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Home My WebLink About2023-02-13 City Council Minutes MINUES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBRUARY 13, 2023 Meeting called to order at 7:30 PM Chaired by Council Chair Fournier Councilors Absent:Hawes Meeting adjourned at 8:09 PM PUBLIC COMMENT Stan McMillan stated he had been working on the tank construction project over the past few years and said City employees treated him wonderfully. He felt the City had very good employees. Michael Beck felt t/ae City needed to make a plan to prioritize housing needs in the City. Pastor Terry Dinkins thanked the City for its response over the very cold weekend and that it resulted in his warming center having fewer people t{:an it normally did Councilor Fournier ccddressed the audience indicating t{iat there was not a public hearing on the tenant ordinance scheduled for this meeting and that tonight was just a first reading. There would be a public{zearing on the ordinance at the Government Operations Committee meeting on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at S:I S PM. Mike Tuller would like to see more non-congregate housing. He indicated there is a lot of collaboration between lhe non profits outside of what the City is doing with them. Amanda Ricker of Seattle, Washington,spoke on the advantages of having non- congregate housing. 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 Ciry Council Regular Meeting of January 24, 2023,Bangor School Committee Meetings of January 11,2023, and January 25, 2023, Government Operations Cornmittee Meetings ofAugust 2, 2022,August IS, 2022 and September 7, 2022, and Airport Committee Meeting of January 4, 2023 Action: Accepted and Approved LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES RENEWAL: of New Fay Da Restaurant,Inc d/b/a H�ppy China Buffet, 753 StillwaterAvenue Action: Approved Page 1 MINUES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBRUARY 13, 2023 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES of BAFS,Inc d/b/a BAFS,Inc, 61 Florida Avenue Action: Approved Application for Liquor License Malt, Wine,Spirits of Uno of HA WES Bangor,Inc d/b/a Uno Pizzeria& Grill, 725 Stillwater Avenue Action: Approved 23-06I ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for LEONARD Real Estate Located at 6 Norfolk Street Action: Passed 23-062 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclai�n Deed for PELLETIER Real Estate Located at 12 Leighton Street Action: Passed 23-063 ORDER Autliorizing tlae Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for DA vITT Real Estate Located at 19 H Street Action: Passed 23-064 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for SCHAEFER Real Estate Located at 27 Barker Street Action: Passed 23-065 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for DA vITT Real Estate Located at 34 Wellesley Way Action: Passed 23-066 OItDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deetl for HAWES Real Estate Located at 57 Linden Street Action: Passecl 23-067 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of n Municipal Quitclaim Deed for PELLETIER Real Estate Located al 102 Walter Street,formerly SW Walter Street Action: Passed Page 2 MINUES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CI7'Y COUNCIL—FEBRUARY 13, 2023 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 23-068 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for SPRAGUE Real Estate Located at 367 Broadway Action: Passed 23-069 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for SCHAEFER Real Estate Located at S47 Pushaw Road Action: Passed 23-070 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for YACOUBAGHA Real Estate Located at 1257 Union Street Action: Passed 23-071 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for YACOUBAGHA Real Estate Located at ISSS Hammond Street Action: Passed 23-072 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for HAWES Real Estate Located at 1567 Hammond Street Action: Passed 23-073 ORDER Authorizing tlze Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed for TREMBLE Real Estate Located at 19 Kossuth Street Action: Passed 23-074 ORDER Appointing Nominees to Various Boards, Commissions, and HAWES Committees Action: Passed 23-075 OItDER Authorizing the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan PELLETIER (PTASP)for the Com`nunity Connector Action: Passed 23-076 ORDER Authorizing Purchase of a Trash Truck from DaigCe and LEONARD Houghton at Maine LLCfor$137,500 Action: Passed Page 3 MINUES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBR UARY 13, 2023 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 23-077 ORDER Authorizing Execution of a FirstAmendment to the Lease YACOUBAGHA Agreement with C&L Aerospace,LLC Action: Passed 23-078 ORDER Accepting the 2022 Annual Report from the Advisory PELLETIER Committee on Racial Equity,Inclusion, and Human Rights Action: Passed 23-079 OXDER Accepting the 2022 Annual Report from the Commission on LEONARD Cultural Development Action: Passed 23-080 ORDER Accepting the 2022 Annual Report from the Historic SPRAGUE Preservation Commission Action: Passed 23-081 ORDER Accepting the 2022 Annual Report from the Planning Board TREMBLE Action: Passed 23-082 ORDER Authorizing an Exlension of a Community Development SPRAGUE Block Grant Loan with Tissue Plus for Job Creation Action: Passed 23-083 ORDER Authorizing City Manager to Execute MaineDOT YACOUBAGHA Modification I to a Locally Administered Project Agreement for WIN#02477I.00, City of Bangor Riverfront Trail Erthancements Action: Passed 23-084 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with PELLETIER Berry Dunn for a Feasibility Study for the Parks and Recreation Center and SawyerArena in the amount of $129,792 Action: Passed Page 4 MINUES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBRUARYI3, 2023 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 23-085 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter I65,Land Development Code,District SCHAEFER Map to re-zone property located at 30 Otis Street from Urban Residence 1 District(URD-1) and Urban Residence 2 District (URD-2) to Multifamily and Service District(M&SD) Action: First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting of February 2I, 2023 23-086 ORDINANCE Adding Chapter 282, Tenant Housing Rights,to the City SPRAGUE Code of Ordinances(First Reading) Action: First Reading and Referral to Government Operations Committee Meeting of February 22, 2023 UNFINISHED B USINESS ASS�GNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 23-058 ORDINANCE Amending the Code of the City of Bangor Chapter 23,Sections DA I�ITT 23-13 and 23-I40O and Chapter 28,Article XI,Section 28-50, to Remove City Council Membership Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage T�ote: 8—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License New of Bangor HAWES Grande Aviators,LLC d/b/a Blue Sky Lounge,357 Odlin Road Action: Motion made and seconded to open the Public Hearing Public Hecrring Opened Motion made and seconded to close the Public Hearing Public Hec�ring Closed Motion macte and seconded for Approval Approved 23-087 ORDER Authorizing the Ciry Manager to Enter into a Lease Wilh Nyle SPRAGUE Water Heating Syste�ns,Inc.,for 690 Maine Avenue Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Page S MINUES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—FEBR UARY 13, 2023 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 23-088 ORDER Authorizing an Application for a$4,000,000 Solid Waste LEONAXD Infrastructure for Recycling(SWIFR) Grant on behalf of the Municipal Review Committee(MRC)Meinbership for the Purpose of Funding Improvements to the Hampden Waste Processing Facility Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed ATTESTED: Lisa . 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