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Home My WebLink About2009-10-14 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 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 Adjourned at 8:30 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT: Chris Long, Administrator of Acadia Recovery Care, announced That this new facility is already at 60% capacity and employees 50-60 full time employees. MINUTES OF: Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of September 30, 2009, Finance Committee Meeting of September 21, 2009, Business & Economic Development Committee Meeting of August 19, 2009, Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of September 9, 2009, & Government Operations Committee Meeting of September 15, 2009. ACTION Approved Liquor License Renewals Application for Liquor License Renewal, Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of Skylink Hospitality, LLC d/b/a Howard Johnson Restaurant, 336 Odlin Road ACTION Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal, Malt & Vinous, of First Lady, Inc., d/b/a Governor’s Restaurant, 643 Broadway ACTION Approved 09-309 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real BRONSON Estate Located at 327 Ohio Street ACTION Passed 09-310 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed – Real NEALLEY Estate Located at 296 French Street ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 14, 2009 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-311 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code – Zone Change at 521 BLANCHETTE Kenduskeag Avenue from Urban Residence One District To High Density Residential District ACTION First Reading & Referral to Planning Board Meeting of 10/20/09 at 7 pm 09-312 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code – Zone Change at 620 D’ERRICO Odlin Road from Industry and Service District to Urban Industry District ACTION First Reading & Referral to Planning Board Meeting of 10/20/09 at 7 pm 09-313 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 268, Section 268-6 of the Code of the BLANCHETTE City of Bangor, Post-Construction Stormwater Maintenance Plan Approval, to Correct a Drafting Error Regarding Certain Dates in the Ordinance ACTION First Reading & Referral to Infrastructure Committee Meeting of 10/20/09 at 5 pm 09-314 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 134, General Assistance, §134-27, Amount WHEELER of Assistance, and §134-27.1, Rental Assistance ACTION First Reading & Referral to Government Operations Committee Meeting of 10/13/09 at 5 pm MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 14, 2009 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-301 RESOLVE Accepting & Appropriating $70,000 in ARRA Grant Funds BLANCHETTE Provided by Maine DEP to Fund a Two Year Stormwater Utility Feasibility & Planning Project Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-302 ORDINANCE Amending Schedule XVIII, Chapter 291, Section 30 of the GRATWICK Code of the City of Bangor – Vehicle and Traffic, Certain Streets – No Through Trucks ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 9-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, D’Errico, Gratwick, Hawes, Nealley, Palmer, Stone & Wheeler Councilors Voting No: None Passed 09-303 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 265, Section 265-1 of the Code of BRONSON Ordinances, Solid Waste Collection and Disposal, to Require Licensing of Municipal Solid Waste Dumpster Providers ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 9-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, D’Errico, Gratwick, Hawes, Nealley, Palmer, Stone & Wheeler Councilors Voting No: None Passed 09-304 RESOLVE Appropriating Up to $18,000 of Racino Fund Balance to STONE Replace Bass Park Vehicle ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote: 7-2 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, D’Errico, Hawes, Palmer, Stone & Wheeler Councilors Voting No: Gratwick & Nealley Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL – OCTOBER 14, 2009 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 09-315 ORDER Accepting a Grant Award from the United States Department WHEELER of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), to Hire Four (4) Police Officers under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Passed 09-316 RESOLVE Authorizing the Recycling Committee and Staff to Develop GRATWICK Alternatives to Address the City’s Current Systems for Recycling and Solid Waste Collection Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 09-317 ORDER Authorizing Application for and Acceptance of a Brownfields BLANCHETTE Assessment Grant Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed City Engineer Ring updated the Council on the coal tar remediation project and explained that the project has gone smoothly and that the dredging aspect is now 85% complete.