HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-11-23 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 23, 2020 VIA ZOOM
Meeting Called to Order at 7.30 PM
Chaired by Council Chair Tremble
Councilors Present:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Absent.None
Meeting Adjourned at 7.57 PM
As approved by the City Council on March 23, 2020, and amended on April 13, 2020, the public may participate at
meetings through Zoom, Facebook and television and the City's website. Public comment through Zoom requires a person
to state their name and address, any inappropriate or offensive remarks may be removed, and the Council Chair will have
discretion over the time allowed for comment. The public may be recognized to speak by the hand wave function or, on a
phone, by pressing *9.
PUBLIC COMMENT Wells Mundell-Wood asked about the status of her request for an emergency
climate proclamation. The City Manager responded that it would bean item at
the goal setting session next week and would then go to the Government
Operations Committee.
CONSENTAGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
MINUTES OF: Bangor City Council Regular Meetings of September 28,2020, October 14,2020,
October 26, 2020 and November 9,2020, and Organizational Meeting of November 9,
2020,Bangor School Committee Regular Meeting of October 27,2020 and
Organizational Meeting of November 9,2020, Finance Committee Meeting of
November 16, 2020, Government Operations Committee Meeting of November 16, 2020,
Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting of November 17,2020, and
Infrastructure Committee Meeting of November 17,2020
LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License,Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of HAWES
RENEWALS: Arayos,LLC d/b/a Diamonds, 190B,Harlow Street
Application for Liquor License,Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of HAWES
Family Fun Lanes,Inc. d/b/a The Back Alley Restaurant, 15
Hildreth Street
Application for Liquor License,Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of HAWES
Cutler,LLC d/b/a Novio's Bistro, 130 Hammond Street
Application for Liquor License,Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of HAWES
WNC Bangor Company LLC d/b/a Bangor Airport Four Points,
308 Godfrey Boulevard
Application for Liquor License,Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of HAWES
Smith Towle Inc. d1b/a 11 Central, 11 Central Street
Application for Liquor License,Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of Uno HAWES
of Bangor Inc. d/b/a Uno Pizzeria& Grill, 725 Stillwater Avenue
Page 1
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 23, 2020 VIA ZOOM
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
SPECIAL AMUSEMENT Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of HAWES
LICENSE RENEWALS. Arayos,LLC d/b/a Diamonds, 190B Harlow Street
Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of HAWES
Family Fun Lanes,Inc. d/b/a The Back Alley Restaurant, 15
Hildredth Street
21-012 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed HAWES
for Real Estate Located at 10 Nelson Street
21-013 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed for SPRAGUE
Real Estate Located at 107 Fifteenth Street
21-014 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed for OKAFOR
Real Estate located at 41 Webster Avenue North
21-015 ORDER Authorizing the execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for FOURNIER
Real Estate Located at 127 Congress Street
21-016 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Sewer Easement SCHAEFER
to Access Property at 431 Hancock Street.
21-017 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Sewer Easement DA VITT
with Northern Light Health to Facilitate Installation and
Maintenance of a Sewer Line on Hancock Street
21-018 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Maine SCHAEFER
Department of Transportation Cooperative Agreement for
Rehabilitation of the Veterans Memorial Bridge#1558, WIN
#022278.00
21-019 ORDER Appointing Nominees to Sophia Kierstein Student DA VITT
Scholarship Fund Trustees
21-020 ORDER Changing the Name of Hodson Street to Short Street and DVBA Y
Adding it to the Official City Map
21-021 ORDER Authorizing the City Engineer to Submit an Application to OKAFOR
the Maine Department Of Transportation for Sidewalk
Improvements Along Broadway and Fourteenth Street
21-022 ORDER Authorizing the Assignment of a Land Lease for Property FOURNIER
Located at 967Illinois Ave.,Lots No. 7& 8,BL4 Commercial
/Industrial Park,from Gary Hagan to Houlton Holdings,
LLC
Page 2
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 23, 2020 VIA ZOOM
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
21-023 ORDER Authorizing Purchase of Self-Propelled Vacuum Lavatory DA VITT
Truck from TLD America in the Amount of$135,820
21-024 ORDER Authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding between the NICHOLS
City of Bangor's Public Health and Community Services
Department and Community Housing of Maine(CHOM).
21-025 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Facility Use OKAFOR
Agreement with American Red Cross,Northern New
England Region
21-026 ORDER Authorizing the Development of a Skateboard Park in NICHOLS
Hayford Park and Authorizing Fundraising for Additional
Amenities
21-027 ORDER Assuring and Certifying the City's Compliance with Certain SPRAGUE
Requirements for Community Development Funds
21-028 ORDER Appointing the City Manager as Responsible Federal Official FOURNIER
2020
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage of Consent Agenda
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,Nichols,
Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
21-029 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District DUBAY
Map, by changing the Parcel of Land addressed at 200&
210 State Street,(Map 48,Lots 256 and 256-A, respectively)
from Neighborhood Service District(NSD)to Urban Service
District(USD)
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading and Referral
to Planning Board Meeting of December 1,2020
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
Page 3
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 23, 2020 VIA ZOOM
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
21-030 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,Section SPRAGUE
165-6,to add the requirement of a pre-application meeting
to zone change requests and to align City and State notice
requirements for the same
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading and Referral
to Planning Board Meeting of December 15,2020
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
21-031 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,Section FOURNIER
165,Attachment 2,Schedule A, Urban Developed Area by
reducing lot sizes and density requirements for properties in
the Urban Residence 1 (URD-1), Urban Residence 2(URD-
2) and Multifamily and Service(M&SD).
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading and Referral
to Planning Board Meeting of December 15,2020
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes.Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
21-032 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate NICHOLS
5187,260.72 in Homeland Security Grant Funding from the
Maine Emergency Management Agency(MEMA)
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
Page 4
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 23, 2020 VIA ZOOM
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
20-355 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code, NICHOLS
Attachment 2, Schedule A Urban Developed Area by
changing some of the dimensional controls in the Urban
Service District(USD)
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
21-008 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District NICHOLS
Map, by changing the Parcel of Land known as the
Schoolhouse Apartments addressed at 183 Harlow Street
(Map 41,Lot 96)from Urban Service District(USD)to
Downtown Development District Contract(DDD*)
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
21-009 RESOLVE Appropriating Funds in the Amount of$32,000from DA VITT
Airport Department Building Improvement Reserves to
Complete Office Space Improvements for Property Leased to
LifeFlight of Maine,LLC
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
Page 5
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 23, 2020 VIA ZOOM
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
21-033 ORDER Authorization to Execute and File with the Department of FOURNIER
Housing and Urban Development a Final 2020 Consolidated
Housing and Community Development Plan for Community
Development Entitlement Funds under the Title I of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
21-034 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Development Agreement and a HAWES
Municipal Quitclaim Deed for 57 Division Street
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:David,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
ATTEST:
Lisa J. Goodwin, MC, City Clerk
Page 6