HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-06-08 City Council Minutes REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 8, 2020 VIA ZOOM
Meeting Called to Order at 7:30 PM
Chaired by Council Chair Davitt
Councilors Present: Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Absent.None
Meeting Adjourned at 8:17 PM
PROCLAMATION Proclaimed June 20,2020 as World Refugee Day
PUBLIC COMMENT None
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
MINUTES OF. Bangor City Council Regular Meeting of May 27, 2020,School Committee Regular
Meeting of May 13, 2020, Finance Committee Meeting of June 2,2020 and Business and
Economic Development Committee Meeting of June 2, 2020
LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt,Spirituous, TREMBLE
RENEWALS. Vinous of 81 Park Street,LLC d/b/a The Tarratine, 81 Park
Street
Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt,Spirituous, TREMBLE
Vinous of Giri Bangor Holiday,Inc. d/b/a Holiday Inn, 404
Odlin Road
SPECIAL AMUSEMENT Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of Giri TREMBLE
LICENSE RENEWALS: Bangor Holiday Inn,Inc. d/b/a Holiday Inn, 404 Odlin Road
Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of 81 TREMBLE
Park Street,LLC d/b/a The Tarratine, 81 Park Street
20-168 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Bill of Sale-Mobile HAWES
Home Located at S D Street
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage of Consent Agenda
Vote: 9- 0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 8, 2020 VIA ZOOM
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
20-169 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 231,Public Parks,Section 231-9,to NICHOLS
Clarify Operating Hours in West Market Square
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-170 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District FOURNIER
Map by changing, upon request,the Zoning District from
General Commercial and Service(GC&S) to Multifamily
and Service District(M&SD)for property located at Map
R68 Lot 007 on Stillwater Avenue
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading and Referral
to Planning Board Meeting on June 16, 2020
Vote: 9- 0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-171 RESOL VE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate OKAFOR
550,000 in CARA Local Drug Crises funding from the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration for a One Year Grant Period Beginning July
1,2020
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 8, 2020 VIA ZOOM
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
20-172 RESOL VE Authorizing City Manager to Accept and Appropriate SCHAEFER
funding from the Project Canopy Grant in the amount of
$7500 from the Department of Agriculture and
Conservation and the Maine Forest Service
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9- 0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-173 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$65,825 of US Department of SPRAGUE
Justice Corona Virus Emergency Supplemental Funding
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-174 RESOL VE Making an Appropriation for the Total School Budget for HAWES
the Bangor School Department as Required by 20-A MRSA
Section 15690 4 A
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9- 0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-175 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for the Bangor School OKAFOR
Department in Excess of the Minimum Spending Target
Established by 20-A MRSA Section 15671 A. 4
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 8, 2020 VIA ZOOM
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
20-176 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of$1,410,000 for Non-State FOURNIER
Funded Debt Service Allocation for the Bangor School
Department as Required by 20-A MRSA Section 15690 2.A
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes.Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-177 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue from NICHOLS
State Sources and Budget-Enterprise Fund
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9- 0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-178 RESOL VE Vocational Education Region#4 Appropriation Pursuant to SCHAEFER
Title 20-A, Chapter 606, 15601-15619,Maine Revised
Statutes Annotated
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9- 0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-179 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of$21,119,806for the School TREMBLE
District Contribution to the Total Cost of Funding Public
Education from Kindergarten to Grade 12 as Required by
20-A MRSA Section 156901.A-B
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes: Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 8, 2020 VIA ZOOM
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
20-180 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue from SPRAGUE
State Sources and Budget-Special Revenue Fund
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes.Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-181 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue and SUPICA
Budget- Trust and Agency Fund
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-182 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of$444,593 for Adult Education HAWES
for the Bangor School Department as Required by 20-A
MRSA Section 8603-A (1)
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-183 RESOLVE Appropriation for Municipal Year 2021 HAWES
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-184 RESOL VE Making an Appropriation of Downtown TIF Funds for SUPICA
Expenditures to be Made in Fiscal Year 2021
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REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 8, 2020 VIA ZOOM
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9- 0
Councilors Voting Yes: Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-185 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 2021
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9-0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
20-164 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 177,Marijuana,Section 177-8, by TREMBLE
Modifying Procedural Requirements for Recreational
Marijuana Licensing
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-165 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District NICHOLS
Map by changing the Zoning District from Urban Residence
2 (URD-2)to Neighborhood Service District(NSD) by
request for property addressed at 100 Ohio Street(Map 31,
Lot 52)
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes: Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 8, 2020 VIA ZOOM
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
Motion made and seconded to Reconsider 20-165
Vote: 9 0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Motion made and seconded to Postpone to June 22, 2020
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-166 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate SUPICA
$1,001,378 in McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Funds
from the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban
Development(HUD)for the period 04/1/20 to 11/30/21
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
PUBLIC HEARING
20-186 ORDER Bangor Center Development District-Establishment of SUPICA
Implementation Assessments
Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing
Public Hearing Opened
No Comment
Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing
Public Hearing Closed
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 8, 2020 VIA ZOOM
NEWBUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
PUBLIC HEARING
20-187 ORDER Adopting Municipal Development Program and Financial NICHOLS
Plan for the Bangor Center Development District
Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing
Public Hearing Opened
No Comment
Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing
Public Hearing Closed
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-188 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Contract with Bangor Center FOURNIER
Management Corporation/Downtown Bangor Partnership
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-189 ORDER Authorizing Execution of a Contract with Northeast Paving in SPRAGUE
the Amount of$432,530 for Broadway Paving Project
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-190 ORDER Authorizing Execution of a Contract with Devoe Construction SCHAEFER
in the Amount of$1,275,000 to Replace the Willard Orr
Bridge
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 8, 2020 VIA ZOOM
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
20-191 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to FOURNIER
the Management Agreement with Spectra Venue Management
for the Cross Insurance Center
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
20-192 RESOL VE Condemning Violence Against People of Color and Ensuring OKAFOR
that All City Officials Uphold and Advance the Goals of Social
Justice
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes.Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,
Schaefer,Sprague,Supica, Tremble,Davitt
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
ATTEST.
Lisa . Good0n, , City Clerk
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