HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-07-12 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JULY 12,2021
Meeting Called to Order at 7.30 PM
Meeting Chaired by Council Chair Tremble
Councilors Absent:Dubay,Sprague
Meeting Adjourned at 8:03 PM
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PUBLIC COMMENT Larry Dansinger, 21 Mt. Desert Drive,spoke regarding homelessness,lack of
bathroom facilities and affordable housing.He encouraged the City to utilize the
American Recue Plan Act funds to provide affordable housing solutions.
Senator Joseph Baldacci reviewed the legislative bills passed during the session
which would impact Bangor.
Michael Norton, 83 Elm Street, hoped to speak sometime on his definition of Pi.
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
MINUTES OF: Bangor City Council Regular Meeting of June 28,2021,Bangor School Committee
Meeting of June 9, 2021, and Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting
of July 6, 2021
Action: Accepted and Approved
LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES
RENEWALS. of HC Bangor LLC d/b/a Hollywood Casino Hotel and
Raceway, 500 Main Street
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES
of HC Bangor LLC d/b/a Hollywood Casino Hotel and
Raceway, 107 Bass Park Boulevard
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES
of Chopsticks Restaurant d/b/a Chopsticks Restaurant, 167
Center Street
Action: Approved
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CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine of HAWES
Penobscot Theatre Company d/b/a Penobscot Theatre
Company 131 Main Street
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine of HAWES
Bangor Urban Air d/b/a Urban Air, 1129 Union Street
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES
of Waterfront Concerts LLC d/bla Waterfront Concerts, I
Railroad Street
Action: Approved
LIQUOR LICENSE NEW.• Application for Liquor License NEW Malt, Wine,Spirits of HAWES
Smoke&Steel LLC d/b/a Smoke&Steel, 471 Stillwater
Avenue
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License New Malt, Wine,Spirits of G- HAWES
Force Laser Tag Corporation d/b/a G-Force Adventure
Center, 663 Stillwater Avenue Unit 1080A
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License New Malt, Wine,Spirits of HAWES
Blaze Urban Pizza LLC d/b/a Blaze Urban Pizza, 329 Main
Street
Action: Approved
21-263 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed for OKAFOR
Real Estate Located at 133 Ohio Street
Action: Passed
21-264 RESOLVE Ratifying the City Engineer's Actions to Submit a Rebuilding SCHAEFER
America Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity
(RAISE) Grant Application for$1,950,000 to tine Department
of Transportation for Broadway, Center Street, and Earle
Avenue
Action: Passed
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REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
21-210 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code, SPRAGUE
by providing relieffor certain public utility
buildings in the Government Institutional and
Service District
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 7—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
21-257 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code, FOURNIER
District Map by Changing the Parcel of Land at 24
Larkin Street from Neighborhood Service District
(NSD) to Multifamily&Service District(M&SD)
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 7—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
21-258 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code, DUBAY
District Map by Changing the Parcel of Land at
466 State Street from Urban Residence 1 (URDI)
to Neighborhood Service District(NSD)
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 7—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt, Fournier,Hawes,
Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License New of Smoke& OKAFOR
Steel LLC d/b/a/Smoke&Steel, 471 Stillwater Avenue
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 Approval
Approved
PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License of Giri Bangor FOURNIER
Holiday Inc. d/b/a Holiday Inn, 404 Odlin Road
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 Approval
Approved
PUBLIC HEARING: Order of Discontinuance of a Portion of the Carver Street DAVITT
Right-of-Way
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 Approval
Approved
21-265 ORDER Authorizing the Purchase of an Aircraft Pushback Tractor HAWES
from JBT AeroTech Corporation in the Amount of$336,369
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
21-266 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of NICHOLS
Understanding with the Town of Orono to Engage in a
Regional Climate Action Planning Process
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
ATTEST.•
Lis -J. Goo win,MMC, City Clerk
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