HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-11-22 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Meeting Called to Order at 7.30 PM
Chaired by Council Chair Fournier
Councilors Absent:Davitt
Meeting Adjourned at 8:11 PM
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PROCLAMATION Proclaimed December 1, 2021 as World Aids Day
PUBLIC COMMENT Scott Adams of 14 C Street,previous transit driver,felt he
should receive retroactive pay under the new union
contract from July 1st to when he left the City's
employment.
CONSENTAGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
MINUTES OF: Bangor City Council Organizational Meeting of November 8, 2021, Bangor School
Committee Regular Meeting of October 27, 2021 and Organizational Meeting of
November 8, 2021,Business and Economic Development Committee Special
Meeting of November 8, 2021 and Regular Meeting of November 16, 2021 and
Finance Committee Meeting of November 15, 2021
Action: Accepted and Approved
LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal, Malt, Wine, HAWES
RENEWALS: Spirits of Cutler,LLC d1b/a Novio's Bistro, 130
Hammond Street
Action: Approved
22-008 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim SPRAGUE
Deed for Real Estate located at 160 Ohio Street
Action: Passed
22-009 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim OKAFOR
Deed for Real Estate located at 44 Sixth Street
Action: Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 22, 2021
CONSENTAGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
22-010 ORDER Authorizing'the City Manager to accept$51,319 in funds, DAVITT
and two firearms, as result of a state criminal forfeiture
(Asgarzade)
Action: Passed
22-011 ORDER Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute a 2nd TREMBLE
Amendment to the Lease& Use Agreement with United
Airlines at Bangor International Airport
Action: Passed
22-012 ORDER Authorizing Execution of a Contract for Design and SCHAEFER
Engineering Services for$150,000 for Domestic Terminal
Improvements-Phase I with Gensler
Action: Passed
22-013 ORDER Authorizing Execution of a Lease Purchase Agreement to YACOUBAGHA
Aquire Turf Maintenance Equipmentfrom MTE
Equipment Solutions
Action: Passed
22-014 ORDER Authorizing the purchase of an Aircraft Cargo Loader DAVITT
from TLD America for the Airport in the amount of
$442,380
Action: Passed
22-01 S ORDER Accepting the Commission on Cultural Development TREMBLE
Recommendation to Accept the Final Design Submission
for a Gift of Public Art, "Hopeful"by Charlie Hewitt,
Donated by United Way of Eastern Maine
Action: Passed
22-016 ORDER Authorizing City Engineer to Begin the Process of HAWES
Realigning Thomas Hill Road
Action: Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 22, 2021
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
22-017 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Consent to SPRAGUE
Transfer of Limited Partnership Interest from Maine
Housing Equity Fund 2002 LP to Penquis C.A.P. Inc.for
Property Located at 165 Griffin Road
Action: Passed
22-018 ORDER Authorizing a Collective Bargaining Agreement between DAVITT
the City of Bangor and American Federation of State,
County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME),Local
926, Council 93 representing Public Works Employees
Action: Passed
22-019 RESOLVE Ratifying Execution for the Application of a Grant in the OAAFOR
Amount of$278,564 from the Federal Aviation
Administration under the Airport Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA)for Rent Relief to Airport Concessions at Bangor
International Airport(BGR)
Action: Passed
22-020 RESOLVE Ratifying the Application by Bangor Public Health and OAAFOR
Community Services for funding from the National
Association of County and City Health Officials for a
Health Equity and Overdose Prevention Grant
Action: Passed
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
22-021 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 186,Mobile Home Parks,Section HAWES
186-4, To Correct the Penalty Reference
Action: First Reading
22-022 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 14, City Elections,Article III City TREMBLE
Clerk, by Changing the Time Frame for the Availability
of Nomination Papers and Petitions
Action: First Reading and Referral to Government Operations
Committee Meeting of December 6, 2021
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 22, 2021
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
22-023 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 260,Sign Code, by allowing for and DAVITT
the regulation of art installations and murals
Action: First Reading
22-024 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District OAAFOR
Map by Changing the Parcel of Land addressed at 26
Fifth Streetfrom Urban Residence 2 (URD-2) to
Multifamily and Service District(M&SD).
Action: First Reading and Referral to Planning Board on
December 7, 2021
22-025 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District SPRAGUE
Map by Changing the Parcel of Land addressed at 76
Patten Street from Urban Residence I (URD-1) to Urban
Residence 2 (URD-2)
Action: First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting of
December 7, 2021
22-026 RESOLVE Appropriating an Additional$12,370 of Community SCIMEFER
Development Block Grant(CDBG) Fiscal Year 2021
(FY21) Funds
Action: First Reading
22-027 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate YACOUBAG11A
$76,000 in Lead Poisoning Prevention Fundingfrom the
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention for a
Two Year Grant Period Beginning January 1, 2022
Action: First Reading
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 22, 2021
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
22-005 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District SPRAGUE
Map by Changing the Parcel of Land addressed at 76
Patten Street from Urban Residence I (URD-1) to Urban
Residence 2 (URD-2)
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Motion made and seconded to Postpone Indefinitely
Vote: 7—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed to Postpone Indefinitely
22-006 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District TREMBLE
Map by Changing the Parcel of Land addressed at 979
Essex Street from Rural Residence&Agriculture
(RR&A) to Low Density Residential(LDR).
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 7—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Hawes, Okafor,Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
22-007 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$779,202.68 in Shuttered HAWES
Venue Operator Grant Funds in Support of the Cross
Insurance Center
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 22, 2021
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
22-028 ORDER Authorizing The Interim City Manager to Submit a Grant SCHAEFER
Application of up to $650,000 to the Environmental
Protection Agency for the Demolition and Remediation of
Building#610 located on Bangor International Airport
property.
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
22-029 ORDER Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute a Lease SCHAEFER
Between the City of Bangor and C&L Aerospace
Holdings,LLC for the Lease of Property at Bangor
International Airport(BGR).
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
22-030 ORDER Authorizing Execution of a Construction Cooperative OKAFOR
Agreement with the National Guard Bureau for the
Runway Rehabilitation Project at Bangor International
Airport.
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
22-031 ORDER Authorizing the execution of a 3 Year contract for YACOUBAGHA
Residual Management Services with New England Waste
Services of ME,Inc. (d1h1a Casella Organics)
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
ATTEST.
Lisa J Goo in,MMC, City Clerk
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