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Home My WebLink About2007-07-23 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JULY 23.2007 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Called to Order at 7:30 p.m. Chaired by Council Chair Greene Councilors Present: All Except Allen& Gratwick Adjourned at 8:10 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mr.Dennis Marble,representing the Bangor Homeless Shelter,announced a fundraising effort and urged the Council the general public to attend the Bangor State Fair and ride the ferric wheel with Pat Lamarche. MINUTES OF: Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of July 9,2007 PALMER ACTION Approved 07-243 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real BLANCHETTE Estate Located at 1059 Stillwater Avenue ACTION Passed 07-244 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real ALLEN Estate Located at 45 Chase Road ACTION Passed 07-245 ORDER Authorizing a Five Year Contract to U.S. Cellular for STONE Cellular Phone Service ACTION Passed 07-246 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for the 2007 City of Bangor D'ERRICO Paving Program ACTION Passed 07-247 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for and Accept$15,000 HAWES In Funds as part of the Edward Byrne Memorial Grant Program ACTION Passed 07-248 ORDER Amending Downtown Parking Management District Map and GRATWICK Schedule II of Chapter 291,Section 39—A of the Code of the City of Bangor—Parking Limited to thirty(30)minutes— Summer Street ACTION Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JULY 23.2007 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 07-249 ORDINANCE Enacting a Moratorium on Development in the Waterfront STONE Area ACTION First Reading and Referred to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of August 7,2007 at 5:00 p.m. 07-250 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to execute a grant agreement with D'ERRICO The Department of Health&Human Services Maine Center for Disease Control to address tobacco, substance use, chronic disease nutrition and physical health through prevention strategies ACTION First Reading and Referred to Government Operations Committee of July 24,2007 at 5:00 p.m. MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL— JULY 23.2007 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 07-240 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Department of FARRINGTON Health and Human Services—STD Clinic/HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 07-241 RESOLVE Appropriating$19,569.74 in Maine Department of Transportation STONE Funding for the Purpose of Purchasing a Bus Shelter ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote: 5-2 Councilors Voting Yes:D'Errico,Farrington, Greene,Hawes, &Palmer Councilors Voting No:Blanchette&Stone Councilors Absent: Allen&Gratwick Passed MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JULY 23.2007 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Liquor License,Malt,Spirituous, Vinous, HAWES Kyle and Suzy Hogan,DBA Jus 4 Fun,268 Odlin Road 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 Approval Approved Public Hearing Continuance: Application for Special Amusement Permit, HAWES Scott David Huntley,DBA Fuzion, 123 Franklin Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Continue the Public Hearing Public Hearing Continued David Case I&Barbara True, both residents of Franklin Place, expressed their continued concern of noise and trash, indicating that this use is incompatible with neighbors sleeping. Eileen Hodges of Franklin Place expressed her gratitude to the Council, staff and owners of Fuzion for meeting to discuss the problems and potential solutions. Ms.Hodges urged the Council to consider changing the zoning laws so noise issues can be addressed. Solicitor Heitmann indicated that he had been drafting a noise Ordinance. Councilor Stone asked that the Finance Committee follow up in 60 days to see whether the solutions had resolved the issues. Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Approval Approved Hearing: Application for Liquor License,Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, HAWES Scott David Huntley,DBA Fuzion, 123 Franklin ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Hearing Public Hearing Opened No onefrom the public came forward Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Approval Approved 07-251 ORDER Authorizing Option Agreement with John Sites for Purchase FARRINGTON And Development of Bangor Waterfront Development Site ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 07-252 ORDER Authorizing Development Agreement—Bangor Historical HAWES Society/Bangor Museum and Center for History—25 Broad Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed