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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 I I I I I I 1 I I I I 1 I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 14,2008 1 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 P I I I I 1 I I I I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 14,2008 1 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 I I 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 I 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 I I 1 I 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 14,2008 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 1 I I I 1 I i I 1