Name of Body:  City Council
Tentative Agenda for the Meeting of:  January 4, 2016
Meeting Begins:  7:00 P.M.
Location:  City Hall Council Chambers

Agenda

A.      Acceptance of Minutes

B.      Communications from City Manager

C.      Petitions and Communications

                 Attendance Report from Board of Appeals

D.      Appointment Calendar

  1. ORDER #86-14/15 – Conservation Commission, District Two (Smith), for an unexpired term which expires on 11/20/17. Postponed since 02/18/15. Passage requires majority vote.

  2. ORDER #89-14/15 – Civil Service Commission, District Three (Rose), for an unexpired term which expires on 03/01/19. Postponed since 03/02/15.  Passage requires majority vote.

  3. ORDER #114-14/15 – Conservation Commission, District One (Morgan), for an unexpired term which expires on 3/3/18. Postponed since 4/22/15.  Passage requires majority vote.

  4. ORDER #2-15/16 – Board of Appeals, District Two (Smith), for a term which expires on 7/23/18.  Postponed since 07/06/15.  Passage requires majority vote.

  5. ORDER #41-15/16 – Arts & Historic Preservation Committee, District Two (Smith), for a term which expires on 10/20/18. Postponed since 10/19/15. Passage requires majority vote.

  6. ORDER #55-15/16 – Energy & Recycling Committee, District Three (Rose), for an unexpired term which expires on 05/05/16. Postponed since 11/16/15.  Passage requires majority vote.

  7. ORDER #58-15/16 - Conservation Commission, District Two (Smith), for an unexpired term which expires on 11/20/18. Postponed since 12/21/15.  Passage requires majority vote.

  8. ORDER #64-15/16 - Energy & Recycling Committee, District Five (Fox), for an unexpired term which expires on 05/05/18. Postponed since 12/21/15.  Passage requires majority vote.

  9. ORDER #65-15/16 – Conservation Commission, District Three (Cohen), appointing Joe Greeley, for an unexpired term which expires on 03/03/16. Postponed since 12/21/15.  Passage requires majority vote.

  10. ORDER #71-15/16 - Library Advisory Board, District One (Morgan), for an unexpired term which expires on 01/01/18.  Passage requires majority vote.

  11. ORDER #72-15/16 - Library Advisory Board, District Five (Fox), for an unexpired term which expires on 01/01/18.  Passage requires majority vote.

E.      Consent Calendar

12.     SIGN PERMIT - The Greater Portland Sustainability Council is requesting to place temporary signs in various locations on city property from January 27 to February 8 to notify South Portland residents about the Home Energy Fair on February 6.

 

            Passage of Consent Calendar requires majority vote.

F.       Citizen Discussion (First Part)

G.      Public Hearings and Action

H.      Action on Old and New Business

13.      ORDER #73-15/16 - Accepting miscellaneous donations. Passage requires majority vote.

14.      ORDER #74-15/16 – Authorizing the City Manager to sign a Certificate of Title and Project Acceptance with Portland Water District to complete the main and service installations at 929 Highland Avenue.  Passage requires majority vote.

15.      ORDER #75-15/16 – Authorizing the City Manager to sign a contract with Unitil for the installation of gas service at 929 Highland Avenue.  Passage requires majority vote.

16.      ORDER #76-15/16 – Authorizing the City Manager to sign a GPCOG Brownfields Program Subgrant Agreement regarding a Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Capitalization grant from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. Passage requires majority vote.

17.      ORDER #77-15/16 – Authorizing the City Manager to sign a Memorandum of Agreement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Maine State Historic Preservation Officer regarding the South Portland Armory.  Passage requires majority vote.

18.      ORDER #78-15/16 – Award of Request for Proposal to Credere Associates, of Westbrook, ME, to provide environmental professional services for the South Portland Armory Brownfields Grant.  Passage requires majority vote.

19.      ORDER #79-15/16 – Award of Request for Proposal to M. Gaertner, Historic Building Consultant, of Portland, ME, to provide historic documentation services for the South Portland Armory Brownfields Grant.  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.