HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-05-08 95-216 RESOLVEDate May 8. 1995 .Item No. 95-216
Item/Subject: Authorizing Participation in the State of Maine -
Growth Management Program
Responsible Department: Planning Division
Commentary:
The State Department of Economic and Community Development has
offered to provide $60,000 1n grant funds to the City to assist in
the preparation of a Comprehensive Plan which meets the
requirements of the State's Growth Management Statute. This
Resolve would authorize the City Manager to take the necessary
actions to enter into a contract with the State to receive these
funds and to disburse the funds to obtain necessary
sary materials and
contract necessary services to fulfillState Statutory
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Assigned to Cayneiler Woodcock any 8, 1995 95-216
CITY OF BANGOR
QITL6l �ResaiilQ,. Authorizing Participation in the State of Mine
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BY ztm City CoxnsO of Aw My ofBuagor:
NBSOLVED, WHEREAS, the State of Maine has established a so-called
"Growth Management Program" for all municipalities within the State
under the provisions of Title 30-A, Chapter 187, Planning and Land
Use Regulation, Subchapter VI;
AND WHEREAS, the State Office of Community Development of
the Department of Economic and Community Development has offered to
provide grant funds to the City to assist in the preparation of
a Comprehensive Plan which meets the requirements of the Growth
Management Statute cited above and meets the State goals contained
in that Statute;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of
the City of Bangor authorizes the City Manager, pursuant to Title
30-A, M.R.S.A., Section 5682, to accept State Planning Grant Funds
of up to $60,000; to take the necessary actions to enter into a
contract with the Maine Department of Economic and Community
Development to receive such funds, and to disburse such funds to
fulfill the requirements of the Comprehensive Planning and Land Use
Regulation Act through contracting for services and materials as
necessary.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, the City Council of the City
of Bangor hereby authorizes the appropriation of the necessary
matching funds for the Growth Management Program not to exceed
$20,000. - -
STATEMENT OF FACT, The State's Growth Management Program is a 75%
State, 258 local matching grant program. The
City may use "matching" staff time on eligible
Growth management Program costs and previous
comprehensive planning expenditures to fund
the local share.
IN CITY COUNCIL I 95-216
May 8. 1995 R E S 0 L V E
Pa
t Authorizing Participation in the State of
CITY C RI! Maine Growth Navagameat Program.
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95-216
DATE May 2, 1995
TO: City Council
PROM: Sohn Lord, Planning Officer
SUBJECT: State Growth Management Law Grant
It appears timely to provide some background on the Growth
Management Law Grant being made available to the City from the
State Department of Economic and Community Development. At the
time that the City updated its Comprehensive Plan in 1990 State
Growth Management Law Funds wer,e not available as the City was
far down a priority ranking list developed by the State to spread
out the grant monies over time (the prime criteria was a
percentage of population increase and many communities i
Southern Maine were experiencing very rapid growth in the
1980'x).
The Comprehensive Plan Revision document approved by the
City of Bangor indicated that there were areas which would have
to be studied further to meet the basic requirements of the
Growth Management Law and the Plan contemplates dealing with some.
of these, primarily,resource
at a later date when State
funding becomes available. Following completion of these items,
the City's Comprehensive Plan can be submitted to the State for
certification" that it meats with the requirements of the
comprehensive planning guidelines and State goals of the Growth
Management Law.
It has finally becomeourturn to receive funding and it is
our intent to use these monies to fill in those areas where we do
not have adequate information to deal with some of the Growth
Management Law issues in 1990. Also, this provides us with an
opportunity to review our Comprehensive Plan and do a five-year
update.