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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-03-12 07-113 ORDINANCEDemN% 07 113 Data: March 12, 2007 Item/Subject: Ordinance, Amending Chapter 9, Section 9-8 of the Code of Ordinances — Sfanding Committees— Establishing an Airport Committee Responsible Department: City Council This ordinance amendment has been requested by Councilor Blanchette. R would establish an Airport Committee as a standing committee of the City Coundl. A separate Airport Committee ewsted pdoto 2000 when Me Council's Committee system was reorganized and the duties of the Airport Committee were assigned to the Business and Economic Development Committee. M2003, those duties were transferred te Me Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to relleve Me excess workload faced by BRED at that time and to bring together under One committee all of the City's transportation related functions. A number of Councilors have indicated an interest in establishing a separate Airport Committee given the size and nature of Our operations at Bangor International Airport. The attached ordinance would do so and would remove Airport operations from the purview of the Transportation and Infrastruch a Committee. Department Head Finance Nrector Legal Approval: Solitlter Passage • First Reading Page_of_ X Referral W Transportation and Infrastructure, 3-20-07 @ 5 p.m 03/12/2007 07 113 Assigned to Councilor Blanchette CITY OF BANGOR (=E.) Ordinance, Amending Chapter 9, Section 9-B of the Cade of Ordinances — Standing Committees — Establishing an Airport Committee BE R ORMNED BYTHE CITY COIINCR OF THE CRY OF BANGOR THAT 1. Chapter 9, Seckn 9-8. A. Is hereby ameMed as Polkas: § M. Standing committees. A. There shall tre five Bg standing committees of the Ory Council, to be blown as the: (1) Finance Committee. (2) Government Operations Committee. (3) Business and Economic Development Committee. (4) Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. (5) Airood Committee (§) Personnel Committee. 2, Chapter 9, Section 9-8. F. is hereby amended as kllovis: F. Trznsportation and Infrastructure Committee. The Transportation and Inhashvcture Committee shall have the fallowing duties: (1) Review and advisory comment Po the City Council on Proposed Council orders, ordinances, resolves or other items relating tc the following departments, divisions and special appropriation accounts: engineering, public works, planning, code enforcement, harbor, , public transportation, the Parking Fund, and the sewer fund, to include user fees and rates. (2) Review and final approval of agreements for the rental or lease of land and/or buildings under the control d the departments listed in SubseNm F(1) for terms not to eiceetl three years. All other such agreements shall require approval by the City Council. The Committee shall not grant options for the sale of land or bulkim}c a finally authorize the anti of such facilities without prior approval of the City Council. (3) Review and advisory comment regarding mpital plane and programs of the general fund, AMpert Fumtl, Parting Fund, and the Sewer Fund. (4) Review and advisory comment to the City Council conceming proposed changes In the city's Comprehensive Plan and land Development Code. (5) Review and approval, in accordance with Chapter 252, Sewers and Drains, § 252-25, of sewer abatarri due ro lost water, abatements due to water used in end manufacturetl products and development discounts. (6) Advisory, assistance to the City Council on federal and some legislation and regulatory matters affecting the Sewer Fund. 07 113 (7) R ew and advisory comment on such other matters involving the departments and divisions listed in Subsection F(1) above as may be referred to the Committee by the Councll, the Cly Engineer or the City Manager. 3. A new Chapter 9, Section M. H. is hereby added as follows: Note: Deletions are stfiaek khmeg ) additions are Orli Q IN CITY CO NCIL March 12, 2007 First Beading a" Referral to Traysportatlou 6 IB CITY COUNCIL April 23. 2007 ratio Mede and Seconded for Passage Notion Made and secoadm to Amend by substitution Passed Nation Made and Seconded for Passage as Amended Voce: 7-0 Councilors Voting yes: (Slay. O'Essico. Farrington. Greene, Raves. Palmer 6 Stone Councilors voting No: Moo, Councilors Absent: Blanchette a d'¢rtwick Pas 1 CL # 07-11 0RINDADCE (Tmgd Mmdin¢ Chapter 9-0 of the Code of ordinances - standing Committee - Establishing an Alruart Gmnittee 07-113 m s-- (An Amended) 'r. CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE) Ordinance, Amending Chapter 9, Section 9-8 of the Code of Ordinances — Standing Committees — Transportation and Infrastructure Committee BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CRY COUNCIL OF THE CRY OF BANGOR THAT Chapter 9, Section 98. F. is hereby amended As follows: F. