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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-11-17 Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes ` " COMMUNITY&ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Wednesday,November 17, 1999 @5:00 PM MINUTES � COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilor Baldacci, Chair Councilor Crowley Councilor Rohman Councilor Vardamis Councilor Palmer STAFF PRESENT: Edward A. Barrett, City Manager Rodney G. McKay, Director of Community &Economic Development Stan Moses, Asst. C.D. Director T.J. Martzial, C.D. Housing Programs Manager Katherine Weber, Planning Officer Peter D'Errico, Economic Development Officer Stephen Bolduc, Economic Development OfFcer Dan Wellington, Code Enforcement Officer OTHERS PRESENT: Chris Hutchins Sgt. Hodges The meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM by Committee Chair, Councilor Baldacci. • CONSENT AGENDA: , ITEM#1 - Recommendation to City Council on Applications to Maine Department of Conservation-Recreational Trails Program Grant ITEM#2 - Council Referral - 00-14 Ordinance Amending Chapter 291, Article III of the City of Bangor Code -Adopting New Parking Schedules The Consent Agenda was moved and seconded and was unanimously approved. REGULAR AGENDA: ITEM#3 - Amendment to Lease Agreement with Acadia Hospital Corporation A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of this amendment to lease agreement with Acadia Hospital Corporation as presented. So voted. ITEM#4 - Council Referral - 00-12 Ordinance Amending the Downtown Paxking Management Area Plan, Incorporated by Reference into Vehicles and Traffic, Chapter 291, Sec. 291-37B Mr. Chris Hutchins has requested that the loading zone in front of his property at 21 Main Street, in the downtown area,be eliminated and converted into two one-hour parking spaces. • Abutting business owners do not have a problem with this request. Bangor Gas and representatives of Federal Express and UPS are concerned about the removal of this loading zone. Staff indicated that short-term double parking for deliveries is allowed in the downtown. Jim Tyler, of Bangor Gas Co., submitted an e-mail expressing his concern about removing the loading zone. " ` 2/ • Councilors Palmer, Vaxdamis and Rohman expressed their gratitude to Mr. Hutchins for his interest in the downtown with his recent renovation of the property at 21 Main Street. A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of this amendment as presented to the full City Council. So voted. ITEM#5 - Residential Rehabilitation Subordination Request- 12 North Park Street T.J. Martzial, C.D. Housing Programs Manager,presented this request to the Committee. Staff recommends approval of this request. A motion was made and seconded to approve this item as presented. So voted. A motion was made and seconded to go into Executive Session. ITEM#6 - Executive Session- Community Development Residential Rehabilitation Loan Application- Single Family A motion was made and seconded to go out of Executive Session. ITEM#7 - Committee action on above item A motion was made and seconded to table the application of the owner of 2685 Broadway until other options have been explored. So voted. A motion was made and seconded to go into Executive Session. • ITEM#8 - Executive Session- Communiiy Development Loan Application- Realty Resources -Boyd Street A motion was made and seconded to go out of Executive Session. ITEM#9 - Coinmittee action on above item A motion was made and seconded to table this item. So voted. ITEM#10 - Bangor Gas Proposal for Regulator Station- Odlin Road Bangor Gas has proposed to install a regulator station on Odlin Road on City land on which the Elks Club is located. In order to accommodate this request,the license agreement that the City has with the Elks Club would have to be amended to reflect this change. New license agreements would then be drawn up for the Elks Club and Bangor Gas. City staff will be meeting with Elks Club representatives to discuss this proposal. A motion was made and seconded to go into Executive Session. ITEM#11 - Executive Session-Economic Development A motion was made and seconded to go out of Executive Session. Meeting adj ourned at approximately 6:15 PM. .