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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. I J � 3 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.