HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-09-25 City Council MinutesMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL — SEPTEMBER
2023
Meeting called to order at 7.30 PM
Chaired by Council Chair Fournier
Councilors Absent. Hawes, Pelletier
Meeting adjourned at 8:24 PM
RECOGNITION Recognized the Friends of Dakin Pool
PUBLIC COMMENT Mike Tuller urged the Council to keep helping the homeless
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. 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 September 11, 2023, Government
Operations Committee Meetings of January 18, 2023, February 6, 2023,
February 22, 2023, and March 6, 2023
Action: Approved
LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine, Spirits SCHAEFER
RENEWALS. of The Main Tavern d/b/a The Main Tavern, 152 Main Street
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine, Spirits SCHAEFER
of GMRI, Inc. d/b/a The Olive Garden, 741 Hogan Road
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine, Spirits SCHAEFER
of Chopsticks Restaurant d/b/a Chopsticks Restaurant, 167
Center Street
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine, Spirits SCHAEFER
of Giri Bangor Holiday, Inc. d/b/a Holiday Inn, 404 Odlin
Road
Action: Approved
Application Liquor License Renewal of Queen City Cinema SCHAEFER
Club d/b/a Queen City Cinema Club, 128B Main Street
Action: Approved
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL — SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
23-277 ORDER
Authorizing the Execution of Municipal Bill of Sale -
YACOUBAGHA
Located at 21 E Street/Birch Hill Estates
Action:
Passed
23-278 ORDER
Authorizing the Execution of Municipal Bill of Sale -
SPRAGUE
Located at 25 A Street/Birch Hill Estates
Action:
Passed
23-279 ORDER
Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed
SCHAEFER
for Real Estate Located at 36 Sugar Loaf Lane
Action:
Passed
23-280 ORDER
Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed
DAVITT
for Real Estate Located at 50 Fourteenth Street
Action:
Passed
23-281 ORDER
Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed
LEONARD
for Real Estate Located at 51 Grant Street
Action:
Passed
23-282 ORDER
Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed
DAVITT
for Real Estate Located at 65 Benjamin Way
Action:
Passed
23-283 ORDER
Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed
YACOUBAGHA
for Real Estate Located at 69 Center Street
Action:
Passed
23-284 ORDER
Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed
TREMBLE
for Real Estate Located at 193 Thornton Road
Action:
Passed
23-285 ORDER
Authorizing the Execution of Municipal Bill of Sale -
SPRAGUE
Located at 278 Cedar Falls Mobile Home Park
Action:
Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL — SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
CONSENTAGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
23-286 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed SCHAEFER
for Real Estate Located at 933 Finson Road
Action: Passed
23-287 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of Municipal Bill of Sale - DAVITT
Located at 979 Essex Street, Lot 33
Action: Passed
23-288 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed LEONARD
for Real Estate Located at Bean Estates
Action: Passed
23-289 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed SCHAEFER
for Real Estate Located at Essex Street
Action: Passed
23-290 ORDER Authorizing City Manager to Donate a Retired Police Cruiser SPRAGUE
to the United Technologies Center
Action: Passed
23-291 ORDER Authorizing City Manager to Accept a Donation of Six Trees SCHAEFER
from Bangor Beautiful
Action: Passed
23-292 ORDER Authorizing a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the LEONARD
City of Bangor and American Federation of State, County,
and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 926, Council 93
Representing Public Works Employees
Action: Passed
23-293 ORDER Authorizing the Annual Update of the Public Transportation TREMBLE
Agency Safety Plan for the Community Connector
Action: Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL — SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
23-294 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 23, Boards, Committees, Commissions, TREMBLE
Section 23-37, by Allowing the City Council Committee to
Request a Meeting of the Downtown Parking Advisory
Committee
Action: First Reading
23-295 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, by Adding DAVITT
the Use of Permanent Supportive Housing as a Conditional
Use in the Low -Density Residential (LDR), High -Density
Residential (HDR), and Multi family and Service District
(M&SD) Zones
Action: First Reading and Referral to Planning Board meeting of
October 3, 2023
23-296 ORDINANCE Correcting Typographic Errors in Council Ordinance 23-141 HAWES
Voted on and Passed on May 22, 2023, which Amended
Chapter 165, Land Development Code, to Clarify the
Protections, Allowances, and Restrictions for Non -
Conforming Uses, Structures and Lots
Action: First Reading
23-297 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate PELLETIER
$406,222 for the Supplemental Nutrition Education Grant
Program from the University of New England
Action: First Reading and Referral to Government Operations
Committee Meeting on October 2, 2023
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
23-270 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code, District SPRAGUE
Map to Re -zone Property Located on Ohio Street from Urban
Residence I District (URD-1) and Rural Residence and
Agricultural District (RR&A) to High -Density Residential
(HDR)
Tom Russell, Victoria Holman, Tom Diebold, Jim Munch,
Caroline Adams, and Charles Martin spoke in opposition to
this amendment.
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 0 — 7
Councilors Voting Yes: None
Councilors Voting No: Davitt, Leonard, Schaefer, Sprague,
Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier
Motion Failed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL — SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
23-271 RESOL VE Accepting and Appropriating $61, 000 for Additional Design LEONARD
and Engineering Costs from the National Guard Bureau and
the Maine Air National Guard for the Runway
Rehabilitation Project at Bangor International Airport
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of The SCHAEFER
Main Tavern, Inc d1h1a The Main Tavern, 152 Main Street
Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing
Public Hearing Opened
Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing
Public Hearing Closed
Motion made and seconded for Approval
Approved
PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of Giri SCHAEFER
Bangor Holiday, Inc d1h1a Holiday Inn, 404 Odlin Road
Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing
Public Hearing Opened
Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing
Public Hearing Closed
Motion made and seconded for Approval
Approved
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of SCHAEFER
Queen City Cinema Club d/b/a Queen City Cinema Club,
128B Main Street
Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing
Public Hearing Opened
Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearing
Public Hearing Closed
Motion made and seconded for Approval
Approved
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL — SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal Malt, Wine, Spirits SCHAEFER
RENEWAL: of Evenroods d/b/a Evenroods, 25 Broad Street
Councilor Leonard left the room as it was previously
determined that he has a conflict of interest on this item.
Action: Motion made and seconded for Approval
Approved
23-298 ORDER Authorizing the Award of up to $261,342 in State and Local YACOUBAGHA
Fiscal Recovery Funds to Support Direct Costs of Food and
Medicine's Workforce Navigator to Assist Bangor Residents
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
23-299 ORDER Authorizing the Award of $375,000 in State and Local Fiscal YACOUBAGHA
Recovery Funds to Support Friends of Together Place's
Expansion of Housing within Bangor
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
23-300 ORDER Authorizing the Award of $50,000 in State and Local Fiscal TREMBLE
Recovery Funds to Support St. Andre Home's Courage
LIVES Project
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
23-301 ORDER Authorizing the Award of $1,500,000 in State and Local
Fiscal Recovery Funds to Penquis CAP to Construct a New
Childcare Center
Councilor Leonard left the room as it was previously
determined that he has a conflict of interest on this item.
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
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DAVITT
ATTEST:
Lisa J. Good in, MMC, City Clerk