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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL— NOVEMBER 22,2004
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
MEETING COVENED AT 7:30 P.M.
CHAIRED BY MAYOR FARRINGTON
ALL COUNCILORS PRESENT WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF COUNCILOR CASHWELL
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:00 P.M.
PROCLAMATION: Recognizing the Julius Lowy Company for the STONE
Restoration of the Portrait of Sarah Molasses as
a Gift to the People of Bangor
ACTION Approved
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Heather McCarthy and Tom Violette presented the Council with
a framed poster of the American Folk Festival. Bernard Miller of the Bangor Ban,requested
Council support to waive the$1,000 fee for the use of the Bangor Auditorium for the
Christmas Concert. This was referred to the Finance Committee. Hal Wheeler also asked
for the Council's support of the Bangor Band. Victor Cassoy of 200 Hammond Street presented
the Council with a proposed building concept for the Masonic parcel.
MINUTES OF: Housing Authority of the City of Bangor of October 13,
2004,Bangor City Council Meetings of October 25, 2004, October 28,2004,
November 3, 2004&November 8, 2004,Bangor School Committee Meeting �y
Of November 1, 2004,Parks&Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting of
November 1, 2004,Finance Committee Meeting of November 1, 2004, &Government
Operations Committee Meeting of November 9, 2004.
ACTION Approved
05-15 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed- CASHWELL
Real Estate Located at 17 Wood Street
ACTION Passed
05-16 ORDER Accepting Project Canopy Grant from the Maine Forest GRATWICK
Service
ACTION Passed
05-17 ORDER Authorizing the City Clerk to Cast Ballot for Municipal GREENE
Review Committee, Inc.Board of Directors
ACTION Passed
05-18 RESOLVE Acknowledging Receipt of the Official Results and TREMBLE
the Declaration of Results for the November 2, 2004
Municipal Election
ACTION Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 22,2004
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REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
a ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
05-19 ORDINANCE Amending Section 134-27 of the Ordinances of the GREENE
111 City of Bangor— General Assistance
ACTION First Reading Referred to Government Operations Committee
1 05-20 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$448,674 in US.Department CASHWELL
of Justice Interoperable Communications Technology
Program Grant Funds
1 ACTION First Reading
05-21 RESOLVE Appropriating and Transferring$149,559 as a Local GRATWICK
Match for US. Department of Justice Interoperable
Communications Technology Program Grant Funds
ACTION First Reading
05-22 ORDINANCE Amending the Electrical Code—Chapter 102§102-1, ALLEN
to Adopt the 2005 Edition of the National Electrical Code
ACTION First Reading •
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 22,2004
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NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
PUBLIC HEARING: Application for a Special AmusementPermit,MILEWAL,INC. TREMBLE
d/b/a The Spectrum, 190 Harlow Street I
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 for Approval\
Approved
05-23 ORDER Authorizing the Acquisition of 116 Main Street TREMBLE
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Motion Doubted
Vote: 7 yes, 1 no, 1 absent
Councilors voting yes:Allen,D'Errico, Farrington,
Gratwick, Greene,Hawes, Stone
Councilor voting no: Tremble
Councilor Absent: Cashwell
Passed
05-24 ORDER Authorizing Option Agreement for Purchase and TREMBLE
Development of Lot 10 in the Maine Business
Enterprise Park—Sunbury Properties, LLC
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage I
Passed
05-25 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of an Option Agreement with D'ERRICO +�
Kurt Thomas for Lot 6 in the BanAir Industrial Park ■
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
05-26 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Lease with GREENE
Nextel Communications of Mid-Atlantic, Inc.
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage 1�
Motion Made and Seconded to Table
Vote: 7 yes, 1 no, 1 absent
Councilors voting yes:Allen,Farrington, Gratwick, Greene,
Hawes, Stone, Tremble
Councilor Voting no:D'Errico
Councilor Absent: Cashwell .11
Tabled
05-27 ORDER Directing the City Manager to Take Action Relative to GRATWICK
A Property Located at 47 Market Street
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 22,2004
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NEW BUSINESS con't ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
05-28 ORDER Authorizing Application lication to the Maine Department o p f ALLEN
Conservation, 2005 Recreational Trails Grant Program
1 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
I 05-29 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for Construction of a De-Icing GRATWICK
Fluid Collection System at the Airport
I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
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