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Home My WebLink About2015-12-14 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 14, 2015 Meeting Called to Order at 7:30 PM Chaired by Council Chair Faircloth Councilors Absent:None Meeting Adjourned at 10:27 PM PUBLIC COMMENT None CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR Council Order#16-034 was moved to New Business. MINUTES OF: Bangor City Council Organizational Meeting of November 9,2015,Finance Committee Meeting of December 7,2015, Government Operations Committee Meeting of December 7,2015,School Committee Meeting of October 28,2015 and School Committee Organizational Meeting of November 9,2015 Action: Accepted and Approved LIQUOR LICENSE Application for Liquor License Renewal,Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of BALDACCI RENEWAL: Kumar Inc. d/b/a Taste of India, 68 Main Street Action: Approved 16-026 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real Estate DURGIN Located at 149 Fourteenth Street(Map 11,Lot 30A) Action: Passed 16-027 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real Estate SPRAGUE Located at 53 Webster Avenue North (Map 22,Lot 13) Action: Passed 16-028 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real Estate NEALLEY Located at 50 Cardinal Way(Map R23,Lot 50) Action: Passed 16-029 ORDER Appointing Constables for the Year 2016 PLOURDE Action: Passed 16-030 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of NICHOLS Agreement between the City of Bangor Community Connector and University of Maine System-Augusta Campus for Free Fare Ride Program Action: Passed 16-031 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept a$500.00 Donation from an GRAHAM "Anonymous Donor"for the Special Account:Pay It Forward Fund Action: Passed Page 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 14, 2015 CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 16-032 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept a$5,074.14 Donation from an BALDACCI "Anonymous Donor"for the Special Account:Pay It Forward Fund Action: Passed 16-033 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept a Donation of Four Hundred PERRY Dollars($400.00)from the Maine Resiliency Building Network in Support of the Maternal and Child Health Nurse Home Visiting Program Action: Passed 16-035 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective Bargaining BALDACCI Agreement between the City of Bangor and Maine Association of Police(MAP)Representing Commanding Officers at the Police Department Action: Passed 16-036 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Documents for the Sale of 147 Court Street SPRAGUE (Map 032 Lot 177)to Kimberly Paige in the Amount of$4,800 Action: Passed 16-037 ORDER Accepting Telcom Drive as a Public Street and Adding it to the Official GRAHAM City Map Action: Passed 16-038 ORDER Accepting Corporate Drive as a Public Street and Adding it to the NICHOLS Official City Map Action: Passed 16-039 ORDER Authorizing Acceptance of Easement from Bangor Target Area DURGIN Development Corporation (Map R10,Lot 007F) Action: Passed 16-040 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Lease Purchase Agreement for the Purchase PERRY of In-Car Camera System Action: Passed 16-041 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Agreement with Stillwater Realty LLC for NEALLEY Easement and Conveyance of Property on Odlin Road(approximately 2,700 square feet) Action: Passed Page 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 14, 2015 REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 16-042 ORDINANCE Adding Chapter 179,Minimum Wage,to the Code of the City of PLOURDE Bangor Action: Motion made and seconded to waive first and second readings. Passed Item moved to New Business. 16-043 ORDINANCE Amending Schedule XVI of Chapter 291,Article II,Sec. 28 of the SPRAGUE Code of the City of Bangor-One-Way Streets—Union Street under the Chamberlain Bridge Action: First Reading and Referral to Infrastructure Committee Meeting of December 15,2015 16-044 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$383,182 in Grant Funds from the U.S. PLOURDE Department of Housing and Urban Development-Shelter Plus Care Renewal Action: First Reading 16-045 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating$114,847 in Grant funds from the U.S. NICHOLS Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Shelter Plus Care Program(First Reading) Action: First Reading UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO COUNCILOR 16-013 ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 165,Land Development,of the Code of the City of GRAHAM Bangor,By Defining and Regulating Landscaping as a Use in the Rural Residence and Agricultural(RR&A)District Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote:9—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Baldacci,Durgin, Graham,Nealley,Nichols, Perry,Plourde,Sprague,Faircloth Councilors Voting No:None Passed 16-023 ORDINANCE Amending Schedule VI of Chapter 291,Article III,Sec. 40 of the Code PLOURDE of the City of Bangor-Parking for Persons with Disabilities—125 State Street Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote:9—0 Councilors Voting Yes:Baldacci,Durgin, Graham,Nealley,Nichols, Perry,Plourde,Sprague,Faircloth Councilors Voting No:None Passed Page 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 14, 2015 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO COUNCILOR 15-246 ORDINANCE Adding Chapter 179, Minimum Wage, to the Code of the City of BALDACCI Bangor Many members of the public spoke for and against the proposed ordinance. Action: Motion made and seconded to amend by Substitution Order 15-246 with amendments changing the effective date to July 1,2016,and treating all employees equal including tipped workers, workers under 18 years of age and employees of businesses with under four employees Motion Doubted Vote:4—5 Councilors Voting Yes:Baldacci, Graham,Nichols,Faircloth Councilors Voting No:Durgin,Nealley,Perry,Plourde Sprague Motion Failed Motion made and seconded to Amend By Substitution Order 15-246 with amendments changing the effective date of January 1,2017, correct a typo of 2029 to 2020,put tipped workers at 50%and include all workers under 18 and businesses of all sizes. Vote: 7—2 Councilors Voting Yes:Baldacci, Graham,Nichols,Perry,Plourde, Sprague,Faircloth Councilors Voting No:Durgin,Nealley Amendment Passed Motion made and seconded for Passage of Order 15-246 as Amended Vote: 7—2 Councilors Voting Yes:Baldacci, Graham,Nichols,Perry,Plourde, Sprague, Faircloth Councilors Voting No:Durgin,Nealley Passed NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 16-042 ORDINANCE Adding Chapter 179,Minimum Wage,to the Code of the City of PLOURDE Bangor Action: Motion made and seconded to Postpone Indefinitely. Passed 16-046 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Contract with General Code for Electronic SPRAGUE Content Management System Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Page 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 14, 2015 NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO ITEM NO. COUNCILOR 16-034 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective Bargaining PLOURDE Agreement between the City of Bangor and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)Local 714 Representing Bus Drivers at the Community Connector Public Transit Division Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed 16-047 ORDER Adopting a Policy for the Naming of City-Owned Properties NICHOLS Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage Passed Attee .: c odi Leonard, eputy City Clerk Page 5