1) Call to order 2) Roll call: Mayor Samantha Paradis; Councilors Mary Mortier, Neal Harkness, Eric Sanders, Michael Hurley and Paul Dean, City Manager Joseph Slocum, and Admin. Assistant Manda Cushman. 3) Pledge of Allegiance
Acceptance of the minutes Regular Council Meeting of November 20, 2018 and Special City Council Meeting of November 27, 2018
Open to the public If you are here to speak, please come to the podium, identify yourself, and state your town of residence. The Council values your input and respectfully asks that comments be limited to 3 minutes. This is an opportunity for the Council to listen but not to respond in any kind of question and answer format. The Council will reflect on your comments and consider them for possible action at a later date.
Permits, Petitions and Licenses - Consent Agenda These items are usually voted on with a single motion A. Request to approve a Facility Use application by Launchpad for use of the City Hall parking lot on High Street for the annual All Roads Music Fest on May 18, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. B. Request to approve a City Facility Use application by Mary Mortier for the "22 Annual New Year's by the Bay" event from 3:00 p.m. December 31, 2018 until early on January 1, 2019. C. Request to approve a twelve-month Blanket Letter of Approval for Bingo for the Tarratine Tribe #13 I.O.R.M & Auxiliary located at 153 Main Street, Belfast, Maine. This approval is granted from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. D. Request to approve an off premises catering permit for The Otis Group d/b/a Rollie's Bar & Grill for the YMCA Christmas Social located at the Belfast Boathouse, 34 Commercial Street, Belfast, ME on December 4, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. E. Request to approve an off premises catering permit for The Otis Group d/b/a Rollie's Bar & Grill for the Business After Hours event located at Camden National Bank, 17 Belmont Ave., Belfast, ME on December 5, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. F. Request to approve an off premises catering permit for The Otis Group d/b/a Rollie's Bar & Grill for a private Christmas party located at the Waldo County Shrine Club, 20 Northport Ave., Belfast, ME on December 11, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. G. Request to approve an off premises catering permit for The Otis Group d/b/a Rollie's Bar & Grill for a private Christmas party located at the Waldo County Shrine Club, 20 Northport Ave., Belfast, ME on December 19, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Request from Waldo County Search and Rescue agency to close down High Street on Saturday, May 11th, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for a "Bed Race" to support various charities.
Discussion with City Harbor Master, Katherine Pickering, on our difficulty in finding an Assistant Harbor Master to work 7 months a year.
Request from the Economic Development Director, Thomas Kittredge, for permission to apply to the US EPA for a Brownfields Assessment Grant.
Request from City Treasurer, Theresa Butler, to abate the 2016 real estate tax from a mobile home previously located 16 Mason Pond Cir. in the amount of $109.52.
Discussion on a potential Work Session with Maine Sen. Erin Herbig and State Representative Janet Dodge on issues of concern to the Council, including issues raised by the Mayor's Coalition.
G) Signing of Council Orders 11) Open to the Public If you are here to speak, please come to the podium, identify yourself, and state your town of residence. The Council values your input and respectfully asks that comments be limited to 3 minutes. This is an opportunity for the Council to listen but not to respond in any kind of question and answer format. The Council will reflect on your comments and consider them for possible action at a later date.
1) Call to order 2) Roll call: Mayor Samantha Paradis; Councilors Mary Mortier, Neal Harkness, Eric Sanders, Michael Hurley and Paul Dean, City Manager Joseph Slocum, and Admin. Assistant Manda Cushman. 3) Pledge of Allegiance
Acceptance of the minutes Regular Council Meeting of November 20, 2018 and Special City Council Meeting of November 27, 2018
Open to the public If you are here to speak, please come to the podium, identify yourself, and state your town of residence. The Council values your input and respectfully asks that comments be limited to 3 minutes. This is an opportunity for the Council to listen but not to respond in any kind of question and answer format. The Council will reflect on your comments and consider them for possible action at a later date.
Permits, Petitions and Licenses - Consent Agenda These items are usually voted on with a single motion A. Request to approve a Facility Use application by Launchpad for use of the City Hall parking lot on High Street for the annual All Roads Music Fest on May 18, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. B. Request to approve a City Facility Use application by Mary Mortier for the "22 Annual New Year's by the Bay" event from 3:00 p.m. December 31, 2018 until early on January 1, 2019. C. Request to approve a twelve-month Blanket Letter of Approval for Bingo for the Tarratine Tribe #13 I.O.R.M & Auxiliary located at 153 Main Street, Belfast, Maine. This approval is granted from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. D. Request to approve an off premises catering permit for The Otis Group d/b/a Rollie's Bar & Grill for the YMCA Christmas Social located at the Belfast Boathouse, 34 Commercial Street, Belfast, ME on December 4, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. E. Request to approve an off premises catering permit for The Otis Group d/b/a Rollie's Bar & Grill for the Business After Hours event located at Camden National Bank, 17 Belmont Ave., Belfast, ME on December 5, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. F. Request to approve an off premises catering permit for The Otis Group d/b/a Rollie's Bar & Grill for a private Christmas party located at the Waldo County Shrine Club, 20 Northport Ave., Belfast, ME on December 11, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. G. Request to approve an off premises catering permit for The Otis Group d/b/a Rollie's Bar & Grill for a private Christmas party located at the Waldo County Shrine Club, 20 Northport Ave., Belfast, ME on December 19, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Request from Waldo County Search and Rescue agency to close down High Street on Saturday, May 11th, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for a "Bed Race" to support various charities.
Discussion with City Harbor Master, Katherine Pickering, on our difficulty in finding an Assistant Harbor Master to work 7 months a year.
Request from the Economic Development Director, Thomas Kittredge, for permission to apply to the US EPA for a Brownfields Assessment Grant.
Request from City Treasurer, Theresa Butler, to abate the 2016 real estate tax from a mobile home previously located 16 Mason Pond Cir. in the amount of $109.52.
Discussion on a potential Work Session with Maine Sen. Erin Herbig and State Representative Janet Dodge on issues of concern to the Council, including issues raised by the Mayor's Coalition.
G) Signing of Council Orders 11) Open to the Public If you are here to speak, please come to the podium, identify yourself, and state your town of residence. The Council values your input and respectfully asks that comments be limited to 3 minutes. This is an opportunity for the Council to listen but not to respond in any kind of question and answer format. The Council will reflect on your comments and consider them for possible action at a later date.