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Home My WebLink About2005-06-27 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL-JUNE 27,2005 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO I ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Convened at: 7:35 p.m. Chaired by Mayor Farrington All Councilors Present Adjourned at 10:08 p.m. Proclamation: Honoring Kay Lebowitz on the Occasion of Her 90a Birthday Mayor Farrington presented the proclamation to Kay and wished her a very happy birthday. Jean Deighan presented her a gift from the Bangor Museum& Center for History. William Knight of the Maine Troop Greeters presented Kay the group's Everett L. Steele Memorial Award. Several other people came forward to honor Kay and present her with gifts and happy birthday wishes. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Chris Tucker from the Laborer's Union—Local 1377 Handed out information to the Council regarding bids for the new Police Station Building. He voiced concerns about one of the contractors that has submitted a bid and urged the Council not to grant the bid to that contractor. MINUTES OF: Community Advisory Group of May 19,2005, Parks&Recreation Advisory ' Committee of June 6,2005,Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of June 13, 2005, Finance Committee of June 6,2005, &Bangor School Committee of June 6, 2005. ACTION Approved I05-221 RESOLVE Ratifying Execution and Delivery of Municipal Quitclaim Deed- CASHWELL Real Estate Located at 57 Cumberland Street ACTION Passed 05-222 RESOLVE Ratifying Execution and Delivery of Municzpal Quitclaim Deed- GREENE Real Estate Located at 591 Union Street ACTION Passed I 05-223 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real STONE Estate Located at 166 Birch Street ACTION Passed 05-224 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Mobile GRATWICK Home Located at Lot 33,Pray's Mobile Home Park ACTION Passed I 05-225 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Bangor Hydro Electric for HAWES Installation of Buried Conduit Locations on Stillwater Avenue To Serve Texas Roadhouse Restaurant ACTION Passed I MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL- JUNE 27,2005 CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 05-226 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Adelphia for Installation GRATWICK II of Conduit on Columbia Street and Franklin Street ACTION Passed 05-227 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Bangor Hydro Electric for ALLEN Installation of Underground Electrical Service—Trillium Trail ACTION Passed I 05-228 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Bangor Hydro Electric GREENE I Company for Installation of Buried Cable on Odlin Road ACTION Passed 05-229 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permits for Underground Residential STONE Electrical Services to Serve Lots in the Rolling Meadows Subdivision ACTION Passed 05-230 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the West Site/Hows TREMBLE I Corner Superfund Site Tolling Agreement and Plymouth Site Tolling Escrow Memorandum I ACTION Passed 05-231 ORDER Authorizing Sponsorship of the July 4,2005 Celebration ALLEN I ACTION Passed 05-232 ORDER Accepting the Quote of Global Aerospace for Insurance CASHWELL111 Coverage at Bangor International Airport ACTION Passed 05-233 ORDER Authorizing Non-Union Pay Plan Adjustment D'ERRICO ACTION Passed I I I I MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 27,2005 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 05-193 RESOLVE Appropriation for Municipal Year 2006 CASHWELL ' ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend By Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded to Amend the Amendment Passed Motion Made and Seconded to Pass Entire Budget As Amended Motion Doubted Vote: 8-1 Councilors voting yes: Cashwell,D'Errico,Farrington, 111Gratwick, Greene, Hawes,Stone&Tremble Councilor voting no:Allen Passed I 05-194 RESOLVE Vocational Education Region #4 Appropriation ALLEN Pursuant to Title 20-A, Chapter 606, 15601-15619, Maine Revised Statutes Annotated • ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 05-195 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue HAWES from State Sources and Budget-Enterprise Fund ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed , 05-196 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue D'ERRICO from State Sources and Budget-Special Revenue Fund ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I05-197 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue TREMBLE and Budget-Trust and Agency Fund ACTION Motion Made and Secondede or Passage g Passed I 05-198 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for the School District GRATWICK Contribution to the Total Cost of Funding Public Education from Kindergarten to Grade 12 as Required By 20-A MRSA Section 15690 1.A-B ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed r I MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 27,2005 UNFINISHED BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 