PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING

MINUTES

Monday June 23, 2008

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

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll Call         Francis McNamara – present

                        Donald Hartwick – absent w/notice

                        Craig Landes – absent

                        John Maahs – present

                        Ronald Overton – present

                        Richard Turcotte – present

                        Ulrika Zay – present

                        Charles Openlander – present

                        Beth Ball - present

Also present – Andrea Polverento, Planning Director, Deb Adams, Township Supervisor, George Weitzel, Township Trustee, Jean Husby, Township Clerk                

II.         Communications Received –

            Polverento outlined the correspondence given to the Planning Commission members.

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III.        Agenda Approval

MOTION by MAAHS and seconded by OPENLANDER to approve the agenda as presented.

Passed unanimously

IV.        Public Comment – Non-Agenda Items

V.         Approval of Minutes  - None

VI.                Public Hearings  - None

VII.              Unfinished Business   - None

VIII.      New Business

A.         Presentations for Comprehensive Development Plan Update

                        1.  McKenna Associates, Inc.

                        2.  Mead & Hunt, Inc.

                        3.  Birchler Arroyo Associates, Inc.

Each company gave a 25 minute presentation to the Planning Commission regarding their proposal for updating the Township Master Plan. 

MOTION by OVERTON and seconded by ZAY to recommend to the Board of Trustees that they contract Birchler Arroyo Associates to update the Township Master Plan as set forth in their proposal.

Passed unanimously

IX.        Committee and Staff Reports

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

XI.   Adjournment

MOTION by OVERTON and seconded by OPENLANDER to adjourn the meeting.

Passed unanimously

 Meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m.

Date approved: 

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Ron Overton, Chair                                         Bath Ball,  Secretary