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City Planning Board
December 3, 2019 | 6:00 – 9:00 PM | Commission Room | City Hall – 121 N. Rouse Avenue
A. 06:08:35 PM (00:04:10) Call Meeting to Order & Roll Call
Present were:
Jennifer Madgic
Lauren Waterton
Cathy Costakis
Henry Happel (Chairman)
Deputy Mayor Chris Mehl (Commission Liaison)
Mark Egge
Jerry Pape (County representative)
Chris Saunders (City Staff)
Tom Rogers (City Staff)
B. 06:09:07 PM (00:04:42) Changes to the Agenda
C. 06:09:12 PM (00:04:47) Minutes for Approve (None)
D. 06:09:17 PM (00:04:52) 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. 06:09:41 PM (00:05:16) Continued Review Bozeman Community Plan | Draft Community Plan
(Rogers / Saunders)
Planning Board Draft Plan Memo 12-03-19
Draft Bozeman Community Plan Version 8
Open House Materials 12-03-19
Public Comment – Jeff Ho
City Senior Planner Tom Rogers described the new draft version, Version 8, presented to the Planning
Board for their review. The current draft is more complete except for some of the technical appendixes.
The appendixes will be available for the meeting on December 17th.
06:11:42 PM (00:07:17) Board members started their discussion of the new draft.
06:14:26 PM (00:10:01) Chairman Happel asked city staff if they have flexibility in determining the start
date to the regular revisions to the UDC. Community Program Manager Chris Saunders described the
process to gather suggestions for revisions to the UDC and how the regular revision process will be
implemented.
06:21:14 PM (00:16:49) MOTION: Move to instruct Planning to change this document to accommodate
the known planning window in two periods of time, such that the approvals for each text amendment
change to occur 30 days in advance of when the building season starts and when it ends. Jerry Pape
06:21:43 PM (00:17:18) MOTION SECONDED: No second to the Motion. Motion failed.
06:23:35 PM (00:19:10) Mr. Happel asked Board members for general ideas they have about the latest
draft. Board members suggested that an Executive summary be in the document. Mr. Egge suggested
that a summary of the history of Community Planning also be included in the document.
06:30:50 PM (00:26:25) Jerry Pape made comments on page 11 of the draft concerning “Resident
Desires”. Board members discussed public input on the Community Plan. Staff addressed the outreach
efforts to receive public comments on the Community Plan. Board members talked about the use of
social medial to attract public interest.
06:54:25 PM (00:50:00) MOTION: To add additional public meetings to the public outreach plan before
the Community Plan goes before the City Commission. Cathy Costakis
06:54:43 PM (00:50:18) MOTION SECONDED: Jerry Pape
06:54:45 PM (00:50:20) Discussion:
07:05:14 PM (01:00:49) VOTE: 6 votes for the Motion, 1 vote against, Motion carried
07:06:08 PM (01:01:43) Ms. Waterton explained her vote against the Motion.
07:08:40 PM (01:04:15) Mr. Pape talked about Affordable Housing as it pertains to the Community Plan.
07:12:39 PM (01:08:14) Chairman Happel asked the Board Members for their comments on the current
draft. He also stated that any public input would be welcomed at any time of the discussion. Discussion
or comments were presented on the pages of the draft document from the beginning.
07:36:40 PM (01:32:15) Discussion continued on page 11 of the draft document.
07:48:27 PM (01:44:02) Mr. Saunders described the reasons why the word “Themes” was used and not
“Visions” for this section of the document.
07:49:31 PM (01:45:06) Public Comment:
Dane Gamble, service industry business owner in Bozeman, commented on why there is limited public
comments on the Bozeman Community Plan and similar plans.
07:58:22 PM (01:53:57) Board Members continued review discussion and comments on page 14.
08:24:53 PM (02:20:28) Discussion moved to page 17 of the Community Plan draft.
08:31:46 PM (02:27:21) Board agreed to continue the review discussion of the draft Community Plan to
the next meeting.
F. 08:32:01 PM (02:27:36) FYI/Discussion
G. 08:32:15 PM (02:27:50) Adjournment | 9 PM
For more information please contact Tom Rogers at TRogers@bozeman.net
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