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Home My WebLink About2009-06-22 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 22, 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 Councilor Gratwick Adjourned at 9:03 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Chris Geaghan owner of the Whig and Courier Restaurant, 18 Broad Street stated that the event that West Market Production had downtown had such a positive impact on his business and his hopes that they will continue to host events that will bring patrons to the downtown district. He also thanked the Bangor Police Department for their contribution after his place of business was broken into. . MINUTES OF: Government Operations Committee Meeting of May 12, 2009, and June 9, 2009, Regular Meeting of The Bangor City Council of June 8, 2009 Bangor Water District Meeting of May 19,2009, Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting of May 20, 2009, Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of May 28, 2009 and Council Workshop of June 10, 2009 ACTION Approved 09-209 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real Estate NEALLEY Located at 162 Garland Street ACTION Passed 09-210 ORDER Authorizing an Amendment to the Ground Lease Agreement for HAWES Development of Land and the Purchase Option Agreement - Hodgdon Defense Composites, LLC ACTION Passed 09-211 ORDER Authorizing the Finance Director to Carry Forward Funding from BLANCHETTE the Fire Department ACTION Passed 09-212 ORDER Authorizing Non – Union Pay Plan Adjustment STONE ACTION Passed 09-213 ORDER Authorizing an Increase in Impoundment Fees Charged to Owners WHEELER Reclaiming Animals Captured and Transported to the Humane Society ACTION Passed 09-214 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Contract Amendment with BRONSON New England Organics ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 22, 2009 CONSENT AGENDA CON,T. ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-215 ORDER Awarding Contract for Paving the Eldur Corp. Parking Lot and a D’ERRICO Portion of Godfrey Boulevard ACTION Passed 09-216 ORDER Awarding Bid for an Aircraft Deicing Truck BLANCHETTE ACTION Passed 09-217 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for Insurance Coverage at Bangor STONE International Airport ACTION Passed 09-218 ORDER Awarding Bid for a Towbarless Tractor – Bangor International D’ERRICO Airport ACTION Passed 09-219 ORDER Revising the Charter of the Penjajawoc Watershed Citizen Review BRONSON Panel ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 22, 2009 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-220 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code, Chapter 165, Section BLANCHETTE 165-13 – Definition of Building Height ACTION First Reading and Referred to the Planning Board Meeting of July 7, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. 09-221 ORDINANCE Amending Map Entitled “Downtown Parking Management HAWES District”, Chapter 291, Section 37-B of the Code of the City of Bangor, by Deleting Spaces 2218, 2219, 2246, 2247, 2248, and 2249 on Exchange Street ACTION First Reading 09-222 ORDINANCE Amending Map Entitled “Downtown Parking Management NEALLEY District” by designating spaces 2250 and 2251 as “Parking for Persons with Disabilities” ACTION First Reading 09-223 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 23, Sub Section 23-4 to Add an Alternate WHEELER Member to the Planning Board ACTION First Reading MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 22, 2009 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-194 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Municipal Year 2010 STONE ACTION Motion made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Deb Cyr, Finance Director spoke about the budget process and suggested that next year’s budget planning should start in September with all department heads being involved working with one department at a time. Motion Doubted Vote: 6-2 Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, D’Errico, Hawes, Palmer, Stone and Wheeler Councilors Voting No: Blanchette and Nealley Councilor Absent: Gratwick Motion Made and Seconded for Passage as Amended Passed As Amended 09-195 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Capital Purposes Within the HAWES General Fund and Utilizing Various Reserves, Trust and Agency Accounts, and Grant Funds for Expenditures to be Made During Municipal Year 2010 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Motion Doubted Vote: 6-2 Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, D’Errico, Hawes, Palmer, Stone and, Wheeler Councilors Voting No: Blanchette and Nealley Councilor Absent: Gratwick Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage as Amended Motion Doubted Vote: 6-2 Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, D’Errico, Hawes, Palmer Stone and Wheeler Councilor Voting No: Blanchette and Nealley Councilor Absent: Gratwick Passed As Amended 09-196 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of Downtown TIF Funds within the D’ERRICO Capital Fund for Expenditures to be Made During Municipal Year 2010 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 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 22, 2009 UNFINISHED BUSINESS CON’T ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-197 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code-Contract Zone Change- BLANCHETTE 253, 265, 273, and 281 Hammond Street from Multi-Family and Service District to Contract Urban Service District. ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, D’Errico, Hawes, Nealley, Palmer, Stone and Wheeler Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Gratwick Passed 09-198 ORDINANCE Amending Schedules VI and VIII of Chapter 291, Article III, WHEELER Sec. 40 of the Code of the City of Bangor-Parking for Persons with Disabilities and for Buses Only- Broadway and Somerset St. ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Councilor Wheeler expressed concern that he may have a conflict because he had been affiliated with John Bapst High School Council found no Conflict of Interest Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, D’Errico, Hawes, Nealley, Palmer, Stone and Wheeler Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Gratwick Passed.. 09-199 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165, Section 165-43 of the Code of Ordinances BRONSON to Require a Stormwater Inspection and Maintenance Plan and Annual Reports. ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, D’Errico, Hawes, Nealley, Palmer, Stone and Wheeler Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Gratwick Passed 09-200 RESOLVE Appropriating $1,100,000 from Airport Unanticipated Revenues BRONSON from Fiscal year 2009 for the Purchase of Fuel Trucks, and ExxonMobil’s Interest in Assets at Bangor International Airport. Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 22, 2009 UNFINISHED BUSINESS CON’T ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. ` COUNCILOR 09-201 RESOLVE Authorizing Applying for, Accepting, and Appropriating $35,384 NEALLEY in Funds from the U.S. Department of Justice, 2009 Justice Assistance Grant 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 . 09-202 RESOLVE Accepting & Appropriating a Grant from the Maine Department of HAWES Health & Human Services, Center for Disease Control, to Support a Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. 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 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 22, 2009 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Liquor License, Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, L’Aperitif, LLC, DBA L’ Aperitif Tapis Restaurant and Eurolounge, 193 Broad 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 Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement Permit for L’Aperitif, LLC, DBA, L’Aperitif Tapis Restaurant and Eurolounge 193 Broad 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 Public Hearing: Application for Liquor License, Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, Chris Geaghan, DBA Whig & Courier, 18 Broad 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 Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement Permit for Chris Geaghan, DBA Whig & Courier 18 Broad 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 t he Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 22, 2009 NEW BUSINESS CON’T ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-224 ORDER Awarding Contract for Pickering Square Parking Garage D’ERRICO Restoration Project, Phases 3, 4, and 5 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Motion Doubted Vote: 5-3 Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, D’Errico, Hawes, Palmer, Stone Councilors Voting No: Blanchette, Nealley and Wheeler Councilors Absent: Gratwick Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage as Amended Doubted Vote: 5-3 Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, D’Errico, Hawes,, Palmer and Stone, Councilors Voting No: Blanchette, Nealley and Wheeler Councilors Absent: Gratwick Passed As Amended : 09-225 ORDER Awarding Contract for Marketing and Advertising Services WHEELER for Bangor International Airport ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-226 ORDER Authorizing Applying for and Accepting $161, 700 from the STONE US Department of Energy ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-227 ORDER Authorizing Contract Amendment with Honeywell – LED NEALLEY Streetlight Conversion ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-228 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective BLANCHETTE Bargaining Agreement between the City of Bangor and The Bangor Firefighters Association, Local 772, IAFF ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-229 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective HAWES Bargaining Agreement Between the City of Bangor and AFSCME, Council 93, Local 656 Representing Ramp Supervisors, Ramp Attendants, and Shift Leads at Bangor International Airport ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 22, 2009 NEW BUSINESS CON’T ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-230 ORDER Awarding Bid Ground Power Units BRONSON ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed