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COMMUNITY & ECfJNOMIC DEVELCIPMENT COMMTTTEE
� Wednesday, April 6, 1994 @5:40 PM
MINUTES
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Cauncilor Gerard Baldacca., Chair
Councilor James Tyler
Councilor Chris Popper
OTHERS
PRESENT: Councilaa� Pat Blanchette
Renneth R. Gibb, Direeta� af Community & Ecanomic Dev.
Rodney G. McRay, Community Deveiopment �irector
5tan Moses, Asst. C.D. Dai.rector �
T.J. Mart�ial,. C.D, Hau�ing Resources Coordinator
John Lord, Planning Officer
Steve Bolduc, Economic Development Offi.cer
The meeting was called to order by Caunc�.lor James Tyler
at approximately 5:OQ PM. Caunci].or Pat Blanchette sat in as a
voting member until Councilor Baldacci arri.ved at 5:55 PM.
AGENDA ITEM #I - Planning IIpdate
John Lord gresented the following item to update the
Committee. At the last C&ED meeti.ng the Planning Issue was the
Can.tract Zone Change propased for a new cambination
� residentia],/medical office on Broadway. This it�m had been
con�.inued to the next P].anni.ng Board meeting whi.ch vras last
evening. The initial request wa� for 5,000 sq. ft. o� office
space; that has been reduced �to 3,900 sq. ft. with an overall cap
of 8,500 sq. ft. for the entire buildi.ng to allaw for the
residential portion. However, there is no guarantee �hat the
residential portion wi.11 be built.
If this zane change i.s periai�ted by Gauncil (it will take 6
"No" votes to override the P].anni.ng Board} it will. be setting a
precedent for future develapment requests. Staff advises that i�
this occurs then the Comprehensive Plan should be changed ta
reflect for purposes of consis�tency. �
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AGENDA TTEM #2 - Lease Agreement - Industrial Hygiene
Steve Balduc presented this item to the Committee. The
subject lease is wi.th Industrial I3ygiene/New England, Inc. The
term will be far 6 months at $�75.C10 per month for 700 sg. ft. of
office and laboratory space in Building #272 at 39 Florida Ave in
the Bangor International Airport Complex. .At the end of the term,
by which ti.me the company wi23. be �tabiiiz�ed, it i.s expected that
the rate will increase to a level camparable to the current market.
A motion was made and seconded ta amend this lease by
requesta.ng that Industrial Hygi.ene be asked to pay ane month's rent
� ($3�5.00) as a ren� depasit in advance of occupying the building
with all other terms as presented satisfactory. Sa voted.
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AGENDA ITEM #3 - Application to Maine State Housing Authority -
Municipal Infrastructure Program/Grant for
Infrastructure Improvements.- New Capehart Housing
Stan Moses, Asst. C.D. Director, presented this item to the
Committee with a brief background on its purpose. As subject
above, this application will be for up to $400,000, the maximum
available amount which will be used to fund improvements in the New
Capehart Housing area (units that are owned by the City) which will
be used as transitional housing. Some of the improvements
presently estiunated to cost $231,000 will include handicap access
modifications, interior painting, underground fuel tank removal and
replacement, electrical metering on individual units, landscaping,
basketball court, playgrounds, sidewalks and overlay of streets,
driveways and parking areas. Stan stated that by the time the
application is ready for submission it should be close to the
$400,000 maximum limit.
A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of the
application for the grant funds as presented. So voted.
AGENDA ITEM #4 - Community Development Residential Rehabilitation �
Loan - 979 Essex Street, Mobile Home
A motion was made and seconded to approve this deferred loan
request as presented. So voted. '
AGENDA ITEM #5 - Community Development Residential Rehabilitation
Loan - 61-63 Pearl Street, 4 units
A motion was made and seconded to approde this loan request as
presented. So voted.
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AGENDA ITEM #6 - Approving Subordination Agreement with Penobscot
Foundation for Developmental Services
In October of 1990, the Finance Committee of the City Council
of the City of Bangor approved �a Community Development loan in the
amount of $151,000 to the. Penobscot Foundation for Developmental
Services . The mortgage securing the City of Bangor Community .,
Development loan was subordinate to a first mortgage from Fleet
Bank.
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In March of 1994, the Penobscot Foundation for Developmental
Services requested that the City enter a Subordination Agreement to
allow them to refinance the outstanding principal of their Fleet
Bank .loan at a lower interest rate of 7 .2�. The security for the
City's loan would be improved by the refinancing as it would result
in the reduction of the amount secured by the first mortgage held �
by Fleet Bank.
Staff recommends approval of this request as presented.
A motion was made and seconded to approve this request as
presented. So voted.
Miscellaneous
A separate issue was brought up before the Committee by
Councilor Popper regarding the owners of Coffee Express on State
Street have made an inquiry if they could also sell prepackaged
food items such as donuts, danish, etc. at their business under
current zoning ordinances.
A brief discussion followed with the consensus of the
� Committee that they would have no initial jurisdiction over the
� initial decision on an issue of this type -- it is a Planning and
Code Enforcement issue. It was suggested that Councilor Popper '
contact Code Enforcement Staff for further direction on this
matter.
With no other business at hand, the meeting was adjourned at
6:10 pm.
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