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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-04-26 Infrastructure Committee Minutes Infrastructure Committee Minutes April 26, 2016 ATTENDEES Councilors: Gibran Graham Joshua Plourde Sean Faircloth Sarah Nichols Benjamin Sprague Nelson Durgin Staff: Catherine Conlow John Theriault Dana Wardwell Tracy Willettee Members of the Public: Jamie McDonough Jeanne Curran AGENDA 1. Explore Bangor Use Agreement Tracy Willette provided an outline and Jamie McDonough provided handouts along with a presentation. Explore Bangor is a new Bangor business that has opened a store in downtown. The business rents bikes for excursions and would like to expand to canoe and kayak rentals for use on the Penobscot River as well as the Kenduskeag Stream. The owner of the business, Jamie McDonough, has been in discussions with staff about the possibility of using the City’s recreational boating dock for the excursion business. In addition they would like to work with the City to create rental space for boaters to utilize on the Waterfront. They are willing to construct racks for paddlers to store a canoe or kayak. They would manage the rental management of the spaces. Ms. McDonough made a presentation to the Parks, Recreation, and Harbor Advisory Committee at their April meeting. The Committee unanimously supported her concept and recommended forwarding it to a Council Committee for discussion. Staff is willing to continue to work with Ms. McDonough and if the committee approves, enter into an agreement for the use of the dock space as well as locating rental racks on City property. The structure of the agreement would be similar to other similar agreements such as our seasonal concession agreement. Vote: Moved and Seconded, Unanimous 1 2. New Unattended Crosswalk & Flashing Beacon Policy The request is to adopt a New Unattended Crosswalk & Flashing Beacon Policy that provides standards and procedures for the minimum criteria, placement location, and funding for new unattended crosswalks (mid-block crosswalks) and pedestrian actuated flashing beacons within the City of Bangor. John Theriault and Dana Wardwell provided outline of the proposed policy. Vote: Moved, and Seconded, Unanimous 3. Discontinuance of a Portion of Texas Avenue and Corporate Drive The request would begin the process to discontinue a portion of Texas Avenue and a portion Corporate Drive. The portion of Texas Avenue to be discontinued is located on the westerly side of Corporate Drive and along the north side of Texas Avenue. The discontinued portion includes a 20’ wide by 333.74’ long parcel as shown in Exhibit A. While this portion of the street has been accepted as a public way, it is no longer used as a right-of-way and it is not used by the general public or needed for public purposes. The City will retain an easement to access utilities within the entire portion of property to be discontinued. Under 23 M.R.S.A. § 3032, the City would discontinue the portion of Texas Avenue for a width of 20’ and a length of 333.74’+. With the discontinuance completed, the City of Bangor will retain a 60 foot right of way for Texas Avenue. The portion of Corporate Drive to be discontinued is located along the westerly side of Corporate Drive between Maine Avenue and Texas Avenue. The portion to be discontinued includes a 15’ wide by 499.46’ long parcel as shown in Exhibit A. While this portion of the street has been accepted as a public way, it is no longer used as a right-of-way and it is not used by the general public or needed for public purposes. Under 23 M.R.S.A. § 3032, the City would discontinue this portion of Corporate Drive for a width of 15’ and a length of 499.46’+. With the discontinuance completed, the City of Bangor will retain a 65 foot right of way for Corporate Drive. John Theriault provided an outline of the proposed discontinuance. Vote: Councilor Plourde Moved, and Councilor Durgin Seconded, Unanimous 4. Approval of Staff Action for Grant Application of Stream Crossing Public Infrastructure Improvement Projects Program to Maine DEP John Theriault indicated Richard May with Engineering Department, with approval, submitted a grant application to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on April 4, 2016 to obtain funding to replace an existing stream crossing culvert at Arctic Brook and Grandview Avenue. The proposed culvert improvement will provide better habitat connectivity as well as increasing the flood resiliency of Grandview Avenue. The total project estimate is for 156,568.51, of which, the City is requesting 95,000.00 from the Grant Program to assist with this project. The City’s contribution of $61,586.51 to the cost of the project will be funded through the City’s Storm Water Utility. The application deadline for filing the grant application was April 5, 2016. Vote: Councilor Plourde Moved, and Councilor Durgin Seconded, Unanimous 2 5. Review of Engineering Capital Improvement Projects for Fiscal year 2017 John Theriault provided an update of the following upcoming projects: Union Street – From Main Street to Chamberlain Bridge, and section of Union Street between I-95 and Griffin Road (pavement mill and fill). Hammond Street – From Union Street to Ohio Street (pavement mill and fill, early summer) Sewer Project from Ohio Street to state Street (late summer/fall). Davis Court and First Street – Water and sewer upgrades full width roadway paving Broadway - From Stillwater Avenue to Center Street, pavement mill and fill project Court Street Phase II – Sewer separation project between Boynton Street and Penobscot County Parking lot. Griffin Road – From Union Street to Ohio Street, pavement mill and fill Outer Hammond Street – Railroad tracks to Hammond Street Extension, pavement overlay. Maine Avenue sewer Relocation and Upgrade – Sewer relocation and sewer main upgrades adjacent to the proposed Wayfair facility. Middle and Cross Street - Sewer replacement and pavement and sidewalk improvements. th 14 Street and Mclaughlin Street – Storm water/drainage improvements. Park Street – Sewer replacement from City Hall to Harlow Street Waste Water Treatment Plant – Plant Biofilter Replacement Project and Aeration Project. Vote: No Action Necessary Council Member request to provide more public information of the projects along with a more defined timeline of each. Jeanne Curran, resident of 169 Judson Boulevard spoke to the Committee concerning her request to have solar power, speed indicators on a number of streets. Ms. Curran stated she had made contact with a member of Council, the Police Department months ago, with no response. Cathy Conlow indicated she would contact Bangor Police Department for them to put up a temporary speed indicator trailer. Councilor Graham stated he was passing along a request by downtown business for the painting of crosswalks. Dana informed the Committee that painting was best when the temperature was 3 above 40%. He also informed them that the crosswalk was painted and successful at the Water Street crossing. Meeting Adjourned. 4