Name of Body:  City Council
Tentative Agenda for the Meeting of:  October 17, 2016
Meeting Begins:  7:00 P.M.
Location:  City Hall Council Chambers

Agenda Issued:

A.         Acceptance of Minutes

B.         Communications from City Manager

C.         Petitions and Communications

D.         Appointment Calendar

1.    ORDER #62-16/17 – Appointment to the Board of Education, District Five, to fill a vacancy until Inauguration Day, December 4, 2017.  Passage requires majority vote.

2.    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.

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 #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.

5.    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.

6.    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.

7.    ORDER #36-16/17 – Arts & Historic Preservation Committee, At-Large (Beecher), for an unexpired term which expires on 10/20/17.  Postponed since 09/07/16.  Passage requires majority vote.

8.    ORDER #37-16/17 – Conservation Commission, District Two (Smith), for an unexpired term which expires on 03/03/18.  Postponed since 09/07/16. Passage requires majority vote. 

9.    ORDER #38-16/17 – Conservation Commission, District Three (Rose), for   an unexpired term which expires on 03/03/19.  Postponed since 09/07/16.   
Passage requires majority vote. 

10.   ORDER #48-16/17 – Conservation Commission, District One (Morgan), for an unexpired term which expires on 11/20/17.  Postponed since 09/19/16.   Passage requires majority vote.

11.   ORDER #51-16/17 – Economic Development Committee, District Two (Smith), for an unexpired term which expires 03/23/18. Postponed since 09/19/16.   Passage requires majority vote.

12.   ORDER #59-16/17 – Arts & Historic Preservation Committee, District Five (Fox), appointing Adrian Dowling for a new term which expires 10/20/19.  Passage requires majority vote.

13.   ORDER  #60-16/17 – Arts & Historic Preservation Committee, Greater Portland Landmarks representative, appointing Alessa Wylie for a new term which expires 10/20/19.  Passage requires majority vote.

14.   ORDER #61-16/17 – Arts & Historic Preservation Committee, District One (Morgan), for a term which expires 10/20/19.  Passage requires majority vote.

E.       Consent Calendar

Passage of Consent Calendar requires majority vote.

15.   ORDER #63-16/17 – Street closure request for Veterans Day Parade on 11/11/16. 

16.   ORDER #64-16/17 – Street closure request for Mill Creek Park Tree Lighting on 12/2/16. 

F.       Citizen Discussion (First Part)

G.      Public Hearings and Action

17.   ORDER #65-16/17 – Public hearing and action on a public nuisance complaint regarding 611 Main Street.  Passage requires majority vote.

18.   ORDINANCE #3-16/17 – Amending Chapter 16, “Nuisances Generally”, regarding the process for filing a Nuisance Complaint.  Amended and passed first reading 10/3/16. ROLL CALL VOTE.  Passage requires majority vote.

19.   ORDINANCE #4-16/17 – Amending Article VIII of Chapter 18, “Parks and Recreation,” and Article I of Chapter 23, “Streets and Sidewalks,” of the Code of Ordinances regarding smoking/tobacco use in parks and recreation facilities and at school bus stops. Passed first reading 10/3/16. ROLL CALL VOTE.  Passage requires majority vote.

H.       Action on Old and New Business

20.   ORDER #66-16/17 – Accepting miscellaneous donations.  Passage requires majority vote.

21.   RESOLVE #4-16/17 – Asking that bells be rung at 11:00 a.m. on Veterans Day.  Passage requires majority vote.

22.   PROCLAMATION #1-16/17 – Free Speech Week.  Passage requires majority vote.

23.  ORDINANCE #5-16/17 – Amending Chapter 14, “Licenses, Permits and Business Regulations Generally” and Chapter 15, “Motor Vehicles and Traffic,” regarding wreckers and vehicle towing. First reading. Passage requires majority vote.

24.  ORDER #67-16/17- Accepting $660.00 under the State of Maine Asset Forfeiture Program to be used by the Police Department. Passage requires majority vote.

25.   ORDER #68-16/17 – Amending the Transit Exclusion Policy on transit buses regarding prohibiting smoking at bus stops. Passage requires majority vote.

26.  ORDER #69-16/17 – Authorizing the Interim City Manager to sign an LED Street Light Use Agreement between the City of South Portland and RealTerm Energy US, L.P., of Annapolis, MD. 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.