Agenda for the City Council Meeting
December 15, 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

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 (Fox), for a term which expires on 12/31/16. Postponed since 10/20/14.  Passage requires majority vote.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10.   ORDER #48-14/15 –Arts & Historic Preservation Committee, District Two (Smith), for a term which expires on 10/20/15. Postponed since 11/17/14.  Passage requires majority vote.

E.       Consent Calendar

10A.  SIGN PERMIT- The South Portland School Department is requesting to place a sign at the intersections of Broadway/Ocean, Broadway/Westbrook and Westbrook/Main from January 3, 2015 – February 16, 2015 to advertise Mary Poppins. Passage requires majority vote.

F.       Citizen Discussion (First Part)

G.      Public Hearings and Action

11.   ORDER #10-14/15 – Public hearing and action on a public nuisance complaint regarding 29 Willard Street. Postponed on 8/14/14 and 11/17/14. Passage requires majority vote.

12.   BUSINESS LICENSE – Edward H. Benjamin d/b/a Benjamin Wrecking Company, 41 Jackson Street, for an Automobile Graveyard/Automobile Recycling Business and/or Junkyard License. Passage requires majority vote.

H.       Action on Old and New Business

13.   ORDER #59-14/15 – Accepting miscellaneous donations. Passage requires majority vote.

14.   ORDER #60-14/15 – Award of Bid #14-15 W. C. Cressey &  Son, Inc. of Kennebunk, ME, for the purchase of a 78 passenger school bus for the South Portland School Department.  Passage requires majority vote.

15.   ORDER #61-14/15 – Authorizing the City Manager to accept delivery of an easement deed and to execute a release deed in order to effectuate the relocation of a storm drain across property owned by South Port Marine, LLC at 14 Ocean 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 36 M.R.S.A. §841, to discuss applications(s) for abatement of property taxes on account of infirmity or poverty. Passage requires majority vote.

 

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.