Agenda for the City Council Meeting
May 5, 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

Bug Light Informational Sign Presentation – Rotary Club of South Portland – Cape Elizabeth

C.      Petitions and Communications

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 #138-13/14 – Planning Board, At Large (Beecher), to fill an unexpired term to expire on 04/01/16. Passage requires majority vote.

3.   ORDER #139-13/14 – Energy & Recycling Committee – Associate, At Large (Beecher), appointing Robert Foster to fill a term to expire on 05/05/17. Passage requires majority vote.

4.   ORDER #140-13/14 – Energy & Recycling Committee – Associate, At Large (Blake), appointing Jessica Williams to fill a term to expire on 05/05/17. Passage requires majority vote.

5.   ORDER #141-13/14 – Energy & Recycling Committee, At Large (Beecher), to fill a term to expire on 05/05/17. Passage requires majority vote.

6.   ORDER #142-13/14 – Energy & Recycling Committee, At Large (Blake), to fill a term to expire on 05/05/17. Passage requires majority vote.

E.       Consent Calendar

F.       Citizen Discussion (First Part)

G.      Public Hearings and Action

7.   ORDINANCE #11-13/14 – Amending Chapter 14, “Licenses, Permits, and Business Regulations Generally,” regarding public sidewalk use. Passed first reading on 04/23/14. ROLL CALL VOTE.  Passage requires majority vote.

8.   BUSINESS LICENSE – Portland Arcade, DBA Portland Arcade, 22 Cottage Road for a coin-operated games machine license.  Passage requires majority vote.

H.      Action on Old and New Business

9.   ORDER #143-13/14 – Accepting miscellaneous donations. Passage requires majority vote.

10.   ORDINANCE #12-13/14 - Amending Chapter 21, “Police,” Establishing a Sex Offender Residency Restriction Ordinance.  First reading.  Passage requires majority vote.

11.   ORDER #144-13/14 – Accepting a 2014 Click It or Ticket Grant from the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety to be used by the Police Department.  Passage requires majority vote.

12.    ORDER #145-13/14 – Authorizing the City’s participation in submitting an application and accepting a 2014 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $20,106 to be used by the Police Department.  Passage requires majority vote.

13.   ORDER #146-13/14 – Award of Bid #25-14 to D & C Construction Co., Inc., of Rockland, MA, for interior renovations at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.  Passage requires majority vote.

14.   ORDINANCE #13-13/14 – Amending Chapter 27, “Zoning,” creating a Thornton Heights Commercial (THC) zoning district. First reading.   Passage requires majority vote.

15.   ORDINANCE #14-13/14 – Amending Chapter 27, “Zoning,” creating a Main Street Community Commercial (MSCC) zoning district.  First reading.  Passage requires majority vote.

16.   ORDINANCE #15-13/14 – Amending Chapter 2, “Administration and Legislation” and Chapter 13, “Libraries” regarding district representation for boards and committees.  First reading.  Passage requires majority vote.

17.   ORDINANCE #16-13/14 – Amending Chapter 19, “Personnel Rules and Regulations,” regarding district representation on the Civil Service Commission.  First reading.  Passage requires majority vote.

18.   ORDINANCE #17-13/14 – Amending Chapter 27, “Zoning,” regarding district representation for Board of Appeals members.  First reading.  Passage requires majority vote.

19.   ORDER #147-13/14 – Setting the date of the public hearing on proposed amendments to Sections 424, 703 and 1001-1004 of the City Charter.  Passage requires majority vote.

20.   ORDER #148-13/14 - Authorizing the City Manager to execute (i) an electric vehicle grant matching agreement with Central Maine Power Company, and (ii) an electric vehicle charging station agreement with the American Lung Association of the Northeast, both in order to facilitate the installation and maintenance of public electric vehicle charging station infrastructure on City property.  Passage requires majority vote.

I.        Citizen Discussion (Second Part)

J.       Councilor’s Round Robin

K.      Executive Session

A motion may be made to go into executive session pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. §405 (6)(e), discussion with Corporation Counsel regarding city-owned property.

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.