PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING

MINUTES

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

I.          Call to Order - Pledge of Allegiance - Roll Call

The meeting was called to order at 7:14 p.m. and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll Call         Francis McNamara – present

                        Donald Hartwick – present

                        Craig Landes – present

                        John Maahs – present

                        Ronald Overton – present

                        Richard Turcotte – present

                        Ulrika Zay – present

                        Charles Openlander – present

                        Beth Ball - present

Also present – Andrea Polverento, Planning Director

II.         Communications Received – None

III.        Agenda Approval

MOTION by LANDES and seconded by TURCOTTE to approve the agenda as presented.

Passed unanimously

IV.        Public Comment – Non-Agenda Items  - None

V.         Approval of Minutes  - None

VI.                Public Hearings  - None

VII.              Unfinished Business   - None

VIII.      New Business

A.         Community Visioning Session

Overton explained the idea behind the Master Plan.

Polverento pointed out that there is a quorum of the Board of Trustees and the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Bessey presented a slide show updating everyone on the phases of the Master Plan process. 

Birchler reviewed the ground rules for the visioning exercises.  Birchler broke the participants up into 5 groups for small group discussion.  Each group reported on their group’s thoughts on the assets and issues of the Township.  Birchler led a whole group discussion regarding what the public felt were solutions to the Township issues they outlined in their small group discussions.

Birchler concluded with a prioritizing exercise. 

IX.        Committee and Staff Reports - None

X.                 Comments and Questions from Audience, Staff and Commissioners-  None

XI.        Adjournment

MOTION by HARTWICK and seconded by LANDES to adjourn the meeting.

Passed unanimously

 Meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m.

Date approved: 

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Ron Overton, Chair                                         Bath Ball,  Secretary