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Home My WebLink About2008-04-28 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 28,2008 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Called to Order at 7:35 p.m. t Chaired by Council Chair Hawes Councilors Present: All Except Greene& Gratwick Adjourned at 9:40 p.m. Proclamation: Proclaiming May 12-16,2008 as Commuter Challenge Week D'ERRICO In Bangor and Recognizing the 14`"Anniversary of the Event I Proclamation: Proclaiming May 2008 as Foster Care Awareness Month STONE Proclamation: Proclaiming April 28,2008 As Arbor Day In The City of Bangor BLANCHEI"1 L 1 PUBLIC COMMENTS: None MINUTES OF:Bangor Water District Board of Trustees Regular Monthly Meeting of March 18, 2008,Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of April 14, 2008 and Finance Committee Meeting of April 7,2008. ACTION Approved 08-147 ORDER Extending the Term of Special Committee-Downtown Parking PALMER Advisory Committee ACTION Passed 08-148 ORDER Authorizing Agreements with New Castle Hotel Corporation and D'ERRICO WNC Bangor Company LLC to Extend the Term of Parking Agreement,Approve Assigment and Assumption of Lease Agreement and Parking Agreement, and Approve Landlord's Consent to Leasehold Mortgage—Sheraton Four Points Hotel ACTION Passed 08-149 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Consent to WHEELER Assignment and Lessor Consent, Waiver and Estoppel Certificate—Bangor Historic Track,Inc,. ACTION Passed 08-150 ORDER Extending Tentative Developer Status of Hodgdon Marine,LLC FARRINGTON for a Parcel on Marina Road,Hampden,Maine ACTION Passed 08-151 ORDER Appointing Benjamin F.Birch,Jr. as City Assessor BLANCHEIIL ACTION Passed 1 1 I IMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 28,2008 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I08-152 ORDINANCE Deleting Section 291-28 A of the Code of Ordinances- WHEELER Left Turns Prohibited—State and Howard IACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Postpone Indefinitely Residents Jack McGill,James Butler urged the Council To Remove the No Left Turn Prohibition I Residents Bill Riley, Gary Bolduc and Bob Cimbollek Urged the Council to Keep the No Left Turn Prohibition Residents Kathy Neil and Diana Harper stated the need I for a city-wide comprehensive traffic plan Vote 2-5 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette, Stone Councilors Voting No: D'Errico,Farrington,Hawes,Palmer I And Wheeler Councilors Absent: Greene&Gratwick Failed I Motion Made and Seconded for Referral to Transportation& Infrastructure Committee Referred I 08-153 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 33,Sec.18 of the Code of the City of Bangor FARRINGTON to Permit Certain Employees to Serve on the Ethics Board ACTION First Reading and Referral to the Finance Committee on 1 05/05/08 at 5:00 p.m 08-154 ORDINANCE Amending Sections 252-24 D and E of the Code of Ordinances BLANCHETTE IWastewater Treatment Rates—Surcharge Fees ACTION First Reading and Referral to Transportation and Infrastructure I I I I I I I • i MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL APRIL 28,2008 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 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 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 6-1 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,D'Errico,Farrington, Hawes,Palmer and Wheeler Councilors Voting No: Stone Councilors Absent: Gratwick& Greene Passed 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 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 08-142 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating Women,Infants, and Children D'ERRICO Nutrition Program Grant ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 1 1 1 I I 1 1 i 1 I IIIMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 28.2008 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I 08-155 ORDER Authorizing Application to the State of Maine for Municipal FARRINGTON Investment Trust Funds ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing I Public Hearing Opened No One from the Public came Forward Motion Made and Seconded to Close the Public Hearing I Public Hearing Closed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 08-156 RESOLVE Supporting the Efforts of the Bangor Police Department to WHEELER Enhance Traffic Enforcement I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 08-157 ORDER Authorizing Additional Community Development Loan Funds PALMER Ito Penobscot Theatre Company—131 Main Street ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage IPassed 08-158 ORDER Approving Implementation Schedule for Assessing High BLANCHEITh Strength Wastewater Surcharge Fee—Gorelick Farms Diary IACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed III08-159 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Deed to the Maine PALMER Governmental Facilities Authority— Washington and Exchange Streets IACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution I Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Passed I 08-160 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Federal Funding STONE Project Agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation— Earmark Route 1A,PIN#015117.00—Cedar,Main,and Summer IStreet ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I Motion Made and Seconded to Suspend the Rules to take up an order to appoint members to the Bangor Housing Authority.which was 1 not listed on the agenda 08-161 ORDER Making Appointments to the Board of Commissioners of the Bangor Housing Authority 111 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed