Name of Body:  City Council
 Agenda for the Meeting of:  November 7, 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 #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), appointing Greg Williams, for an unexpired term which expires on 3/3/18.  Postponed since 4/22/15.  Passage requires majority vote.

3.     ORDER #91-15/16 - Energy & Recycling Committee, District  Two (Smith), appointing Bruce Bennett, for an unexpired term which expires on 05/05/18.  Postponed since 02/01/16. Passage requires majority vote.

4.     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.

5.     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.

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

7.     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. 

8.     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. 

9.     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.

10.   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.

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

12.   ORDER #70-16-17 – Economic Development Committee, District Five (Fox), appointing Bruce Bennett, for a term which expires 03/23/18.  Passage requires majority vote.

E.   Consent Calendar

13.   ORDER #71-16/17 – Granting Willow’s Pizza and Restaurant a Food Establishment with Liquor License.  Passage requires majority vote.

F.   Citizen Discussion (First Part)

G.   Public Hearings and Action

14.   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.  Passed first reading 10/17/16.  ROLL CALL VOTE.  Passage requires majority vote.

H.  Action on Old and New Business

15.   ORDER #72-16/17 – Accepting miscellaneous donations.  Passage requires majority vote.

16.   ORDER #73-16/17 – Authorizing the exchange of deeds between the City and L&H Associates, LLC for parcels of land approx. 6,581 s.f. in size and located along the Greenbelt Walkway (portion of Map 34, Lots 45 and 45D).  Passage requires majority vote.

17.   ORDER #74-16/17 – Authorizing the City’s participation in submitting an application for and accepting a 2017 Evidenced Based Impaired Driving Grant in the amount of $10,000 from the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety to be used by the Police Department.  Passage requires majority vote.

18.   ORDER #75-16/17 – Award of Bid #15-17 to Pierce Manufacturing, Inc., of Appleton, WI, for the purchase of a fire truck for the South Portland Fire Department.  Passage requires majority vote.

19.   ORDER #76-16/17 – Accepting a 2016 Homeland Security Grant of $179,107.16 from the Maine Emergency Management Agency.  Passage requires majority vote.

20.   ORDER #77-16/17 – Accepting an E-waste Collection Grant for $1,000 from the New England Grassroots Environment Fund. Passage requires majority vote.

21.   ORDER #78-16/17 – Award of bid #16-17 to Greater Portland Council of Governments of Portland, ME, for West End Master Plan consulting services.  Passage requires majority vote.

22.   ORDER #79-16/17 – Accepting a grant of $10,000 from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for the Trout Brook Restoration Project, Phase  II. Passage requires majority vote.

23.   ORDINANCE #6-16/17.  Amending Chapter 27, “Zoning,” regarding Mill Creek zoning amendments.  First reading.  Passage requires majority vote.

I.   Citizen Discussion (Second Part)

J.   Councilor’s Round Robin

K.  Executive Session

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