PLANNING COMMISSION
August 2, 2004
7:30 pm
Item 1 on the
Agenda: Meeting called to order –
Roll Call.
Present: Ms. Abbott Council
& Staff Present:
Ms. Alexander Scott Wingerson, Assist. City Manager
Mr.
Davis David Ramsay, City Counselor
Mr. Kiser Mayor Wayne Beer
Ms. Lowe Mayor Pro-Tem
Carol Rudi
Ms. McGuire
Ms. Newsom
Mr. Revenaugh
Mr. Steffens
Mr. Whitton
Absent: Chairman Hill
Mr. Dillingham
Item 2 on the
Agenda: Pledge of Allegiance.
Acting Chairman Newsom led the group in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Item 3 on the
Agenda: Approval of July 19, 2004
Minutes.
Motion by Mr.
Whitton, second by Mr. Steffens to approve the July 19, 2004 minutes as
submitted. The minutes were approved
as submitted.
Item 4 on the
Agenda: Communications from the
Audience.
None.
Item 5 on the Agenda: CONSIDERATION: Consideration of a Final Plat of Lots 1 and
2, First Replat of Stonebrooke Estates.
Applicant: MBW Construction. (#1231)
The City Council public hearing is
scheduled for August 9, 2004.
Mr. Wingerson reported
that the applicant simply seeks to replat what is currently lots 1 and 2 of
Stonebrooke Estates subdivision into a single lot to allow construction of one
single-family home rather than two single-family homes as currently
platted. Staff is recommending approval
subject to the single condition that the plat be recorded if approved by the
City Council and documents be submitted back to the City before we issue a building
permit. Mr. Wingerson said that he is
available for any questions and that a representative is present if the
Commission has any questions for him.
MOTION: By Ms. Abbott, second by Ms. McGuire to approve the Final Plat of Lots 1 and 2, First Replat of Stonebrooke Estates.
Mr. Davis said the motion
should be made subject to the staff recommendation.
MOTION: An amended motion by Ms. Abbott, second by Ms. McGuire was made to approve the Final Plat of Lots 1 and 2, First Replat of Stonebrooke Estates and to include the staff recommendation.
VOTE Ms.
Abbott Yes
Ms.
Alexander Yes
Mr.
Davis Yes
Mr.
Kiser Yes
Ms. Lowe Yes
Ms. McGuire Yes
Ms. Newsom Yes
Mr. Revenaugh Yes
Mr. Steffens Yes
Mr. Whitton Yes
10-Yes, 0-No
The motion was carried.
Item 6 on the
Agenda: Other Business.
None.
Item 7 on the
Agenda: Communications from the City
Council and the City Staff.
Mayor Pro-Tem Rudi
said that she is sorry she missed the last meeting. She was out of town but it looked like it was
a quick one.
Mr. Wingerson
thanked the members for being present tonight and also to Ms. Newsom for
facilitating the meeting.
Item 8 on the
Agenda: Communications from the
Planning Commission Members.
Ms. Abbott said that she hates to be a sad apple, but she has two
things. Where the new used car lot is
going to be there is supposed to be a retention basin. The way it is now it is still flat at the top
then it drops off for 20’. They have no
catch basin at the bottom. They have a storm
sewer manhole cover in the middle of where the proposed future use driveway was
supposed to be and then there’s about a 12” galvanized culvert that goes down
and it’s buried except for about 2’ of it, just to the south of the catch
basin. She doesn’t see where there is
any retention down there at all. It
looks like they have it all fixed up down there to empty right into East
Creek.
Mr. Wingerson said that what he would like to do is ask the City
Engineer, Kirk Rome, to give her a call and explain that better than he ever
could.
Ms. Abbott said she would like to have him meet her out there and show it
to her.
Mr. Wingerson said that he is sure Mr. Rome would be glad to do
that. In the very simplest terms, the
pipe system that Ms. Abbott explained creates the detention by not being, in
effect, not large enough to be holding the water that will be coming down
there, which then causes the water to back up into the flat area she spoke
of. The detention will be exactly in the
area as she described it and how fast they let the water out determines how
much water is held back. It’s there, but
Mr. Wingerson said he just can’t explain it in a way that is going to be good
enough tonight. He will have Mr. Rome
call her and set something up.
Ms. Abbott asked if the City has started their mosquito control yet.
Mr. Wingerson said he is not sure but he will find out.
Ms. Newsom asked if it was a design flaw that we can’t maintain the 68th
Street Drainage project to look any better than it does.
Mr. Wingerson said that Public Works and the Parks Department are
struggling with it. The project hasn’t
been final paid and one of the reasons has to do with getting something to take
on that slope. The intention is for the
slope and the very top of that slope to be rather well maintained with
grass. The entire inside of that basin
is planted with state-specified wildflowers and ground cover as required by the
Department of Conservation. The big hold
up now is the maintenance of the public portion that as everyone can see
doesn’t look that good.
Acting Chairman Newsom adjourned the meeting at 7:38 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
______________________________________ Approved as submitted _____
Becky Jarrett, Recording Secretary
______________________________________ Approved as corrected _____
Anita Newsom, Acting-Chairman