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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-11-08 Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes � COMMUNITY& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Wednesday,November 8, 2000 @5:00 PM MINUTES COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilor Baldacci, Chair Councilor Rohman Councilor Palmer OTHER COUNCILORS PRESENT: Councilor Tremble STAFF PRESENT: Edward A. Barrett, City Manager Rodney G. McKay, Director of Community& Economic Development Sally Burgess, Business &Economic Development Officer Stephen Bolduc, Economic Development Officer Peter D'Errico,Economic Development Officer Kate Weber, Planning Officer Jim Ring, City Engineer Dan Wellington, Code Enforcement Officer OTHERS PRESENT: Parke Clemons, Manager of Pickering Squaxe Gaxage Jack Donovan—Parking Advisory Committee The meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM by Committee Chair, Councilor • Baldacci. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Sale of 17 Randolph Drive—Full Price Offer Action Taken: A motion was made and seconded to approve this offer as presented. So voted. REGULAR AGENDA 2. Amending Lease Agreement—University of Maine System Norm Heitmann, City Solicitor,presented to the Committee an amendment to the lease agreement between the University of Maine and the City of Bangor for property at the former pow Air Force Base on the easterly side of Maine Avenue. This amendment would extend the termination date of the current lease agreement from December 17, 2000 to May 10, 2001. Action Taken: A motion was made and seconded to recommend to the full City Council approval to amend the lease agreement with the University of Maine System as presented. So voted. 3. Granting of Easement to University of Maine System for Realignment of Texas Avenue Norm Heitmann, City Solicitor, reviewed a request from the University of Maine System to grant them an easement for the realignment of Texas Avenue. Action Taken: A motion was made and seconded to grant the University of . Maine System the easement for the realignment of Texas Avenue as presented. So voted. � 4. Downtown Parking Advisory Committee Report—Further Consideration of Parking Advisory Committee Recommendations—Proposed Parking Rate Increases Staff presented to the Committee for their further consideration the proposed parking rate increases as recommended by the Parking Advisory Committee. Action Taken: A motion was made and seconded by a vote of 3 to 1 to recommend to the full City Council the proposed parking rate increases of the Parking Advisory Committee as presented. So voted. 5. Review of Proposed Request for Proposals Waterfront Site Plan and Landscape Design Services City Manager Barrett opened discussion on the current proposed Request for Proposals stating that it will be issued to attract potential landscape architects to undertake the waterfront area. The City would like to proceed with doing much of the public green space during the summer of 2001. Before any work is started, staff suggests that a plan needs to be drawn up keeping in mind that there might have to be adjustments as the area develops. Rod McKay updated the Committee on the progress of the RFP for developers that was sent out in early October. To date,two developers have responded that they will be submitting proposals -- Conroy Development Co. and Ocean Properties, Ltd. Simon Group responded that they will not be submitting a proposal and it is doubted that responses will be coming from the other developers who received the RFP as they were not interested in some of the components of the waterfront plan. The proposals are due by November 29. Rod stated that consideration should be given to include West Market Square in the landscape plans as a way of linking the downtown and • waterfront. Councilor Palmer further suggested that perhaps Pickering Square should be included in this plan. Action Taken: Council and Staff will further review the RFP Waterfront Site Plan and Landscape Design Services in areas of phasing and conceptual design before sending it out to prospective firms for their response. Items 6-9 were taken up together: 6. Council Referral: Ordinance 00-393 —Amending the Code of the City of Bangor - Enacting New Chapter 82, Building Code—Residential 7. Council Referral: Ordinance 00-394—Amending the Code of the City of Bangor by Deleting Chapter 81, Building Code, and Replacing it with New Chapter 81, Building Code 8. Council Referral: Ordinance 00-395—Amending the Code of the City of Bangor, Chapter 180,to adopt the International Mechanical Code 2000 9. Council Referral: Ordinance 00-396—Amending the Code of the City of Bangor by Deleting Chapter 223, Property Maintenance Code, and Replacing it with New Chapter 223, Property Maintenance Code Action Taken: A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of Items 6-9 to the full City Council. So voted. A motion was made to go into Executive Session. 10. Executive Session—Union Place Property Acquisition Negotiations • A motion was made to go out of Executive Session. . 11. Executive Session—Economic Development Proposal Tabled. 12. Action on Economic Development Proposal Tabled until next C&ED Committee meeting. A motion was made to go into Executive Session. 13. Executive Session—Property Disposition Proposal,BIA Commercial/Industrial Park A motion was made to go out of Executive Session. Councilor Baldacci did not participate in the following item due to a conflict of interest. A motion was made to go into Executive Session. 14. Executive Session—Business Development Loan A motion was made to go out of Executive Session. 15. Action on above Business Development Loan Application Action Taken: A motion was made and seconded to approve this Business Development Loan application as presented. So voted. � Meeting adjourned at 7:00 PM. �