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Home My WebLink About2003-10-15 City Council Minutes 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL— OCTOBER 15,2003 I CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Meeting Convened at 7:05 p.m. Chaired by Mayor Farnham All Councilors Present Meeting Adjourned at 9:30 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS:No Public Comments were heard MINUTES OF:Board of Directors of the Bangor Region Development Alliance Meeting of August 15, 2003, Bangor City Council Meeting of September 22,2003,Finance Committee Meetings of September 3&1 7, 2003, Strategic Issues Committee Meetings of September 15&29, 2003, Bangor School Committee Meeting of September 15, 2003 and Infrastructure and Development Support Committee Meeting of September 23, 2003 ACTION Approved 03-311 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept$550.00,or a Portion Thereof in PALMER Funds as the Result of a State Criminal Forfeiture ACTION Passed 03-312 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept$886.00, or a Portion Thereof in ALLEN Funds as the Result of a State Criminal Forfeiture ACTION Passed 03-313 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Grant Agreement with the GREENE Department of Human Services — School Dental Program ACTION Passed 03-314 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Easement Deed—Joseph and FARRINGTON Shirley Higgins, 187 Third Street ACTION Passed 03-315 ORDER Authorizing the City Manger to Execute a Lease with MJH,LLC for ROHMAN Property Adjacent to 1087 Hammond Street ACTION Passed 03-316 ORDER Discontinuance of a Portion of French Street—Southerly from Broadway TREMBLE ACTION Passed I 03-317 ORDER Authorizing Bid Award for Road Salt to International Salt Co.LLC TREMBLE ACTION Passed I I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 15,2003 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 03-318 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code, Chapter 165, Section 165-72, FARRINGTON I Required Number of Spaces,Repealing and Replacing Subsection R to Exempt the DDD and WDD from Parking Requirements ACTION First Reading Referred to Planning Board I 03-319 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 82,Building Code,Residential,§82-2,Amendments GREENE to Standards ACTION First Reading Referred to Infrastructure Committee 03-320 ORDINANCE Amending Section 134-27 of the Ordinances of the City of Bangor- PALMER 111 General Assistance ACTION First Reading 111 03-321 RESOLVE Appropriating $107,558 from the Park Woods Trust Account for ALLEN Capital Purposes ACTION First Reading Referred to Finance Committee 03-322 RESOLVE Appropriating $1,250,000 from the General Fund's Undesignated NEALLEY 1 Fund Balance for Penobscot River Cleanup and Litigation Costs ACTION First Reading Referred to Finance Committee I I I I t I I I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL— OCTOBER 15,2003 , PROCLAMATIONS AND PUBLIC RECOGNITION ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR PROCLAMATION Recognizing the Contributions of Thomas "Skip"Chappelle to the Bangor ROHMAN Region 1 ACTION Approved 1 I M I 1 I t 1 I 1 I 1 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 15,2003 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO I ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 03-323 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Letter of Intent with Capital CROWLEY I Seven, LLC for the Re-Development of Harness Racing Facilities and the Development of Gaming and Related Hospitality Facilities Located at Bass Park I ACTION Councilor Nealley abstained from discussion and vote due to a previously established conflict. Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Nick Burse,Bangor resident, urged the City to look at other developers for this project.Hoolae Paoa, representing Capital Seven,stated that his organization is committed to Bangor and ready to finalize the development agreement. Motion to Pass As Amended by Substitution Motion Doubted Vote:6 yes,2 no, 1 abstaining Councilors voting yes:Crowley,Farnham,Farrington, Greene, Palmer&Rohman Councilors voting no:Allen & Tremble Councilor abstaining:Nealley Passed As Amended by Substitution 03-324 ORDER Authorizing Award of Car Rental Concession Contracts to Avis, Budget, NEALLEY Hertz and Vanguard-ANC ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Ray Moss, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, requested Council reconsider awarding this contract.Scott Lanpher& Tim Pease, Chambers Leasing /Budget Rent-A-Car, urged Council to move forward with this Order. Motion Made and Seconded to Table and Refer back to Committee Motion Doubted Vote: 6 no, 3 yes Councilors voting no: Crowley,Farnham,Farrington, Greene,Nealley &Rohman Councilors voting yes:Allen,Palmer&Tremble Motion for Passage Doubted Vote: 7 yes, 2 no Councilors voting yes: Crowley,Farnham,Farrington, Greene,Nealley, Rohman&Tremble Councilors voting no:Allen&Palmer Passed 03-325 RESOLVE Supporting Question 1B on the November Ballot TREMBLE I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted State Representatives Blanchette, Norton, Faircloth&Perry, urged passage of Question 1B.Nick Burse,Bangor resident, opposed question 1A. Vote on Doubted Motion 111 7 yes, 2 no Councilors voting yes:Allen, Crowley, Greene,Nealley, Palmer, Rohman& Tremble Councilors voting no:Farnham&Farrington Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 15.2003 I UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO IITEM NO. COUNCILOR I 03-304 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Small Community Air Service Development TREMBLE Grant for$310,000 from the United States Department of Transportation, to Recruit and Promote New Air Service at Bangor International Airport I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I I II I I I i 1 M 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 15,2003 1 NEW BUSINESS(CON'T) ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 111 03-326 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement PALMER with Gopher Hill Communications for the Purchase of Property for a Police Headquarters Building ACTION Councilor Rohman abstained from discussion and vote due to a previously established conflict Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote:6 yes,2 no, I abstaining Councilors voting yes:Allen, Crowley,Farnham, Greene,Nealley and Palmer Councilors voting no:Farrington& Tremble Councilor abstaining:Rohman Passed 03-327 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager or Airport Director to Execute a Consulting ROHMAN Agreement with the Boyd Group/ASRC,Inc.for Air Service Development Services at Bangor International Airport ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 03-328 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Easement Deed and Consent FARRINGTON —Bangor Parkade,Inc. ACTION Councilor Rohman abstained from discussion and vote due to a previously established conflict Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 03-329 ORDER Discontinuance of a Portion of Unnamed Paper Street-Northwesterly FARRINGTON from Third Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I I