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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