Planning Board

Laconia Planning Board Minutes October 7, 2014 November 3, 2014 Present: W. Hutchins, Chairman; D. Richards, G. Denio, L. Guild, J. Tivnan, C. Smith, H. McLean, D. Bownes Absent: W. Contardo, Vice Chair; J. Mailloux, Secretary Staff: S. Saunders, B. Loughlin I. Call to Order W. Hutchins called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. C. Smith was seated in W. Contardo’s absence. II. Continued Extension 1. Appl# 05-014SP, 05-017CUP, 05-018CUP, Akwa Marina Yacht Club, is requesting an extension for the completion of the project. a. Plan Revisions: Done b. Mylar, final plans: Done c. Site Improvement Security: Done d. Completion: Phase 1: Aug 7, 2006, ext Aug 2, 2011, ext Aug 6, 2013, ext Sept 9, 2014; Phase 2: Aug 6, 2007 ext 8Aug 2, 2011, ext Aug 6, 2013, ext Sept 9, 2014. New request: October 6, 2015 for both phases (Continued from Sept 9) Troy, Kurt and Dick Mailloux were present. K. Mailloux addressed the board. The applicant is requesting another continuance. He met with staff and there was some confusion on how to handle the extension. He is looking for input from the Board and then the applicant would put together a plan. W. Hutchins drove through the site and parking lot and thinks it looks nice with the stone wall and the work on the new house is attractive. K. Mailloux said need time and don’t mind coming back year to year. W. Hutchins said the reason is so the board can keep track of what is going on with the project. K. Mailloux would like to continue the yearly extensions. S. Saunders thinks they are good with everything and the key is to see movement on things. She said extensions will work every year as long as things are getting done. Motion: D. Richards made the motion to continue the application to November 3 to allow the applicant time to put together a schedule of work for the next year and L. Guild seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. S. Saunders noted that the next meeting is Monday, not Tuesday, November 3. III. Extensions 1. Appl# PL2013-0108SP, 0109CUP (steep slope), 616 Scenic Rd MBL 124-234-3, North Lodges at Meredith Bay, is requesting an extension for the completion of the project. a. Plan Revisions: Done b. Mylar, final plans: Done c. Site Improvement Security: Done d. Completion: October 7, 2014, new request: August 1, 2015 1  Laconia Planning Board Minutes October 7, 2014 November 3, 2014 (Decision) S. Saunders said there were no issues with the extension request. Staff has tried to schedule the special meeting for the tree cutting and twice that failed. Staff is hoping to get that figured out in the next couple of weeks. W. Hutchins suggested S. Saunders send out a date and those that can attend to come up with recommendation. His recommendation would be to put different color tapes on trees that the Board thinks can be taken down. Then the members that could not go on the specific day, at their convenience, can take a look at the flags on the trees and give the recommendations. D. Richards mentioned that a while ago Board members were looking at properties without identification and there were issues. He suggested the Board get ID’s so no issues arise. L. Guild asked about the trees in the wetland area and if the Board was taking that into consideration and was told no. That would be looked at if the applicant came to the board with a plan to change that area. Motion: D. Richards made the motion to approve the extension request and J. Tivnan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Appl# 04-031 SP, 04-019 CUP (cluster), 04-020 CUP (wetlands) Map/Lot 169-72-14, Endicott Street East, Governor’s Crossing, is requesting an extension for the completion date. a. Plan Revision: Complete b. Mylar, final plans: Complete c. Site Improvement Security: Complete d. Completion: Feb 7, 2006, Aug 7, 2006, Aug 6, 2007, Aug 4, 2009, Oct 5, 2010, Oct 4, 2011, Oct 2, 2012, Oct 1, 2013, Oct 7, 2014. New request: December 1, 2015 (Decision) Dick Letendre and Jon Rokeh were present. D. Letendre told the Board he feels they are making some progress. They have updated state permits, tree management, where they got into some removals that were a hazard; there was an area that borders Gatehouse Colony Condos where the tenant had concerned about the trees. Those trees were asked to be removed. One tree near Woodvale Ave came down and had to have a tree climber take it down. They cleared the area for roads, replaced some silt fence areas and hopefully in spring, construction of phase 2 and the road will start. No homes have been sold yet. He feels they are moving slowly ahead, but moving. J. Rokeh said in April or May, there will be soil test pits and a few weeks ago the Alteration of Terrain permits got final approval. S. Saunders had no issues with the request. Motion: L. Guild made the motion to approve the extension request to December 1, 2015 and D. Richards seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 3. Appl# 06-010 SU, 06-007 