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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-02-23 Government Operations Committee Minutes Government Operations Committee Minutes Wednesday, February 23, 2022 Councilors in Attendance: Yacoubagha, Fournier(appointed voting member for meeting; acting Chair), Sprague (appointed voting member for meeting) Staff in Attendance: C. O'Donnell, M. Hathaway, P. Hamilton The meeting was called to order by Acting Chair Fournier at 6:39 pm. 1. Order: Authorizing City Manager to apply for Maine Bureau of Highway Safety Grant— Police Dept. Police Chief Mark Hathaway provided an overview of this item and explained it would benefit the department by providing printers for patrol cars. A motion to approve and move to full Council was made by Councilor Yacoubagha, seconded by Councilor Sprague, all in favor. 2. Presentation on Services Related to Homelessness: Partners for Peace, Health Equity Alliance, and Wellspring Partners for Peace and Wellspring were unable to present and were rescheduled. Executive DirectorJenniferThompson of Health EquityAlliance (HEAL) provided an overview of services offered by HEAL. Materials related to the presentations will be available at www.banqormaine.qov/homelessness. The presentation was also recorded and is available for viewing at www.banqormaine.qov/video. 3. Order Authorizing City Manager to Apply for an Amendment to the Public Health Infrastructure Grant from Maine CDC in the Amount of$86,964 for the purpose of hiring another position to Complete the Public Health Accreditation Process Public Health Director Hamilton provided an overview of this item. She also provided an overview of Point-In-Time, a national effort to collect data regarding the number of individuals experiencing homelessness. A motion to approve and move to full Council was made by Councilor Sprague, seconded by Councilor Yacoubagha, all in favor. 4. Climate Action Funding Update Assistant City Manager O'Donnell provided an update to the committee regarding an opportunity to apply for funding through the newly formed Community Resilience Partnership under Maine's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future as they have created a Community Action Grant program. Staff is following the required steps, including public outreach, in order to apply for$50,000. Staff identified our current regional plan, EV chargers, heat pumps and other items that may be helpful toward mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. A public workshop is scheduled for March 3rd at 12pm and 6pm, one virtual and the other in person. 5. Community Connector Update Assistant City Manager O'Donnell reviewed the new cdl licensing requirements that impact staffing levels and staff's efforts to partner with Maranacook Adult Ed to apply for funding to address a need for training. She also reviewed the updated Title VI plan, updated Councilors on the Transit Center, and noted we are still running modified service due to lack of drivers. 6. Council Priorities— Monthly Update Assistant City Manager O'Donnell provided an update regarding the extended deadline for the application to be a supported hub for the State's Built for Zero program.The update was brief in nature. Meeting was adjourned at approximately 7 pm.