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Home My WebLink About2010-11-22 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 22,2010 ICONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Called to Order at 7:30p.m. Chaired by Council Chair Hawes Councilors Present: All Adjourned at 8:45 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS:Heather McCarthy,Executive Director of the American Folk Festival presented the Council with a framed poster of this year's festival. Kathy Day,Judy Brown&Helen Cheney all spoke in support of the nurses at .Eastern Maine Medical Center. Paul Tromer urged the council to allow voters to approve the new arena project and questioned why that existing structure could not be rehabilitated. Ms.Lucy Quimby presented the Councilors with trails maps and invited them to use the trails. Gary Watson gave information to the Councilors regarding dome type structures as an alternative building for the new arena. Mr.Bob Cimbollek urged the council to put the new arena out to a referendum. ACTION Approved Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of November 8, 2010, Organizational Meeting of the Bangor City Council of November 8, 2010, and Bangor Brewer Citizen Advisory Committee Meeting of September 7, 2010 ACTION Approved I 11-015 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed-Real DURGIN Estate Located at 15 Bower Street ACTION Passed 11-016 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real WESTON Estate Located at 175 French Street ACTION Passed I i I 1 j I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 22.2010 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-017 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Zone Change—88 LONGO Walter Street from Urban Residence One District to Urban Residence Two District ACTION First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting of December 7, 2010 at 7 p.m. 11-018 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Contract Zone Change PALMER 715 Hammond Street from Contract Multi-Family and Service District to Contract Multi-Family and Service District ACTION First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting of December 7, 2010,at 7 p.m. 11-019 ORDINANCE Amending Parking Schedule X Off-Street Parking Lots, to NEALLEY Change Atler Lot from 30 Minute Parking to Parking by Permit and Pay for Time Used, and Parking Schedule VI, Parking for Persons with Disabilities ACTION First Reading and Referral to Business and Economic Development Committee on December 8, 2010 at 5 p.m. 11-020 RESOLVE Appropriating$5,000 from the General Fund Reserves to BRONSON Demolish 4 Mill Street ACTION First Reading and Referral to Finance Committee of December 6, 2010 at 5 p.m. 11-021 RESOLVE Authorizing the Application,Acceptance and Appropriation of BLANCHETTE a$30,000 Grant from the Maine Health Access Foundation to Support the Healthy Homes Asthma Project ACTION First Reading and Referral to Government Operations Committee of November 23, 2010,at 5 p.m. 11-022 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a$79,000 Grant from the GRATWICK Department of Health and Human Services—STD Clinic/ HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral ACTION First Reading and Referral to Government Operations on November 23, 2010 at 5 p.m. 1 I I I 1 111 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 22,2010 IUNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR w11-007 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating Grant Funds from the U.S. GRATWICK Department of Housing and Urban Development—Shelter Plus Care Renewal II ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed I11-008 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Zone Change—80 PALMER Broadway from Urban Residence 2 District to Government Iand Institutional Service District ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 9-0 I Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,Bronson,Durgin, Gratwick,Longo, Hawes,Nealley,Palmer& Weston Councilors Voting No: None IPassed 11-009 ORDER Authorizing Refinancing of Certain of the City of Bangor's BRONSON Existing Bond Obligations and the Issuance of City of Bangor IGeneral Refunding Bonds and a Tax Levy Therefor ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing I 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 I 11-010 ORDINANCE Amending Code of the City of Bangor Chapter 81,Section HAWES I81-1 and Section 81-2 ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 7-2 I Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,Bronson,Durgin,Longo, Hawes,Palmer& Weston Councilors Voting No: Gratwick&Nealley IPassed 11-011 ORDINANCE Amending Code of the City of Bangor Chapter 82,Section NEALLEY 82-1 and Section 82-2 IACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote: 7-2 111 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,Bronson,Durgin,Longo, Hawes,Palmer& Weston Councilors Voting No: Gratwick&Nealley Passed II I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 22,2010 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 11-014 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 9 of the Code of the City of Bangor, §9-8- NEALLEY 1 Standing Committees ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Vote: 9-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,Bronson,Durgin, Gratwick,Longo, Hawes,Nealley,Palmer& Weston Councilors Voting No: None Passed I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 22.2010 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR I Public Hearing: Application for Liquor License,Malt, Vinous BLANCHEITC GAND,LLC, d/b/a Jimmy V's 650 Broadway Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing 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 1 Public Hearing: Application for Special Amusement BLANCHETTE Permit for Prometheus d/b/a Luna Bar&Grill 49 Park Street Motion Made and Seconded to Open the Public Hearing 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 I 11-023 ORDER Awarding Grant to the Downtown Bangor Partnership for WESTON $2,000 to Fund City Hall Performances and Audio/Visual For Downtown Countdown New Year's Eve Event ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-024 ORDER Authorizing an Extension of a Real Estate Purchase Contract DURGIN With Bangor Gas Company,LLC for Land and Building at 498 Maine Ave ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 111 11-025 ORDER Terminating Lease Agreement with Maine Propane Energy,Inc. BLANCHEI I L ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed 11-026 ORDER Accepting Funds in the Amount of$1,000 from The Stephen and LONGO Tabitha King Foundation for Installation of New Community Organization Signs ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed