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City of Belfast
Regular Council Meeting No. 18
Council Chambers - Belfast City Hall
March 18, 2008
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
February 5th and March 4th,
2008
7) Open to
the public
Please state your name and town you are from
when addressing the City Council.
*All comments
on the proposed In-Town Commercial Design Review amendments will be taken at the
item on the agenda. All other comments for items on the agenda should be made
at the open to the public section of the agenda.
8) Old
Business
a) Progress report on the Belfast Free Library roof
replacement – Steve Norman.
9) Council
Committee Reports
a)
Update on Gateway 1 Committee – Pat Felton.
10) Permits,
Petitions and Licenses - Consent Agenda
11) Business
A) Consent Agenda – none at
this time
Manager's
Report - Support Material
B)
First reading of proposed amendments to City Code of
Ordinances,
Chapter 80, In-Town Commercial Design Review,
which would result in
some building improvements in a limited section of the downtown area being
subject to mandatory compliance with recommendations of the Design Review
Committee.
This item will
be handled as follows: (This is a change from our normal procedure)
Short presentation by City Planner
Memo from Planner
Downtown Map
Public Comments on proposed approach
City Council direction to accept, amend or reject proposed first reading
language
C)
First reading of proposed amendment to the City Code of
Ordinances, Chapter 98, Technical Standards, amendments mostly address proposed
revisions to the current requirements regarding parking.
Memo
from Planner
Parking Map
D)
First reading of
amendments to City Code of Ordinances,
Chapter 30 Marine Activities.
E)
Discussion and possible action on filling vacancies in the
Police and Public Works Departments.
F)
Discussion and possible action on
Grounds Keeping and
Maintenance Bid Opening.
G)
Discussion and action on the formal creation of the following committees:
1) Safe Routes Committee
2) Mobility Committee
H)
Discussion and action on a boundary line agreement with
Mathews Brothers regarding the city parking lot on Cross Street.
I)
Discussion and action on hiring a part time temporary
position to assist with updating assessing records.
Memo from Robert Whiteley, City Assessor
J)
Housekeeping items.
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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