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City of Belfast
Regular Council Meeting No. 11
Council Chambers - Belfast City Hall
December 4, 2007
7:00 p.m.
1) Call to
order:
2) Roll call:
Mayor Walter Ash, Jr., Councilors Larry Theye, Roger Lee, Catherine Heberer, Jan
Anderson, and James Roberts, Sr., City Manager Joseph Slocum and City Clerk
Roberta Fogg.
3) Pledge of Allegiance
4) Adoption of the
agenda
5) Communications
6) Acceptance of the
minutes
October 29, 2007, November 7, 2007 and November 20, 2007.
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) Request to approve the application by Tarratine
Tribe #13 1ORM and Auxiliary for a one-year beano/bingo and game of chance
permit.
11) Business
A)
Consent Agenda - Support Material
1) Accept with regrets the resignation of Lawrence
Greenleaf from the Comprehensive Planning Committee as ward four
representative.
2)
Appointment of Mayor Walter Ash and Councilor Jan Anderson to the
Business Development Committee as Council representatives.
3)
Appoint Michael Hurley to the Business Development Committee.
Manager's Report - Support Material
B)
First reading of an amendment to City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 102, Zoning.
Proposal to amend zoning classification for a property identified as Map 2, Lot
51, which is located at 326 Belmont Avenue, and which is owned by Gary McIntire
and Jane Robertson from the Protection Rural 1 zoning district to the
Residential Agricultural 1 zoning district.
City Planner Marshall - Support Material
Map
C)
First reading of a proposed amendments to the City Code of
Ordinances, Chapter 102, Zoning, regarding a proposal to require contract
rezoning to regulate any use that occurs on the so-called ‘Les Hills’ property
owned by Bank of America, Map 5, Lots 11, 19, 19A, 21, 23 and 36A, which is
located on Route 3. Proposal involves amendments to Article V, District
Regulations, Division 24, Route 3 Commercial District, Article IX,
Nonresidential Performance Standards, Division 3, Nonresidential Development
Standards - Route 3 Commercial, and Article X, Contract Rezoning,
Division 2, Office Park District, Route 3 Commercial District, and Searsport
Avenue Commercial District.
City Planner Marshall - Support Material
1st Reading Language - Contract Rezoning Article
V
1st Reading Language - Article X Contract Rezoning
1st Reading Language - Article IX Nonresidential
Standards
D)
Council consideration of revised second and final reading language (November 20th
public hearing document) of amendments to City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 102,
Zoning, Article IX, Performance Standards, Division 3, Nonresidential
Development Standards – Route 3 Commercial. Council tabled action on this
proposal at its meeting of November 20, 2007.
Public Hearing Notice and Second Reading Language
Memo from City Planner Marshall
E)
Discussion of follow-up topics from the Belfast Leadership and Action Summit.
F)
Discussion and action on adopting a policy on the use of public
property, specifically Steamboat Landing park.
G)
Discussion and action on a request by the Wastewater Treatment Facility to use
Capital Reserve Funds to purchase a snow blower.
H)
Discussion and action on a request by the Parks and Recreation Commission to
revise wording in the Municipal Code to expand membership from five to seven.
I)
Discussion and possible action a recommendation by the Parks and
Recreation Commission for a donation policy.
J)
Discussion and action on approving request by New Years by the
Bay 2008.
K)
Signing of Council Orders and house keeping items
1) Appoint two representatives to the Mid-Coast
Regional Planning Commission.
2)
Cast the ballot for the Municipal Review Committee (MRC) Board of
Directors.
L)
Discussion of Council goals.
M)
Executive session in accordance with Title 1, Section 405, Subsection 6 A, to
discuss personnel matters.
12) Communications
13) Open to the Public
Please state your name and town you are from
when addressing the City Council.
14) Adjourn
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