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee shall have Me following duties: (1) ReNew and advisory comment M the City Council on proposed Council orders, ordinances, resolves or other Rema relating to the folbwing departments, divisions and special appropriation acooums: engineering, public works, planning, code enforcement, harbor, Bangor Intemabonal Airport, public trensportation, the Padding Fund, and the sewer fund, to include user fees and rates. (2) Review and final approval of agreements for the rental or lease of land and/or buildings under the control of the departments listed in Subsection F(1) for tends not to exceed three years. All other such agreements shall require approval by the City Council. The Committee shall not gram options for the sale of land or buildings or finally authorize the sale of such facilities without prior approval of the City Council. (3) Review and advisory comment regarding capital plans and programs of the general find, Report Fund, Parking Fund, and the Sewer Fund. (9) Review and advisory comment to the City Council concerning proposed charges in the city's Comprehensive Nan and Land Development Cade. (5) Review and approval, in accordance with Chapter 252, Sewers and Drains, § 252-25, of sewer abatements due to best water, abatements due to water used in end manufactured products and development discounts. (6) Advisory assistance to the City Council on federal and state legislation and regulatory matters affecting the Sewer Fund. (7) Review and advisory comment an such other matters involving the departments and divisors Ihted in Subsection F(1) above as may be referred to the Committee by the Council, the City Engineer or the City Manager. Note: Additions are underlined. April 12, 2007 To: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Fr. Edward A. Barrett Su: Cnuncil0Ninance07-113—E ablishingan Airport Committee The Committee has discussed the proposal to establish an Airport Committee on several occasions and has reviewed a number of options on how to insure that major Issues involving Bangor International Airport receive the necessary level of Council involvement Options that have been discussed include the formation of a separate Council Airport Committee that would operate in a similar fashion to other current Council Committees but focus solely on airport Issues or holding quarterly meetings, Other with a Council Committee or the full Council, to review and discuss major Issues of importance to the Airport. This issue was again discussed at the Committee's last meeting. After some discussion, the majority of the members seemed to agree on the following: 1. More time and attention should be devoted to the Airport. 2. To the extent possible, the need for additional Council/Committee meetings should be limited. 3. The TIC Committee should be expanded from the current 3 to 5 members. 4. The TIC Committee should schedule at least one meeting each quarter to focus on major airport issues. Under the current Council Committee ordinance, the Council Chair has the flexibility of appointing three to five members of the Council to any Committee. In discussing the sire of the TIC Committee with the Chair, he has Indicated a willingness to expand its membership to five. Attached please find a revised version of Council Ordinance 07-113 which would charge the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will the responsibility of meeting at least once each quarter tu review issues of significance to Bangor International Airport. The types of issues that might be considered could include, but not necessarily be limited to, passenger and budget trends, marketing plans and activities, consultant reports and studies, capital plans and programs, and other issues related to the lung - term sustalnability and development of the Airport- In addition, the quarterly meeting with a focus on the Airport would generally be limited only to issues involving the Airport. Other business of the Committee would be handled at its regularly scheduled meetings. In addition to this version of the revised ordinance, please also find attached the previous information that has been provided to the Committee on this subject. Edward A. Barrett March 29, 2007 To: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Fc Edward A. Barnett 9u: Proposed Airport Committee—Optmnsto Consider At its last meeting, the Committee held a preliminary discussion of an ordinance that would establish a separate AirportCommittee. Due to time constraints, that discussion was truncated, and the Committee requested that staff develop a discussion paper noticing alternatives. Based on the discussion, it appears that the Committee recognizes that more time and attention should be devoted to Bangor International MqI particularly as It concems the larger or more global issues facing it These issues tend M be displaced "a routine business of the Committee and other major issues which arise from time to time. Concern was also expressed about establishing anodher Committee with additional meetings on what is, at times, an overburdened schedule, particularly given the approaching budget season. OPTION ONE: A SEPARATE AIRPORT COMMMEE Establishing a separate airport committee would insure that the Airport receives greater attention, although at the cost of adding one W We additional meedngs to the Council's schedule each month. At the present time, full Council or Committee meetings are held on every Monday and Tuesday as well as the first and Mind Wednesday's of most months. An Airport Committee would likely meet on one or both of the free Wednesdays. In addition, assigning all airport oversight responsibilities W this Committee could, a[ times, also result in routine business forcing out longer teem issues. OMON TWO: DESIGNATE PERIODIC TIC MEETINGS FOR AIRPORT ISSUES ONLY One Transportation and InfravMxWre Committee meeting every two M three months could be set aside for the discussion of major airport issues. In Mis context, such issues would include items such as: passenger and budget bends) marketing plans and activities; major capital improvement projects and studies; and similar global issues. Routine issues could continue M be processed through the bi-monthly TIC meetings. This approach has the advantage of not adding further to the Council's meeting schedule. Unfortunately, it may