Agenda for the City Council Meeting
November 17, 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

Department and Committee Reports

Fire Department - Sept - Oct
Code Enforcement - Jan - July Plumbing Permits and Jan - Sept Occupancy Certificates
Civil Service Minutes 10-08-14

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 #35-14/15– Board of Assessment Review, District Five (Jalbert), for a term which expires on 12/31/16. Postponed since 10/20/14.  Passage requires majority vote.

4.   ORDER #36-14/15 – Board of Assessment Review, At Large (Beecher), appointing Timothy Hubbard for an unexpired term which expires on 12/31/16. Postponed since 10/20/14.  Passage requires majority vote.

5.   ORDER #40-14/15 – Conservation Commission Associate, District One (Pock), for a term which expires on 3/3/15. Postponed on 11/3/14.  Passage requires majority vote.

6.   ORDER #41-14/15 – Conservation Commission Associate, District Two (Smith), for a term which expires on 3/3/15.  Postponed on 11/3/14.  Passage requires majority vote.

7.   ORDER #42-14/15 – Conservation Commission Associate, District Three (Linscott), for a term which expires on 3/3/16.  Postponed on 11/3/14.  Passage requires majority vote.

8.   ORDER #43-14/15 – Conservation Commission Associate, District Five (Jalbert), for a term which expires on 3/3/15.  Postponed on 11/3/14.  Passage requires majority vote.

9.   ORDER #44-14/15 – Conservation Commission Associate, At Large (Blake), for a term which expires on 3/3/17.  Postponed on 11/3/14.  Passage requires majority vote.

10.   ORDER #45-14/15 – Conservation Commission Associate, At Large (Beecher), appointing Charles McNutt for a term which expires on 3/3/17.  Postponed on 11/3/14.  Passage requires majority vote.

11.   ORDER #46-14/15 – Energy & Recycling Associate, District Five (Jalbert), for a term which expires on 5/5/15.  Postponed on 11/3/14.  Passage requires majority vote.

12.   ORDER #48-14/15 –Arts & Historic Preservation Committee, District Two (Smith), for a term which expires on 10/20/15. Passage requires majority vote.

13.   ORDER #49-14/15 – Conservation Commission, District One (Pock), appointing David Critchfield for a term which expires on 11/20/17.  Passage requires majority vote.

14.   ORDER #50-14/15 – Conservation Commission, District Two (Smith), for a term which expires on 11/20/17.  Passage requires majority vote.

E.       Consent Calendar

15.   STREET CLOSING - The Color Run is requesting the closure of various streets for a 5K race on June 22, 2015 (raindate June 29, 2015) from 8:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.  Passage requires majority vote.

16.   STREET CLOSING – The South Portland Parks, Recreation & Waterfront is requesting the closure of Ocean Street at C Street up to D Street, for Winterfest on January 30, 2015.  The road closure would be from 3:00 PM to 7:30 PM.  Passage requires majority vote.

F.       Citizen Discussion (First Part)

G.      Public Hearings and Action

17.   ORDER #10-14/15 – Public hearing and action on a public nuisance complaint regarding 29 Willard Street. Postponed on 8/4/14.   Passage requires majority vote.

H.       Action on Old and New Business

18.   ORDER #51-14/15 – Accepting miscellaneous donations. Passage requires majority vote.

19.   ORDER #52-14/15 – Award of Bid #10-15 for the sale of surplus equipment. Passage requires majority vote.

20.   ORDER #53-14/15 – Accepting $127,194 from ecomaine to fund the implementation of the Climate Action Plan.  Passage requires majority vote.

21.   ORDER #54-14/15 – Appropriating $68,299.73 from the Climate Action Plan Implementation Reserve Account to fund projects outlined in the Climate Action Plan.    Passage requires majority vote.   

22.   ORDER #55-14/15 - Authorizing the City Manager to accept delivery of an easement deed and to execute a release deed in order to effectuate the relocation of the existing 10' wide public pedestrian easement across property owned by Roosevelt Redevelopment, LLC and located between Mussey Street and Pine Street. 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)(a), evaluation of City Manager.

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.