HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity/County Planning Board Minutes 05.02.2013 MINUTES
LAUREL CITY - COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
May 2, 2013 6:00 pm
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBERS PRESENT: Kathy Siegrist, Chairman
Dan Koch, City Rep.
Don Brown, City Rep.
Hazel Klein, City Rep.
Judy Goldsby, County Rep.
John VanAken, County Rep.
OTHERS PRESENT: Monica Plecker, City Planner
Cheryll Lund, Secretary
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Kathy Siegrist called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
ROLL CALL: A roll call was taken. Members present were Koch, Goldsby, Brown, VanAken, Klein and
Siegrist.
PUBLIC INPUT:
Citizens may address the Board regarding any item of City business not on the agenda. The duration for
an individual speaking under Public Input is limited to three minutes. While all comments are welcome,
the Board will not take action on any item not on the agenda.
There was no public present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING: A motion was made by Judy Goldsby and
seconded by Dan Koch to approve the minutes of the April 4, 2013, meeting. The motion carried by a
vote of 6 — 0.
NEW BUSINESS: Topic One, Census Data and other Statistics
Monica gave a presentation on the most recent statistics that came out of the US Census. The Census
tracks overall data and then breaks it down into information that each City can use to determine where
a certain demographic of people are located as well as median income, ages of citizens along with where
they are located within Laurel, and housing statistics. It is a good tool to use for planning purposes.
Applicants for Reappointment: Kathy Siegrist and Dick Fritzler terms as County Representatives that
are up on June 30, 2013.
Miscellaneous: Local Government Center Training Follow -up
On April 8, 2013 the Planning Board members received information and training on how to conduct a
formal meeting under Roberts Rules of Order and the importance of maintaining formality at a meeting.
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After a discussion the Board felt that all future meetings need to be conducted in a formal manner
under Roberts Rules of Order in order to maintain structure, efficiency and legality of the meetings.
Next meeting: June 6, 2013
There are 2 public hearings scheduled for the June 6, 2013 meeting.
A motion was made by Dan Koch and seconded by John VanAken to adjourn the meeting. After a vote of
6 -0 the meeting was adjourned at 7:05 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Cheryll Lund, Secretary
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