HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-04-14 City Council Minutes I
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL-APRIL 14,2008
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&Blanchette ,
Adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Council Chair Hawes recognized two former councilors,Nicholas Brountas and Al Weymouth, who had passed away this week
Public Recognition: Bangor Public Works to Receive Safety and Health
Award for Public Employees
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Ms.Heather Foster expressed concern over the Malstrom 111
murder case. Ms.Lucy Quimby of 1230 Kenduskeag Avenue introduced the new
Director of the Bangor Land Trust,Mr. Rand Erb. Mr.Steve Ribble invited the Councilors 111To a luncheon presentationon Commercial Strip Development being held at the Seadog next Tuesday,
April 22, 2008.
MINUTES OF: Special Meeting of the Bangor City Council of March 31, 2008,
Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of March 24,2008,Bangor Water
District Board of Trustees Annual and Regular Monthly Meeting of February 19,
2008,Bangor School Committee Executive Session and Regular Meeting of
March 12, 2008 and Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of March 26,
2008,Finance Committee Meeting of March 17,2008,Business&Economic
Development Committee Meeting of February 20, 2008 and March 19, 2008, &
Government Operations Committee Meeting of February 26, 2008 and March 25,
2008.
ACTION Approved
08-133 RESOLVE Ratifying Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed to Wells BLANCHETTE
Fargo Bank,N.A.—75 Division Street
ACTION Passed
08-134 RESOLVE Ratification of Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed to Gabriel FARRINGTON
Carr—112 Elm Street
ACTION Passed
08-135 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real PALMER
Estate Located at 151 Lancaster Avenue
ACTION Passed
08-136 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager and the Fire Chief to Execute a WHEELER
Mutual Aid Agreement Between the City of Bangor and the
Town of Orono
ACTION Passed
08-137 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager, on behalf of the City of Bangor, to D'ERRICO
Enter into a Personal Services Agreement with Sally Healey to
Coordinate the HUD Homeless Continuum of Care Project for
Penobscot County
ACTION Passed
IMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 14,2008
CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
08-138 ORDER Accepting the Resignation of Sara K.Martin from the Historic GRATWICK
Preservation Commission
IACTION Passed
I 08-139 RESOLVE Authorizing Application for Amendment to Park Woods'Deed WHEELER
Conditions to Convert Four Units of Transitional Housing to
Four Units of Permanent Housing
ACTION Passed
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REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
08-140 ORDINANCE Amending Schedule I of Chapter 291,Article III,Sec. 38(A4) D'ERRICO
of the Code of the City of Bangor—Parking Prohibited at All
Times—Otis Street
ACTION First Reading
08-141 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for$4,500 to Support WHEELER
An AmericCorp VISTA Volunteer to Work with the Health
Promotion Program to Address Food Security Issues I
ACTION First Reading&Referred to Government Operations Committee
of 4/15/08 at 5 pm
08-142 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating Women,Infants, and Children D'ERRICO
Nutrition Program Grant
ACTION First Reading&Referred to Government Operations Committee
of 4/15/08 at Sm
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
IITEM NO. COUNCILOR
I 08-090 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 148,Historic Preservation,§148-5, GRATWICK
Designating 412 State Street as an Historic Landmark
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Motion Made and Seconded that Councilor Hawes has
No conflict of interest
Passed
Vote: 7-0
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Councilors Voting Yes: D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick,
Hawes,Palmer, Stone and Wheeler
Councilors Voting No: None
I Councilors Absent: Blanchette, Greene
Passed
I 08-126 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Zone Change—24 Larkin GRATWICK
Street from General Commercial and Service District to
Neighborhood Service District
I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Vote: 7-0
Councilors Voting Yes: D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick,
I Hawes,Palmer, Stone and Wheeler
Councilors Voting No: None
Councilors Absent: Blanchette, Greene
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Passed
08-127 RESOLVE Appropriating Federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the PALMER
Amount of$450,000
IACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
111 08-128 RESOLVE Appropriating$200,000 from the General Fund's Undesignated STONE
Fund Balance
1 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
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NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
08-143 ORDER Establishing a Special Committee on Comprehensive Planning GRATWICK
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
08-144 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective Bargaining D'ERRICO
Agreement Between the City of Bangor and Maine Association of
Police,Representing Police Patrol Officers
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
08-145 ORDER Authorizing the City manager to Apply for Up to$12,000 from WHEELER
the State of Maine Bureau of Highway Safety for the Purpose of
Increasing Seatbelt, Speed, and OUI Enforcement
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
08-146 ORDER Authorizing Discontinuance of Sibley Court, Southwesterly of STONE
Harlow Street
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage I,
Passed
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