Name of Body: City Council
Agenda for the Special Meeting of: July 10, 2017
Meeting Begins: 6:30 P.M
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
A. Acceptance of Minutes
B. Communications from City Manager
C. Reports from Boards and Committees
D. Petitions and Communications
E. Appointment Calendar
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. ORDER #179-16/17 – Energy & Recycling Committee, District One (Morgan), for a term expiring 05/05/18. Passage requires majority vote.
4. ORDER #183-16/17 – Arts & Historic Preservation Committee,District One (Morgan), appointing Susan Hasson for a term expiring 10/20/19. Passage requires majority vote.
5. ORDER #190-16/17 – Energy & Recycling Committee, District At-Large (Beecher), appointing Jaime Madore for a term expiring 05/05/2020. Passage requires majority vote.
6. ORDER #202-16/17 – Energy & Recycling Committee, District Five (Fox), appointing Cara DeRose for a term expiring 05/05/18. Passage requires majority vote.
7. ORDER #1-17/18 – Planning Board, District Five (Fox), appointing Mary DeRose for an unexpired term expiring 04/01/20. Passage requires majority vote.
8. ORDER #2-17/18 – Board of Appeals, District Four (Cohen), appointing Dan Fortin for a term expiring 7/23/20. Passage requires majority vote.
9. ORDER #3-17/18 – Community Development Advisory Committee, District At-Large (Beecher), for an unexpired term expiring 01/15/20. Passage requires majority vote.
10. ORDER #4-17/18 –Arts & Historic Preservation Committee, District At-Large (Henderson), for an unexpired term expiring10/20/20. Passage requires majority vote.
11. ORDER #5-17/18 – Appointing Cynthia Tayman-Veroneau to the Board of Directors for Opportunity Alliance for a three-year term ending June 30, 2020. Passage requires majority vote.
12. ORDER #6-17/18 – Economic Development Committee, District Four (Cohen), for an unexpired term expiring 03/23/19. Passage requires majority vote.
F. Consent Calendar
G. Citizen Discussion (First Part)
H. Public Hearings and Action
I. Action on Old and New Business
13. ORDER #7-17/18 – Accepting miscellaneous donations. Passage requires majority
vote.
14. ORDER #8-17/18– Setting the street opening fees for FY 2018. Passage requires majority vote.1
15. RESOLVE #1-17/18 – South Portland joins Climate Mayors in Support of Paris Agreement. Passage requires majority vote.
16. ORDER #9-17/18 - Amending ORDER #141-05/06 designating certain areas as “Safe Zones” under State law. Passage requires majority vote.
17. ORDER #10-17/18 – Award of sole source bid to M.E. O’Brien & Sons, of Medfield, MA, for the installation of playground equipment at Sawyer Park. Passage requires majority vote.
18. ORDER #11-17/18 – Consideration of a request from the Civil Service Commission to retain outside legal counsel for review of ordinance changes. 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.