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Home My WebLink About2008-06-23 City Council Minutes I IMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 23.2008 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR ICalled to Order at 7:30 p.m. Chaired by Council Chair Hawes I Councilors Present: All Adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Proclamation: Recognizing Dante Parks for His Actions in Seeking Emergency STONE IMedical Aid for his Mother Proclamation: Recognizing Public Safety Dispatcher Ryan Welch for his FARRINGTON I Professionalism in Handling A 94-1 Emergency Medical Call From Dante Parks, A Six Year Old,Seeking Assistance for his Mother. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Several residents of Bangor Gardens expressed concern I Over the proposed increased in valuation of their neighborhood properties. Residents Who spoke included Winn and Linda Dwelley,Ronald Plourde, &Joel and Marsha Larkin. City Assessor Ben Birch urged residents to attend a meeting scheduled on July 15 to I learn more about the assessing process. Residents were assured by the Council that the staff would be available to help them through the appeal process, if needed.. MINUTES OF: Government Operations Committee meeting of May 27,2008 and PALMER I June 9,2008, the Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of June 9, 2008,Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of May 29, 2008 and Recycle Committee Meeting of June 4,2008, IACTION Approved 08-225 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real Estate BLANCHETTE ILocated at 37 Fifth Street ACTION Passed I 08-226 ORDER Granting Utility Location Permit to Time Warner Cable for the GRATWICK Installation of Communication Cable—Hollywood Slots, Geaghan's Restaurant, and the Fireside Motel IACTION Passed 08-227 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Easement Allowing Penobscot Threatre PALMER I to Install Columns Supporting Bangor Opera House Marquee on City Sidewalk IACTION Passed 08-228 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Contracts with Bangor Gas—Natural STONE Gas Service to Various City Buildings IACTION Passed 1 08-229 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for Insurance Coverage at Bangor D'ERRICO International Airport ACTION Passed I08-230 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Contract with Contracting Specialists Inc. FARRINGTON for Phase 2 of the Pickering square Garage Maintenance Project 1 ACTION Passed I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 23,2008 CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 08-231 ORDER Authorizing the Sale of Lot 13B in the Ban Air Industrial Park to BLANCHE Kurt Thomas ACTION Passed 08-232 ORDER Authorizing the Extension of a Lease Agreement with Hannaford WHEELER Bros. Co.for 208 Maine Ave.and a Lease for Office Space at 39 Florida Ave. ACTION Passed 08-233 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Personal Service BLANCHETTE Agreement with Harry R. Courtois to Perform the Duties of Labor Relations Officer ACTION Passed 08-234 ORDER Authorizing Non-Union Pay Plan Adjustment STONE 1 ACTION Passed 1 I I I I I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 23.2008 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 08-235 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor, Chapter 165,Land STONE Development Code, Section 165-113,Planning Board Review ACTION First Reading Motion Made and Seconded to Refer to the Planning Board Meeting of July 1, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Motion Doubted Vote: 7-1 I Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick, Hawes,Palmer, Stone Councilors Voting No: Wheeler Referred I I 1 1 •I I I I I 1 I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 23,2008 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 08-212 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Municipal Year 2009 STONE I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Passed ' 08-213 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Capital Purposes Within the BLANCHETTE General Fund and Utilizing Various Reserves, Trust and Agency Accounts,and Grant Funds for Expenditures to be Made During Municipal Year 2009 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Passed I 08-214 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of Downtown TIF Funds Within the FARRINGTON Capital Fund for Expenditures to be Made During Municipal Year 2009 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Passed 08-215 RESOLVE Appropriating$1,100,000 from Unanticipated Airport Revenues D'ERRICO from Fiscal Year 2008 to Cover Additional Operating Expenses and Reinvesting in the Infrastructure of Bangor International Airport ' ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 08-216 ORDER Establishing On-Going Special Committee—Downtown Parking GRATWICK Advisory Committee ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Passed Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Passed 08-217 RESOLVE Authorizing Acceptance and Appropriation of$19,554 in Grant WHEELER Funds for the Renovation of Four Park Woods Apartments ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 08-218 ORDER Authorizing a Personal Services Agreement with Anne Gass to D'ERRICO Assist with the HUD Homeless Continuum of Care Project for 111 Penobscot County ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I ' MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 2.3.2008 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO IITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Liquor License,Malt, PALMER Spirituous, Vinous,Bi Jiao Chen d/b/a Green Tea Restaurant, 11 Bangor Mall Blvd. ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing 111 Motion Made and Seconded to Postpone to the Next Council Meeting Postponed 08-236 ORDER Authorizing the Fiscal Year 2009 Tax Levy to Increase STONE Above the Property Tax Levy Limit,as Calculated Under 30-A MRSA Section 5721-A,Due to an Unprecedented Increase in Fuel Prices ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 08-237 ORDER Authorizing Lease and Purchase Option Agreement—Maine PALMER Marine Manufacturing,LLC ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 08-238 ORDER Awarding Bid for Revenue Control Parking Equipment at D'ERRICO Bangor International Airport ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Made and Seconded to Refer to Finance Committee Motion Doubted Vote: 7-1 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,D'Errico,Farrington, Gratwick Hawes,Palmer,Stone Councilors Voting No: Wheeler Referred I I I I