Waterfront Working Group — Portland, ME
Date: 2020-02-05
Time: 16:00

City Manager’s
 Waterfront Working Group
 Draft Agenda
 February 5, 2020
 City Hall, State of Maine Room, 4:00 to 5:00pm




1. Welcome and Introductions


 Jon Jennings, City Manager
 Update on Draft Commercial Street Operations and Master Plan
2.
 Recommendations


 Nell Donaldson, Director of Special Projects, Planning
 30 Minutes
 Update on the Portland Harbor Dredge and BUILD Grant Application
3.
 Status and Financial Structure


 Bill Needelman, Waterfront Coordinator
 30 minutes

 See memo January 31, 2020 memo under separate cover.
4. Future Meeting Schedule Discussion.


 The City Manager’s Waterfront Working Group is an informal body of invited marine
 business owners, waterfront property owners, members of the fishing community, and
 citizens interested in the future of Portland’s Waterfront.

 The Working Group will convene two to four times a year to engage with the City
 Manager on Waterfront issues of interest and concern. The City Manager will use
 meetings of the group as an opportunity to share information and gather feedback on
 topics that include, but are not limited to, the following:
 City Manager’s
 Waterfront Working Group
 Draft Agenda
 February 5, 2020
 City Hall, State of Maine Room, 4:00 to 5:00pm




• Priorities for ­investment of Waterfront Tax Increment Financing Program funds;
• Waterfront Transportation needs, including roadway/traffic issues;
• Marine industry needs, including dredging and access to the water;
• Marine economic assessments;
• Waterfront development; and,
• Opportunities and Issues of concern as identified by Working Group members.

City Manager’s
 Waterfront Working Group
 Draft Agenda
 February 5, 2020
 City Hall, State of Maine Room, 4:00 to 5:00pm




1. Welcome and Introductions


 Jon Jennings, City Manager
 Update on Draft Commercial Street Operations and Master Plan
2.
 Recommendations


 Nell Donaldson, Director of Special Projects, Planning
 30 Minutes
 Update on the Portland Harbor Dredge and BUILD Grant Application
3.
 Status and Financial Structure


 Bill Needelman, Waterfront Coordinator
 30 minutes

 See memo January 31, 2020 memo under separate cover.
4. Future Meeting Schedule Discussion.


 The City Manager’s Waterfront Working Group is an informal body of invited marine
 business owners, waterfront property owners, members of the fishing community, and
 citizens interested in the future of Portland’s Waterfront.

 The Working Group will convene two to four times a year to engage with the City
 Manager on Waterfront issues of interest and concern. The City Manager will use
 meetings of the group as an opportunity to share information and gather feedback on
 topics that include, but are not limited to, the following:
 City Manager’s
 Waterfront Working Group
 Draft Agenda
 February 5, 2020
 City Hall, State of Maine Room, 4:00 to 5:00pm




• Priorities for ­investment of Waterfront Tax Increment Financing Program funds;
• Waterfront Transportation needs, including roadway/traffic issues;
• Marine industry needs, including dredging and access to the water;
• Marine economic assessments;
• Waterfront development; and,
• Opportunities and Issues of concern as identified by Working Group members.