Agenda for the City Council Meeting
January 22, 2014
Meeting Begins: 7:00 P.M.
Location: South Portland High School Lecture Hall
Documents are Adobe PDF files. Agenda
A. Acceptance of Minutes
B. Communications from City Manager
C. Petitions and Communications
Monthly Committee Minutes & Department Reports
D. Appointment Calendar
1. ORDER #70-12/13 – Conservation Commission, District Two (Smith), for a term which expires on 11/20/14. Postponed since 12/17/12. Passage requires majority vote.
2. ORDER #88-12/13 – Community Development Advisory Committee, District Three (Linscott), for a term which expires on 01/15/16. Postponed since 01/23/13. Passage requires majority vote.
3. ORDER #124-12/13 – Board of Assessment Review, District Two (Smith), for a term which expires on 03/16/16. Postponed since 04/01/13. Passage requires majority vote.
4. ORDER #85-13/14 – Library Advisory Board, District Four (Cohen) appointing Bradley Rau to fill a term which expires 12/31/16. Passage requires majority vote.
5. ORDER #87-13/14 – Board of Assessment Review, District Five (Jalbert) appointing Chris Kovacs to fill a term which expires 12/31/16. Passage requires majority vote.
6. ORDER #92-13/14 – Community Development Advisory Committee, At Large (Beecher), appointing Don Legere for a term which expires on 01/15/17. Passage requires majority vote.
7. ORDER #93-13/14 – Community Development Advisory Committee, At Large (Blake), Appointing Matthew Gilbert for a term which expires on 01/15/17. Passage requires majority vote.
8. ORDER #94-13/14 – South Portland Housing Authority, Tenant’s Appointment, appointing Lolita Ball to fill a term to expire on 10/10/2018. Passage requires majority vote.
9. ORDER #95-13/14 – Appointing a Draft Ordinance Committee to address development proposals involving oil sands/tar sands products. Passage requires majority vote.
E. Consent Calendar
F. Citizen Discussion (First Part)
G. Public Hearings and Action
10. ORDINANCE #4-13/14 – Amending Chapter 27, “Zoning,” for a zone map change from IL to PO – 324, 332 and 336 Cummings Road and 324 Gannett Drive. Passed first reading on 01/06/14. ROLL CALL VOTE. Passage requires five (5) affirmative votes.
11. BUSINESS LICENSE - Thatchers, 35 Foden Road for a Food Establishment Restaurant with liquor license. New owners of an existing business. Passage requires majority vote.
H. Action on Old and New Business
12. ORDER #96-13/14 – Accepting miscellaneous donations. Passage requires majority vote.
13. ORDER #97-13/14 – Award of RFQ #20-14 to Edelstein Associates, East Waterboro, ME, for facilitation services for the Draft Committee. Passage requires majority vote.
14. ORDER #98-13/14 – Authorizing the Code Enforcement Officer to execute a consent agreement between Thelma P. DiPierro and the City relating to a rear yard setback encroachment at 63 Carignan Avenue (Map 63, Lot 1C). Passage requires majority vote.
I. Citizen Discussion (Second Part)
J. Councilor’s Round Robin
K. Executive Session
Note: Items may be added to or deleted from the tentative agenda. Copies of amended agenda may be obtained from the City Clerk. Amendments, if any, appear on attachments to the tentative agenda.
In the event the Council determines that it may not reach all agenda items by 11:00 P.M., it may postpone some items to a subsequent meeting. Postponement is not required, and the Council may take up agenda items after 11:00 P.M. Any items postponed to the next meeting will normally be scheduled ahead of subsequently scheduled agenda items.