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Home My WebLink About2023-07-24 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL -JULY 24, 2023 Meeting called to order at 7:30 PM Chaired by Council Chair Fournier Councilors Present:Davitt,Hawes,Pelletier(via Zoom), Schaefer,Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Absent:Leonard, Tremble Meeting adjourned at 8:14 PM PROCLAMATION Proclaimed July 2023 as Disability Pride Month PUBLIC COMMENT Michael Norton thought Bangor should declare an environinental disaster regarding the opioid crisis. 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 July 10, 2023, Business and Economic Development Committee Meetings of January 3, 2023,January 17, 2023, February 7, 2023, February 21, 2023,March 7, 2023,March 21, 2023,March 27, 2023,April 4, 2023,May 2, 2023,May 16, 2023,June 6, 2023�znd June 21, 2023 LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine,Spirits HAWES RENEWALS: of American Cruise Lines,Inc cf/b/a American Independence and American Constitution, 741 Boston Post Road Application for Liquor License Renewa[Malt, Wine of HAWES Bangor Urban Air,�LC d/b/a Urban Air, I129 Union Street Application for Liquor Liceizse Renewal Malt of American HAWES Dream Restaurants,LLC d/b/a Pizza Hut, 611 Broadway 23-222 ORDER Authorizing the Parks and Recreation Department to SCHAEFER Participate in tlze WinterKids Downhill 24 Outdoor Grant Funding Program 23-223 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Five(S) Year Lease with HAWES Stryker for LifePak-1 S Cardiac Monitors/Defibrillators 23-224 ORDER Authorizing Purc{zase of Fire Truck from Pierce YACOUBAGHA Manufacluring in t{ze Arnount of$879,777 23-225 ORDER Authorizing a Six(6)Month Extension of t/ze FY23 Paving LEONARD Contract wit/z B&B Paving, Inc.for the Amount of$800,000 23-226 ORDER Autlzorizing t{ze Ciry Manager to Apply for$1,151,932 in TREMBLE McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in Support of the Shelter Plus Care Progr�m Page 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL -JULY 24, 2023 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 23-227 ORDER Authorizing Execution of a Lease Agreement with the Unitecl SCHAEFER States of America—Building 96, 138 Maine Avenue Councilor Sprague requested that the Minutes of the June 6, 2023 Business and Economic Development Comrnittee meeting be removed from the ConsentAgenda. Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage of the Consent Agenda Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Pelletier,Schaefer,Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 23-228 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter I65,Land Development Code,District SPRAGUE Map to Re-zone Property Located on Sunset Avenue from Urban Residence 2 District(URD-2) and High-Density Residential District(HDR) to Multifamily&Service District (M&SD) Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting on August l, 2023 Vote: 7—0 Councilors T�oting Yes:Davitt,Hawes, Pelletier, Schaefer, Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed 23-229 ORDINANCE Amending Clzapter I65,Land Development Code,District DA vITT Map to Re-zone Portion of Property Located on Finson Road from Rural Residence dc Agricultural District(RR&A) to Low-Density Resiclential District(LDR) Action: Motion macle ccncl seconded for First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting on August 1, 2023 [�ote: 7—0 Councilors [�oting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Pelletier, Schaefer, Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors i�oting No:None Passed 23-230 ORDER Authorizing Issuance of$13,339,000 of t{ze City's General HAWES Obligations Bonds c�nd a Tax Levy Therefor Page 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL -JULY 24, 2023 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading and Referral to Finance Committee Meeting on August 7, 2023 Vote: 7—0 Councilors T�oting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Pelletier,Sc/zaefer, Sprague, Yacoubaglza, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed 23-231 ORDER Authorizing a Loan in the Amount of$I,000,000 from t{ie LEONARD Maine Municipal Bond Bank State Revolving Fund, and the Issuance of the City's General Obligation Bonds and a Tnx Levy Therefor Action: Motion made and seconded for First Reading and Referral to Finance Committee Meeting on August 7, 2023 Vote: 7—0 Councilors i�oting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Yacoubaglaa, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed 23-232 RESOLT�E Appropriating an Amount not to Exceed$I,SOO,OOOfrom tlze YACOUBAGHA Airport Unappropriated Fund Balance to Fund Anticipated Emergency Repairs to the Airport 600 Cargo Ramp and Runway Action: Motion made and seconcted for First Reading i�ote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprccgue, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed 23-233 RESOL VE Accepting and Appropriating cr Grant Amendment in the TREMBLE Amount of$I03,000 for Bangor Pa�blic Health and Communiry Services'Public Healt{z Infrastructure Enhancernent Grant with Maine Center.for Disease Control Action: Motion made aizd seconded for First Reading