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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 28.2010
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
Called to Order at 7:30 p.m. 1
Chaired by Council Chair Stone
Councilors Present: All
Adjourned at9:50p.m.
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Take up 10-243 out of order
Passed I
10-243 ORDER Acknowledging Receipt of the Report of the Charter Review WHEELER
Committee
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Committee Members Durgin,Sullivan,Dore,Braveman,
Birkel,Bruns and Chair Pechinski presented the report
To the Council and were awarded Certificates of Appreciation
From Council Wheeler on behalf of the Council
Passed
Proclamation: Recognizing and Congratulating Bangor High School for NEALLEY
Its Selection as One of America's Best High Schools
PUBLIC COMMENT: Ms. Carol Cutting of 14 Eaton Place expressed her
concern over intermittent access to her property through the paper street. Chief Ron
Gastia recognized Rob Angelo for being awarded the August 2010 Officer of the
Month.
MINUTES OF:Regular Meeting of the Bangor City Council of June 14,2010,
Business&Economic Development Committee Meeting of June 16,2010,Bangor
School Committee Regular Meeting of May 26,2010,Bangor Water District
Board of Trustees Meeting of May 18,2010, &Housing Authority of the City of
Bangor Regular Meeting of April 21, 2010.
ACTION Approved
Liquor License Renewals I
Application for Liquor License Renewal
Malt, Spirituous, Vinous of RT
New England Franchise,LLC d/b/a
Ruby Tuesday#7273, 663 Stillwater Ave
ACTION Approved 1
10-226 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real BRONSON
Estate Located at 34 Dean Street
ACTION Passed
10-227 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real HAWES I
Estate Located at 339 Union Street
ACTION Passed
10-228 ORDER Appointing a Replacement Member to the Citizen Review Panel PALMER
ACTION Passed I
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IMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL-JUNE 28,2010
CONSENT AGENDA continued ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
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10-229 ORDER Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Apply for and Accept GRATWICK
Up to$7,500 in Funds as Part of the Department of Health and
Human Services Office of Substance Abuse 2010 Strategic
Underage Drinking Enforcement Grant
1 ACTION Passed
10-230 ORDER Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Apply for$29,947 in WHEELER
IGrant Funds from the Edward Byrne Memorial Grant Program
ACTION Passed
II10-231 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for Sodium Chloride BRONSON
ACTION Passed
1 10-232 ORDER Authorizing a Three Year Contract Award for Tire and Tire NEALLEY
Service for Large Vehicles and Equipment
IACTION Passed
10-233 ORDER Authorizing a Three Year Contract Award for Tire and Tire WESTON
VService for Small Vehicles and Equipment
ACTION Passed
I 10-234 ORDER Approving a Lease with the Bangor Nursing and Rehabilitation BLANCHETTE
Center for Health and Community Services at 103 Texas Avenue
IACTION Passed
10-235 ORDER Directing the Interim City Manager to Take Possession of the NEALLEY
Property Located at 1730 Stillwater Avenue
IACTION Passed
V 10-236 ORDER Authorizing the Fire Chief to Apply for an Assistance to GRATWICK
Firefighters Grant to Install Sprinklers at Central Fire Station
And Station 5
IACTION Passed
10-237 ORDER Authorizing the Fire Chief to Apply for an Assistance to BLANCHEI I L
I Firefighters Grant to Install Water Storage Tanks in Areas
Without Fire Hydrants
ACTION Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 28.2010
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
10-238 RESOLVE Appropriating Arena Funds for the Purpose of Funding the PALMER
Services for the Schematic Design Phase of the Arena Project
ACTION First Reading
10-239 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Maine Department GRATWICK
Of Health and Human Services, Office of Substance Abuse in
The Amount of$50,000 to Support an Overdose Prevention
Program I
ACTION First Reading&Referral to Government Operations
Mr.Nick Bearce question funding this item because the
School Department has not administered a drug screening
test to its students.
