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Home My WebLink About2018-06-11 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 11, 2018 Meeting Called to Order at 7:30 PM Chaired by Council Chair Sprague Councilors Absent: Weston Meeting Adjourned at 8:31 PM PROCLAMATION: Proclaimed June as Pride Month PROCLAMATION: Proclaimed June to be Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month PUBLIC COMMENT Gerry Palmer felt Bangor needed to do a better job at marketing itself. Ann Marie Messer stated something needed to be done regarding the drug trafficking at the corner of Congress and Center Street Councilor Tremble left the meeting. CONSENT AGE ASSIGNED TO ITEM . COUNCILOR Councilor Sprague disclosed that he was a member of the Rotary Club in regard to Council Order 18-237. MINUTES OF: Bangor City Council Meeting of May 30,2018, and Finance Committee Meetings of May 21, 2018 and May 30, 2018 Action: Accepted and Approved LIQUOR LICENSE: Application for Liquor License Renewal,Malt,Spirituous, GRAHAM Vinous of Smith Towle,Inc. d/b/a Penobscot Pour House, 14 Larkin Street Action: Approved 18-219 RESOLVE Ratification of Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real SUPICA Estate Located at 438 Hammond Street Action: Passed 18-220 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real WESTON Estate Located at 21 A Street,Birch Hill Estates Action: Passed 18-221 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real PERRY Estate Located at 500 Birch Hill Estates Action: Passed Page 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 11, 2018 CONSENT AGENoj4 = . ,.. ITEMNA �.��:.. ��...... ,,.. � �... CQuNCILd12 c 18-222 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real NICHOLS Estate Located At 11 N Street,Birch Hill Estates Action: Passed 18-223 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real TREMBLE Estate Located At 28 William Street Action: Passed 18-224 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real NEALLEY Estate Located At 35 Pier Street. Action: Passed 18-225 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real GRAHAM Estate Located At 46 Fremont Street. Action: Passed 18-226 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real DAVITT Estate Located At 61 Merrimac Street Action: Passed 18-227 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real WESTON Estate Located at 80 Olive Street Action: Passed 18-228 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real TREMBLE Estate Located At 122 Pearl Street Action: Passed 18-229 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real NEALLEY Estate Located At 130 Falvey Street. Action: Passed 18-230 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real SUPICA Estate Located At 195 Warren Street Action: Passed —Real GRAHAM 18-231ORDER AuthorizingExecution Municipal Quitclaim Deed of Estate Located At 262 Parkview Avenue. Page 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 11, 2018 ^ S COHSE V j:AGENDA wife !R —ITEM"N f {!L - ... .Y a �„,,,�,�,( ' .. .._.»,,,,, ._....r.,,�,w:3 COU .._“ Action: Passed 18-232 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real DA VITT Estate Located At 385 Hancock Street. Action: Passed 18-233 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real NICHOLS Estate Located At 547 Pushaw Road Action: Passed 18-234 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real WESTON Estate Located At 1043 Ohio Street Action: Passed 18-235 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real TREMBLE Estate Located At 2072 Ohio Street Action: Passed 18-236 ORDER Consent to Sublease between R&B Properties,LLC and NEALLEY VERSUS Entertainment LLC at 366 Griffin Road(Map 100, Lot 006) Action: Passed 18-237 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to apply for a grant from the GRAHAM Bangor Rotary Charities in the amount of$449.85 to purchase infant carriers. Action: Passed 18-238 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Contract with Sargent Materials for NICHOLS Hot Mix Asphalt Action: Passed 18-239 ORDER Authorizing City Manager to Apply for a$150,000 Grant from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection as funded by the US EPA under Chapter 319 of the Clean Water Act— Capehart Brook,Birchwood Avenue Action: Passed Page 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 11, 2018 REFERRALS'TO COMMITTEE ND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 18-240 RESOLVE Making an Adjustment to the Local Education Appropriation PERRY Amount if Additional State Funding Becomes Available Due to State of Maine Legislative Action Action: First Reading 18-241 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of Downtown TIF Funds for SUPICA Expenditures to be Made in Fiscal year 2019 Action: First Reading 18-242 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Various Capital Purposes TREMBLE Utilizing Various Reserves, Trust and Agency Accounts and Other Funds for Expenditures to be Made During Fiscal Year 2019 Action: First Reading 18-243 RESOLVE Appropriation for Municipal Year 2019 WESTON Action: First Reading UNFINISHED B>,, �N04S "r!, ASSIGNED To ii ITEMN .,., ,tel EkE�-.ci- E3YmFex s +.... ;...dire.. � `«ht) MaR- 18-212 RESOLVE Accepting&Appropriating$24,400 of Maine Historic GRAHAM Preservation Commission Grant Funds for Improvements to City Hall Entrances Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 18-213 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code, by Making a DAVITT Contract Zone Change—498 Essex Street—Contract Government and Institutional Service District(G&ISD) to Contract Urban Service District(USD) Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt, Graham,Nealley,Nichols,Perry, Supica,Sprague Councilors Voting No:None Passed Page 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 11, 2018 NEW IgISEVESS AsSIGNEDT ITEM V, ..„ .,.._.., C � a 1 Sr PUBLIC HEARING: Special Amusement License of Smith Towle,Inc. d/b/a GRAHAM Penobscot Pour House, 14 Larkin Street Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 18-244 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Demolish a Structure at 45 PERRY Allen Street Owned by Robert Mitchell and Have a Lien Placed on the Property to Recover City Costs Norman Heitmann, City Solicitor, noted that in addition to the photographs for 18-244, 18-245 and 18-246,there are memos for each item that will be filed with the record summarizing all actions taken regarding these properties. Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 18-245 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Demolish a Structure at 50 NICHOLS Sidney Street Owned by Bangor Lawn&Landscape and Have a Lien Placed on the Property to Recover City Costs Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 18-246 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Demolish a Structure at 117 PERRY Fourth Street Owned by U.S. Bank N.A. and Have a Lien Placed on the Property to Recover City Costs Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 18-247 ORDER Establishing Sewer Rates to Go Into Effect For Accounts Billed GRAHAM Starting July 1,2018 Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Page 5 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 11, 2018 COUNCILOR' PUBLIC HEARING: Municipal Development Program and Budget for the Bangor DAVITT Center Development District Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Joshua Gass, Chairman of the Downtown Bangor Partnership, gave an overview of some of the activities of the organization including instituting a new and free membership program for businesses, redesign of the downtown map, wheat pasting art project, Town on the 10`",Adopt a Garden, Cool Sounds Concert Series and more. Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed 18-248 ORDER Adopting Municipal Development Program and Financial Plan DAVITT for the Bangor Center Development District Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed PUBLIC HEARING: Establishment of Implementation Assessments for the Bangor PERRY Center Development District Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed 18-249 ORDER Bangor Center Development Establishment of Implementation PERRY Assessments Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 18-250 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Contract with Bangor Center SUPICA Management Corporation/Downtown Bangor Partnership Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed ATTEST: Lisa Good in, C, City Clerk Page 6