Minutes - Planning Commission - 01/27/2022

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Motion by Commissioner Dunaway, seconded by Commissioner Gengler,to recommend that City Council introduce Ordinance #22-09 Amending City Code Chapter 117-56 Regarding Easement Vacation Procedure. A roll call vote was performed: Conunissioner Anderson aye Commissioner VanScoy aye Commissioner Walker aye Commissioner Peters aye Commissioner Gengler aye Commissioner Dunaway aye Chairperson Bauer aye Motion Carried. 8. COMMISSION/STAFF INPUT Chairperson Bauer commented on the business breakfast event that has hosted by the EDA the previous week. He noted that there was discussion to the impact that COVID had on food related businesses and suggestion that the City review regulations that would not allow drive thru service. He stated that a presentation was also provided on the Highway 10 project and its anticipated timeline. He stated that there should be a plan in place for how people can access businesses during that construction time. Commissioner Walker asked if staff could review the areas slated for development to ensure similar problems do not occur as to the cases that were reviewed tonight. City Planner Anderson confirmed that staff could complete that review. Commissioner VanScoy asked for a timeline on the joint meeting requested by the Commission with the City Council and EDA noting that the request was made in March of 2021. t` City Planner Anderson commented that he could verify that schedule with City staff and the Council. He believed that a joint meeting was held last fall. Chairperson Bauer commented that while there was a joint meeting, the primary agenda item and purpose for the meeting were not discussed. He stated that the intention was to discuss the overall COR while the majority of discussion focused on a request from PACT Charter School. He noted that PACT had stated they had interest in another parcel but did not want to disclose the location and advised that location has come out as being the parcel owned by the Church of Saint Katherine Drexel, which placed he and Commissioner VanScoy in a difficult position as they could not disclose the information at the meeting. He stated that this meeting was a good example of why the joint meeting is needed. He noted that a developer was interested in the parcel for the intended use, commercial and yet the Council was swayed by the idea of a school. He stated that too often the City is reacting to what comes before it rather than staying with the intended vision. Planning Commission/January 27,2022 Page 21 of 22