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Home My WebLink About2008-10-27 City Council Minutes I IMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 27,2008 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Called to Order at 7:30 p.m. Chaired by Council Chair Hawes I Councilors Present:All Adjourned at 8:35 p.m. Proclamation: Proclaiming November 8 to 15,2008 as Maine Recycles GRATWICK lWeek in Bangor PUBLIC COMMENTS: Heather McCarthy,Executive Director of the American I Folk Festival,and Maria Biaesa, Chair of the American Folk Festival, thanked the City Council and City staff and presented the City with a framed poster. MINUTES OF: Bangor Water District Meeting of September 16, 2008,Regular WHEELER I Meeting of the Bangor City Council of October 15,2008 and Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of October 8, 2008 ' ACTION Approved 08-338 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real Estate STONE Formerly Known as Warren Court I ACTION Passed I 08-339 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept$1048 in U. S. Currency WHEELER or a Portion Thereof and one SKS 7.62 mm rifle,as a result of a State Criminal Forfeiture IACTION Passed 08-340 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with the GRATWICK I Maine Department of Transportation Regarding Overweight Construction Vehicles—1-95 Northbound Bridge#5795&1-95 Southbound Bridge#1428 Rehabilitation Project No.BH-1651— Industrial Spur—1-395 I ACTION Passed I 08-341 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with the BLANCHETTE Maine Department of Transportation Regarding Overweight Construction Vehicles—Hammond Street Bridge Over 1-95 IACTION Passed 08-342 ORDER Accepting the Resignation of Laura Mitchell from the Planning D'ERRICO I Board ACTION Passed I _ I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 27.2008 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 08-343 ORDER Authorizing Execution ofLease/Purchase Agreements for STONE Various School Energy Conservation Measures ACTION First Reading and Referred to the Finance Committee Meeting I of 11/03/08 at 5 p.m. 08-344 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 134, General Assistance,Section 134-27, D'ERRICO I Amount of Assistance,and Section 134-27.1,Rental Assistance ACTION First Reading and Referred to Government t Operations Committee Meeting of 10/28/08 at 5 p.m. 08-345 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$5,200 in Funds from the HAWES ' U.S.Department of Justice, 2008 Justice Assistance Grant ACTION First Reading and Referred to the Government I Operations Committee Meeting of 10/28/08 at 5 p.m. 08-346 RESOLVE Appropriating$4,000 from Forfeiture Funds to Purchase WHEELER a Polygraph Machine ACTION First Reading and Referred to the Government Operations Committee Meeting of 10/28/08 at 5 p.m. 1 I I 1 I I I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 27.2008 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO IITEM NO. COUNCILOR I 08-331 RESOLVE Appropriating$662,000 from Airport Reserves for Energy STONE Conservation Projects at Bangor International Airport ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote: 7-1 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,D'Errico,Farrington, Hawes,Palmer,Stone& Wheeler Councilors Voting No: Gratwick Passed I 08-332 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Shelter Plus Care Grant BLANCHETTE From the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I 1 1 1 I I 1 I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 27,2008 ' NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement License Spectacular Event Center, 395 Griffin Road I 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 Special Amusement License Thistles Restaurant, 175 Exchange 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 Special Amusement License Christopher's Public House, 10 Broad 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 to Postpone to the Next Council Meeting Postponed 08-347 ORDER Authorizing Option Agreement with Little Wood Island,LLC GRATWICK for Development of Bangor Waterfront Property ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 08-348 ORDER Authorizing an Extension to the Purchase Option and WHEELER Development Agreement with David B.Lawler for I Building#26, 113 Maine Avenue ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I I it 1 i 111 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—OCTOBER 27.2008 NEW BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 08-349 ORDER Authorizing the Chair of the Bangor City Council to Execute PALMER I a Third Amendment to the Employment Agreement Between the City of Bangor and Edward A.Barrett, City Manager ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage I Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution Motion Doubted Vote 5:- 1 Councilors Voting Yes: Farrington, Gratwick,Hawes, Palmer,Stone Councilors Voting No: Blanchette,D'Errico, Wheeler Amendment Passed I Motion Made and Seconded for Passage As Amended Passed As Amended I Presentations of plaques were made by Chair Hawes to outgoing Councilors Palmer and Farrington. Councilor Farrington presented outgoing Chair Hawes with a gavel. I I I I I I 1 •I I 11 I