HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity/County Planning Board Minutes 08.08.2013 Minutes
Planning Board
August 8, 2013 6:00 pm
Council Chambers
MEMBERS PRESENT: Kathy Siegrist, Chairman
Dick Fritzler, County Rep.
Hazel Klein, City Rep.
John VanAken, County Rep.
Greg Nelson, Member -at -large
OTHERS PRESENT:
Monica Plecker, City Planner
Cheryll Lund, City Secretary
There was no quorum at this meeting.
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by Chairman Kathy Siegrist.
Roll Call: A roll call was taken. Members present were: Fritzler, Klein, VanAken, Nelson and Siegrist.
Public Input (three- minute limit):
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: There was not a quorum present to approve the minutes.
New Business: Growth Management Plan
Monica gave a presentation on the draft of the Growth Management Plan.
The Growth Management Plan is a broad statement of community goals and policies that should
generally guide future development of the City. The plan consists of several elements including
demographics, housing, infrastructure and more. The value in the planning process is that the
community is able to answer the following four key questions about the community of Laurel:
1. Where are we now?
2. Where are we going?
3. Where do we want to be?
4. How will we get there?
In March of 2012, an eight member advisory committee was created to update the City's plan. The City
of Laurel Planning Department staffed the undertaking. The members of the review committee are as
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follows: City Planner Monica Plecker, Mayor Ken Olson, Planning Board members Dan Koch, Dick
Fritzler, Dennis Eaton, Greg Nelson, Judy Goldsby and Laurel School District Superintendent Tim Bronk.
The City also partnered with the Billings Association of Realtors to secure a $5,000 grant from the
National Association of Realtors specifically for the creation of the maps used in the plan, as well as
printing costs.
Monica continued with her presentation and talked briefly on each chapter which includes: Plan
Implementation, Historic Resources, Natural Resources, Demographics, Housing, Economic
Development, Utilities and Infrastructure, Transportation, Community Facilities and Land Use Plan.
A public hearing to hear citizen input will be held at the next regular Planning Board meeting on
September 5, 2013. It will be advertised in the local Laurel Outlook newspaper and citizens will be able
to review the Growth Management Plan draft at City Hall offices.
Monica hopes that the Growth Management Plan can be passed on to the City Council for a public
hearing in October 2013.
Monica suggested that prior to the City Council holding a public hearing on the Growth Management
Plan the Planning Board meet with the City Council to present their draft.
Old Business: Discussion Series — Annexation
This was not discussed.
Miscellaneous:
The next meeting will be September 5, 2013.
Monica stated that the City Council approved the variance for the United Steel Workers for 1009 E. 6
Street and the variance request from Dan Foos for the Kwik Stop at 815 E. Main Street.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Cheryl) Lund, Secretary
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