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11/23/202021-025
11/23/2020
21-025
Parks & Recreation
Order
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Title, Order
Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Facility Use Agreement with American Red Cross, Northern New
England Region
This order will authorize a Facility Use Agreement with American Red Cross, Northern New England
to use the Parks and Recreation Center as a disaster relief shelter. The City has made improvements
to the building for this purpose of a shelter and/or warming center when needed, utilizing federal
emergency management funds. The Red Cross has assessed the building and it meets their
requirements for a sheltering facility in times of disaster. This agreement only applies when the Red
Cross requests the use of the facility and they will manage the activity at the Parks and Recreation
Center.
Recommend for passage
Council supported grant funded construction to create this in order 19-380.
Consent
11/23/202021-025
CITY OF BANGOR ORDER
11/23/2020
21-025
Okafor
Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Facility Use Agreement with American Red Cross, Northern New
England Region
WHEREAS, The City has made improvements to the Parks and Recreation Center so that it may be used for a
warming center and sheltering in times of need, and;
WHEREAS, Council Order 19-380 authorized the use of 2017 FEMA funds for the purpose of acquiring a
generator for the Parks and Recreation Facility to make it suitable for an disaster shelter; and
WHEREAS, The American Red Cross, Northern New England staff has toured and assessed the Parks and
Recreation Center and approved it's use for a disaster shelter in times of need, and;
WHEREAS, The American Red Cross would request emergency shelter use as needed and manage the
sheltering activity in an emergency.
Be it Ordered by the City Council of the City of Bangor that,
The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a Facility Use Agreement with American Red Cross,
Northern New England Region to use the Parks and Recreation Center for the purposes of providing relief
during a disaster pursuant to the terms included in that agreement.
IN CITY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 23,2020
CO 21-025
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
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