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Home My WebLink About2021-06-14 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL-JUNE 14, 2021 VIA ZOOM Meeting Called to Order at 7:30 PM Chaired by Council Chair Tremble Councilors Absent:Hawes Meeting Adjourned at 8:32 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. PROCLAMATION Proclaimed June as Pride Month PROCLAMATION Proclaimed June 19m as Juneteenth PUBLIC COMMENT Brian Pittman,Stoney Eagle,Anthony Jackson,Blue Helwig,Sam Bullard,Martin Chartrand and Julia Norman spoke in support of continued efforts for permanent public restrooms. Mike Teller would like to see other ways to provide affordable housing such as allowing more people to stay in a single family house to assist with the housing crisis. CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR *Explanatory Note:All items listed in the Consent Agenda are considered routine and are proposed for adoption by the City Council by one motion without discussion or deliberation. If discussion on any item is desired any member of the Council or public may merely request removal of the item to its normal sequence in the regular agenda prior to a motion for passage of the Consent Agenda. MINUTES OF. Bangor City Council Regular Meeting of May 24,2021,Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting of June 8,2021, Finance Committee Meeting of June 7,2021 and Government Operations Committee Meeting of May 3,2021 Action: Accepted and Approved LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal,Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES RENEWALS: of Bangor Pie LLC d/bla Portland Pie Co Bangor, 91 Main Street Action: Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal,Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES of Evenrood's d/bla Evenrood's,25 Broad Street Action: Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal,Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES of Delano G.Merritt d/b/a Judy's Restaurant, 125 State Street Action: Approved Page 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 14, 2021 VIA ZOOM CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 21-196 ORDER Authorizing City Engineer to Begin the Process of OKAFOR Discontinuance of a Portion of Carver Street Action: Passed 21-197 ORDER Authorizing a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the DUBAY City of Bangor and the Police Patrol Officers Union Action: Passed 21-198 ORDER Authorizing a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the HAWES City of Bangor and the Fraternal Order of Police, representing the Police Commanding Officers Lodge No. 889 Action: Passed 21-199 ORDER Authorizing a Commission on Cultural Development Grant DAVITT of$1,945 to Ten Bucks Theatre for Live Performance in Bangor in December 2021 Action: Passed 21-200 ORDER Authorizing a Commission on Cultural Development Grant SPRAGUE of$1,000 to Bangor Region YMCA for a Creative Arts and Social Engagement Program Pairing a Visual Arts Educator with Isolated Seniors in Bangor Action: Passed 21-201 . ORDER Authorizing a Commission on Cultural Development Grant FOURNIER of$5,255 to United Way of Eastern Maine for an Installation of"Hopeful"Art in Bangor Action: Passed 21-202 ORDER Authorizing Execution of an Agreement Between Lyft Inc. DAVITT d/b/a LYFT and the City of Bangor for Providing Service to the Bangor International Airport Action: Passed 21-203 ORDER Authorizing Execution of an Agreement Between Raiser, DUBAY LLC, d/bla UBER and the City of Bangor for Providing Service to the Bangor International Airport Action: Passed Page 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 14, 2021 VIA ZOOM CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 21-204 ORDER Accepting a Donation of Two Maple Trees from Don Sawyer NICHOLS of Durham,Maine Action: Passed 21-205 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with Maine OKAFOR Municipal Association for Third Party Administrator(TPA) Services for the City's Workers Compensation Program Action: Passed 21-206 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept$7,490 in State SPRAGUE Criminal Forfeiture Funds(Pelkey) Action: Passed 21-207 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with Progress SCHAEFER Engineering LLC in the Amount of$103,877for a Fuel Emergency Shutoff Valve Alarm System Action: Passed 21-208 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with SCHAEFER Maine Department of Transportation for Preservation Paving of a Portion of Oak Street, WIN#025379.00 Action: Passed 21-209 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute An Agreement for NICHOLS Broadway Heads Up Pedestrian Safety Improvements, WIN #025617.00 Action: Passed REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 21-210 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code, by SPRAGUE providing relieffor certain public utility buildings in the Government Institutional and Service District Action: First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting of July 6,2021 Page 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 14, 2021 VIA ZOOM REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 21-211 RESOLVE Appropriating$839,421 of Fiscal Year 2021 Community FOURNIER Development Block Grant Funding and$250,000 in Anticipated Program Income Action: First Reading 21-212 RESOL VE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate NICHOLS $830,163 from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to support an Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Distribution Program. Action: First Reading 21-213 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$4,477,652 in Passenger DAVITT Facility