Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Building, 131 Church Street, Belfast, Maine, on May 19, 2020, 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 $2,500,000 (the "Note"), and later issuance of a general obligation bond in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 (the "Bond"). The Note and the Bond will both relate to energy upgrades and related improvements to the Town's Wastewater Treatment Plant (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. Unless the restrictions on public meetings imposed as a response to Coronavirus are lifted in the interim, the hearing will be conducted online, and the public may view the meeting at cityofbelfast.org. 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. A copy of the order is on file with the City Clerk. Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed issuance may submit comments via e-mail to public@cityofbelfast.org; please include the phrase "May 19 Bond Hearing" in the subject line.
Pursuant to Belfast Victualer License ordinance a public hearing will held on May 19th 2020 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 31,2020. Theodore Rakis d/b/a Alexia's Pizza WDQ Inc d/b/a Dairy Queen Jojo Oliphant d/b/a Bell The Cat Courtney Sanders d/b/a Daily Soup Lisa Chase d/b/a Darby's Restaurant Lawrence Moses d/b/a Dockside Family Restaurant DMCO Group, LLC d/b/a Crusty Crab, LLC d/b/a Kevin Barrett d/b/a Dan Jones d/b/a Michelle Berry d/b/a Sarah Waldron d/b/a Kristopher Hogg d/b/a Penobscot Shores Association George Darling d/b/a The Otis Group, Inc d/b/a Wind Tracy d/b/a Tracy Mailloux d/b/a John Wentworth d/b/a Dunkin Donuts The Front Street Pub Jack's Grocery Laan Xang Cafe Moonbat City Baking CO. Neighborhood Perennial Cider Bar & Farm Kitchen Perry's Nut House Rollie's Satori Belfast, LLC. Tracy's Diner Wentworth Family Corner Store
Pursuant to the Special Amusement Ordinance of the City of Belfast and the Provision of Title 28-A Section 1054 MRSA a public hearing will be held in the Council Chambers of Belfast City Hall on May 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter on a renewal application for a Special Amusement Permit for 3 J's and A G, Inc. d/b/a Darby's Restaurant for Live Music, DJ, Karaoke, all Live Entertainment, and dancing at 163 High Street, Belfast, Maine, interior only.
Pursuant to the Special Amusement Ordinance of the City of Belfast and the provision of Title 28-A Section 1054 MRSA a public hearing will be held in the Council Chambers of Belfast City Hall on May 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter on a renewal application for a Special Amusement Permit for The Otis Group Incorporated d/b/a Rollie's Bar and Grill for Live Music, DJ, Karaoke, all Live Entertainment, and dancing at 37 Main Street, Belfast, Maine, interior only.
1) Call to order 2) Roll call: Mayor Eric Sanders; Councilors Mary Mortier, Neal Harkness, Brenda Bonneville, Michael Hurley and Paul Dean, City Manager Erin Herbig, and Admin. Assistant Manda Cushman. 3) Pledge of Allegiance
9) Permits, Petitions and Licenses - Consent Agenda A. Request to approve a CMP pole permit for one new pole located on the Doak Road. B. Request to approve that the City Treasurer transfer income earned from the Carolyn Crosby Trust Fund in the amount of $3,903.00 to the Belfast Area High School. C. Request to approve Memorial Weekend events hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars which will include handing out "Buddy Poppies" on Saturday, May 23rd and Friday and Saturday, May 22nd & 23rd and to hold a service to honor the fallen in Grove Cemetery on Monday, May 31st. D. Request to approve an application by Victor Flick Corp d/b/a Colonial Theater located at 163 High Street, Belfast, Maine for a renewal Malt and Vinous Restaurant (Class I, II, III, IV) liquor license, interior only. E. Request to approve an application by Darby's Inc. d/b/a Darby's Restaurant located at 155 High Street, Belfast, Maine for a renewal Malt, Spirituous and Vinous Class A Restaurant/Lounge (Class XI) liquor license, interior only. F. Request to approve an application for a renewal Automobile Junkyard/Graveyard Permit for the year 2020-2021 by Lorraine Gibbs and Bert Bailey d/b/a Gibb's Auto Sales located at 50 Back Belmont Road. G. Request to approve the following applications for a Victualer License renewal, due to expire May 31, 2020. WDQ Inc d/b/a Dairy Queen Jojo Oliphant d/b/a Bell The Cat Courtney Sanders d/b/a Daily Soup Lisa Chase d/b/a Darby's Restaurant Lawrence Moses d/b/a Dockside Family