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Home My WebLink About2007-06-11 City Council Minutes I ‘j IMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL— JUNE 11,2007 ' CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Called to Order at 7:30 p.m. I Chaired by Council Chair Greene Councilors Present: All Except Hawes Adjourned at 9:45 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mr. Galen Cole of the Cole Transportation Museum Discussed a student project that he has been involved with which is intended to help children understand that freedom is not free. He stated that 10,000 students have promised to inverview veterans and their families to document their sacrifices. I Mr. Cole presented the Councilors with a book, Quiet Courage, by Don Coleson, which documents veterans'stories back to World War II. I Ms. Lucy Quimby, 1230Kenduskeag Avenue and President of the Bangor Land Trust, showed maps of a new 80-acre land acquisition and explained that the trails will be worked on (this summer.In addition, maps depicting the trails will be available soon. I Ron Green, representing Bangor professional Firefighters Local 772, expressed his frustration that the firefighters have been without a contract for 15 months, and urged the Council to settle this issue. Council Chair Greene responded that the Council expects I to vote on a contract in early July. MINUTES OF:Bangor Water District Board of Trustees Meeting of PALMER April 17, 2007, Bangor City Council meeting of May 14, 2007, Government I Operations Committee meeting of April 24&May 15, 2007,Parks&Recreation Advisory Committee meeting of May 7, 2007, and Bangor School Committee Meeting of May 9, 2007, and the Finance Committee Meeting of May 7&May 21, 2007, &Business&Economic Development Committee Meeting of April 18& IMay 9, 2007. ACTION Approved 111 07-183 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept$2,438.40 in U.S. BLANCHETTE Currency, or a Portion Thereof as a Result of a State Criminal Forfeiture ACTION Passed 1 07-184 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept$892 in U.S. HAWES Currency, or a Portion Thereof a Laptop Computer, a Television, and a Videogame System IACTION Passed 07-185 ORDER Accepting the Resignation of Michael Grillo from the PALMER Historic Preservation Commission I ACTION Passed 111 07-186 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Contract with Bangor Center FARRINGTON Management Corporation ACTION Passed 1 I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL— JUNE 11,2007 CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 07-187 ORDER Authorizing an Amendment to the Indenture of Lease GRATWICK I Between the City of Bangor and the Bangor Water District ACTION Passed 07-188 ORDER Authorizing an Amendment to the Indenture of Lease FARRINGTON Between the City of Bangor and Michael J. Fiori and Ronald J.LaVallee d/b/a Econo Storage ACTION Passed I 07-189 ORDER Authorizing Agreement with Wal-Mart for Transfer of PALMER Survey and Design Information 111 ACTION Passed 07-190 ORDER Awarding Contract for the Reconstruction of the Cargo D'ERRICO Apron at Bangor International Airport ACTION Passed 07-191 ORDER Awarding Auditing Services Contract STONE ACTION Passed111 07-192 ORDER Rating the Action of the Finance Director in Issuing ALLEN A Release Deed to BHCW, Inc.,for Liens that have Been Paid I ACTION Passed 07-193 ORDER Accepting the Resignation of Robert Sypitkowski from the STONE I Bangor Water District Board of Trustees ACTION Passed • 07-194 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with HAWES Eastern Maine Medical Center—Special Response Team 111 Medical Director Contract ACTION Passed 07-195 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for up to$1,000,000 HAWES In Grant Funds from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office Of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Technology Program ACTION Passed I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL— JUNE 11,2007 CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 07-196 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for Mobile and Portable Radio D'ERRICO Equipment ACTION Passed I 07-197 ORDER Amending the Map of the Downtown Parking Management GRATWICK District by Changing Eight Parking Spaces on Broad Street From Two Hour Parking to Four Hour Parking ACTION Passed 07-198 ORDER Amending Parking Schedule X, Bangor House Parking Lot, PALMER To Change Ten 2-Hour Parking Spaces to Parking by Permit ACTION Passed 07-199 ORDER Amending the Parking Schedules to Change Five 2-Hour D'ERRICO Parking Spaces on Main Street to Parking by Permit ACTION Passed I I I I I 1 I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 11,2007 I REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 07-200 RESOLVE Appropriation for Municipal Year 2008 FARRINGTON ACTION First Reading 07-201 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Capital Purposes Within the BLANCHETTE General Fund and Utilizing Various Reserves, Trust and Agency Accounts, and Grant Funds for Expenditures To be Made During Municipal Year 2008 ACTION First Reading I 07-202 RESOLVE Vocational Education Region#4 Appropriation Pursuant BLANCHETTE To Title 20-A, Chapter 606, 15601-15619, Maine Revised Statues Annotated ACTION First Reading I 07-203 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue from D'ERRICO State Resources and Budget-Enterprise Fund ACTION First Reading 07-204 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue from ALLEN s State Sources and Budget-Special Revenue Fund ACTION First Reading 07-205 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue and HAWES Budget- Trust and Agency Fund ACTION First Reading I 07-206 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue for STONE State Agency Client Expenditures ACTION First Reading 07-207 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for the School District Contribution PALMER I To the Total Cost of Funding Public Education from Kindergarten to Grade 12 as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 15690 1.A-BI ACTION First Reading 07-208 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Non-State Funded Debt Service BLANCHETTE I Allocation for the Bangor School Department as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 15690 2.A ACTION First Reading 07-209 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for the Total School Budget for the GRATWICK Bangor School Department as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 15690 4.A ACTION First Reading I 1 111 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 11,2007 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING continued ASSIGNED TO IITEM NO. COUNCILOR I 07-210 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Contract Zone Change- PALMER 402 Stillwater Avenue from Contract