Name of Body: City Council
Agenda for the Meeting of: June 20, 2016
Meeting Begins: 7:00 P.M.
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
A. Acceptance of Minutes
B. Communications from City Manager
C. Petitions and Communications
Department and Committee Reports
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 #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.
3. 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.
4. ORDER #72-15/16 - Library Advisory Board, District Five (Fox), appointing Emilio Rodriguez, for an unexpired term which expires on 01/01/19. Postponed since 01/04/16. Passage requires majority vote.
5. ORDER #91-15/16 - Energy & Recycling Committee, District Two (Smith), for an unexpired term which expires on 05/05/18. Postponed since 02/01/16. Passage requires majority vote.
6. ORDER #114-15/16 - Board of Assessment Review, District Two (Smith), for an unexpired term which expires on 03/16/19. Postponed since 03/21/16. Passage requires majority vote.
7. ORDER #115-15/16 - Energy & Recycling Committee, District Three (Rose), for a term which expires on 05/05/19. Postponed since 03/21/16. Passage requires majority vote.
8. ORDER #157-15/16 – Energy & Recycling Committee, District One (Morgan), for an unexpired term which expires on 05/05/18. Postponed since 06/06/16. Passage requires majority vote.
E. Consent Calendar
F. Citizen Discussion (First Part)
G. Public Hearings and Action
9. ORDINANCE #9-15/16 – Amending the Code of Ordinances establishing Chapter 32, “Pesticide Use Ordinance”. Passed first reading on 4/4/16 and postponed on 4/20/16. ROLL CALL VOTE. Passage requires majority vote.
* This item is expected to be postponed.
10. ORDINANCE #10-15/16 – Amending Chapter 27, “Zoning,” regarding the Conditional Residential and Limited Commercial Use District G-3. Passed first reading 06/06/16. ROLL CALL VOTE. Passage requires five affirmative votes.
11. ORDER #167-15/16 - UNO Pizzeria and Grill, 280 Maine Mall Road, for a Special Amusement Permit Without Dancing. Passage requires majority vote.
H. Action on Old and New Business
12. ORDINANCE #11-15/16 – Amending Chapter 14, “Licenses, Permits and Business Regulations Generally”. First reading. Passage requires majority vote.
13. ORDER #168-15/16 – Accepting miscellaneous donations. Passage requires majority vote.
14. ORDER #169-15/16 – Authorizing the City’s participation in submitting an application and accepting a 2016 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $17,276 to be used by the Police Department. Passage requires majority vote.
15. RESOLVE #28-15/16 – Approving the FY 2017 Appropriation Resolve. Passage requires majority vote.
16. ORDER #170-15/16 – Appropriating $615,000 from Unassigned Fund Balance to the Municipal Services Facilities Account. Passage requires majority vote.
17. ORDER #171-15/16 –Transferring $700,000 from Unassigned Fund Balance to the Property Tax Stabilization Reserve Account. Passage requires majority vote.
18. ORDER #172-15/16- Authorizing the Finance Director to accept prepayment of FY 2017 property taxes. Passage requires majority vote.
19. ORDER #173-15/16 - Authorizing the Finance Director to release city interest in any real estate in the City of South Portland by quitclaim deed. Passage requires majority vote.
20. ORDER #174-15/16 – Authorizing a 2% percent cost of living adjustment for non-union municipal employees. Passage requires majority vote.
21. ORDER #175-15/16– Setting the street opening fees for FY 2017. Passage requires majority vote.
22. ORDER #176-15/16 – Setting the sewer user fees for Fiscal Year 2017. 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)(E), consultation with legal counsel – Port Harbor Marine.
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.
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.