Land Bank Commission

City of Portland Land Bank Commission Agenda The Land Bank Commission is responsible for identifying and protecting open space resources with the city of Portland. The Commission seeks to preserve a balance between development and conservation of open space important for wildlife, ecological, environmental, scenic or outdoor recreational values. Commission Members: Alaina Chormann, Daniel Herzlinger, Jon Kachmar, Michael Carey, Michael Scrameyer, Robert Foster, Simon Rucker. City Staff: Ethan Hipple (Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Director), Doug Roncarati (Public Works- Stormwater Coordinator), Jessica Teesdale (PRF Sr. Executive Assistant) June 11, 2025 5:00 PM On the second Wednesday of the month at 5:00 pm, the Portland Land Bank Commission will hold a meeting at Parks, Recreation, and Facilities, 212 Canco Rd. Suite A conference room. The June 2025 meeting will be the annual field trip meeting. I. Agenda Items i. Field Trip itinerary • 5 pm Departure from Parks, Recreation, and Facilities headquarters, 212 Canco Road, Portland, Maine 04103 • 5:15 pm arrive Hope Avenue • 5:45 pm depart Hope Avenue • 6 pm arrive at North Deering Park • 6:30 pm depart North Deering Park • 6:45 arrive at Stroudwater Park • 6:50 depart Stroudwater Park • 7 pm arrive at 212 Canco Rd. ii. Communications and Updates a. Stroudwater Park gasline relocation II. Adjournment Page 1 Hope Avenue Parcels Hope Avenue Parcels 300ft Maine GeoLibrary | Maxar | Esri, HERE, Garmin, iPC Page 2 Hope Avenue Parcels Trails Hope Avenue Parcels 600ft Maine GeoLibrary | USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road Data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State Humanitarian Information Unit; and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Coastal Relief Model. Data refreshed May, 2020. Page 3 Hope Avenue Parcels Hope Avenue Parcels Forest Inventory and Analysis Total Forest Carbon (Image Service) High : 1450.61 Low : 0 0.4mi Maine GeoLibrary | USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road Data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State Humanitarian Information Unit; and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Coastal Relief Model. Data refreshed May, 2020. Page 4 Hope Avenue Parcels Hope Avenue Parcels Intact Habitat Cores by Connectivity Importance High : 1.56192e-005 Low : 7.80871e-006 1mi Maine GeoLibrary | USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road Data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State Humanitarian Information Unit; and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Coastal Relief Model. Data refreshed May, 2020. | Esri, APL, NetworkX, Betweenness Centrality, BC Page 5 Hope Avenue Parcels Open_Space Hope Avenue Parcels 0.4mi Maine GeoLibrary | USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road Data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State Humanitarian Information Unit; and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Coastal Relief Model. Data refreshed May, 2020. Page 6 Hope Avenue Parcels Deer Wintering Areas Hope Avenue Parcels 0.4mi Maine GeoLibrary | USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road Data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State Humanitarian Information Unit; and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Coastal Relief Model. Data refreshed May, 2020. | Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Page 7 Hope Avenue Parcels Hope Avenue Parcels Equity Data for the Greater Portland Region_WFL1 - PACTS Equitable Target Areas Equitable Target Area Score (Quantile) 4 3 2 1 1mi Maine GeoLibrary | USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road Data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State Humanitarian Information Unit; and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Coastal Relief Model. Data refreshed May, 2020. Page 8 Hope Avenue Parcels Endangered Threatened and Special Concern Wildlife Habitat Hope Avenue Parcels 0.4mi Maine GeoLibrary | USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road Data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State Humanitarian Information Unit; and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Coastal Relief Model. Data refreshed May, 2020. | Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Page 9 Hope Avenue Parcels Hope Avenue Parcels Resilient and Connected Network Detailed Resilient and Connected Network (Detailed) Resilient, Diffuse Flow (Climate Informed), Recognized Biodiversity Value