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Home My WebLink About2004-01-12 City Council Minutes MINUTES OI'REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL— JANUARY 12,2004 ICONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I Meeting Convened at 7:40 p.m. Chaired by Mayor Tremble All Councilors Present IMeeting Adjourned at 8:40p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Charles Birkel,Bangor resident, objected to the use of the title I Mayor which is commonly used when referring to the City Council Chair.Requested that this term no longer be use. This request was referred to the Government Operations Committee for further consideration. MINUTES OF:Board of Trustees of the Bangor Water District Meeting of November 18, 2003, Bangor City Council Meeting of December 22,2003, Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting of December 16,2003, Bangor School Committee I Meeting of December 16,.2003,Finance Committee Meeting of December 17, 2003, Infrastructure and Development Support Committee Meeting of December 23, 2003, Government Operations Committee Meeting of December 23,2003 and Strategic Issues Committee Meeting of Janualy 5, 2004 04-49 ORDER Authorizing Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for Real Estate FARRINGTON I Located at 198 Forest Avenue ACTION Passed I 04-50 ORDER Authorizing Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for Real Estate ALLEN Located at 223 Falvey Street 1 ACTION Passed 04-51 ORDER Authorizing City Manager to Execute Agreement with MDOT for CASHWELL Transportation of Construction Equipment and Materials in IConjunction with Project No.IM-395-1140(100)E ACTION Passed 04-52 ORDER Authorizing Extension of Public Sewer to Serve Rolling Meadows NEALLEY Subdivision ACTION Passed 04-53 RESOLVE Ratifying the Retention of Outside Counsel for the Board of Appeals in GRATWICK Ithe Appeal of Hampden Homebuilders,Inc. ACTION Passed 04-54 RESOLVE Rating Execution of Consent to Agreement Regarding Parking and D'ERRICO Consent to Amendment to Financial Assistance Agreement Between the Maine State Housing Authority&Bangor Development Associates — School House Apartments ACTION Passed r, I 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JANUARY 12.2004 PROCLAMATIONS AND PUBLIC RECOGNITION ASSIGNED TO 111 ITEM NO. COUNCILOR IPROCLAMATION Recognizing Gary Crosby for His Service to the City of Bangor A TION Approved I C PP f' 1 1 I' I I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL— JANUARY 12,2004 IUNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I 04-44 ORDINANCE Amending Article I,Section 9-8,of the Code of Ordinances of the City of FARRINGTON Bangor —Standing Committees ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote:9 yes Councilors voting yes:Allen, Cashwell,D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick, Greene,Nealley,Palmer& Tremble Passed 04-45 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 291, Vehicles & Traffic, §291-43, On-Street and D'ERRICO Off-Street Parking Areas, Daytime Alternate-Side Parking ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote:9 yes Councilors voting yes:Allen, Cashwell, D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick, Greene,Nealley, Palmer& Tremble Passed 04-46 ORDINANCE Amending the Map of the Downtown Parking Management District- PALMER Parking Limited to Non-Commercially Registered Vehicles Only—May Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote:9 yes Councilors voting yes:Allen, Cashwell,D'Errico, Farrington, Gratwick, Greene, Nealley, Palmer& Tremble Passed 04-47 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 284, Trees, Adding New Article III,Public Tree GRATWICK Program ACTION Motion Made and Secondede or Passage g Vote:9 yes Councilors voting yes:Allen, Cashwell,D'Errico,Farrington, 111 Gratwick, Greene,Nealley,Palmer& Tremble Passed 1 I I I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL— JANUARY 12,2004 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 111 PUBLIC HEARING:Application for Special Amusement Permit,ELKS, BPOE, 108 Odlin Road ACTION Motion Made&Seconded to Open Public Hearing.Public Hearing Opened. No one from the Public Came Forward.Motion Made&Seconded to Close Public Hearing. Public Hearing Closed. Motion Made&Seconded to Approve Application. Approved PUBLIC HEARING:Application for Liquor License,MALT, SPIRITUOUS& VINOUS, FAY DA leA RESTAURANT,INC. d/b/a Happy China Buffet, 753 Stillwater Avenue fil ACTION Motion Made&Seconded to Open Public Hearing.Public Hearing Opened. No one from the Public Came Forward.Motion Made&Seconded to Close Public Hearing.Public Hearing Closed. Motion Made and Seconded to Approve Application. Approved 04-55 ORDER Authorizing Option Agreement for Purchase and Development of Bangor PALMER I Riverfront Development Site with Penview Associates, LLC ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Table Until the Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting of the Bangor City Council Tabled(01/26/04) 04-56 ORDER Authorizing the Expenditure of$1,800 in Support of the Camp Bangor ALLEN Program ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage i Passed 04-57 ORDER Contract Award—To New England Communications for a New City- FARRINGTON 1 Wide Telephone System ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passageit Passed 04-58 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement Between the CASHWELL City of Bangor and the National Biosolids Partnership I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 04-59 ORDER Authorizing Discontinuance of a Portion of May Street NEALLEY ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed Motion Made and Seconded to Suspend the Rules to Consider C.O. #04-60.Rules Suspended 11 04-60 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Retain Maine Tomorrow to Represent the City in Regard to LR 2664,An Act to Establish the Gambling Control Borad to License and Regulate Slot Machines at Commercial Harness Racing Tracks ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted II Vote: 7 yes, 1 no, 1 abstaining Councilors voting yes: Cashwell,D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick, Greene, Palmer& Tremble Councilor voting no:Allen Councilor Abstaining:Nealley Passed