Committee Meeting of 6/29/10 at Spm
10-240 ORDER Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Apply for and Accept WHEELER I
$7,000 from the Maine Department of Human Services to Help
Implement Maine's Local Public Health Infrastructure through
Provision of Logistical,Administrative, and Organizational
Support to the Penquis Public Health Coordinating Council(DCC)
ACTION First Reading&Referral to Government Operations Committee
Meeting of 6/29/10 at Spm
10-241 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for and Accept$16,000 HAWES
From the Maine Centers for Disease Control's Comprehensive
Cancer Control Program to Continue Colorectal Cancer Prevention
Activities in the Penquis District
ACTION First Reading&Referral to Government Operations Committee Meeting
of 6/29/10 at Spm
10-242 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for and Accept$37,250 BLANCHE HE
From the Maine Centers for Disease Control's Lead Poisoning
Prevention Fund to Continue Lead Poisoning Prevention Activities
In the Penquis District I
ACTION First Reading&Referral to Government Operations Committee Meeting
of 6/29/10 at Spm
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1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 28.2010
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
1 ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
10-215 RESOLVE Making An Appropriation for Municipal Year 2011 HAWES
IACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Motion Made and Seconded to Amend by Substitution to Reduce
$40,000 from Police Overtime and$40,000 for the Position
I In Community&Economic Development
Vote: 4-5
Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson,Nealley,Stone& Wheeler
Councilors Voting No: Blanchette, Gratwick,Hawes,Palmer
& Weston
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Amendment Fails
Motion Made and Seconded to Amend to Apply$360,000 from
111 the Undesignated Fund Balance to FY 11 Operating Budget
Vote: 4-5
Councilors Voting Yes:Bronson,Nealley, Weston& Wheeler
1 Councilors Voting No: Blanchette, Gratwick,Hawes,Palmer
&Stone
Amendment Fails
II Vote: 5-4
Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,Bronson, Gratwick,
Hawes&Palmer
Councilors Voting No: Nealley, Stone, Weston& Wheeler
IPassed
10-216 RESOLVE Making An Appropriation for Capital Purposes Within the BRONSON
I General Fund and Utilizing Various Reserves, Trust and Agency
Accounts, and Grant Funds for Expenditures to be Made During
Municipal Year 2011
I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
I 10-217 RESOLVE Making An Appropriation of Downtown TIF Funds within the WESTON
Capital Fund for Expenditures to be Made During Municipal
Year 2011
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
10-218 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Contract Zone Change- WHEELER
333, 337 AND 345 State Street from Multi-Family and Service
District to Contract Neighborhood Service District
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
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Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,Bronson, Gratwick,
I Hawes,Nealley,Palmer,Stone, Weston& Wheeler
Councilors Voting No: None
Passed
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS continued ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
10-219 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Zone Change—32 Sanford NEALLEY
Street from Urban Residence 2 District to Government and
Institutional Service District
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes: Blanchette,Bronson, Gratwick,
Hawes,Nealley,Palmer,Stone, Weston& Wheeler
Councilors Voting No: None
Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 28,2010
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
IITEM NO. COUNCILOR
Application for Liquor License,Malt,
R Spirituous, Vinous of Chris Geaghan,
d/b/a Whig&Courier Pub&Restaurant,
18 Broad Street
I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Postpone for two weeks
Postponed
I 10-244 ORDER Reducing the Downtown Development District Tax Increment PALMER
Financing District Captured Assessed Value Percentage for
FY 2011
I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
II 10-245 RESOLVE Supporting Hiring an Economic Development Department WESTON
Employee for Business and Community Relations
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded to Postpone Indefinitely
Postponed Indefinitely
10-246 ORDER Amending Arena Fund Guidelines HAWES
IACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
I 10-247 ORDER Authorizing a Real Estate Purchase Contract with Bangor GRATWICK
Natural Gas for Land and Building at 498 Maine Avenue
I ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
10-248 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for Property and Casualty Insurance NEALLEY
IACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Mr.Brent Cross thanked the council for the fair process and
I For the opportunity
Passed
10-249 ORDER Authorizing Contract Award for Insurance Coverage at Bangor BLANCHETTE
IlInternational Airport
ACTION Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
IPassed
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