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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-17-19 Planning Board Minutes (Draft) City Planning Board December 17, 2019 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Commission Room | City Hall – 121 N. Rouse Avenue A. 06:03:28 PM (00:00:39) Call Meeting to Order & Roll Call Present were:  Paul Spitler  Mark Egge  Deputy Mayor Chris Mehl (Commission Liaison)  Henry Happel (Chairman)  George Thompson  Cathy Costakis  Lauren Waterton  Jerry Pape (County representative)  Chris Saunders (City Staff)  Tom Rogers (City Staff) B. 06:03:58 PM (00:01:09) Changes to the Agenda C. 06:04:02 PM (00:01:13) Minutes for Approve (None) D. 06:04:08 PM (00:01:19) 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. Ryan Krueger, Intrinsik Architecture, representing Wake Up Inc., Kevin and Christine Huyser, who own property near Story Mill Dr. and Griffin Dr. Mr. Krueger commented about the proposed recommended future use planning for this area and answered questions from board members. 06:10:34 PM (00:07:45) City Community Development Manager Chris Saunders presented a public comment email received from Dan Corbeille, that was not included in the agenda packet. Mr. Corbeille commented on the future use planning around Story Mill and Bridger Creek Drive. E. Action Items 1. 06:13:20 PM (00:10:31) Continued Review Bozeman Community Plan | Draft Community Plan (Rogers / Saunders)  Bozeman Community Plan Draft 11.26.19  Community Plan Appendices 12.12.19  Growth Policy Staff Report 12.12.19  Statutory Compliance Tracking 12.12.19  Downtown URD Community Plan Comments  Public Comment – Jeff Ho  Jen Madgic Planning Board memo 12.12.19  City of Neighborhoods – J. Madgic 06:13:50 PM (00:11:01) Senior City Staff Planner, Tom Rogers, described the status of the updated draft plan that is now available. This version of the draft plan is also located on the City of Bozeman website for the public to review. Mr. Rogers described the interactive document and map that is on the Bozeman website designed to accept comments on specific topics and locations. All comments will be archived as public record. 06:17:36 PM (00:14:47) Chairman Happel started the board review of the draft plan on page 14, “Theme One”. 06:18:28 PM (00:15:39) MOTION: To accept Jennifer Madgic’s language as a substitution to the Importance statement to the Theme. Deputy Mayor Mehl 06:18:35 PM (00:15:46) MOTION SECONDED: Mark Egge 06:18:37 PM (00:15:48) Discussion: 06:19:33 PM (00:16:44) VOTE: All in Favor, Motion passed unanimously. 06:19:48 PM (00:16:59) Chairman Happel asked that the language be revised on the same page immediately above the importance statement. The language proposed is: “Our city is diverse and inclusive, defined by our vibrant neighborhoods, quality housing, walkability, excellent schools, numerous parks, and thriving areas of commerce.” 06:20:44 PM (00:17:55) MOTION: To make the above change in language. Chris Mehl 06:20:47 PM (00:17:58) MOTION SECONDED: 06:20:52 PM (00:18:03) Discussion: 06:23:13 PM (00:20:24) Request for a Friendly Amendment. To change the wording to “Our city desires to be…” or “…aspires to be…” Mark Egge. Friendly Amendment is accepted. 06:25:59 PM (00:23:10) Mr. Egge restated his Friendly Amendment to change the wording on the first clause to read “Our city desires to be diverse and inclusive…” 06:26:15 PM (00:23:26) VOTE for the Motion with the Friendly Amendment: 6 votes in Favor, 2 votes against. Motion carried. 06:26:33 PM (00:23:44) Board members continued with comments on the headline titles on the maps and draft plan. 06:27:53 PM (00:25:04) Chairman Happel proposed to change the wording to “Our city is home to an outdoor conscious population that honors and protects our natural environment and our well managed parks and open spaces.” 