastewater Treatment STONE ACTION Passed 09-068 ORDER Accepting a $200 Donation in Memory of Terrence Cassidy for GRATWICK use in the City Forest ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL –FEBRUARY 9, 2009 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-069 RESOLVE Appropriating a $675,000 Grant from the Maine Department HAWES of Economic and Community Development’s 2008 Riverfront Community Development Bond Program ACTION First Reading and Referral to the Business and Economic Development Meeting of February 18, 2009 at 5 p.m. 09-070 RESOLVE Appropriating a $257,250 Grant from the Department of Housing D’ERRICO And Urban Development Economic Development Initiative Program – Waterfront Infrastructure Improvements (First Reading and referred to the Business and Economic t meeting of February 18, 2009 at 5 p.m.) ACTION First Reading and Referral to the Business and Economic Meeting of February 18, 2009 at 5 p.m. MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 9, 2009 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-040 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code, Chapter 165, Section GRATWICK 165-13 – Definitions ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 7-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, D’Errico, Gratwick Nealley, Palmer, Stone and Wheeler Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Blanchette and Hawes Passed 09-041 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code, Chapter 165, Section GRATWICK 165-92 D and Section 165-93 D – Urban Service District and Downtown Development District ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 7-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, D’Errico, Gratwick Nealley, Palmer, Stone and Wheeler Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Blanchard and Hawes Passed 09-042 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 194, Code of the City of Bangor – Noise STONE ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage as Amended Vote: 7-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, D’Errico, Gratwick, Nealley, Palmer, Stone and Wheeler Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Blanchette and Hawes Passed 09-043 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Homeless Continuum of Care GRATWICK Grant from HUD – Shelter Plus Care Renewal ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-044 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating Grant Funds from the U. S. NEALLEY Department of Housing and Urban Development – Project Based Rental Assistance ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 9, 2009 UNFINISHED BUSINESS CONT. ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING 09-061 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor, Chapter 14, City BLANCHETTE Elections, Article I, Voting District and Precincts, to Consolidate Voting Districts ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Patti Dubois, City Clerk gave a presentation on the Consolidation of Polling Places to One Polling Place at the Civic Center Those that came forward and spoke in favor of the Consolidation were, Jan Budden, Larkin Street, Judith Boothby, Kenduskeag Avenue, Donald Lewis, Broadway, Patricia Bixel, Grove Street, Bill Sullivan, Packard Drive, Nick Bearce, Dillingham Street and Charles Thayer, Silver Road Stephen Butterfield, Representative for District 16 spoke against the consolidation Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 6-1 Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, D’Errico, Gratwick, Nealley, Palmer and Stone Councilors Voting No: Wheeler Councilors Absent: Blanchette and Hawes Passed 09-062 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor, Chapter 231 Public WHEELER Parks, Section 231-5 - Vehicles and Traffic ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 7-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, D’Errico, Gratwick, Nealley, Palmer, Stone and Wheeler Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Blanchette and Hawes Passed 09-063 RESOLVE Appropriating $184,500 in Assistance to Firefighters Grant STONE Funding and $20,500 in Local Match from the Fire Equipment Reserve to Purchase a Replacement for Tanker 6 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 9, 2009 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement STONE License for Greenleaf’s Bar & Grill, DBA Carolina Sports and Spirits, 16 Union Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened No one from the Public came forward Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Passed Public Hearing: Application for Liquor License, Malt, STONE Spirituous, Vinous, KSH Cues & Billiards Inc./ Fatboys, LLC, DBA Jus 4 Fun/Fatboys, LLC, 268 Odlin Road ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Joe Powell spoke stating that both Businesses owed him money Ron Gastia, Chief of Police spoke that he had received some Information that he needed to look into and asked to Postpone the Public Hearing Motion Made and Seconded to Postpone the Public Hearing To the next regular council meeting on 02/23/2009 Postponed 09-071 ORDER Establishing Voting Place – Bangor Civic Center GRATWICK ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-072 ORDER Authorizing the City Engineer to Develop a Mooring Plan WHEELER for Bangor Harbor and to Explore the Feasibility of Implementing such a Plan Under the City’s 1990 Permit from the United States Corps of Engineers ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-073 ORDER Adopting Waterfront and Park Facility Event Permit Policy NEALLEY ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-074 RESOLVE Indicating the Support of the City of Bangor for An Act to WHEELER Authorize Municipalities to Protect the Habitability of Rental Housing During Heating Fuel Emergencies ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 9, 2009 NEW BUSINESS CONT. ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-075 RESOLVE Expressing the Concerns of the Bangor City Council Regarding GRATWICK the Proposed State of Maine Biennial Budget ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-076 ORDER Appointing Additional Constables for the Year 2009 BRONSON ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed