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Home My WebLink About2007-11-14 City Council Minutes I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 14,2007 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Called to Order at 7:30 p.m. Chaired by Councilor Susan Hawes Councilors Present:All Except Blanchette Adjourned at 8:25 p.m. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming November,2007 as Adoption Awareness STONE I Month PROCLAMATION: Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of Pine Tree Legal FARRINGTON Assistance PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mr. Gerald Oleson, 73 1/2 Court Street congratulated the new re-elected councilors and the newly elected councilor and on behalf of all the election workers thanked the City Clerk;Patti Dubois,for her leadership, teaching skills and good nature. He also extended his thanks to the Staff in the Clerk's Office I MINUTES OF:Bangor Water District Board of Trustees Meeting of September 18,2007,Special Meeting of the Bangor City Council of October 17, 2007,Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of October 22, 2007, Finance Committee Meeting of October 4, 2007, Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of October 9, 2007, &Government Operations Committee Meeting of October 23, 2007. ACTION Approved 08-002 RESOLVE Rat5ing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed to Samuel GREENE Carusi and Hazel C. Carusi—996 State Street ACTION Passed 08-003 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed for Real STONE Estate Located at 110 Pearl Street ACTION Passed 08-004 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real BLANCHETTE Estate Located at 85 Downing Road ACTION Passed 08-005 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real D'ERRICO Estate Located at 38 Blue Hill East ACTION Passed 08-006 ORDER Accepting Street in Stillwater Gardens Subdivision, Section 2- PALMER111 Jennifer Lane Passed 08-007 ORDER Accepting Streets in Banair Industrial Park,Phase 2—Banair HAWES Road and Banair Court Passed I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 14,2007 ICONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 08-008 ORDER Accepting Street in Hardwood Meadows Subdivision—Chestnut GRATWICK Trail IPassed 1 08-009 ORDER Accepting Street in Oakridge Subdivision—Ridgewood Drive WHEELER Passed I08-010 ORDER Accepting Street in Bean Property Subdivision—Bean Estates PALMER Passed I 08-011 ORDER Accepting Street in Pine Ledge Subdivision, Phase 2—Pine GRATWICK Ledge Road . IPassed 08-012 ORDER Granting Utility Location'Permit to Lincolnville Telephone HAWES I Company for Underground Fiber Optic Service—Odlin Road And Aerial Placement on Grandview Avenue, Broadway, Grin Road, Maine Avenue, Odlin Road Perry Road, and Mecaw Road IIACTION Passed I 08-013 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Oxford Networks for GREENE Underground Fiber Optic Service—Maine Avenue ACTION Passed 1 08-014 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Oxford Networks for WHEELER Underground Fiber Optic Service—Pleasant Street to 60 I Summer Street ACTION Passed I 08-015 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Mid Maine Communications FARRINGTON For Underground Fiber Optic Service—Bangor Savings Bank Operations Center, Maine Avenue and Hammond Street IACTION Passed 08-016 ORDER Appointing Constables for the Year of 2007 BLANCHETTE IACTION Passed 08-017 ORDER Authorizing Award of Contract/Lease for a Photocopier STONE IACTION Passed a 08-018 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Lease with the D'ERRICO United States Coast Guard—Space on City's Waterfront Bulkhead 1 ACTTION Passed I MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 14.2007 CONSENT AGENDA continud ASSIGNED TO I ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 08-019 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract for Sale HAWES I With Virginia Winchester—58 New York Street ACTION Passed I I I 1 I I I 1 I I I I I I I 1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 14,2007 IREFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I 08-020 ORDER Authorizing the Issuance of$600,000 Aggregate Principal FARRINGTON Amount of General Obligation Bonds,Notes in Anticipation Thereof and a Tax Levy Therefor ACTION First Reading and Referred to the Finance Committee Meeting of 11/19/2007 I 08-021 ORDER Establishing a Policy to Annually Appropriate a Portion of STONE New Development Generated Property Taxes to the Credit ACTION First Reading and Referred to the Finance Committee Meeting Of 11/19/2007 I 08-022 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of Unanticipated Revenue Sharing BLANCHETTE Funds for the Purpose of Participating in a Regional Open Space Planning Process ACTION First Reading I II I I I I • MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 14,2007 111 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 07-319 ORDINANCE Public Health and Welfare Department, Public Health GREENE Division, and Public Welfare Ordinance,Amending the Code of the City of Bangor to Change the Name of the Division ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage as Amended Shawn Yardley,Director of Health& Welfare spoke in favor of the change Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes:D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick, Greene, Hawes,Palmer,Stone& Wheeler Councilors Voting No:None Councilor Absent:Blanchette Passed 07-323 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Chapter 165,Section STONE 165-94, Waterfront Development District and Schedule A 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: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes:D'Errico, Farrington, Gratwick Greene, Hawes,Palmer, Stone& Wheeler Councilor Voting No:None Councilor Absent:Blanchette Passed 111 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 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes:D'Errico, Farrington, Gratwick, Greene, Hawes,Palmer, Stone& Wheeler Councilors Voting No:None Councilor Absent:Blanchette Passed I 07-332 ORDINANCE Extending a Moratorium on Development in the Waterfront Area STONE This Item was Passed after the Council dispensed with Second Reading at its meeting of October 22, 2007 and appeared on the November 14, 2007 meeting in error. No action is required 07-333 RESOLVE Appropriating a Grant from the Maine Department of Health and GREENE I Human Services, Center for Disease Control, to Support the MSAD 1#22 Comprehensive School Health Program ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage 111 Passed I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 14,2007 UNFINISHED BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO COUNCILOR I 07-334 RESOLVE Appropriating a Grant from the Maine Department of Health and D'ERRICO Human Services, Center for Disease Control, to Support the Work of a District Tobacco Specialist ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Shawn Yardley,Director of Health& Welfare spoke in favor ofpassage Passed 07-335 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Shelter Plus Care Grant from the WHEELER U. S.Department of Housing and Urban Development ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I07-336 RESOLVE Appropriating$1,550.76 in ADA Voting Reimbursement Funds FARRINGTON for Purchase of Fire Proof File Cabinets ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I I I 1 I 1 MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 14,2007 111 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Liquor License, Malt,Spirituous, PALMER Vinous,for Applebee's Restaurant North,LLC d/b/a Applebee's Neighborhood Grill&Bar, 718 Hogan Road ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Bruce Ellis representing Applebee's Restaurant came forward And explained they were changing ownership Councilor Palmer thank him for coming to the Public Hearing and that we are glad to have them in the City of Bangor, Motion Made to Close the Public Hearing Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed Public Hearing: Application for Liquor License, Malt,Spirituous, PALMER Vinous,for New Fay Da Restaurant, Inc., d/b/a Happy China Buffet, 753 Stillwater Avenue ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Open 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 Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement Permit, PALMER Spectacular Event Center, 395 Grin Road ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened No one form the Public came forward Motion Made and Seconded to Close Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement Permit, PALMER Thistle's Restaurant, 175 Exchange Street 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 Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 08-023 ORDER Accepting a Gift of a Memorial to Charles O. Howard FARRINGTON ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 08-024 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding GRATWICK -Regional Open Space Planning ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I Hi MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 14.2007 INEW BUSINESS Continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 1 08-025 ORDER Authorizing Application to and Matching Funds for a Capacity PALMER Building Grant from the Maine Arts Commission ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 08-026 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with D'ERRICO The Federal Transportation Security Administration to Participate In the Explosives Detection Canine Team Program ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I I I I I I I I Hi I