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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Board 05-02-17 Minutes City Planning Board Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017 7:00 PM City Commission Chamber – 121 N. Rouse Avenue A. 07:07:03 PM (00:00:17) Call meeting to order Present Were:  Brianne Dugan  Lauren Waterton  Paul Neubauer  Commissioner Chris Mehl  Henry Happel  Paul Spitler B. 07:07:59 PM (00:01:13) Changes to the Agenda C. 07:08:47 PM (00:02:01) Minutes for approval  3.07.17 (corrected)  3.21.17 MOTION to approve minutes for 3.7.17 & 3.21.17 with correction: Commissioner Mehl MOTION SECONDED: Lauren Waterton VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Passes D. Public Comment – Please state your name and address in an audible tone of voice for the record. This is the time for individuals to comment on matters falling within the purview of the Committee. There will also be an opportunity in conjunction with each action item for comments pertaining to that item. Please limit your comments to three minutes. E. Action Items 1. 07:10:42 PM (00:03:56) Discussion and direction on Planning Board calendar to manage ongoing and current development projects. 07:11:09 PM (00:04:23) Commissioner Mehl informed the board that if they were willing to create a calendar for Planning Board, they would need to speak to all of the boards and that it would probably not be probable with the request coming from one board member. 07:13:17 PM (00:06:31) Planning Staff member Chris Saunders announced that part of the City of Bozeman’s new website may offer new features that would allow more specific calendar items. 2. 07:14:18 PM (00:07:32) Final edits to memo outlining Planning Board direction on Growth Policy revisions. (Saunders/Rogers) a. Memo – Planning Board Comments b. Memo – Jerry Pape Comments 07:15:09 PM (00:08:23) Board member Spitler raised the point that there were two issues he thought should be included in the growth policy, including parking and incentives for infill development. 07:16:12 PM (00:09:26) Board member Waterton stated that she thought the growth policy should include measureable and actionable goals. She provided an example from the current growth policy to show how it could be more specific and attainable. 07:19:08 PM (00:12:22) Commissioner Mehl discussed the city’s Strategic Plan and how it could inform some of the themes and goals of the growth policy update. 07:23:30 PM (00:17:16) The board members discussed whether items should be included if they are not measurable and which items should be included as they tie to growth if they are addressed in other reports, such as parking. Planner Saunders suggested broadening the scope using ‘access’ as an alternative to ‘parking’ as an example to look at different dynamics and tradeoffs when discussing larger picture items. 07:30:15 PM (00:23:29) Commissioner Mehl recommended including topics such as parking in the growth policy because the community document will guide and inform the Unified Development code for the next 7-8 years. 07:33:36 PM (00:26:50) Regarding the growth policy trending toward a more narrow focus, Chair Neubauer felt that the new community plan should identify the larger issues the community is facing. Board member Happel wanted to clarify that he interpreted the memo’s purpose as giving the City Commissioners a preliminary idea of what topics should be included in the growth policy. 07:38:29 PM (00:31:43) Commissioner Mehl brought up Board member Pape’s memo addressing annexation. He agreed that this is a topic worth including. The board members continued to deliberate on the topics that should be addressed and how they could incentivize people to work toward the objectives laid out in the growth policy document. 07:45:52 PM (00:39:06) Board member Happel asked about the extent to which the community plan should articulate how incentives would be deployed, including commercial nodes as an example. He asked whether the document should discuss how incentives should be deployed, or identify the objective and let the City decide how that should take place. 07:48:14 PM (00:41:28) Planner Saunders responded with some ideas on how the incentives could be presented to the Commission. 07:55:39 PM (00:48:53) Chair Neubauer brought up water conservation and how it ties into the growth policy. He used medians and the wells they would require as an example. The board discussed listing sustainability as an item to include in the growth policy. The Planning Board decided to continue working on the memo prior to sending it to the Commission for recommendation. The board continued to discuss the schedule to finalize the memo of recommendation and when to present it to the Commission. F. 08:13:40 PM (01:06:54) FYI/Discussion The board members discussed their upcoming meeting and completing the memo to the Commission regarding the growth policy. 08:17:19 PM (01:10:33) Lauren Waterton informed the Planning Board that she is a sub- contractor to Economic Planning Systems (EPS) as an employee of Sanderson Stewart and that her role has yet to be determined. G. 08:17:44 PM (01:10:58) Adjournment For more information please contact Tom Rogers at TRogers@bozeman.net This board generally meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm Committee meetings are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability and require assistance, please contact our ADA coordinator, Mike Gray at 582-3232 (TDD 582-2301).