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City Planning Board
March 26th, 2019 | 6:00 PM | City Commission Chamber – 121 N. Rouse Avenue
A. 06:08:01 PM (00:07:34) Call Meeting to Order & Roll Call
Present were:
Jennifer Madgic
Mark Egge
Deputy Mayor Chris Mehl (Commission Liaison)
Henry Happel (Chair)
Lauren Waterton
Paul Spitler
B. 06:08:17 PM (00:07:50) Changes to the Agenda
C. 06:08:23 PM (00:07:56) Minutes for Approval
3.5.19 Minutes (PDF)
o 3.5.19 Video Link
06:08:28 PM (00:08:01) MOTION: To approve: Chris Mehl.
06:08:32 PM (00:08:05) SECONDED: Lauren Waterton.
06:08:34 PM (00:08:07) VOTE: Motion Carries Unanimously.
D. 06:08:47 PM (00:08:20) 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. None.
E. Action Items
1. 06:08:56 PM (00:08:29) Review of the Bozeman Community Plan | Preliminary Plan Outline
(Rogers / Saunders)
Bozeman Community Plan Outline
Growth Policy Indicators Memo
Preliminary Indicators | Phase 4: The Plan
City Planner Tom Rogers spoke on how to measure success of a Community Plan. Rogers talked about similar
cities and the metrics they used.
06:20:34 PM (00:20:07) Rogers continued to discuss how similar cities measured success of their plans.
06:26:15 PM (00:25:48) Discussion occurred regarding data gathering, metrics, and implementation.
06:33:49 PM (00:33:22) Accountability and prioritization in response to metric results was discussed.
06:43:40 PM (00:43:13) Director of Strategic Services John Henderson explained how his department has been
involved in various City plans and data gathering.
06:50:48 PM (00:50:21) Henderson spoke of the Socrata platform and how it would be beneficial as a
community dashboard.
06:59:41 PM (00:59:14) The process order, timing, and the vision themes for the Community Plan were
discussed regarding Board involvement.
07:15:16 PM (01:14:49) The Board discussed how it may be more beneficial to discuss goals and objectives
before metrics, and how to proceed. The Board decided to discuss the vision themes first.
07:34:21 PM (01:33:54) The Shape of The City theme was discussed.
07:43:07 PM (01:42:40) Goals under The Shape of The City theme and whether the name of the theme was an
appropriate one was discussed.
07:55:32 PM (01:55:05) A City of Neighborhoods, the second theme, was discussed.
07:59:28 PM (01:59:01) A City Bolstered by Downtown and Complementary Districts, the third theme, was
discussed.
08:08:59 PM (02:08:32) A City Influenced by Our Mountains, Parks, Trails, and Open Space, the fourth theme,
was discussed.
08:13:47 PM (02:13:20) A City That Prioritizes Mobility Choices, the fifth theme, was discussed.
08:14:41 PM (02:14:14) A City Powered By Its Diversified, Flourishing Economy, the sixth theme, was discussed.
08:18:26 PM (02:17:59) A City Influenced By Regional Coordination and Defined Edges, the seventh and final
theme, are discussed.
08:23:52 PM (02:23:25) The Board wrapped up with a discussion on the next two weeks of meetings, and
affordability as well as the natural environment as topics that may have been left out in this evenings discussion
but are important for consideration in developing a new growth policy.
F. 08:31:46 PM (02:31:19) FYI/Discussion
1. Future Agenda Items
G. 08:31:55 PM (02:31:28) Adjournment
For more information please contact Tom Rogers at TRogers@bozeman.net
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