Agenda for the City Council Meeting
April 7, 2014
Meeting Begins: 7:00 P.M.
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
Documents are Adobe PDF files. Agenda
A. Acceptance of Minutes
B. Communications from City Manager
C. Petitions and Communications
Harbor Commission rule changes
D. Appointment Calendar
1. 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.
2. ORDER #118-13/14 – Board of Assessment Review, District Four (Cohen), appointing Paul Cloutier for a term which expires on 03/16/17. Passage requires majority vote.
3. ORDER #119-13/14 – Civil Service Commission, District Three (Linscott), appointing James Hendry for a term which expires on 03/01/19. Passage requires majority vote.
4. ORDER #120-13/14 – Planning Board, District Four (Cohen), appointing Erick Giles for a term which expires on 04/01/17. Passage requires majority vote.
5. ORDER #121-13/14 – Planning Board, District Five (Jalbert), appointing Kathleen Phillips for a term which expires on 04/01/17. Passage requires majority vote.
6. ORDER #122-13/14 – Economic Development Committee, At Large (Beecher), appointing Steven Bushey for a term which expires on 03/23/17. Passage requires majority vote.
7. ORDER #123-13/14 – Economic Development Committee, At Large (Blake), appointing John Schwartzman for a term which expires on 03/23/17. Passage requires majority vote.
E. Consent Calendar
F. Citizen Discussion (First Part)
G. Public Hearings and Action
8. BUSINESS LICENSE - LB Maine Mall LLC., DBA Linda Beans Maine Lobster Boat Café, 364 Maine Mall Road, for a Food Establishment Restaurant with Malt & Vinous License. Passage requires majority vote.
9. ORDINANCE #11-13/14 - Amending Chapter 2, “Purchasing,” Regarding the Sale of City-owned Property. Passed first reading 03/17/14. ROLL CALL VOTE. Passage requires majority vote.
H. Action on Old and New Business
10. ORDER #124-13/14 – Accepting miscellaneous donations. Passage requires majority vote.
11. ORDER #125-13/14 - Authorizing the City Manager to submit the FY 2014/2015 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan to the Cumberland County Community Development Program. Passage requires majority vote.
12. ORDER #126-13/14 – Accepting a 2013 Homeland Security Grant of $164,090.79 from the Maine Emergency Management Agency. Passage requires majority vote.
13. ORDER #127-13/14 – Award of Bid #24-14 to Combat Support Products, Inc. Fuquay Varina, NC, for the purchase of a foam/water monitor for the Fire Department. Passage requires majority vote.
14. ORDER #128-13/14 – Implementing the FY2015 Capital Improvement Program. Passage requires majority vote.
15. ORDER #129-13/14 - Authorizing night time work in the section of Broadway from Cash Corner to Wescott Road to replace a drain pipe in conjunction with the Thornton Heights Sewer Separation Phase I project. Passage requires majority vote.
16. STREET CLOSING - The City of South Portland is requesting the closure Carignan Avenue, McLean Street, Gerry Avenue, Wilson Street, Tremont Street, Union Street, Grandview Avenue and Sunset Avenue as needed as part of the Thornton Heights Sewer Separation Phase I Project. Passage requires majority vote.
17. PROCLAMATION #4-13/14 – Proclaiming June 3, 2014, as SS Harriet Tubman Liberty Ship Day. Passage requires majority vote
18. ORDER #130-13/14 – Establishing the South Portland Growth Area Development Tax Increment Financing District. 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.