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Home My WebLink About2009-05-11 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MAY 11, 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 Adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Proclamation: Recognizing Winnie Melvin on the Soon to be Occasion of her th 100 Birthday PUBLIC COMMENTS: None MINUTES OF: Regular Meeting of the Housing Authority of the City of Bangor of February 18, 2009, Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of April 27, 2009, Regular Meeting of the Bangor Water District Board of Trustees of March 17, 2009. Regular Meeting of the Bangor School Committee of April 8, 2009, and the Government Operations Committee Meeting of April 14, 2009 ACTION Approved 09-148 ORDER Appointing the City Manager as Responsible Federal Official NEALLEY ACTION Passed 09-149 RESOLVE Assuring and Certifying the City’s Compliance with Certain D’ERRICO Requirements for Community Development Funds ACTION Passed 09-150 ORDER Authorizing Request to Amend Deed Restrictions Contained BLANCHETTE in Deed from United States to City of Bangor – Hayford Park ACTION Passed 09-151 ORDER Approving Grant Request from Cove Brook Watershed Council/ HAWES Lower Penobscot Watershed Coalition for $1,000 in Support of the Second Annual Penobscot River Revival ACTION Passed 09-152 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for and Accept $221,689 in WHEELER Funds from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) that will be Shared between Five Area Law Enforcement Agencies for the Purpose of Enhancing Law Enforcement Programs ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MAY 11, 2009 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-153 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor, Chapter 291, Article STONE III – Parking, Section 291-45, Waiving Court Hearing for Violation; fees ACTION First Reading & Referral to Business & Economic Development Committee Meeting of 5/20/09 at 5 pm 09-154 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor, Chapter 291, Article GRATWICK III – Parking, Section 291-37B(1), Downtown Parking Management Area – Violation Waiver Policy ACTION (First Reading & Referral to Business & Economic Development Committee Meeting of 5/20/09 at 5 pm 09-155 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor, Chapter 278, Taxicabs, BLANCHETTE § 278-1, Definitions, to Allow Taxicabs with a Capacity of Nine People ACTION First Reading & Referral to Government Operations Committee Meeting of 5/12/09 at 5 pm 09-156 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor, Chapter 278, Taxicabs, NEALLEY § 278-3, Taxicab Licenses, to Conform Insurance Requirements to State Standards ACTION First Reading & Referral to Government Operations Committee Meeting of 5/12/09 at 5 pm 09-157 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor – Chapter 228, Public WHEELER Morals – Designating Safe Zones Within the City of Bangor ACTION First Reading 09-169 RESOLVE Vocational Education Region #4 Appropriation Pursuant to BLANCHETTE Title 20-A, Chapter 606, 15601-15619, Maine Revised Statutes Annotated ACTION First Reading 09-170 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue from State BRONSON Sources and Budget – Enterprise Fund ACTION First Reading 09-171 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue from State NEALLEY Sources and Budget – Special Revenue Fund ACTION First Reading 09-172 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue and Budget - WHEELER Trust and Agency Fund ACTION First Reading MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MAY 11, 2009 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-173 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for the School District Contribution to the D’ERRICO Total Cost of Funding Public Education from Kindergarten to Grade 12 as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 15690 1.A-B ACTION First Reading 09-174 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Non-State Funded Debt Service GRATWICK Allocation for the Bangor School Department as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 15690 2.A ACTION First Reading 09-175 RESOLVE Making An Appropriation for the Bangor School Department in STONE Excess of the Maximum Spending Target Established by 20-A MRSA Section 15671 A.4 ACTION First Reading 09-176 RESOLVE Making An Appropriation for the Total School Budget for the HAWES Bangor School Department as Required by 20-A MRSA 15690 4.A ACTION First Reading 09-177 RESOLVE Making An Appropriation for Adult Education for the Bangor BLANCHETTE School Department as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 8603-A(1) ACTION First Reading MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MAY 11, 2009 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR NONE MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MAY 11, 2009 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement Permit for Bangor Historic Track, Inc. d/b/a Hollywood Slots Hotel & Raceway, 500 Main 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 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-158 ORDER Authorizing Execution and Filing of a Final Consolidated Housing HAWES and Community Development Plan for Community Development Entitlement Funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-159 ORDER Establishing the Penjajawoc Watershed Citizen Review Panel BLANCHETTE ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-160 ORDER Authorizing Development Agreement with Bangor Gas for D’ERRICO Sale and Development of a Portion of Lot 14 in the Maine Business Enterprise Park ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Postpone to the Next Meeting Postponed 09-161 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Amendment to Bangor State Fair BRONSON Midway Operation Agreement with Fiesta Shows ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-162 ORDER Amending Schedule of Fees, Schedules X and XVI, to Increase GRATWICK the Off-Street and On-Street Parking Permit Rates – Chapter 291 §291-42 and 291-42.1 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote: 5-3 Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, D’Errico, Gratwick, Hawes & Stone Councilors Voting No: Nealley, Palmer & Wheeler Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – MAY 11, 2009 NEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-163 ORDER Scheduling Public Hearing on a Proposed Amendment to the WHEELER Bangor City Charter, Article IV, Section 3, Nominations and Elections – Number of Signatures required for Nomination Petition ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-164 ORDER Scheduling Public Hearing on a Proposed Amendment to the WHEELER Bangor City Charter, Article IV, Section 8, Contents and Form of Ballot – Order of Candidate Names on Ballot ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-165 ORDER Approving Grant Request from Bangor Public Library for $500 to GRATWICK Fund a Year of Free Daily Passes to the Maine Discovery Museum ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-166 ORDER Authorizing Development Agreement with Penobscot Community NEALLEY Health Center – Sale and Reuse of 103 and 113 Maine Avenue ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Passed As Amended 09-167 ORDER Directing the City Clerk to Prepare Warrants and Ballots – Special BLANCHETTE School Budget Validation Election – June 9, 2009 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-168 RESOLVE Indicating the Intent of the city Council to Approve the School STONE Department Budget As Adopted by the Bangor School Committee ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed