[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.