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Home My WebLink About2021-08-09 City Council Minutes MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 9, 2021 Meeting Called to Order at 7.30 PM Chaired by Council Chair Tremble Councilors Absent:Davitt Meeting Adjourned at 8:16 PM Currently, the public has the choice to participate in meetings in person at City Hall or remotely through Zoom, Facebook, television, and the City's website. Public comment, whether in person or 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. On Zoom, the public may be recognized to speak by the hand wave function or, on a phone, by pressing*9. PUBLIC COMMENT John Theriault, City Engineer, announced that the City of Bangor had received the 2021 ESRI Special Achievement in GIS Award for its innovative use of GIS and credited Pat Cowan for the work he does with GIS. Council Chair Tremble acknowledged that Patty Hamilton,Director of Public Health, received the Jean Baker Award for her leadership role in the opiate crisis. Steve McDonald, 119 Sanford Street, asked for help from the city in getting his neighbor's yard cleaned up because it has been like a dump for three years. Deborah Laurie,Acting City Manager,stated they were working on trying to get permission to enter the property and clean it up. Skip Black pointed out various deficiencies in City and School properties such as the Cross Insurance Center, Garland Street field, the waterfront and behind the hockey arena and felt the City needed to do a better job maintaining the properties. CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR MINUTES OF: Bangor City Council Regular Meeting of July 26 2021, Finance Committee Meetings of July 12,2021 and August 2,2021, and Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting of August 2,2021 Action: Approved LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits of HAWES RENEWALS. Apple New England LLC d/b/a/Applebee's Neighborhood Grill &Bar, 718 Hogan Road Action: Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits of HAWES Half Acre,Inc. d1bla Half Acre Nightclub, 190 Harlow Street Suite D Action: Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits of HAWES Timber Kitchen LLC d/bla Timber Kitchen&Bar, 22 Bass Park Boulevard Action: Approved Page 1 MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 9, 2021 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits of HAWES Artemis&Dean LLC d/b/a Fork&Spoon, 76 Main Street Action: Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits of HAWES Utopia Holdings LLC d/b/a Utopia, 96 Hammond Street Action: Approved 21-289 ORDER Authorizing a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the OKAFOR City of Bangor and Teamsters Local Union#340 representing the Police Support Unit Action: Passed 21-290 ORDER Authorizing a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NICHOLS City of Bangor and Bangor Federation of Public Employees, Local 6071 Representing Fleet Services Employees Action: Passed 21-291 ORDER Amending Council Order 21-044 Authorizing Execution of a DUBAY Development Agreement and Credit Enhancement Agreement with Schoolhouse Housing Partners LP for Property at 183 Harlow Street Action: Passed 21-292 RESOLVE Ratifying the City Engineer's Application for a$344,000 Grant SCHAEFER from the Maine Department of Transportation for Heads Up Pedestrian Safety Project-Focus Community Project Funding for Multi-Use Trail Along Fourteenth Street Extension Action: Passed 21-293 RESOLVE Ratifying City Engineer's Application for a$132,800 Grant DAVITT from the Maine Department of Transportation for Heads Up Pedestrian Safety Project-Focus Community Project Funding for Pedestrian Safety Improvements Along Harlow Street Action: Passed Page 2 MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 9, 2021 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 21-294 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating Additional FY 2021 Airport SPRAGUE Improvement Plan (AIP)Entitlement Grant Funding of $276,728 from the FAA for Approved Projects at Bangor International Airport(BGR) Action: First Reading UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: 21-274 ORDER Authorizing Issuance of$6,592,500 of the City's General HAWES Obligations Bonds and a Tax Levy Therefor 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 PUBLIC HEARING: 21-275 ORDER Authorizing a Loan in the Amount of$2,400,000from the FOURNIER Maine Municipal Bond Bank State Revolving Fund, and the Issuance of the City's General Obligation Bonds and a Tax Levy Therefor 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 21-276 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate OKAFOR $125,000 in Drug Free Communities Funding from the Center for Disease Control for a One Year Grant Period Beginning October 1,2021 Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 21-277 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate DUBAY $65,025 from MaineHealth for the Let's Go Healthy Eating and Active Living Grant for a Nine Month Period Beginning October 1,2021 Page 3 MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 9, 2021 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 21-278 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate NICHOLS S365,556for the Supplemental Nutrition Education Grant Program from the University of New England for a One Year Period Beginning October 1,2021 Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 21-279 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$1,558,405.35 in Shuttered Venue NICHOLS Operator Grant Funds in Support of the Cross Insurance Center Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of Half FOURNIER Acre Inc. d/b/a Half Acre Nightclub, 190 Harlow Street Suite D 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 Renewal of Dysarts FOURNIER Service d1h1a Dysarts Service, 1110 Broadway 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 Renewal of Bangor FOURNIER Motor Inn Corp. d/b/a Bangor Inn and Suites and Conference Center, 701 Hogan Road Page 4 MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 9, 2021 NEWBUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of Bangor FOURNIER Motor Inn Corp. d1h1a Bangor Inn and Suites and Conference Center, 701 Hogan 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: 21-295 ORDER Proposing an Amendment to the Bangor City Charter,Article HAWES VI,Sections 8 and 11,Nominations and Elections to be included on the November 2,2021 Municipal Ballot 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 PUBLIC HEARING: 21-296 ORDER Proposing an Amendment to the Bangor City Charter,Article NICHOLS VI,Sections 2, S and 11,Nomination and Elections,to be included on the November 2,2021 Municipal Ballot 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 PUBLIC HEARING 21-297 ORDER Adopting Remote Participation Policy SCHAEFER Page 5 MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 9, 2021 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Motion made and seconded to Amend by Substitution the Exhibit to Council Order 21-297 Passed to Amend Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing Public Hearing Close Motion made and seconded for Passage as Amended Doubted Vote: 7—1 Councilors Voting Yes:Dubay, Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague Councilors Voting No: Tremble Passed as Amended 21-298 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with Jacobs for SPRAGUE Engineering Services for the Runway Rehabilitation Project Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 21-299 ORDER Authorizing the Purchase of a Frontend Loader from Milton FOURNIER Catepillar in the Amount of$385,000 for Airport Operations Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed ATTEST: Lisa J. Goodw' ,MMC, City Clerk Page 6