Resilient, Diffuse Flow (Climate Informed) Resilient, Diffuse Flow, Recognized Biodiversity Resilient, Diffuse Flow Resilient, Concentrated Flow (Climate Informed), Recognized Biodiversity Resilient, Concentrated Flow (Climate Informed) Mostly Resilient, Concentrated Flow, Recognized Biodiversity Mostly Resilient 1mi Esri Canada, Esri, HERE, Garmin, INCREMENT P, USGS, METI/NASA, NGA, EPA, USDA | Maine GeoLibrary | The Nature Conservancy Page 10 Hope Avenue Parcels Hope Avenue Parcels 600ft Maine GeoLibrary | USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road Data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State Humanitarian Information Unit; and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Coastal Relief Model. Data refreshed May, 2020. Page 11  ParkServe® + Info  − Parks with public access 10-minute walk park service area Park need  Optimized points  Urban heat islands  2 Heat Island influenced optimized points   Explore more map layers  Use ParkEvaluator®  ParkEvaluator® User Manual  Portland, ME - City Level Report  Page 12 Hope Avenue Parcels PortlandTrails Open Closed Impacted Hope Avenue Parcels 0.2mi Esri Canada, Esri, HERE, Garmin, INCREMENT P, USGS, METI/NASA, EPA, USDA | Maine GeoLibrary Page 13 Hope Avenue Parcels Hope Avenue Parcels Total trees per acre - Maine trees per acre 5061.81 - 0 0.4mi Maine GeoLibrary | USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road Data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State Humanitarian Information Unit; and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Coastal Relief Model. Data refreshed May, 2020. | Maps were produced by Ty Wilson and Doug Griffith (barrywilson@fs.fed.us, dgriffith@fs.fed.us) Page 14 Hope Avenue Parcels Hope Avenue Parcels Urban heat islands for U.S. cities 1 2 3 4 5 0.2mi Esri Canada, Esri, HERE, Garmin, INCREMENT P, USGS, METI/NASA, EPA, USDA | Maine GeoLibrary | The Trust for Public Land, Descartes Labs, USGS Page 15 Hope Avenue Parcels Hope Avenue Parcels Hope Avenue Parcels National Wetlands Inventory - Wetlands (WMS) 600ft Esri Canada, Esri, HERE, Garmin, INCREMENT P, Intermap, USGS, METI/NASA, EPA, USDA | Maine GeoLibrary Page 16 Page 17  PROPOSED DOCK W/ CANOE/KAYAK LAUNCH SHORELINE STABILIZATION (AS NEEDED) 4 FT WIDE ACCESS WAY TO BOAT LAUNCH SURFACE TO BE ECORASTER E40 - STONE FILLED APPROX. SURFACE AREA = 1,120 SF ASSUME 6 INCH STONE BASE BOAT LAY DOWN AREA HAND CARRY BOAT LAUNCH LAYOUT PORTLAND LAND BANK PORTLAND, MAINE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE TREES (TYP) PROPOSED SCREENING TREES (TYP) VEHICLE UNLOADING AREA PROJECT NO. -- DATE MAY 05, 2023 WALDO STREET HAND CARRY BOAT LAUNCH LAYOUT SHEET NO. 1 Page 18 OPTION #1: 4 FT WIDE ACCESS WAY FROM ACCESS ROAD TO BOAT LAUNCH SURFACE TO BE ECORASTER E40 - STONE FILLED APPROX. SURFACE AREA = 980 SF ASSUME 6 INCH STONE BASE HAND CARRY BOAT LAUNCH LAYOUT OPTION #2: 4 FT WIDE ACCESS WAY FROM FORE RIVER TRAIL TO BOAT LAUNCH PORTLAND LAND BANK SURFACE TO BE ECORASTER E40 - STONE FILLED PORTLAND, MAINE APPROX. SURFACE AREA = 661 SF ASSUME 6 INCH STONE BASE BOAT LAY DOWN AREA W/ BOAT STORAGE RACK SHORELINE STABILIZATION (AS NEEDED) PROPOSED DOCK W/ CANOE/KAYAK LAUNCH PROJECT NO. -- DATE MAY 05, 2023 HOBART STREET HAND CARRY BOAT LAUNCH LAYOUT SHEET NO. 2 Page 19  APPROX. HIGH TIDE WATER LEVEL EELGRASS MUDFLAT ~10' APPROX. LOW TIDE WATER LEVEL ~45' WALDO STREET PROFILE LAND BANK HAND CARRY BOAT LAUNCH PROPOSALS PORTLAND, MAINE APPROX. HIGH TIDE WATER LEVEL DETAILS MUDFLAT ~10' APPROX. LOW TIDE WATER LEVEL ~65' PROJECT NO. -- HOBART STREET PROFILE APRIL 27, 2023 DATE SHEET NO. NOTE: PROJECT TEAM TO REVIEW, APPROVE AND ENDORSE FINAL SITE SPECIFIC DESIGN. C-1 Page 20 From: Rodney Jr, Mike <rodneym@unitil.com> Date: Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM Subject: stroudwater park To: Alex Marshall <amarshall@portlandmaine.gov>, Ethan Hipple <EHIPPLE@portlandmaine.gov> Hello all, I was talking with rob with historic and he let me know you were looking for some info. Here are a couple images of where we are working. We are digging a trench ( where the White line is and digging in the circle) to replace and re route the gas line. The existing line in the park that runs adjacent to the new line ( in white) will be retired . the trenching should be about 42’’ deep. The reason for the re route is to stay away from the rock wall. Let me know if you need anything else. Thanks Mike Rodney Jr, Project Leader 376 Riverside Industrial Pkwy Portland ME 04103 T 207-632-3132 www.unitil.com Page 21 Page 22 Page 23