HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-05-19 Municipal Operations Committee Minutesldu . ipal Opaattam Cmmittee
My 19, 1992 at 9:30 p.m.
Hirmtes
Caactlors in Attemkm et Soisy, sail,
5. Pa lima Issues
a. 100 john Ba t 1 A Hours on 1
O v Parkin Ams. Ma cuaeat School Ems try parking area in front
frau Sohn Bmist IS restricted for achml Imams betvean the hours of ]am
and 5 pm. All tha school busses leave the area by 2:00 pa. 19a mairamre
a would rake tM limitation to J am to 2 pm. the Camdttea
elgsswed this xPiCmmeedfltian.
b. 100 Stvxbsv -,RAM 6 t High Schjol - S [ tsh jow = gena, yfie
City has tem apm+rCaChed by Tohn Papst with the request for estWAishimg
a loading arae for deliveries to tla school. Tie loading zona to be
established lles within the current School Hus try parking area.
ibliCo uapvxtvmt xsrnierrlal this change and the Faaucipal .
Coratttae approval it.
C. Pea Plaza - tti Uwater par4 zM. Pam
Plaza is a pratem al office duelopaa+* located off of Stillvstex
Avame. It is a series of Luilduga which are eithm condnnidi�ma ox
aePar'abalY Dred. Sae of the butldings have more thaa adequate p rking
while oGms have less than the amount which is nestled. Ae a result,
parking is nae occurring along both shr as of Aao Plaza and crasti g site
lire difficulties for iMividuals exiting the parking lot of the first
building on the right as you drive in end alzo rmtrictug the flow of
traffic to and from Stillwater Avame. A reguest was made by a p pa.Yy
owner in the area to establish no parking on the westerly aide of Pam
Plaza. Ino mWtion, a secomd request was wtle to 1 t parking on either
side of the drivasy into the first building on the right. 'Na p pose
of this request was to allay appropriate site lines for iotlivlduals
artting that parking lot. All of Ha oc nq a in tha Ares hmi bee:
n tiffed of this request and of the time of the meeting. lb objao f
had bean made.
It wee noted by staff that the original devalcper of the project still
saes cme uMevelrhad parcel in the area and that prior to takvg any
ff actino it would he appropriate to contact this fffiivlAal for his
=mints.
The Camdttee agreed to place the titan on the 6cactl Aganda for first
remang and directed staff to contact the darelaper ami to bring tie tram
nock to the M ipal 0pexatzims c ttee at its re mooting.
d. 263 State Streat-HatahUah a f ores.
Tba City las been contacted by the omen of the paofaashm office
building located at the mother of State and Haxlmac Street adjecat to
the CttY's fire station. M requested that two hmxUcappal parking
Spaces be estabUSA fn front of his tntlding along with a loading ate.
M8 parking areas in question serine a nmber of business® im the arca,
anti it was the msumendatinn of the lblfre nelavtrent that Ue full
requ : rot ie apps . Tie 0.epitlamt recrn:oEMai i t a single
levelicappud apace >e eataClisLed Sn front of 263 State $[[PEt rear Ue
intersstton with Nerzivac aid State Etieets.
e. 17 Omber St E tabl' h dadi awed Y kim Erne. TLa City
Las been . .__.ted by the xesidaK of 17 Glxoberland Street ab by E88tem
1t'NOPm Aga Y Bard � the pmsll ty of F9f blisbv a
bdndi_cappai apace in £mM of SJ Cu ba<Lvtl Stteet. '4e iMiViiWal livi g
at the residaice fa bue3icapw, dote to ile fntaedty of on-stmet
paxkiW in the area doing tie day eastern n=sportation often Las
difficulty savicbg thin lmitvidnal. me C ttee xecanerckd Clot
tris space be establ.ist L.
1. C,O. 92-257 Amandina M2 Badqgtration-w.t tions,
Sdn Ring xaiieavd wlth tle Candttee p goeed cbw to YY92 Waier£xont
bdget xaluUretl to recognise Ute aMitiixial coats aM xeveiiues asxcint i
with tle City's purchase of Ue isiv docks on the waTerixont. Tie
major nced for Ute isseaee is to xecoydze tl approximate $6.000
requi.ral to install the dols for tbia Costing season. 'de ia;ieeae Sn
costa will W offset by a aimilat increase in xeuamee.
