HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity/County Planning Board Minutes 03.01.2012 MINUTES
LAUREL CITY - COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
MARCH 1, 2012 6:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBERS PRESENT: Kathy Siegrist, Chairman
Greg Nelson, Member -at -Large
David Schreder, City Rep. (arrived at 6:30 pm)
John VanAken, County Rep.
Don Brown, City Rep.
Lee Richardson, County Rep.
Judy Goldsby, City Rep.
Dennis Eaton, City Rep. (arrived at 6:15 pm)
Dan Koch, City Rep.
OTHERS PRESENT: Monica Plecker, City Planner
Cheryl) Lund, City Secretary
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm.
Roll CaII: Greg Nelson, John VanAken, Don Brown, Lee Richardson, Judy Goldsby, Dan Koch and
Kathy Siegrist were present. (Dennis Eaton arrived at 6:15 and David Schreder arrived at 6:30
pm)
Public Comment on non - agenda items: No public was present at the meeting.
Approval of Minutes from previous meeting: The minutes of the February 2, 2012 meeting
were approved as written after a motion by Judy Goldsby with a second by Lee Richardson. The
motion carried by a 7 -0 vote.
New Business: Growth Management Plan (GMP) Update
Monica gave a power point presentation on the Growth Management Plan Update process and
provided the Board with a handout of the presentation.
Monica suggested that a good place to start the process would be to form a sub - committee of
volunteer board members. The sub - committee would meet with her during working hours to
discuss the GMP chapter per chapter and then bring those items to the board for more
discussion and consideration.
Dan Koch, Judy Goldsby, Dennis Eaton and Greg Nelson volunteered to be on the sub-
committee. The first sub - committee meeting will be on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 2:00 pm in
the Council Chambers.
Because the GMP is based on community input Monica suggested that the board /committee
find ways to collect community input and get the community members involved. The public
input should come from all ages of citizens. Once public input has been gathered the
board /committee can identify the public's issues and ideas and develop strategies, objectives
and goals for the GMP.
Monica encouraged the board members to contact her if they have any questions regarding the
GMP process.
Miscellaneous:
John VanAken stated that after last month's meeting on the O'Reilly subdivision and variance
request he had some after thoughts. The first issue was covering the ditch. John stated that a
lot of times covering a ditch causes more silt to build up. The second issue is the fire access off
of 1 -90. He feels that access off of 1 -90 to that building is not the best idea or the best reason to
give a variance for the 8 foot setback. Kathy Siegrist reminded the board that the building
inspector is also the fire inspector and it was stated that these issues will be worked out by that
person. John just wanted to remind the board of these issues in case they come up again in the
future.
John also stated that he had talked with a member of the Nutting Drain Board about cleaning
out the Nutting drain for better flow. He was told there is no money to clean it out. John is
wondering if there is a grant or funding that could be applied for since there are 2 drains and
one is either plugged up or broken. Monica said she would look into whether or not there are
grants or funding available.
Monica reported that there will be a regular meeting on April 5, 2012 as there is a variance
request on the agenda.
Kathy Siegrist stated that there is a proposal by BNSF to have 40 more trains per day go through
Billings. This causes some concern with air quality and the noise it creates for citizens. Monica
will look into the meeting.
A motion was made by Dan Koch, seconded by Judy Goldsby to adjourn the meeting. The
motion carried 9 -0. The meeting was adjourned at 6:55 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Cheryl) Lund, Secretary