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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-03-18 Government Operations Committee MinutesGovernment Operations Committee Monday, March 18, 2013 5:17 p.m. MINUTES Council Members: Hawes, Gallant, Longo, Blanchette, Sprague, and Durgin Stine Farrar, Goodwin, Willelte, Yardley, Conlow, Arno, and Hellmann Others: BDN 1. Referral- Council Ordinance 13-103, Amending Chapter 61, Alcohol and Entertainment of the Code of the City of Bangor— B.Y.O.B. Function Permits and ON Premises Catering Licenses. This Ordinance amendment will allow the City Clerk to sign applications for BYOB Function Permits and Off Premises Catering Licenses, thereby expediting the fling process for applicants. Currently signatures of majority of the Council is required, and this can be dithcuh as the applications have a quick turn -around time. Staff recommends approval. Councilor Longo moved staff recommendation. It was seconded and approved. 2. Ratifying Staff Action to Apply for and Accept Funding, N approved, from the United Way Neighbors Helping Neighbors 2013 Grant Project The Health and Community Services Department has applied for a United Way Grant in the amount of $2500 to provide fuel assistance for individuals/families In need, for whom no other options are available. Due to the short grant application timeframe, staff needed to submit the gram request last week. This Order will redly the grant submission, and accept the funds, if the grant is approved. Staff recommends approval. D.H.H.S. Director Shawn Yardley said that at this time of year, people have exhausted all other resources for fuel assistance with no other options available. If successful, this grant will give the City additional resources to help those in need. Blanchette moved staff recommendation; it was seconded by Longo and approved. 3. Discussion of Municipal Rights and Responsibilities concerning sex offenders. Several Councilors have requested an opportunity to have a general discussion with City Solicitor Heitmann regarding this issue. A background memomntlum is attached. Solicitor Hellmann will be present to brief the Committee and answer questions. City Solicitor Norm Heitmann explained the state statute reads that municipalities can adopt ordinances for the residency of sex offenders. He added that there have been several discussions of this topic in the past with Council. He asked if there is an interest from Council to pursue an ordinance regarding residency requirements for sex offenders within state statute limitations. Currently there Is no statutory restriction on where they can reside, but stipulations can be placed as part of their probation with the court system. Attendees spoke in favor and against revisiting this issue and the previous ordinance proposal Norm agreed to pull together information from past Council discussions and come back to further discuss. Gallant made a motion to revisit the original ordinance and to move it to First Reading as well, Sprague seconded it, and it was voted by a majority of the Committee. Heeding Adjourned at 5:55 p.m. DATE: ¢� c k' C3 COMMITTEE NAME. UL�7 COUNCILORS A TTENDING: �dt (FKf pp p. 11/�'1JJfD. �`m� so�Ju STAFFATTENDING: l.MI✓Nb T/S �L %'ti H4YiMl%1 Ute '—I[JI)eA OTHERSATTENDING: UA/ MTOCONVENEDAT. 53zo MTGADJOURNEDAT J,'3 -T' Government Operations Committee Monday, March 18, 2013 (Immediately Following Special City Council Meeting) City Council Chambers AGENDA 1. Referral- Council Ordinance 13-103, Amending Chapter 61, Alcohol and Entertainment of the Code of the City of Bangor — B.Y.O.B. Function Permits and Off Premises Catering Licenses. This Ordinance amendment will allow the City Clerk to sign applications for BYOB Function Permits and Off Premises Catering Licenses, thereby e pedRing the filing process for applicants, Cumently signatures of a majority of the Council is required, and this can be difficult as the applications have a quick turnaround time. Staff recommends approval. 2. Ratifying Staff Action to Apply for and Accept Funding, if approved, from the United Way Neighbors Helping Neighbors 2013 Grant Project The Health and Community Services Department has applied for a United Way Grant in the amount of $2500 to provide fuel assistance for Individuals/families in need, for whom no other options are available. Due to the short grant application timeframe, staff needed to submit the grant request last week. This Order will ratify the grant submission, and accept the funds, if the grant is approved. Staff recommends approval. 3. Discussion of Municipal Rights and Responsibilities concerning sex offenders. Several Councilors have requested an opportunity to have a general discussion with City Solicitor Heitman regarding this issue. A background memorandum is attached. Solicitor Heitmann will be present to brief the Committee an answer questions.