Final Report

Attached is the final report for the Bates Mill # 5 Task Force.

Mike Carey
Lewiston

Appendices

Below are the combined links to appendices for the Bates Mill #5 Task Force Report. A few files have not yet been uploaded. Please email batesmill5@gmail.com if you are looking for those particular files.

Mike Carey
Lewiston

I. TASK FORCE

1. CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
2. COMMITTEE ROSTER
3. PUBLIC MEETINGS: Jan 5th Minutes, Feb 26th Minutes
4. PUBLIC MEETING FACT SHEET
5. FEEDBACK FROM PUBLIC
6. PUBLIC EMAILS AND LETTERS

II. STRUCTURAL INFORMATION

1. BATES MILL #5 HISTORIC CAPITAL EXPENDITURES MEMO
2. BATES MILL #5 OPERATING COST MEMO
3. SHELLEY ROOF STRUCTURAL INSPECTION REPORT
4. PROTZ CONCRETE STUDY
5. FORMER BATES CHIEF ENGINEER LETTER TO EDITOR

III. PLANNING

1. LETTER TO COUNCILS FOR JOINT DOWNTOWN PLANNING
2. WESTERN GATEWAY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN and MAP
3. BATES MILL MASTER PLAN

IV. DEMOLITION

1. BEAUPARLANT MEMO/ESTIMATE
2. COSTELLO ESTIMATE
3. END WALL CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE
4. SPREADSHEET FOR DEMOLITION 20 YEAR COSTS
   

VI. CONVENTION CENTER

1. COOPER & LYBRAND STUDY
2. ME CONVENTION CENTER STUDY
3. ECONOMIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATES 2001
4. ECONOMIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATES 2003
5. ECONOMIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATES 2008
6. CITY REFERENDUM RESULTS
7. PLATZ ASSOCIATES OVERVIEW
8. PLATZ ASSOCIATES – SPACE ALLOCATION
9. CONVENTION CENTER CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE

VII. OTHER USES

1. RKG ASSOCIATES HIGHEST AND BEST USE LETTER
2. PARKING GARAGE AS REUSE MEMO (PLATZ)
3. CULTURAL/ACADEMIC SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
4. RETAIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
5. CONVENTION CENTER SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
6. LA MUSEUM ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT
7. RFP POINT SYSTEM IDEA
8. BATES MILL PARKING AGREEMENT SCHEMATIC

2003 ERA Conference/Convention Center Economic Analysis

In 2003, ERA was commissioned to update their 2001 conference and meeting analysis. As previously, they but the analysis and projections on a survey of groups who were in the suggested market of a Lewiston-Auburn Convention Center.

Here is a link to that file.

Mike Carey
Lewiston

L/A Excels Laid Early Joint Planning Framework

The L/A Excels effort of the Cities of Lewiston and Auburn placed any future re-use of Bates Mill #5 and its site at the center of a revitalized downtown Lewiston/Auburn. While at the time of this effort, the joint planning was simply a charette-based initiative, the pending Joint Downtown Master Plan may lay a policy framework to unify the downtowns as one economic unit, rather than two.

See here is a map depicting the planning efforts for downtown L/A arising from the L/A Excels process.

Jonathan LaBonte
Auburn

Councilor Reed Economic Development Column

Lewiston City Councilor Robert Reed penned a column in the Feb 7th edition of the Twin City Times. His topic was Lewiston Economic Development in general, and Bates Mill No. 5 in particular. To read, click on the image below:

Mike Carey
Lewiston

Peter Steele: How to Attract Private Investment?

Peter Steele opined in the Jan 24th edition of the Twin City Times. Click on the image to link to the article.
Mike Carey
Lewiston

2001 ERA Conference and Meeting Facility Analysis

Economics Research Associates (ERA) completed a Conference and Meeting Facility Analysis in February, 2001 for LA Excels. The study was to "evaluate the development potentials of the project."
ERA found the following competitive attributes, the positive:

• Central location within Maine
• Excellent regional road access
• Availability of local demand generators

and the negative:

• Residual "mill town" image
• Small concentration of state/federal employees
• Size and quality of hotel/motel inventory
• Lack of direct air access
• Availability of visitor amenities and services
• Proxmity to Augusta and Portland.

Based on their analysis, ERA felt that L-A could capture a greater share of the state and regional meetings market and could accommodate state/regional conventions, trade and consumer shows and local non-meeting events.
ERA suggested the following building program:

• Total building: 35,000-40,000 SF
• Exhibit/Ballroom: 12,000-20,000 SF
• Meeting Rooms: 15 high-quality rooms, 10,000 SF
• Need minimum 2.4 acres
• Provision for parking 525 cars

The study can be found here. There are three appendices: Appendix A, Appendix B, and Appendix C.

This study was updated in 2003 and 2007 using the same methodology.


At the same time they did a Regional Center for the Arts Analysis. In that study, they found demand for (among other things):

• Two new performance spaces, one 200-400 seat space designed for theatrical performances and one 300-500 seat acoustical space designed for orchestral and choral performances.

Mike Carey
Lewiston