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Home My WebLink About2002-11-25 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL— NOVEMBER 25,2002 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR MEETING CONVENED AT 7 P.M. CHAIRED BY MAYOR FARNHAM ALL COUNCILORS PRESENT MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:10 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENTS:No Public Comments Were Heard MINUTES OF:Strategic Issues Committee Meeting of October 7, 2002,Bangor City Council Special I Meeting of November 7, 2002,Bangor City Council Organizational Meeting of November 13, 2002, Bangor City Council Regular Meeting of November 13, 2002, Housing Authority Commissioners Meeting of October 9, 2002, Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting of October 22, 2002, Regional Asset Management Task Force Meetings of October 25, November 1 &November 15, 2002, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting of November 4, 2002, Bangor School Committee Meeting of November 4, 2002 and Finance Committee Meeting of November 6, 2002 ACTION Approved 03-13 RESOLVE Ratifying Execution and Delivery of Municipal Quitclaim Deed-Real ALLEN Estate Located at 93 Center Street ACTION Passed 111 03-14 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit for Underground Electrical Service- ROHMAN Lot 21 Fox Hollow ACTION Passed 03-15 ORDER Granting Utility Easement to Bangor Hydro Electric Company-Maine FARRINGTON Business Enterprise Park ACTION Passed 03-16 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Grant Agreement with the GREENE Department of Human Services— STD Clinic/HIV Counseling, Testing &Referral ACTION Passed 03-17 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Grant Agreement with the PALMER Department of Human Services—HIV POS Prevention Grant ACTION Passed i I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 25,2002 IREFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 03-18 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 158,Juvenile CurIew, by Deleting§158-7—Sunset PALMER Provision ACTION First Reading Referred to Government Operations Committee I 03-19 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating Additional Grant Funds from the State of ROHMAN Maine for the Rehabilitation of Runway 15-33, Taxiway K&M, and North and South Hold Apron ACTION First Reading Referred to Bus. &Econ.Devel. Committee I r t I I 1 1 1 • I 1 I 1 I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 25,2002 PROCLAMATIONS AND PUBLIC RECOGNITION ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I PROCLAMATION Recognizing the Efforts and Accomplishments of the Student Government Association of Penobscot Job Corps ACTION Approved PROCLAMATION Recognizing WBRC Architects/Engineers on Their 100th Anniversary 1 ACTION No action on this item. To be presented at a later date I I I I I I I I 1 1 I I I IMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 25,2002 I UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I 03-09 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, by Deleting and NEALLEY Repealing §165-114, Land Development Approval Standards, and Replacing it with New§165-114,Land Development Approval Standards ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote:9 yes Councilors voting yes:Allen, Crowley,Farnham,Farrington, Greene, Nealley,Palmer,Rohman and Tremble I Passed 03-10 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Zone Change—83 Essex Street ROHMAN ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Motion Made and Seconded to Pass As Amended by Substitution Wane Mallar, Essex Street Resident objected to Zone Change Vote: 6 no, 3 yes Councilors voting no:Allen, Crowley, Greene, Nealley,Palmer& Tremble Councilors voting yes:Farnham, Farrington &Rohman Failed Passage 03-11 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a$7,000.00 Grant from Operation Heart FARRINGTON Beat for the Purchase of Defibrillators ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 1 I 1 I I I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 25,2002 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I PUBLIC HEARING:Application for Special Amusement Permit Benjamin's Tavern&Bistro, 123 Franklin Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open Public Hearing.Public Hearing Opened. No one from the Public came forward. Motion Made and Seconded to Close Public Hearing. Public Hearing Closed. Motion Made and Seconded to Approve Application Approved PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement Permit,MILEWALL,INC. d/b/a/ I The Spectrum, 190 Harlow Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open Public Hearing.Public Hearing Opened. No one from the Public came forward.Motion Made and Seconded to Close Public Hearing. Public Hearing Closed. Motion Made and Seconded to Approve Application Approved PUBLIC HEARING: 03-20 ORDER Proposing Amendment to Bangor City Charter,Article II, Section 2, NEALLE City Council—Council Term Limits ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open Public Hearing.Public Hearing Opened. Charles Murray and Dennis Marble, Bangor residents, spoke in opposition to Term Limits.Motion Made and Seconded to Close Public Hearing.Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote: 7 yes, 2 no Councilors voting yes:Allen, Farnham, Greene,Nealley,Palmer, Rohman & Tremble Councilors voting no: Crowley&Farrington Passed PUBIC HEARING: 03-21 ORDER Proposing Amendment to Bangor City Charter,Article II-A, Section 2, TREMBLE Superintending School Committee—Term Limitation for Committee Members ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open Public Hearing.Public Hearing Opened. Ruth Rambo, Center Street,spoke supporting Term Limits. Steve Sly& Charles Murray,Bangor Residents, spoke in opposition of Term Limits. Christine Szal&Phyllis Guerette, School Committee Members, also spoke in opposition of Term Limits. Motion Made and Seconded to Close Public Hearing.Public Hearing Closed. Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote: 7 yes, 2 no Councilors voting yes:Allen,Farnham, Greene,Nealley,Palmer, Rohman& Tremble Councilors voting no:Crowley&Farrington Passed I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 25,2002 I NEW BUSINESS(CON'T) ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 03-22 RESOLVE Supporting the Proposed Redevelopment of the Bangor Waterworks PALMER Buildings and City of Bangor Financial Support for this Project ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Councilor Rohman abstained from discussion and vote due to a I previously established conflict Doug Bouchard, representing Shaw House,gave details of this Redevelopment Project and the financing for the project. Tom Gocze,Historic Preservation Commission, supported this Resolve Motion for Passage Doubted Vote: 7 yes, 1 no, I abstaining Councilors voting yes:Allen, Crowley, Farnham, Greene, Nealley, Palmer& Tremble Councilor voting no:Farrington Councilor abstaining:Rohman Passed 03-23 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Erin, Inc. CROWLEY I and Accept the Deed for the Purchase of Property Located on Dutton Street ACTION Motion for Passage Made and Seconded ' Passed I I 1 I 1 I I I