City Council Agenda

COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

GARDINER CITY COUNCIL

GARDINER CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2022

6:00 PM PUBLIC MEETING

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

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

During the Gardiner City Council meeting, Council will accept phone calls at

207-588-4063/enter access code - 2222

1. ROLL CALL/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. PUBLIC COMMENT (anything not on the Agenda) (ALL PUBLIC COMMENT MUST BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO ADAVIS@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/INFORMATIONAL HEARINGS

            a) Informational hearing discussing 235 Water Street

            b) Public Hearing to consider the approval of a proposed amendment to the Code of Ordinances relating to blasting

            c) Public Hearing to consider the approval of proposed amendments to the Land Use Ordinance (LUO) regarding Accessory Solar Arrays

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

4. NEW BUSINESS

            a) Consideration to accept Gardiner City Council’s resolution declaring 235 Water St. a dangerous building

            b) Consideration of appointing a Spirit of America recipient

            c) Consideration of a First Read to approve a proposed amendment to the Code of Ordinances relating to blasting.

            d) Consideration of a First Read to approve proposed amendments to the Land Use Ordinance (LUO) regarding Accessory Solar Arrays (ASA)

            e) Introduction of our new Finance/HR Director LucyAnn Cook

            f) Discussion of Gardiner’s paving projects in FY22

            g) Consideration of accepting the recommendations of the Economic and Community Development Committee for the disbursement of the locally controlled ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) money

            h) Discussion of the Department Heads’ reports for November, 2021 and December, 2021

            i) Review of the 2021 Gardiner City Council goals

            j) Review of the list of tax acquired property

            k) Update of properties at Libby Hill Business Park

            l) Advice and Consent to appoint Doug Baston to the Economic and Community Development Committee

5. CITY MANAGER REPORT
6. CITY COUNCIL REPORT
7. EXECUTIVE SESSION:

            a) Per 1 M.R.S. §405 (6)(d): Discussion or labor negotiations

            b) Per 1 M.R.S. §405 (6)(d): Discussion or labor negotiations

8. ADJOURN

PROPOSED 2022 MEETING DATES                                         

1/26/2022                                08/17/2022

2/02/2022                                09/07/2022

2/16/2022                                09/21/2022

3/02/2022                                10/05/2022

3/16/2022                                10/19/2022

4/06/2022                                11/02/2022

4/20/2022                                11/16/2022

5/04/2022                                12/07/2022

5/18/2022                               12/21/2022

6/01/2022

6/15/2022

7/06/2022

7/20/2022

8/03/2022