HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-12-01 Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
� Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1993
MINUTES
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Councilor Gerard Baldacci, Chair
Councilor James Tyler
Councilor Chris Popper
OTHERS
PRESENT: Renneth R. Gibb, Director of Community & Economic Devo
Edward A. .Barrett, City Manager
John Lord, Planning Officer
Gary Jewell, Parking Supervisor
The meeting was called to order by Councilor Gerard Baldacci
at approximately 5:01 PM.
AGENDA ITEM #1 - Community Development Residential Rehabilitation
Loan - 335 Pushaw Road, Single Family
(former Snowmobile Club)
� Ken Gibb briefly updated the new members as to the Committee's
duty with respect to reviewing and approving loan requests through
the Community Development Division.
This particular loan request was put on the agenda with hopes
that it could be approved but Staff, in working out the financial
proforma, found that they cannot recommend approval of this loan
based on the cost numbers. This property is currently a City-owned
building; it is in need of substantial rehab. In recent months an
RFP was sent out by the City to find a potential buyer. This was
accomplished but the rehab costs outweigh the possibility whereby
the property could be either rented or sold to a low- and moderate-
income family due to the guideline income limits as set by HUD.
The applicant has been informed of Staff's decision and had the
choice of coming to the Committee tonight but chose to try to redo
the numbers on the project with hopes of eventually making it a go.
This item may be back to Committee in a couple of weeks if the
applicant is able to come up with a rehab cost within the HUD
guidelines . There is also the alternative of private financing for
the project.
If the interested party cannot make the numbers work by the
time the option expires at the end of December 1993, then the City '
will have the property demolished.
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� AGENDA ITEM #2 - Planning Update
, This item pertains to issues that will be going before the
Planning Board that eventually go to the Council such as Zoning
requests or any changes to the Zoning Ordinance.
John Lord briefed the Committee on this item. This item will
be going to the Planning Board the week of Dec. 6th. A large
parcel located on Broadway, Pushaw Road area is being developed
into housing lots. In order to meet ordinance requirements to make
the lot frontage workable on a commercial parcel existing in this
location, the area will be reconfigured by taking 630 sq. ft off
one side and putting it on the rear. The total land area in the
commercial zone will remain the same; its largely a matter of
rearranging a parcel so that it will meet subdivision requirements
and giving it the proper zoning.
AGENDA ITEM #3 - Eastside Parking
This item pertains to Staff's recommendations for parking on
the East Side of Bangor and how it will be presented to the
neighborhood residents. The consensus from the Council is that
Staff should go out into the neighborhoods involved and explain it
to the residents. The Garland Street School will be the meeting
� site with members from this Committee and as many other Councilors
as possible attending as well as respective City Staff.
Ken asked for Committee's views on when this process should
begin: Councilor Baldacci stated that he felt as far as scheduling
that waiting until after the holidays would be best. Councilor
Tyler stated that as soon as possible after the holidays would be
best to get started with the meetings - to try to accomplish it
through 2 meetings if possible. Councilor Baldacci suggested that
Ken Gibb draw up a draft of a meeting schedule and work schedule
(for installing new signs, etc. ) so that Committee could finalize
the steps to be taken and that notices could be sent out in time
notifying residents involved as well as City Staff and Councilors .
AGENDA ITEM #4 - Meeting Time
Ken inquired of Committee members: if the present meeting time
of 5:00 PM for this Committee is agreeable. The consensus was that
the current meeting time and day of the month is acceptabZe.
With no other business at hand the meeting was adjourned at
5:32 PM.
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