Shopping and Personal Service District to Contract Shopping and Personal Service District IACTION First Reading&Referred to Planning Board meeting Of 6/19/07 at 7 p.m I07-211 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Zone Change—15 Fifth BLANCHETTE Street, 331 Hammond Street,and a portion of Pond Street from Government and Institutional Service District to IUrban Residence Two District ACTION First Reading&Referred To Planning Board meeting Iof 6/19/07 at 7 p.m. 07-212 RESOLVE Appropriating$19,569.74 in Maine Department of FARRINGTON Transportation Funding for the Purpose of Purchasing Ia Bus Shelter ACTION First Reading I I I I I I I I I 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 11,2007 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 07-011 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Zone Change D'ERRICO 1027 Kenduskeag Avenue from Rural Residence and Agricultural District to Low Density Residential District ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Postpone Indefinitely Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Allen,Blanchette,D'Errico, Farrington, Gratwick, Greene,Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Hawes Postponed Indefinitely 07-173 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Zone Change End of PALMER Harvard Street Right-of-Way from General Commercial and Service District to High Density Residential District ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Postpone Indefinitely Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Allen,Blanchette,D'Errico, Farrington, Gratwick, Greene, Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Hawes Postponed Indefinitely 07-174 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of Ethics, Chapter 33,Sections 33-2 and BLANCHETTE 33-12, to Expand the Definition of Family without Impacting The Disclosure Statement Requirements ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Postpone to the 1 S'Meeting In July Vote"3-5 Councilors Voting Yes: Allen, Gratwick&Palmer Councilors Voting No: Blanchette, D'Errico, Farrington, Greene&Stone Councilors Absent: Hawes Motion Failed Vote:5-3 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, D'Errico, Farrington, Greene&Stone Councilors Voting No: Allen, Gratwick&Palmer Councilors Absent: Hawes Passed 07-175 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating U.S. Fish and Wildlife Boating ALLEN I� Infrastructure Grant(BIG)Program Funds from the Maine Department of Transportation ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 11,2007 UNFINISHED BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 07-176 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Homeless Continuum of Care D'ERRICO Grant from HUD—Tenant Based Project Plus Care ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I07-177 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Homeless Continuum of Care STONE Grant from HUD—Shelter Plus Care Renewal ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 07-178 RESOLVE Authorizing,Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the STONE Federal Aviation Administration in the Amount of$2,278,747 Airport Improvement Program ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I • I I I I I I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 11,2007 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement Permit FARRINGTON For Diva's Gentlemen's Club, 65 State Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Diane Cormier, President, explained that there have been very few complaints to the Police Department for this business, and she urged the Council to grant her exclusivity, and asked the Council to relax the nudity ordinance. Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Approval Approved 07-213 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Contract Zone Change- PALMER Grin Road and Kenduskeag Avenue—from Rural Residence and Agricultural District and Low Density Residential District to Contract Low Density Residential District ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Waive the First Reading Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Allen, Blanchette, D'Errico, Farrington, Gratwick, Greene, Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Hawes First Reading Waived111 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Allen, Blanchette, D'Errico, Farrington, Gratwick, Greene, Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Hawes Passed ' Public Hearing I 07-214 ORDER Adopting Municipal Development Program and Financial FARRINGTON Plan for the Bangor Center Development District ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened No one from the Public came forward Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I I 1 11 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 11,2007 1 NEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO 111 ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing 1 07-215 ORDER Bangor Center Development District—Establishment of D'ERRICO Implementation Assessments I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened No one from the Public came forward I Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11 07-216 ORDER Establishing the Amount of the Tax Rate and Overlay for the BLANCHETTE 2008 Fiscal Year for the Bangor Center Development IDistrict ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I07-217 ORDER Approving Additional Local Appropriation for the Bangor PALMER School Department in Excess of the Maximum State and Local Spending Target in Accordance with 20-A MRSA I Section 15690 3 (A-B) ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage I Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Motion Doubted I Vote: 7-1 Councilors Voting Yes:Allen, D'Errico, Farrington, Gratwick, Greene, Palmer&Stone II Councilors Voting No: Blanchette Councilors Absent: Hawes Passed 1 07-218 ORDER Adopting a Comprehensive Arts and Cultural Policy GRATWICK ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 07-219 ORDER Extending Tentative Developer Status of John H.Sites for FARRINGTON Waterfront Development Site at Railroad and Summer Streets ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage 1 Passed 07-220 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute and File an Application D'ERRICO For the Healthy Maine Partnership RFP IACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 11,2007 NEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 07-221 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept$1000 in Funds as ALLEN Part of the Wal-Mart Home Town Hero Program 111 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 07-222 ORDER Transferring$295,000 of Unanticipated Building Permit Fees STONE I To the General Fund's Benefit Reserve ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 1 I I 1 I • II I 1 I I r I