HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-09-15 Business and Economic Development Committee Minutes BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, September 15, 2025 @ 5:15 PM
City Hall Council Chambers, 73 Harlow Street
MEETING MINUTES
City Councilors Present: Beck, Deane, Fish, Fournier, Hawes, Mallar, Tremble.
City Staff Present: Jarvis, Krieg, Willette.
Chair Hawes called the meeting to order at 5:15 P.M. and appointed Councilor
Beck as a Committee member in the absence of Councilor Leonard.
1. REQUEST FROM PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO MODIFY
FEE STRUCTURE AT THE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE, Action
requested to provide feedback to staff
Parks & Recreation Director Tracy Willette presented to the Committee and
provided an overview of the request.
Councilor Hawes asked to confirm that this modification will bring the fee structure
more in line with similar golf courses — Parks & Recreation Director Willette
responded and confirmed this.
Councilor Tremble recommended increasing the fees by smaller amounts annually
moving forward.
Councilor Mallar asked for clarification about the fees for residents vs. non-
residents — Parks & Recreation Director Willette responded and clarified. Mallar
suggested that residents should have a lower rate as taxpayers — Willette
responded and clarified that the golf course is not funded by any tax revenue.
Councilor Tremble asked for clarification about memberships — Golf Course Head
Rob Jarvis presented to the Committee and provided additional details and
clarification.
2. DEPARTMENT UPDATES, No action requested
A. UPDATE ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE WORK
Development Director Anne Krieg provided an update on ongoing work on the
Historic Preservation Ordinance.
Councilor Tremble asked if review of permitted materials would be included in this
discussion — Development Director Krieg responded and confirmed this. Councilor
Beck asked for additional clarification about this — Krieg responded and clarified.
B. PRE-APPROVED ARCHITECTURAL PLANS COMPLETION
Development Director Krieg provided an update on progress and completion of
this project.
Councilor Mallar asked when this project went out to bid — Development Director
Krieg responded that it went out to bid in 2024.
Councilor Beck expressed support for the project.
C. UPDATE ON SCIENCE CENTER PROJECT WITH MAINE
DISCOVERY MUSEUM
Development Director Krieg provided an update on progress of this project.
3. OTHER BUSINESS
Chair Fournier asked for an update on the commercial kitchen — Development
Director Anne Krieg responded and provided an update.
Councilor Mallar asked for an update on the cost of the commercial kitchen project
— Development Director Krieg responded that she did not presently have this figure
but would add a formal update on this project, to include the requested cost
information, at the Committee's next meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 5:29 P.M.
Meeting minutes respectfully submitted,
Sarah Maquillan
Admin. Asst.
C&ED