Business & Industrial Development Authority

Nashua Business and Industrial Development Authority Meeting Minutes February 15, 2013 1. Call to Order and Welcome The regular meeting of the Nashua Business and Industrial Development Authority was called to order at 8:30 a.m. on February 15, 2013 in Room 208, 2nd floor, Nashua City Hall by Chairman Jack Tulley. Present: Chairman Jack Tulley, Vice-Chairman Don Zizzi, Carl Andrade, Brad Vear, Mark Prolman, Jason Haviland, Camille Pattison, David Fredette, Heath Gaffney, Mayor Donnalee Lozeau Absent: John Stabile Other Attendees: Tom Galligani 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes from January 4, 2013 MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 4, 2013 MEETING MADE BY D ZIZZI. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY C ANDRADE AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. 3. Approval of 2012 Annual Report MOTION TO APPROVE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT BY MAYOR LOZEAU. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY M PROLMAN AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. 4. Election of Officers MOTION TO ELECT JACK TULLEY CHAIRMAN AND DON ZIZZI VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BIDA BY C ANDRADE. MOTION SECONDED BY M PROLMAN AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. 5. 2013 Meeting Schedule MOTION TO APPROVE THE SCHEDULE OF 2013 MEETINGS MADE BY M PROLMAN. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY D ZIZZI AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. 6. Bridge Street Project Update: o Update from Renaissance Downtowns Page 1 of 3  T Galligani indicated that the submittal of the site plan for the first phase of the Bridge Street Project has been delayed and likely will not appear on the Planning Board Agenda until March. Additional alterations needed to be made based on feedback provided by City permitting staff (Planning, Building, Fire Marshal, and Engineering). Modifications are needed. Mayor Lozeau stated that she is surprised at the delay since Renaissance had been working closely with the City throughout the plan development. T Galligani indicated that the blame should be shared. This is a complicated project. It would have been a surprise if the submittal was perfect and required no modifications based on comments made by staff. The City is facing a challenge with the relocation of the detention pond. City staff at Engineering has spoken to the Army Corp of Engineers. It is not clear what level of Army Corp approval is needed (regional or by headquarters). This uncertainty could delay efforts to utilize that land for the project. o Skate Board Park Relocations The Mayor announced that she will put together a team to look at the new skate park locations. She will name 5-7 people to be on the committee. One of them will be Tom Galligani so that he can keep the BIDA informed of the progress made toward siting a new park. o Appraisal T Galligani explained that we received only one response to the appraisal RFP. M Prolman explained that the group that reviewed the proposers included T Galligani, M Prolman and B Vear. He explained that the group did not feel 100% confident in the experience level for the company that submitted a bid. The fear is that this contractor will be learning anew the process required to prepare such a complex proposal. D Zizzi felt as though we need someone with experience with projects of this scale. MOTION TO RELEASE A NEW RFP FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES BY MAYOR LOZEAU. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY D ZIZZI AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION TO SUPPORT THE NOTION THAT THE ENTIRE PROPERTY BE APPRAISED BY D ZIZZI. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY M PROLMAN AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. 7. East Hollis Street Study Area: Mayor Lozeau spoke about her desire to have the BIDA focus its efforts on trying to stimulate development activity in the Riverfront block south of the Hudson Bridge. She feels as though the BIDA could add substantial value to our efforts, especially as Renaissance is poised to begin their project. The 25 Crown Street acquisition should leverage development opportunities in this area. D Zizzi suggested that a subcommittee be formed to look at this area and report back to the BIDA. He suggested that an inventory be compiled. T Galligani suggested that staff from Community Development work with the BIDA to investigate the area. Mayor Lozeau spoke about a recent public Page 2 of 3  meeting that took place as part of the public participation requirements needed for acquiring the Crown Street property. She was surprised to hear comments about high crime in that area. 8. Next Meeting Date MOTION TO ADJOURN BY C ANDRADE. MOTION SECONDED BY M PROLMAN AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Meeting was adjourned at 9:28 a.m. The next general meeting will be at 8:15 am on March 15, 2013 in City Hall Room 208. Minutes submitted by: T Galligani Page 3 of 3 Nashua Business & Industrial Development Authority 2012 Schedule of Meetings January 20, 2012 February 17, 2012 March 16, 2012 April 20, 2012 May 18, 2012 June 15, 2012 July 20, 2012 August 17, 2012 September 21, 2012 October 19, 2012 November 16, 2012 December 21, 2012 All meetings will take place at 8:15 a.m. in City Hall Room 208  Bridge Street Waterfront Revitalization BIDA Update for the Week of February 15th 2013 Bridge Street Waterfront Revitalization Design Development Update The master plan concept has been updated to reflect the changes which have occurred over the last year. With the updates to the master plan concept reviewed and approved by the BIDA, Renaissance was poised to submit their first phase of development to the city’s planning department for review and comment. Renaissance and their consultants have been working hard over the last few weeks to address all comments from the site plan review with the city in anticipation of the Planning Board hearing. Renaissance anticipates obtaining site plan approval for the first phase development from the Nashua Planning Board in late March or early April. Renaissance will continue to focus all of their attention toward preparing for the planning board hearing and look forward to progressing toward beginning construction in the coming months.