In accordance with Title 28A Section 653 MRSA 1964 a public hearing will be held on May 5, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter in the Council Chambers of Belfast City Hall to hear an application by Donald L. Benson d/b/a All-Play LLC located at 49 Searsport Avenue, Belfast, Maine for a renewal Malt and Vinous license.
2015 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter in the Council Chambers at Belfast City Hall on the following applications for a Victualer License renewal, due to expire May 31,2015. Tall Pines Healthcare d/b/a The Residence at Tall Pines Debra O'Leary d/b/a Bell the Cat Anne Bartels d/b/a Belhaven Hogan Management Inc d/b/a McDonald's Denise Fuller d/b/a Wasses Hotdogs The Otis Group, Inc d/b/a Rollie's Bar & Grill Wayne Cookson d/b/a American Legion Post 43 Douglas Frost d/b/a Tarratine Tribe #13 Douglas Coffin d/b/a Belfast Curling Club Ted Guerry d/b/a Pig Out BBQ Sara Waldron d/b/a Good N You Street Food Arcadio Clima Jr d/b/a Oriental Cuisine Jerry Savitz d/b/a Darby's Restaurant Zhi Zai Yong d/b/a China One Donald Benson d/b/a All-Play LLC Belfast Cathy Heffentrager d/b/a The Jeweled Turret Inn Penelle Chase d/b/a Chase's Daily Penobscot Shores Ass d/b/a Penobscot Shores Association Lori Wood d/b/a Belfast Dairy Queen Stephen Kirkpatrick d/b/a Traci's Diner Layfette Shore Road, LLC d/b/a Oceans Edge Restaurant
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Building, Belfast, Maine, on May 5, 2015 for the purpose of taking testimony and comment from the public with respect to the proposed issuance by the City of a bond anticipation note in the amount of $1,000,000 (the "Note"), and later issuance of a general obligation bond in an amount not to exceed $2,150,500 (the "Bond"). The Note and the Bond will both relate to the Downtown Revitalization Project, the Front Street Reconstruction, and the Clean-up of Maskers Property (collectively, the "Project"). The Note will be issued to finance certain preliminary Project expenses. The Bond will be authorized to refinance the Note and to fund construction of the Project. Immediately following the close of the hearing, the City Council will consider adoption of an order authorizing the issuance of the Note and the later issuance of the Bond. Copies of the order are available during normal business hours at the office of the City Clerk and are posted at Belfast City Hall and Belfast Free Library. All interested members of the public are invited to attend and written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk.
The Belfast City Council, at its meeting of Tuesday, May 5, 2015, beginning at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as practical thereafter, in the Council Chambers of Belfast City Hall, shall conduct a public hearing as part of the Second Reading of a proposed amendment to the Belfast Code of Ordinances, Chapter 102, Zoning, Article IV, Description of Districts and Article V, District Regulations. The proposed amendment involves changing the Zoning District designation for a 4.5 acre property located at 179 Congress Street, Map 34, Lot 25, from Residential 3 to Residential 2. The change will be shown on the Official Zoning Map. The amendment was requested by the property owners, Megan and Daniel Britton. Persons who may be affected by this amendment are encouraged to attend the May 5 public hearing and to offer comment to the Council. Public comment also can be submitted in writing or via email by the date of the hearing. Written comment to: Wayne Marshall, City Planner, City of Belfast, 131 Church St, Belfast, ME, 04915. Email comment to: wmarshall@cityofbelfast.org. The Code and Planning Department has a copy of this amendment available for public inspection from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday, at its offices in Belfast City Hall. Questions should be directed to Wayne Marshall, City Planner, at 338-1417, x25, oratwmarshall@cityofbelfast.org.
1) Call to order 2) Roll call: Mayor Walter Ash, Jr.; Councilors Mary Mortier, Neal Harkness, Eric Sanders, Michael Hurley and John Arrison, City Manager Joseph Slocum, and Admin. Assistant Manda Cushman. 3) Pledge of Allegiance
Adoption of the agenda
Acceptance of the minutes Regular Council Meeting of April 21, 2015.
Open to the public Please state your name and town you are from when addressing the City Council.