Charges(PFC's) Through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to Provide Funding for the Replacement of Passenger Boarding Bridges at Bangor International Airport Action: First Reading 21-214 RESOLVE Authorizing City Manager to accept and appropriate SCHAEFER funding from the Project Canopy Planting Grant in the amount of$7,756 from the Maine Department of Agriculture and Conservation and the Maine Forestry Service Action: First Reading 21-215 RESOLVE 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: First Reading 21-216 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue and OKAFOR Budget- Trust and Agency Fund Action: First Reading 21-217 RESOL VE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue from FOURNIER State Sources and Budget-Enterprise Fund Action: First Reading Page 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 14, 2021 VIA ZOOM REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 21-218 RESOLVE Approving School Department Estimates of Revenue from DUBAY State Sources and Budget-Special Revenue Fund Action: First Reading 21-219 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of$549,251 for Adult Education DAVITT for the Bangor School Department as Required by 20 A MRSA Section 8603 A (1) Action: First Reading 21-220 RESOL VE Vocational Education Region#4 Appropriation Pursuant to SCHAEFER Title 20 A, Chapter 606, 15601-15619,Maine Revised Statutes Annotated Action: First Reading 21-221 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of$1,553,200 for Non-State HAWES Funded Debt Service Allocation for the Bangor School Department as Required by 20 A MRSA Section 15690 2.A Action: First Reading 21-222 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for the Bangor School NICHOLS Department in Excess of the Minimum Spending Target Established by 20 A MRSA Section 15671 A.4 Action: First Reading 21-223 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of$20,695,103 for the School SPRAGUE 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: First Reading 21-224 RESOLVE Appropriation forMunicipal Year 2022 HAWES Action: First Reading 21-225 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Various Capital Purposes FOURNIER Utilizing Various Reserves, Trust and Agency Accounts and Other Funds for Expenditures to be Made During Fiscal Year 2022 Action: First Reading Page 5 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 14, 2021 VIA ZOOM REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 21-226 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of Downtown TIF Funds for DAVITT Expenditures to be Made in Fiscal Year 2022 Action: First Reading 21-227 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of Special Assessment Funds for DUBAY Bangor Center Development District Expenditures to be Made in Fiscal Year 2022 Action: First Reading UNFINISHED B USINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR None. NEWBUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 21-228 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Settlement HAWES Agreement in the Maine State Board of Property Tax Review Case of MSCI2007-IQ16 Stillwater Avenue,LLC,as successor-in-interest to Bangor Mall,LLC, Case Nos. 2018 012 and 2019-011 (the "Case") Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed PUBLIC HEARING: Prior to voting on this Order, the City Council is required to hold a Public Hearing on the establishment of implementation assessments for the Bangor Center Development District. 21-229 ORDER Adopting Municipal Development Program and Financial DAVITT Plan for the Bangor Center Development District Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Page 6 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 14, 2021 VIA ZOOM NEWBUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: Prior to voting on this Order, the City Council is required to hold a Public Hearing on the establishment of implementation assessments for the Bangor Center Development District. 21-230 ORDER Bangor Center Development District-Establishment of NICHOLS Implementation Assessments Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 21-231 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Contract with Bangor Center DUBAY Management Corporation/Downtown Bangor Partnership Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 21-232 ORDER Authorizing Execution of a Development and Property Tax SPRAGUE Development Agreement for an Affordable Housing Project by Penquis,Inc. on Milford Street Extension. Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 21-233 ORDER Amending the Schedule of Fees by Amending Sewer Rates OKAFOR Starting July 1, 2021 Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 21-234 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Option FOURNIER Agreement for Purchase and Development of Bangor Waterfront Property and Credit Enhancement Agreement with Timka,Inc. d/b/a Geaghan's Pub Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 21-235 ORDER Adopting Policy Guidelines for Use of Unmanned Aerial SCHAEFER Systems(UAS) by City Employees and Contractors Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Page 7 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 14, 2021 VIA ZOOM NEWBUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Motion made and seconded to Suspend the Rules to Take Up Council Order 21-236 Passed 21-236 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Collective Bargaining NICHOLS Agreement between the City of Bangor and International Association of Fire Fighters, representing the Bangor Firefighters Association—Local 772 Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed ATTEST: Zoj Lisa 6o,at/46,MMC, City Clerk Page 8