HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-03-02 Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, March 2, 1992
MINUTES
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Councilor W. Tom Sawyer, Chair
Councilor Don Soucy
Councilor Marshall Frankel
Councilor Pat Blanchette
Councilor Jane Saxl
OTHERS
PRESENT: Kenneth R. Gibb, Director of Community & Economic Dev.
Rod McKay, Community Development Director
Stephen Bolduc, Economic Development Officer
Jim Ring, Acting City Engineer
Edward A. Barrett, City Manager
Erik Stumpfel, Acting City Solicitor
The meeting was called to order at 8: 10 PM.
AGENDA ITEM # 1 - C.D. Rehab Loan Request
65 Second Street, 3 units
This property, owned by Edward Guernsey, needs complete rehab,
inside and out. No first mortgage on the property so the City will
be in first position. Loan amount is for $34,520 at 6% for 10
• years. The owner will be doing a lot of the inside work.
Estimated value of the property after rehab will be approximately
$75,000 .
Committee voted unanimously to approve this loan request.
AGENDA ITEM #2 - Sublease Approval at BIA
As with all of the standard leases at BIA, any sublease
requests have to be approved by the City. Spillane Car Rental
currently sublets a portion of their building to Maine Over Night
Express, Inc . and. the Chambers Leasing Co. , a Budget Rent-A-Car
franchisee and is requesting approval of the subleases for these 2
entities. Staff personnel, Bob Ziegelaar - Airport Director and
Stephen Bolduc - Economic Development Officer, have both reviewed
the subleases and recommend approving the request.
Committee voted unanimously to approve this sublease request by
Spillane Car Rental Company.
AGENDA ITEM #3 - Transfer of Land to University of Maine System
In 1989 the City of Bangor and the University of Maine System
(UMS) signed a joint agreement in which UMS would convey 26
buildings and associated land (adjacent to Maine Ave. where Maine
Business Enterprise Park will be developed) to the City of Bangor.
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The City, in return, agreed to convey right of title and interest
of 13 acres of land to the University of Maine. The UMS also
agreed to demolish and remove debris of the existing buildings .
Currently, UMS has done some of the demolition but the process is
behind schedule due to their budgetary restraints.
Staff is proposing that the City Manager be authorized to
convey the City's interest in the 13 acre parcel conditioned upon
assurances that the University of Maine will comply with its
obligation to demolish the remaining structures . This approval
will put the City of Bangor in compliance with the original
agreement and thus give the City the leverage to push UMS a little
harder to fulfill its obligations .
Don Soucy motioned to approve this action. Pat Blanchette
seconded. So voted.
AGENDA ITEM # 4, - Credits for Private Maintenance of Leased
Municipal Lots
Bangor Schoolhouse Associates has approached the City regarding
maintenance of the lot (Upper Atler) which is leased from the City
(for a 30-year term) . The lease agreement calls for the City to be
responsible for all maintenance. The Schoolhouse pays the going
rate for surface parking which is currently $30 per month per
space.
Due to the tenants overnight parking in this lot, it is
impossible for the City to do snow removal . It has been suggested
110 by Staff to Bob Baldacci Jr. , of Bangor Schoolhouse Associates,
that they be responsible for all maintenance responsibilities in
return for a reduction in the lease rate. Bob Baldacci has agreed
to this. City Staff has estimated that the reduction should be
approximately $4 per month per space. Staff is also recommending
that this figure be used in the future when considering agreements
with Bangor Schoolhouse Associates and other parties .
Councilor W. Tom Sawyer requested that Staff specifically note
as to the condition of the parking lot at the time that Bangor
Schoolhouse Associates takes over the maintenance responsibility
and exactly what the City would expect in terms of a maintenance
schedule in relation to the overlay and striping over the next 30
years .
Staff agreed to bring back to Committee for their approval an
agreement specifically related to the Schoolhouse project.
Don Soucy motioned to approve the guideline of a $4 per space
per month credit for private maintenance of leased municipal lots.
Marshall Frankel seconded. So voted.
The meeting was adjourned at 8: 17 P.M.
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