HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-09-20 Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes • COMMITTEE&ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Wednesday, September 20, 2000 @5:00 PM
Tour of Union Place Neighborhood Conservation Project.
MINUTES
COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Councilor Baldacci, Chair
Councilor Rohman
Councilor Vardamis
Councilor Palmer
OTHER
COUNCILORS
PRESENT: Councilor Blanchette
STAFF
PRESENT: Rodney G. McKay, Director of Community & Economic Development
Stan Moses, Asst. C.D. Director
T.J. Martzial, Housing Programs Manager
Dan Wellington, Code Enforcement Officer
Jim Ring, City Engineer
Kate Weber, Planning Officer
. Lee Umphrey, Community&Intergovernmental Affairs
OTHERS: Ray Colford, owner of 10,12 and 14 Union Place
The meeting was called to order by Committee Chair Councilor Baldacci at 5:00 PM.
1. Committee Tour of Union Place
Committee and staff toured the interior of#243-245 Union Street which is now
owned by the City. Community Development staff has relocated the occupants of the 4
apartments in this building. Committee members and staff agreed that the condition of
this building was poor and,with a failing foundation, it should be demolished.
The Committee and staff also toured the interior of the one vacant apartment in
15-16 Union Place, which is now owned by the City. The tenant of this apartment has
been relocated by City staff,with the tenants of the three other apartments in this building
still to be relocated. Committee members and staff agreed that the condition of the
vacant apartments was deplorable.
The building at 7-11 Union Place has also been acquired by the City, with the
tenants of both apartments still to be relocated.
The Committee also toured the exterior of 10, 12 and 14 Union Place, owned by
Ray Colford. Mr. Colford was present to answer questions. With authorization by the
Committee, staff is negotiating with Mr. Colford for acquisition of these properties.
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• Committee members and staff agreed that the proximity of these 3 buildings to each other
and to other nearby buildings represented an over crowding condition.
2. Union Place Neighborhood Conservation Project—Review of Redevelopment Plans
Staff presented to the Committee two redevelopment conceptual plans (copies
attached) indicating a possible redevelopment of apartments (1) if existing structure were
removed from the properties recently acquired by the City and(2) if the Colford
properties were also acquired and cleared. The Committee made no decision regarding
redevelopment, but some members raised the possibility of retaining at least part of the
area as "green space".
3. Executive Session—Union Place Neighborhood Conservation Project Property
Acquisition Negotiations
The Committee voted to go into Executive Session in the front room of the vacant
243-245 Union Street to discuss property acquisition negotiations. Following the
executive session,the Committee voted to have staff continue negotiations with Ray
Colford for the acquisition of his properties at 10,12 and 14 Union Place (lots 39, 40 &
40A on City Assessor's Map 33).
4. Downtown Development District—Proposed Zoning Amendments �
Staff reviewed the proposed amendments to the Land Development Code relating
to the Downtown Development District,to rezone churches in the district from
• Government& Institutional to DDD, allowing the more flexible DDD development
standards for churches, and to allow broadcasting studios in the DDD (but not
broadcasting towers) which are not currently permitted uses in the DDD.
The Committee took no action and requested further consideration at its next
meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 5:55 PM.
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