Crystal Pace has summarized the goals and objectives, and drafted a timeline for the charrette and road show, which are attached.

Three main elements are planned for the charrette presentation:

1. A visual history of MDI communities – Crystal, Lynn, Susan

• Kathy Suminsby has aerials of MDI from the 60s, which can be used to demonstrate changes over time.
• Rock Caivano has a reel-to-reel film of island history, perhaps limited to Bar Harbor? Carla will research this.
• Isabel will research a video history created by a COA student, which included interviews of residents from "the backside." Titled Shores of the Backside?

2. Current picture of MDI – Isabel, Anne Krieg, Carla Haskell

• LUZO comparison between the four towns

NOTE: Jean Marshall has prepared "Summaries of the land use standards related to affordable housing for each town on Mount Desert Island" for the housing summit. This could be used as a base for the LUZO comparison for the charrette.

• CommunityViz presentation – COA is working with Orton Fndtn. to put together a presentation for this charrette.
• Tax map comparisons, showing development patterns over the past 10 years.

3. Future and preferred alternatives – Isabel and . . . ?

• Build-out scenario
• A time for participants to respond to the projected future if nothing is changed in development trends. Identify community standards, characteristics they want to preserve/retain.

SUGGESTION: CommunityViz may not be ready to provide the visuals for identifying preferences. If not, perhaps we can resort to Mylar overlays to illustrate different patterns of development, open space, etc.

SUGGESTION: Choose case studies addressing various development patterns, choosing four that will address concerns/interests in all four towns, e.g. infill in Bar Harbor (building over Rite Aid, or Graves); conservation development (Babson Creek land); etc.

• Present alternative tools/approaches to achieve those preference goals.

Preparation for charrette:

Identify/invite participants -- Carla Haskell, Anne Krieg, John Kelly, Marla Major

• Resource professionals -- (including, architects, landscape architects, planners . . .)
• Begin with Ron for suggestions. Suggested names mentioned include: SWH -- Eric Henry/Ken Hutchins; Tremont -- Patty Tierney (ask her for others, too); Mount Desert -- Rick Savage (Marla)

REMINDER – Crystal’s charrette/road show summary is very helpful, and we can use as a blueprint for discussion at this Thursday’s meeting.

Submitted by,

Marla Major