CUP (cluster), & 06-008 CUP (wetlands) Map/Lot 470-20 1 & 2, Lilac Valley, Lots 1 & 2 between Route 107 & Old Prescott Hill Road, is requesting an extension for the completion date of Phase II. a. Plan Revision: Complete b. Mylar, final plans: Complete c. Site Improvement Security: Complete 2  Laconia Planning Board Minutes October 7, 2014 November 3, 2014 d. Completion: Phase 1 Completion: Done Phase 2 Completion: Dec 1, 2009; Dec 7, 2010; Dec 6, 2011; Dec 4, 2012; Dec 4, 2013; new req: November 3, 2015 Phase 3 completion: Dec 7, 2011; Dec 4, 2012; Dec 3, 2013; Dec 2, 2014; Dec 1, 2015 (Decision) Jon Rokeh was present. He noted that the only thing that had been holding the project up has been the bridge that needs to go over Durkee Brook and that got final approval this summer. The bridge will be delivered on October 20. J. Rokeh said Brady Sullivan is expecting a full build out of all the units, similar to how Beaver Pond was built out. 24 houses will be built in 2015, and they will all be rentals, that will be followed by the rollout off 106. Most of the units will have full foundations; some may need to be on slab. S. Saunders supports the extension request. S. Saunders said the City currently has no regulations on workforce or affordable housing and that this development was built under the old cluster regulations. J. Rokeh said the units will be rentals and will be approximately 1050 sq ft. W. Hutchins suggested D. Bownes bring to the Council that there will affordable housing units up soon. Motion: D. Richards made the motion to approve the extension request to December 1, 2015 and H. McLean seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Appl# 2013-0096SU, 0097CUP (wetland buffer), 640 Elm St MBL 309-71-2, Lakewood Shores, is requesting an extension for site security and the completion date. a. Plan Revisions: December 3, 2013 b. Site improvement security: Jan 7, 2013, March 4, 2014, Dec 2, 2014: new request Dec 1, 2015 c. Mylar, Final plan: Jan 7, 2013, March 4, 2014 d. Completion: December 2, 2014: new request Dec 1, 2015 (Decision) Jon Rokeh was present. He noted that they got approved last year and financing is still being worked on. S. Saunders had no issues with the request. She said it was the first request. The Board looks forward to movement on the property. Motion: H. McLean made the motion to approve the extension request for site security and competition of the project to December 1, 2015 and G. Denio seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. IV. Continued Public Hearings 1. Appl# PL2014-0107SU 14 Jackson St MBL 413-116-35 Boundary Line adjustment after the merging of lots that were involuntarily merged by the City (Decision, continued from Sept 9) 3  Laconia Planning Board Minutes October 7, 2014 November 3, 2014 Fred Wernig was present, the owner of the 2 lots in question. He said about 2 months ago the lots were unmerged that had been merged by the City. The single family house on Jackson Street, the lot line goes across the bulk head. The proposal is to move that line about 19 ft away. The front lot off Main Street would drop down in size and which would make is more non- conforming and the Jackson Street lot will end up less non-conforming. The plan for the future is to add the vacant lot with the deli lot for parking. The problem is they can’t be merged yet because there are two different mortgages. Citizens Bank has the mortgage on both the lots currently. Staff review: S. Saunders read the staff review. Staff has been working with the applicant for a while. The situation is that Legal Counsel will not allow a merger if the lots are under separate mortgages because that would put the bank in a situation to take half a lot in a foreclosure. The reason the lots have to be merged is because by moving the line one lot will be smaller and more nonconforming, and that is not allowed. Another option is to go to the ZBA for a variance for a nonconforming lot. S. Saunders asked F. Wernig if something can be recommended that would able to be done by next month for approval. F. Wernig said the bank has both mortgages and doesn’t understand the issue, the mortgages need to be paid no matter what. D. Bownes asked why the banks issue is the City’s problem and S. Saunders told him it’s because the banks come to the City as to why it happened. That happened a couple of times and legal asked for the merger form to be changed to state the lots being merged have to have one mortgage. D. Bownes asked if the applicant can let the bank know what the plan is and if they have an issue that it be taken care of prior to. F. Wernig said the Deli mortgage is with Meredith Village and the other two are one mortgage with Citizen Bank. There is one mortgage on tract one and tract two and one mort on the Deli. F. Wernig wants to take tract two and merge that with the Deli. S. Saunders said the Board can’t approve a nonconforming lot. S. Saunders said to go to ZBA to get a variance for