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Home My WebLink About2021-08-23 City Council Minutes MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 23, 2021 Council Meeting Called to Order at 7:30 PM Chaired by Council Chair Tremble Councilors Absent.Dubay Meeting Adjourned at 8:21 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 Julia Norman,Anthony Jackson,Sam Bullard, Blue Helwig,Martin Chartrand,Brian Pittman Geraldine Gross,Hannah Wunderli and Joshua Kauppila expressed their frustration with the lack of public bathrooms and the need for a good faith effort to reach a long term solution. Larry Dansinger agreed with the need for public restrooms and also supported the proposed new transit center. He also would like to see the City use some of the Cares Act funding to address affordable housing and substance use disorder. CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR MINUTES OF: Bangor City Council Regular Meeting of August 9,2021,Finance Committee Meeting of August 16,2021,Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting of August 16, 2021 Action: Approved LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits of HAWES RENEWALS: RARE Hospitality Management,LLC d/b/a/LongHorn Steakhouse#5343, 605 Hogan Road Action: Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits of HAWES AK George d/b/a Ipanema, 10 Broad Street Action: Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine of 2 Feet HAWES Brewing Inc. d/b/a 2 Feet Brewing, 80 Columbia Street Action: Approved Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits of HAWES Dorks R Us d/b/a Bangor Courtyard Marriott,236 Sylvan Road Action: Approved Page 1 MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 23, 2021 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License New Malt, Wine of Some HAWES NEW. Theatre Company LLC d/b/a Some Theatre Company, 663 Stillwater Avenue Action: Approved 21-300 RESOL VE Ratifying the Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed for Real OKAFOR Estate Located at 124 Parkview Avenue. Action: Passed 21-301 ORDER Authorizing Carry Forward Funding in the Amount of$50,000 SCHAEFER from the Parks&Recreation FY 2021 Budget to Fund Phase III of the Skateboard Park Action: Passed 21-302 ORDER Authorizing Execution of a Cooperative Agreement Extension DAVITT Between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and City of Bangor for Brownfields Assessment Program Action: Passed 21-303 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of Contract with Sargent HAWES Corporation in the Amount of$185,860 for a Containment Pond Alternate Routing Project at the Airport Action: Passed 21-304 RESOLVE Accepting a Donation for a Memorial Bench from Sarah S. P. DUBAY McCarthy, Family, and Friends in Memory of Robert H. Pfeiffer Action: Passed 21-305 RESOLVE Ratifying the Actions of the Interim City Manager in Applying FOURNIER for STOP School Violence Program Funding in the Amount of $30,445 for Training on Preventing Violence in Schools Action: Passed Page 2 MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 23, 2021 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 21-306 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$1,790,800 in Maine Department SPRAGUE of Transportation Section 5339 Funding Through Federal Transit Administration for the Construction of a New Transit Center. Action: First Reading 21-307 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate NICHOLS $128,473 from the University of New England for the Maine Prevention Services Substance Use Prevention Grant for a Nine Month Period Beginning October 1,2021. Action: First Reading 21-308 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate HAWES $255,145 from MaineHealth for the Tobacco Prevention Services Grant for a Nine Month Period Beginning October 1, 2021. Action: First Reading 21-309 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code, adding FOURNIER Emergency Shelter as currently defined to the list of conditional uses in the Government and Institutional Services District (G&ISD). Action: First Reading and Referral to Planning Board of September 7, 2021 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 21-294 RESOL VE Accepting and Appropriating Additional FY 2021 Airport SPRAGUE Improvement Plan (AIP)Entitlement Grant Funding of $2 76,728from the FAA for Approved Projects at Bangor International Airport(BGR) Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Page 3 MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITYCOUNCIL—AUGUST 23, 2021 NEWBUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of Timber NICHOLS Kitchen,LLC d/b/a Timber Kitchen&Bar,22 Bass Park Blvd. Action: Motion made and seconded to Open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Approval Approved PUBLIC HEARING: 21-310 ORDER Amending the Remote Participation Policy SCHAEFER Action: Motion made and seconded to Open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to Close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 8—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt, Fournier,Hawes,Nichols, Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble Councilors Voting No:None Passed 21-311 ORDER Authorizing the Purchase of a Cold Air Blast(Blower) in the DUBAY Amount of$410,000 for Airport Operations from Tenco Inc. Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 21-312 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of Contract with Dagle Electrical OKAFOR Construction Corporation in the Amount of$146,848 for Stillwater Avenue Traffic Signal Improvements Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 21-313 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with Benchmark DAVITT Corporation in the Amount of$3,446,000 to Construct a Transit Center Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Page 4 MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 23, 2021 Councilor Davitt read a statement from the Advisory Committee on Racial Equity,Inclusion and Human Rights: "Our community was shaken by the heinous and racist transgression on one of our own. The attack happened to a Person of Color whose car was vandalized with racial slurs. This incident is atrocious,despicable and repulsive.It reflects bias, ignorance, and prejudice. The City of Bangor will not tolerate such actions and will firmly stand up,for justice, as has always been the case. The Committee on Racial Equity,Inclusion, and Human Rights expresses support to the victim and anyone else affected by discrimination.As we denounce this hate crime, we want to make it clear that we will not let incidents like this go unnoticed or ignored. We are continually working on our process to better address racism of all forms both individual and systemic. We are confident that this act of hatred will not scare us but will rather bring us closer together. Our message today is that there is zero tolerance for this kind of behavior, and we all stand united behind our fellow neighbors." Attest: is J. Goo in,AIAYC, City Clerk Page 5