June 5, 2024

AGENDA CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATH, MAINE

Regular Meeting Wednesday, June 5, 2024,

6:00pm City Council Chambers, Bath City Hall

1. Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Presentations
   1. Promotion and swearing in of Sergeant Devin Hook, Bath Police Department
   2. Promotion and swearing in of Corporal Nick Green, Bath Police Department
   3. Public Comments
   4. Manager’s Report
   5. Committee Reports
   6. Public Hearings
      1. 2024-46) Ordinance: Chapter 7, Purchasing and Finance
      2. 2024-47) Ordinance: LUC Amendment Article 10, General Performance Standards, Section 10.32, Exception to Space and Bulk Regulations, D. Yard Area Exceptions
      3. 2024-58) Bond Ordinance: Authorizing up to $517,000.00 of the City’s General Obligation Bonds to Finance Miscellaneous Municipal Improvements and the Acquisition of Equipment and Vehicles
      4. 2024-59) Ordinance: Supplemental Appropriation to Set Aside Additional Funds in the amount of $1,091,090.00 for Unanticipated Expenditures
   7. Consent Agenda- (Items marked with an asterisk (*) on the agenda shall be considered routine matters not requiring debate. Any Councilor wishing to have any item marked with an asterisk removed from the Consent Agenda shall have the unlimited right to do so at any time prior to the vote by Council on the Consent Agenda. If such an item is removed from the Consent Agenda, it shall be dealt with in the normal course of the meeting.)
      1.  2024-60) *Minutes of the previous meetings of May 1, 2024, Regular Meeting, and May 15, 2024, Budget Public Hearing and Special Meeting and Item
      2. 2024-62 (Motion to accept as presented)
   8. Unfinished Business
      1. 2024-46) Ordinance: Chapter 7, Purchasing and Finance (second passage) 2024-47) Ordinance: LUC Amendment Article 10, General Performance Standards, Section 10.32, Exception to Space and Bulk Regulations, D. Yard Area Exceptions (second passage)
      2. 2024-58) Bond Ordinance: Authorizing up to $517,000.00 of the City’s General Obligation Bonds to Finance Miscellaneous Municipal Improvements and the Acquisition of Equipment and Vehicles (second passage)
      3. 2024-59) Ordinance: Supplemental Appropriation to Set Aside Additional Funds in the amount of $1,091,090.00 for Unanticipated Expenditures (second passage)
   9. New Business
      1. 2024-61) Approval: Authorization to hold Heritage Days
      2. 2024-62) *Order: Approving nomination to MMA’s 2024-2026 Legislative Policy Committee
      3. 2024-63) Resolution: City General Fund Budget, City Capital Improvement Fund Budget, Landfill Fund Budget, and Sewer Utility Fund Budget
      4. 2024-64) Resolution: BIW Tax Increment Financing District, Wing Farm Tax Increment Financing District, And Downtown Tax Increment Financing District
      5. 2024-65) Resolution: City of Bath’s Special Purpose Fund Budget 2024-66) Resolution: Establishing Schedule of Rates – Sewer Fees
      6. 2024-67) Resolution: Establishing Schedule of Rates – Landfill Fees
      7. 2024-68) Order: Establishing Tax Club for the upcoming year 2024-69) Resolution: Establishing interest rate on all delinquent taxes at the rate of 8.5% per annum
      8. 2024-70) Resolution: Establishing interest rate on delinquent sewer bills at the rate of 8.5% per annum 2024-71) Resolution: Establishing interest rate on refunds due to tax abatements at the rate of 4.5% per annum
      9. 2024-72) Resolution: To Increase the LD1 Tax Levy Limit
      10. 2024-73) Order: Approving Bid and Contract for Telemetry
      11. 2024-74) Resolution: Setting Fee Schedule – Taxicab Business License
      12. 2024-75) Ordinance: Chapter 5 Business, Article 6 Taxicabs
      13. 2024-76) Appointments and Reappointments: Phyllis Bailey appointment to Planning Board term to expire September 2024
   10. Councilor Comments
   11. Executive Session
       1. Real Estate per 1 MRS §405(6)(C)
   12. Adjournment