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Minutes - 07/13/2006 Spokane Valley Planning Commission Approved Minutes Council Chambers — City Hall, 11707 E. Sprague Ave. July 13, 2006 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Kogle called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Commissioners, Staff and Audience stood and recited the Pledge of Allegiance III. ROLL CALL Commissioner Fred Beaulac — Present Commissioner Gail Kogle — Present Commissioner Bob Blum — Present Commissioner Ian Robertson — Present Commissioner John G. Carroll — Present Commissioner Marcia Sands — Present Commissioner David Crosby — Present* *arrived at 6:10 pm Staff attending the meeting: Marina Sukup, Community Development Director, Deanna Griffith, Administrative Assistant IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Robertson moved that the July 13, 2006 agenda be approved as presented. It was seconded and passed unanimously. V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES There were no minutes to approve at this time. VI. PUBLIC COMMENT Chuck Hafner, 4710 S. Woodruff — Mr. Hafner said he would like to thank everyone as a Planning Commission. He felt that in the last two and a half years he had become well acquainted with the Commissioners and the Staff and as he looked at what is happening in the City he felt that a great job has been done and he wanted to have those comments made public. VII. COMMISSION REPORTS Commissioner Blum stated he attended the July 11 City Council meeting. Items that were discussed were the street vacation STV-01-06, Old Indiana and that Council wondered why there was a one no vote to recommend approval. He also attended the Spokane Valley Business Association meeting and a meeting at CenterPlace regarding TMDL. Commissioner Carroll asked if there was any information about his idea to vacate the rest of Old Indiana and how to make other recommendations to the City Council. Commissioner Sands stated she also attended the TMDL meeting and it was ironic that they were discussing sewer load just after there was a spill. There was also discussion between major contributors to reduce the amount of phosphorus dispensed into the river/aquifer. The important point she stated was that they came to this decision on their own, where they would barely discuss the subject before. Commissioner Crosby reported that he had been elected to the Board of Directors for the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce. 06-22-06 Planning Commission Minutes Page 1 of 3 Commissioner Kogle reported that she attended a citizen involvement Light Rail meeting and that they have made a recommendation to the steering committee for the concept to go forward to the public for a vote of confidence. She also stated she had been asked by the Mayor to sit on the Task Force for Homelessness. Commissioners Robertson and Beaulac had nothing to report. VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Director Sukup reported that she had received the official preliminary flood insurance maps for Chester Creek. The City will be holding a public meeting around Aug. 16 in order to share them with the Community. That at the ne� Commission meeting, that the Titles 17 and 18 of the Uniform Development Code should be ready for review. The Commission will be reviewing an ordinance setting out the procedures for Comprehensive Plan amendments. The City Council was concerned that it did not want people to have to wait 18 months to make a request to change a Comprehensive Plan designations. The Sprague/Appleway Corridor study is moving forward and the Focus Group meetings will be held ne� week. The Ad Hoc Sign Committee is going to be asked to re-form to look at issues that have come up in the last few months. Director Sukup stated she had contacted all of the original committee members and they would all like to serve again. The Commissioners discussed with the Director adding more than one Commissioner to the Sign Committee. Commissioner Beaulac stated he thought that Commissioner Blum should be added to the sign committee for more diversity. Commissioner Beaulac made a motion to recommend to the City Council to have both Commissioners Crosby and Blum serve on the Sign Committee. It was seconded and passed unanimously. Director Sukup will make this recommendation to the Council. IX. COMMISSION BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS: E�ctension of the UR-1 zoning in the Ponderosa and Rotchford Acres. Director Sukup explained to the Commission the history of the zoning and the need for e�ending the temporary zoning for another 6 months. This is the third extension of the interim zoning. Commissioner Blum wanted to know why there was no public hearing before the Commission; the City Council will conduct a public hearing for subject this time. Commissioner Crosby wondered as to the need to continue the zoning, were the areas changing enough where the need was not required anymore. Commissioner Blum wanted to know why the zoning could not be made permanent. Director Sukup stated that there was no ordinance written to do that and that there were other interrelated issues that prevent it at this time. Commissioner Robertson made a motion to recommend approval to Council a 6-month e�ension of the UR-1 zoning in the Ponderosa and Rotchford Acres areas. It was seconded and the vote is 6-1 in favor, Commissioner Crosby being the negative vote. Motion passes. OLD BUSINESS: There was no old business. X. FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER Commissioners are still looking for some procedures as to how to gain more information on a particular subject in front of them at a meeting or to bring an item up for discussion as an agenda item. Director Sukup stated that they could call staff and request more information; they could talk to the Chairman and ask to have an item 06-22-06 Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 of 3 placed on the agenda for discussion. Commissioner Crosby stated that if there was a subject on the agenda and they required more information they could always continue the discussion to another meeting in order to acquire more information about that item. Commissioner Carroll asked if the City could initiate a street vacation. Director Sukup stated that if the City saw a need for it, then yes, they could but that it would then require giving people back the right of way and requiring them to maintain it and most people would not want to maintain the right of way. Considerable discussion followed this subject and how to go about these kinds of things. XI. AD70URNMENT There being no other business the meeting was adjourned at 7:12 pm. SUBMITTED: APPROVED: Deanna Griffith, Administrative Assistant Gail Kogle, Chairperson 06-22-06 Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 of 3