Name of Body:  City Council
Tentative Agenda for the Meeting of:  February 6, 2017
Meeting Begins:  7:00 P.M.
Location:  City Hall Council Chambers
Agenda

A.       Acceptance of Minutes from January 18, 2017

B.       Communications from City Manager

Presentation from Hank Farrah, of Runyon, Kersteen and Ouellette regarding audit review and short discussion by Finance Director Greg L’Heureux

C.       Reports from Boards and Committees

D.       Petitions and Communications

E.       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 #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. 

4.     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.

5.     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.

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

7.     ORDER #109-16/17 – Library Advisory Board, District Two (Smith), appointing Colleen Jones-Turner for a term which expires 12/31/19. Postponed since 1/4/17.  Passage requires majority vote.

8.     ORDER #110-16/17 – Board of Assessment Review, At-Large (Beecher), for a term which expires 12/31/19.  Postponed since 1/4/17.  Passage requires majority vote.

9.     ORDER #112-16/17 – Board of Assessment Review, District Five (Fox), for a term which expires 12/31/19. Postponed since 1/4/17.   Passage requires majority vote.

10.    ORDER #113-16/17 – Energy & Recycling Committee, District Two (Smith), for a term which expires 05/05/18. Postponed since 1/4/17.   Passage requires majority vote.

11.    ORDER #114-16/17 – Energy & Recycling Committee, At-Large (Beecher), appointing Daniel Paul for a term which expires 05/05/17.  Passage requires majority vote.

12.    ORDER #117-16/17 – Energy & Recycling Committee, At-Large (Henderson), appointing Greg Williams for a term which expires 05/05/17.  Passage requires majority vote.

13.    ORDER #120-16/17 – Long Creek Watershed Committee appointment of Susan Henderson.  Passage Requires majority vote.

14.    ORDER #121-16/17 – Long Creek Watershed Committee appointment of Will Haskell. Passage requires majority vote.

15.    ORDER #122-16/17 – Conservation Commission, District Five (Fox), for an unexpired term which expires on November 20, 2019.  Passage requires majority vote.

16.    ORDER #123-16/17 – Conservation Commission, District At-Large (Henderson), for an unexpired term which expires on 11/20/19.  Passage requires majority vote.

F.       Consent Calendar

G.      Citizen Discussion (First Part)

H.       Public Hearings and Action

17.    ORDINANCE #11-16/17 – Amending Chapter 27, “Zoning,” regarding Non-Conforming Residential lots.  Passed first reading 1/18/17.  ROLL CALL VOTE. Passage requires five (5) affirmative votes.

I.        Action on Old and New Business

18.    ORDER #124-16/17 – Requiring the City Council to review the amendments to Chapter 27, “Zoning,” evidenced by Ordinance #11-16/17 on or before February 6, 2019. Passage requires majority vote.

19.    RESOLVE #6-16/17 -  Resolution condemning violence and hate speech, expressing solidarity with Muslims and all those targeted for their ethnicity, race or religion.  Passage requires majority vote.

20.    ORDINANCE #12-16/17 – Amending Chapter 27, “Zoning,” regarding Solar Energy Systems. First reading. Passage requires majority vote.

21.    RESOLVE #7-16/17 – Transferring $500,000 from the unassigned fund balance to the “Clear Skies Ordinance Legal Defense Fund” within the Litigation‑Legal Reserve Fund, and providing additional funding for litigation defense costs. Passage requires majority vote.

22.    ORDER #125-16/17 – Authorizing the Interim City Manager to sign an Interlocal Agreement with Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District to serve as project manager for South Portland’s pesticide education and outreach, and appropriating up to $20,000 from the City’s Unassigned Fund Balance to fund phase I – Education and Outreach Plan development.  Passage requires majority vote.

23.    ORDER #126-16/17 – Accepting miscellaneous donations.  Passage requires majority vote.

24.    ORDER #127-16/17 – Award of Bid #22-17 to Yankee Ford, of South Portland, ME, for the purchase of four (4) Utility Interceptor vehicles for the Police Department.  Passage requires majority vote.

25.    ORDER #128-16/17 – Accepting $1,002.80 under the State of Maine Asset Forfeiture Program to be used by the Police Department. Passage requires majority vote.

26.    RESOLVE #8-16/17 – Adopting the Cumberland County All Hazards Plan.  Passage requires majority vote.

27.    ORDER #129-16/17 – Authorizing the Interim City Manager to sign an agreement with the Town of Cape Elizabeth for Alternate Building Inspector services.  Passage requires majority vote.

28.    ORDER #130-16/17 – Appointing Scott T. Morelli as City Manager.  Passage requires majority vote.

29.    RESOLVE #9-16/17 – Supporting the development of new routes from the Maine Turnpike to municipal centers in western Cumberland County to reduce congestion on state and local roads and to improve access between the Turnpike and outlying communities.  Passage requires majority vote.

J.       Citizen Discussion (Second Part)

K.       Councilor’s Round Robin

L.       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 agenda items.