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Home My WebLink About2025-12-08 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 8, 2025 Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM Chaired by Council Chair Hawes Councilors Absent:None Meeting adjourned at 8:37 PM PUBLIC COMMENT Joe Bowman felt the City needed to demand other communities assist with solutions for homelessness,jail overcrowding, etc. Fred Johnson loved the City's park systems and wanted the Council to take special care regarding what these resources mean to everyone in the Ciry. Hilari Simmons spoke against establishing a sanctioned encampment. Jason Drake felt that if the City shut down the drug houses it would help with homelessness. Nineteen individuals spoke against sweeping the encampment near the railroad tracks and felt it would do more harm. 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 City Council Regular Meeting of November 24,2025 Action: Approved 26-032 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed WALKER for Real Estate Located at 74 Hammond Street Action: Passed 26-033 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Municipal Quitclaim Deed FALOON for Real Estate Located at 360 Center Street Action: Passed 26-034 ORDER Authorizing the Purchase of Private Property at 354 Ohio LEONARD Street Action: Passed 26-035 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Leasehold Mortgage and MALLAR Security Agreement between Penobscot Community Health Center and Maine State Housing Authority Action: Passed Page 1 MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITYCOUNCIL—DECEMBER 8, 2025 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 26-036 ORDER Authorizing the Purchase of Two Tandem-axle Cabs and CARSON Chassis with Dump Body and Plow Equipmentfrom Freightliner of Maine Action: Passed 26-037 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for up to$2,200,000 BECK in Grant Funding from the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development's FY2025 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants for Permanant Supportive Housing and Support Services Action: Passed 26-038 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager's Appointment of David FISH Teelon as Public Works Director and the Execution of an Employment Agreement Action: Passed 26-039 RESOL VE Ratifying Staff Action if Enter-ing Into a Memorandum of BECK Agreement with Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness for the Purpose of Securing Office Space for the Intensive Case Management Program Action: Passed 26-040 RESOL VE Ratifying the City Manager's Application for Up to$S0,000 FISH in Opioid Settlement Funds to Support the Integration of a Nurse Practitioner Within the One-Stop-Shop Program Action: Passed REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 26-041 RESOL VE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate MALLAR $243,225 in Grant Funding from the Cole Foundation to Support a Community Paramedicine Program Action: First Reading 26-042 RESOL VE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate DEANE $625 from Maine Health Access Foundation for Bangor Public Health and Community Services'Ti`ne and Effort to Provide Technical Assistance Action: First Reading Page 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 8, 2025 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 26-043 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate CARSON $IS0,000 in Grant Funds from Maine Department of Health and Human Services for an Overdose Response Program Action: First Reading and Referral to Finance Committee on December 1 S,2025 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR 26-026 RESOLT�E Accepting andAppropriating$16,449,413 in Passenger BECK Facility Charge Funds to Expand and Relocate the Transportation Security Administration Terminal Security Screening Checkpoint Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEMNO. COUNCILOR PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License of Timber BECK Kitchen LLC d/b/a Timber Kitchen &Bar,22 Bass Park Boulevard Action: Motion made and seconded to Open Public Hearing Public Hearing Opened Motion made and seconded to Close Pubtic Hearing Public Hearing Closed Motion rrcade and seconded for Approval Approved PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License ojBET;Inc. BECK d/b/a Hilton Garden Inn,250 Haskell 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 Page 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 8, 2025 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 26-044 ORDER Amending the City of Bangor's Public Comment Policy LEONARD Hilari Simmons thought the policy should stay as it is with IS minutes at the beginning and then`rzore comment at the end of the meeting if needed Katie Coe appreciated extending the time. Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Motion Doubted Vote: S-4 Councilors Voting Yes:Beck, Carson,Leonard, Walker, Hawes Councilors Voting No:Deane, Faloon,Fish,Mallar Passed 26-045 ORDER Extending the Opioid Settlement Funds Advisory Committee BECK Through June 30, 2026 Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed ATTEST: �` ^ � Lis J. 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