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Home My WebLink About1998-07-08 Community and Economic Development Committee MinutesThe meeting was called to order by Committee Chair, Councilor Michael Aube at 5:00 PM. ITEM 01 - Council Referral - Amending City Parking Ordinance to Establish Violation Waiver Policy in Downtown Parking Management Area A motion was made and seconded to approve this item as presented. So voted. ITEM #2 -Union Street NCP John Lord, Planning Officer, reviewed for the Committee a draft plan outlining the approach that would be taken in the Union Place area if Community Development project were W be initiated. The plan covers such areas as structural deficiencies, improper location of smumme on land parcels, overcrowding of residential structures, incompatible uses, obsolete building types, deficient street system,code enforcement issues and the designation of Union Place NCP as ablighted area Also covered are the revitalization plan goals and objectives, land use plan, traffic circulation, public improvements, land use plan implementation, program activities, and land disposition. FTEM0 - Recommendations from the Downtown Parking Advisory Committee Lt. Don Winslow reviewed several items with respect to establishing mare parking spaces in the downtown. It was recommended to change the loading zone on the comer of State and Harlow Streets to a regular parking space; on Franklin Street, 2-3 more parking spaces will be formed from loading mass. Councilor Tyler stated that when loading zones are considered for deletion that considerable thought needs to be given as m the effect on local traffic bavards. Committee recommended to go with only 1 more packing space in order to provide for the safety of trucks loading and unloading. COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Wednesday, July 8,1998 @5:00 PM M[NUTES COMMITTEE NENMERS PRESENT: Councilor Michael Aube, Chair Councilor Joseph Baldacci OTHER COUNCILOM PRESENT: Councilor Gerry Palmer STAFF PRESENT: Edward A. Barrett, City Manager T.J. MMzial, C.D. Housing Resources Coordinator John Lord, Planning Officer Dan Wellington, Code Enforcement Officer Sally Burgess, Economic Dev. Project Coordinator Lt. Don Willow, Bangor Police Dept. The meeting was called to order by Committee Chair, Councilor Michael Aube at 5:00 PM. ITEM 01 - Council Referral - Amending City Parking Ordinance to Establish Violation Waiver Policy in Downtown Parking Management Area A motion was made and seconded to approve this item as presented. So voted. ITEM #2 -Union Street NCP John Lord, Planning Officer, reviewed for the Committee a draft plan outlining the approach that would be taken in the Union Place area if Community Development project were W be initiated. The plan covers such areas as structural deficiencies, improper location of smumme on land parcels, overcrowding of residential structures, incompatible uses, obsolete building types, deficient street system,code enforcement issues and the designation of Union Place NCP as ablighted area Also covered are the revitalization plan goals and objectives, land use plan, traffic circulation, public improvements, land use plan implementation, program activities, and land disposition. FTEM0 - Recommendations from the Downtown Parking Advisory Committee Lt. Don Winslow reviewed several items with respect to establishing mare parking spaces in the downtown. It was recommended to change the loading zone on the comer of State and Harlow Streets to a regular parking space; on Franklin Street, 2-3 more parking spaces will be formed from loading mass. Councilor Tyler stated that when loading zones are considered for deletion that considerable thought needs to be given as m the effect on local traffic bavards. Committee recommended to go with only 1 more packing space in order to provide for the safety of trucks loading and unloading. Create additional diagonal parking spaces on the east side of Central Street, near the Stetson black. It is recommended to convert the handicapped space to two regular size spaces, adding one additional one hour space and maintaining a handicapped space. Committee approved this recommendation. Eliminate the loading zone on West Market Square. The Parking Advisory Committee felt that this zone does get a lot of use. C&ED Committee recommended to keep it as an elimination 9 this time. Create 3 parallel parking spaces at the intersection of Main and Hammond Streets. Consensus of the Parking Advisory Committee was not to proceed with dtis as it would create safety concerns. Create more diagonal spaces on Center Street on the left side of City Hall. Consensus was that there is not enough room to do this. Convert all loading zones to parking spaces. Parallel parking on Franklin Street to be changed ter diagonal parking on the east side near the stream; eliminate the loading zone on Franklin Street near the comer of Harlow Street. ?TEM b4- Code Enforcement Update No items to report. IY ILs]uTUM John Lord, Planning Officer, reviewed three items that recently went before the Planning Board. 1) Council Order 98-148, Rite Aid Project. Major change in the last several weeks is that the parcel on the back side (on the Ohio Sheet frontage) is now eliminated. Rite Aid has amended their application to eliminate that parcel and they have picked up a small parcel from EMMC that will accommodate the project better. 2) Update on status of Bangor Housing Authority application for zone change to relocate their daycare center. 3) Zone Change on outer Broadway in the vicinity of Burleigh Road and Griffin Road - site of the Bangor Baptist School and Church. They need to put in additional classrooms - the Planning Board has recommended a zone change to accommodate this need. 4) Amendment to allow residential uses in upper stories of existing structures in the waterfront development district. The Planning Board recommended approval. ITEM"- Economic Development Update No items to report ITEM97- Hope House Merger with Acadia Hospital, Update on HUD Grant and Lease IT. MarEml, C.D. Housing Resources Coordinator, updated the Committee on the Hope House project stating that the project had come to a halt due to the fact that the Dept. of Mental Health felt they could not support the project because of Hope House's poor financial record. However, because of the impending merger of Hope House and Acadia Hospital, the Dept, of Mental Health (DMH) has recently committed in writing up to $50,000 a year for support of this project. A HUD 0=1 will pay for 75%ofthe operating costs of the project hard yeas end DMH will cover the other operating costs for 3 yeas. Dae HUD Grant will also pay 50% of the construction costs and Maine Stele Housing Authority is paying for the other 50%. A motion was made and seconded to go into Executive Session to hear the following two items. So voted. ITEM pg- EXECUTIVE SESSION- Land Disposition ITEM b9- EXECUTIVE SESSION - Lata Disposition The meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:30 PM. 0