111 05-199 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Non-State Funded Debt STONE Service Allocation for the Bangor School Department as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 15690 2.A ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 05-200 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for the Total School Budget CASHWELL for the Bangor School Department as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 15690 4.A ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Superintendent Robert Irvin addressed the Council Motion Doubted Vote: 6—3 Councilors voting yes:Allen, Cashwell,D'Errico&Farrington, Gratwick&Stone Councilors voting no: Greene,Hawes and Tremble Passed 05-201 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Capital Purposes Within the TREMBLE General Fund and Utilizing Various Reserves, Trust and Agency Accounts, and Grant Funds for Expenditures to be Made During Municipal Year 2006 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded to Pass as Amended Passed 05-203 ORDINANCE Adopting a New Article IV of Chapter 23 of the Code of ALLEN Ordinances—Penjajawoc Marsh/Bangor Mall Management Commission Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded to Accept Passage as Amended Vote 9 yes Councilors voting yes: Allen, Cashwell,D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick, Greene, Hawes,Stone and Tremble After the vote Bob Guerette,Ryan King and Harold Wheeler from The Planning Board Expressed their concern to the Council 05-206 RESOLVE Appropriating$3,000 from the General Fund Improvement GREENE Reserve for Materials and Labor for the Repair of the Dakin Pool Bathhouse ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed ' I I MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 27,2005 I UNFINISHED BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 05-207 RESOLVE Amending Section 2.3 and 4.1 of the City of Bangor Personnel HAWES ' Rules and Regulations,Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action to Include Sexual Orientation ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 05-208 RESOLVE Appropriating$136,440.74 in FEMA Funds within Public STONE Works ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 05-209 ORDINANCE Amending Section 134-27 of the Ordinances of the City of D'ERRICO Bangor—General Assistance ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I05-214 ORDER Authorizing the City to Execute an Amendment to TREMBLE the Development Agreement between the City of Bangor and ' Bangor Historic Track,Inc. ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Remove from the Table Removed from the Table Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 1 I I r 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR ITY COUNCIL—JUNE 27,2005 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: Application for a Special Amusement Permit,Sabin John Beckwith & Chad Everett Hamilton, d/b/a Karma Pub&Club, 123 Franklin Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Councilor Stone voiced Concerns about the Application and Questioned Whether to Postpone to a Future Date Eileen Hodges from Franklin Place stated that she had Met with Mr.Beckwith, one of the owners, about her concerns and that ' she felt that Mr. Beckwith would be a good neighbor Chief Don Winslow from the Police Department indicated that he had met with Mr.Beckwith and that it appeared Mr.Beckwith is trying to correct some of the problems that have been there Previously. Mr. Beckwith,one ofthe owners of Karma Club&Pub, expressed that P he is trying to create a Better Situation at the Club. Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Approved PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Liquor License,Malt,Spirtuous, Vinous,Sabin John Beckwith & Chad Everett Hamilton, d/b/a Karma Pub&Club, 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 Approved PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Liquor License,Malt, Vinous,David Kim, d/b/a/ The Charles Inn,24 Broad 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 Approved PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Liquor License,Malt, Spirtuous, Vinous, Chou Enterprises, d/b/a China Wall,Inc., 930 Stillwater Avenue 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 Approved I MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 27,2005 INEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO COUNCILOR I 05-234 ORDER Authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding between the GREENE City of Bangor and the Friends of Dakin Pool ' ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 05-235 ORDER Authorizing Bid Award for Refuse Collection Services CASHWELL ' Action Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I PUBLIC COMMMENT Prior to Adjournment,Jane Saxal came forward to Thank the Council for all their hard work on the Budget, with a Special thank you from The Bangor Public Library. John Johnson from Penn National shared information regarding the Off Track Betting at the Bangor Raceway. • I 1 I 1 i r