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BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 5:15 PM
City Council Chambers
MEETING MINUTES
Council Members Present: Baldacci, Faircloth, Graham, Nealley, Plourde
City Staff Present: Collins, Conlow, Emery, Wallace, Bolduc, Heitmann
Chair Graham called the meeting to order at 5:15 pm
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Community Development Residential Rehabilitation Loan – 19 Thomas Hill
Road
Councilor Baldacci moved passage of the consent agenda, Councilor
Nealley seconded. Vote unless doubted, no doubt.
REGULAR AGENDA
2. Parking on Court Street
Councilor Baldacci moved staff recommendation, Councilor Nealley
seconded. Vote unless doubted, no doubt.
3. Main Street Loading Zone Update
Councilor Baldacci moved staff recommendation, Councilor Nealley
seconded. Vote unless doubted, no doubt.
Staff will return with options for Main St & Water St.
4. Request for Parking Lease – Penobscot Plaza
Councilor Plourde moved staff recommendation, Councilor Nealley
seconded. Vote unless doubted, no doubt.
Move forward with staff recommendation to continue discussions.
5. Parking Lease Updates
Webber lease was removed from the agenda as staff had discovered there
was a provision already allowing for the year-to-year renewal.
Councilor Plourde moved staff recommendation to approve the Elk River
lease for 10 years and the Baltimore Waterfront lease year-to-year,
Councilor Nealley seconded. Vote unless doubted, no doubt.
Councilor Baldacci abstained as he may have a conflict on Baltimore
Waterfront Associates.
6. Naming Waterfront Parking Lots
Councilor Nealley moved staff recommendation to name the lots,
Councilor Plourde seconded. Vote unless doubted, no doubt.
Give staff the ability to decide on the names of lots.
7. Request for Public Space Use – 28 Broad Street Sidewalk
Roy Hubbard, owner of 28 Broad Street, was present to speak to the item.
Councilor Plourde moved to approve allowing a 2 foot area in front of the
building to be fenced off, Councilor Baldacci seconded. Vote was 4 in
favor, 1 opposed (Graham).
Councilor Plourde advised no patio table and chairs, and that the design
and pricing standards be consistent with those already in place Downtown
for sidewalk license agreements. Also, no alcohol shall be consumed in the
space.
8. Request for Zone Change and Additional Lease Parcel – 208 Maine Ave.
Councilor Plourde moved to approve the zone change and additional
leased area necessary, Councilor Baldacci seconded. Vote unless
doubted, no doubt.
9. Executive Session – Economic Development – Request for Lease or
Sale, Union Street – 1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(C)
Move to enter into Executive Session by Councilor Plourde, seconded by
Councilor Baldacci. Executive session entered into at 6:25 p.m.
Out of Executive Session at 6:43 p.m. No action was taken.
Meeting was adjourned at 6:44 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Melissa Bickford
Administrative Assistant
C&ED