T�ote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes, Pelletier, Sclzaefer, Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed Page 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY CO UNCIL -JUL Y 24, 2023 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 23-205 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,District SCHAEFER Map to Re-zone Property Located at 364 State Street from Neighborhood Service District(NSD) to Urban Service District(USD), and a Portion of the Property Located at 410 State Street J'rom Contract Government and Institutional Service District(G&ISD) to Urban Service District(USD) Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7—0 Councilors i�oting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed 23-214 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 302, Yard Sales,Removing the SCHAEFER Requirement to Obtain a Per�nit Prior to Conducting a Yard Sale,Defining a Perpetual Yard Sale, and Prolzibiting a � Perpetual Yard Sale Action: Motion m�cle and seconded for Passage Vote: 7—0 Councilors T�oting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors T�oting No:None Passed 23-21 S RESOL VE Appropriating Opioid Settlement Funds in tfie Amount of DA i�ITT $28,990 for the Purpose of Funding a Part-time Syringe Waste Specialist wit/z the Health Equity Alliance Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage T�ote: 7—0 Councilors i�oting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed 23-216 RESOLVE Authorizing City Manager to Accept,Appropriate, and HAWES Execute a Grant Amendment in the Amount of$86,441 lo the Maine Prevention Network Grant Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes, Pelletier, Sc{zaefer, Sprague, Yacoubr�gha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:No�ze Passed Page 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL -JULY 24, 2023 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR Minutes of the Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting of June 6, 2023 Councilor Sprague suggested the following amendments to the minutes: Item 1—Discussion of Cultural Commission— "The Committee indicated an interest in having a discussion about the Commission creating an expanded vision for cultural development in Bangor that would extend beyond just discussing grant requests and more fully address how the city can expand opportunities.Anne Krieg indicated that the Commission wants to have this discussion and tlzat it would be on its next meeting agenda." Item 2—Check-in with General Manager at Ho[lywood Slots,Austin Muchemore: "Councilor Sprague raised the issue of pursuing expanded use of the area inside the track/oval for recreational options. He cited historic uses for baseball, tennis, and horse shows as well as other uses and his sense that the land was significantly underused Mr. Muchemore indicated that he was very open to consideration of options, while also citing the need to protect the needs of horsemen." Action: Motion made antl seconded for approval of the minutes as amended i�ote: 6—1 Councilors i�oting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Schaefer, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors T�oting No:Pelletier Passed PUBLICHEARING: Application for SpeciaZAmuseinent License Renewal of HAWES American Cruise Lines,Inc. d/b/a American Independence and American Constitution, 741 Boston Post Road, Guilford, CT Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing i�ote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Pelletier, Schaefer, Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors i�oting No:None Public Hearing Opened Motion �nade and seconded to Close Public Hearing Vote: 7—0 Councilors T�oting Yes:Davilt,Hawes, Pelletier, Schae.fer, Sprague, Yacoubag{:a, Fournier Councilors f�oting No:None Pacblic Hearing Closed Motion made and seconded for Approval vote: 7—0 Councilors l�oting Yes:Davitt,Hawes, Pelletier, Schaefer, Sprague, Yacoubagha, Four�zier Councilors i�oting No:None Approved Page S MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL -JULY24, 2023 NEWBUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 23-234 ORDER Authorizing the Award of�67,000 in State and Local Fiscal PELLETIER Recovery Funds to Support Eastern Area Agency on Aging's Healthy Aging in the"City of Bangor Initiative Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7—0 Councilors i�oting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Pelletier,Schaefer, Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed 23-235 ORDER Authorizing the Allocation of$IS0,000 in State and Local SPRAGUE Fiscal Recovery Funds to Fund a Grant Writer/Manager Position Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7—0 Councilors T�oting Yes:Davitt,Hawes,Pellet'ier,Schaefer, Sprague, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No:None Passed 23-236 ORDER Ainending City of Bangor Schedule of Fees to Remove the YACOUBAGHA Language under Section E. Code (28) Yard Sale Permit Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 7—0 Councilors Voting Yes:D�rvitt,Hawes,Pelletier,Sclzaefer, Sprague, Yacoubag{z�, Fourizier Councilors Voting No:None Passed ATTEST: � Lis� . Goo in, MC, City Clerk Page 6