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Home My WebLink About04-30-19 Planning Board minutes City Planning Board April 30, 2019 | 5:30 PM | Madison Room | City Hall – 121 N. Rouse Avenue A. 05:30:00 PM (00:00:00) Call Meeting to Order & Roll Call Present Were: • Cathy Costakis • Mark Egge • Jerry Pape, Jr. • Lauren Waterton • Jennifer Madgic • Henry Happel (Chairman) • Chris Mehl (Commission Liaison) • Paul Spitler • Chris Saunders (City Staff) • Tom Rogers (City Staff/Staff Liaison) B. 05:30:32 PM (00:00:32) Changes to the Agenda (none) C. Minutes for Approval (none) D. 05:30:40 PM (00:00:40) 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. 05:32:24 PM (00:02:24) Community Plan Update (Rogers / Saunders) • Goals & Objectives Memo • Revised Themes and Draft Goals & Objectives • Public Comment (Aggregated) 05:32:43 PM (00:02:43) Policy and Planning Manager Chris Saunders and Senior Planner Tom Rogers, both of Bozeman Community Development, presented the update on version 4 of the goals and objectives to the board. 05:36:58 PM (00:06:58) Board Chairman, Henry Happel offered comment on some revision he had done to the language of the update prior to the meeting. 05:38:38 PM (00:08:38) Mr. Saunders stated his intention to begin with section E on page seven of the original document, “A City that Prioritizes Accessibility and Mobility Choices.” 05:39:01 PM (00:09:01) Mr. Spitler asked Mr. Rogers when the board would receive copies of the public comments received. Mr. Rogers answered that comments thus far had been forwarded via email that afternoon, and would be subsequently attached to the agenda of future meetings on an ongoing basis. Ms. Costakis asked for clarification on the process of the Community Plan. 05:41:40 PM (00:11:40) MOTION to amend the language of the first goal in section E: Mark Egge 05:43:27 PM (00:13:27) MOTION SECONDED 05:47:19 PM (00:17:19) Discussion Mr. Pape urged the board to consider economic realities throughout their discussion of the Community Plan. Ms. Madgic felt that using an economic filter wasn’t appropriate to discussing goals. Mr. Mehl agreed that this should be an aspirational document. 05:56:24 PM (00:26:24) VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Carried Unanimously 05:57:56 PM (00:27:56) There was no comment on the remaining goals under section E. Discussion focused on whether accessibility from new development was implicitly covered or if it should be explicitly mentioned. 06:00:51 PM (00:30:51) Discussion moved on to section F and the goal to “Continue development of Bozeman as an innovative and thriving center.” Mr. Pape commented on the feasibility of achieving this. 06:04:12 PM (00:34:12) MOTION to amend the language of the above goal to mention quantitative and sustainable measures: Jerry Pape 06:06:19 PM (00:36:19) MOTION SECONDED: Jennifer Madgic 06:06:56 PM (00:36:56) Deputy Mayor Mehl offered some perspective on measures the city has already taken or has concluded are ineffective in economic development. 06:09:15 PM (00:39:15) MOTION AMENDED to revise the proposed change to the text: Jerry Pape 06:09:25 PM (00:39:25) MOTION AMENDMENT SECONDED 06:12:34 PM (00:42:34) VOTE: Motion Failed 06:13:37 PM (00:43:37) Discussion moved to the next goal, “Promote and support economic diversification efforts.” Board members questioned how this goal fit into the context of the intended focus of the document on land use. Mr. Saunders and Deputy Mayor Mehl responded with examples of how current land-use policy might be an impediment to economic diversification. 06:18:27 PM (00:48:27) MOTION to revise the wording of the above goal for clarification 06:18:36 PM (00:48:36) MOTION SECONDED 06:19:04 PM (00:49:04) VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Passed Unanimously 06:19:15 PM (00:49:15) Opportunity for discussion passed to the next goal, “Practice Increased Communication and Coordination with Gallatin County and Other Regional Public Entities.” 06:19:59 PM (00:49:59) MOTION to replace “Practice” with “Strongly Encourage” in this goal: Henry Happel 06:20:07 PM (00:50:07) MOTION TO AMEND wording to include “cooperation.” 06:23:57 PM (00:53:57) VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Carried Unanimously 06:24:02 PM (00:54:02) Discussion passed to the next goal, “Coordinate with Gallatin County and neighboring municipalities.” Mr. Saunders replied to Deputy Mayor Mehl’s question about why the fire department wasn’t included in the wording and Mr. Happel’s question about our current level of cooperation. Mr. Pape commented about Bozeman’s impact on neighboring towns and taking accountability for it. 06:28:36 PM (00:58:36) MOTION to amend the language and make it an objective under the goal. (Jennifer Madjic) 06:28:54 PM (00:58:54) MOTION SECONDED 06:28:56 PM (00:58:56) Discussion: Ms. Waterton felt it should be kept as a separate goal. Mr. Pape offered further amendment to the language. 06:30:21 PM (01:00:21) VOTE: Motion Failed Unanimously 06:30:32 PM (01:00:32) The board continued to go around the dais in discussion of the wording and whether the combination of Ms. Madjic’s and Mr. Pape’s offered amendments should be a goal or an objective. 06:31:30 PM (01:01:30) MOTION to adopt the wording: Jerry Pape 06:31:48 PM (01:01:48) MOTION SECONDED: Chris Mehl The board continued to discuss where that language should go. 06:33:55 PM (01:03:55) FRIENDLY AMENDMENT to take the amended language suggested by Ms. Madjic and Mr. Pape and make it an objective beneath the main goal: Henry Happel 06:34:12 PM (01:04:12) Discussion 06:37:02 PM (01:07:02) FRIENDLY AMENDMENT to kick back the rewording to City staff, since Mr. Saunders and Mr. Rogers have been noting the discussion: Henry Happel 06:37:48 PM (01:07:48) Board members discussed the next goal, “Update annexation policies and collaborate with Gallatin County regarding annexation and development patterns adjacent to the City.” Deputy Mayor Mehl spoke about what the City is already doing about this issue. Mr. Saunders presented city-limits maps and spoke about his understanding of what kind of growth was possible. 06:55:54 PM (01:25:54) Mr. Pape announced his intention to speak at some concise length on behalf of those residents of the County who don’t want to be annexed into Bozeman, and how to mitigate damage when annexation was inevitable. 07:00:26 PM (01:30:26) Deputy Mayor Mehl responded with information about what the City has already discussed and planned for. 07:08:48 PM (01:38:48) Chair Happel proposed that they allow staff to reword the goal. Board members provided suggestions to staff. 07:11:41 PM (01:41:41) MOTION to change the wording of the goal as suggested by board members: Paul Spitler 07:11:44 PM (01:41:44) MOTION SECONDED 07:12:11 PM (01:42:11) VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Carried Unanimously Board discussion continued about whether or not prioritizing infill and urban density was already covered explicitly elsewhere in the plan and about what the overall policy should support. 07:29:02 PM (01:59:02) MOTION: to change the wording as Deputy Mayor Mehl suggested earlier: Paul Spitler MOTION SECONDED 07:30:06 PM (02:00:06) Board members discussed the motion and whether it should be one goal or two. Mr. Saunders provided some potential wording and said it should be an objective rather than a goal and put it under the goal of supporting urban development within the City. 07:51:58 PM (02:21:58) VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Carried Unanimously 08:00:04 PM (02:30:04) Mr. Rogers made a distinction between planning and zoning. There was short public comment afterwards. F. FYI/Discussion 1. Future Agenda Items G. 08:03:43 PM (02:33:43) 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).