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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-10-22 Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes r- � COMNIUNITY&ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - Wednesday, October 22, 1997 @5:00 PM � MINUTES 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. • A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of this ordinance amendment as presented. So voted. d n �/ � 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. • A motion was made and seconded to approve this agreement renewal with the 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. • 3/ - • " 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. rP •