City Council Agenda

Date: 
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 - 6:00pm

COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

GARDINER CITY COUNCIL

GARDINER CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

WEDNESDAY, February 7, 2024

6:00PM 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 Land Use Ordinance 7.8.5.4-First floor retail in the Cobbossee Corridor

b.Public Hearing regarding The Designation of a Municipal Tax Increment Financing District Known as the "Commonwealth Omnibus Municipal Development and Tax Increment Financing District"

4. NEW BUSINESS:

a) Second read regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance 7.8.5.4-First Floor Retail in the Cobbossee Corridor

b) Approval of Council minutes from January 17, 2024 and January 24, 2024

c) Presentation from Bernstein Shur regarding TIF Districts

d) Discussion regarding a new proposed TIF Districts entitled Commonwealth TIF District

e) Advise and Consent to the Awarding of the Bids for the Reevaluation

f) Advise and Consent to a payback period for Ambulance Uncollectable Fees

g) Approval of large event “Ritual Market” at the Waterfront Park

h) Mayoral Appointments to the City Parks Committee

i) Awarding of the Brownfields RFP

5. CITY MANAGER REPORT

6. COUNCIL REPORT

7. EXECUTIVE SESSION

a. Motion to enter into Executive Session Pursuant 1 M.R.S.A. 405(6)(A)-Personnel Matter

b. Motion to enter into Executive Session Pursuant 405(6)(C)-Economic Development in the interest of publicly held property.

8. ADJOURN