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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018; 6:00 PM | City Commission Chamber – 121 N. Rouse Avenue
A. 06:03:21 PM (00:02:17) Call Meeting to Order & Roll Call
Board Members:
Commissioner Chris Mehl
Lauren Waterton
Paul Spitler
Henry Happel (Chair)
Brianne Dugan
Jordan Zignego
John Lavey
Jerry Pape
Others Present (staff/applicants):
Chris Saunders (Planner)
Martin Matsen (Community Development Director)
Tom Rogers (Planner)
B. 06:04:05 PM (00:03:01) Changes to the Agenda (none)
C. 06:04:17 PM (00:03:13) Minutes (none)
D. 06:04:23 PM (00:03:19) Public Comment (none)
E. 06:04:39 PM (00:03:35) Action Items
1. Discussion and action on Growth Policy framework, questions, outreach and
time line (Rogers, Saunders, Matsen)
Framework
Growth Policy Questions
Outreach Timeline
Next Steps Memo
November Memo to City Commission
Comments Saunders & Comments Lavey
Presentation by Director Matsen and Planner Saunders regarding a request for proposal (RFP)
for a consultant to provide assistance in developing the growth policy and timeline in
connection with the same. A General discussion followed concerning these matters.
06:25:41 PM (00:24:37) MOTION by Mr. Pape to dissolve the Planning Board Growth Policy
subcommittee. The motion failed for lack of a second.
06:26:41 PM (00:25:37) A continuation of general discussion of the action item.
06:30:36 PM (00:29:32) MOTION by Mr. Happel to amend the composition of the Planning
Board Growth Policy Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”) to include: Mr. Lavey, Ms. Waterton,
Commissioner Mehl and Mr. Spitler.
MOTION SECONDED
VOTE: Motion Passes: 7 for; 1 against
06:34:17 PM (00:33:13) Planning Board continued discussion regarding the Growth Policy.
06:38:48 PM (00:37:44) MOTION by Mr. Spitler to provide direction to the City staff develop an
RFP utilizing, as appropriate, the growth policy questions and the growth policy overview
document (Framework) that the Subcommittee has developed.
MOTION SECONDED followed by a general discussion.
06:41:24 PM (00:40:20) VOTE: Motion Passes; 7 for; 1 against
06:41:39 PM (00:40:35) MOTION by Mr. Spitler to direct City staff to incorporate scenario
planning as appropriate in the growth policy process including as needed, the RFP.
MOTION SECONDED followed by a general discussion.
06:48:25 PM (00:47:21) VOTE: Motion Passes; 7 for; 1 against
06:48:46 PM (00:47:42) MOTION by Mr. Spitler that the chairman (Mr. Happel) be involved in
the RFP process to the extent necessary including signing off on the RFP itself and also the
review and selection process
MOTION SECONDED followed by general discussion.
07:04:56 PM (01:03:52) VOTE: Motion Passes; 7 for; 1 against
07:05:50 PM (01:04:46) MOTION by Mr. Mehl that the Planning Board urges staff to ensure that
the consultant coordinate with the other existing City plans in the development of the
Community Plan.
MOTION SECONDED followed by a general discussion.
07:06:46 PM (01:05:42) VOTE: Motion Passes; 7 for; 1 against
07:07:18 PM (01:06:14) MOTION by Commissioner Mehl that once a consultant is selected that
they meet with the Planning Board.
MOTION SECONDED followed by a general discussion.
07:09:01 PM (01:07:57) VOTE: Motion carries unanimously
A discussion followed focusing primarily on the comments submitted (link above) by Mr. Lavey.
07:12:35 PM (01:11:31) MOTION: by Mr. Pape to engage in Mr. Lavey’s offer of further
refinement of his appendix C (of the Lavey Comments) prior to its contribution to the rest of the
Subcommittee and the staff for the purpose of producing the RFP.
MOTION SECONDED followed by a general discussion.
VOTE: Motion carries unanimously
07:17:22 PM (01:16:18) A discussion continued on the action item by Planner Rogers and the
Planning Board.
F. 07:23:50 PM (01:22:46) FYI/Discussion
Future Agenda Items
G. 07:28:23 PM (01:27:19) Adjournment
For more information please contact Tom Rogers at TRogers@bozeman.net
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