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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 8.2008
ICONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
ICalled to Order at 7:30 p.m.
Chaired by Councilor Palmer
Councilors Present:All
Adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Reverend Kevin Loring, 240 Center Street,spoke on behalf
of the Temple of Advanced Enlightenment urging the city police to collaborate with them
in administering a medicinal cannabis program.
MINUTES OF: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Meeting of January 8,2008, HAWES
August 19,2008, October 22,2008,November 18,2008,Regular City Council Meeting of
November 24, 2008,Finance Committee Meeting of October 20, 2008 and Special
Committee On Arena Implementation Committee Meeting of October 23, 2008
ACTION Approved
09-017 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Local Project Agreement BLANCHETTE
with the Maine Department of Transportation—Ohio Street,
PIN#14792.00
ACTION Passed
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09-018 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Local Project Agreement BRONSON
with the Maine Department of Transportation—State Street and
Hancock Street,PIN#14799.00
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ACTION Passed
I09-019 ORDER Appointing Constables for the Year 2009 STONE
ACTION Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 8.2008 1
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
09-020 RESOLVE Appropriating$4,000 from the General Fund PEG Reserve for WHEELER
Audio Improvements within the City Council Chambers
ACTION First Reading and Referred to the Finance Committee on
December 15, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. I
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1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 8.2008
IUNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
I 09-013 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for and Accept GRATWICK
a Grant from the Maine Department of Health&Human
Services, Office of Substance Abuse, to Implement Strategies
To Decrease Underage Drinking
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
111 09-014 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for and Accept a Grant WHEELER
from the Maine Department of Health&Human Services,
Center for Disease Control, to Implement Capacity Building
Strategies for Public Health Initiative
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 8.2008 1
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
Public Hearing: Application for Liquor License,Malt, STONE
Spiritous, Vinous,Red Martini, dba Red Martini and
Christopher's Bar&Bistro, 10 Broad Street
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing
Public Hearing Opened
Chief Cammack explained that there were fire code violations
That needed to be corrected. He urged the council to postpone
Action on this license until the January meeting
No One from the Public came Forward
Mr.Noonan,the business owner, explained that he had had difficulty in
securing a contractor to fix the violation,but has recently found a contractor to complete
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Motion Made and Seconded to authorize a temporary liquor license to 1/1/09, and
If the business has corrected the code violation, to further extend the temporary license
to January 12,2009
Motion Doubted
Vote: 8-1
Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson,D'Errico, Gratwick Hawes,Nealley,Palmer,
Stone and Wheeler
Councilors Voting No: Blanchette
Motion Made and Seconded to Continue the Public Hearing on January 12,2009
Motion Passed
Public Hearing Continued
Motion Made and Seconded to Reconsider the vote
Vote Reconsidered
Vote: 7-2
Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson,D'Errico, Gratwick Hawes,Nealley,Palmer,
Stone
Councilors Voting No: Blanchette, Wheeler
Motion Passed
Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement STONE I
License,Red Martini,dba Red Martini and Christopher's
Bar&Bistro, 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 Continue the Public Hearing on January 12, 2009
Public Hearing Continued
09-021 ORDER Designating Volunteers of America Bangor Senior Apartments HAWES
as the Volunteers of America Affordable Housing Development
District
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage I
Ms.Julie Wilcock of the Volunteer of America gave a few comments
Passed
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