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Home My WebLink About2009-07-13 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL –JULY 13, 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 8:25 p.m. Proclamation: Recognizing the Bangor Chinese School STONE Proclamation: Recognizing the Peavey Manufacturing Company NEALLEY PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mr. Glen Moore, President of Bangor Breakfast th Kiwanis, thanked the city staff for the successful fireworks and parade on the 4 of July. Reverend Kevin Loring, 240 Center Street, asked the Council to support giving safe access to medicinal grade marijuana. Mayor Palmer referred this to Government Operations. Timothy Lowe of West Market Productions announce the Kabong Music Festival th Being held on August 15 at the waterfront. MINUTES OF: Business & Economic Development Committee Meeting of June 3, 2009 and June 17, 2009, Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council or June 22, 2009, Finance Committee Meeting of June 15, 2009, Government Operations Committee Meeting of June 23, 2009, & Housing Authority of the City of Bangor Regular Meeting of May 20, 2009. ACTION Approved 09-231 ORDER Approving Agreement Between the Corporation for National BLANCHETTE and Community Service and City of Bangor – AmeriCorps Team ACTION Passed 09-232 ORDER Accepting the Resignation of James Russell Jr. from the Parks D’ERRICO and Recreation Advisory Committee ACTION Passed 09-233 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept up to $3,800 in Funds WHEELER from the U.S. Department of Justice, Project Safe Neighborhoods, to Purchase a Ballistic Bullet Catcher for the Police Department ACTION Passed 09-234 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for and Accept a Grant GRATWICK from the Maine Department of Health & Human Services to Increase screening rates for colorectal cancer in the Penquis Public Health District ACTION Passed 09-235 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with the BRONSON Maine Department of Transportation Regarding Overweight Construction Vehicles – Red Bridge Replacement, Project 15090.00 ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL –JULY 13, 2009 CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-236 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for Paving Program HAWES ACTION Passed 09-237 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for Sodium Chloride NEALLEY ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JULY 13, 2009 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-238 RESOLVE Appropriating $6,927 from the Fire Department Reserve to STONE Provide the Additional Funding Necessary to Purchase a Replacement for Tanker 6 ACTION First Reading MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JULY 13, 2009 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-220 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code, Chapter 165, Section BLANCHETTE 165-13 – Definition of Building Height 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 09-221 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 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 09-222 ORDINANCE Amending Map Entitled “Downtown Parking Management NEALLEY District” by designating spaces 2250 and 2251 as “Parking for Persons with Disabilities” 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 09-223 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 23, Sub Section 23-4 to Add an Alternate WHEELER Member to the Planning Board 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 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – JULY 13, 2009 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-239 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for Elliptical Tanker STONE ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-240 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for Stillwater Avenue BRONSON Reconstruction ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-241 ORDER Authorizing the Finance Committee to Award Contracts for D’ERRICO Stormwater Management System at Bangor International Airport ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-242 ORDER Adopting Liquor License Processing Policy GRATWICK ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-243 ORDER Appointing Members to the Penjajawoc Watershed Citizen WHEELER Review Panel ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed Planning Officer David Gould recognized Chair Palmer, Dr. Gratwick, Jerry Livengood, Paul Zebeiac, Doug Grant and Paul Cook for their efforts in making the Civil War Rededication a huge success.