City Council Meeting Agenda

COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

GARDINER CITY COUNCIL

GARDINER CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

WEDNESDAY, April 5, 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-s...

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 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 (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)
   1. Public Hearing regarding recreational cannabis manufacturing license renewal for The Choclit Factory
   2. Public Hearing regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance and the City Code:  change all instances of the word “marijuana” to the word “cannabis”
   3. Public Hearing regarding changes to the LUO in section 8.4.2.2- changing “Or” to “And.”
   4. Public Hearing regarding a Zoning Change on Cobbossee Avenue City Tax Map 022, Lots 023,023A, 025, 026, 027, 028, 028A, 029, 031 High Density Residential to Planned Development
4. NEW BUSINESS
   1. Mayoral Proclamation for the Gardiner Area High School Girls Basketball Team
   2. Approval of Council Minutes
   3. FY22 Audit Presentation by RHR Smith
   4. Advise and consent to the Hiring of Todd Pilsbury as the Chief of Police for the City of Gardiner
   5. Advise and consent to the hiring of Dawn Thistle as Gardiner Public Library Director
   6. Approval of a renewal of a recreational cannabis license for The Choclit Factory
   7. Approval of a change to the Land Use Ordinance and the City Code:  All instances of the word “marijuana” to the word “cannabis”
   8. Approval of a change to the Land Use Ordinance in section 8.4.2.2-changing “Or” to “And”
   9. First read of a Zoning Change on Cobbossee Avenue City Tax Map 022, Lots 023,023A, 025, 026, 027, 028, 028A, 029, 031 from  High Density Residential to Planned Development
   10. Approval of a weekly “Large” Event at the Waterfront - Classic Cruise In on Thursday’s beginning in May from 3pm - 7pm
   11. Approval of a Large Event on the Common, October 7, 2023 - Gardiner Parent Teacher Association - Octoberfest
   12. Approval of the Annual Report for tax year April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023 for the Summer Street Affordable Housing Development District
   13. Advise and Consent to writing a letter of support for the Maine Trails Bond Initiative
   14. Appointment of a Gardiner Resident to fill a vacancy in District 4 of the Gardiner City Council
   15. Appointment of a Gardiner Resident to fill a vacancy on the MSAD #11 School Board
   16. Advise and consent to raise the fee for a Spring Cleanup permit from $25 to $30
   17. Discussion regarding the use of City Property for For Profit Businesses
5. CITY MANAGER REPORT
6. CITY COUNCIL REPORT
7. EXECUTIVE SESSION
   1. Enter into Executive Session pursuant to 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(C) - Discussion of the acquisition or disposition of real property
8. ADJOURN

2023 MEETING DATES

4/19/23

5/3/23

5/17/23

6/7/23

6/21/23

7/5/23

7/19/23

8/2/23

8/16/23

9/6/23

9/20/23

10/4/23

10/18/23

11/1/23

11/15/23

12/6/23

12/20/23