MEETING NOTICE
The regular monthly meeting of the Ellsworth City Council will be held on Monday, March 21, 2022 at 6:00 PM in the Ellsworth City Hall Council Chambers
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AGENDA
1. Call to Order.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Rules of Order.
4. Adoption of Ellsworth City Council minutes:
- 02/14/2022- Regular Council Meeting
5. City Manager’s Report.
6. Committee Reports.
7. Citizens’ Comments.
8. Presentation of Awards.
- John Fink- For 30 years of volunteer service to the Ellsworth Planning Board including 22 years as the Chair.
- Ellsworth Arbor Day Proclamation
- MLEAP Accreditation Award (presented by the Maine Chiefs of Police)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
CONSENT AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA: All items with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.
9. Council Order #032100, Reservation of the City of Ellsworth’s right to harvest alewives.
10. Council Order #032101 Request of the Tax Collector for approval of a Real Estate Purchase Installment Contract between the City of Ellsworth and Peter Cabanillas.
11. Council Order #032102 Request of the Tax Collector to release properties redeemed during the 30 day redemption period ending March 15, 2022 through Quit-Claim Deeds (the complete list is available in the City Clerk’s Office) and authorize the City Manager to release said properties through Municipal Quit-Claim Deeds.
12. Acceptance of the resignation of Planning Board member John Fink
13. Council Order #032103, Request of the City Manager to hold a Special Municipal School Budget Validation Referendum Election on June 08, 2021, for the purpose of validating the school budget.
14. Council Order #032104 Promotion of Molly Friedland from Alternate to Regular Planning Board Member
NEW BUSINESS
15. Public hearing and action on the issuance of Business License (s):
- The Eagles Lodge, Inc., 278 High Street, for renewal of a City Lodging House License.
- Colonial I, LLC d/b/a Colonial Inn, 321 High Street, for renewal of a City Lodging House License
- Asset Management Inc. d/b/a Riverside Café, 151 Main Street, for renewal of a City Class C License (Victualer and Liquor) and renewal of a State Restaurant (Class I, II, III, IV) Malt, Spirituous, and Vinous Liquor License.
- Ellsworth Moose Lodge #2698, 47 Foster Street, renewal of a City Class B License (Amusement/pool tables, Liquor, and Victualer) and renewal of a State Class V, Club w/o Catering Malt, Spirituous, and Vinous Liquor License.
- Josie’s Country Store d/b/a Josie’s Country Store 126 Surry Road for renewal of a City Class C License (Victualer/Liquor) and renewal of a State Restaurant (Class I, II, III and IV) Malt Liquor, Wine, and Spirits Liquor License.
- Morse, LL d/b/a Tag’s Sports Bar for renewal of a City Class A License (Amusement, Liquor, Arcade and Victualer) and renewal of a State Class XI, Restaurant/Lounge Malt, Spirituous and Vinous Liquor
16. Council Order #032105, Request of the Public Works Director to extend the contract for center and sideline striping and authorize the City Manager to sign the contract.
17. Council Order #032106, Request of the Public Works Director to extend the contract for marking words, symbols, stop bars, parking lines, crosswalks and authorize the City Manager to sign the contract.
18. Council Order #032107, Request of the Public Works Director to award the Christian Ridge Road Rehabilitation project engineering
19. Council Order #032108, Request of the Water Superintendent to purchase a new water pump for the Water Treatment Plant
20. Public Hearing and action to extend by 180 days the Moratorium Ordinance Regarding Medium- Large Scale Solar Energy Systems
21. Council Order #032109- Request of the City Planner to designate the Ellsworth Planning Board as the Planning Committee responsible for preparing the Comprehensive Plan in accordance with Maine’s Growth Management Act- 30-A M.R.S.A., Chapter 187
22. Council Order #032110-Request of the Public Works Director to change a part-time position to a full-time position at the transfer station
23. Discussion and action regarding painting of a rainbow crosswalk on Main Street- Sponsored by Hanson
24. Discussion and action to request the City Waste Water treatment plant only accept sewage from pipe connected Ellsworth residents effective June 30, 2022.- sponsored by O’Halloran
25. Discussion and action to request the City Waste Water Treatment Plant no longer dump any product in Ellsworth effective June 30, 2023- sponsored by O’Halloran
26. Discussion and action to request the City of Ellsworth enforce the current odor ordinance by June 30, 2022- sponsored by O’Halloran
27. Discussion and action to request all City departments remain open, regardless of weather- sponsored by O’Halloran
28. Discussion and action to allow non Ellsworth residents, that utilize Ellsworth schools be allowed to participate in the municipal school board elections- sponsored by Kaplan
29. Executive Session pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. § 405 (6) A for a personnel matter
30. Adjournment.