Restaurant DMCO Group, LLC d/b/a Dunkin Donuts Crusty Crab, LLC d/b/a The Front Street Pub Kevin Barrett d/b/a Jack's Grocery Dan Jones d/b/a Laan Xang Cafe Michelle Berry d/b/a Moonbat City Baking CO. Sarah Waldron d/b/a Neighborhood Kristopher Hogg d/b/a Perennial Cider Bar & Farm Kitchen Penobscot Shores Association George Darling d/b/a Perry's Nut House The Otis Group, Inc d/b/a Rollie's Wind Tracy d/b/a Satori Belfast, LLC. Tracy Mailloux d/b/a Tracy's Diner John Wentworth d/b/a Wentworth Family Corner Store H. Request to approve a renewal application for a Special Amusement Permit for 3 J's and A G, Inc. d/b/a Darby's Restaurant for Live Music, DJ, Karaoke, all Live Entertainment, and dancing at 163 High Street, Belfast, Maine, interior only. I. Request to approve a renewal application for a Special Amusement Permit for The Otis Group Incorporated d/b/a Rollie's Bar and Grill for Live Music, DJ, Karaoke, all Live Entertainment, and dancing at 163 High Street, Belfast, Maine, interior only. J. Request to issue an Overlimit Permit for the Maine DOT Ultra-Thin Bonded Wearing Course Project along Route 1 in Belfast to allow their contractor to transport construction equipment (backhoes, bulldozers, ect.) that exceed legal weight limits over our municipal roads.
*A portion of this item is without content.* Business Second Reading and possible approval of a 2020 General Obligation Bond and Bond Anticipation Note not to exceed $2,500,000 for Wastewater Energy Improvements.
*A portion of this item is without content.* B) Request from the Fire Chief, Jim Richards, to approve the 2020 Emergency Operations Plan. C) Request from the Fire Chief, Jim Richards, to approve a proposal to install "Knox Boxes" for downtown businesses.
Update from Economic Development Director, Thomas Kittredge, regarding clean-up of 115 Congress Street.
Request from the IT Working Group to accept and approve the RFP for IT Services for the City of Belfast.
Discussion and possible action on extending the Belfast Keep the Faith Fund for a second monthly installment of the Small Business Grant and Grocery Voucher.
Approval of Pedestrian, Biking and Hiking Projects throughout Belfast to be completed in the Spring and Summer of 2020.
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Building, 131 Church Street, Belfast, Maine, on May 19, 2020, 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 $2,500,000 (the "Note"), and later issuance of a general obligation bond in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 (the "Bond"). The Note and the Bond will both relate to energy upgrades and related improvements to the Town's Wastewater Treatment Plant (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. Unless the restrictions on public meetings imposed as a response to Coronavirus are lifted in the interim, the hearing will be conducted online, and the public may view the meeting at cityofbelfast.org. 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. A copy of the order is on file with the City Clerk. Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed issuance may submit comments via e-mail to public@cityofbelfast.org; please include the phrase "May 19 Bond Hearing" in the subject line.
Pursuant to Belfast Victualer License ordinance a public hearing will held on May 19th 2020 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 31,2020. Theodore Rakis d/b/a Alexia's Pizza WDQ Inc d/b/a Dairy Queen Jojo Oliphant d/b/a Bell The Cat Courtney Sanders d/b/a Daily Soup Lisa Chase d/b/a Darby's Restaurant Lawrence Moses d/b/a Dockside Family Restaurant DMCO Group, LLC d/b/a Crusty Crab, LLC d/b/a Kevin Barrett d/b/a Dan Jones d/b/a Michelle Berry d/b/a Sarah Waldron d/b/a Kristopher Hogg d/b/a Penobscot Shores Association George Darling d/b/a The Otis Group, Inc d/b/a Wind Tracy d/b/a Tracy Mailloux d/b/a John Wentworth d/b/a Dunkin Donuts The Front Street Pub Jack's Grocery Laan Xang Cafe Moonbat City Baking CO. Neighborhood Perennial Cider Bar & Farm Kitchen Perry's Nut House Rollie's Satori Belfast, LLC. Tracy's Diner Wentworth Family Corner Store
Pursuant to the Special Amusement Ordinance of the City of Belfast and the Provision of Title 28-A Section 1054 MRSA a public hearing will be held in the Council Chambers of Belfast City Hall on May 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter on a renewal application for a Special Amusement Permit for 3 J's and A G, Inc. d/b/a Darby's Restaurant for Live Music, DJ, Karaoke, all Live Entertainment, and dancing at 163 High Street, Belfast, Maine, interior only.
