HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-02-28 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REG ULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBR UAR Y 28, 2022
Meeting Called to Order at 7.30 PM
Chaired by Council Chair Fournier
Councilors Present:Davitt,Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Absent.None
Meeting Adjourned at 8:04 PM
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PROCLAMATION Proclaimed March as American Red Cross Month.
PUBLIC COMMENT None
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
*Explanatory Note:All items listed in the Consent Agenda are considered routine and are proposed for adoption by the City
Council by one motion without discussion or deliberation.If discussion on any item is desired any member of the Council or
public may merely request removal of the item to its normal sequence in the regular agenda prior to a motion for passage of
the Consent Agenda.
MINUTES OF. Bangor City Council Regular Meeting of February 14, 2022, Bangor
School Committee Meeting of February 2, 2022,Airport Committee
Meeting of February 7, 2022, Finance Committee Meeting of February
23, 2022 and Business and Economic Development Committee
Meetings of February 8, 2022 and February 22, 2022
LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal, Malt, Wine, HAWES
RENEWALS. Spirits of GC Pizza Hut, LLC d/bla Pizza Hut 611
Broadway
Application for Liquor License Renewal, Malt, Wine, HAWES
Spirits of Siam House, Inc. d/bla Umami Noodle Bar,l
Main Street
ApplicationforLiquorLicenseRenewal,Malt, Wine, HAWES
Spirits of Ever Spring Co Inc., d/bla Oriental Jade
RestaurantBangorBeer Company,320BangorMall
Boulevard
LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License New, Malt, Wine, HAWES
NEW. Spirits of Broadway Billiards, LLC d/bla Rack City,
1215 Broadway
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBR UARY 28, 2022
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
22-099 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed DAWES
for a Portion of Discontinued Portion of the Carver
Street Right-of-Way Located Adjacent to 262 Lincoln
Street
22-100 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed for SPRAGUE
a Portion of Discontinued Portion of the Carver Street
Right-of-Way Located Adjacent to 269 Buck Street
22-101 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed for SHAEFER
Portion of the Discontinued Portion of the Carver
Street Right-of-Way Located Adjacent to 286 Lincoln
Street
22-102 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed for OKAFOR
a Portion of Discontinued Portion of the Carver Street
Right-of-Way Located Adjacent to 287 Buck Street
22-103 ORDER Authorizing the Purchase of a Fuel Truck from YACOUBAGHA
SkyMark in the Amount of$250,000
22-104 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for a $11,400 OKAFOR
Grant from the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety for
the Purchase of Police Department Patrol Car Printers
22-105 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for an YACOUBAGHA
Amendment to the Public Health Infrastructure Grant
from Maine Center for Disease Control in the Amount
of$86,964 for the Purpose of Hiring Another Position to
Complete the Public Health Accreditation Process
22-106 RESOLVE Ratifying the Interim City Manager's Execution of a SPRAGUE
Third 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 of Consent
Agenda
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBRUARY28, 2022
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
22-107 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District DAVITT
Map by Changing the Parcel of Land at 32 Cottage Street
from Urban Residence I (URD-1) to Urban Residence 2
(URD-2)
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading and
Referral to Planning Board Meeting on March 1, 2022
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt, Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
22-108 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 265,Solid Waste, to allow for SCHAEFER
discontinuance of waste collection service for residents
who rent an additional waste container and do not pay the
annual invoice
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading and
Referral to Infrastructure Committee Meeting on March
8, 2022
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
22-109 ORDER Authorizing Issuance of$2,569,000 of the City's General TREMBLE
Obligations Bonds and a Tax Levy Therefor
Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBRUARY28, 2022
UNFINISHED B USINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
22-093 ORDINANCE Amending Schedule I of Chapter 291,Article III, DAVITT
Section 38 of the Code of the City of Bangor-No
Parking-Southern Side of Dillingham Street
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
22-094 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 23, Boards, Committees and HAWES
Commissions, of the Code of the City of Bangor, By
Making Updates to Article III, Commission on Cultural
Development
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha,Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
22-095 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 95, Cultural Development, of the SCHAEFFER
Code of the City of Bangor, By Adjusting Cultural
Grant Program
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBR UARY 28, 2022
NEW B USINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License of Arayos, TREMBLE
LLC d/bla Diamonds, 190B Harlow Street
Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes, Okafor,Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Public Hearing Opened
Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt, Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Public Hearing Closed
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes, Okafor,Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
22-110 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with C& C OKAFOR
Lynch Excavation LLCfor Sewer System Maintenance
and Repair
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
22-111 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Lease Between the City of HAWES
Bangor and American Cruise Lines
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt, Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBRUARY28, 2022
NEW B USINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
22-112 ORDER Appointing Deborah A. Laurie as City Manager and TREMBLE
Authorizing the Execution of an Employment Agreement
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 8—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes, Okafor,Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
ATTEST.
Lisa J Good an,MMC, City Clerk
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