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Home My WebLink About2023-04-10 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 10, 2023 Meeting called to order at 7:30 PM Chaired by Cofi�ncil Chair Fournier Councilors Present:Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha(via Zoom), Fournier Councilors Absent:Davitt Meeting adjourned at 8:17 PM PUBLIC COMMENT John King spoke against funding the YMCA expansion as the neighbors were not brought into the conversation and nothing is included in the plan to help the homeless. Bruce Campbell stated there needs to be a plan for sustained recovery for substance use. Scott Pardy,Zachary Bednaz and Brandon Turner spoke about the report on the needle swap program and stated the study contained bad data and did not include the needles that are obtained and used from other sources. Michael Beck felt there needed to be a comprehensive and strategic plan to address the mental health and housing issues in the ciry. Grimmie Jones thought the ARPA funds should be used to fund infrastructure to support the needs of the homeless community. Lisa Crahm of Etna would like to see the ARPA funds used for transitional housing and moving clinics. Mike Tuller felt the first step was to get shelter for the homeless. Donna Alger, York County, thanked the City Manager for the correspondence and debriefing of the experience with HUD technical assistance. She felt the whole state needed an emergency response plan. She had several ideas on how to spend ARPA funds. 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 City Council Regular Meeting of March 27,2023,Bangor School Committee Meeting of March 22,2023, Government Operations Committee Minutes of September 19,2022 and October 3,2022, Community and Economic Development Meeting of March 21,2023, and Airport Committee Meeting of April 3, 2023. Page 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—APRIL I0, 2023 CONSENTAGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine, HAWES RENEWAL: Spirits of House,LLC d/b/a Penobscot Pour House, l4 Larkin Street Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine, HAWES Spirits of Broadway Billiards,LLC d/b/a Rack City, I21 S Broadway LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License New Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES NEW.• of Nocturnem,LLC d/b/a Nocturnenz Draft Haus, 56 Main Street Application for Liquor License New Malt, Wine of First HAWES Lady,Inc d/b/a Governor's Restaurant, 643 Broadway 23-108 ORDER Authorizing the Ciry Manager to Accept$1,280.00 in YACOUBAGHA Funds as Result of a State Criminal Forfeiture (Boudreau) 23-109 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept one firearm, as SPRAGUE Result of a State Criminal Forfeiture(Cameron) 23-110 ORDER Appointing Nominees to Downtown Parking Advisory SCHAEFER Committee and Commission on Cultural Development 23-III ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Subcontract with TREMBLE Northern Light Mayo Hospital in the Amount of$451,384 to Provide Prevention Services in Piscataquis County as Part of the State of Maine's Maine Prevention Network 23-112 ORDER Authorizing Purchase of a Front-end Loader from Chadwick- HAWES Baross in the Amount of$243,800 Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage of Consent Agenda Vote:8—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed Page 2 M��YL7�'�S OF RE�ULAR MEETIN�BAN�OR CITY COLTNe�L-APRIL 10, 2023 REFERRAL,S TO CQMMI?'TEE AN.D FIRST READING A,SSIGNEI?T� ITEMNO. COUNC.ILOR 23-I13 ORDINANCE Repealzng Chapter X20, Floodplain Manage�nent, as adopted DAVITT on 12-2G-2001 by Ordinance number 02-40, and adding Chapter 120, Floadplain Management,as amended,to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bangor Actian: First Reading and Referral to Flanning Board Meeting of Aprit 18,2023 Vote: 8—0 CounciCors Voting Yes;Hawes,Leonard,PeCletier,,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Counczlars Voting N4:Nane Passed LINFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNEI} T4 ITEMNO. C4UNCILOR None. NEW B'USINESS A.SSIGNED TO ITEM NO. C"+�ZTNG7LOR PLTBLIG HEARING: Application for Special Amuserrcent Lieense New of Queen HAWE.S Crty Cinema Club d16/a Queen City Cinerna Club, I28B Main Street Action. Mation�tzade and secvnded to Qpen Fuhlic Hearing Vote: 8—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Trernble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Counczlors Voting No:None Public Hearing Opened Mation mude and seconded to Close Puhlic Hearing Vote: 8—0 Cduncilors Voting Yes.Hawes,Leonurd,Peltetier,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Publie Hearing Clased .Mvtion made and seconded for ApprvvaL Vote: 8—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Huwes,Leanard,Pellelier,Schaefer, Sprague, Trerrtble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Cauncilvrs Voting No:Nane Approved Page 3 MINLTTES 4F RE�ITLAR It��ETI�VG BANGOR CITF COtTNC�L—APRIL 1 D, 2023 NEWBLTSlNESS ASS�GIVED Tl? ITEMNO. CDUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING Applicution for Special Amuserazent License Renewal of HAWES House,LLC d/b/a Penobscot Paur House, l4 Larkin Street Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Fzrblic Hearing Vote:8—� Councilors Voting Yes:Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprugue, Trerrzt�te, Yacoubagha, �'ournier Councilors Voting No:None Puhlic Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing Vote: 8—0 Councilors v"oting Yes:Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yaeoubagha, Fournier CounciCors Voting No:Nane Puhlic Xearing Closed Matian made und seconded for Approvul Vote: 8—0 CaunciXdrs Voting Yes:Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilars Voting No:Nane Approved 23-I14 G?RDER Awarding�200,000 to Per�quis from the G'vmmunity SPRAGITE Develapment Block Grant Fund for the Purpose of Acquisition of Property Located at 22 Cleveland Street It was previausly determined that Councilar Leanard has a conflict of interest. Councilor Leonard left the raom. Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: �—0 C'ouneilors Voting Yes:Huwes,Leonard,�"eltetier,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier �'ouneilvrs Voting No:None Fassed Counczlor Leonard returned to the raom. .23-II S ORDER Authorizing the Use of$96,659 of Property Sales Proceeds in LEONARD the Econo�nic Development Furtd to Retire the Balance of the Outstanding DeLt for 6 C`entral Street Page 4 MINLTfiES 4F REGIJLA�Z M�ET�NG BAN�OR C�TY COLT.NCIL—APRl� 10, 2023 NEW Bl1S'INESS' ASSXGNED TQ XTEM NO. COUNCILOR Actian: Motion made and seconded for Passa,ge Vote: 8—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Hawes,Leonard,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Four�tier Councilors Vvting No:None Passed 23-I16 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for Fundirxg Under PELLETIER Federal TransitAdministration's Bus and Bus Facilities and Low or No Emission Grant Program.s Activn: Motion made and seconded for Passage Tjote: 8—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Huwes,Leonard,�'elletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Fassed ATT'EST: Lisa J. Goodw' ,MMC, City Clerk Page S ..r.� _