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Planning Commission Board Meeting City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Minutes - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1. Call to Order Chair Doherty called to order the Planning Commission meeting at 6:00 p.m. and reviewed the role and purpose of the Planning Commission. 2. Roll Call & Introductions City Planner Thomas Paschke called the Roll. Members Present: Chair Jim Doherty; and Commissioners Daniel Boerigter; Andre Best; John Gisselquist; and Joe Wozniak. Members Absent: Commissioners Thomas Gottfried and Glenn Cook. Staff present: City Planner Thomas Paschke and Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd. 3. Review of Minutes MOTION Member Doherty moved, seconded by Member Boerigter to approve meeting minutes of June 03, 2009 as presented. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Motion carried. 4. Communications and Recognitions: a. From the Public (Public Comment on items not on the agenda) No one from the public appeared. b. From the Commission or Staff None. 5. Other Business: Discussion of zoning ordinance update City Planner Thomas Paschke advised that tonight’s discussion was for the purpose of addressing the form of future development versus specific uses that may be appropriate in specific areas; following the recent presentation by Dr. Carissa Schively-Slotterback at the June 4, 2009 Planning Commission meeting in introducing “form-based” regulations. Mr. Paschke noted that the City’s existing, use-based zoning ordinance (i.e., Euclidean) is not well suited to accomplish many form-oriented goals and policies, and that regulations commonly referred to as “form-based” may be effective in selected areas. Chair Doherty initiated discussion by attempting to ensure that, prior to the Planning Commission spending significant time on this topic, there exist a close communication and consistency between the Commission and City Council, with both groups sharing similar goals. Mr. Paschke opined that the upcoming Requests for Proposal (RFP) for a consultant would serve to further delineate the Commission’s and the City Council’s shared preferences. Mr. Paschke noted that, once the RFP, as recommended by the Planning Commission, was approved at the City Council level, the Planning Commission would be carrying the burden. Chair Doherty advised that he was willing to attend the presentation by the Community Development Department to the City Council; and encouraged other Commissioners to do so as well, to ensure that all were on the same page. Chair Doherty opined that it may be easier to focus and implement form-based zoning in those specific areas identified for future development or redevelopment (i.e., vacant areas); further opining that the “heavy lifting” in this entire process would be in the details. Chair Doherty noted that it was easy to suggest broad ideals; however, the details were where difficulties may ensue.