Agenda for the City Council Meeting
July 21, 2014
Meeting Begins: 7:00 P.M.
Location: South Portland Community Center - Gymnasium
Documents are Adobe PDF files. Agenda
A. Acceptance of Minutes
B. Communications from City Manager
C. Petitions and Communications
Department and Committee reports
Civil Service Minutes 05-22-14
Economic Development Committee Minutes 04-16-14
Energy & Recycling Minutes 05-21-14
Motion to waive Council Standing Rules to limit public comments to 3 minutes. Passage requires majority vote.
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 #154-13/14 – Civil Service Commission, District Two (Smith), to fill an unexpired term which expires on 03/01/15. Postponed since 06/02/14. Passage requires majority vote.
3. ORDER #3-14/15 – Board of Appeals, District Three (Linscott), appointing Greg Perry to fill a term which expires on 07/23/17. Passage requires majority vote.
4. ORDER #4-14/15 – Board of Appeals, District Four (Cohen), appointing Daniel Fortin to fill a term which expires on 07/23/17. Passage requires majority vote.
5. ORDER #5-14/15 – Board of Appeals, District Five (Jalbert), appointing Cara Biddings to fill a term which expires on 07/23/17. Passage requires majority vote.
E. Consent Calendar
F. Citizen Discussion (First Part)
G. Public Hearings and Action
6. BUSINESS LICENSE – Oscar Pizza LLC, DBA Otto, 125 John Roberts Road, for a Food Establishment Restaurant with Malt & Vinous License. Passage requires majority vote.
7. RESOLVE #1 – Supporting the City’s current general assistance practices. Passage requires majority vote.
8. ORDINANCE #1-14/15 - Amending Chapter 27, “Zoning,” to implement Part 1 of the recommendations of the Draft Ordinance Committee dated July 1, 2014. Passed first reading 07/09/14. ROLL CALL VOTE. Passage requires five affirmative votes.
9. ORDINANCE #2-14/15 - Amending Chapter 27, “Zoning,” to repeal the moratorium on development proposals involving the loading of oil sands/tar sands products onto marine tank vessels. Passed first reading 07/09/14. ROLL CALL VOTE. Passage requires five affirmative votes.
10. ORDINANCE #3-14/15 – Amending Chapter 24, “Subdivisions” regarding vernal pools and natural, historic and archaeological resources. Passed first reading 07/07/14. ROLL CALL VOTE. Passage requires majority vote.
11. ORDINANCE #4-14/15 – Amending Chapter 27, “Zoning,” regarding vernal pools, natural, historic and archaeological resources, shoreland zoning, and variance approval process. Passed first reading 07/07/14. ROLL CALL VOTE. Passage requires five affirmative votes.
H. Action on Old and New Business
12. ORDER #6-14/15 – Setting August 4, 2014 as the date of the public hearing on a public nuisance complaint relating to property at 29 Willard Street. Passage requires majority vote.
13. ORDER #7-14/15 – Adopting Appendix A, General Assistance Overall Maximums as mandated by the Maine Municipal Association. Passage requires majority vote.
14. ORDER #8-14/15 –Accepting and allocating revenue from the sale of Roosevelt
School to Anew Real Property Development, LLC, of Portland, ME. Passage
requires majority vote.
15. ORDER #9-14/15 – Award of Bid #01-15 to Asplundh Tree Service, Inc., of Naples, ME, to provide tree pruning and removal services. 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.