HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-07-25 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL JULY 25,2005
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ,
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
Convened at 7::30 p.m. 111
Chaired by Mayor Farrington
Councilors Present: All
Meeting Adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mr.Jim Labreck of Bangor,came forward and stated that he
Felt that his First Amendment Rights were violated when he made a request to distribute
newpapers at the Welfare Department and was refused, even though there is no formal
written policy regarding the distribution of materials there. City Manager Barrett indicated
that there is a policy on display and distribution of materials for City Hall,and that this
decision was based on,and consisten with, the City Hall policy. This topic was referred to the
Government Operations Committee for further discussion. Mr.Nick Bearce,Dillingham
Street,commented that he did not understand why councilors still had questions about the Dispatch
Situation after eight years of discussion. Mr. Victor Kossoy,260 Hammond Street,suggested that
theRredesign of West Market Square include a set of rapids for visual effect,similar
to the actual Kenduskeag Stream rapids.
MINUTES OF:Finance Committee Meeting of June 20, 2005,Regular Meeting of The Bangor 111
City Council of July 11,2005, Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting of May 11
and May 25,2005 and Government Operations Committee Meeting of June 28, 2005 and July 12,2005
ACTION Approved
05-244 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Bangor Gas Company,LLC D'ERRICO
for Installation of Natural Gas Distribution Main—Sidney Street
ACTION Passed
05-245 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Easement Deed to CASHWELL
Dow East Emulsion --Bennett Street
ACTION Passed I
05-246 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement Relating GREENE
to Purchase of Mortgage Note—G&S Terrance Associates
ACTION Passed
05-247 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for the Replacement of the Pier Roof TREMBLE
On the International Arrivals Building at Bangor International
Airport
ACTION Passed
05-248 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for up to$425,000 in ALLEN
Funds as part of the Fiscal Year 2004 Department of Homeland
Security Grant Program
ACTION Passed
05-249 ORDER Condemning a Portion of School Street by Eminent Domain STONE
ACTION Passed I
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL JULY25,2005
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
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05-250 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Chapter 165, D'ERRICO
Section 165-113,D and E.—Starting and Completion
Date Revisions
ACTION First Reading Referred to the Planning Board August 2, 2005
Fire HAWES
05-251 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$32,997.72 in Maine
Training and Education Grant Funds
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I 05-252 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for,Accept and GREENE
Appropriate$139,178.55 in Funds as part of the Fiscal Year
2004 Law Enforcement t Terrorism Prevention Program
ACTION First Reading
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL JULY 25,2005
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
05-202 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Rezoning of Property GRATWICK
Located at 729,731, 735, 737, 739, 743 and 759 Broadway and
A Portion of 58V Hillside Avenue from High Density Residential
District and Contract Government and Institutional Service District
To Contract Shopping and Personal Service District I
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Motion Made and Seconded to Amend with the Planning Board Recommendation
Amendment Passed
Motion Made and Seconded for Passage as Amended
Vote: 8-1
Councilors voting yes:Allen, Cashwell,D'Errico,Farrington,
Greene, Hawes,Stone, Tremble
Councilors voting no: Gratwick
Passed As Amended
05-204 ORDINANCE Amending the Land Development Code, Chapter 165,Section 96, CASHWELL
97, 102 and 103—Chemical Dependency Treatment Facilities
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Vote: 8-1
Councilors voting yes:Allen, Cashwell,D'Errico,Farrington,
Greene, Hawes, Stone, Tremble
Councilors voting no: Gratwick
Passed
05-239 ORDINANCE Enacting New Chapter 197,Non-Storm Water Discharge, to GRATWICK
Regulate Discharges into the Storm Drainage System
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Vote:9-0
Councilors voting yes:Allen, Cashwell,D'Errico,Farrington,
Gratwick, Greene,Hawes,Stone, Tremble
Councilors voting no:None
Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL JULY 25,2005
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Liquor License,Malt, TREMBLE
Spirtuous, and Vinous, Texas Roadhouse Holdings, LLC, d/b/a
Texas Roadhouse, 504 Stillwater Avenue
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing
11 Public Hearing Opened
1 it No one came forward
Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing
Public Hearing Closed
IMotion Made and Seconded for Approval
Approved
I 05-253 ORDER Establishing No Smoking Policy for Bangor Health and GREENE
Welfare Department, 103 Texas Avenue
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Ms.Janet Spencer spoke in favor of this order
Passed
I 05-254 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for Airport Parking Garage TREMBLE
Design and Construction Management Services
111 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Refer to Finance Committeee
Referred
05-255 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award to The Lane Construction STONE
ICorporation for the 2005 City of Bangor Paving Program
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
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05-256 RESOLVE Approving an Assignment of the Cable Television Franchise HAWES
From Adelphia Communications Corporation to Time Warner
INY Cable, LLC
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
I Passed
05-257 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Planned Group ALLEN
Development Agreement and Agreement with Merrill
Merchants Bank—Police Station Site, Main Street
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ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
I05-258 ORDER Adopting Policy Entitled, "Performance Review of Council CASHWELL
Appointees."
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
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