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Home My WebLink About2021-09-13 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 Meeting Called to Order at 7.30 PM Chaired by Council Chair Tremble Councilors Present.Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Nichols, Schaefer,Sprague Tremble Councilors Absent:Hawes, Okafor Meeting Adjourned at 8:04 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 Fire Chief Tom Higgins and Public Health Director Patty Hamilton gave an update on where the city stands in relation to the Covid-19 Pandemic. CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR MINUTES OF. Bangor City Council Regular Meeting of August 23,2021, Government Operations Committee Meetings of June 21,2021,July 6,2021 and July 19,2021 and Airport Committee Meeting of August 2,2021 21-314 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for HAWES Real Estate located at Smith Street 21-315 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for NICHOLS Real Estate located at 15 Charles Street 21-316 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for OKAFOR Real Estate located at 16 Warwick Street 21-317 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for SPRAGUE Real Estate located at SS Cotttage Street 21-318 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for DUBAY Real Estate located at 100 Seventh Street 21-319 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for SCHAEFER Real Estate located at 104 Mount Hope Avenue 21-320 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for DAVITT Real Estate located at I10 Palm Street 21-321 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed for Real HAWES Estate located at 114 Garland Street Page 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 21-322 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for FOURNIER Real Estate located at 133 Lancaster Avenue. 21-323 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for NICHOLS Real Estate located at 259 Kittredge Road 21-324 ORDER Authorizing an Amendment to the Indenture of Lease with SPRAGUE Vicki L. Trundy at 39 Florida Avenue 21-325 ORDER Authorizing an Amendment to the Indenture of Lease with FOURNIER FGT,Inc. at 136 Florida Avenue 21-326 ORDER Authorizing Extension of an Indenture of Lease between the SPRAGUE City of Bangor and R&B Properties,LLC 21-327 ORDER Authorizing Execution of an Amendment to the Contract for DUBAY Professional Advertising Services with In-Ter-Space Services, Inc., d/b/a Clear Channel Airports 21-328 ORDER Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute a Temporary HAWES Use Agreement with Curative,Inc.for a Covid Testing Kiosk Within the Domestic Airport Terminal. 21-329 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Revised OKAFOR Memorandum of Understanding with the Bangor Area Recovery Network to Employ a Recovery Coach 21-330 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of NICHOLS Agreement between the City of Bangor and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU),Local 714 Representing Bus Drivers at the Community Connector 21-331 ORDER Authorizing City Engineer to Begin the Process of OKAFOR Discontinuance of a Portion of Corporate Drive 21-332 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with C&CLynch FOURNIER Excavation LLC in the Amount of$167,824 for Earthwork, Sidewalk and Curbing Work as Part of the Stillwater Widening Project 21-333 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with Gould Equipment SPRAGUE Company in the Amount of$108,000 for the Purchase and Installation of an Electronic Fuel Meter Register System at the Airport Page 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 21-334 RESOLVE Raging Staff Action to Submit Grant Application to the DAVITT Maine Department of Transportation for the Funding Roadway Improvements Through the Municipal Partnership Initiative Program (MPI 50150 Program) Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage of Consent Agenda Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Nichols, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble Councilors Voting No:None Passed REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 21-335 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 33, Code of Ethics,Article II. Standards of DAVITT Conduct, by adding Section 33-13.1, which is titled"Use of Titles and Disclaimers." Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading and Referral to Government Operations Committee Meeting on September 20, 2021 Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Nichols, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble Councilors Voting No:None Passed 21-336 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District Map SCHAEFER by Changing the Parcel of Land addressed at 16 Parker Street from Urban Residence I(URD-1) to Urban Residence 2(URD- 2) Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading and Referral to Government Operations Committee Meeting on September 20, 2021 Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay,Fournier,Nichols, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble Councilors Voting No:None Passed Page 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 13,2021 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 21-337 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District Map NICHOLS by Changing the Parcel of Land addressed at 546 Broadway from Neighborhood Service District(NSD) to General Commercial&Service(GC&S) Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading and Referral to Government Operations Committee Meeting on September 20, 2021 Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Nichols, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble Councilors Voting No:None Passed 21-338 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District Map DUBAY by Changing the Parcel of Land at Map 11 Lots 12& 13 from Rural Residential and Agriculture(RR&A) to General Commercial and Service(GC&S) Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading and Referral to Government Operations Committee Meeting on September 20, 2021 Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davin,Dubay, Fournier,Nichols, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble Councilors Voting No:None Passed 21-339 RESOLVE Appropriating$550,000from the Stormwater Utility SCHAEFER Unassigned Fund Balance for the State Street, Wing Park Stormwater Culvert Upgrade Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davin,Dubay, Fournier,Nichols, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble Councilors Voting No:None Passed Page 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 21-340 RESOLVE RatifyingStaffAcdonandAcceptingandAppropriating FOURNIER $65,825 in Department of Justice Grant Funding in Response to the Coronavirus Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Nichols, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble Councilors Voting No:None Passed UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. 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: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davin,Dubay, Fournier,Nichols, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble Councilors Voting No:None Passed 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: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Nichols, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble Councilors Voting No:None Passed 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. Page 5 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Nichols, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble Councilors Voting No:None Passed NEWBUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 21-341 ORDER Authorizing Carry Forward Funding of the Unexpended City of OKAFOR Bangor Local Share of the FY 2021 Community Connector Operations to Fund the Local Share of a Maine Department of Transportation Grant to Partially Fund the Construction of a New Transit Center Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Nichols, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble Councilors Voting No:None Passed 21-342 RESOLVE Rating the Interim City Manager's Execution of an DAVITT Amendment to the Agreement with Northern Light/Eastern Maine Medical Center for the Use of the Airport Shuttle Lot for a COVID-19 Testing Site. Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Nichols, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble Councilors Voting No:None Passed 21-343 RESOLVE Raging Execution of a Grant in the Amount of$4,073,437 DUBAY from the Federal Aviation Administration under the Airport Rescue Plan Act(ARPA)for Bangor International Airport (BGR). Page 6 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Dubay, Fournier,Nichols, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble Councilors Voting No:None Passed ATTEST. Lisa J. oodwin, C, City Clerk Page 7