HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-11-10 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 10, 2025
Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM
Chaired by Council Chair Hawes
Councilors Absent:None
Meeting adjourned at 8:02
Action: Motion made and seconded to suspend remote public
comment for this meeting.
Passed
PUBLIC COMMENT Scott Pardy congratulated the new City Councilors. He felt the City needed to
designate the HIV issue as a top priority with homelessness and develop an action
plan.
Dave Spellman spoke regarding the labor contract for the runway maintenance
employees at the Airport.
Pastor Terry Dinkins thanked the City for its support of the warming centers.He
urged the City to give the Police Department the resources they needed to fight the
drug epidemic. �
Joe Bowman felt the City was a great place to live and was safe. He was concerned
with the reaction to the Neo Nazi element and the City could do better.
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.Any member of the public may request that the Council remove an item
from the Consent Agenda for discussion. An item will only be removed if a City Councilor requests its removal to New Business.
MINUTES OF: Bangor Ciry Council Meeting of October 27,2025
Action: Approved
26-002 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed WALKER
for Real Estate Located at 41 Eighteenth Street
Action: Passed
26-003 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed CARSON
for Real Estate Located at 237 Fourteenth Street
Action: Passed
26-004 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed FALOON
for Real Estate Located at 256 Grove Street
Action: Passed
26-005 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed MALLAR
for Rea[Estate Located at 299 Ohio Street
Action: Passed
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MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 10, 2025
CONSENTAGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
26-006 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed LEONARD
for Real Estate Located at 748 Kenduskeag Avenue
Action: Passed
26-007 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective FISH
Bargaining Agreement between the City of Bangor and
AFSCME Counci193,Representing Aircraft Dispatchers
Action: Passed
26-008 RESOLVE Acknowledging Receipt of the Official Results of the HAWES
November 4,2025 Referendum and Municipal Elections
Action: Passed
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
26-009 RESOLVE Accepting a$7,500 Donation from Fidelity Charitable on BECK
Behalf of the Lise and Myles Striar Charitable Fund to
Provide for Bangor Residents In Need of Assistance
through the Department of Public Health & Community
Services
Action: First Reading and Referral to Finance Committee Meeting
on November 17,2025 "
26-OIO RESOL VE Authorizing the City Manager to Appropriate An BECK
Additional$60,000 from a One-Time Payment of
$156,970.96 of General Assistance Funding to Support
Warming Shelters During the 2025-2026 Winter
Action: Motion made and seconded to Waive Requirement for Two
Readings
Vote: 9—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Beck, Carson,Deane, Faloon,
Fish,Leonard,Mallar, Walker,Hawes
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEE?'ING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 10,2025
LTNFIN.ISH�D BLTSINESS ASSIGNEZI TO
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
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25-294 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development Code,Distrzct MALLAR
.M'ap to Re-zone u Property Located at G9 Perry Rd from
Industry and Service District(I&S) and Cantract Urban
Indusxry District{IIID}to Nvn-eontract Urbun Industry
District(UID)
Actian: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 9—0
Councitors Voting ITes:Beck, Carson,Deane, FaCoon,
Fish,Leonard,Mallar, Walker,Hawes
Councilors Voting No:Nvne
Fassed
25-311 RESOL ti'E Authorizing the Czty Manager to Accept and Appropriate DEANE
$.�,045,785 in Grant Funding frortz the Maine Department
of Health and Hu�nan Services for the Women,.�nfants,
and Children Program
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
IV.EW SLISIN.ESS A,SSI�NEU T�1
ITEMNO. COUNCILOR
FUBL1'C HEARING: Applicatron for Special Amusement Lzcense Renewal of BECK
Dysurts Service d1b/a Dysarls Service,1110 Srvadway
Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing
Public Hearing Opened
Motion made and seconded to Close Public Hearrng
Public Xeuring�`lvsed
Motion made and seconded for Approval
Approved I
2G-011 ORDER Amending the Ciiy of&angor's Remate Participation Policy DEANE ;
Hilari Simmorts,Scntt Pardy,Jae Bowrnan and Adam Baker
commented in opposition to the Drder.
Action: Motivn made and seconded for Passage
Passed
Note: City Cauncil►vill discuss remote public comr�nent at the
first workshop in January.
ATTEST: ,J �_
Lisa . Goo win,MMC, City Clerk
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MINUTES OF ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 10, 2025
Meeting called to order at 10:00 am by City Solicitor,David Szewczyk
Councilors Absent: None
Meeting adjourned at 10:20 am
City Clerk,Lisa Goodwin, administered the oath of office to newly elected Councilors Faloon,
Carson and Walker.
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM NO.
26-001 ORDER To Elect City Council Chair
Councilor Fish nominated Councilor Hawes.
Councilor Leonard nominated Councilor Beck.
Motion made and seconded to close nominations.
Passed
Vote: 6 Hawes—3 Beck
Vote for Hawes: Carson,Deane, Faloon, Fish,Hawes,Mallar
Vote for Beck:Beck,Leonard, Walker
Courtcilor Hawes elected as Council Chair.
ATTEST.• � �
Lis J. Good in,MMC, City Clerk
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