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Home My WebLink About2005-09-12 City Council Minutes I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 12,2005 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO P ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Convened at: 7:30 p.m. Chaired by: Mayor Farrington Councilors Present:All Except Stone& Hawes Adjourned at:8:35 p.m. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming September 2005 as Alcohol and Drug GRATWICK Addiction Recovery Month in the City of Bangor PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mr,Ken Buckley, 207 Forest Avenue, expressed concern I regarding the proposed new policy of the city providing traps to residents to use to trap stray cats.He also questioned whether there actually is a stray cat problem in the City. City Manager Barrett explained that the Finance Committee had discussed this issue, and that policies would need to be drafted and sent back to the Finance Committee for review. Barrett indicated that Mr.Buckley, and others who expressed an interest, would be contacted As to when a further discussion would take place.Mr. Victoy Kossoy, 260 Hammond Street, bpoke about a book he had authored, which will be available in a few weeks. Mr. Bill Harridan introduced himself and explained that he was opening a Security business in the area. MINUTES OF: Bangor School Committee Meeting of July 18, 2005, and August 22, 2005, TREMBLE I Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of August 22, 2005,Bangor Water District Board of Trustees Meeting of July 19, 2005, Business&Economic Development Committee Meeting of Jul•27, 2005, Finance Committee Meeting of August 1, 2005 and August 15, 2005. ACTION Approved 05-286 RESOLVE Ratifying Execution and Delivery of Municipal Quitclaim GRATWICK I Deed—Real Estate Located at 32 Walter Street ACTION Passed I 05-287 ORDER Appointment of Additional Constable for the Year 2005 STONE ACTION Passed • I • 05-288 ORDER Authorizing Execution of an Easement to Bangor Hydro- ALLEN 111 Electric Company—931 Union Street ACTION Passed 05-289 ORDER Granting Location Permit to Lincolnville Telephone CASHWELL Company—Maine Avenue and Griffin Road ACTION Passed I 05-290 ORDER Casting 2006 Officers Ballot for the Penobscot Valley GREENE Council of Governments ACTION Passed 05-291 RESOLVE Ratifying Execution of FAA Grant Agreement for GRATWICK Project No. 3-23-0005-42-2005— Terminal Area Study at Bangor International Airport ACTION Passed 1 I 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 12,2005 I REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO IITEM NO. COUNCILOR il lit 05-292 ORDER Authorizing the Issuance of$6,568,831 Aggregate Principal CASHWELL Amount of General Obligation Bonds,Notes in Anticipation Thereof and a Tax Levy Therefor IACTION First Reading Referred To Finance Committee of 9/19/0) 05-293 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Rezoning of Property GRATWICK I Located off of B Street in Birch Hill Estates from Low Density Residential District to High Density Residential District ACTION First Reading Referred to Planning Board of 9/20/05 05-294 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 278, Taxicabs,Sections 6 A and 6 E, TREMBLE IRates of Fares ACTION First Reading Referred to Finance Committee of 9/19/05 at 5 p.m. I05-295 RESOLVE Appropriating$425,000 in Funds as part of the Fiscal Year STONE 2004 Department of Homeland Security Grant Program IACTION First Reading Referred to Finance Committee of 9/19/05 at 5 p.m. 05-296 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$198,000 in Department of GREENE Homeland Security—Assistance to Firefighters Grant Funds ACTION First Reading Referred to Finance Committee of 9/19/05 at 5 p.m. I05-297 RESOLVE Appropriating$22,000 from the General Fund's Improvement GRATWICK Reserve for the Purpose of Purchasing a Heavy Rescue Vehicle IACTION First Reading Referred to Finance Committee of 9/19/05 at 5 p.m. 05-298 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Grant Agreement with the GREENE I Maine Department of Health and Human Services— WIC Program ACTION First Reading Referred to Finance Committee of 9/19/05 at 5 p.m. I 05-299 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Homeless Continuum of Care CASHWELL Grant from HUD 1 ACTION First Reading Referral to Finance Committee of 9/19/05 at 5 p.m. 1 I I, I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL-SEPTEMBER 12,2005 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 05-281 RESOLVE Accepting&AppropriatingDepartmentHomeland GREENE of Security Funds for the Purpose of Improving Preparedness For and Response to Homeland Security Related Events I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 1 I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 12,2005 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO 111 ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 05-300 ORDER Authorizing Option Agreement with Larry Springer for TREMBLE Purchase and Development of Bangor Waterfront Front Street Development Sites ACTION Motion Made and Seconded Table ITabled 05-301 ORDER Authorizing Award of Bid to Rich Associated and Ames CASHWELL I, A/E for Airport Parking Garage Design Services ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote: 5-2 Councilors voting yes:Allen, Cashwell, D'Errico, Greene, Tremble Councilors voting no:Farrington, Gratwick Passed 05-302 ORDER Establishing Special Committee—Downtown Parking GRATWICK Advisory Committee ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I I 1 I I I I