Name of Body: City Council
Tentative Agenda for the Meeting of: February 1, 2016
Meeting Begins: 7:00 P.M.
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
Amended Agenda Issued:
A. Acceptance of Minutes (1.20.16 & 1.25.16)
B. Communications from City Manager
2016 Financial Audit Presentation
C. Petitions and Communications
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), appointing Bob Whyte, 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 #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.
7. ORDER #64-15/16 - Energy & Recycling Committee, District Five (Fox), appointing David Cote, for an unexpired term which expires on 05/05/18. Postponed since 12/21/15. Passage requires majority vote.
8. ORDER #71-15/16 - Library Advisory Board, District One (Morgan), for an unexpired term which expires on 01/01/18. Postponed since 01/04/16. Passage requires majority vote.
9. ORDER #72-15/16 - Library Advisory Board, District Five (Fox), for an unexpired term which expires on 01/01/18. Postponed since 01/04/16. Passage requires majority vote.
10. ORDER #91-15/16 - Energy & Recycling Committee, District Two (Smith), for an unexpired term which expires on 05/05/18. Passage requires majority vote.
E. Consent Calendar
11. STREET CLOSING - The Color Run is requesting the closure of various
streets for a 5K race on June 26, 2016 from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 A.M.
12. STREET CLOSING - Tri For A Cure is requesting the closure of Fort Road, Benjamin Pickett Street, Surfsite Road, and the northbound lane of Preble Street from Elsmere Avenue to Willard Square, from 6:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. for a triathlon on July 17, 2016.
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 #92-15/16 – Authorizing the City Manager to sign a collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME Local 481, Council 93 Public Works and Parks from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018. Passage requires majority vote.
14. ORDER #93-15/16 – Award of Bid 23-16 to Eastern Excavation, Inc., of Westbrook, ME, for excavation work at the South Portland Municipal Services Facility. Passage requires majority vote.
15. RESOLVE #7-15/16 - Resolve in support of revising and improving Maine's laws and regulations governing solar distributed generation. Passage requires majority vote.
16. ORDINANCE #7-15/16 – Amending Chapter 8, “Fire Protection and Prevention,” First reading. Passage requires majority vote. (Citizen Initiated Fire Code Amendment from December 28, 2015)
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.