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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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