Ellsworth City Council
Regular Meeting
April 20, 2020
Teleconference only via Zoom Conferencing technology 7:00 PM
In accordance with An Act To implement Provisions Necessary to the Health, Welfare and Safety of the Citizens of Maine in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, as enacted to read: Sec G-1 1 MRSA §403-A Public proceedings through remote access during declaration of State of Emergency due to COVID-19, the meeting will be held through a ZOOM Meeting (teleconference for City Councilors and City Staff with panelists by webinar for citizens). The meeting will be broadcast live on the City of Ellsworth, Maine Facebook page and YouTube Page. The meeting will be recorded and made available live on Spectrum Channel 1303. A link for Public Access via Zoom Webinar will be posted to ellsworthmaine.gov and shared to City of Ellsworth, Maine Facebook page the morning of April 20, 2020.
AGENDA
1. Call to Order.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Rules of Order.
4. Adoption of the Ellsworth City Council minutes from the following meetings:
- March 15, 2020 Emergency Meeting.
- March 16, 2020 Regular Meeting.
- March 23, 2020 Special Meeting.
- April 02, 2020 Emergency Meeting.
5. City Manager’s Report.
6. Covid-19 update on city response and discussion on needs of the community going forward and recovery efforts.
7. Committee Reports.
8. Citizens’ Comments.
9. Presentation of Awards.
- Larry Gardner, for twenty years of service with the Ellsworth Assessing Department
- Penny Weinstein, for ten years of service with the Ellsworth City Manager’s Department.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
10. Council Order #121905, Remove Request of the Fire Chief to purchase a Fire Engine and loose equipment through the Huston-Galveston Area Council cooperative purchasing program with the Dealer/Vendor being Greenwood Emergency Vehicles. (Originally tabled at the December 16, 2019 Regular Council meeting for 90 days, tabled again at the March 16, 2020 Regular Council meeting.)
11. Council Order #032004, Request to approve a one year extension to the commercial lease agreement with Michael Harris, d/b/a Harris’s Harborside Takeout for a vending concession stand at the Ellsworth Harbor. (Tabled at the March 16, 2020 Regular Council meeting.)
12. Public hearing and action on proposed amendments to the City of Ellsworth Code of Ordinance Chapter 3, Harbor Ordinance. (Tabled at the March 16, 2020 Regular Council meeting, the public hearing was not held at that time.)
13. Public hearing and action on proposed amendments and additions to Chapter 56 Unified Development Ordinance, Article 3 Zoning Districts, Article 14 Definitions, and Article 8 Performance Standards. The proposed amendments will create additional categories and allowable uses in Article 3 Section 307 Table of Land Uses, create additional entries in Article 14 Definitions, and will add the following Sections to Article 8 Performance Standards: Section 823 Solar Energy Systems, Section 824 Energy Storage Systems and Section 825 Facility Operations, Maintenance, Decommissioning and Abandonment. (Tabled at the March 16, 2020 Regular Council meeting, the public hearing was not held at that time.)
CONSENT AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA: All items with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.
14. Council Order #042000, Request of the City Clerk for appointment of Democratic Election Clerks with terms to expire as of April 30, 2022. (Complete list available at the City Clerk’s Department) *
15. Council Order #042001, Request of the City Clerk for appointment of Republican Election Clerks with terms to expire as of April 30, 2022. (Complete list available at the City Clerk’s Department) *
16. Council Order #042002, Request of the City Clerk for appointment of Unenrolled Election Clerks with terms to expire as of April 30, 2022. (Complete list available at the City Clerk’s Department) *
NEW BUSINESS
17. Public hearing and action on the issuance of Business License (s):
- Ellsworth Moose Lodge #2698, 47 Foster Street, renewal of a City Class B License (Amusement/pool tables, Liquor, and Victualer) and renewal of a State Class V, Club w/o Catering Malt, Spirituous, and Vinous Liquor License.
- Finn’s Irish Pub, Inc. d/b/a Finn’s Irish Pub, 156 Main Street, for renewal of a City Class B License (Amusement, Victualer and Liquor) and renewal of a State Restaurant (Class I, II, III, IV) Malt, Spirituous, Vinous Liquor License.
- Ellsworth No. 1, LLC, d/b/a Hampton Inn – Ellsworth, 6 Downeast Highway, for renewal of a City Lodging License.
- Ellsworth RI, LLC, d/b/a Ellsworth Ramada, 215 High Street, for renewal of a City Lodging License.
- Cresswell Investments, LLC d/b/a Airline Brewing Company, 173 Main Street, for renewal of a City Class B License (Victualer, Liquor, and Amusement) and renewal of a State Restaurant (Class III and IV) Malt and Vinous Liquor License.
18. Council Order #042003, Request of the Public Works Director to approve a lease agreement on an excavator for a term of up to 6 months at an estimated cost of $4,500 per month.
19. Council Order #042004, Request of the Public Works Director to extend the contract for center and sideline striping to Lucas Striping, LLC and authorize the City Manager to sign the contract.
20. Council Order #042005, Request of the City Manager to reallocate $20,000 from the Grant Application Funds (9090900-590198) to the COVID-19 account (15-49076) to be used for business recovery efforts in response to economic impacts brought on by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
21. Discussion and update on the role of Emergency Medical Services within the Ellsworth Fire Department.
22. Adjournment.