The Crnmfttee approved this rtwm®datian aM sett it fonsxd to Ue
Coureil with a xvqu® far approval.
2. I Pe mwl-Mt [arorea.
Hon Gibb briefed the O>mdttoe on bis xecanrerd on that the City rentor
its lease with HatJnnel Garage for manwj v of Cotte the Yarkmg Qor
and the Abbott Square lot. ' City Lea beat very pLaised wiN the
perEosnetce of flatfinel Geroge at Cotte locations. lbeti propsed
apecating budget for the cu i }car iMi rntpa that both the Yarkfig
Caraga and Tbbott Square will cPa at a lawyer cpratbg profit U
the Curran year. 9 would be ammplfebal through a co�an of
exP d tum LEdlle Lloila BMI YBVam� 1.nCLeaEa3.
City mwuger w Eartett hrw to ffi tknadttee's attarcion the
xeaaa nidauon of our outside aWitore t t m a t ba atlertalws of the
o atiig budgets for these fsilities. Vbiar ors cmtmcc with [satienal
Garage. the City can perfom such an a t at 1ts pleasure. however, tM
ffmmfal records fmolvaf am lecat at Oativel Garages headquarters
fn Oatmit, Afic di - An audit of these xuaxuda would require that Ue
City con t with an aocamiti i fi in t Cetmft ams to adertake
the audit. In edditiat, the City is quite famili with the operation of
both tleae facdliti ,aid revie..a TLe aium8l hxk at for maaorabdldty.
'due pmf� of such an audit mf jut rot he amt baeficial to the
City. The C®mittce indicated that tbey felt the City might c ref
periodically a dartaking en A'Ait, but tli did net feel. it wee essential
M this time.
31Mitu}m (Xasal P't-Lmd Cwnexshin r�..ifi^xm,„,
As a xeeult of some r done ly the CityForester, it has becvoe
alparmt that the Assessor's msp in the teen of wblteeport where our
gavel pit iB located 1s inaccurate art has rewgnised that a poxcion of
the
property does not halcm to the City of Bs u Lit ratl b cogs w
the Patten A ion and Fend Corporation. The city has been paying ta>om
on this lana for a coafdazable period, and Patten has agnesi W sign
war the laM to the City in lieu of reflmdi� past tamres. The Smd fn
questionv wod-d, and may have some td Wier harvestfng value. In
a3tlitton, a portion of t lm i may told adiitioml gavel deposits which
the City may matte use of in the £oder. Staff recatmw dal to the
Caimtttce that we proceo9 fn acquiring the preperiy fran Patten nuction.
TW ctnruttee xecamvdal adpxoval to full comcil.
4. Sales a Saecdal Pvmt M m tte C 000so.
citY Msos a eaaett indicated that ibis is an mmoal approval which the
City Provddas W alloy for dsantam aerchants W ndertaks sddeslk sales
and SPe-da1 fssrnntions. Tla C ttse xecasmded app v to tFe
Council.
6. cablev' P Csei Rate Irc2atae.
city Solicitor S a Stmmpfel LKfefed risa Coedttee on a recent notice we
Mva eceived for a proposal rate lncsasse for Cablevision. Cablevtaiom
des Proposed imreasieg tlefr rates $1.00 P month fox family cable
eervfce. W. Stuvfel las xevieaal the Cdty's Wdsti g frsamhfae
ageeuvR, a Ms deteuwrd that the City pocW y is not req,:.aa to
pmvdde aPprwal fox this incvasae. Our existing franchise penoits tlm
cable open W i+a.-rease their rates w to the Coiswer Price iMpX
rrcrvaee Eton the period of the previous rate incrvsee. 0he 81.00
ins a seem W fall within rias area.
Solicit Sdmgifel also dsiefed tlm C®nittee on his cooems that the
retsS Paid for Ceblevi^,im m Ba are relativelY high fn couparism
with raters for similar service th gv t the State of Maine. the �ta
of a rate survey perfumed by Cablwfsfen nem nate available W the
c ttee for their rsvrew.
A£t¢ diswssion, the Camdttee Uixactel Sdmpfsl W writs W Cablevision
expressing our comcam war their rata fns a and ria cue real
struct fn gal. They also aotbmived do Solicimx w con W
review the sddmtdon with Cablwfsion and in regu W any pending
Federal legislatfw that may affect tla city's ability to enter
ef�vely into rate os tAt ,