06:28:04 PM (00:25:15) MOTION: To accept the above change in wording however to change to “parks, trails, and open spaces. Chris Mehl 06:28:10 PM (00:25:21) MOTION SECONDED: George Thompson 06:28:13 PM (00:25:24) Discussion: 06:28:25 PM (00:25:36) VOTE: All in favor, Motion passed unanimously 06:28:47 PM (00:25:58) Board members continued reviewing the draft plan at page 18, Theme Two. 06:30:05 PM (00:27:16) Deputy Mayor Mehl asked staff if the policy of “look inward first policy” (infill of development or redevelopment) was anywhere in the text. 06:31:33 PM (00:28:44) MOTION: To add the wording “look inward first policy” into the text of community development document not just in the goals and objectives. Chris Mehl 06:31:37 PM (00:28:48) MOTION SECONDED: Mark Egge 06:31:39 PM (00:28:50) Discussion: 06:37:36 PM (00:34:47) Motion was restated to clarify. Motion is that the city will prioritize and emphasize infill and redevelopment and this will be said specifically in the text and the goals and objectives and actions section. Staff will determine when and how often that will occur. 06:38:22 PM (00:35:33) VOTE: 7 votes in Favor, one vote against, Motion carried. 06:38:44 PM (00:35:55) Board members continued their review of the draft Community Plan. 06:49:54 PM (00:47:05) MOTION: Make explicit a goal in the plan to remove barriers for infill or redevelopment that are contradictory to the plan. Mark Egge 06:50:26 PM (00:47:37) MOTION SECONDED: Jerry Pape 06:50:28 PM (00:47:39) Discussion: 06:53:02 PM (00:50:13) Chairman Happel suggested a change to the motion to precede the wording with evaluate, or give strong consideration to remove barriers. 06:53:18 PM (00:50:29) Mark Egge accepted this as a Friendly Amendment to his motion, however Jerry Pape did not accept it as a Friendly Amendment. 06:53:29 PM (00:50:40) MOTION to Amend the Motion: To make the changes that Chairman Happel suggested to precede the wording with evaluate, or give strong consideration. Chris Mehl 06:53:36 PM (00:50:47) MOTION SECONDED to Amend the Original Motion: Mark Egge 06:53:45 PM (00:50:56) VOTE to Amend the Original Motion: 7 votes in Favor of the amendment, one vote against the amendment, Motion to Amend the Original Motion carried. 06:53:54 PM (00:51:05) VOTE ON THE ADMENDED MOTION: All in Favor, Motion as Amended passed unanimously. 06:54:31 PM (00:51:42) MOTION: That the wording on the last goal statement (page 21, DCD-3.7) should be revised to “Encourage convergence of public transit routes and the placement of higher density housing developments”. Mark Egge 06:55:06 PM (00:52:17) MOTION SECONDED: Chris Mehl 06:55:07 PM (00:52:18) Discussion: 06:55:12 PM (00:52:23) VOTE: All in Favor, Motion carried unanimously. 06:55:23 PM (00:52:34) MOTION: To change the wording on the last line on page 22 about climate change. Chris Mehl 06:56:06 PM (00:53:17) MOTION SECONDED: Mark Egge 06:56:09 PM (00:53:20) Discussion: Motion was clarified by Mr. Mehl to change the wording to include responding to climate change is one of the city’s highest priorities, and an updated climate action plan is expected in 2020. 06:57:13 PM (00:54:24) VOTE: 7 votes in Favor, 1 vote Against, Motion carried. 06:57:27 PM (00:54:38) Board members discussed the importance of water in the community and how and where it should be added to the document. 06:58:41 PM (00:55:52) Ms. Waterton suggested wording changes to the “Importance section” on Theme Three. She suggested adding language to stress that parks are vitally important to the way of life in Bozeman. 06:59:22 PM (00:56:33) MOTION: To change the second paragraph (page 22) to: “Parks, trails, and open space are critical components of Bozeman’s character and way of life.” Chris Mehl 06:59:32 PM (00:56:43) MOTION SECONDED: Lauren Waterton 06:59:35 PM (00:56:46) VOTE: All in Favor, Motion passed unanimously 07:01:02 PM (00:58:13) MOTION: That the map on page 23 show the county park on Oak Street and it be designated on the map as a County Park: Jerry Pape 07:01:27 PM (00:58:38) MOTION SECONDED: Chris Mehl 07:01:37 PM (00:58:48) Discussion 07:02:02 PM (00:59:13) VOTE: All in Favor, Motions carried unanimously 07:02:09 PM (00:59:20) Board members continued discussion of the map on page 23 of the draft Community Plan. 07:06:37 PM (01:03:48) Mr. Egge presented his recommendation of wording for the Importance section for Theme