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Home My WebLink About2023-03-13 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—MARCH 13, 2023 Meeting called to order at 7:30 PM Chaired by Council Chair Pro Tempore Schaefer Councilors Absent:Fournier,Sprague Meeting adjourned at 8:07 PM Motion made and seconded to elect Councilor Schaefer to serve as Council Chair Pro Tempore Passed PUBLIC COMMENT Michael Beck felt the City should be working with the Legislature regarding the issue with bio solids. John King would like to see the ARPA funds be used for housing and rehabilitation for recovery. John Karnes wanted sornething done with the homeless situation on Cleveland Street as it was ruining his business. Charlie Bloom stated there were new homeless individuals on Valley Avenue and some structures have been vacant for a while and the material from those structures is deteriorating and making its way to the trail and stream. He would like to see cleaning up the site prioritized Doug Dunbar thought a diversion fund would help to keep people from flowing into homelessness. Mike Tuller wanted the City to allow the Bangor Friends for Affordable Housing to put up trailers for homeless veterans. 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 reguest 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 27,2023 Action: Approved 23-095 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a ContractAmendment With TREMBLE Irving Oil Terminals Inc.for the Fuel Supply Agreement at Bangor International Airport Action: Passed 23-096 ORDER Approving Changes to the Community Development Facade TREMBLE Improvement Grant Program Guidelines Action: Passed Page 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—MARCH 13, 2023 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 23-097 ORDER Appointing Local Health Officers in Accordance with Maine YACOUBAGHA Center for Disease Control and Prevention Requirements Action: Passed 23-098 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Amend an Executed PELLETIER Memorandum of Understanding with Penobscot Community Health Care for the Maine Cancer Foundation Tobacco Cessation Pilot Project Action: Passed 23-099 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of LEONARD Understanding with Save A Life,Inc, (SAL)to Receive Up to $32,000 from Maine's Project to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Deaths in Penobscot County Action: Passed 23-100 ORDER Authorizing the Ciry Manager to Execute a First Amendment HAWES to the Lease Agreement with Bangor N'est Little League for the Maintenance and Management of Mansfield Stadium Action: Passed REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 23-IOI ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 223,Property Maintenance Code,Section SCHAEFER 223-2(K)to Relax Mowing Standards Annually During the Month of May Only Action: First Reading 23-IO2 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District YACOUBAGHA Map by Changing Parcels of Land Located at Map-Lots 035- 171 arcd 035-148,from Contract Multifamily and Service District(M&SD) to Urban Service District(USD), and Parcels of Land Located at Map-Lots 035-172, 035-I45, 035- 146, and 035-147 from Urban Residence 2 District(URD-2) to Urban Service District(USD) Action: First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting on March 21, 2023 Page 2 _ _ _- MINLTTES f)F REGITLAR ME�TI�VG BAN+GO�t CITY COLINC'IL—MARCH X 3, 2023 UNFINISHED B LTSINESS' 14SS�GNEI}TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR Pl1BLIC HEARING: 23-093 QRDER Authorizing Multiple Loans frorra the Schaod Revolving HAWES Renovation Fund and the Issuance vf the City`s General Obligalion Bonds and a Tax Levy Therefor Action: Motion made and seconded ta Open Public Hearzng Public Xearing apened Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing Puhlic Xearing Closed Motio�z made and seconded for Passage Fussed NEWBUSINESS ASSIGNED TQ ITEM NO. ` CCT tINC�LOR 23-I03 ORDER Autharizing Transfer of$SSS,70D from School Regulur Fund PELLETIER Balance to T�arious Reserve Assigned Fund Balances Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 23-I04 QRD.ER Authorizing Extension r�f u�evelop�reeniAgreement with 2S- DAYITT 27 Broad Street LLC for Property at 25 Broad Street(Map 042 Lat I60)and 8 Merchants Plaza(11'lap 442 Lat 159) It was prevrously determined tltat Cauncilor Leonard had a confCict vf interes� �ouncitor Leanard left the meeting during the discussion of this item. Action: Motion made and seconded far Passage �'ussed ATTEST: ��z,�.,�� Lisa J. Goo in,MMC, City Clerk Page 3