HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-06-13 City Council Minutes MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING BANGOR CITY COUNCIL—JUNE 13, 2016
Meeting Called to Order at 7:30 PM
Chaired by Council Chair Faircloth
Councilors Absent:Baldacci and Perry
Meeting Adjourned at 8:15 PM
PRESENTATION Council Chair Faircloth presented a Key to the Ciry to Paige Brown
INTRODUCTION Police Chief,Mark Hathaway,introduced new Officers for the
Bangor Police Department
PUBLIC COMMENT Kim Meyerdierks spoke in favor of increased bus service as well as a
full time position to clean the buses.
Al Moreno wanted to see a paper accounting of the money used to
purchase the police armored vehicle as well as the protocol for its use.
He asked if the public was going to be notified when the vehicle was
used.Mr.Moreno also wanted to know why jaywalking violations were
not being enforced
CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
MINUTES OF: Bangor Ciry Council Regular Meeting of May 23,2016, Business and Economic
Development Committee Meetings of May 17,2016 and June 7,2016,Finance Committee of
June 6,2016 and Government Operations Committee Meeting of June 6,2016
Action: Accepted and Approved
Liquor License Renewal: Application for Liquor License Renewal,Malt, Vinous of Tesoro GRAHAM
Pizzeria&Restaurant Inc. d/b/a Tesoro Pizzeria&Restaurant, 118
Harlow Street
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal,Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of GRAHAM
HC Bangor LLC d/b/a Hollywood Casino Hotel&Raceway, 500 Main
Street
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal,Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of GRAHAM
Dysarts Service d/b/a Dysarts Service,1110 Broadway
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal,Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of GRAHAM
81 Park Street LLC d/b/a The Tarratine,81 Park Street
Action: Approved
Application for Liquor License Renewal,Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of GRAHAM
Smith Towle Inc. d/b/a Penobscot Pour House, 14 Larkin Street
Action: Approved
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CONSENT AGENDA ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
Application for New Liquor License,Malt,Spirituous, Vinous of 112th GRAHAM
Open Mess d/b/a 112th Open Mess, 1356 Hammond Street
Action: Approved
16-227 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real Estate SPRAGUE
Located at 12 Greeley Street(Map R31 Lot 002-B)
Action: Passed
16-228 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real Estate NEALLEY
Located at 21 I Street,Birch Hill Estates(Map B39 Lot 002)
Action: Passed
16-229 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real Estate DURGIN
Located at 127 Cedar Falls Mobile Home Park(Map R21-011)
Action: Passed
16-230 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Municipal Quitclaim Deed—Real Estate PLOURDE
Located at 286 Essex Street(Map 047 Lot 064)
Action: Passed
16-231 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept$543.00 in U.S. Currency,or NICHOLS
a Portion Thereof,as a result of a State Criminal Forfeiture
Action: Passed
16-232 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept$2,436.50 in U.S. Currency, GRAHAM
or a Portion Thereof as a result of a State Criminal Forfeiture
Action: Passed
16-233 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept a$5,000 donation from the PLOURDE
Bangor Fuel Society for Emergency Heating Assistance
Action: Passed
16-234 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to accept funding in the amount of DURGIN
$10,000 from the Maine Community Foundation to support the
Community Health Leadership Board
Action: Passed
16-235 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of GRAHAM
Understanding with Bangor Area Homeless Shelter
Action: Passed
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CONSENT AGENDA ' ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
16-236 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of NICHOLS
Understanding with Lighthouse COG Bread of Life Food Pantry.
