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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Page 2 4. Review of March 6, 2013 Regular Meeting Minutes 44 MOTION 45 Member Boguszewski moved, seconded by Member Cunningham to approve March 6, 46 2013 meeting minutes as presented. 47 Ayes: 7 48 Nays: 0 49 Motion carried. 50 5. Communications and Recognitions: 51 a. From the Public (Public Comment on items not on the agenda) 52 No one appeared to speak at this time. 53 b. From the Commission or Staff 54 City Planner Paschke announced that the Commission’s regularly-scheduled meeting on 55 May 1, 2013 would include a presentation by the City Attorney related to planning and 56 zoning issues. 57 Mr. Paschke announced that the annual joint meeting of the City Council and Planning 58 Commission was scheduled for Monday, May 13, 2013; and encouraged all Members to 59 be available for that discussion. 60 Member Boguszewski referenced specific comments made by Councilmember McGehee 61 during appointment of Planning Commissioners at a recent City Council meeting where 62 she had her wishes that the Commission be more active, and anticipated that 63 appointment of the new Commissioners could accomplish that change. While recognizing 64 that other City Councilmembers did not offer concurrence with that statement, Member 65 Boguszewski suggested it may be worth discussing at the upcoming joint meeting. From 66 his personal perspective, Member Boguszewski opined that, even thought the 67 Commission spend hours reviewing cases, performing site visits, and deliberating various 68 requests, when that same issue came before the City Council, it almost appeared that 69 their part had never occurred and the same points were again covered, even though the 70 Commission meeting minutes reflected a thorough review. Member Boguszewski 71 presumed that Councilmembers had access to and reviewed those Commission meeting 72 minutes, he opined that City Council discussion of those planning cases appeared to be 73 redundant to him. Member Boguszewski suggested a discussion with the City Council as 74 a whole if there was a more productive or better way to relay the rationale behind 75 Commission recommendations, or if a more thorough report by a representative of the 76 Commission at a City Council meeting was prudent. Member Boguszewski suggested a 77 discussion by the entire Commission at their May 1, 2013 meeting to consider a 78 recommendation to the City Council or a way to determine the Councilmember 79 McGehee’s intent for the body with her comment. 80 Chair Gisselquist noted that he had considered that comment as well; however cautioned 81 if only one representative of the body reported more thoroughly to the City Council, that 82 represented needed to be sure to honestly reflect the Commission’s deliberations. Chair 83 Gisselquist suggested that, while the City Council as a whole may wish the Commission 84 to have more of an activist role, there could possibly be political reasons for the City 85 Council to rehash each case. 86 Regarding Councilmember McGehee’s comment, Member Olsen opined that it seemed 87 to infer that the Commission was inactive, and he expressed his confusion as to what that 88 comment meant, or what the Commission was supposed to do beyond their current role. 89 Member Olsen suggested that Councilmember McGehee expand on her comment or her 90 intent with the term “inactive,” as he noted it seemed to be a slur on the hard work done 91 by the Commission. 92