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Home My WebLink About2022-11-14 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—,NOVEMBER 14, 2022 Meeting Called to Order at 7.30 PM Chaired by Council Chair Fournier Councilors Present.Davitt,Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha(via Zoom), Fournier Councilors Absent.None Meeting Adjourned at 10:40 PM City Solicitor,David Szewczyk, explained that at the Organizational Meeting there was an abstention from the vote for Council Chair. City ordinance requires every member must vote on an item unless the Council votes that the Councilor has a conflict. That did not occur and the vote for Council Chair should be redone. 23-001 ORDER To Elect Council Chair Action: Motion made and seconded to nominate Richard Fournier Vote: S—4 Councilors Voting Yes:Hawes,Leonard,Sprague, Tremble, Fournier Councilors Voting No:Davitt,Pelletier,Schaefer, Yacoubagha Passed PUBLIC COMMENT Michael Beck did not think the Council was doing enough to combat homelessness and wanted to know if there was a plan. Angela Okafor felt the election of mayor was not inclusive and felt the Charter should be revisited for election of this.position. Scott Pardy and Mike Tuller would like to see the Council use some ARPA funds to address homelessness. Gibran Graham stated the downtown area was becoming unsafe and unclean and the City needed to get more involved Airport Manager, Tony Caruso, recognized his employees who won the Team Pride of Ground Handling Award Tracy Willette recognized employee, Tim Baude,for receiving the Recreation Professional of the Year Award 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. Page I MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 14, 2022 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR MINUTES OF: Bangor City Council Meeting of October 24, 2022 and Bangor School Committee Meeting of October 13, 2022 LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES RENEWAL: of Bangor Motor Inn Corporation d1b/a Bangor Inn and Suites and Conference Center, 701 Hogan Road Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES of The Fiddlehead Restaurant,LLC d/b/a The Fiddlehead Restaurant, 84 Hammond Street Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES of Ninja House,Inc. d/b/a Kobe Ninja House, 829 Hogan Road 23-002 ORDER Accepting a Donation of a Bench for the Bangor Waterfront TREMBLE 23-003 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Grant Application SCHAEFER of up to$2,000,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency for the Demolition and Remediation of Building#610 Located on Bangor International Airport Property 23-004 ORDER Authorizing Execution of a Contract for Design and SCHAEFER Engineering Services for$200,000 with Gensler for the Domestic Terminal Improvements- Connector Project 23-005 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective YACOUBAGHA Bargaining Agreement between the City of Bangor and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees(AFSCME),Local 926, Council 93 Representing Airport Customer Service Representatives 23-006 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective FOURNIER Bargaining Agreement between the City of Bangor and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees(AFSCME),Local 926, Council 93 Representing Airport Operations 23-007 ORDER Authorizing Consent to Assignment of Lease of Land at 366 LEONARD Griffin Road between R&B Properties,LLC and the City of Bangor to H Pillars Properties,LLC and Extension of the Lease Term Page 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL-NOVEMBER 14, 2022 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 23-008 RESOLVE Acknowledging Receipt of the Official Results and the DAVITT Declaration Results of the November 8,2022 General Election and Municipal Election Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage of Consent Agenda Vote: 9—0 Councilors Voting Yes.Davitt,Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Consent Agenda Passed REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 23-009 ORDER Authorizing Issuance of$2,600,000 of the City's General SPRAGUE Obligations Bonds and a Tax Levy Therefor Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading Vote: 9—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed 23-010 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate YACOUBAGHA $386,878 for the Supplemental Nutrition Education Grant Program from the University of New England Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading Vote: 9—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed Page 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 14, 2022 UNFINISHED B USINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 22-361 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District Map LEONARD to Modify the Contract Zoning for the Property Addressed at 234 French Street in the Government and Institutional Services District Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 9—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed NEWBUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: Special Amusement License Renewal of Half Acre,Inc d/b/a HA WES Half Acre Nightclub, 190 Harlow Street Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing Vote: 9—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Public Hearing Opened David Case,Brian Hamel,Jeff Peterson,Brian Thibeau, residents and owners of property at 112 Franklin Street,spoke against the issuance of the license due to continued noise and criminal activity outside the building into the early morning hours. Patrick Brann, owner of Half Acre,stated he employs 20+employees and wants to work with the City to come up with a resolution that will work for him and the city. Motion made and seconded to Close the Public Hearing Vote: 9—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded to approve the Special Amusement License with the following conditions. Page 4 . MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 14, 2022 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 1. Friday and Saturday only with the exception of the Wednesday before Thanksgiving,New Year's Eve,St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de Mayo and Halloween 2. No Outside Alcohol 3. Acceptable Lease Agreement for the Parking Area 4. Closing at 12:45 AM Motion made and seconded to amend the motion by replacing "Acceptable Lease Agreement for the Parking Area"with "Development of a Package of Mitigation Strategies Acceptable to the City Council". Vote: 9—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Amendment Passed Motion made and seconded for Passage as Amended Vote: 7—2 Councilors Voting Yes.Davitt,Hawes,Leonard,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Fournier Councilors Voting No:Pelletier, Yacoubagha Passed as Amended LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits of HAWES RENEWAL: Half Acre,Inc d1jb1a Half Acre Nightclub, 190 Harlow Street Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7—2 Councilors Voting Yes.Davitt,Hawes,Leonard,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Fournier Councilors Voting No:Pelletier, Yacoubagha Passed 23-011 ORDER Authorizing Purchase of Real Estate at I Dutton Street DAVITT Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 9—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed Page 5 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL.—NOVEMBER 14, 2022 NEW B USINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 23-012 ORDER Authorizing Entry Into PILOT Agreement with Penquis FOURNIER C.A.P.,Inc., and Removal of Deed Restriction on 22 Cleveland Street It was previously determined that Councilor Leonard had a conflict of interest. Councilor Leonard left the meeting. Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 8—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed Councilor Leonard returned to the meeting. 22-013 ORDER Authorizing the Sale of Condominium Unit#1 Owned by the TREMBLE City of Bangor at 6-16 Central Street to Sky Villa LLC,David St. Germain Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 9—0 Councilors Voting Yes:David,Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier, Schaefer,Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed ATTEST.• LQ1Y is J. Goodyffi,MUC, City Clerk Page 6