City Council Agenda

COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

GARDINER CITY COUNCIL

GARDINER CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

WEDNESDAY, December 20, 2023

6:00 PM PUBLIC MEETING

Gardiner City Council is now conducting in-person meetings and the public is welcome to attend.         Public meetings will be live streamed at:

https://www.gardinermaine.com/video-streaming/pages/live-meeting-video-s...

1. ROLL CALL / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. PUBLIC COMMENT (anything not on the Agenda) (ALL PUBLIC COMMENT MUST BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO ACARLTON@GARDINERMAINE.COM, REGULAR MAIL: 6 CHURCH STREET GARDINER ME 04345 OR CALL 207-582-4200 DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.  A REQUEST TO SPEAK IN-PERSON DURING THE MEETING WILL ALSO BE RECOGNIZED).

3. PETITIONS / PUBLIC HEARINGS PETITIONS / PUBLIC HEARINGS (ALL CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS MUST BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO ACARLTON@GARDINERMAINE.COM , REGULAR MAIL: 6 CHURCH STREET GARDINER ME 04345 OR CALL 207-582-4200 DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS)

a. Public Hearing regarding a change to the City Code chapter 11-Cannabis Establishment Licensing.

b. Public Hearing regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance 10.26-Electric Fencing.

c. Public Hearing regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance 10.32-Battery Energy Storage Systems.

d. Public Hearing regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance 10.29 -Cannabis Establishments.

e. Public Hearing regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance 6.3.7 -Public Meeting Requirements

f. Public Hearing regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance- 10.29.8.1- Structures for Cannabis growing.

g. Public Hearing regarding a Cannabis Manufacturing License Renewal for Wellness Connection

h. Public Hearing regarding a Cannabis Retail License Renewal for Wellness Connection

i. Public Hearing on a Medical Retail License Renewal for Marijuanaville

4. NEW BUSINESS:

a. Approval of City Council Minutes from December 6, 2023

b. Second read regarding a change to the City Code Chapter 11 in regards to Cannabis Establishment Licensing.   

c. Second Read regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance 10.26 in regards to Electric Fencing

d. Second Read regarding a change to the Land use Ordinance 10.32 regarding Battery Energy Storage Systems.

e. Second Read regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance10.29 regarding Cannabis Establishments

f. Second Read Regarding a Change to the Land Use Ordinance 6.37 regarding Public Meeting Requirements.

g. Second Read regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance 10.29.8.1 regarding Structures for Cannabis Growing.

h. Approval of a Cannabis Manufacturing license renewal for Wellness Connection

i. Approval of a Cannabis Retail license renewal for Wellness Connection

j. Acceptance of the retirement of Chief of Police Todd Pilsbury as of December 31, 2023 and approval of the rehire of Chief of Police Todd Pilsbury as of January 1, 2024.

k. Advise and Consent on the 2024 partnering town fees for the Gardiner Public Library

l. Appointments to the Ambulance Advisory Committee

m. Approval of a Victualers License renewal for Gerards Pizza

n. Approval of the regular meeting dates for 2024 for the Gardiner City Council

o. Advise and consent on Phase 2 of the Wastewater treatment plant upgrades

p. Approval of a Medical Retail License renewal for Marijuanaville

q. Approval of an in-kind donation to the Great Race by waiving all City Fees. 

r. Appointment of Matt Drost to the Gardiner Water District Board of Trustees

5. CITY MANAGER REPORT:

6. CITY COUNCIL REPORT:

7. EXECUTIVE SESSION

8. ADJOURN