Name of Body:  City Council
Tentative Agenda for the Meeting of:  November 21, 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 #114-15/16 - 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.

3.     ORDER #157-15/16 – Energy & Recycling Committee, District One (Morgan), appointing Jeremiah Carey, for an unexpired term which expires on 05/05/18.  Postponed since 06/06/16.  Passage requires majority vote.

4.     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. 

5.     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.

6.     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.

7.    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.

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

9.    ORDER #80-16/17 – Conservation Commission, At-Large (Beecher), appointing Bret Bergst for a term which expires 11/20/19. Passage requires majority vote. 

10.   ORDER #81-16/17 – Conservation Commission, District Five (Fox), appointing Meg Braley, for a term which expires 11/20/19.  Passage requires majority vote. 

11.   ORDER #82-16/17 – Conservation Commission, At-Large (Blake), appointing Robert Klotz, for a term which expires 11/20/19.  Passage requires majority vote. 

12.   ORDER #83-16/17 – Energy & Recycling Committee, District Four (Cohen), for a term which expires 05/05/19.  Passage requires majority vote. 

13.   ORDER #84-16/17 – Appointing members to the Pest Management Advisory Committee.  Passage requires majority vote.

E.  Consent Calendar

F.  Citizen Discussion (First Part)

G. Public Hearings and Action

14.     ORDINANCE #6-16/17 -  Amending Chapter 27, “Zoning,” regarding Mill Creek zoning amendments.  Passed first reading 11/7/16.  ROLL CALL VOTE.  Passage requires five (5) affirmative votes.

H.  Action on Old and New Business

15.    ORDER #85-16/17 – Accepting miscellaneous donations.  Passage requires majority vote.

16.    ORDER #86-16/17 – Naming the former Willard School Park the Santo “Sam” DiPietro Memorial Park.  Passage requires majority vote.

17.    ORDER #87-16/17 – Accepting a Substance Abuse Assistance Project Grant from the State of Maine to appoint an individual to assist with those individuals with opioid addiction.  Passage requires majority vote.    

18.   ORDER #88-16/17 – Authorizing the Interim City Manager to sign an agreement with Wei Zhang and Lesley C Mo, WG Enterprises, LLC, Dye Custom Builders and, Devin Deane regarding a land use violation at 79 Thirlmere Avenue (Map 79, Lot 288B).  Passage requires majority vote. 

19.   ORDER #89-16/17 – Authorizing the Interim City Manager to accept delivery of an access/turnaround easement and a pedestrian easement from STJ, Inc. for property at 131 Sunset Avenue (a portion of Assessor’s Map 62, Lot 9).  Passage requires majority vote.

20.   ORDER #90-16/17 - Authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute and deliver to Central Maine Power Company (CMP) an easement deed for underground utilities at 1 Spring Point Drive.  Passage requires majority vote.

21.   ORDINANCE #7-16/17 - Amending Chapter 14, “Licenses, Permits and Business Regulations Generally”, regarding moratorium on the local licensing of retail marijuana establishments and retail marijuana social clubs.  First reading.  Passage requires majority vote.

22.   ORDINANCE #8-16/17 - Amending Chapter 27, “Zoning Ordinance”, regarding moratorium on the land use permitting and development of retail marijuana establishments and marijuana social clubs.  First reading.  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)(a), evaluation of City Clerk.

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.