HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-07-09 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JULY 9.2007
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
Called to Order at 7:35 p.m.
Chaired by Council Chair Greene
Councilors Present: All
Adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mr.Nick Bearce of Dillingham Street followed up
on comments he recently made during the school budget approval process. He
clarified how he feels that we should measure the quality of education and that
those measurement should be part of the budget process.
Mr.Jason Lewis, 20-26 Broadway,asked the Council to revisit the Conditional Use
Land Ordinance regarding radio towers in residential neighborhoods. This was referred
to the Transportation&Infrastructure Committee.
MINUTES OF:Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of June 13,2007, HAWES
Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of June 25, 2007,Business and
Economic Development Committee Meeting of May 23, 2007 and June 6, 2007,
Bangor Water District Board of Trustees Meeting of May 15, 2007 and Finance
Committee Meeting of June 18, 2007
ACTION Approved
07-238 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real D'ERRICO
Estate Located at 15 Royal Road
ACTION Passed
07-239 ORDER Execution of an Easement with Bangor Hydro Electric Company PALMER
for Installation of Four Anchors on City of Bangor Property
located on Maine Avenue
ACTION Passed
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JULY 9.2007
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
07-240 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Department FARRINGTON
of Health and Human Services—STD Clinic/HIV Counseling,
Testing and Referral
ACTION First Reading and Referred to the Finance Committee ofJuly 16, 2007
07-241 RESOLVE Appropriating$19,569.74 in Maine Department of Transportation STONE
Funding for the Purpose of Purchasing a Bus Shelter
ACTION First Reading&Referred to Finance Committee
Motion Doubted
Vote: 5-2
Councilors Voting Yes: D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick, Greene,
Hawes,Palmer&Stone
Councilors Voting No: Allen,Blanchette
Passed
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
07-231 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Chapter 165, Section 37- GRATWICK
Principal and Accessory Structures—Setbacks for Public
Recreational Trails
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes: Allen,Blanchette,D'Errico,Farrington,
Gratwick, Greene,Hawes,Palmer&Stone
Councilors Voting No: None
Passed
07-232 RESOLVE Accepting and appropriating a Homeless Continuum of Care BLANCHETTE
Grant from HUD
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JULY 9.2007
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement Permit,
Scott David Huntley,DBA Fuzion, 123 Franklin Street
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing
Public Hearing Opened
Eileen Hodges,David Case,Barbara True&Susan Dollar,
who are all current residents of Franklin Place,
expressed concerns about this business including noise issues
from patrons leaving the establishment between 11:30 p.m. and 3:00 a.m.
on Thursday,Friday&Saturdays, litter in the back parking lot,
patrons throwing beer bottles at the Franklin Place building,
and hanging out in the street and parking lots and fighting.
Solicitor Heitmann suggested that the applicants and neighbors
Be invited to committee to work out resolutions
Motion Made and Seconded to Continue the Public Hearing at the
Next Council Meeting
Passed
07-242 ORDER Accepting the Mediator's Proposal Dated March 23,2007 BLANCHETTE
To Settle the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the
City of Bangor and the Bangor Firefighter's Association,
Local 772,IAFF
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Motion Doubted
Vote: 8-1
Councilors Voting Yes: Allen, Blanchette,D'Errico,Farrington,
Gratwick, Greene,Hawes, &Palmer
Councilors Voting No: Stone
Passed