Communications
Permits, Petitions and Licenses - Consent Agenda A. Request to approve an application by Donald L. Benson d/b/a All-Play LLC located at 49 Searsport Avenue, Belfast, Maine for a renewal Malt and Vinous license. B. Request to approve the following applications for a Victualer License renewal, due to expire May 31, 2015. Tall Pines Healthcare Debra O'Leary Anne Bartels Hogan Management Inc Denise Fuller The Otis Group, Inc Wayne Cookson Douglas Frost Douglas Coffin Ted Guerry Sara Waldron Arcadio Clima Jr Jerry Savitz Zhi Zai Yong Donald Benson Cathy Heffentrager Penelle Chase Penobscot Shores Ass Lori Wood Stephen Kirkpatrick Layfette Shore Road, LLC d/b/a The Residence at Tall Pines d/b/a Bell the Cat d/b/a Belhaven d/b/a McDonald's d/b/a Wasses Hotdogs d/b/a Rollie's Bar & Grill d/b/a American Legion Post 43 d/b/a Tarratine Tribe #13 d/b/a Belfast Curling Club d/b/a Pig Out BBQ d/b/a Good N You Street Food d/b/a Oriental Cuisine d/b/a Darby's Restaurant d/b/a China One d/b/a All-Play LLC Belfast d/b/a The Jeweled Turret Inn d/b/a Chase's Daily d/b/a Penobscot Shores Association d/b/a Belfast Dairy Queen d/b/a Traci's Diner d/b/a Oceans Edge Restaurant C. Request to approve a Facility Use application for the Belfast Summer Nights concerts, Thursday's from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. from June 25, 2015 to August 27, 2015; locations will change weekly and will be held on either High Street, Belfast Commons or Steamboat Landing.
Request from the City Manager to approve Jackson Kinney as the City's sealer of weights and measures.
Request from the City Assessor to adopt names for two City roads.
Request from the City Treasurer to authorize a $1,000,000 Bond Anticipation Note and up to a $2,150,500 General Obligations Bond.
Resolution authorizing Deputy Treasurer Theresa Butler to sign checks in the name of the City.
Request from the Schooner Lynx to tie up to Belfast landing for 2 weeks without paying full dockage.
Request from the City Manager to demolish a mobile home taken in foreclosure and for authority to negotiate lease payments on foreclosed mobile homes with the landlord.
Second reading on an amendment to the City Code of Ordinances to re-zone 179 Congress Street to allow horses to be housed there.
Request from Richard Mann to have a telephone pole put on City owned land on Pitcher Road so he can get electricity to his lot.
Consideration of a request from the Cemetery Superintendent to accept bids for a new pickup truck and to award the bid to the lowest bidder.
Consideration of a request from the Parks and Recreation Director to accept bids and to award the bid to rebuild the surge tank at the City Park Pool.
Update from the Parks and Recreation Director on the grant application to create a permanent management plan for the City owned Range Ways and Rights-of-Ways to the water.
Update from the Parks and Recreation Director on the potential redesign of the entrance to City Park.
10M) Signing of Council Orders 11) Open to the Public Please state your name and town you are from when addressing the City Council. 12) Communications 13) Adjourn
In accordance with Title 28A Section 653 MRSA 1964 a public hearing will be held on May 5, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter in the Council Chambers of Belfast City Hall to hear an application by Donald L. Benson d/b/a All-Play LLC located at 49 Searsport Avenue, Belfast, Maine for a renewal Malt and Vinous license.
2015 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter in the Council Chambers at Belfast City Hall on the following applications for a Victualer License renewal, due to expire May 31,2015. Tall Pines Healthcare d/b/a The Residence at Tall Pines Debra O'Leary d/b/a Bell the Cat Anne Bartels d/b/a Belhaven Hogan Management Inc d/b/a McDonald's Denise Fuller d/b/a Wasses Hotdogs The Otis Group, Inc d/b/a Rollie's Bar & Grill Wayne Cookson d/b/a American Legion Post 43 Douglas Frost d/b/a Tarratine Tribe #13 Douglas Coffin d/b/a Belfast Curling Club Ted Guerry d/b/a Pig Out BBQ Sara Waldron d/b/a Good N You Street Food Arcadio Clima Jr d/b/a Oriental Cuisine Jerry Savitz d/b/a Darby's Restaurant Zhi Zai Yong d/b/a China One Donald Benson d/b/a All-Play LLC Belfast Cathy Heffentrager d/b/a The Jeweled Turret Inn Penelle Chase d/b/a Chase's Daily Penobscot Shores Ass d/b/a Penobscot Shores Association Lori Wood d/b/a Belfast Dairy Queen Stephen Kirkpatrick d/b/a Traci's Diner Layfette Shore Road, LLC d/b/a Oceans Edge Restaurant
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Building, Belfast, Maine, on May 5, 2015 for the purpose of taking testimony and comment from the public with respect to the proposed issuance by the City of a bond anticipation note in the amount of $1,000,000 (the "Note"), and later issuance of a general obligation bond in an amount not to exceed $2,150,500 (the "Bond"). The Note and the Bond will both relate to the Downtown Revitalization Project, the Front Street Reconstruction, and the Clean-up of Maskers Property (collectively, the "Project"). The Note will be issued to finance certain preliminary Project expenses. The Bond will be authorized to refinance the Note and to fund construction of the Project. Immediately following the close of the hearing, the City Council will consider adoption of an order authorizing the issuance of the Note and the later issuance of the Bond. Copies of the order are available during normal business hours at the office of the City Clerk and are posted at Belfast City Hall and Belfast Free Library. All interested members of the public are invited to attend and written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk.