Four, page 26. He suggested the following: “The best transportation plan is a good land use plan. Transportation systems impact livability (in terms of traffic congestion, but also noise, pollution, safety, and aesthetics), affordability (after housing, the second largest expense for most households is transportation), and sustainability (transportation accounted for more than one third of Bozeman's 2016 greenhouse gas emissions). An affordable, livable, sustainable city requires growing with reduced reliance on trips made by driving a personal automobile alone. Active transportation increases routine physical activity, improving health and lowering healthcare costs. Motor vehicle accidents are one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in America. Designing streets to prioritize safety (rather than speed) significantly reduces fatal injuries for all users.” 07:07:15 PM (01:04:26) MOTION: To accept the above wording. Mark Egge 07:07:19 PM (01:04:30) MOTION SECONDED: Chris Mehl 07:07:42 PM (01:04:53) Discussion: 07:10:19 PM (01:07:30) VOTE: 7 votes in Favor, 1 vote Against. Motion carried. 07:10:40 PM (01:07:51) MOTION: On page 27 that it show Transit and Multimodal Corridors (Oak Street and Fowler / Davis) on the Transportation Map. Mark Egge 07:11:09 PM (01:08:20) MOTION SECONDED: Chris Mehl 07:11:17 PM (01:08:28) Discussion: 07:20:52 PM (01:18:03) VOTE: 5 votes in Favor, 3 votes Against, Motion carried. 07:23:04 PM (01:20:15) MOTION: Add language in the Community plan to add wayfinding signage. George Thompson 07:23:15 PM (01:20:26) MOTION SECONDED: Mark Egge 07:23:18 PM (01:20:29) VOTE: 7 votes in Favor, 1 vote Against, Motion Carried. 07:23:38 PM (01:20:49) Mr. Pape commented on this reasoning for voting against. 07:26:12 PM (01:23:23) MOTION: On page 28, item M-1.12 proposed new wording “Eliminate parking minimum requirements, acknowledging that demand for parking will still result in new supply being built.” Mark Egge 07:26:32 PM (01:23:43) MOTION SECONDED: 07:26:38 PM (01:23:49) Discussion: 07:28:08 PM (01:25:19) A Friendly Amendment was offered by Chris Mehl and accepted to change the wording to: “Eliminate parking minimum requirements in commercial districts and for affordable housing and reduce parking minimums elsewhere, acknowledging that demand for parking will still result in new supply being built.” 07:32:58 PM (01:30:09) VOTE: 6 votes in Favor, 2 votes Against, Motion carried. 07:34:07 PM (01:31:18) MOTION: To add the wording in M-2.6, to “Develop safe crossings along priority and high utilization pedestrian and hiking corridors.” Mark Egge 07:34:27 PM (01:31:38) MOTION SECONDED: 07:34:31 PM (01:31:42) Discussion: 07:40:38 PM (01:37:49) VOTE: 7 votes in Favor, 1 Against, Motion carried. 07:41:06 PM (01:38:17) MOTION: To instruct staff to insert on page 30 (Theme Five) a reference that the City has an Economic Development Plan and on the map (page 31) an explanation of the blue squares and circles. Chris Mehl 07:41:29 PM (01:38:40) MOTION SECONDED: 07:41:33 PM (01:38:44) Discussion 07:41:42 PM (01:38:53) VOTE: All in Favor, Motion passed unanimously. 07:41:56 PM (01:39:07) Mr. Happel proposed new wording on page 30 to read: “Our city benefits from an expanding economy that is powered by the talents of its citizens, a dedicated and engaged business community, and strong regional partnerships.” 07:42:57 PM (01:40:08) MOTION: To make the above working change. Chris Mehl 07:42:59 PM (01:40:10) MOTION SECONDED: Mark Egge 07:43:01 PM (01:40:12) Discussion: 07:43:10 PM (01:40:21) VOTE: All in Favor, Motion passed unanimously. 07:44:43 PM (01:41:54) Mr. Happel proposed new wording in the Importance section on page 30 to read: “It is Bozeman growing economy that makes possible its increasing dynamism, diversity and wealth, all great virtues particularly in western Montana. Each of the major sectors of our economy: education, technology, outdoor recreation, tourism, health care, and regional services, benefits from and reinforces the others.” 