HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-02-03 Community and Economic Development Committee MinutesCOMMUNITY 6 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 3, 1993
MINUTES
MEMBERS
PRESENT, Councilor Charles Sullivan, Chair
Councilor Don Soucy
OTHERS
PRESENT: Councilor Jana Saxl
Kenneth R. Gfbb, Director of Comunity b Economic Dev.
Rodney G. McKay, Community Development Director
Stephen Bolduc, Economic Development Officer
John Lord, Planning Officer
Erik Stumpfel, City Solicitor
Dale Theriault, Director of Parke and Recreation
Gary Jewell, Parking Enforcemnt Officer
Lt. Schulman, Navy Reserve Center
Darrell Cooper, representing BIA
Citizens from general public
The meeting was called to order at 5:02 PM. Councilor Saxl eat
in for Councilor Shubert.
AGENDA ITEM e5 -,Update an Naval Reserve Center
Dale Theriault, Director of the Department of Parks s
Recreation,briefed the Committee on the need to locate all of the
divisions of his departmnt at one site. Since consolidation in
1967, the department has never been entirely located under one
roof. Currently, the administrative offices are located at the
-Naval Reserve Center (Bangor Armory building) on Main Street. The
Parka and Maintenance Division is located on Court Street, on the
bottm floor of the Police Station and has been for 20 years or
SO. However, due to on-going construction at the Police Station
they will not be able to stay there such longer. The Navy will be
vacating the Reserve Center in June of this year (moving to their
new location near the airport). The Parks c Recreation Department
would like to locate at this site as long as the numbere work out
in accordance. There are some renovations which would have to be
done such as asbestos rmoval and wiring brought up to code. Dale
is in the process of putting together a pro -forma which he will
present before the City Council and City Manager with an eatimate
of what the renovation and operating costs would be as sellas what
the projected revenues would be from the operation at the Naval
Reserve Center. If the numbers do not prove out for it to be a
sensible move, then some other location would be sought out. If
the decision is to go with the Reserve Center site, then Staff will
then request of the Council to direct the Maine Congressional
Delegation to move forth with the recomended action of putting a
rider on a bill to Congress that would direct the Navy to abate the
environnental hazards and turn it over to the City of Bangor
forthwith (as this would be the met expedient of all possible
alternatives as suggested by Erik Stumpfel, City Solicitor).
AGENDA ITEM #3 - Public Streets and Sewer Ordinance Amendment
This item has been before the council for a first reading and
is now back to the C S ED Committee for recd wendation. John Lord
presented it to the Committee.
When the Land Development Code was adopted, the site
development permit process was included ae to its capability of
assessing the impact fees of development through that process.
Staff's concern is that the City follows the state statutes (30A
M.R.S.A. 43-56). It Simply Sites the purposes that the fees can be
collected for - i.e. wastewater collection treatment facilities,
solid waste, fire protection, parks and open space recreation
areae, etc. There are some restrictions such as these sites have
to be related to the development to share the coat of
infrastructure improvement. The funds received have to be
segregated Isom this for revenues and the footle can only be
expended for the purpose for which they are collected. The
ordinance has to be consistent with the Capital Improvement
Program. What Staff wants to do is to be sure that they have cited
this statute and also at the same time insert this into the area of
the City's ordinances that cover cost sharing, etc. for streets and
sewers located in Chapter VI, Article 14. The primary concern has
been to assess these for traffic impact particularly in the Mall
area. In the Capital Improvement Program it is going to he
districted. For instance, the Mall will be divided into districts
i.e. the Hogan Road fire station, substation, various street and
highway recowsendations. Fees will then be collected for the
respective district. According to Erik Stumpfel, City Solicitor,
this is not a broad-based iepact fee ordinance; it does rot impose
fees for schools; it may need to be dealt with again in the future.
Meetings have been conducted with various business owners in
the Mall area in order to make them aware of this and they have
been very supportive.
With no questions fres Committee, it was motioned and approved
to take this back to the Council for final approval. So voted.
AGENDA ITEM Y1 - Parking Ordinance Amendment - Parkview Ave.
Gary Jewell, Parking Supervisor, presented this item to the
Cowsittee. This ordinance has come about through Municipal
Operations when discussing parkview Ave. They were asked that the
area between State Street and Mt. Hope Ave. also be posted "No
Parking" on one side of the street in the area of the park because
of the children who play there during the summer months.
After discussion between members and staff and one supportive
citizen in the audience for the one -side parking only ordinance, it
was motioned by Councilor Don Soucy and seconded by Councilor
Charles Sullivan to pass this parking ordinance amendment. So
voted.
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AGENDA ITEM k2 _ Site Plan Review - Human Services Building at BIA
Steve Bolduc, Economic Development Officer, presented this item
to the Committee
The economic Development Division has a land lease covering the
area on which a building leased by the Human Services office is
located. The lease calls for review of the construction plane
according to minimum standards established in the lease. There i
an addition that is being constructed and there has not been formal
action taken by the Council authorizing or approving that addition
Par the minimum site standards. Also, since there is some
refinancing involved, the Human Services office would like to have
official action by the Committee acknowledging the approval of this
addition. The addition meets all of the site plan minimum
standards and has been approved by the Bangor Planning Board.
A motion was made to approve the construction of an addition to
the Human Service building and seconded. So voted.
AGENDA ITEM 4 - Maliseet Gardens Parking Lease
Bud McKay, Community Development Director, gave a brief history
on the Maliseet Gardens Parking Lease agreement with the City of
Bangor. The lease, between the City of Bangor and the united
States of America Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA(, dated October 25,
1991, is for the leasing of 70 parking spaces located next to
Maliseet Gardena. It expired on December 31, 1992. The BIA has,
upon expiration of the agreement, right of first refusal in regard
to any Subsequent lease of these parking spaces.
The point of contention at this time is that BIA is requesting
that they be allowed to continue paying their prior rate for
Parking with a CPI adjustment. The City's position, under terms of
the original lease agreement, is that parking be provided to the
Public and private sector on an equitable basis and that the Bureau
should pay the same rate as others.. The Bureau maintains that they
would have to pace on the increased costa to their tenants and that
the tenants cannot afford thisincrease.
Staff, however, advisee that the agreement in its original
terms be adhered to with respect to the parking fees. The City's
going rate is $33 per parking space but they will give a credit
($5.00 on each space. per month) if they maintain the parking lot
i.e. removal of snow, and other maintenance items.
Darrell Cooper, representing the BIA, spoke on behalf of them
in their position on this matter. BIA is also requesting that they
be extended an additional year at the rate they have been paying
($5.48 per apace per month). Several tenants of the Maliseet
Gardena were in attendance and spoke in support of a lower fee.
Councilor Don Soucy motioned to approve Staff's recommendation
to adher to the original agreement between the City of Bangor and
The Bureau of Indian Affairs to charge the going rate for parking
and t0 recmmmend this to the full City Council. Councilor Charles
Sullivan seconded. So voted.
The meeting adjourned at 6x20 PM.