HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-09-22 City Council Minutes MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITYCOUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 22, 2025
Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM
Chaired by Council Chair Fournier
Councilors Absent:Hawes,Leonard
Meeting adjourned at 7:43 PM
PUBLIC COMMENT Hilari Simmons felt City Councilors should not be on their cell phones during
meetings.
Chris Hendricks was concerned with the Subway located at 570 Stillwater Avenue not
having heat or air conditioning.
Justin Cartier felt differehces should be errcbraced and that violence has no place in
politics.
Joe Lawlor was concerned with a Neo Nazi group in the downtown area and the
economic impact it would have on the area.
Jefferson Davis requested that itenz 25-279 be rerizoved from the Consent Agenda and
postponed indefinitely.
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TD
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
Councilor Tremble requested Order 25-279 be moved to the Consent Agenda
MINUTES OF: Bangor City Council Meetings of September 8, 2025 and Septeinber 1 S, 2025,
Governnzent Operations Committee Meetings of.Iuly 2l, 2025 and August 4,
2025 and Finance Committee Meeting of Septernber I S, 2025
Action: Approved
25-272 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed MALLAR
for Real Estate Located at 194 Warren Street
Action: Passed
25-273 ORDER Authorizing the Parks and Recreation Department to MALLAR
Partner witlz the Bangor Rotary to Improve and Install
Signage Along the Kenduskeag Stream Trail
Action: Passed
25-274 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum TREMBLE
of Agreeinent with Licensed Clinical Social Worker Karen
Gardner to Provicle Clinical Oversig{ztfor the HIf�
Intensive Case Manager Prograrn
Action: Passed
25-275 ORDER Authorizi�zg the City Manager to Execute a Subordination DEANE
Agree►nent witlz the Owners of 21 Eaton P[ace and First
National Baizk
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 22, 2025
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
Action: Passed
25-276 ORDER Authorizing the City Ma�ager to Apply for a Cole BECK
Foundation Grant in the Amount of$243,225 to Support a
Communiry Pararrtedicine Program
Action: Passed
25-277 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for a Grant BECK
Through the State ofMaine Not to Exceed$400,000 to
Support Housing Stabiliry Services
Action: Passed
25-278 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective FISH
Bargaining Agreement between the City of Bangor and
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal
Employees(AFSCME),Local 926, Council 93 Representing
Airport Operations
Action: Passed
25-280 ORDER Authorizing City Manager to Accept a Donation of I8 Trees FISI
from Bangor Beautiful
Action: Passed
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. CO UNCILOR
25-28I RESOL vE Accepting&Appropriate up to $730,000 in Grant Funds DEANE
from Maine Department of Health nnd Hu`nan Services
for the Purpose of Funding Bangor Public Health and
Cornrnunity Services Infrastructure Needs
Action: First Reading
UNFINISHED B USINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
25-264 ORDER Authorizing the Ciry Manager to Execute a Contract with DEANE
S.J. Services d/b/a Star Janitoria!c� Integrated Services as
Custodial Service Provider for Bangor International
Airport, City Ha[l, and Public Health & Communiry
Services Facilities
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 22, 2025
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Motion Doubted
Vote: S—I
Councilors T�oting Yes:Beck,Deane, Fish,Mallar,
Fournier
Councilors Voting No: Tremble
Passed
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
25-279 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Easement to DEANE
Bangor ME 1,LLC at Ciry Owned Righl of Way at the End
of Gilman Road
Action: Motion made and seconded to Postpone Indefinitely
Passed to Postpone Indefinitely
PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special A�nuse`rzent License Renewal of the BECK
Main Tavern,Inc., d/b/a The Main Tavern,Inc., 152 Main
Street
Action: Motion made and seconded to open Public Hearing
Public Hearing Opened
Motion mccde and seconded to close Public Hearing
Public Hearing Closed
Motion made and seconded for Approval
Approved
25-282 ORDER Referring the Issue of Ciry Councilor Wayne Mallar's TREMBLE
Actions During the August 14, 2025 Historic Preservation
Commission Meeting to the City's Board of Ethics for
Advisory Opinion
Justin Cartier commented that there seemed to be so�ne
fighting between Councilors and they should be work
towards working together.
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
vote: 6—0
Councilors voting Yes:Beck, Deane, Fish,Mallar,
Tremble, Fournier
Councilors [�oting No: None
Passed
25-283 ORDER Referring t{ze Issue of Tc�king and Circulating Nomination MALLAR
Papers on Be/zalf of Another to the City's Board of Ethics
for an Advisory Opinion
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 22, 2025
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
Hilari Simmons and Scott Pardy spoke in favor of the inotion.
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 4—2
Councilors [�oting Yes:Beck,Deane, Fish,Mallar
Councilors Voting No: Tremble, Fournier
Passed
ATTEST:
Lisa J. Go dwin,MMC, Ciry Clerk
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