tract two to be smaller. S. Saunders said the Board could condition the application subject to the ZBA variance approval. H. McLean asked if it would be easier to deal with the bank and F. Wernig said he had asked that and was told no. D. Bownes asked what the applicant needs to show to the ZBA and S. Saunders said the hardship needs to be shown. The hardship would be on the single family house on Jackson Street. The minimum lot size will be affected for density. F. Wernig didn’t have plans to build on the vacant lot. The size of the lot is what it was in 1930 when it was originally subdivided. F. Wernig will take the advice and go the ZBA for a variance. S. Saunders said the plan revisions needs to be deleted. The ZBA variance must take place before the BLA can be completed. Motion: D. Bownes made the motion to approve the boundary line adjustment of the lots that were involuntary merged subject to the approval of the ZBA approval as it relates to tract 2, with all other dates and plan revisions date deleted, and D. Richards seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. V. Public Hearings 1. Appl#PL2014-01158CUP (wetland buffer) 61 Pendleton Rd MBL 152-290-40 Proposal to build single family home in what was a 30 ft buffer that has changed to 75 ft (Acceptance & Decision) 4  Laconia Planning Board Minutes October 7, 2014 November 3, 2014 S. Saunders said the application was complete and ready for hearing. Action: D. Richards made the motion to accept the application as complete and open the public hearing and J. Tivnan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Steve Smith was present representing John Remington the owner of the Beechwood subdivision. The subdivision has gone through a lot of changes since the approval in December 2000. The development was originally approved as a cluster. There is 21 acres of land. The owner could have put on 32 lots but instead limited the number of lots to 15. There was a development agreement with the City with the original proposal. Since the original approval, there has been several amendments done. The last amended plan resulted in going from 15 lots to 11 lots and the road that was going to run through the entire lot was changed so there will be a road off Pendleton that will end in a hammer head and a road off of Wentworth Cove Road that will end with a cul de sac. Originally the subdivision was approved with 30 ft buffer for wetlands and that has since been changed to 75 ft. Lot 8 is the only lot that is affected by that changed. The owner decided to apply for the CUP on buffer setback. Lot 8 would be accessed off Wentworth Cove Road. Lot 8 has no water front access. The CUP is only for lot 8. The application has been to the ConCom and they are in support. The construction notes on plan will be to install orange fence on the buffer and silt sock will remain to protect wetland. There will be trench drains to catch roof runoff, and the foundation will be a slab on grade. Landscaping between the existing road and the lot is proposed. There will be a statement in the deed about the 30 ft buffer and will be put in homeowners agreement as well if approved. The lots are serviced by public sewer and will have individual wells. Lot 1 is currently built on, lot 7 is in process of building, J. Remington’s house is on another and there are a few cottages on other lots. Wentworth Cove has a community water system franchise and it would be possible to tie into, but J. Remington has had problems with his and decided against it for the rest of the lots. S. Smith said the ConCom voted to support the application, and to have language put in the agreement about the 30 ft buffer for lot 8. S. Smith said the road is gravel and sheet drains and will not be paved. High value high functioning wetlands. Biggest function is to help clean the water. Recognized from the beginning that the function of the wetlands is high, that is why there are low amount of lots, and 62% of land area has been dedicated to open space. Staff review: S. Saunders read the staff review. Staff felt that what the applicant has proposed could be granted. She apologized for the lack of communication with the missing memo from the ConCom. She suggested all conditions per the memo be incorporated “other condition f”. Abutters: none Public: none W. Hutchins closed the public hearing. Motion: D. Richards made the motion to approve the application with conditions and the addition of the recommendations from the ConCom. S. Smith had a question on the site security 5  Laconia Planning Board Minutes October 7, 2014 November 3, 2014 and S. Saunders said for the landscaping survival security and S. Smith replied that the areas is fully wooded already. S. Saunders said if that is the case then site security would not be applicable. D. Richards took out the “site security”, and continued with the conditions “a-f”, f being the recommendations from the ConCom memo and J. Tivnan seconded the motion. H. McLean asked if there are any further protections that can be provided like a restriction on a paved drive or not having an oil tank for heating, he feels there is a buffer there for a reason. D. Richards there are less lots that could have been and thinks the sacrifice has been made with that, in his opinion. C. Smith asked if the silt sock was going to be enough and S. Smith doesn’t think much will reach the wetland and will be infiltrated before it reaches. W. Hutchins said H. McLean has a valid point. D. Bownes asked if the applicant was agreed to the conditions of the ConCom memo and S. Smith said he told the ConCom all was agreed. