Name of Body:  City Council
Tentative Agenda for the Meeting of:  September 7, 2016
Meeting Begins:  7:00 P.M.
Location:  City Hall Council Chambers
Agenda Issued:

A.      Acceptance of Minutes

B.      Communications from City Manager

C.      Petitions and Communications

D.      Appointment Calendar

1.     ORDER #86-14/15 – Conservation Commission, District Two (Smith), for an unexpired term which expires on 11/20/17.  Postponed since 02/18/15. Passage requires majority vote.

2.     ORDER #114-14/15 – Conservation Commission, District One (Morgan), for an unexpired term which expires on 3/3/18.  Postponed since 4/22/15.  Passage requires majority vote.

3.     ORDER #91-15/16 - Energy & Recycling Committee, District  Two (Smith), for an unexpired term which expires on 05/05/18.  Postponed since 02/01/16. Passage requires majority vote.

4.     ORDER #114-15/16 - Board of Assessment Review, District Two (Smith), for an unexpired term which expires on 03/16/19.  Postponed since 03/21/16.  Passage requires majority vote.

5.     ORDER #157-15/16 – Energy & Recycling Committee, District One (Morgan), for an unexpired term which expires on 05/05/18.  Postponed since 06/06/16.  Passage requires majority vote.

6.     ORDER #36-16/17 – Arts & Historic Preservation Committee, At-Large (Beecher), for an unexpired term which expires on 10/20/17.  Passage requires majority vote.

7.     ORDER #37-16/17 – Conservation Commission, District Two (Smith), for an unexpired term which expires on 03/03/18.  Passage requires majority vote. 

8.     ORDER #38-16/17 – Conservation Commission, District Three (Rose), for an unexpired term which expires on 03/03/19.  Passage requires majority vote. 

9.    ORDER #39-16/17 – Conservation Commission, At-Large (Beecher), for an unexpired term which expires 03/03/17.  Passage requires majority vote. 

10.    ORDER #40-16/17 – Energy & Recycling Committee, District Four (Cohen),
for an unexpired term which expires on 05/05/19.  Passage requires
majority vote.

E.  Consent Calendar

F.  Citizen Discussion (First Part)

G. Public Hearings and Action

11.    ORDINANCE #1-16/17 – Amending Chapter 27, “Zoning,” regarding Nonconforming Residential Lots. Passed first reading on 08/01/16. ROLL CALL VOTE. Passage requires five (5) affirmative votes.

12.    ORDINANCE #2-16/17 – Amending the Code of Ordinances establishing Chapter 32, “Pesticide Use Ordinance”.   Passed first reading on 8/15/16.  ROLL CALL VOTE. Passage requires majority vote.

13.    ORDER #41-16/17 – Directing the City Clerk to place an amendment to Charter §1101 and 1103, “Power of initiative and Form of petitions…” on the November ballot.  Passage requires majority vote.

H.  Action on Old and New Business

14.    ORDER #42-16/17 – Accepting miscellaneous donations.  Passage requires majority vote.

15.    ORDER #43-16/17 – Award of Bid #03-17 to O’Connor GMC, of Augusta, ME, for the purchase of two (2) passenger school busses for the School Department.  Passage requires majority vote. 

16.    ORDER #44-16/17 – Accepting $70,896 from the Maine Municipal Association. Passage requires majority vote.  Passage requires majority vote.

17.    ORDER #45-16/17 – Acceptance of the Greater Portland Public Development Commission Grant.  Passage requires majority vote.

18.    ORDER #46-16/17 - Authorizing the method of sale of tax-acquired property located at 757 Main Street, Unit 29 (Map 63, Lot 29A-113) as offering for sale by public auction pursuant to Sec. 2-171(2)(a) of the Code of Ordinances and authorizing the City Manager to take any and all such further action necessary to proceed with sale of the property.  Passage requires majority vote.

19.    ORDER #47-16/17 - Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a Power Purchase Agreement including license and easement agreements with ReVision Energy, LLC. to install a solar PV array at the landfill property. Passage requires majority vote.

I.   Citizen Discussion (Second Part)

J.  Councilor’s Round Robin

K. Executive Session

Note:  Items may be added to or deleted from the tentative agenda. Copies of amended agenda may be obtained from the City Clerk.  Amendments, if any, appear on attachments to the tentative agenda.

In the event the Council determines that it may not reach all agenda items by 11:00 P.M., it may postpone some items to a subsequent meeting. Postponement is not required, and the Council may take up agenda items after 11:00 P.M.  Any items postponed to the next meeting will normally be scheduled ahead of subsequently scheduled agenda items.