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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-04-03 Penjajawoc Marsh / Bangor Mall Management Commission Minutes Penjajawoc Marsh/Bangor Mall Management Commission April 3, 2009 ATTENDANCE Commission Members: Brad Medling Cindy DeBeck Jim Hinds Lucy Quimby Bill Phillips Marion Rudnicki Tricia Quirk Jackie Hewett Christine George Staff: Jim Ring Edward Barrett David Gould Others: Councilor Palmer The Commission met Friday, April 3, 2009 in the City Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 1:03 p.m. The March 13, 2009 meeting summary was reviewed. Jackie would like to see more discussion and description of projects in summaries. Motion made by Tom and seconded by George for approval. The next item was continued discussion of possible changes in Land Development Code, Offsite Open Space. David Gould presented three options. Jackie was in favor of option number 2. Lucy asked if Dave had a preference. His preference was number one as it stood alone. Lucy and Jim Hinds concurred. Bill Phillips liked it separate too. Jim motioned and Cindy seconded to recommend Option #1 for an ordinance change. Jim mentioned the process and also the status of the last invasive ordinance, which was approved by Council and incorporated in the Land Development Code. The activity report was next for review. Jim and Staff would make changes and distribute. Review of the activity report resulted in the following recommended revisions: The report should include a map of the overlay zone and a copy of the project checklist. Meetings section: - The flexibility of the group to hold interim meetings. - And the Commission’s understanding of financial implications of delays to developers when review proposed projects. The Commission schedules special meetings to review projects if longer than two weeks before the regular Commission meetings. - With respect to proposed project reviews, give examples of types of changes/issues that have been discussed and how reflected in final plans. Ordinance Amendments section: - Revision of Ordinance Amendment to large text, add more descriptive language to the Commission recommendations, and possibly note any citywide applicability. Additional Activities section: - The addition of NLC award application. 1 Conclusion section: - Outline future steps and activities: o Future plans review o Purchase/easements for TIF dollars. o Recommendations regarding public access. o Clarity of what’s publicly accessible or not, the signage issue previously. Lucy provided an update from the Bangor Land Trust. Lucy showed a map of the Caribou Bog-Penjajwoc Project. There was discussion about how to depict the non-public portion of the former railroad bed. The consensus was that there shouldn’t be anything shown where the non-public portion of the railroad bed was not clearly public. Jim mentioned a potential future item for discussion would be how to get beyond the Veazie Railroad issue with regards to alternate access and agreement. Meeting adjourned at 2:33 p.m. 2