[Adopted 3-22-1983]
A.
A Park Road Commission is created which shall consist
of seven electors or taxpayers of the Town. The Town Council shall
designate two of its members, one from each political party, to serve
on the Commission; one member shall be appointed from the West Hartford
Chamber of Commerce; and the four remaining Commissioners shall be
appointed by the Town Council as follows: two residents, one each
representing the interests of the Smith Neighborhood and the Whiting
Lane Neighborhood, and two merchants and/or owners of property in
the area hereinafter defined as the "Park Road Area," one representing
the interests of merchants and/or property owners in that portion
of Park Road from Quaker Lane to Arnoldale Road/Oakwood Avenue and
the other member representing the interests of merchants and/or property
owners in that portion of Park Road from Arnoldale Road/Oakwood Avenue
to Prospect Avenue.
B.
The Economic Development Commission and the Town Plan
and Zoning Commission each shall be requested to appoint one member
to act as liaison to the Park Road Commission. Liaisons shall have
the right to attend and speak at meetings of the Commission without
the right to vote and shall report to their respective appointing
Commissions the actions of the Park Road Commission.
C.
The Town Manager shall, as needed, make available
the services of his or her staff and other offices and agencies of
the Town, including the staff directors of the Economic Development
Commission and the Town Plan and Zoning Commission, as well as the
Town Traffic Engineer and the Manager of Buildings and Grounds.
D.
The Commission shall annually elect its own Chair.
E.
Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation
but shall be reimbursed for expenses in the performance of their duties.
Commissioners shall serve for a term of three
years beginning upon the effective date of this article. Town Council
members shall serve coterminous with their terms on the Council. Any
appointee may be removed for cause, and, at any time the Town Council
believes the function of the Commission has been fulfilled in accordance
with this article, it may dissolve the Commission.
A.
In the fulfillment of its responsibilities, Commission
meetings shall be held at least quarterannually and at such other
times as the members may determine.
B.
The Commission established by this article shall keep
records of its meetings and activities and, no less often than annually,
apprise the Council of its activities, programs and recommendations
relative to the Park Road Comprehensive Plan.
It shall be the function of this Commission
to:
A.
Analyze and evaluate, from the viewpoint of their
economic and administrative feasibility, the official plans for the
development and use of land in the Park Road Area as approved by the
Town Council, which area is hereby defined as that area bounded by
Quaker Lane on the west and Prospect Avenue on the east and includes
all property fronting on Park Road for a depth of 500 feet.
B.
Recommend to the Town Plan and Zoning Commission and
the Town Council amendments to the Comprehensive Plan of Development
for the Park Road Area as a result of the foregoing analysis and evaluation.
C.
Participate in the administration and implementation
of the Park Road Comprehensive Plan, as approved by the Town Council.
D.
Undertake activities or make recommendations of those
activities necessary to accomplish the following:
(1)
Stimulate an environment conducive to investment in
the Park Road Area.
(2)
Implement, in conjunction with the Town, the facade,
streetscape and parking program established for the Park Road Area.
(3)
Coordinate, with the Town, the review of individual
site plans, architectural plans and signing plans for conformance
with the adopted Park Road Comprehensive Plan.
(4)
Initiate marketing campaigns to attract new merchants
and shoppers to the Park Road Area.
(5)
Maintain an updated inventory of all space available
in the Park Road Area, as well as a list of all current business occupants
and their functions.
(6)
Provide information regarding competent renovation
services by professional engineers, architects and builders.
(7)
Assist potential developers in obtaining financing
as well as assist in the processing of business improvement loans
as appropriate (e.g., Small Business Administration, local banks,
etc.).
(8)
Seek federal and state funds for specific improvement
projects.
(9)
Work with the Town to formulate the details of the
special assessment district proposed in the Park Road Comprehensive
Plan.
(10)
Recommend to the Town the allocation of financial
resources, including but not limited to community development block
grant funds, Town-bonded funds and general operating funds.
