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HomeMy WebLinkAbout090109 Planning Board Minutes PLANNING BOARD MINUTES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ATTENDANCE President Caldwell called the regular meeting of the Planning Board to order at 8:15 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room, City Hall, 121 North Rouse Avenue, Bozeman, Montana and directed the secretary to take attendance. Members Present: Staff Present: Ed Sypinski Chris Saunders, Assistant Planning Director Chris Mehl Bill Quinn Donna Swarthout Dawn Smith Sean Becker Brian Caldwell, President Henyon, Vice President Members Absent: Guests Present: Cathy Costakis ITEM 2. PUBLIC COMMENT (0-15 MINUTES) {Limited to any public matter within the jurisdiction of the Planning Board and not scheduled on this agenda. Three-minute time limit per speaker.} There was no public comment forthcoming. ITEM 3. MINUTES OF JULY 21, 2009 MOTION: Mr. Mehl moved, Mr. Sypinski seconded, to approve the minutes of July 21, 2009 as presented. The motion carried 8-0. Those voting aye being President Caldwell, Vice President Henyon, Mr. Sypinski, Mr. Mehl, Ms. Swarthout, Ms. Smith, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Becker. Those voting nay being none. ITEM 4. DISCUSSION ITEM 1. GROWTH POLICY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION A public meeting to provide opportunity for Planning Board members to discuss implementation of the Growth Policy and Economic Development Plan. President Caldwell requested an update from Staff regarding how Growth Policy actions have been met and will be moving forward for the next meeting of the Planning board on 9/15/09; he requested a link be sent to each member for review of the document prior to the meeting and requested hard copies for those members that desired them. He requested an update on implementation policies and when they had been worked on. Assistant Director Saunders gave a description of items being worked on, gave a hand out, described codification and the opportunity for adding illustrations that wasn’t previously available. Mr. Mehl asked if a motion would be needed. Assistant Director Saunders there could be a discussion on whether or not a motion would be needed. President Caldwell added that a formal motion was unnecessary and suggested discussion. Ms. Swarthout suggested, if not a hardship, perhaps implementation could be organized by topic. President Caldwell suggested the Board look over the list of edits and discuss by topic at the next meeting so there is time to consider the edits before the next meeting. Vice President Henyon stated he had reviewed sections in Growth Policy. He suggested items for future consideration: workforce training needed (what can the City do in this area to facilitate Vo Tech center), Industrial zoning (Mandeville site and Entryway Corridor), and cost effective ways to facilitate attractiveness to business. He suggested after those items were discussed, a recommendation could be forwarded to the City Commission. Ms. Smith mentioned the City Commission meeting the previous night and the Mayoral green schools proclamation. She asked if Board members were interested in a presentation from the build green school committee to promote information sharing. Mr. Mehl asked if the public could attend the presentation. Ms. Smith responded the public could attend. President Caldwell added that sustainability was a legitimate issue addressed in the Growth Policy. Mr. Sypinski suggested a regionally coordinated review, especially ridgelines and County coordination. He suggested a joint meeting with the County Planning Board to begin discussion regarding development in edge areas and coordination. Mr. Becker asked for clarification of the Ridgeline ordinance examination. Assistant Director Saunders responded that Staff has done some examination of other communities, Interlocal and internal jurisdiction. He stated Vo tech has value and he had heard from Bob Hietala on progress there. He added Entryway Corridor investigation and adaptation to address Industrial not just Business Park. He stated the discussion would provide an opportunity for encouraging internal development of industrial sites in Bozeman. President Caldwell concurred with Assistant Director Saunders. Assistant Director Saunders added that the DRB and ZC members are also interested in Entryway Corridors so they should participate. Vice President Henyon suggested it may be more effective for the Boards/Commissions to discuss the issues collectively. President Caldwell suggested a small group outreach to other Boards/Commissions. Ms. Smith asked for clarification on whether or not the Board members should discuss directly with other groups for edits. Vice Chairperson Henyon responded there should be a separate classification for the Mandeville site. Mr. Becker stated he looked at standards overall not just one site or issue. Ms. Smith stated she will attend and discuss with the DRB; Vice President Henyon agreed to attend as well. Mr. Becker suggested the boards called for in the Economic Development Plan would need to be contacted first and expressed concern that forward motion isn’t happening. He suggested the Planning Board make a suggestion for composition. Mr. Mehl suggested encouraging the City Commission via a motion at the Board’s at next meeting MOTION: Mr. Sypinski moved, Mr. Mehl seconded, to include an action item on the 9/15/09 Planning Board agenda to discuss Board recommendations to the City Commission for the Economic Development Plan with the Board offering suggestions in advance. The motion carried 8-0. Those voting aye being President Caldwell, Vice President Henyon, Mr. Sypinski, Mr. Mehl, Ms. Swarthout, Ms. Smith, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Becker. Those voting nay being none. Assistant Director Saunders suggested the recommendations be sent to the Recording Secretary. Mr. Mehl concurred with previous Board comments regarding the ridgeline ordinance and suggested Staff look at the Big Sky, MT ridgeline ordinance. Ms. Smith asked for clarification regarding the Growth Policy discussion at City Commission with regard to the list of conflicts between zoning and Growth Policy. Assistant Director Saunders responded no action taken; the City Commission had agreed not to initiate zoning map changes. ITEM 5. NEW BUSINESS Mr. Mehl stated concerns had been voiced to him about surface parking with regard to the Downtown Plan and suggested the presentation on 9/15 should have discussion on the issue, ex parte. Mr. Mehl asked how the removal of the map included in notices had affected the cost of noticing. Assistant Director Saunders explained. ITEM 6. ADJOURNMENT Seeing there was no further business before the Board, President Caldwell adjourned the meeting at 9:01 p.m. __________________________________ __________________________________ Brian Caldwell, President Chris Saunders, Assistant Director Planning Board Planning & Community Development City of Bozeman City of Bozeman