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Home My WebLink About2003-06-23 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 23,2003 1 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR MEETING CONVENED AT 7:00 P.M. CHAIRED BY MAYOR FARNHAM ALL COUNCILORS PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCILOR NEALLEY MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:30 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENTS Daniel Williams, 316 Hammond Street, Organizer of"March with the One You Love Campaign", expressed his appreciation to the City Council for the Proclamation recognizing this campaign. MaryEllen Cunningham, from the Natural Living Center, spoke regarding traffic issues at the traffic light at the new Stillwater Ave.Interchange.She presented a statement detailing the problems and signatures gathered in support of her concerns. MINUTES OF:Housing Authority Commissioners Meeting of May 14, 2003, Bangor City Council Meeting of June 9, 2003,Board of Trustees of the Bangor Water District Meeting of May 20, 2003, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting of June 2, 2003, Bangor School Committee Meeting of June 2, 2003,Business &Economic Development Committee Meeting of June 3, 2003, Finance Committee Meeting of June 4, 2003, Government Operations Committee Meeting of June 11, 2003 and Strategic Issues Committee Meeting of June 16,2003 ACTION Approved 03-209 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept$1,002.44 in Funds as Part of the PALMER Federal Equitable Sharing Program ACTION Passed I 03-210 RESOLVE Acknowledging Receipt of the June 10, 2003 Special Municipal Referendum TREMBLE Election Results I ACTION Passed 03-211 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Bangor Gas Company on Stillwater FARRINGTON Avenue from Intersection of Stillwater Avenue and Hogan Road to Longview Drive ACTION Passed I, 03-212 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Bangor Gas Company for Various ROHMAN Locations in the City ACTION Passed 03-213 ORDER Granting Pole Anchor Easement to Bangor Hydro Electric Company- CROWLEY Golf course Property off New York Street ACTION Passed I 03-214 ORDER Granting Utility Easement to Bangor Hydro Electric Company-Airport ALLEN Property off Downing Road ACTION Passed 03-215 ORDER Awarding Bid for Traffic Control Equipment to Ocean State Signal GREENE 1 ACTION Passed 03-216 ORDER Accepting the Quote of AIG Aviation for Insurance Coverage at Bangor TREMBLE U International Airport ACTION Passed I 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 23,2003 I REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I03-217 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code — Zone Change—83 Essex Street ROHMAN Essex Street IACTION First Reading Referred to Planning Board 03-218 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Zone Change—460 Stillwater Avenue FARRINGTON ACTION First Reading Referred to Planning Board 03-219 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Homeless Continuum of Care Grant from PALMER HUD for Shaw House Homeless Youth Outreach&Support Services Project ACTION First Reading 1 03-220 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor by Deleting Chapter 81, Building FARRINGTON Code, and Replacing It with New Chapter 81,Building Code ACTION First Reading Referred to Infrastructure Committee 03-221 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor by Deleting Chapter 82, Building FARRINGTON Code—Residential, and Replacing It with New Chapter 82, Building Code —Residential ACTION First Reading Referred to Infrastructure Committee 03-222 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor by Deleting Chapter 223,Property ROHMAN Maintenance Code, and Replacing It with New Chapter 223, Property IMaintenance Code ACTION First Reading Referred to Infrastructure Committee I 03-223 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor by Deleting Chapter 180, FARRINGTON Mechanical Code, &Replacing It with New Chapter 180,Mechanical Code ACTION First Reading Referred to Infrastructure Committee I i MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 23,2003 PROCLAMATIONS AND PUBLIC RECOGNITION ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR a PROCLAMATION Recognizing Tyler Secord for His Performance in the Soap Box Derby CROWLEY ACTION Approved I PROCLAMATION Recognizing Devin Secord for His Performance in the Soap Box Derby PALMER ACTION Approved I PROCLAMATION Recognizing Jaron Secord for His Performance in the Soap Box Derby ROHMAN ACTION Approved 1 I r I 1 I I I I I I 1 111 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 23,2003 IUNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 1 03-193 RESOLVE Appropriation for Municipal Year 2004 TREMBLE ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Motion Passed Hal Wheeler, Silver Road, Objected to the City dedicating funding to the Husson Baseball Complex. This issue is considered in Resolve 03-194 Motion Made and Seconded to Pass As Amended by Substitution Passed As Amended by Substitution 03-194 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Capital Purposes Within the General Fund ALLEN and Utilizing Various Reserves, Trust and Agency Account, and Grant Funds for Expenditures to be Made During Municipal Year 2004 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Motion Passed Nathaniel Rosenblatt, Bangor Resident, expressed concerns regarding increased usage of lighting,P.A. system, traffic and the potential use of fireworks at the new Husson College Stadium project that would be funded in this Resolve. Motion Made and Seconded to Pass As Amended by Substitution Motion Passed Motion Made and Seconded to Amend the Substitute Resolve by Increasing the Funding for the Husson College Stadium project in the amount of$131,000,said funding to come from the following sources: $52,247 from the Handicap Improvement Project $78,753 from the Capital Fund's Future Construction—City Reserve Motion Doubted Vote: 7 yes, 1 no, 1 absent Councilors voting yes:Allen, Crowley,Farnham, Greene, Palmer, Rohman and Tremble Councilor voting no:Farrington Councilor absent:Nealley Motion Passed Motion Made and Seconded to Passed As Amended Motion Passed Passed As Amended by Substitution(As Amended) 03-195 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue from State Sources and ROHMAN Budget-Enterprise Fund ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 03-196 RESOLVE Education Appropriation, Bangor School Department, Pursuant to Title CROWLEY 20-A, Chapter 606, 15601-15619, Maine Revised Statures Annotated ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage IPassed 03-197 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue and Budget- Trust FARRINGTON and Agency Fund ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 23,2003 111 UNFINISHED BUSINESS(CON'T) ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 111 03-198 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue from State Sources GREENE and Budget-Special Revenue FundI ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I r 03-199 RESOLVE Vocational Education Region #4 Appropriation Pursuant to Title 20-A, NEALLEY Chapter 606, 15601-15619,Maine Revised Statutes Annotated ALLEN ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 03-200 ORDER Authorizing Non-Union Pay Plan Adjustment PALMER I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution111 Motion Made and Seconded to Pass As Amended by Substitution Passed As Amended by Substitution 03-201 RESOLVE Appropriating$67,000 from Airport Department Reserves for the Purpose PALMER I of Covering Additional Costs to Build T Hangars at Bangor International Airport ii ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage III Passed 03-171 ORDINANCE Amending the Map of the Downtown Parking Management District—to NEALLEY Reflect On-Street Parking Changes on Front Street in 2003 TREMBLE ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage I Vote:8 yes, 1 absent Councilors voting yes:Allen, Crowley,Farnham, Farrington, Greene, Palmer,Rohman and Tremble Councilor absent:Nealley Passed 03-172 ORDINANCE Amending the Map of the Downtown Parking Management District-to PALMER Reflect On-Street Parking Changes on Railroad Street in 2003 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote:8 yes, I absent Councilors voting yes:Allen, Crowley, Farnham, Farrington, Greene,Palmer,Rohman and Tremble Councilor absent:Nealley Passed 03-174 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 127 of the Code of the City of Bangor,Fuel Gas- GREENE Section 127.8,Natural Gas Valve Identification Sign ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Indefinitely Postpone Indefinitely Postponed I I I IMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 23,2003 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO IITEM NO. COUNCILOR I PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement Permit, CUES, Inc. d/b/a Russell's Entertainment Complex, 268 Odlin Road ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open Public Hearing I Public Hearing Opened Motion Made and Seconded to Postpone to a Date Certain (7/14/03) Postponed 111 03-224 ORDER ' Approving Processing Fee Schedule—Planning Division ROHMAN ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage IPassed 03-225 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept$5,024.80 in Funds as Part of CROWLEY the Federal Equitable Sharing Program I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I I I I I I I I 1 i I