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Home My WebLink About2008-02-11 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBRUARY 11.2008 I 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 9:30p.m. • PUBLIC COMMENTS: None MINUTES OF:Business&Economic Development Committee Meeting of November 7, 2007,December 19, 2007 and January 9,2008 Regular Meeting of the PALMER Bangor City Council of January 28, 2008, Government Operations Committee Meeting of January 15,2008, &Commission on Cultural Development Meeting of January 23, 2008. IACTION Approved 08-085 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real Estate BLANCHE I 7 L I Located at 387 Buck Street ACTION Passed I 08-086 ORDER Authorizing Execution of an Easement to Bangor Gas Company- GRATWICK Florida Avenue,Maine Avenue and Polk Street ACTION Passed I 08-087 ORDER Authorizing an Agreement with the Maine Department of D'ERRICO Transportation—Traffic Signal Maintenance,Stillwater Avenue And WalMart ACTION Passed I 08-088 ORDER Authorizing Termination of the Jordan's Meats Municipal PALMER Development and Tax Increment Financing District ACTION Passed 08-089 ORDER Authorizing Termination of the Waterworks Municipal Development FARRINGTON and Tax Increment Financing District ACTION Passed I 1 I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBRUARY 11,2008 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 08-090 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 148,Historic Preservation, §148-5, GRATWICK Designating 412 State Street as an Historic Landmark ACTION First Reading and Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting of 2/19/08 at 5pm 08-091 ORDINANCE Amending the Electrical Code—Chapter 102§102-1, to BLANCHE TIE Adopt the 2008 Edition of the National Electric Code ACTION First Reading and Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting of 2/19/08 at Spm I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I IMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBRUARY 11,2008 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 1 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 I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Bob Guerrette,Planning Board Chair, expressed concern Over the voting requirements in this Ordinance and stated I That the Planning Board would rather stay as is rather than Limit the voting requirements. Vote 7-1 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,D'Errico,Farrington, Hawes,Palmer,Stone and Wheeler I Councilors Voting No: Gratwick Councilors Absent: Greene Passed I 08-071 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating Grant Funds from the U.S. D'ERRICO Department of Housing and Urban Development—Project IBased Rental Assistance ` ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage I Passed 08-072 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Homeless Continuum of Care D'ERRICO Grant from HUD—Shelter Plus Care Renewal IACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 08-073 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Department of BLANCHE In Health and Human Services—STD Clinic/HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral IACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 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 for Passage Motion Made and Seconded that Councilor Farrington has no Conflict of Interest Vote: 6-1 I Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,D'Errico, Hawes,Palmer, Stone and Wheeler Councilors Voting No: Gratwick I Councilors Absent: Greene Passed Motion Doubted I Vote 7-1 Councilors Voting Yes: D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick. Hawes,Palmer,Stone and Wheeler Councilors Voting No: Blanchette I Councilors Absent: Greene Passed I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBRUARY 11,2008 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 111 Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement Permit of Greenleafs Bar and Grill, d/b/a Carolina Sports and Spirits, 16 Union Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Postpone a Postponed Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement Permit of Club Gemini,LLC, d/b/a Club Gemini, 190 Harlow 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 Liquor License,Malt, Spirituous, Vinous,Ross Kelly Culinary Group, d/b/a Chef Brian&Company, 10 Water 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 I Public Hearing: Application for Liquor License,Malt, Spirituous, Vinous,Ron Goddard and Kyle and Susan Hogan,Bleechers, d/b/a Bleechers/Jus 4 Fun, 268 Odlin Road#B&#A 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 I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBRUARY 11,2008 NEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I 08-097 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective Bargaining FARRINGTON Agreement between the City of Bangor and Bangor Federation of Public Employees,Local 6071,AFT,AFL-CIO,Fleet Maintenance Employees ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I08-098 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective Bargaining PALMER Agreement between the City of Bangor and AFSCME, Council 93, Local 656-06,BIA Airport and Building Maintenance Employees ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 08-099 ORDER Establishing Special Committee—Downtown Parking Advisory GRATWICK Committee ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 08-100 ORDER Establishing a Special Committee on Arena Implementation PALMER ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 1 I I I I II I 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBRUARY 11,2008 NEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 08-092 ORDER Designating Penjajawoc Marsh/Bangor Mall Area Management GRATWICK Fund Municipal Development and Tax Increment Financing District#1 and Adopting a Development Program for the District ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Lucy Quimby of the Bangor Land Trust, George Elliott of The Mall Marsh Commission and Bob Guerrette of the Planning Board spoke in favor of this Order Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 08-093 ORDER Designating Mall Area Traffic Infrastructure Municipal Development D'ERRICO and Tax Increment Financing District and Adopting a Development Program for the District 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 08-094 RESOLVE Supporting the Recommendations of the Committee to Review the BLANCHE 11 L Taxation of Slot Machine Revenues ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 08-095 RESOLVE Supporting Penobscot County's Grant Application to the State Fund WHEELER for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage David Casavant of the Bangor Chamber of Commerce urged Council support of this grant application Passed 08-096 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective Bargaining BLANCHETTE Agreement between the City of Bangor and Maine Association of Police,Police Commanding Officers ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I I