07:45:17 PM (01:42:28) MOTION: To make the above wording change. Jerry Pape 07:45:27 PM (01:42:38) MOTION SECONDED: Chris Mehl 07:45:29 PM (01:42:40) Discussion: 07:47:15 PM (01:44:26) VOTE: All in Favor, Motion passed unanimously. 07:48:35 PM (01:45:46) Board members discussed changing the wording on page 32, adding additional words to EE-1.4 Support employee retention and attraction efforts by encouraging continued development of attainable housing in proximity to large employers. 07:50:33 PM (01:47:44) MOTION: To make the above wording change. 07:50:34 PM (01:47:45) MOTION SECONDED: 07:50:37 PM (01:47:48) Discussion: 07:51:59 PM (01:49:10) VOTE: 7 votes in Favor, 1 vote Against, Motion carried. 07:52:33 PM (01:49:44) Ms. Waterson suggested on page 36, to add to the Importance Section, the statement that was adopted by the Planning Coordination Committee (PCC) that references coordination and cooperation between the communities. 07:53:39 PM (01:50:50) MOTION: To add the statement adopted by the PCC about coordination and cooperation. Lauren Waterton 07:53:47 PM (01:50:58) MOTION SECONDED: Chris Mehl 07:53:49 PM (01:51:00) VOTE: All in Favor, Motions passed unanimously. 07:53:59 PM (01:51:10) Board members discussed with staff reasons why the Bozeman City cannot adopt the Triangle Plan. 07:57:45 PM (01:54:56) MOTION: Under Theme Six, page 34, wording is added that our City commits to the improvement of its partnership with the Gallatin County in pursuit of these goals. Jerry Pape 07:58:27 PM (01:55:38) MOTION SECONDED: Mark Egge 07:58:29 PM (01:55:40) Discussion: 08:00:11 PM (01:57:22) VOTE: All in Favor, Motion passed unanimously. 08:00:32 PM (01:57:43) MOTION: On page 36 Theme Six, under GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS Goal RC- 1: change the wording from “Increase communication …” to “Improve communication, and coordination with Gallatin County, the City of Belgrade, and other regional public entities regarding community planning and associated matters.” Jerry Pape 08:01:04 PM (01:58:15) MOTION SECONDED: George Thompson 08:01:14 PM (01:58:25) VOTE: All in Favor, Motion passed unanimously 08:01:40 PM (01:58:51) Mr. Pape commented on issues of developers in the area moving out to the county because of restrictive regulations within the city. He suggested adding some language in Theme Six to address this problem/issue. Board members and Mr. Saunders commented on the statement. 08:08:44 PM (02:05:55) Board members discussed the diagrams in Future Land Use section, page 41. 08:12:21 PM (02:09:32) MOTION: Remove all of the drawings from this section and call out the locations of the photographs. Jerry Pape 08:13:32 PM (02:10:43) MOTION SECONDED: George Thompson 08:13:36 PM (02:10:47) Discussion: Three different options were discussed by the Board Members. Original motion was tabled. 08:21:07 PM (02:18:18) MOTION: Keep the drawings in the document, however reduce them down to eliminate the appearance of uniformity of the neighborhood. 08:21:14 PM (02:18:25) MOTION SECONDED: 08:21:56 PM (02:19:07) VOTE: All votes Against the Motion, Motion failed. 08:22:02 PM (02:19:13) MOTION: Eliminate the drawings completely. Chris Mehl 08:22:03 PM (02:19:14) MOTION SECONDED: Jerry Pape 08:22:43 PM (02:19:54) VOTE: All in Favor, Motions passed unanimously. 08:22:52 PM (02:20:03) MOTION: Eliminate the drawing completely, do not use a fourth image, but use that area to callout the location of the photos used. Jerry Pape 08:23:25 PM (02:20:36) MOTION SECONDED: 08:23:39 PM (02:20:50) VOTE: All in Favor, Motion passed unanimously. F. FYI/Discussion 08:23:49 PM (02:21:00) Board members discussed the Planning Coordinating Committee meetings planned. 08:24:29 PM (02:21:40) Board members and staff discussed the scheduling of the upcoming meetings of the City Planning Board. 08:27:48 PM (02:24:59) MOTION: To officially continue to the January 7, 2020 meeting the public hearing to discuss the draft Community Development Plan. Chris Mehl 08:27:49 PM (02:25:00) MOTION SECONDED: Paul Spitler 08:27:54 PM (02:25:05) VOTE: All in Favor, Motion passed unanimously. G. 08:29:52 PM (02:27:03) Adjournment | 8 PM 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).