Pursuant to the Special Amusement Ordinance of the City of Belfast and the provision of Title 28-A Section 1054 MRSA a public hearing will be held in the Council Chambers of Belfast City Hall on May 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter on a renewal application for a Special Amusement Permit for The Otis Group Incorporated d/b/a Rollie's Bar and Grill for Live Music, DJ, Karaoke, all Live Entertainment, and dancing at 37 Main Street, Belfast, Maine, interior only.
1) Call to order 2) Roll call: Mayor Eric Sanders; Councilors Mary Mortier, Neal Harkness, Brenda Bonneville, Michael Hurley and Paul Dean, City Manager Erin Herbig, and Admin. Assistant Manda Cushman. 3) Pledge of Allegiance
9) Permits, Petitions and Licenses - Consent Agenda A. Request to approve a CMP pole permit for one new pole located on the Doak Road. B. Request to approve that the City Treasurer transfer income earned from the Carolyn Crosby Trust Fund in the amount of $3,903.00 to the Belfast Area High School. C. Request to approve Memorial Weekend events hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars which will include handing out "Buddy Poppies" on Saturday, May 23rd and Friday and Saturday, May 22nd & 23rd and to hold a service to honor the fallen in Grove Cemetery on Monday, May 31st. D. Request to approve an application by Victor Flick Corp d/b/a Colonial Theater located at 163 High Street, Belfast, Maine for a renewal Malt and Vinous Restaurant (Class I, II, III, IV) liquor license, interior only. E. Request to approve an application by Darby's Inc. d/b/a Darby's Restaurant located at 155 High Street, Belfast, Maine for a renewal Malt, Spirituous and Vinous Class A Restaurant/Lounge (Class XI) liquor license, interior only. F. Request to approve an application for a renewal Automobile Junkyard/Graveyard Permit for the year 2020-2021 by Lorraine Gibbs and Bert Bailey d/b/a Gibb's Auto Sales located at 50 Back Belmont Road. G. Request to approve the following applications for a Victualer License renewal, due to expire May 31, 2020. WDQ Inc d/b/a Dairy Queen Jojo Oliphant d/b/a Bell The Cat Courtney Sanders d/b/a Daily Soup Lisa Chase d/b/a Darby's Restaurant Lawrence Moses d/b/a Dockside Family Restaurant DMCO Group, LLC d/b/a Dunkin Donuts Crusty Crab, LLC d/b/a The Front Street Pub Kevin Barrett d/b/a Jack's Grocery Dan Jones d/b/a Laan Xang Cafe Michelle Berry d/b/a Moonbat City Baking CO. Sarah Waldron d/b/a Neighborhood Kristopher Hogg d/b/a Perennial Cider Bar & Farm Kitchen Penobscot Shores Association George Darling d/b/a Perry's Nut House The Otis Group, Inc d/b/a Rollie's Wind Tracy d/b/a Satori Belfast, LLC. Tracy Mailloux d/b/a Tracy's Diner John Wentworth d/b/a Wentworth Family Corner Store H. Request to approve a renewal application for a Special Amusement Permit for 3 J's and A G, Inc. d/b/a Darby's Restaurant for Live Music, DJ, Karaoke, all Live Entertainment, and dancing at 163 High Street, Belfast, Maine, interior only. I. Request to approve a renewal application for a Special Amusement Permit for The Otis Group Incorporated d/b/a Rollie's Bar and Grill for Live Music, DJ, Karaoke, all Live Entertainment, and dancing at 163 High Street, Belfast, Maine, interior only. J. Request to issue an Overlimit Permit for the Maine DOT Ultra-Thin Bonded Wearing Course Project along Route 1 in Belfast to allow their contractor to transport construction equipment (backhoes, bulldozers, ect.) that exceed legal weight limits over our municipal roads.
*A portion of this item is without content.* Business Second Reading and possible approval of a 2020 General Obligation Bond and Bond Anticipation Note not to exceed $2,500,000 for Wastewater Energy Improvements.
*A portion of this item is without content.* B) Request from the Fire Chief, Jim Richards, to approve the 2020 Emergency Operations Plan. C) Request from the Fire Chief, Jim Richards, to approve a proposal to install "Knox Boxes" for downtown businesses.
Update from Economic Development Director, Thomas Kittredge, regarding clean-up of 115 Congress Street.
Request from the IT Working Group to accept and approve the RFP for IT Services for the City of Belfast.
Discussion and possible action on extending the Belfast Keep the Faith Fund for a second monthly installment of the Small Business Grant and Grocery Voucher.
Approval of Pedestrian, Biking and Hiking Projects throughout Belfast to be completed in the Spring and Summer of 2020.