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Home My WebLink About2008-01-28 City Council Minutes I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JANUARY 28.2008 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Called to Order at 7:30 p.m. Chaired by Council Chair Hawes Councilors Present: All Except Greene Adjourned at 9:10 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None MINUTES OF:Bangor Water District Board of Trustees Regular Meeting of STONE November 20&December 18, 2007,Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of December 26, 2007,Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting of December 5,2007, Government Operations Committee Meeting of December 11, 2007,Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of December 12, 2007&January 9, 2008, &Finance Committee Meeting of December 17, 2007& 1 January 7, 2008. ACTION Approved 08-055 ORDER Authorizing City Manager to Execute a Local Project Agreement GRATWICK With Maine Department of Transportation(MDOT)for work to Design,Develop, and Construct Intersection Improvements— 1 Broadway and Cumberland Street—PIN#14788.00 ACTION Passed 1 08-056 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Local Project Agreement D'ERRICO With Maine Department of Transportation(MDOT)for work Design,Develop, and Construct Intersection Improvements- IBroadway and Stillwater Avenue—Pin#14789.00 ACTION Passed 1 08-057 ORDER Authorizing City Manager to Execute a Local Project Agreement FARRINGTON With Maine Department of Transportation(MDOT)for work to Design,Develop, and Construct Highway Improvements on Cumberland Street—PIN#14790.00 ACTION Passed I 08-058 ORDER Authorizing City Manager to Execute a Local Project Agreement PALMER With Maine Department of Transportation(MDOT)for work to Design,Develop, and Construct Highway Improvements on Griffin Road—PIN#14791.00 ACTION Passed I 08-059 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Grant Agreement with' BLANCHE?"IL The Department of Health and Human Services—STD Clinic/HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral IACTION Passed 08-060 ORDER Authorizing the Airport to Enter into a Lease Agreement with the STONE Transportation Security Administration for Space at Bangor International Airport ACTION Passed 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JANUARY 28,2008 CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I 08-061 ORDER Implementing the National Incident Management System WHEELER ACTION Passed I 08-062 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Bangor Gas,LLC for GRATWICK Installation of Gas Main Lines in Conjunction with the Hollywood Slots Project—Lincoln Street&Main Street ACTION Passed 08-063 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Easement Deed to D'ERRICO ill Bangor Hydro-Electric Company for Overhead Lines,Poles, Subsurface Utility Conduits and Lines, Vaults and Transformers— Corner of Buck and Main Streets, Corner of Dutton and Main Streets,Easterly End of Dutton Street Extending Northerly onto Property of the City of Bangor, Southwesterly Side of Dutton Street and along the Property Line of the City of Bangor and Irving Oil and to Main Street, Westerly Sideline of Property of City of Bangor Abutting Land of Timka,Inc.,Northeasterly Side of Dutton Street I ACTION Passed 08-064 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept Deeds from Bangor FARRINGTON 1 Historic Track,Inc.—Dutton Street, Corner of Main and Lincoln Streets, and Racino Property ACTION Passed 1 08-065 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Easement Deed to WHEELER Bangor Historic Track,Inc.—Dutton Street ACTION Passed 08-066 RESOLVE Approving Subordination Agreement of a Community Development PALMER 1 Residential Rehabilitation Loan—Hammond Street Courtyard L.P. ACTION Passed 08-067 ORDER Establishing Dock Rates for 2008 BLANCHETTE ACTION Passed 1 08-068 ORDER Authorizing the Airport to Enter into a Contract with Edwards and D'ERRICO Kelcey for Engineering Services for the Design of the Terminal Building Expansion ACTION Passed 08-069 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Seventh Addendum to FARRINGTON Lease,Assignment and Subordination Agreement and Consent to Conditional Assignment of Leases and Rents—General Electric Company ACTION Passed I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JANUARY 28.2008 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ' ITEM NO. COUNCILOR • 08-070 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 23,§23-4 and§23-11, Chapter 165, WHEELER §165-6(D), §165-9(B)(5), §165-113(C)(1), §165-126, and§165-128,and Chapter 271, §271-9(B), to Increase the Membership of the Planning Board from Five to Seven Voting Members ACTION First Reading I 08-071 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating Grant Funds from the U.S. D'ERRICO Department of Housing and Urban Development—Project Based Rental Assistance ACTION First Reading 08-072 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Homeless Continuum of Care D'ERRICO 111 Grant from HUD—Shelter Plus Care Renewal ACTION First Readin) 111 08-073 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Department of BLANCHETTE Health and Human Services—STD Clinic/HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral ACTION First Readin) I 111 I I I 1 I i MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JANUARY 28,2008 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 