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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-10-26 98-433 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION Item Na 98-433 Date: 10.2698 Item/Subject: ORDER, Accepting the Final Report ofthe Visitor Attraction and Facilities Committee and Directing Staff to Work Toward Implementing This Report RayoosTle Department: Finance Commentary: Overct Ilextinarnot nlly Basemaction and Facilities Committry as wlxkk- addresser umberstlyco of completed issues final ioport=1 only Base Parkto the Citylocal Council, uncilrwdustryasewbo4. Tho Committw Ines; receo[IY comPlaed its final report avd submitlW it to the CitYCowcil. 'fire report deals with a vatady Of areas and topme including: apand'eg the number Of visitor WtOWOm withw the community, the ecmomic impact oftomism, Bass Park facility needs, fi moiug improvements 0 Our Auditoriem and Civic Center, and a strategy for implemevmtiw. The report makes a numbs of specific recommeodatioa. A list of these recommeOdarioas is attechN to tuts Council Order. This action will accept the feel u mt and direct staff to work toward its implementation. It must be pointed out. however, that successfollY lmpl®mtwg these proposals vrill edry've significant Council and community support and that it may take sometime, particularly in mgerd to Snowing, for these recommendations to be awcessfWly ach eved. no onkr will also acknowledge the efforts o£We members of the Committee and se3uest We Council CIMW to express ow thanks to them. A complete copy of the feel mport will be made available under separate cover. s Departmad Head Manager's Comments: I recommend your approval. Cl City Manager Associated Information: Order, Report Recommendations Budget Approval Finance Director Legal Approval: 21I r City sO citor Ind Por Puew _First Reading Page —of— _ Referral 98-633 Assigned to Councilor Aube October 26, 1998 CITY OF BANGOR mom) VVrbera .........._. Accepting the Final Report of the Visitor Astrachan and Farilmes... Cornmittee and Directing Staff to Work Toward Implementing This Report ...__._I- ........ ...... __. .... _ _... By tke City Cou WAl Oft City ofBanow. ORDERED, TWT the final reportofthe Visitor Attraction and Facilities Committee is hereby accepted and staff is directed to work toward the rnplementation of the report's recommendations, a copy of which are ansch4 and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, THAT the thanks and appreciation of the City Council is hereby expressed to the members of the Committee. The Council Char is requested to fomrelly express our thanks to the volunteer manbers firm the community. IN CITY COUNCIL October 26, 1998 Notion for Passage Made 6 Seconded Passed 98-433 ORDER Title, Accepting the Final Report of the Visitor Attraction and Facilities Commit- tee and Directing Staff to Work Toward kmylemenk3n'g' this' Repnik.............. ...................................... ,wigned to Eonnnilman 98-433 Recommeadoa on t; The city should support current efforts to expand the number and capacity of visitor attractions in our area, including both established and shot up offerings. Recnmmeodation2: The city should support and help expand efforts to attact specialized markets to Bangor, including visitors to Acadia National Park and European tourists. Re. amcndnBhn3: City government should actively support and be involved in CVB efforts to attract groups and meetings to Bought. Rernmme.d+dun d: The city ought to commission a study to determine the economic and thereof benefits of visitors and tourism Reeommendetim 5: A complete amluteshuml and engineering analysis of moment facilities, within the context of a master plan should be undertaken. Reenmmendetio"; Bass Park planning should be integrated into the waterfront development plan. Becommeudation2: The ahereative of developing a reconfigured facility should be formally adopted. Recommeudatlon e: The city should vigorously pursue the enactment of legislation enabling the imposition of local option taases, with particular emphasis on lodging, meals and sales taxes. Reno mendatlon. 9: Alocally-based mechanism m dmw both close -in and oudying communities into supporting Bangor's etfrms with respect to Bass Park needs m be created. bus omeendetian 3Q: Most importantly, and the real crux of the visitor inactions and facilities issue is that Bangor needs to become de moving force behind a coalition formed around the common goal of drafting enactable legislation that expands municipalities' acting authority and broadens their tax bases.