The Belfast City Council, at its meeting of Tuesday, May 5, 2015, beginning at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as practical thereafter, in the Council Chambers of Belfast City Hall, shall conduct a public hearing as part of the Second Reading of a proposed amendment to the Belfast Code of Ordinances, Chapter 102, Zoning, Article IV, Description of Districts and Article V, District Regulations. The proposed amendment involves changing the Zoning District designation for a 4.5 acre property located at 179 Congress Street, Map 34, Lot 25, from Residential 3 to Residential 2. The change will be shown on the Official Zoning Map. The amendment was requested by the property owners, Megan and Daniel Britton. Persons who may be affected by this amendment are encouraged to attend the May 5 public hearing and to offer comment to the Council. Public comment also can be submitted in writing or via email by the date of the hearing. Written comment to: Wayne Marshall, City Planner, City of Belfast, 131 Church St, Belfast, ME, 04915. Email comment to: wmarshall@cityofbelfast.org. The Code and Planning Department has a copy of this amendment available for public inspection from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday, at its offices in Belfast City Hall. Questions should be directed to Wayne Marshall, City Planner, at 338-1417, x25, oratwmarshall@cityofbelfast.org.
1) Call to order 2) Roll call: Mayor Walter Ash, Jr.; Councilors Mary Mortier, Neal Harkness, Eric Sanders, Michael Hurley and John Arrison, City Manager Joseph Slocum, and Admin. Assistant Manda Cushman. 3) Pledge of Allegiance
Adoption of the agenda
Acceptance of the minutes Regular Council Meeting of April 21, 2015.
Open to the public Please state your name and town you are from when addressing the City Council.
Communications
Permits, Petitions and Licenses - Consent Agenda A. Request to approve an application by Donald L. Benson d/b/a All-Play LLC located at 49 Searsport Avenue, Belfast, Maine for a renewal Malt and Vinous license. B. Request to approve the following applications for a Victualer License renewal, due to expire May 31, 2015. Tall Pines Healthcare Debra O'Leary Anne Bartels Hogan Management Inc Denise Fuller The Otis Group, Inc Wayne Cookson Douglas Frost Douglas Coffin Ted Guerry Sara Waldron Arcadio Clima Jr Jerry Savitz Zhi Zai Yong Donald Benson Cathy Heffentrager Penelle Chase Penobscot Shores Ass Lori Wood Stephen Kirkpatrick Layfette Shore Road, LLC d/b/a The Residence at Tall Pines d/b/a Bell the Cat d/b/a Belhaven d/b/a McDonald's d/b/a Wasses Hotdogs d/b/a Rollie's Bar & Grill d/b/a American Legion Post 43 d/b/a Tarratine Tribe #13 d/b/a Belfast Curling Club d/b/a Pig Out BBQ d/b/a Good N You Street Food d/b/a Oriental Cuisine d/b/a Darby's Restaurant d/b/a China One d/b/a All-Play LLC Belfast d/b/a The Jeweled Turret Inn d/b/a Chase's Daily d/b/a Penobscot Shores Association d/b/a Belfast Dairy Queen d/b/a Traci's Diner d/b/a Oceans Edge Restaurant C. Request to approve a Facility Use application for the Belfast Summer Nights concerts, Thursday's from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. from June 25, 2015 to August 27, 2015; locations will change weekly and will be held on either High Street, Belfast Commons or Steamboat Landing.
Request from the City Manager to approve Jackson Kinney as the City's sealer of weights and measures.
Request from the City Assessor to adopt names for two City roads.
Request from the City Treasurer to authorize a $1,000,000 Bond Anticipation Note and up to a $2,150,500 General Obligations Bond.
Resolution authorizing Deputy Treasurer Theresa Butler to sign checks in the name of the City.
Request from the Schooner Lynx to tie up to Belfast landing for 2 weeks without paying full dockage.
Request from the City Manager to demolish a mobile home taken in foreclosure and for authority to negotiate lease payments on foreclosed mobile homes with the landlord.
Second reading on an amendment to the City Code of Ordinances to re-zone 179 Congress Street to allow horses to be housed there.
Request from Richard Mann to have a telephone pole put on City owned land on Pitcher Road so he can get electricity to his lot.
Consideration of a request from the Cemetery Superintendent to accept bids for a new pickup truck and to award the bid to the lowest bidder.
Consideration of a request from the Parks and Recreation Director to accept bids and to award the bid to rebuild the surge tank at the City Park Pool.
Update from the Parks and Recreation Director on the grant application to create a permanent management plan for the City owned Range Ways and Rights-of-Ways to the water.
Update from the Parks and Recreation Director on the potential redesign of the entrance to City Park.
10M) Signing of Council Orders 11) Open to the Public Please state your name and town you are from when addressing the City Council. 12) Communications 13) Adjourn