Action: Passed
16-237 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of SPRAGUE
Understanding with the Penquis District Coordinating Council for
Public Health designating the Department of Health and Community
Services to Serve as Lead Fiscal Agent
Action: Passed
16-238 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of NEALLEY
Understanding with the Town of Orono
Action: Passed
16-239 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Collective Bargaining NICHOLS
Agreement between the City of Bangor and Teamsters Local 340
representing Support Staff at Bangor Police Department
Action: Passed
16-240 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Amend a Parking Lease with Elk GRAHAM
River Development
Action: Passed
16-241 ORDER Authorizing the Execution of a Parking Lease with Baltimore NEALLEY
Waterfront Associates
Action: Passed
16-242 ORDER Amending the Schedule of Fees-Fire-ALS Backup PLOURDE
Action: Passed
16-243 ORDER Authorizing Execution of Documents for the Sale of a Portion of Map- GRAHAM
Lot 043-040 and 026-088 to 77 Hampden Road,LLC and Sleeper&
Thareja,LLC
Action: Passed
16-244 ORDER Authorizing the Parks and Recreation Department to Work with the SPRAGUE
Friends of the Lower Kenduskeag Stream(FOLKS)involving Trail
Maintenance and Repair
Action: Passed
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CONSENT AGENDAASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
16-245 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to apply for funding in the amount of NICHOLS
$25,624 from the State of Maine Department of Health and Human
Services,Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, WIC
Nutrition Program,Breastfeeding Peer Counseling
Action: Passed
16-246 ORDER Authorizing Settlement of Workers'Compensation Claim SPRAGUE
Action: Passed
16-247 ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Accept an $8,000 Grant from the DURGIN
American Association of Retired Persons to Develop an Age-Friendly
Action Plan
Action: Passed
16-248 RESOLVE Ratifying the Finance Director's Execution of a Memorandum of PLOURDE
Understanding with Efficiency Maine for the Bangor Energy
Efficiency Initiative
Action: Passed
REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
16-249 ORDINANCE Amending Schedule III of Chapter 291,Article III,Sec.39 of the Code BALDACCI
of the City of Bangor-One Hour Parking-624 Hammond Street-
Map-Lot 013-116
Action: First Reading and Referral to Government Operations Committee
Meeting on June 20,2016
16-250 ORDINANCE Amending Land Development Code—Zone Change—Maine Avenue GRAHAM
(Tax Map R25-020)from an Industry&Service District to Airport
Development District
Action: First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting on June 21,
2016
16-251 ORDINANCE Amending Map Entitled "Downtown Parking Management District" PLOURDE
by Adding and Renumbering Spaces on Court Street
Action: First Reading
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REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
16-252 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating Funding in the Amount of$160,000 PERRY
from DHHS/Maine CDC to enable the City to Serve as the Lead Fiscal
Agent(LFA)on Behalf of the Penquis Public Health District
Action: First Reading
16-253 RESOLVE Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the Maine Department of NICHOLS
Health and Human Services, Office of Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services,in the amount of$100,000 to Support an Overdose
Prevention Program
Action: First Reading
16-254 RESOLVE Appropriation for Municipal Year 2017 DURGIN
Action: First Reading
16-255 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation for Various Capital Purposes and Utilizing NEALLEY
Various Reserves, Trust and Agency Accounts,and Other Funds for
Expenditures to be Made during Municipal Year 2017
Action: First Reading
16-256 RESOLVE Making an Appropriation of Downtown TIF Funds for Expenditures SPRAGUE
to be Made During Municipal Year 2017
Action: First Reading
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
16-187 ORDINANCE Amending Map Entitled"Downtown Parking Management District" SPRAGUE
by Removing Space 1127 on Court Street
Action: Motion made and seconded to Postpone Indefinitely
Passed to Postpone Indefinitely
16-218 ORDINANCE Amending Map Entitled "Downtown Parking Management District" GRAHAM
by Designating Parking Space 1700 as Handicapped Parking Space
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 7—0
Councilors Voting Yes:Durgin, Graham,Nealley,Nichols,Plourde,
Sprague,Faircloth
Councilors Voting No:None
Passed
16-219 RESOLVE Accepting and appropriating a grant in the amount of$1,650,000 from DURGIN
the Federal Aviation Administration and$91,667 from the Maine
Department of Transportation under the Airport Improvement Plan
(AIP)program,grant#69 at Bangor International Airport(BGR)
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
Action: Motion made and secondede or Passage
g
Passed
16-220 RESOLVE Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate$414,669 in NICHOLS
Federal Transportation Authority Funds, $168,033 in Department of
Transportation State Bond Funds and Net Sales Proceeds to Fund
Acquisition of Two Buses
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of HC Bangor GRAHAM
LLC d/b/a Hollywood Casino Hotel&Raceway, 500 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 Pasage
Passed
PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of Dysarts GRAHAM
Service d/b/a Dysarts Service, 1110 Broadway
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 Pasage
Passed
PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of 81 Park Street, GRAHAM
LLC d/b/a the Tarratine,81 Park 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 Pasage
Passed
PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License Renewal of Smith Towle GRAHAM
Inc d/b/a Penobscot Pour House, 14 Larkin 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 Pasage
Passed
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NEW BUSINESS ASSIGNED TO
ITEM NO. COUNCILOR
PUBLIC HEARING: Application for Special Amusement License of Evenrood's d/b/a GRAHAM
Evenrood's,25 Broad 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 Pasage
Passed
16-257 ORDER Establishing Sewer Rates to go into Effect for Accounts Billed Starting DURGIN
July 1,2016
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
16-258 ORDER Amending the Schedule of Fees-Fire-EMS No Transport PLOURDE
Action: Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
16-259 RESOLVE Supporting the "Circle of Caring"Social Media Campaign NICHOLS
Action: Motion made and seconded to Postpone to the next Ciry Council
Meeting
Postponed
Attest: 4111!)d---, �J
Lisa . Goodwin, MC, City Clerk
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