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Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 | 6:00 PM | City Commission Chamber – 121 N. Rouse Avenue
A. 06:01:48 PM (00:00:02) Call Meeting to Order & Roll Call
Present were:
• Jennifer Madgic
• Cathy Costakis
• Deputy Mayor Chris Mehl (Commission Liaison)
• Henry Happel (Chair)
• Paul Spitler
• Jerry Pape
• Lauren Waterton
• Mark Egge
B. 06:02:14 PM (00:00:28) Changes to the Agenda-none
C. 06:02:20 PM (00:00:34) Minutes for Approval
• 2.5.19 Minutes (PDF)
o 2.5.19 Video Link
06:02:33 PM (00:00:47) MOTION To approve minutes for February 5th, 2019: Jennifer Madgic.
06:02:34 PM (00:00:48) SECONDED: Cathy Costakis.
06:02:48 PM (00:01:02) VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Carries Unanimously.
D. 06:02:58 PM (00:01:12) 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. No Comments.
E. 06:03:31 PM (00:01:45) Special Presentations
1. 06:04:01 PM (00:02:15) Transportation Plan Update (Shawn Kohtz, City Engineer)
City Engineer Shawn Kohtz gave a presentation on the Transportation Plan for the City.
06:05:26 PM (00:03:40) Kohtz defined and explained Corridor Concept Plans, the transportation aspect of the
Capital Improvements Program, and the Major Street Network (MSN) and the Transportation System
Management (TSM) projects for the city.
06:12:16 PM (00:10:30) The Non-Motorized Network projects including pedestrian and bicycle
recommendations, and The Transportation Demand Management Program were reviewed.
06:21:54 PM (00:20:08) Kohtz took questions and comments from the board regarding sidewalks, future
regional planning efforts, and inter-departmental planning and communication about transportation.
06:31:01 PM (00:29:15) Kohtz continued answering questions about bike lanes/boulevards and Capital
Improvements Program funding.
06:42:00 PM (00:40:14) Kohtz continued answering questions about pedestrian crossings, cost, and
environmental considerations in the Transportation Plan.
2. 06:56:13 PM (00:54:27) Neighborhoods Update (Tanya Andreason, Neighborhoods Coordinator)
Andreason gave an overview of The Neighborhoods Program.
07:01:26 PM (00:59:40) Facets of the program were discussed including the Nextdoor social network,
relationships and collaboration, and Neighborhood Associations.
07:14:12 PM (01:12:26) Andreason took questions and comments from the Board about Neighborhood
Associations and their concerns with developers as well as the definition of neighborhood.
07:22:38 PM (01:20:52) Andreason continued answering questions and receiving comments with regards to
Nextdoor, Neighborhood planning, the role of the city, and dealing with differing interest between
neighborhoods.
F. FYI/Discussion
• 07:36:44 PM (01:34:58) Department Memo Regarding Future Agendas (Rogers)
City Planner Tom Rogers discussed future and long term plans the Board will need to consider in
regards to districts, neighborhoods, and the Growth Plan components that will be coming soon.
07:41:50 PM (01:40:04) The Board had a discussion on the definition of neighborhood and sub-area planning.
08:03:23 PM (02:01:37) Rogers continued his discussion about defining neighborhood and the language used.
08:07:32 PM (02:05:46) The Board further discussed definition, classification, and language.
08:20:06 PM (02:18:20) Rogers and the Board discussed the best date for the meeting in mid-March and what
the topics would be. The Board chose March 26th.
• 08:22:00 PM (02:20:14) Reminder: Special Meetings for Planning Board and HPAB on February 26th
for NCOD Review Draft (Memo with more information to come, prior to formal agenda.)
A short discussion took place between the Board and Policy and Planning Manager Chris Saunders
regarding the HPAB meeting.
G. 08:31:26 PM (02:29:40) Adjournment
For more information please contact Tom Rogers at TRogers@bozeman.net
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