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Home My WebLink About2004-08-23 City Council Minutes 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL— AUGUST 23,2004 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO I ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Meeting Convened at 7:30 p.m. Chaired by Mayor Tremble I All Councilors Present Meeting Adjourned at 10.:00 p.m. PROCLAMATION Expressing the Appreciation of the City Council to the Norman N. Dow FARRINGTON I Post 1761 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for their Contribution to the City of Bangor ACTION Approved IPROCLAMATION Recognizing September 6-10, 2004 as Payroll Week GRATWICK IACTION Approved ' PUBLIC COMMENTS:No Public Comments Were Heard I Motion Made and Seconded to Remove C.O. 04-259 from the Consent Agenda to be Heard Under New Business. C.O. 04-259 Removed from Consent Agenda I MINUTES OF: Bangor School Committee Meeting of July 19,2004,Bangor City Council Meeting of August 9, 2004, Housing Authority Commissioners Meeting of July 22, 2004, and Parks&Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting of August 2, 2004 IACTION Approved 04-254 ORDER Appointment of Constables for the Year 2004 ALLEN IACTION Passed 04-255 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept$166.08 in Funds as Part of the GREENE IFederal Equitable Sharing Program ACTION Passed I04-256 ORDER Accepting In-Lieu of Tax Donation from the Norman N.Dow Post 1761 PALMER of the Veterans of Foreign Wars IACTION Passed 04-257 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Quitclaim Deed to Katrina& FARRINGTON INathaniel Black for Property Located at 13 Nelson Street ACTION Passed 1 04-258 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Quitclaim Deed to Land CASHWELL Investment,Inc.,for an Unbuilt Portion of Alden Street and Adjacent Parcel IACTION Passed 04-259 ORDER Directing the City Manager to Take Possession of Property Located at 58 D'ERRICO Court Street 1 ACTION Read Under New Business Motion Made and Seconded for Passage IPassed 04-260 ORDER Authorizing Grant Application to Maine Forest Service—Project Canopy GRATWICK Program IACTION Passed I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL— AUGUST 23,2004 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 04-261 ORDINANCE Amending the Property Maintenance Code, Chapter 223, by Adding New CASHWELL §223-3, Uninhabitable Building I ACTION First Reading Referred to Transportation&Infrastructure Committee 04-262 RESOLVE Accepting&Appropriating a State of Maine Department of Transportation PALMER Grant in the Amount of$25,000 to be Used on Small Community Air Service Development Pilot Projects ACTION First Reading Referred to Finance Committee I I I I 1 I I 1 I I I 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 23,2004 IUNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR IPUBLIC HEARING: 04-248 ORDER Authorizing the Issuance of$650,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of FARRINGTON General Obligation Bonds,Notes in Anticipation Thereof and a Tax Levy tTherefor ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing.Public Hearing I Opened. No one from the Public came Forward. Motion Made and Seconded to Close Public Hearing.Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote:8 yes , I Councilors voting yes:Allen, Cashwell,D'Errico, Gratwick, Greene, Palmer& Tremble Passed I04-250 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Homeless Continuum of Care Grant from PALMER HUD U ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I I I I I I U III 1 i •Hi MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 23,2004 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement Permit,ACHONNELL,INC. d/b/a 1 Benjamin's After Dark,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 I PUBLIC HEARING: 04-263 ORDER Placing an Order Entitled `Authorizing Construction of a Police PALMER Headquarters Building at 240 Main Street, Bangor,Maine"on the November 2, 2004,Municipal Ballot ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open Public Hearing.Public Hearing Opened.Members of the Public spoke in favor of locating the Police Station Downtown and placing this question on the November Ballot. Motion Made and Seconded to Close Public Hearing. Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed Motion Made and Seconded to Suspend the Rules to Consider a Council Order#04-270 04-270 ORDER Authorizing and Directing the City Manager to Take the Necessary GRATWICK Steps to Determine the Suitability of 315 Harlow Street as a Potential Site for the Bangor Police Headquarters Motion to Suspend the Rules Doubted Vote: 6 no, 2 yes Councilors Voting no:Allen, Cashwell, D'Errico, Greene,Palmer& Tremble Councilors voting yes:Farrington& Gratwick Motion Failed Passage PUBLIC HEARING: 04-264 ORDER Ratifying All Existing City of Bangor Indebtedness CASHWELL ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open Public Hearing.Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened. Members of the Public spoke in Favor of this Action. Motion Made and Seconded to Close Public Hearing. Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 04-265 ORDER Authorizing Sponsorship of the Premiere of Back to the River:A Musical GREENE Celebration of Bangor's Roots ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Representatives of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra Urged the Council to Fund this Request Motion for Passage Doubted Vote: 7 yes, 1 no Councilors voting yes:Allen, Cashwell,D'Errico, Gratwick, Greene,Palmer & Tremble Councilor voting no:Farrington Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING ET G BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 23,2004 INEW BUSINESS(CON'T) ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I 04-266 ORDER Establishing a Special Committee on Multi-Purpose Athletic Field Complex ALLEN ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 1 04-267 RESOLVE Maine Municipal Investment Trust Fund Program Grant D'ERRICO ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 04-268 ORDER Authorizing the Sale of Lot 16 in the BanAir Industrial Park to Norman S. FARRINGTON Bouchard and Diann W.Bouchard ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 04-269 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective Bargaining FARRINGTON Agreement between the City of Bangor and the Federation of Public Employees, NNEC, AFT,AFL-CIO, Fleet Maintenance Employees ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 1 I 1 HI