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COMNIUNITY&ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE -
Wednesday, October 22, 1997 @5:00 PM
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS
PRESENT: Councilor James Tyler, Chair
Councilor Michael Aube
Councilor Joseph Baldacci
STAFF
PRESENT: Edward A. Barrett, City Manager
Rodney G. McKay, Director of Community&Economic Development
Stan Moses, Asst. C.D. Director
Steve Bolduc, Economic Development Officer
Peter D'Errico, Economic Development Officer
Dan Wellington, Code Enforcement Officer
John Lord, Planning Officer
Jim Ring, City Engineer
Gary Jewell, Parking Supervisor
Norm Heitmann, Asst. City Solicitor
OTHERS
PRESENT: Area residents of Montgomery and Grant Street area
Roxanne Saucier, BDN
� The meeting was called to order by Councilor Tyler at 5:00 PM.
ITEM#1 - Council Referral - Ordinance 97-413,Amending Policies and Procedures Pursuant to
Parking Ordinance -Resident Parking by Permit Only
The Sunset Provision of the Resident Parking by Permit Only parking ordinance will
lapse on November 1, 1997 unless extended or deleted by ordinance amendment.
Area residents, John Lefebvre, Mr. and Mrs. John Cummings and Mrs. Groves all spoke
in favor of extending the current policy. Mrs. Groves, of Grant Street, had no objection to the
policy on Montgomery Street, but did ask that the portion that is currently affected on Grant
Street be shortened.
A motion was made and seconded to recommend approve of extension of this policy to
November 1, 1998 with the modification on Grant Street as requested. So voted. This will be
reviewed again in a year to see if the need for this policy is still necessary.
ITEM#2 - Council Referral - Ordinance 97-414, Amending Chapter III,Art. 6, Section 2 -
On-Street Parking -Parking Permitted at All Times
This Ordinance amendment will clarify the police department's authority to prohibit
parking temporarily in areas where construction is being conducted.
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A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of this ordinance amendment
as presented. So voted.
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ITEM#3 - Bangor Chamber of Commerce Advertising
Rod McKay, Director of Communiiy and Economic Development, presented to the
Committee a request to purchase advertising in the Chamber of Commerce's Visitors Guide.
The City had also participated last year. Staff recommends that this year the City be represented
on the back page with the airport and economic development sharing the cost at a saving from
last year.
A motion was made and seconded to approve this request as presented. So voted.
Staff asked Committee's direction with respect to the Maine Mid-Coast advertising. Staff
recommended not to advertise in this publication as the responses from the previous ad did not
justify the cost. Committee agreed.
ITEM#4 - Airborne Express - Box Agreement- State Street
Staff presented to the Corrunittee the annual renewal of this agreement for a drop box on
State Street. Staff further recommended approval of an amendment to this agreement to allow an
automatic renewal each year thereafter.
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amendment as presented. So voted.
ITEM#5 -Northern Conservatory of Music - Option Agreement-Freese's Building
The Northern Conservatory of Music has requested an amendment to their agreement to
change the developer of the project from the Northern Conservatory of Music to The Maine
School For The Arts. Also, to amend language on page 4, section 7, paragraph 2 which requires
that the Northern Conservatory donate $100,000 with new language replacing this stating that
The Maine School For The A.rts will work toward the acquisition of at least$450,000 in capital
funds. Staff has not been able to discuss this with Mr. Rhodes of the Conservatory due to his
being ill. Mr. Rhodes attorney, Frederick Costlow, has not been available either due to his court
schedule. A Conservatory board member was in attendance to speak on behalf of Mr. Rhodes
with regard to the school's phase-in plan and indicated that they would like to get a feasibility
study completed on the project.
City Manager Ed Barrett suggested that this item be tabled until further discussions with
Daryl Rhodes and any of his board members who might wish to attend.
A motion was made and seconded to postpone this item until the next regularly scheduled
C&ED meeting. So voted.
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ITEM#6 - 1998 Docking Fees
Jim Ring, City Engineer, reported that the 1997 season at the Bangor Harbor was
excellent. There has been much interest in the harbor for the 1998 season already. With this in
mind, the Harbor Committee has recommended that the 1997 fees be carried forward to the 1998
season with no change.
The C&ED Committee was in support of the Harbor Committee's recommendation as
presented.
ITEM#7 - Code Enforcement Update
No items to report.
ITEM#8 - Planning Update
John Lord, Planning Officer, reported that there will be two zone changes for referral
coming to the Committee at the next C&ED meeting.
. ITEM#9 - Economic Development Update
No items to report.
ITEM#10 - Executive Session-Land Disposition
A motion was made and seconded to go into Executive Session to hear an item on land
disposition. So moved.
With no further business at hand; the meeting was adjourned at 6:00 PM.
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