HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-09-06 Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes • COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Wednesday, September 6, 2000 @5:00 PM
MINUTES
COMMITTEE '
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Councilor Rohman
Councilor Vardamis
Councilor Palmer ,
Councilor Crowley
STAFF
PRESENT: Edward A. Barrett, City Manager
Rodney G. McKay
T.J. Martzial,Housing Programs Manager
Sally Burgess,Economic&Business Development Officer
Dan Wellington, Code Enforcement Officer
Norm Heihnann, City Solicitor
John Hamer, Asst. City Solicitor
OTHERS
PRESENT: Priscilla Williams =Wellspring Group Home representative, French Street
• Councilor Rohman, in Committee Chair Councilor Baldacci's absence, called the
meeting to order at 5:07 PM.
Consent AQenda
1. Authorizing the Sale of 65 Randolph Drive (full price offer)
2. Council Referral—Ordinance 00-328,Amending the Bangor Center
Revitalization Area Ordinance, Chapter 71 § 71-20, Signs
Action Taken: A motion was made and seconded to approve the Consent
AQenda as presented. So voted. -
Resular A�enda
3. Children's Museum Agreement Amendments
Action Taken: A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval
of the amendments to the Children's Museum Agreement as presented. So voted.
A motion was made and seconded to go into Executive Session.
4. Executive Session—University of Maine/City Lease Agreements
A motion was made and seconded to go out of Executive Session.
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� 5. Offer to Sell Properry
City Solicitor Heitmann reviewed for the Committee an offer from a local
resident to sell their Bangor property to the City. Staff has discussed the parcel at
length and does not believe it to be a useful acquisition. Staff recommends
declining to purchase or negotiate to purchase this property;the wetlands are not
high quality and the City Forester does not believe the parcel would enhance
the City Forest.
Action Taken: A motion was made and seconded to accept Staf�s
recommendation to decline the offer to purchase this property as presented. So
voted.
6. Local Resident's suggestion to acquire WW2 Era U.S.Navy Warship as a
Riverfront Attraction
StafFpresented to the Committee a local resident's suggestion to acquire a
WW2 Era U.S.Navy Warship as a tourist attraction for the Bangor waterfront.
Staff has concluded that due to various problems such as bringing the vessel to
Bangor,the cost to refurbish and maintain it as well as storing it during cold
weather and ice, it would not be advisable to acquire this vessel. Committee
suggested,however,that the City write a letter of appreciation to this citizen for
his suggestion on behalf of our community.
Action Taken: A motion was made and seconded to accept Staff's
recommendation to not acquire the WW2 Era Navy Warship as a Riverfront
� Attraction. So voted.
7. Residential Paxking Permits
Staff reviewed various issues pertaining to residential parking permits in
the French, Somerset, Garland Street area. The proposed changes to the cunent
ordinance, for which amendments would be required, are: to extend the residential
parking permit amendment ordinance for an additional year from November 1,
2000 to November 2, 2001; discontinue the residential parking permit fees; allow
landlords to park on the street when attending to their rental properties. With
respect to the needs of the staff at Wellspring Group Home on French Street,this
would come under the same criteria as for residents. Staff recommended that
Ordinance Amendments and an Order Amendment be put on the upcoming City
Council Agenda for their meetina on September 11, 2000.
8. Rehab Loan—207 Randolph Drive, Single-Family
Action Taken: A motion was made and seconded to approve this loan as
presented. So voted.
9. Rehab Loan—39 Webster Ave., 4 units, owner-occupied
Action Taken: A motion was made and seconded to approve this loan as
presented. So voted.
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A motion was made and secanded to go into Ea�ecutive Session.
� 10, Executive Session—Union Place Property Acquisition Negotiations
A motion was made and seconded to go out of Executive Sessian.
11. Action on above item
Actian Taken: A motion was made and seconded to direct staff to praceed
with an offer to acquire the Colford Properties. So voted.
12. Freeses Building Underground Tank
Code Enforcement Officer Dan Wellington presented a request to the
Committee from the Weiaber UiI Cornpany to use City property far an
underground oil storage tank. Committee asked Staf£to comrnunzcate to Webber
Clii Coznpany that they explore other on-site storage.
Meeting adjaurned at approximately 6:45 PM.
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