BERLIN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PARK AUTHORITY
Board Meeting
Wednesday March 21, 2007
BIDPA MEMBERS
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STAFF
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Richard Huot, Chair |
Pamela Laflamme, City Planner |
Paul Lozier |
Patrick MacQueen, City Manager |
Mike Caron |
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Terry Block |
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Gerry Dumoulin Liz Ward Don Huot |
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Members Excused: Councilor Diana Nelson, Andre Duchesne
Others present:
The board meeting began at 6:00 P.M
Minutes:
Mr. Block made a motion to accept the February minutes and Mr. Caron seconded the motion and all voted in favor.
Financial Report:
Mr. Dumoulin presented the financial report for February and reviewed it with the board. The balance does not show much change. Expenditure report also showed very little activity for February, revenues were normal. Interest on investments is calculated on average of money in the general fund due to BIDPA, which are doing well. The cash we have on hand is approximately 131, 000. Mr. Dumoulin explained the breakdown of the monthly payment from ISI to BIDPA and what portion of the payment if for the loan, the lease, the interest, etc.
Motion: Mr. Lozier motioned to approve the report; Mr. Block seconded the motion and all were in favor.
Economic Director’s Report:
The board reviewed Mr. Charest’s report. The board briefly discussed reviewing the possibility of investigating the pulp mill property upon Mr. Charest's return.
Motion: Mr. Block voted to accept the ED report, Mr. Lozier seconded the motion, and all voted in favor.
Update on intent to purchase Lot 9: The Board discussed the completion of the purchase and sale of the parcel to Sabbow & Company which will be sent to them to for final signature. The sale should be completed soon.
The board also discussed a letter of interest from Sabbow & Company for Lot 7. There was discussion about the current option on the property. The board decided that it would want more information on Mr. McLain's project if he wished to extend the option beyond the current deadline in May. The board also indicated it would want the same sales terms as the current sale we are in the process of with Sabbow if Mr. McLain indicated he was ready to exercise the option.
Motion: Mr. Caron motioned to send a letter to Mr. McLain about the option and the new interest in the property and ask him to share his intentions for the property with staff before the next meeting. Mr. Dumoulin seconded the motion and the board voted in favor.
Maynesboro Industrial Building: Chair Huot explained the sprinkler problems to the board and that a protocol for problems at the park during off hours is being reviewed. Chair Huot also shared with the board that we have not had the sprinklers maintained in several years and because of that we signed a maintenance contract with Eastern Sprinkler for $430.00 per year. We will also be giving the Fire Department a key to the DMV when Mr. Charest returns.
There was a brief discussion about the second means of egress for the Sabbow part of the building. The board had originally discussed rebidding the project and was waiting to see if the building expansion was going to move forward. It was decided that the project had to get done and the board agreed to go with the bid from Hill Street Construction in December.
Motion: Mr. Dumoulin made a motion to accept the bid from Hill Street Construction if they are still willing to honor his bid, Mr. Lozier seconded the motion, Mr. Caron abstained, and the rest of the board voted in favor of the motion.
Route 110 update: Chair Huot reviewed the status of the bidders and their interest on the Route 110 property. One of the bidders has dropped out as they are focusing on other projects. The second bidder is still consulting with his partners to see if they are still interested in the project and has had personal reasons for not responding more quickly. The board discussed that we needed to give him a finite amount of time to respond and if he does not then the board should consider putting it up for sale.
The board moved onto reviewing the appraisal for the 11.8 acres that Charles Isaacson's wants to purchase was discussed and Mr. Dumoulin brought up concern about the appraised value for the house. The house value is listed as $50,000. The board questioned if whether to ask the appraiser to explain what the $4300.00 per acre price represents. Mr. MacQueen suggested putting the property out to bid to establish what the current market value.
After a brief discussion the board then decided that staff would share with the current appraisal with Charles Isaacson's and see if they are interested in purchasing the property at $4300.00 and leaving the house value out of the price. The board asked to have the Building Inspector to review the property and determine if the value given to the property is appropriate.
Motion: Mr. Caron made a motion, seconded by Mr. Dumoulin to have the City inspector look at the house and once that is completed, depending on the inspector's determination, we will then discuss the sale with Charles Isaacson, using the price of $4300.00 per acre. The board voted in favor, motion passed.
Signage at Maynesboro Industrial Park: Tabled until April.
Review of Submissions for Architectural Services: The board agreed to interview all three firms and will set up a date for the interviews and any board member who wishes to attend is welcome to, Ms. Laflamme will the board know when the interviews are set.
Other:
· CROP Zone: Chair Huot explained House Bill 185 that extends the current CROP Zone legislation beyond its current deadline as set by the current legislation. Mr. Charest has asked that the board support this legislation. Mr. Lozier asked if we could approach both of businesses that have taken advantage of it locally and quantify the real value of the credit from their perspective. Mr. Dumoulin made a motion to send a letter of support, Ms. Ward seconded the motion, and Mr. Block abstained from the motion as he did not feel that he had enough information. The rest of the board voted in favor of the motion, motion passed.
· Underground Storage Tanks at Maynesboro Building: Ms. Laflamme explained that while the closure reports have been completed for the UST's at the Industrial Park, we still have UST's that need to be relicensed and asked to hire Tanner Hill Milling again to complete the review process on BIDPA's behalf with the Department of Environmental Services.
Motion: Mr. Block motioned to hire Tanner Hill Milling to take care of the relicensing of the underground storage tanks at the Maynesboro Industrial Building, Mr. Dumoulin seconded the motion, everyone voted in favor.
Adjournment: Mr. Huot made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:15PM, Mr. Lozier seconded the motion and all voted in favor.
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