not always be possible to ensure that a specific meeting can be restricted only to major airport issues. Immediate need for Council Action and/or Me demands/requests of the public and/or individual Council Members may, and likely will, derail our best intentions W keep bi-monthly or quarterly meeting focused on Bangor International alone. OPTION THREE: SCHEDULE QUARTERLY COMMUTE E OR FULL COUNCIL WORKSHOPS Regular Council and Committee meetings are not scheduled during weeks which begin with a fifth Monday. These occur four times a year. A meeting to focus on major Airport Issues could be scheduled In each of these weeks. Again, routine and on-going matters would be handled on an aa -needed basis by TIC, insuring that time and attention at these quarterly meeting would be focused on strategic airport issues. These meetings could be full Council wodcshops, special meetings of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, or meetings of a separate Airport Committee. RECOMMENDATION I would recommend that option three be adopted as the best way W integrate the concern that greater time antl attention be de ratetl to Airport issues while minimizing any significant increase in Council/Committee meetings. To implement chis recommendation, I would suggest that a new Airport Committee be established with the charge of meeting quarterly during fifth Monday weeks to review airport operations and discuss major airport Issues. Routine business would still be handled "a TIC Committee. To insure consistency between the Airport and TIC Committees, I would suggest that the Airport Committee be composed! of the members of the Transportadon and Infrastructure Committee and two additional Councilors appointed by the Council Chair. CONCLUSION Attached please find the original ordinance calling for the creation of an Airport Committee and an amended version incorporating the recommendation outlined above. Edward A. Barrett Cc: Rebecca Hupp Jim Ring CITY OF BANGOR (MLE.) Ordinance, Amending Chapter 9, Seddon 9-8 of the Code of Ordinances — Standing Committees— Establishing an Airport Committee BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CRY COUNCIL OF THE CIN OF BANGOR THAT 1. Chapter 9, Section 9-8. A. Is hereby amended as follows:' § 9-8. Standing committees. A. There shall he five six standing cornmittess of the City Comcil, m be known as the: (1) Finance Committee. (2) Government Operations Committee. (3) Business and Economic Development Committee. (4) Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. (5) Airport Committee (§) Personnel Committee. S. With Ne exception of Ne Personnel Committee and Airport Committeeeach committee shall consist of three to five members appointed by Me Council Chair from the City Council membership. The Personnel Committee shall be composed of the Council Chair and one tenons of one year each and until their successors are appointed. The Council Chair shall also appoint one or mare members of each committee to serve as Its Chair, with the Council Chair te serve as the Chair of the Personnel Committee, Each commBta, with the esceoton of the Personnel m w Amcut Committee. Mich shall meet at least ouar o rN shall meet at least once per month. A majority of the members appointed to a committee shall censetute a quorum. in the absence of any member of a committee, any member cr members of the Council, including the Council Chair, who are present may temporarily serve as a member of the committee. Each committee shall perform the following tasks and functions and such other tasks and functions as may be delegated to it by the City Council from time to time. 2. Chapter 9, Section 93. F. is hereby amended as follows: F. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee shall have the following duties: (1) Review and aMisory comment to the City Council cin proposed Council orders, ordinances, resolves or other Items relating b the following departments, divisions and special appropriation accounts: engineering, public works, planning, ode enforcement, harbor, Bangor International Airport, public transportation, the Parking Fund, and the sewer fund, to include user fees and rates. (2) Review and final approval of agreements for the rental or lease of land and/or buildings under the con rol of the departments listed in Subsection F(1) for terms not ro exceed three years. All other such agreements shall require approval by the City Council. The Commitee shall not grant options for the sale of land or buildings or finally autrodze the sale of such facilities whiout prior approval of the City Council. (3) Review and advisory comment regarding capttal plans and programs of the general fund, AkixrR Nn¢ Padding Not, and the Sewer Fund. (4) Review and advisory comment to the City Council concerning proposed changes in the city's Comprehensive Plan and (and Development Code. (5) Review and approval, in accordance with Chapter 252, Sewers and Drains, 4 25225, of sewer abatements due to lost water, abatements due to water used In end mamRactured products and development discounts. (6) Acth sory assistance to the City Council on federal and state legislation and regulatory maters affecting the Sewer Fund. (l) Review and advisory ommeM on such other maters involving the departments and divisions listed in Subsection Fit) above as may be ref eyed to the Committee by the Council, We City Engineer or the City Manager. 3. A new Chapter 9, Section M. H. Is hereby added as fellows: 5111111111111111h WJAII!h�k h, inil!nF.T^•FTIR07M T, , SFiElitl'[dLT{;;1:__r. rf Will. �"I. i. 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