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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-12-27 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 27, 2021 Meeting Called to Order at 7.30 PM Chaired by Council Chair Fournier Councilors Present.Hawes, Okafor,Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Absent:Davitt,Schaefer, Tremble Meeting adjourned at 7:53 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 Tracy Willette,Parks and Recreation Director, recognized Rob Jarvis for receiving the 2020 New England PGA Professional of the Year. Pastor Terry Dinkins commented that he has worked well with the Bangor Police Department and felt they handled the homeless well. CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR MINUTES OF: Bangor City Council Regular Meeting of December 13, 2021, and Special Meeting of December 20, 2021,School Committee Regular Meeting of November 17, 2021, Airport Committee Meetings of November 15, 2021 and December 6, 2021, Finance Committee Meeting of December 20, 2021, and Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting of December 21, 2021 22-047 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to accept$5,302 in funds SPRAGUE as result of a state criminal forfeiture (Clement). 22-048 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to accept$1,501 in funds HAWES as result of a state criminal forfeiture (Harriman). 22-049 ORDER Appointing Nominee to the Advisory Committee on Racial YACOUBAGHA Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights 22-050 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for a $30,000 DAVITT Grantfrom Maine health Access Foundation to Identify Sustainable Communication and Relationship Building Strategies to More Effectively Address Substance Use Disorder in Bangor Page 1 MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 27, 2021 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 22-051 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to submit a Request for OAAFOR Proposal(RFP) to the State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services,Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to administer the Women, Infants, and Children Program throughout Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties. 22-052 RESOLVE Ratifying Execution of ReleaselDischarge of Two TREMBLE Improvement Guarantee Agreements Pertaining To 249 Longview Drive 22-053 RESOLVE Ratifying Renewal of Lease With United States Coast DAVITT Guard Icebreakers Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage of Consent Agenda Vote: 5—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Hawes, Okafor,Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 22-054 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District SCIIAEFER Map by Changing the Parcel of Land at 24 Spruce Street from Urban Residence District I (URD-1) to Urban Residence 2 (URD-2). Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting of January 4, 2022 Vote: 5—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Hawes, Okafor,Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed Page 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 27, 2021 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 22-041 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District TREMBLE Map by Assigning the Government and Institutional Service District(G&ISD) to the Parcel of land recently created in the Maine Business Park on property bounded by Venture Way, Corporate Drive and Texas Avenue Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 5—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Hawes, Okafor, Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed 22-043 RESOLVE Authorizing the Acceptance and Appropriation of a Grant HAWES Amendment in the Amount of$35,850 for the Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Distribution Program from the State of Maine Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 5—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Hawes, Okafor, Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed NEW B USINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 22-055 ORDER Authorizing the Disposition of City Owned Vacant Lot YACOUBAGHA Located at 44 Patten Street Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 5—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Hawes, Okafor,Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed ATTEST.- Lisa . Good in,MMC, City Clerk Page 3