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24 Main Street
Gray, ME 04039
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2011-03-15 Town Council Agenda
AGENDA
Gray Town Council Meeting
March 15, 2011
Henry Pennell Municipal Complex - 7:00PM

Roll Call:

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag:

Minutes from Previous Meetings:
Approval of March 1, 2011, Town Council Minutes
Proposed motion:
Ordered the Gray Town Council approves March 1, 2011 Town Council Minutes, as presented.

First Order of Business:
Public Comments of Non-Agenda Items – (limit 3 minutes per person)

Second Order of Business:       
Reports from the Council Chair:
Reports from the Town Manager:
Committee Reports:
Council Correspondence:

Third Order of Business:        
Public Hearing: Council conducts an informational public hearing on the proposed budget to seek public comments before any official actions.

Presentation:           Presentation by the Gray New-Gloucester Development Committee regarding Northbrook Limited Development Agreement

Fourth Order of Business:       ORDERS

Item #082-11    To review and act upon making appointments to the various boards and committees.  
Proposed Motion:
Ordered the Gray Town Council appoints (________) as a (regular or alternate) member to the (_________) for a term to expire August, (________).

Item #083-11    To set a public hearing for Tuesday, March 29, 2011, with the Town Clerk to post and publish proper notice thereof, for the purposes of the proposed amendment and term extension of the Northbrook Business and Industry Campus Municipal Development District and Tax Increment Financing District Development Program.

Proposed motion:
Ordered, that the Town Clerk be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to publish in a newspaper of general circulation in Gray notice of a public hearing regarding the proposed amendment and term extension of the Northbrook Business and Industry Campus Municipal Development District and Tax Increment Financing District Development Program, with such public hearing to be held on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 7:00 pm in the meeting space at the Henry Pennell Municipal Complex, second floor, at 24 Main Street, Gray, Maine, immediately preceding the Town Meeting vote on the same.

Item #084-11    To set a Special Town Meeting for the purposes of the proposed amendment and term extension of the Northbrook Business and Industry Campus Municipal Development District and Tax Increment Financing District Development Program.

Proposed Motion
Ordered, pursuant to Sec. 1 of Art. VIII of the Town Charter, and as otherwise provided by law, that a Special Town Meeting is hereby called for Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 7:00 pm to be held at the Henry Pennell Municipal Complex, second floor, 24 Main Street in Gray, to consider those articles shown on the attached warrant; and be it further, Ordered, that the Town Clerk be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to post and publish notice of the same as required by law.

Item #085-11    To review and act upon the approval of the warrant for the Special Town Meeting to be held on March 29, 2011.
Proposed motion:
Ordered the Gray Town Council approves the proposed warrant for the Special Town Meeting to be held on March 29, 2011.

Item #086-11    To review and act upon authorizing the Town Manager to extend the listing agreement for an additional year with Paragon Commercial Real Estate for the purposes of marketing and selling the properties located at 6 and 8 Shaker Road.
Proposed motion:
Ordered the Gray Town Council authorizes the Town Manager to sign and execute an extended listing agreement for an additional year with Paragon Commercial Real Estate for the purposes of marketing and selling the properties located at 6 and 8 Shaker Road.

Fifth Order of Business: ORDINANCES:

Sixth Order of Business:
Council Action Items, Assignments and Issues Status:
  • Request that Maine DOT review signage in Gray center and nearby state roads.
  • Consider and discuss a proposed Mass Gathering Ordinance, eventually moving it to a Public Hearing.
  • Complete all revisions to the Street Construction Ordinance (§ 400).
  • Amend or replace the Sign Ordinance (§ 406).
  • Review the town TIF Policy. (CEDC to amend and not rewrite)
  • Establish a Gray Hall of Fame award and a process to identify initial, historical recipients.
  • Begin organizing a Comprehensive Planning Committee.

Seventh Order of Business:
Council Business: -     

Eighth Order of Business:
Additions to the Agenda:

Ninth Order of Business:  Adjournment




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