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Appl# PL2014-0117CR 379 Belmont Rd MBL 490-303-5 Lakes Region Community College; Proposal to construct an automotive building (Acceptance & Decision) B. Loughlin said the application was complete and ready for hearing. Action: D. Richards made the motion to accept the application as complete and opened the public hearing G. Denio seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Scott Kalicki, president of LRCC, Jim Boudreau the Project Manager with RFS Engineering, and Matt Moore, Director of Capital Planning and Projects for Community College System of NH, was also present. The proposal is for construction of a new 21,000 sq ft automotive building. It will house the automotive program. There will be a 17 bay auto section with classrooms. Originally they wanted to start construction in the fall which is now slated for spring of 2015. The building will be taking some of the existing parking so more parking will be put in, in the front of the site. Currently traffic on the campus is 2 way campus and that will be changed to one way and back in spaces will be added as well. W. Hutchins noted that when Bristol reorganized their downtown area and put in back in parking, they found it not working and asked if that doesn’t work here, can it be changed and was told yes. J. Boudreau said there is nothing holding to the backing in. S. Kalicki said a model showed that backing in was in favor but they will keep track of the results. D. Richards asked about the increase in parking, and the decrease of the water treatment area and J. Boudreau said the existing basin will be expanded. An application has been submitted to NHDES for AOT approval. All proposed parking areas will be lit and will follow the City requirements. There will be new landscaping around parking areas and the new building. The plan was to have a pedestrian core in the center to feel like a college campus. There was discussion on the condition of Rte 106 and W. Hutchins thinks Rte 106 is on the re- pavement plan but pretty far down. H. McLean asked if this new building is demand driven by enrollment or planning for future and S. Kalicki said LRCC works with GM and sees the program expanding a little and he felt the automotive area was too small form the beginning. Funding was received in 2013 to be available in 2014. The hope is to open January 2016 instead of 6  Laconia Planning Board Minutes October 7, 2014 November 3, 2014 September 2015. D. Bownes asked if that would affect the deadlines and was told the college is not subject to that anyway. Staff review. B. Loughlin read the staff review. She noted the Fire and Water Depts had the majority of comments. Staff recommends approval. The conditions are traditional conditions that go on all Notice of Actions. Conditions are acceptable with applicant and those comments have been addressed. Abutters: none Public: none W. Hutchins closed the public hearing. Motion: D. Bownes made the motion to approve the application with recommendations and C. Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. W. Hutchins thanked S. Kalicki for all the work done in the community. S. Kalicki added that the culinary arts will take over the current area of the old automotive area. He sees nothing but greater growth in the future. 3. Appl# PL2014-0108SU 47 Cedar St MBL 427-36-54 ~waiver for sidewalks Proposal to subdivide one lot into two (Decision) S. Saunders said the applicant asked for a continuance. Motion: D. Richards made the motion to continue the application to November 3 and G. Denio seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The public hearings ended at 8:05. VI. Application Acceptance 1. Appl#PL2014-0116SP, 0120CUP (wetland buffer) 1321 Union Ave MBL 304-220-15 Proposal to demolish the existing KFC restaurant and construct a new Taco Bell restaurant on the existing pad. Request for Special Meeting prior to November Planning Board Meeting. S. Saunders said Staff has been working with the applicant on the application for a while. Her understanding that they went to the ConCom last week and the ConCom asked for some plan changes. At this point she could go either way. She let the Board know that the Taco Bell folks are present and very interesting in trying to move forward as quick as possible. They have asked for the