TOWN
OF
COUNCIL
CHAMBER -
MONDAY,
MARCH 13, 2006 AT 7:30 P.M.
Town Manager Catherine Conlow stated that
in the absence of the Council Chair, a Chairman Pro Tem should be elected among
the Council members.
Moved by Lianne Harris and seconded by
John Bradson to nominate Terri Hutchinson.
All voted in favor, 5-0.
1.
Roll Call
Present: Chairman Pro Tem Terri Hutchinson, John
Bradson, Lianne Harris, Tom Spitz, Mark Haggerty, and Town Manager Catherine
Conlow. Absent: Council Chair Geoff
Gordon and Jo Carol Alford.
2.
Approval of minutes of February 13, 2006
and March 1, 2006
Moved by John
Bradson and seconded by Lianne Harris.
All voted in favor, 5-0.
3.
Public Hearings
a. A
Victualer’s License for Miralam K. Mohmand d/b/a Orono Thriftway,
Public hearing
a. opened at 7:40 p.m. Ms. Conlow stated
that the property was inspected recently by the Code Enforcement Officer and
the Fire Inspector, and was inspected in December 2004 by the State. It was found to be in compliance with all
local and state regulations, and the staff is recommending approval of the
license. Opponents: None.
Proponents: None. Mr. Mohmand was present to answer any
questions. Public
hearing a. closed at 7:42 p.m.
Order 06-31 Order, approving a Victualer’s License for Miralam K. Mohmand
d/b/a Orono
Thriftway,
Moved by John
Bradson and seconded by Lianne Harris.
All voted in favor, 5-0.
4.
Acknowledgments by Council Members
Tom Spitz
acknowledged that Derek Breton of the Penobscot Times will be joining the U.S.
Marines soon and wished him luck in his new endeavors.
John Bradson
thanked everyone involved in Orono’s 200th Birthday Celebration and
the 200 cakes on Sunday, March 12, 2006.
Mr. Bradson
acknowledged the University students who are doing service work in
Mark Haggerty
stated the 200th Birthday Celebration was a wonderful event for the
community. He acknowledged the grant
received for renovations to the
Lianne Harris
stated that the 200th Birthday Celebration was an amazing event; the
community spirit was overwhelming. She
thanked the Bicentennial Committee and the Historical Society for all their
efforts. She also thanked the Bangor
Daily News and Penobscot Times for their Bicentennial news supplements. Ms. Harris commented this was the end of her
three-year term and thanked everyone for their support and efforts. She acknowledged the emergency service work
of the fire and police departments.
Terri Hutchinson
stated that the 200th Birthday Celebration was heartwarming. She thanked all the bakers and everyone
involved for baking the 211 cakes. She
noted that it was also the end of her three-year term and thanked everyone for
their support. Ms. Hutchinson encouraged
residents to vote Tuesday, March 14th at the Municipal Building
Council Chamber between 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Ms. Hutchinson
acknowledged a framed picture given to the Town by the Bangor Daily News of the
Orono Bicentennial Supplement cover. She
also acknowledged a citation given to the Town and signed by the State of
5.
Unfinished Business - None
6. Consent
Agenda
Order 06-32 Order, appointing Cynthia Blease to the Trails
Committee to fill an
unexpired term until April 2007.
Order 06-33 Order,
appointing the following people to the University/Town Relations
Committee:
Town Staff/Gov’t 3-year terms:
University Staff/Faculty/Admin. 3-year terms:
Angel Loredo (Dean of Students Office), Deborah Mitchell (Public
Safety).
Orono Resident 3-year term:
John Bradson.
University Students:
Adam Kirkland, Jessie Ouellette, Elizabeth Nichols.
Order 06-34 Order,
appointing Dr. Walter Doefler as the Orono Health Officer to fill
an
unexpired 3-year term until April 2008.
Order
06-35 Order, approving a License to
Operate Games of Chance to the University of Maine American Marketing
Association to be held at the Memorial Union on April 23, 2006.
Order
06-36 Order, setting April 10, 2006 at
7:30 p.m. as the date for a public hearing to consider oral and written
comments on approving a temporary easement, effective until December 2007, on
Taylor Road starting from Forest Avenue to the Hinds-Keleti property for the
purpose of hauling gravel.
Order 06-37 Order, committing a true list of sewerage service assessments to Wanda J.
Thomas, Treasurer, in the amount of $126,846.36.
Moved by Lianne Harris and seconded by
John Bradson to approve the consent agenda.
All voted in favor, 5-0.
7.
New Business
Order
06-38 Order, approving the amendments
to the Ordinances of the Town of
Orono, Chapter 18 Land
Use, by repealing Section 18-136 Planned Unit
Development in its entity
and replacing it with a new Section 18-136
Clustered Development
and amending related sections.
Moved by John Bradson and seconded by
Lianne Harris. All voted in favor, 5-0.
Ms. Conlow stated that the amendments
presented represent a yearlong process of revamping the Planned Unit
Development Ordinance. Extensive work
was done through the Council, Planning Board and staff with the assistance of
Planning Consultant Evan Richert to rewrite the ordinance, repealing the PUD
Ordinance and adopting the Clustered Development Ordinance. The major issues addressed were development
density and open space.
Ms. Conlow noted that Mr. Richert has
agreed to sign on as the Town’s Planner/Community Development Director on July
1, 2006.
Moved by John Bradson and seconded by
Lianne Harris. All voted in favor, 5-0.
Ms. Conlow stated that the changes to the
Gorman-Rupp
Equipment for the
Pump
Stations Project to be drawn from the WPCF Capital Reserve
Account.
Moved by John Bradson and seconded by
Lianne Harris. All voted in favor, 5-0.
Ms. Conlow stated this request is a sole
source purchase to obtain the same equipment that is being used at the other
pump stations for ease of operation, maintenance and parts on hand. This purchase was reviewed by the Finance
Committee.
Order
06-41 Order, accepting a Quitclaim Deed
for the purchase of land located on
Moved by John Bradson and seconded by
Lianne Harris. All voted in favor, 5-0.
Ms. Conlow stated that PPL Maine, LLC has
offered to sell the property at the
8.
Future Agenda Items/Items of Concern
Lianne Harris
stated she talked with Congressman Mike Michaud at the Bicentennial Celebration
and encouraged him to travel on the
John Bradson
asked about the status of the property near Gould’s Landing that has code
violations. Mr. Sands stated that he and the Code Enforcement Officer visited
the property, the Code Officer developed a list of code issues, and gave them
to Attorney Tom Russell to develop a contract.
He noted that due to other issues taking precedence, Mr. Russell has not
had a chance to work on it. The Council
requested that Ms. Conlow follow up on this issue.
Mark Haggerty
asked about the status of using LED lights for cost efficiency of the
streetlights. Ms Conlow stated she would
be looking into this for the budget. She
commented that the technical difficulty may be the cost of installing the
lights.
9. Public Petitions - None
10. Public Comments - None
11. Adjournment
At 8:15 p.m., John Bradson moved and
Lianne Harris seconded to adjourn. All
voted in favor,
5-0.
Minutes are not verbatim. A tape-recorded version is available in the
Town Office.
Respectfully submitted, Nancy W. Ward,
Administrative Assistant