City Council Meeting

COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

GARDINER CITY COUNCIL

GARDINER CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

WEDNESDAY, January 3, 2024

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...

**The Gardiner City Council will Swear in new Councilors prior to the start of the meeting**

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)

3a. Public Hearing regarding a change to the City Code chapter 11-Cannabis Establishment Licensing.

3b. Public Hearing regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance 10.26-Electric Fencing.

3c. Public Hearing regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance 10.32-Battery Energy Storage Systems.

3d. Public Hearing regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance 10.29 -Cannabis Establishments.

3e. Public Hearing regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance 6.3.7 -Public Meeting Requirements

3f. Public Hearing regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance- 10.29.8.1- Structures for Cannabis growing.

3g. Public Hearing regarding a Cannabis Manufacturing License Renewal for Wellness Connection

3h. Public Hearing regarding a Cannabis Retail License Renewal for Wellness Connection

3i. Public Hearing on a Medical Retail License Renewal for Marijuanaville

3j. Public Hearing on a liquor license for Gerards Pizza

3k. Public Hearing on a liquor license for Johnson Hall

4. NEW BUSINESS:

4a. Approval of City Council Minutes from December 6, 2023

4b. Second read regarding a change to the City Code Chapter 11 in regards to Cannabis Establishment Licensing.   

4c. Second Read regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance 10.26 in regards to Electric Fencing

4d. Second Read regarding a change to the Land use Ordinance 10.32 regarding Battery Energy Storage Systems.

4e. Second Read regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance10.29 regarding Cannabis Establishments

4f. Second Read Regarding a Change to the Land Use Ordinance 6.37 regarding Public Meeting Requirements.

4g. Second Read regarding a change to the Land Use Ordinance 10.29.8.1 regarding Structures for Cannabis Growing.

4h. Approval of a Cannabis Manufacturing license renewal for Wellness Connection

4i. Approval of a Cannabis Retail license renewal for Wellness Connection

4j. Approval of a victualers license for the Knights of Columbus

4k. Approval of a liquor license for Gerards Pizza

4l. Appointments to the Ambulance Advisory Committee

4m. Approval of a Victualers License renewal for Gerards Pizza

4n. Approval of the regular meeting dates for 2024 for the Gardiner City Council

4o. Advise and consent on Phase 2 of the Wastewater treatment plant upgrades

4p. Approval of a Medical Retail License renewal for Marijuanaville

4q. Approval of an in-kind donation to the Great Race by waiving all City Fees. 

4r. Appointment of Matt Drost to the Gardiner Water District Board of Trustees

4s. Approval of a liquor license for Johnson Hall

4t. Approval of a victualers license renewal for River Road Variety

4u. Advise and Consent to a Donation to Chrysalis Place

4v. Acknowledgement of Chief Todd Pilsbury retiring in place. 

5. CITY MANAGER REPORT:

6. CITY COUNCIL REPORT:

7. EXECUTIVE SESSION

8. ADJOURN