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Council Meeting Summary - June 17, 2025

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CONSENT CALENDAR

1. ORDER #182-24/25 - Civil Service Commission, John Jabar, District One (Cohen), for an unexpired term that expires March 1, 2028. Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

2. ORDER #205-24/25 Authorizing the Temporary Street Closure of Hinckley Drive from Cottage Road to Ocean Street on June 21st, 2025 (rain date June 29, 2025), for Handmade Pride Event from 1:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

3. ORDER #206 - 24/25 Authorizing the Temporary Street Closure of the intersection of Madison St & Breakwater St on July 4th, 2025, for the 4th of July Celebration at Bug Light Park from 3:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M., Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

4. ORDER #207 - Authorizing the Temporary Street Closure of Hinckley Drive on August 9th, 2025, for Art in the Park from 6:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

5. ORDER #208-24/25 - Authorizing Placement of a Portable Sign at 357 Maine Mall Road. Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

6. ORDER #209-24/25 - Award of RFP #31-25 - Portland Street Pier Building Lease and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Lease Agreement. Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

7. ORDER #210-24/25 - Approval of Eligible Projects for use of the Freshwater Wetland Compensation Fund in FY-26. Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

8. ORDER #211-24/25 - Authorizing the POW/MIA Flag to be Flown in Recognition of National POW/MIA Recognition Day and for a Crosswalk to be Painted with POW/MIA Colors. Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTION

1. ORDINANCE #31-24/25 - Amending Chapter 27, "Zoning," Regarding Elevating Nonconforming Structures in Flood-Risk Area of the Residential A and AA Zones. First Reading Passed June 4, 2025. Passage Requires Five (5) Affirmative Votes. ROLL CALL VOTE. PASSED SECOND READING

ACTION ON OLD AND NEW BUSINESS

1. ORDER #212-24/25 - Selecting the Location of the New Police Station. The recommendation is the Mahoney property. Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

2. RESOLVE #24-24/25 - Approving the FY 2026 Appropriation Resolve. Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

3. RESOLVE #25-24/25- Approving the FY 2026 Capital Improvement Plan Appropriation Resolve. Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

4. ORDER #213-24/25 - Directing the Assessor to Assess Taxes in Accordance with the FY 2026 Appropriation Resolve, Setting the FY 2026 Tax Payment Due Dates and Interest Rates, and Authorizing the Tax Collector to Accept Prepayment of FY2026 Taxes. Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

5. ORDER #214-24/25 - Authorizing the City Finance Director to Release by Quitclaim Deed and Interest the City May Have Acquired In and To Any Real Property. Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

6. ORDER #215-24/25 - Setting the Street Opening Fees for Fiscal Year 2026. Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

7. ORDER #216-24/25 - Setting the Sewer User Fees for FY 2026. Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

8. ORDER #217-24/25- Amending the City's Master Fee Schedule (Schedule of License, Permit, Inspection, and Application Fees). Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED

9. ORDINANCE #32-24/25 - Amending Chapter 3, "Animals and Fowl", to Prohibit Dogs From Petrlik Conservation Area. First Reading. Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED FIRST READING

10. ORDINANCE #33-24/25 - Amending Chapter 18, "Parks and Recreation", to Designate the Petrlik Conservation Area as a Nature Preserve. First Reading. Passage Requires Majority Vote. PASSED FIRST READING


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