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Home My WebLink About2007-10-10 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER10 2007 iCONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Called to Order at 7:30 p.m. Chaired by Council Chair Greene Councilors Present: All Adjourned at 11:30 p.m. I PUBLIC COMMENTS: Kathy Guerin,Executive Director of Keep Bangor Beautiful, announced the Cans for Cash Recycling Challenge, which is a recycling competition for communities, Iand encouraged residents to recycle aluminum cans during the month of October. MINUTES OF: Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of September 12, FARRINGTON 2007,Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of September 24, 2007, &Public IHealth Advisory Board Meeting of September 19, 2007. ACTION Approved I07-311 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real D'ERRICO Estate Located at 96 Boutelle Street IACTION Passed 07-312 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Mobile ALLEN IHome Located at Lot 257 Cedar Falls Mobile Home Park ACTION Passed I 07-313 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Mobile BLANCHETTE HoMe Located at Lot 52,Pray's Mobile Home Park IACTION Passed 07-314 ORDER Amending Designated and Undesignated Fund Balance Policy- STONE Garland Street Field Reserve IACTION Passed I 07-315 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for Sodium Chloride BLANCHE 11L ACTION Passed 1 07-316 ORDER Bid Award—Aircraft Air Start Unit D'ERRICO ACTION Passed I07-317 ORDER Bid Award—Front-End Loader FARRINGTON ACTION Passed I07-318 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective GRAI'WICK Bargaining Agreement between the City of Bangor and AFSCME, Council 93,Local 656—BIA Aircraft Mechanics I ACTION Passed II I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 10,2007 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I 07-319 ORDINANCE Public Health and Welfare Department, Public Health HAWES Division, and Public Welfare Ordinance,Amending the Code of the City of Bangor to Change the Name of the Division ACTION First Reading and Referred to Government Operations Committee of 10/23/07 at 5 p.m. 111 07-320 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 134, General Assistance, §134-27, ALLEN Amount of Assistance,and§134-21.1,Rental Assistance ACTION First Reading I 07-321 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Chapter 165, Section PALMER 165-72,Required Number of Spaces ACTION First Reading and Referred to Planning Board of 10/16/07 at 7 p.m. 07-322 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Chapter 165,Section GRATWICK 165-107,Park and Open Space District(P&O) ACTION First Reading and Referred to Planning Board of 10/16/07 at 7 p.m. 07-323 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Chapter 165,Section BLANCHE ITE 165-95, Waterfront Development District and Schedule A ACTION First Reading and Referred to Planning Board of 10/16/07 at 7 p.m. 07-324 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—16, 34, 55 and 87 Summer STONE Street;4 and 16 Union Street; 60 May Street;and 268 and 278 Main Street from General Commercial and Service District to Waterfront Development District ACTION First Reading and Referred to Planning Board of 11/6/07 at 7 p.m. 07-325 ORDINANCE Amending the Sign Ordinance—Chapter 260,Section 260-8- D'ERRICO Commercial,Industrial, Government and Institutional Districts, And Section 260-8.2-Downtown Development and Waterfront Development Districts ACTION First Reading and Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of 10/16/07 at 5 p.m. 07-326 ORDINANCE Amending Bangor Center Revitalization Area Ordinance- PALMER Chapter 71 1 ACTION First Reading and Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of 10/16/07 at 5 p.m. I i MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 10,2007 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 111 07-280 ORDINANCE Enacting a Moratorium on Acceptance of Applications, Processing PALMER of Applications, or Issuance of Permits for Construction of Radio and Television Towers, Wind Turbines, or Telecommunication Towers in the Rural Residence and Agricultural District I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Attorney Representing the Lewis',Ed Bearer, and many residents including James Davitt, Cynthia Esty,Dan Tremble,Kathryn Marafie, Beverly Shumaker, Bunny Hitchborn,David Rudnicki, Greg Swett and I Barb Weiss spoke in favor Tim Woodcock and Andy Hamilton, representing the developers,spoke in opposition I Vote: 4-5 Councilors Voting Yes:Blanchette, Gratwick, Greene&Palmer Councilors Voting No:Allen,D'Errico,Farrington,Hawes&Stone Fails I At the start of New Business Motion Made by Councilor Hawes and Seconded to Reconsider 07-280 Motion Made and Seconded to Amend to include all Development I In Rural Residence Except Single Family Dwellings and Accessory Structures Vote on Amendment:5-4 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Greene,Hawes,Palmer&Stone I Councilors Voting No: Allen,D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Vote: 5-4 I Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Greene,Hawes,Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No: Allen,D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick Passed As Amended I 07-297 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Rezoning 729, 731, 735 PALMER 737, 739, 743 and 759 Broadway and a Portion of a Parcel on Hillside Avenue from Contract Shopping and Personal Service I District to Contract Shopping and Personal Service District ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution I Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Vote: 9-0 I Councilors Voting Yes:Allen,Blanchette,D'Errico,Farrington, Hawes, Gratwick, Greene,Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No:None Passed i07-308 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Griffin Road- PALMER 1 from Government and Institutional Service District to High Density Residential District I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 9-0 I Councilors Voting Yes:Allen,Blanchette,D'Errico,Farrington, Hawes, Gratwick, Greene,Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No:None 111 Passed i MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 10,2007 111 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I Public Hearing:Application for Liquor License for ALLEN Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, Christopher Jones and Michael Boland, d/b/a Miguel's Mexican Restaurant, 697 Hogan 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 Passage Passed 07-327 ORDER Authorizing the Transfer of$200,000 to the Garland STONE Street Field Reserve ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote: 8-1 Councilors Voting Yes:Allen,D'Errico,Farrington, Hawes, Gratwick, Greene,Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No:Blanchette Passed 07-328 ORDER Eliminating the Temporary Left Turn Prohibition at the GRATWICK State Street and Howard Street Intersection ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Motion Doubted Vote 7-2 Councilors Voting Yes: Allen,Blanchette,D'Errico, Greene, Hawes, Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No:Farrington, Gratwick Amendment Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Several Residents spoke in favor of continuing with the left turn prohibition including Ken Doirion,Jody Jellison, Paul Svendsen,Barry Goodell, Gary Bolduc and Bill Riley. Motion Doubted Vote 7-2 Councilors Voting Yes: Allen,Blanchette,D'Errico, Greene, Hawes,Palmer&Stone Councilors Voting No:Farrington, Gratwick Passed 07-329 ORDER Authorizing Application for and Acceptance of a$48,564 HAWES Grant from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services—Center for Disease Control to Support the MSAD #22 Comprehensive School Health Program that will Operate As Part of the Bangor Region Comprehensive Community Health Coalition ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 10,2007 INEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I 07-330 ORDER Authorizing Application for and Acceptance of an$80,000 D'ERRICO Grant from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services—Center for Disease Control to Support the Work of a District Tobacco Specialist ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 1111 i I I I I I 1 r t