HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-08-11 14-266 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 14-266
Date: August 11, 2014
Item/Subject ORDER, Bangor Center Development District — Establishment of Implementation
Assessments
Responsible Department: Community & Economic Development
Commentary:
PUBLIC HEARING - Prior to voting on the attached Order, the City Council is required to hold a
Public Hearing on the establishment of implementation assessments for the Bangor Center
Development District.
Approval of this order will implement an amended special assessment of $57,000 on properties located
in the Bangor Center Development District. The proposed budget for the Bangor Center Management
Corporation/Downtown Bangor Partnership for the 2014-2015 Program is $103,000, a $2,000 increase
over the original budget proposed in May 2014, and the City has been requested to raise the amount of
$57,000 from updated implementation assessments on properties located in the Bangor Center
Development District. The remainder is a projected carry-over from 2014 of $4,000 and anticipated
sponsorships and event revenue of $42,000. If approved, this order will implement an assessment of
$0.51 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation for the Bangor Center Development District and $.02
per thousand dollars of assessed valuation for the overlay.
In accordance with MRSA Title 30-A §5228, the City has fulfilled extensive statutory notice requirements,
including publication of a description of the area affected and the maximum rate of assessment of $0.53
per thousand dollars of assessed value as of April 1, 2014. This was published in the Bangor Daily News
on July 31, 2014 (attached). This assessment will be levied for a one-year program commencing on July
1, 2014 and ending on June 30, 2015. This item was reviewed and recommended for approval by the
Finance Committee at its July 21, 2014 meeting.
Manager's Comments:
Associated Information:
BDN public hearing notice attached to CA
Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
Introduced for
X Passage
First Reading
Referral
Tanya Emery
Department Head
City Manager
Finance Director
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14-266
AUGUST 11, 2014
Assigned to Councilor Durgin
CI`T'Y OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) ORDER, Bangor Center Development District — Establishment of
Implementation Assessments
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT
the sum of $57,000 be assessed to fund the operation of the Bangor Center Development
District for the period beginning July 1, 2014 and ending on June 30, 2015; and be it further
ORDERED, THAT all real property in the Bangor Center Development District, subject to
taxation, shall be assessed at a rate of $0.51 per $1,000 of vauation; and be it further
ORDERED, THAT an overlay in the amount of $0.02 per $1,000 is hereby assessed upon said
real property; and be it further
ORDERED, THAT said assessments shall be due and payable to the City of Bangor on or
before September 15, 2014 with interest to accrue at an annual rate of 7% from September 16,
2014 on all of said assessments remaining unpaid after September 16, 2014; and be it further
ORDERED, THAT assessments be hereby committed to the Tax Collector of the City of Bangor
for collection in accordance with the authority established under 30-A M.R.S.A. § 5228; and be
it further
ORDERED, THAT Council Order 14-195 shall be repealed in its entirety;
ORDERED, THAT said Tax Collector is hereby authorized and directed to take all necessary
action for the collection of said assessments as may be provided by law.
IN CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 11, 2014
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED TO;aOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
PASSED
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CITY CLERK