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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Planning and Zoning Commission - 9/15/2015 MINUTES ORO VALLEY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION AMENDED AGENDA � Septem ber 15, 2015 TOWN HALL, DIS BUILDING, HOPI ROOM 11000 N. LA CANADA DRIVE INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND YOUR V�ICE OUR FUTURE 90% PLAN DISTRIBUTION AT 6:00 PM STUDY SESSION AT OR AFTER 6:30 PM CALL TO ORDER Chairman Rodman called the September 15, 2015 Study Session of the Oro Valley Planning and Zoning Commission to order at 6:30 PM. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Bill Rodman, Chairman � Bill Leedy, Vice-Chairman , Greg Hitt, Commissioner � Melanie Barrett, Commissioner Tom Drazazgowski, Commissioner EXCUSED: Charlie Hurt, Commissioner Frank Pitts, Commissioner ALS4 PRESENT: Joe Hornat, Council Member CALL TO AUDIENCE There were no speaker requests. COUNCIL LIAISON COMMENTS Council Member Hornat had no comments. 1. DISCUSSION: YOUR VOICE, OUR FUTURE RECOMMENDED DRAFT (90% COMPLETION) Chairman Rodman gave a brief statement to the committee members and asked for their input on the Your Voice Our Future 90% Draft. 09/15/2015 Planning and Zoning Commission Page 1 of 4 , Elisa Hamblin, Long Range Principal Planner, provided a presentation that included: - Meeting Purpose - Where we've been - Phase I - Where we've been - Phase II - Revi ew D rafts - 90% Draft: Refinement - 90% Draft: Content Changes - Summer Review Period - Review Period Comments - Com m ittee Review - Comments: Follow-up � - Land Use Proposals - Planning and Zoning Commission Work - What's Next - Phase III: Do it! Make it so! - Get Involved... Chair Rodman inquired to what were the important changes from the 60% to the 90% draft other than the grammar, etc. . Commissioner Barrett commented that all of the changes have been great and staff has heard what the Commission had to say. Commissioner Barrett went on state that she was curious that staff said they responded to all the suggestions/comments, because she submitted a lot of comments and is curious if any of her comments made an impact. Chair Rodman advocated that if the Commission members have questions they should touch base with staff to get there questions answered. Vice-Chair Leedy commented that the Planning and Zoning Commission have a right to contribute to this process and that rig�ht is no different than any other board or commission duty. The Commission has no authority to write the plan that is the committee's job. Mike Stankiewicz, Oro Valley resident, asked if there is a guide or illustration to accompany the 90% draft. Steve Roach, Oro Valley resident, reminded the Planning and Zoning Commission of the bottomless process which started with post-it notes. You as a resident need to evaluate your decision to vote for it or against it with a high perspective consistent with where we are trying to go. Donald Bristow, Oro Valley resident, provided a follow up on the previous speaker's comments. Mr. Bristow is concerned with some areas where post-it notes didn't mean a lot because the citizens as a whole are not aware of certain things, such as ESLO. U,ntil 09/15/2015 Planning and Zoning Commission Page 2 of 4 the residents are impacted by a problem the resident has no concept of what the General Plan is. Commissioner Barrett inquired about the previous meetings discussion concerning � moving a list of vision and guiding principles into the actions. Commissioner Barrett inquired about the previous meetings discussion concerning the Amendment Evaluation Criteria and eliminating the reference to the word "community". Commissioner Barrett went on to comment that she was the one who advocated making the change to "not reasonably adversely affecting the � community". Commissioner Barrett feels we have stepped back and made the general plan much easier to amend by taking out any reference to how it affects the community. PLANNING UPDATE (INFORMATIONAL ONLY) Bayer Vella, Planning Manager, presented the following: - Upcoming Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting October 6th - Town Council, October 7th - Special Session Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting October 20th - Special Session Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting, November 5th � - Study Session Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting planned for November - Community Academy training session cancelled ADJOURNMENT MOTION: A motion was made by Vice-Chairman Leedy and seconded by Commissioner Barrett to adjourn the�September 15, 2015 Planning and Zoning Commission Study Session at 7:27 PM. MOTION carried, 5-0. Prepared by: ��i � � .., � , Roseanne Flores � Recording Secretary I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the study session of the Planning and Zoning Commission of Oro Valley, Arizona held on the 15tn day of September 2015 I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. � 09/15/2015 . Planning and Zoning Commission Page 3 of 4