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Home My WebLink About2015-06-08 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 8, 2015 Meeting Called to Order at 7:30 PM Chaired by Councilor Blanchette Councilors Absent:Durgin Meeting Adjourned at 8:25 PM PUBLIC COMMENT Ted Rippy asked that the City Council support the maintenance of the Community Connector buses to make them appealing for citizens to use and to also consider expanding hours of operation to include evenings and Sunday. Skip Black stated that the screening above the overhead doors is rusting at the Cross Insurance Center. He also questioned why one of the traffic islands on Main Street was different than all the others. CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR MINUTES OF: Bangor City Council Meeting of May 27,2015,School Committee Regular Meetings of April 8,2015,April 29,2015 and May 13,2015, School Committee Special Meetings of April 8,2015 and April 29, 2015, Government Operations Committee Meeting of June 1,2015 and Business and Economic Committee Meeting of March 17,2015 Action: Accepted and Approved Liquor License Renewal: Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of 81 FAIRCLOTH Park Street,LLC d/b/a The Tarratine,81 Park Street Action: Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of FAIRCLOTH Dysarts Service d/b/a Dysarts Service, 1110 Broadway Action: Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of FAIRCLOTH Tri LE d/b/a Chopsticks, 167 Center Street Action: Approved 15-200 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real Estate SPRAGUE Located at 101 Pine Street(Map 48 Lot 198A) Action: Passed 15-201 RESOLVE Ratifying Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real Estate CIVIELLO Located at 137 Cedar Falls Mobile Home Park(Map R21 Lot 11) Action: Passed Page 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 8, 2015 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNEDTO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 15-202 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Contract Zone Change—300 BALDACCI Forest Avenue(Tax Map 046-129)from an Urban Residence One District to a Contract Government and Institutional Service District. Action: First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting on June 16, 2015 15-203 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 28, City Departments,of the Code of the City of BLANCHETTE Bangor,By Updating Departmental Structure Action: First Reading and Referral to Government Operations Committee Meeting of June 15,2015 15-204 RESOLVE Accepting and appropriating a grant in the amount of$1,379,967 from GRAHAM the Federal Aviation Administration and$76,655 from the Maine Department of Transportation under the Airport Improvement Plan (AIP)program,grant#67-(BGR) Action: First Reading and Referral to the Finance Committee on June 15,2015 15-205 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate a Grant in the CIVIELLO amount of$27,500 from the Maine Centers for Disease Control Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund Action: First Reading 15-206 RESOLVE Appropriation for Municipal Year 2016 SPRAGUE Action: First Reading 15-207 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Various Capital Purposes and Utilizing PLOURDE Various Reserves, Trust and Agency Accounts,and Other Funds for Expenditures to be Made during Municipal Year 2016 Action: First Reading 15-208 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of Downtown TIF Funds for Expenditures to FAIRCLOTH be Made During Municipal Year 2016 Action: First Reading Page 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 8, 2015 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 15-138 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development, of the Code of the City of NEALLEY Bangor,By Defining and Regulating Landscaping as a Use in the Rural Residence and Agricultural(RR&A)District Action: Motion made and seconded to postpone indefinitely. Passed 15-191 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development,of the Code of the City of BALDACCI Bangor,By Setting Standards for Amendments to Conditional Uses Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote:8-0 Councilors Voting Yes:Baldacci, Civiello,Faircloth, Graham,Nealley, Plourde,Sprague,Blanchette Councilors Voting No:None Passed 15-192 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$573,018 in grant funds from the U.S GRAHAM Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration (TSA)to provide for additional funding for the TSA in- line checked baggage inspection system solution at the Bangor International Airport(BGR) Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 15-193 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a$25,000 Grant from the Maine Office of PLOURDE Substance Abuse and Mental Services to provide Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention Services Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 15-194 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Maine Department of CIVIELLO Health and Human Services, Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services,in the amount of$50,000 to Support an Overdose Prevention Program Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Page 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 8, 2015 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License of 81 Park Street,LLC FAIRCLOTH d/b/a The Tarratine,81 Park Street Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Approval Approved PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License of Dysarts Service d/b/a FAIRCLOTH Dysarts Service, 1110 Broadway Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Approval Approved PUBLIC HEARING: 15-209 ORDER Declaring a Structure at 44 Patten Street to be a Dangerous Building FAIRCLOTH and Authorizing its Demolition(Tax Map 035-14) Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing. Mr. Butler questioned the legality of this action and stated he did not receive proper notification. Council Chair called a brief recess to confer with legal counsel. City Solicitor Norman Heitmann advised the City Council to postpone the item until June 22"and also stated if the property owner's attorney or anyone else had more information that needed to be presented, he/she should do so before the next meeting. Motion made and seconded to postpone Public Hearing until the next City Council meeting on June 22,2015 Passed to Postpone Public Hearing to June 22,2015 Motion made and seconded to postpone Order 15-209 until the next City Council meeting on June 22,2015 Passed to Postpone Order 15-209 to June 22,2015 15-210 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Purchase Option and Development NEALLEY Agreement with John Karnes for Development of Former Pine Tree Inn—22 Cleveland Street(Tax Map 001-017) Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Page 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 8, 2015 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 15-211 RESOLVE Accepting a$10,000 Maine Community Foundation Grant to Support a PLOURDE Month of the Arts in Bangor Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 15-212 ORDER Authorizing the City of Bangor to Participate with First Tee BLANCHETTE Incorporated to establish a youth golf area at the Municipal Golf Course and to Participate in Fundraising for the Project Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 15-213 ORDER Authorizing the transfer of $1,000,000 from the Unassigned Fund SPRAGUE Balance Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed • 1101 , ! --- Lisa J. Goodwin, C, City Clerk Page 5