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BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 @ 5:15 PM
City Council Chambers
Meeting Minutes
Council Members Present: Baldacci, Durgin, Graham, Nealley, Nichols, Perry
City Staff Present: Bolduc, Collins, Emery, Lundy
Committee Chair Graham called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m.
1. Landlord’s Consent to Assignment – item introduced by Steve Bolduc.
Councilor Baldacci moved staff recommendation to approve the assignment,
Councilor Durgin seconded. Vote unless doubted, no doubt.
2. Maine Science Festival Banners in Downtown
Councilor Baldacci moved staff recommendation to approve the banners,
Councilor Durgin seconded. Vote unless doubted, no doubt.
Chair Graham – allowing banners on the larger light poles only was a mistake –
would like to suggest that we look at smaller banners on black poles.
3. Proposed Changes to Sign Ordinance
Councilor Baldacci moved staff recommendation to approve the proposed sign
ordinance changes and forward to full council, Councilor Durgin seconded. Vote
unless doubted, no doubt.
Councilor Baldacci moved for Executive Session, Councilor Durgin seconded at
5:25 p.m.
4. Executive Session – Economic Development – Request for Lease of Land - 1
M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(C)
Out of Executive Session at 5:28 p.m.
5. Councilor Baldacci moved staff recommendation to proceed with conceptual
design approval, target date FY 2017, seconded by Durgin. Vote unless doubted,
no doubt.
Meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Melissa Bickford
Administrative Assistant
C&ED