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COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
, • Wednesday, February 22, 1995 @ 5:00 PM
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COUNCILORS
PRESENT: Councilor Chris Popper, Chair
� Councilor pon �Soucy
3� Councilor Pat Blanchette
. Councilor Charles Sullivan
Councilor Marshall Frankel
� Councilor James Tyler �
STAFF
PRESENT: Renneth R. Gibb, Director of Community & Economic Dev.
. Edward A. Barrett, City Manager
Rodney G. McRay, Community Development Director
T.J. Martzial, C.D. Housing Coordinator
James Ring, City Engineer
�. Bob Ziegelaar, Airport Director
Gary Jewell, Parking Supervisor
Bruce Shibles, Asst. City Solicitor
' OTHERS
PRESENT: Frank Jordan, Legends, 16 Union St. , Bangor
` • Jack� Cashman, Old Town
' Dave Giroux, . 136 Union St. , Bangor
Laurie Raram, 59 May St. , Bangor
Steve Saliba, May St. , Bangor
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The meeting was called to order by Councilor Popper at. 5:05
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AGENDA ITEM #1 - Council Order 95-113 - Authorizing the Airport
Department to Purchase Land from Bangor Hydro
As Councilbr James Tyler is employed at Bangor Hydro he was
excused from voting on this item as he has a conf�ict of interest.
Airport Director Bob Ziegelaar spoke to the Committee on this
issue. The Airport Department, under a previous agreement, retains
an option to purchase 36 acres of land located to the west of the
airport's runway from Bangor Hydro. The agreed sum is $500 per
acre (the original cost .that the Hydro paid) . This acreage will
increase the airport's control of surrounding land areas and
� prevent future noise complaints. Bangor Hydro has also agreed to
grant a noise easement to the Airport Department for the balance of
its property in the same area.
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This issue has been reviewed and recommended for approval by
the Airport Committee a� well a� Mr. Ziegelaar.
A motion wa� made and seconded to recammend that this item go
to the C3.ty Council for approval. ao voted.
AGENDA ITEM #2 - Front �treet Parking Changes
Ren Gibb reviewed the current� status o� this proposal with the
Committee. Recently, meetings have been held with the vari.ous
business nwners i.n the Front Street area to discuss parking ch�nges
in order to accommadate the expanding business climate on and
around the waterfront. Ken visual3y indicated on a map the
speci.fic areas in questi.on, the types a� businesse� located there
as well as the parking time slots far each area. He also gave a
brief history of the changes that have taken place in that area �
si.nce the inception af the parking garage as well as expl�ining the
propased chan�es to be imp2emented an Front St�eet, Main Street
(near Bangor Wi.ndow & Shade Co. ) , Broad Street and under the
Chamberlai.n Bridge,
Di.scussi.on continued among Staff, CounciZ and busi.ness owners
• as ta the variaus proposals presented and their pros and cons and
possa.ble solutions . Ren Gibb propased a solui�ion which involved
remova.ng parki.ng �eters from Fron* Street and install about 8
meters under the Chamberlain Bra.dge along with the permit paricing
area.
�i motion was made to approve this proposal and forward it to
the City Council for approval. Seconded. So voted.
� AGENDA ITEM #3 - Planning Update
IThe Planning Baard at its meeting on February 21, 1995
recox�unended approva]. on three a.tems . They are: 1) to redefine
Community Servi�e lJrganizations (which were taken out of . the
Neighborhood Service District} , �by requiring that their activities
be consi.�tent with other permitted u�es in the zone. 2) an
amendment to Park and �pen Space Di�tricts which will allaw public
utili.ty and publa.c service uses (i.e. pump station) . 3) a change
ta the Shoreland Zoning ordi.nance by amending mi.nimum lot size for
those lots which are adjacent to fre�h water we�3.ands in areas
where there are existing water and sewer services.
AGENDA ITEM #5 - C.D. Residential Rehabi.litati.on Loan -
, Spring �t. , 27 units
A matian wa5 made and seconded to approve this loan request as
� presented. So voted.
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AGENDA ITEM #4 - Executive Session - Land Negotiations
A motaon was made and seconded to go in�o Executive
Session to take up subject items . So voted.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:05 PM.
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