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Home My WebLink About2000-03-22 Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes ,'� COMMUNITY& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Wednesday, March 22, 2000 @5:00 PM MINUTES - COMMITTEE MEMBERS � PRESENT: Councilor Rohman Councilor Vardamis � Councilor Palmer Councilor Crowley . OTHER COUNCILORS PRESENT: Councilor Aube STAFF PRESENT: Edward A. Barrett, City Manager Rodney G. McKay, Director of Community & Economic Dev. Stan Moses, Asst. C.D. Director T.J. Martzial, Housing Programs Manager Katherine Weber, Planning Officer Peter D'Errico. Economic Dev. Officer • Dan Wellinaton. Code Enforcement Officer Norm Heitmann, City Solicitor Lee Umphrey, Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator � Tim McDouaal OTHERS PRESENT: Roxanne Saucier, BDN The meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM by Councilor Rohman who sat in for Committee Chair, Councilor Baldacci. T.J. Martzial, HousinQ Programs Manager, asked that Item#1 be taken off of the Consent Agenda as he had other items to add. Committee approved. REGULAR AGENDA: ITEM #1 — Approving Purchase & Sale Agreements—Accepting Offers of Full Sale Price for Purchase of 8 Randolph Drive and 193 Randolph Drive, 16 Maxwell Lane and 26 Randolph Drive. A motion was made and seconded to approve the purchase and sale aareements as presented. So voted. y ITENI #2—Authorization to Submit Grant Application— Outdoor Recreation Facilities Grant The Creative Playground at Hayford Park on Union Street is in need of replacement. The City is eliQible to apply for a Land and Water Conservation Fund arant from the Bureau of Parks and Land to assist with the development of a ne�v playground. . The cost of this project is estimated at$130,000. The City can request up to �2�,000 in Bureau funds with the City doing a local match of funds. The application will need to be • secured prior to June 30, 2000 to receive State funds. The Letter of Intent is due by March 31St and the application is due on Apri128. A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval to the full City Council that the City approve the project as presented. So voted. ITEM #3 — State Planning Office Grant Application Planning Officer, Kate Weber, reviewed for the Committee the requirements for � applying for an implementation grant from the Community Planning and Investment ProQram in the State Planning Office. The City can request up to $9,375 in State funds with a 33% match. The City proposes to use this grant for development of a summary of the Comprehensive Plan, printinQ of the Plan and Summary and updating the Land Development Code and development of specific land use plans for the growth areas of the City such as the Mall, Waterfront and Downtown. Councilor Rohman suQgested that language be inserted in the land use plan with respect to including a cultural plan. A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of this grant application to the full City Council. So voted. ITEM#4—Amendment to BanQor House Parking Lease This amendment will add � additional parking spaces to the Bangor House parking lease which is on a year-to-year basis. All other terms of the lease w�ll remain unchanged. A motion was made and seconded to approve this amendment as presented. So voted. � ITENI #�—EYtending Time Period for Continuation of Negotiations with the Commissioners of the County of Penobscot—6 Central Street (former Grants BuildinQ) A request was made to estend the time period for negotiations between the Cit�- and Commissioners of the County of Penobscot for the possible sale or lease of 6 Central Street to June 30, 2000. A motion was made and seconded to approve this request as presented. So voted. ITEiI�I#6 —The Small Business Administration—Business Information Center SBA is interested in establishing a Business Information Center (BIC) in Banaor similar to those in Portland and Lewiston. SBA provides a portion of the cost necessar� to equip the center. Sponsors are needed for the remainin� capital equipment costs and an estimated $62,760 in annual operatin� costs. The Center would need bet��-een 2;000 and 4,000 sq. ft. of office space. A proposed location��ould be in a downtoz�-n storefront. Some of these centers are supported by lending institutions; the SBA is concerned that it not be just one lending institution. Sally Buraess of the Community & Economic De�-elopment staff is workina ��-ith SBA in identifyinQ locations as well as other aspects of the proposal. � � Committee members aareed that this addition to the do�vnto�vn BanQor area is important. They asked that Staff pursue gathering fiirther information on such details as fundinQ sponsors for operating costs. • . A motion was made to go into Executive Session. ITEM #7—Executive Session—Property Acquisition A motion was made to go out of Executive Session. ITEM #8—Authorizing Offers to Acquire Property—Union Place Neighborhood Conservation Project . The City is currently having properties appraised located at 15-16 Union Place, 7- 11 Union Place, 243-245 Union Street; 273-277 Hammond Street, 265 Hammond Street and 253-25� Hammond Street in the Union Place Neighborhood Conservation Project. A motion was made and seconded to direct Staff to authorize offers to acquire these properties as presented. So voted. Meeting adjourned at 6:00 PM. • �