08-049 RESOLVE Accepting&Appropriating Federal Transportation Security WHEELER Administration Funding for the Explosives Detection Canine Team Program ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote 7-1 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,D'Errico,Farrington, Hawes,Palmer,Stone and Wheeler Councilors Voting No: Gratwick Councilors Absent: Greene Passed I 08-050 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$135,000 in Department of STONE Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant Funds ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 08-051 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Maine WHEELER Department of Health and Human Services—WIC Nutrition Program ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I I I I I I I I REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JANUARY28,2008 NEWBUSINESS ASSIGNED TO 1 ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Automobile Graveyard/ Junkyard Permit of Smorgon Steel Recycling,Inc. d/b/a Smorgon Steel Recycling,Inc.2630 Outer Broadway 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 Public Hearing: Application for Liquor License,Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, Off Center Productions, Wendy Gwendolyn Goodine,d/b/a Malfatori's Speakeasy, 15 Hildreth 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 the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage • Passed Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement Permit of Off Center Producations, Wendy Gwendolyn Goodine, d/b/a Malfatori's Speakeasy, 15 Hildreth Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing 1 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 Public Rearing: Application for Liquor License,Malt, Spirituous, Vinous, Chase's Family Restaurant,Inc., d/b/a Chase's Family Restaurant and Hideaway Lounge, 1575 Hammond Street. ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Mr.Steve Jones questioned what type of amusement there would be at this establishment And where it was located. The Chases'indicated that this would be a family restaurant, Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JANUARY 28,2008 NEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 08-074 RESOLVE Reallocating the Designated Area of Bangor's Pine Tree Zone PALMER ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing I Public Hearing Opened Anthony Useelli explained the nature of his business to the Council.and Showed samples of the composite material. Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing 111 Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 08-075 ORDER Adopting Policy on Energy Conservation and Climate Protection GRATWICK Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Hope Brogunier,Anita Kurton,Jay Dresser Beth Bissan and Lydia Steiman spoke in Favor of this Order. Passed I 08-076 RESOLVE Calling Upon Federal and State Government to Take Steps to D'ERRICO Reduce Energy Consumption and Address the Challenge of Global Warming ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 08-077 ORDER Authorizing Amendment to Lease with the New Castle Hotel PALMER Corporation to Extend the Term and Modify the Formula for Calculating Rent ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote: 7-1 Councilors Voting Yes: D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick,Hawes, Palmer, Stone and Wheeler Councilors Voting No: Blanchette Councilors Absent: Greene Passed 08-078 ORDER Designating Hodgdon Marine LLC Tentative Developer of a FARRINGTON Parcel on Marina Road,Hampden,Maine ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage I Passed 08-079 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Option Agreement STONE 111 with Brewer Land Trust ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote: 7-1 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick,Hawes, Stone and Wheeler Councilors Voting No: Palmer Councilors Absent: Greene Passed i I REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JANUARY 28,2008 I NEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO 1 ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 08-080 ORDER Adopting Amendment to the Designated and Undesignated Fund FARRINGTON Balance Policy—Eliminating the MSRS Reserve and Establishing Ia Benefit Reserve ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage I Motion Made and Seconded to Refer back to the Finance Committee Motion Doubted Vote:5-3 Councilors Voting Yes:Blanchette, Gratwick,Hawes,Palmer I And Wheeler Councilors Voting No: D'Errico,Farrington and Stone Councilors Absent: Greene IReferred to Finance 08-081 RESOLVE Calling Upon the Federal Government to Increase Funding for WHEELER the Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and for I the State of Maine to Provide Additional Funding to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 08-082 ORDER Awarding Contract for Self Contained Breathing Apparatus BLANCHE 11.8 Ito Industrial Protection Services ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage IPassed 08-083 ORDER Awarding Contract for Geographical Information System to STONE ESRI IACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 1 08-084 ORDER Making Appointments to Committee Established by Agreement D'ERRICO with Couri Foundation—Hammond Street Senior Center I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to table to the meeting of February 11 Tabled I I I I 1