City of Belfast
Regular Council Meeting No. 5
Council Chambers - Belfast City Hall
September 5, 2006
7:00 p.m. 

1) Call to order: 

2) Roll call:  Mayor Michael Hurley; Councilors Denis Howard, II, Rachel Brewster, Catherine Heberer, Robert Gordon, and James Roberts, Sr., City Manager Terrence St. Peter and City Clerk Roberta Fogg. 

3) Pledge of Allegiance 

4) Adoption of the agenda 

5) Communications 

6) Acceptance of the minutes
            August 15, 2006                                   

7) Open to the public
Please state your name and town you are from when addressing the City Council. 

8) Old Business           

9) Council Committee Reports 

10) Permits, Petitions and Licenses - Consent Agenda - Support Material
A) Approve the requests by the 27^th Annual Church Street Festival, to hold the Church Street Festival on Saturday, October 7, 2006, as outlined in their request. 

B) Approve the requests of the Waldo County YMCA to allow a fun run/walk on Saturday, September 23, 2006, beginning at 8:00am, and as outline in their request. 

C) Approve the request by Sweetser to hold their 3^rd Annual Sweetser “Stroll for Kids” Walkathon on Saturday, September 30, 2006, as outlined in their request. 

D) Request to approve an Off Premise Catering permit for Rollie’s Bar and Grill, Inc. for a Wedding Reception on Saturday, September 16, 2006 from 1pm to 11pm, at the Belfast Boathouse. 

11) Business
A) Consent Agenda - Support Material
            1) Approve a request by Jamie’s Miniature to hang banners at the three city locations for their upcoming Miniatures, Dolls and Teddy Bear Show on Sunday, October 8, 2006  

            2) Approve the request to name, in accordance with E-911 standards, two private ways, Hall’s Lane, on the southeasterly side of Back Belmont Road; and Piglet’s Path, on the northerly side of Marsh Road. 

            3) Confirm the City Manager’s appointment of Alan Dickey as Public Works Foreman, as recommended by Robert Richards, Public Works Director. 

Manager's Report - Support Material

B) Discussion and action on the Public Works Dump Body and Plow Assembly bid opening. 

C) Discussion and action on Fire Station roof bid opening. 

D) Discussion and action on Police Cruiser bid opening. 

E) Discussion and action on the Comprehensive Planning Committees recommendation to amend the RA1 Zone (Rt. 137, plus) to require new restaurants in this zone to close at 10 p.m.  (Heberer) 

F) Discussion and action on approving activities for the Footbridge reopening celebration. (Heberer & Gordon)             

G) Discussion and action on possible summer festival. 

H) Discussion and action on proposed revision of the Swan Lake Avenue sewer “recapture” fees. 

I) Discussion and action on the Manager’s appointment of Sandy Reynolds, owner of Maine Scenic Airways, as the Assistant Airport Manager. 

J) Discussion and possible action additional appointments to the Retail Review Commission. 

K) Discussion and action on appointing a representative to the County Budget Committee. 

L) Presentation of existing municipal debt service. 

M) Discussion and action on submitting a Regionalization Grant application. 

N) Signing of the November 7, 2006 Municipal Election Warrants. 

O) Signing of Council Orders and house keeping items. 

12) Communications 

13) Open to the Public
Please state your name and town you are from when addressing the City Council. 

P) Executive session in accordance with Title 1, Section 405, Paragraph 6 C, to discuss a Real Estate matter. (Peirce School) 

Q) Executive session in accordance with Title 1, Section 405, Paragraph 6 A, to discuss a personnel matter. 

14) Adjourn