HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-03-14 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—MARCH 14, 2022
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PUBLIC COMMENT Casey Dorenbusch, 124 York Street, suggested enhancing the waterfront
area to include activities honoring the city's lumber history. He also felt
the city needed more street lights.
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
MINUTES OF. Bangor City Council Regular Meeting of February 28, 2022, Bangor School
Committee Meeting of February 16, 2022, Finance Committee Meeting of
March 7, 2022 and Airport Committee Meeting of March 7, 2022
Action: Accepted and Approved
LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal, Malt, Wine, HAWES
RENEWALS. Spirits of Greenleaf s Bar& Grill Inc. d/bla Carolina
Sports& Spirits, 16 Union Street
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal,Malt, Wine, HAWES
Spirits of C& L Asian Restaurant,Inc. d1bla Green Tea,
11 Bangor Mall Boulevard,Suite E
Action: Approved
22-113 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept$49,297 in 11AWES
Funds and Two Firearms, as Result of a State Criminal
Forfeiture (Cohen)
Action: Passed
22-114 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept$1,296 in Funds, OKAFOR
and Two Firearms, as Result of a State Criminal
Forfeiture (Peakall)
Action: Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—MARCH 14, 2022
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
22-115 ORDER Authorizing the Application for a Grant from the SPRAGUE
Department of Transportation & Federal Aviation
Administration for the Airport Terminal Program, under
the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, of an Estimated
Amount of$21 Million for Bangor International Airport
(BGR)
Action: Passed
22-116 ORDER Authorizing City Manager to Execute a Municipal DAVITT
Partnership Agreement with Maine Department of
Transportation - WIN# 025033.01 Hammond Street Mill
& Overlay
Action: Passed
22-117 ORDER Authorizing City Manager to Execute a Municipal YACOUBAGHA
Partnership Agreement with Maine Department of
Transportation - WIN# 025033.02 State Street Mill&
Overlay
Action: Passed
22-118 ORDER Authorizing City Manager to Execute an Agreement for SCHAEFER
Locally Administered Project,Modification #1 with
Maine Department of Transportation'- WIN# 025617.00,
Broadway Heads Up Pedestrian Safety Improvements
Action: Passed
22-119 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Cost-Sharing SCHAEFER
Agreement with the Town of Hampden to have a Fluvial
Geomorphic Assessment Completed on Sucker Brook
Action: Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—MARCH 14, 2022
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
22-120 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Riparian DAVITT
Easement to Access Property on Grandview Avenue to
Complete a Fluvial Geomorphic Improvement Project on
Arctic Brook
Action: Passed
22-121 ORDER Approving Changes to the Community Development SPRAGUE
Facade Improvement Grant Program Guidelines
Action: Passed
22-122 ORDER Authorizing Execution of a Contract with Lou Silver, Inc. OKAFOR
in the Amount of$480,686 for Randolph Drive Sewer
Improvement Project
Action: Passed
22-123 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for Funding up to HAWES
$50,000 from.the State's Community Action Grant
Program to Support Efforts to Help Mitigate Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
Action: Passed
22-124 ORDER Authorizing the Fire^Department to contract with PL TREMBLE
Custom to refurbish an ambulance in the amount of
$128,535
Action: Passed
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
22-125 RESOLVE Appropriating an Amount not to Exceed$100,000from YACOUBAGHA
the Fire Equipment Reserve to Fund the Purchase of a
Used Fire Engine
Action: First Reading
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—MARCH 14, 2022
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
22-126 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate HAWES
$187,260.72 in Homeland Security Grant Funding from
the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to
Help Improve Police and Fire Department Preparedness
and Response Capabilities for Homeland Security Related
Events
Action: First Reading
UNFINISHED BUSINESS 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 1 (URD-1) to Urban Residence 2
(URD-2)
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 6—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt, Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble
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 Passage
Vote: 6—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt, Hawes, Okafor, Schaefer,
Sprague, Tremble
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—MARCH 14, 2022
UNFINISHED B USINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
PUBLIC HEARING:
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 to Open Public Hearing
Public Hearing Opened
Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing
Public Hearing Closed
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
22-127 RESOLVE Committing the City of Bangor to Participate in the YACOUBAGHA
Maine Community Resilience Partnership and Designate
a Primary Point of Contact to the Partnership
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
ATTEST:
_. Lis J. Good ,MHC, City Clerk
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