HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-04-23 City Council Minutes I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 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 Blanchette& Gratwick Adjourned at 8:55 p.m. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming May 2007 as Foster Care Awareness Month PALMER PROCLAMATION Proclaiming April 30,2007 as Arbor Day in Bangor STONE I' PUBLIC COMMENTS: Ms.Heather Foster, resident of Orrington, expressed her concern over a variety of topics to the Council. MINUTES OF:Bangor Water District Board of Trustees meeting of February 20,2007 FARRINGTON Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of April9, 2007, Finance Committee Meeting of March 19, 2007&April 2, 2007, Government Operations Meeting of March 27, 2007&April 10, 2007 and Bangor School Committee Meeting of March 28, 2007 ACTION Approved 07-148 ORDER Accepting the Resignation of Matt Tardie from the Sophia Kirstein BLANCHETTE Scholarship Fund ACTION Passed 07-149 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for Building Renovations at STONE 120 Venture Way ACTION Passed 07-150 ORDER Authorizing Discontinuance of the Portion of Warwick Street PALMER Located to the South of Earle Avenue ACTION Passed 07-151 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Three Easement Deeds BLANCHETTE For Subsurface Utility Conduits Near Main and Dutton Streets, Main and Buck Streets, and Waterfront End of Dutton Street ACTION Passed 07-152 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Mid Maine Communications D'ERRICO For Underground Fiber Optic Service from Outer Hammond Street Along Odlin Road to 900 Hammond Street ACTION Passed 07-153 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Bangor Hydro Electric PALMER Company for Underground Electric Service—Dutton Street ACTION Passed 07-154 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Bangor Gas.for Installation BLANCHETTE Of Gas Main Lines in Conjunction With Cianbro and Vaughn Thibodeau and Sons—Main Street,Lincoln Street,Dutton Street ACTION Passed II MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 23.2007 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 07-155 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Contract Zone Change GRATWICK 315 Harlow Street from Urban Residence 2 District to Contract Multi-Family and Service District ACTION Referred to Planning Board on May 1,2007 at 7:00 .m.. 07-156 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Chapter 165,Section PALMER 165-99 C.—Permitted Uses in the Low Density Residential District Section 165-103—Conditional Uses in the Industry and Service District and Schedule B—Developing Area Development Standards ACTION First Reading and Referral to Planning Board on IMay 1, 2007 at 7.:00 p.m.. 1 I II 1 1I $ I I I 1 1 , I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 23.2007 Council Chair Greene Asked the Council to take up Order 07-157 Out of Order 07-157 ORDER Confirming the City Manager's Appointment of HAWES Ronald K Gastia as Chief of Police and Authorizing the Execution of an Employment Agreement ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 07-113 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 9, Section 9-8 of the Code of Ordinance BLANCHETTE Standing Committee—Establishing an Airport Committee 111 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend By Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Vote: 7-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Allen,D'Errico,Farrington, Greene, Hawes,Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Blanchette& Gratwick Passed I 07-130 ORDINANCE Amending the On Street Parking Regulations on Court Street- PALMER From one Hour and Designated for Police Vehicles Only to Two Hour ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 7-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Allen,D'Errico,Farrington, Greene, Hawes,Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Blanchette&Gratwick Passed 07-131 ORDINANCE Amending the On Street Parking Regulations on May Street- GRATWICK From Commercial Loading Zone to Two Hour Parking ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 7-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Allen,D'Errico,Farrington, Greene,Hawes,Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Blanchette& Gratwick Passed 07-137 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Zone Change— GRATWICK '. Portion of 993 Broadway from Contract Low Density Residential District to Low Density Residential District ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 7-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Allen,D'Errico,Farrington, Greene, Hawes,Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Blanchette&Gratwick Passed I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 23.2007 UNFINISHED BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I07-138 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 278, Taxicabs Section 278-6 Rates of Fares HAWES To Make the March 2006 Rate Increase Permanent 1 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 7-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Allen,D'Errico, Farrington, I Greene,Hawes,Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Blanchette&Gratwick IPassed 07-139 RESOLVE Appropriating$20,000 from the General Fund's Improvement STONE 1 Reserve to Fund Certain Traffic Calming Measures on Howard Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 07-140 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 291, Vehicles and Traffic,Article III,Parking ALLEN Section 291-40 and 291-45, to Increase the Fine for Illegally 1 II Parking in a Disability Parking Space ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage I Motion Made and Seconded to Amend By Substitution To make the fine$150 Motion Doubted Vote: 2-5 I Councilors Voting Yes: Allen&Palmer Councilors Voting No: D'Errico,Farrington, Greene, Hawes, &Stone I Councilors Absent: Blanchette&Gratwick Failed Vote: 5-2 Councilors Voting Yes: D'Errico,Farrington, Greene, I Hawes, &Stone Councilors Voting No:: Allen&Palmer Councilors Absent: Blanchette&Gratwick I Passed 07-141 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Maine Center D'ERRICO For Disease Control to Continue Pandemic Flu Planning IACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 1 I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 23.2007 UNFINISHED BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 07-142 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,By PALMER Enacting Article VI-A, Erosion&Sediment Control. ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend By Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Vote: 7-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Allen,D'Errico,Farrington, Greene,Hawes,Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No: None Councilors Absent: Blanchette&Gratwick Passed 07-143 RESOLVE Appropriating$1,696,765 from Unanticipated Fiscal Year PALMER 2007 Airport Revenues for Additional Operating Expenses And Capital Improvements to Airport Infastructure ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 1 I 1 I I I r MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 23.2007 INEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Slot Machine Operator License D'ERRICO Renewal,Bangor Historic Track,Inc.,DBA Hollywood Slots, 427 Main Street 111, 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: Application for Liquor License,MALT, SPIRITUOUS, D'ERRICO VINOUS,Bugaboo Creek Holdings,Inc.,DBA Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse,24 Bangor Mall 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 07-158 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with ALLEN Eastern Maine Medical Center—STD Clinic ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 07-159 ORDER Authorizing Execution of an Amendment to a Lease Agreement FARRINGTON With Penquis C.A.P.—120 Venture Way ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Councilor Palmer Stated that he had a conflict and Recused Himself Passed I I 111 I I