HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-01-13 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JANUARY]], 2021 VIA ZOOM
Meeting Called to Order at 7.30 PM
Chaired by Council Chair Tremble
Councilors Present:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Absent: Okafor
Meeting Adjourned at 7.57 PM
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PUBLIC COMMENT Shannon Denbow, 17 Fourteenth Street,spoke about the
need to do more to provide shelter and provide basic needs to
the homeless.
Sam Bullard,408 Harlow Street,stated there were three
items that needed to be addressed. 1)public restrooms,2)
more options for warming places for people to stay during the
day and 3) increase the number of safe needle deposit boxes
with more signage.
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
MINUTES OF. Bangor City Council Regular Meetings of December 14,2020 and December 28,2020,
Finance Committee Meeting of January 4,2021, Government Operations Committee
Meeting of January 4,2021, and Business and Economic Development Committee
Meeting of December 22,2020
LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal,Malt,Spirituous, HAWES
RENEWALS: Vinous of House LLC d/b/a Penobscot Pour House, 14
Larkin Street
Application for Liquor License Renewal,Malt,Spirituous, HAWES
Vinous of Hero's Sports Grill,LLC d/b/a Hero's Sports Grill,
41 Washington Street
SPECIAL AMUSEMENT Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of HAWES
LICENSE RENEWALS. House LLC d/b/a Penobscot Pour House, 14 Larkin Street
21-066 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with Clean Harbors OKAFOR
for Hazardous Waste Services
21-067 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept a Donation in the NICHOLS
Amount of$4,078.89 from an Anonymous Donor to the Pay
It Forward Fund
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CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
21-068 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement With DA VITT
Airport Business Solutions to Conduct Performance and
Operations Audit Services at Bangor International Airport.
21-069 ORDER Authorizing Applicationsfor FY 2021 Airport Improvement SPRAGUE
Plan (AIP)Entitlement Grants Not to Exceed$2,500,000
from the FAA and$75,500 from the MDOT for Approved
Projects at Bangor International Airport(BGR)
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage of Consent Agenda
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
21-070 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 9, City Council, by Amending NICHOLS
Procedures for Appointing Council Committees and
Committee Chairs
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
21-071 RESOLVE Appropriating Unused FY2020 Airport Improvement Plan HAWES
(AIP)Entitlement Grant Funding in the Amount of
$282,259 for Future Projects at Bangor International
Airport(BGR)
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes.Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
21-072 RESOL VE Accepting and Appropriating FY 2021 Airport Improvement DA VITT
Plan (AIP)Entitlement Grants in the Amount of$2,500,000
from the Federal Aviation Administration and$75,500 from
the Maine Department of Transportation for Approved
Projects at Bangor International Airport(First Reading)
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes.Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
20-340 ORDER Directing the City Manager to Take Possession of the SPRAGUE
Property Located at 181 State Street
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Motion made and seconded to Postpone to the next City
Council meeting scheduled for January 25, 2021
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed to Postpone
21-057 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District DA VITT
Map, by changing the Parcel of Land located on Griffin
Road(Assessors Map R33,Lot 14)from High Density
Residential(HDR) to General Commercial and Service
District(GC&S)
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JANUARY 11, 2021 VIA ZOOM
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
21-058 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District FOURNIER
Map, by changing the Parcel of Land addressed at 108
Florida Avenue(Assessors Map 1,Lot 269)from
Government and Institutional Service District(G&ISD) to
Urban Industrial District(UID)
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay,Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
21-059 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate OKAFOR
$25,000 from the Maine Department of Transportation
(MDOT)for a Transit Structural Analysis
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
NEWBUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
None.
ATTEST:
Lisa . Goodw' ,M1WC, City Clerk
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