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Home My WebLink About2006-12-27 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 27.2006 iCONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I Called to Order at 7:30p.m. Chaired by Council Chair Greene Councilors Present: All Except Stone Adjourned at 9:20 p.m. 1 PUBLIC COMMENTS: NONE I MINUTES OF:Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting of November 8, 2006,Bangor City Council Regular Meeting of December 11, 2006, FARRINGTON • Special Meeting of the Bangor City Council of December 18,2006, Government Operations Committee Meeting of November 28,2006 and Parks&Recreation IAdvisory Committee Meeting of December 4,2006 ACTION Approved I07-043 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed- STONE Real Estate Located at 106 DeWitt Avenue IACTION Passed 07-044 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed- BLANCHEI T E I Real Estate Located at 188 East Broadway ACTION Passed I 07-045 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed- ALLEN Mobile Home Located at Lot 91,Holiday Mobile Home Park IllACTION Passed 07-046 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept a 1998 Dodge HAWES Neon and$5,185 in U.S. Currency, or a Portion Thereof As the Result of the State Criminal Forfeiture $ ACTION Passed 07-047 ORDER Appointing Constables for the Year 2007 FARRINGTON IACTION Passed 07-048 ORDER Amending the Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy for D'ERRICO $ Safety Sensitive Position Subject to Federal Transit Administration Regulations ACTION Passed I, 07-049 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager and/or Airport Director to D'ERRICO Execute an Agreement with Airport Network Solutions- Wireless Service in the Domestic,International,and Avitat ITerminals ACTION Passed I 1 I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 27,2006 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 07-050 ORDINANCE Adopting a New Article IX,Sections 291-70 and 291-71, GRATWICK of the Code of the City of Bangor—Smoking in Motor Vehicles ACTION First Reading 07-051 ORDINANCE Amending Sign Code, Chapter 260, Section 260-8.2,to PALMER Authorize Directory Signs for Planned Group Developments and Government Building Signs ACTION First Reading and Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure meeting of 01/02/2007 at 5:00 p.m. 07-052 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation From the Capital Improvement STONE Reserve for Purposes of Demolishing 56 Larkin Street ACTION First Reading and Referred to Finance Committee, next Meeting in January I I I I I I III MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 27.2006 IUNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 1 06-328 ORDINANCE Amending Article II,Section 291-28 of the Code of STONE Ordinance to Add a Portion of Howard Street to Schedule XVI- One-Way Streets IACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Adding a Sunset Date of 6/30/07 I Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage as Amended Several Howard Street residents spoke in support of this proposal Including Judy Jellison,Richard McGuck,Ken Schmidt,Bill Riley, I Gary Bolduc,Bill Cimbollek &Calvin Murphy. Larry Willey urged the Council to defeat this proposal because he felt that the residents of Fruit,Birch&Maple would be adversely affected by this change.Mr. Willey praised the traffic study,and said that he felt this was too harsh a remedy and suggested that I a traffic island and raised crosswalk be tried first. Chris Largay questioned whether making this section one-way would I actually increase traffic speed and suggested a center turn lane. Colleen Carter questioned when Howard Street was designated as a connector street and what effect the designation has. i Jim Ring stated that the MDOT made the designation and it carries the potential for funding. Vote: 2-6 Councilors Voting Yes:Blanchette,Palmer I Councilors Voting No:Allen,D'Errico, Farrington, Gratwick, Greene, &Hawes Councilors Absent: Stone IFailed Passage 07-038 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Contract Zone Change PALMER 913 Broadway from Low Density Residential District and I Government and Institutional Service District to Contract Government and Institutional Service District ' 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 11 Passed 07-039 RESOLVE Accepting&Appropriating a$9,950 Contribution from BLANCHEITC' Penobscot County for the Purchase of Command Truck I Equipment ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage IPassed I I i I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 27.2006 I NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 07-053 ORDER Adopting Certain Recommendations Presented by HAWES Human Resource Partners,LLC Regarding Non-Union Pay Scales and Fringe Benefits and Authorizing the City Manager to Implement the Recommendations ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 07-054 ORDER Accepting a$1,500 Contribution from MacMillan D'ERRICO Excavation for Construction of Skate Park Equipment 111 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Councilor Farrington Questioned Whether he had a conflict ofInterest Motion Made and Seconded that Councilor Farrington Has no Conflict of Interest Passed Passed I 1 I I I 1 I i I I