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Home My WebLink About2022-08-08 City Council Minutes MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 8, 2022 Meeting called to order at 7.33 PM Meeting Chaired by Council Chair Fournier Councilors Absent.Hawes Meeting Adjourned at 10.29 PM PUBLIC COMMENT Roc LeBlanc, 64 West Broadway, commented on the proposed Comprehensive Plan and felt the city departments were not talking to each other. Anne Marie Quin, 11 Chatham Street,felt more input on the Comprehensive Plan was needed from people who actually live in the city. Pastor Terry Dinkins of the Mansion Church wanted to know what was being done about tent city and felt they need to go after the drug dealers. He indicated he was available to help in any way to fight the drug epidemic and homelessness. Deborah Johnson, Vice Chair Greater Bangor Democratic Committee, invited Councilors to speak at an event August 270`at 10:30 am at the Wellman Center to address homelessness and drug addiction. She asked if there was no rent control in the city. Gabrielle Wiley asked what was being done to address trauma in the moment. Anne Maria Baeza felt the proposed Comprehensive Plan was upside down and there was not enough input from the people who live in Bangor. Mike Taller,253 Maple Street,supported what Pastor Dinkins said He said there are a lot of non profits working together and invited the city to work with them.He said there are lots of opportunities for input from the public but they are not showing up to the City's listening sessions. CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. 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 July 25,2022,Bangor School Committee Meeting of June 22,2022,Infrastructure Committee Meetings of March 8,2022. April 20, 2022,May 17,2022,Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting of August 1,2022 and Finance Committee Meetings of July 6,2022,July 18,2022,July 25,2022 and August 1,2022. Action: Accepted and Approved 22-268 ORDER Affirming and Adopting the Public Art and Monuments Policy LEONARD for the City of Bangor Action: Passed Page 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 8, 2022 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 22-269 ORDER Authorizing Execution of a Contract for Asset Management TREMBLE Software to Timmons Group/Cityworks for$361,925 Action: Passed 22-270 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Lease Agreement LEONARD with U.S. Customs&Border Protection at Bangor International Airport(BGR) Action: Passed 22-271 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Temporary Use OKAFOR Agreement Renewal with Curative,Inc.for a COVID-19 Testing Kiosk Within the Domestic Airport Terminal Action: Passed 22-272 ORDER Authorizing the Disposition of City-Owned Vacant Land to the SPRAGUE Bangor Water District for Capital Projects-Map and Lot R25- 037 and a Portion of R25-001 A and Rescinding Council Order 22-080 Action: Passed 22-273 ORDER Authorizing up to$300,000 in Community Development Block HAWES Grant Funding for Rehabilitation Improvements at 100 Ohio St and Rescinding CO 22-194 Action: Passed 22-274 RESOLVE Ratifying the Application and Acceptance of$19,389 in 2022 DAVITT Edward Byrne Memorial Grant Funds and the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Penobscot County Sheriffs Office Action: Passed REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 22-275 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District Map YACOUBAGHA to Modify the Contract Zoning for the Property Addressed at 234 French Street in the Government and Institutional Services District Page 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 8, 2022 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Action: First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting on August 16,2022 22-276 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District Map TREMBLE to Rezone Properties Located on Outer Broadway&North Bangor Road from Rural Residence&Agriculture(RR&A) to Shopping&Personal Service(S&PS)District—Contract Action: First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting on August 16,2022 22-277 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a$14,200,000 Grantfrom the HAWES Department of Transportation& Federal Aviation Administration for the Airport Terminal Program, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for Terminal Improvements at Bangor International Airport(BGR) Action: First Reading 22-278 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate SCHAEFER $1,010,000 for the Bangor Commercial Kitchen Incubator from the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Project Funding Award Action: First Reading UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Public Hearing: 22-263 ORDER Authorizing Issuance of$3,977,500 of the City's General SPRAGUE 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 Public Hearing: 22-264 ORDER Authorizing a Loan in the Amount of$2,280,000from the YACOUBAGHA Maine Municipal Bond Bank State Revolving Fund, and the Issuance of the City's General Obligation Bonds and a Tax Levy Therefor Page 3 MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 8, 2022 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 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 22-265 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$1,212,162 from the Maine OKAFOR Department of Health and Human Services to Support an Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Distribution Program Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 22-266 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor to Add Chapter 119— DAVITT Flavored Tobacco and Nicotine Products Susan Stephenson,Joe Perry,Axl Wallingford,Alice Swett,H.Lindquist, Christ Boulier,Scott Leadbetter,Heidi Lindquist,Stephen Brough,Josh Meter,Molly Cox, V J.Mayor,Diege Michel,Jonathan Shaer,John Smith, and Beth Woodbury spoke in opposition to the ordinance. Gabrielle Wiley-Hicks,Imke Schessler-Jandreau,Zachary Carlton,Marwa Hassenien,Dan Cashman,Adam Leach,Sophia Ward,Emma Lowell,Bernard Miller,Landen Southard,Becca Boulos,Matt Dexter,David Bradley,Bill Wood, Kaley Hess,Michael DeLorge,Matthew Wellington,Kayla Boucher,Lance Boucher, Dr. Valerie Yerger, Carol McGruder and Chase Jackson spoke in favor of the ordinance. Action: Councilor Tremble expressed that he may have a conflict of interest as he sells these products at his store. Motion made and seconded that Councilor Tremble had a conflict of interest Vote: 6—I Councilors Voting Yes:David,Leonard, Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague, Yacoubagha Councilors Voting No:Fournier Passed Councilor Tremble left the meeting. Motion made and seconded for Passage Motion made and seconded to Amend by Substitution by adding an effective date of January 1,2023 Passed Motion made and seconded for Passage as Amended Vote: 6—1 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Leonard, Okafor,Schaefer,Sprague, Yacoubagha Councilors Voting No:Fournier Passed as Amended Page 4 MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 8, 2022 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of Quality SCHAEFER Beverages,Inc. d/b/a Nocturnem Draft Haus, 56 Main Street 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 Approval Approved PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of MF SCHAEFER Dream,LLC d/b/a Benjamin's Pub, 123 Franklin Street 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 Approval Approved PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of SCHAEFER Launchpad d/b/a Bangor Arts Exchange, 189-193 Exchange Street 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 Approval Approved PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of Black HAWES Bear Brewing,Inc. d/b/a Black Bear Brewing, 191 Exchange Street 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 Approval Approved Page 5 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—AUGUST 8, 2022 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 22-279 RESOL VE Reaffirming and Declaring the Need for the Housing Authority SCHAEFER of the City of Bangor to Function in the City Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed ATTEST: Lisa J. Goodw n,MIC, City Clerk Page 6