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Home My WebLink About2009-09-14 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 14, 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 Hawes Adjourned at 9:45 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mr. Tom Sawyer of Dedham expressed his frustration In the lack of response the city has given relating to his issues regarding the city dock and damage his boat received while moored at the city docks. He requested that the st city solicitor draft an order accepting his July 31 request to settle. /Councilor Nealley requested that said order be drafted and placed on the next council agenda. Ms. Laura Cushing of Hermon urged the Council to consider a 10,000 seat capacity for the new arena To entice big events to come to Bangor. Mr. Timothy Low reported that the Kabang Festival Held in August was a huge success and announced that this group is already planning the 2010 event. MINUTES OF: Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of August 24, 2009, Regular Meeting of Bangor Housing Authority of June 17, 2009, Regular Meeting of Bangor Water District of July 21, 2009, Regular Meeting of the Bangor School Committee of July 22, 2009, Government Operations Committee of July 28, 2009 and August 25, 2009, Finance Committee of August 17, 2009 ACTION Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal, Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, Massimo &Anne Marie Ranni, d/b/a Massimo’s Lucina Italiana, 96-98 Hammond Street ACTION Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal, Malt Spirituous, Vinous, 99 Restaurants, LLC, d/b/a 99 Restaurants and Pub, 8 Bangor Mall Blvd ACTION Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal, Malt Spirituous, Vinous, Rare Hospitality Management, Inc. d/b/a Long Horn Steakhouse, 605 Hogan Rd ACTION Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal, Malt Spirituous, Vinous, The Main Tavern, d/b/a The Main Tavern, 122 Main Street ACTION Approved 09-284 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed For Real Estate STONE Located at 314 Fourteenth Street ACTION Passed 09-285 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed for Real Estate BRONSON Located at 158 West Broadway ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-286 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed for Real Estate BLANCHETTE Located at 128 Main Street ACTION Passed 09-287 ORDER Appointing an Additional Constable for the Year of 2009 BRONSON ACTION Passed 09-288 ORDER Authorizing the Airport to Accept Grants in the Amount of NEALLEY $2,430,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration and $60,750 from the Maine Department of Transportation for Phase 1 of the Cargo Aircraft Parking Apron Reconstruction Project ACTION Passed 09-289 ORDER Amending Policy on Performance Review of Council BLANCHETTE Appointees ACTION Passed 09-290 RESOLVE Approving Soliciting Donations for the Park in Park Woods WHEELER Project ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-291 ORDER Authorizing Issuance of $1,365,878 of the City’s General BRONSON Obligation Bonds and a Tax Levy Therefor ACTION First Reading &Referral to Finance Committee of 9/21/09 at 5 pm 09-292 ORDER Authorizing Refinancing of Certain of the City of Bangor’s STONE Existing Bond and Lease Obligations and the Issuance of the City’s General Obligation Bonds and a Tax Levy Therefor ACTION First Reading &Referral to Finance Committee of 9/21/09 at 5 pm 09-293 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 231, Public Parks – Section 231-7, Alcoholic NEALLEY Beverage; Fires, Use of Closed Areas to Permit Sale of Malt Liquor on Golf Course ACTION First Reading 09-294 RESOLVE Appropriating Grants of $2,430,000 from the Federal Aviation BLANCHETTE Administration and $60,750 from the Maine Department of Transportation for Phase I of the Cargo Aircraft Parking Apron Reconstruction Project ACTION First Reading 09-295 RESOLVE Appropriating a Hazard Mitigation Grant from the Maine HAWES Emergency Management Agency – Stream Flow Gauges – Penobscot River and Kenduskeag Stream ACTION First Reading 09-296 ORDINANCE Amending Schedule IV of Chapter 291, Article III, Section 39 WHEELER Of the Code of the City of Bangor – Parking Prohibited Except For Limited Times – Broadway ACTION First Reading MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-276 ORDINANCE Amending Map Entitled “Downtown Parking Management WHEELER District” by designating spaces 100 through 151, 218 through 223, 1400 through 1409, 1430 through 1434 and 1300 through 1341 as “Ninety Minute Parking” ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Peter Ramsay expressed his concern over issues surrounding this change st Motion Made and Seconded to Postpone to 1 meeting in January Motion Doubted Vote: 4-4 Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, D’Errico, Gratwick & Stone Councilors Voting No; Blanchette, Nealley, Palmer & Wheeler Councilors Absent: Hawes Failed Motion Made and Seconded to Table Until the next meeting Tabled 09-277 ORDINANCE Amending the Map of the Downtown Parking Management HAWES District by Adding Ten (10) 2-Hour Parking Spaces on Hancock Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, D’Errico, Gratwick, Nealley, Palmer, Stone & Wheeler Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Hawes Passed 09-278 ORDINANCE Amending Map Entitled “Downtown Parking Management D’ERRICO District”, Chapter 291, Section 37-B of the Code of the City of Bangor, by Deleting Space #2245 on Exchange Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, D’Errico, Gratwick, Nealley, Palmer, Stone & Wheeler Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Hawes Passed 09-279 RESOLVE Appropriating $221,689 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance BLANCHETTE (BJA) to be shared between Five Area Municipalities Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-280 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a $38,690 Addition to the FY09 GRATWICK WIC Nutrition Program Grant Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement Permit of Edward Hunt, d/b/a Club Ice, 190 Harlow Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Edward Hunt introduced himself and urged council support 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 of Bev, Inc. d/b/a Hilton Garden Inn, 250 Haskell Road 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, Edward Hunt, d/b/a Club Ice, 190 Harlow 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 09-297 ORDER Transferring the City’s Public Safety Answering Point to the GRATWICK Penobscot Regional Communications Center ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Chief Cammack urged council to defeat this measure Chief Gastia stated that he was not totally opposed to this, But cautioned the council that if we leave as is, he will need to Hire a full time dispatch supervisor in the future Mr. James Ryan, Executive Director of Penobscot Regional Communications Center, stated that the county Would continue to work with the city regardless of this vote Tom Higgins, 1040 Essex St., stated that this doesn’t offer any Financial savings to the city but provides for a lesser service Motion Doubted Vote: 4-4 Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson, Gratwick, Nealley & Palmer Councilors Voting No; Blanchette, D’Errico, Stone & Wheeler Councilors Absent: Hawes Failed REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 NEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-298 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with NEALLEY Christina and Jeff Murdy Regarding the Sale of Malt Liquor On the Golf Course Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-299 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for and Accept a Hazard D’ERRICO Mitigation Grant from the Maine Emergency Management Agency – Stream Flow Gauges – Penobscot River and Kenduskeag Stream Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-300 RESOLVE Declaration of Official Intent to Reimburse Expenditures on the STONE Penobscot River Coal Tar Remediation Project from Tax-Exempt Obligations Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed th Chief Cammack announced at Bishop Malone would be offering a mass at St. John’s on September 20 at 10 a.m. to honor EMS.