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Home My WebLink About2023-07-10 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JULY 10, 2023 Meeting called to order at 7:30 PM Chaired by Council Clzair Fournier Councilors Absent Davitt and Hawes Meeting adjourned at 9:37PM PROCLAMATION Proclaimed Greg Edwards as a Spirit ofAmerica Foundation Tribute Recipient PUBLIC COMMENT John King spoke regarding mental health and substance use and stated something needs to be done for the children who�are being left behind due to the conditions they live in. Aubrae Filipiak,Betsy Lundy and Abe Furth urged the Council to consider t/ze ARPA request for Street Plus. Jared Willey,IAFF Local 772 President, along with a dozen firefighter gave testimonials on t/ze effects their jobs had on their lives. They requested that tlze Council consider their ARPA application for premium pay. Amy Roeder advocated for the firefighters'and Fresh Start's ARPA applications. Michael Beck felt the Council was in violation of open meeting law by deciding on applications with a secret vote. Councilor Tremble corrected Mr. Beck stating that no applications had been eliminated Robin Sanctau, of Design Wall FZousing, urged tke L'ouncil to consider that entiry's ARPA ccpplication. Scott Par�ly, President of Fresh Start, along with more than a dozen resiclents of Fresh Start homes, urged the Counci!to consider itsARPA applicntion. Mr. Pardy also thanked the Council for the assistance they have already given Fresh Start, and he also supported consideration of the firefighters'application. CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR *Explanatory Note:All items listed in the Consent Agenda are considered roartine 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 pz�blic 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 June 26, 2023 Action: Approvect LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewa!Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES RENEWALS: of Smoke and Steel, LLC tl/b/a Smoke and Steel, 471 Stillwater Avenue Action: Approved Page 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JULY 10, 2023 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES of Hero's Sports Grill,LLC d1b/a Hero's Sports Grill at B�ngor Municipal Golf Course, 278 Webster Avenue Action: Approved LIQUOR LICENSE NEW Application for Liquor License New Malt, Wine of Chimera HAWES Coffee,LLC d/b/a Chimera Coffee, 24 Broad Street Aclion: Approved 23-209 ORDER Authorizing Execution of an Agreement Designating HAWES Concentra Urgent Care as t{ae City of Bangor's Occupational Health Services Provider and Workers'Compensation Ten (10)Day Provider Action: Passed 23-210 ORDER Autlzorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with CA TREMBLE Strout&Sons Inc. to Reconslruct a Portion of Finson Road in tlae Amount of$637,285 Action: Passed 23-211 ORDER Authorizing tlze City Manager to Accept Perinanent YACOUBAGHA Stormwater Drainage Easements at 830 Finson Road Action: Passed 23-212 ORDER Authorizing City Manager to Execute MaineDOT DAVITT Modification 2 to a Locally Administerecl Project Agreement for WIN#02477I.00, City of Bangor Riverfronl Trail Enhancements Action: Passed 23-213 ORDER Amending the Sclzectule of Fees for Parking to Increase SPRAGUE Mont/zly Rates for Nine(9) Parking Lots in the Dow�atown Parking Management District Action: P�ssed Page 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JULY 10, 2023 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 23-ZI4 ORDINANCE Arrzending Chapter 302, Yard Sales,Removing tlze SCHAEFER Requirement to�Obtain a Permit Prior to Conducting a Yard Sale,Defining a Perpetual Yard Sale, and Prohibiting a Perpetual Yard Sale Action: First Reading 23-21 S RESOL i�E Appropriating Opioid Settlement Funds iiz the Amount of LEONARD $28,990 for t{ae Purpose of Funding a Part-time Syringe Waste Specialist with the Health Equity Alliance Action: First Reading 23-2I6 RESOLVE Authorizing City Manager to Accept,Appropriate, and HAWES Execute a Grant Ainendment in the Amount of$86,441 to the Maine Prevention Network Grant Action: First Reading and Referral to Government Operations Committee on July I7, 2023 UNFINISHED B USINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 23-206 RESOL i�E Aut{zorizi�g the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate PELLETIER $I00,000 for a Two-Year Maine Health Access Foundation Systems Improvement and Innovation Responsive Implementation Action: Motion made r�nd seconded for Passage Passed 23-207 RESOL f�E Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate LEONARD $l,lS1,932 in McKinney-[�ento Homeless Assistance Funds froin t{ze U.S. Deparlrrcent of Housing and Urban Development(HUD) Actio�: Molion made�nd seconded for Passt�ge Passed NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES RENEWAL of Bangor Ground Round—Odlin Road,LLC cf/b/a Groccnd Round, 248 Odlin Road Actio�2: Approved Page 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY CO UNCIL—JUL Y 10, 2023 NEWBUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of HAWES Smoke and Steel,LLC d/G/a Smoke and Steel, 47l Stillwater Avenue Action: Motion made and seconded to open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made ancl seconded to close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Approval � Approved PUBLIC HEARING Application for Special A�nusement License New of Tesoro HAWES Restaurant,LLC d/b/a Tesoro Restaurant, I18 Harlow Street Action: Motio�z made and seconded to open the Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion rnade and seconded to close the Public Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Approval Approved 23-2I7 ORDER Authorizi�g the City Manager to Execute a Contract with DA vITT Cc�CLynch Excavating,LLCfor Construction Servicesfor the Riverjront Trail Enhance�nents Project,MaineDOT WIN 024771.00 Action: Motion macle ancl seconded for Passage Passed 23-218 ORDER Adopting the City of Bangor 2022 Comprehensive Plan SPRAGUE Action: Motion made and seconded to Table Motion Doubted [�ote: 2—S Councilors i�oting Yes:Leonard, Spr�cgue Councilors voting No:Pelletier, Schaefer, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Motion Failed Motion made c�nd seconded for Passage Motion Doubtecl [�ote: 6—I Councilors l�oting Yes:Leon�rc[, Pelletier,Schaefer, Tremble, YacoubagJza, Fournier Councilors Voting No:Sprague Passed Page =� MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JULY 10, 2023 NEW B USINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 23-219 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with TREMBLE Health Equity Alliance for the Purpose of Providing Syringe Litter Waste Clean-Up Services for Private and Public Property Located in the City of Bangor Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 23-220 ORDER AuthorizingAward of a$129,650 Community Development YACOUBAGHA Block Grant Funded Forgivable Loan to the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter Transitional Living Project Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 23-221 ORDER Aut{zorizi�g the Award of$415,600 in State and Local Fiscal PELLETIER Recovery Funds to Support Bangor Area Recovery Network to Fund Recovery Community Center Iinprovements Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed ATTEST: � Lisa . Goo win,MMC, City Cler Page �