HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-05-11 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—MAY 11, 2015
Meeting Called to Order at 7:30 PM
Chaired by Council Chair Durgin
Councilors Absent:None
Meeting Adjourned at 8:27 PM
RECOGNITION: Recognized the Efforts of Bark for Life
PROCLAMATION: Proclaimed May 16,2015 as Kids to Parks Day in the City of
Bangor
PUBLIC COMMENT Paul LeClair, 666 Finson Road,clarified that a statement he had
made at a previous City Council regarding the city not paying its
bond payments was incorrect.In fact,the city did make its
payments.Mr.LeClair was concerned that the money received
from Hollywood Casino was not enough to make the bond
payment and that the TIF funds were used also to pay the debt
City Manager, Catherine Conlow,stated that the funding for the
project was always a combination of money from Hollywood
Casino and the TIF funds.
Robert Cimbollek and Jim Moore spoke in favor of keeping
Freshman athletics in the school budget
CONSENT AGEND. , ;n. ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
MINUTES OF: Bangor City Council Regular Meeting of April 27,2015,Finance Committee
Meetings of February 19,2014,July 21,2014 September 3,2014,and April 22,
2015,Business&Economic Development Committee Meeting of March 3,2015,
Government Operations Committee Meeting of April 22,2015 and Airport
Committee Meeting of Apri114,2015
Action: Accepted and Approved
LIQUOR LICENSES: Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of GRAHAM
Capitol BC Restaurant LLC d/b/a Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse,24
Bangor Mall Boulevard
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of GRAHAM
Las Palapas Mexican Restaurant,LLC d/b/a Las Palapas Mexican
Restaurant, 8 Bangor Mall Boulevard
Action: Approved
15-158 ORDER Directing the City Clerk to Prepare Warrant and Ballots —School CIVIELLO
Budget Validation Election—June 9,2015
Action: Passed
15-159 ORDER Authorizing Bid Award in the Amount of $912,343 to B & B SPRAGUE
Paving for the Broadway Resurfacing Project
Action: Passed
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CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOI!',
15-160 ORDER Assuring and Certifying the City's Compliance with Certain BALDACCI
Requirements for Community Development Funds
Action: Passed
15-161 ORDER Appointing the City Manager as Responsible Federal Official FAIRCLOTH
Action: Passed
REFERRALS TO COMMIT'TEEAND FIRST READING ' ie« °Nooh;` ' S 1tirED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
15-162 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,of the Code of FAJRCLOTH
the City of Bangor,By Extending the Deadline for Quarries to
Operate in the Rural Residence and Agricultural District
Action: First Reading and Referral to Business&Economic Development
Committee and the Planning Board on May 19,2015
15-163 ORDINANCE Amending Parking Schedule X, Off-Street Parking Lots, to CIVIELLO
Change the Atler Lot(Lower)from a Free 2-Hour Parking Lot
to a Pay by Time Used Lot
Action: First Reading
15-164 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$3,000,000 in passenger facility GRAHAM
charges(PFC's)through the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA)for the domestic terminal building renovations project,
phase 2,at the Bangor International Airport
Action: First Reading and Referral to the Finance Committee on May 18,
2015
15-165- RESOLVES Adopting the Fiscal Year 2016 School Department Budget
15-173
15-165 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for the School District Contribution to SPRAGUE
the Total Cost of Funding Public Education from Kindergarten to
Grade 12 as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 156901.A-B
Action: First Reading
15-166 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Adult Education for the Bangor NEALLEY
School Department as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 8603-A
(1) (First Reading)
Action: First Reading
15-167 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Vocational Education Region#4 BALDACCI
Pursuant to Title 20-A, Chapter 606, 15601-15619,Maine Revised
Statutes Annotated(First Reading)
Action: First Reading
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REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
15-168 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Non-State Funded Debt Service BLANCHETTE
Allocation for the Bangor School Department as Required by 20-
A MRSA Section 15690 2.A
Action: First Reading
15-169 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue from State CIVIELLO
Sources and Budget-Enterprise Fund
Action: First Reading
15-170 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue from State PLOURDE
Sources and Budget-Special Revenue Fund
Action: First Reading
15-171 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue and Budget GRAHAM
—Trust and Agency Fund
Action: First Reading
15-172 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for the Bangor School Department in FAIRCLOTH
Excess of the Maximum Spending Target Established by 20-A
MRSA Section 15671 A. 4
Action: First Reading
15-173 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for the Total School Budget for the SPRAGUE
Bangor School Department as Required by 20-A MRSA Section
15690 4.A (First Reading)
Action: First Reading
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
15-153 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate funding BLANCHETTE
in the amount of$40,000 from the Maine Health Access
Foundation
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
15-154 RESOLVE Appropriating$100,000 from the Fire Equipment Reserve for SPRAGUE
Purchase of a Rescue Truck(Ambulance)
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
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NEW BUSINESS ASVGIVED
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
PUBLIC HEARING Application for new Liquor License Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of GRAHAM
Arayos LLC d/b/a Diamonds,190B Harlow Street
At the request of the applicant,this item was pulled from the
agenda.
PUBLIC HEARING Application for Special Amusement License of Arayos LLC d/b/a GRAHAM
Diamonds 190E Harlow Street
At the request of the applicant,this item was pulled from the
agenda.
15-174 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Lease Agreement NEALLEY
with the General Electric Company for use of land and buildings
at 534 Griffin Rd. and 72 Florida Ave. (Map 001,Lot 273,Map
001,Lot 488,Map 001,Lot 466,Map 001,Lot 487)
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
15-175 ORDER Establishing a Broadband Task Force Committee BALDACCI
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
15-176 ORDER Authorizing Execution and Filing with the Department of PLOURDE
Housing and Urban Development a Final Consolidated Housing
and Community Development Plan for Community Development
Entitlement Funds under Title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
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Lisa J. oodwin, MC, City C erk
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