potential of a special meeting. S. Saunders told the applicant that the Board has been 7  Laconia Planning Board Minutes October 7, 2014 November 3, 2014 trying to schedule a separate special meeting for another application for about a month without much luck and that this would be heard within a month’s time. So the question is, Staff has a plan where some of the stormwater will change and there will be a new plan moving forward. She has no problem accepting it as complete but she is nervous about a special meeting, now that there will be a plan change. That means it needs to be reviewed by the TRC. D. Bownes asked why the Board would accept the application with that caveat and W. Hutchins thinks the stormwater considerations are always extremely critical, and the fact that the ConCom is not signing off and that the design needs to change might need third party review. With that issue alone he would think the Board not accept the application. D. Bownes not prepared to accept an application without proper plans. He is interested in moving the application forward on behalf of the applicant and wants to know what applicant is specifically asking for in terms of a special meeting, where they expect to be at the time of the meeting and asked what those consideration would be. S. Saunders thought it best to ask the applicant. W. Hutchins asked that S. Saunders report the findings. This is the first application that was reviewed with the new architectural design standards. S. Saunders mentioned Staff has been working with architect since June on the process of the application and the applicant was very pleased with the process. She let Staff know upfront that she was very pleased with the fact that everything she had to do what right there and knew exactly what the expectations were. It took her one or two tries to get it right and was able to meet that 50 points. Normally it would go to the Architectural subcommittee and from Staff’s point of view the new regulations worked beautifully. B. Loughlin added that it worked from the user point of view as well. W. Hutchins asked S. Saunders to make that comment because it does appear that the only true issue is stormwater management in terms of the whole process. C. Smith asked if there are concerns about Black Brook and asked how it will impact the Board’s decision and S. Saunders said the Board will know before they make the decision. She will have the ConCom on this application. The concern of the ConCom is Black Brook. S. Saunders said the applicant needs the extra area for the drive-thru so the pavement gets pushed back a little bit, but the building is moving forward. David Rudnick the owner of the KFC and the seller was present. He is the D of L & D Properties and the L is his wife. They have Tilton, Laconia and Conway properties. The ones buying the site have a large amount of stores from Tennessee as well as three Nascar teams. Laconia is a low volume store and KFC is requiring hundreds of thousands of dollar in upgrades that they can’t afford it. When Tilton opened it took a lot of business away from Laconia. The Laconia KFC was built in 1992 and D. Rudnick bought in 2004. The reason for the special meeting was for him. The applicant wouldn’t get Taco Bell up and running until next year and he told his employees just recently and there was a concern about them being out of work for the holidays. Taco Bell will train and keep the employees and the quicker it can be built the quicker the workers can be trained for the new business. W. Hutchins said the stormwater is critical to the Board and the effects on Black Brook. Depending on the progress the applicant makes it might work out. Motion: D. Richards made the motion to accept the application and L. Guild seconded. D. Bownes reservations on accepting the application. S. Saunders said the application acceptance starts the clock for the Board to act on. D. Bownes said the application isn’t complete. The 8  Laconia Planning Board Minutes October 7, 2014 November 3, 2014 process doesn’t slow down, it only puts the City in a hurry to decide. D. Bownes would oppose that. The motion failed unanimously. W. Hutchins thinks the store is well run and people are courteous and give prompt service. He thanked D. Rudnick for the number of years in Laconia. VII. New Business 1. Discussion of rezoning the Weirs in relation to the Table of Permitted Uses S. Saunders said Council recently denied the recommendation to allow car dealerships in the CR zone in the Weirs. There are other uses permitted in the Weirs that should be looked at. S. Saunders’ understanding is that the Planning Board will be asked to look at the table of uses as relates to the CR zone. She asked the board to look at the chart and think about what should be permitted by right, by special exception, or come before the Planning Board for CUP or not be permitted at all. For the next meeting. If there are questions on the uses, they are in the definitions in the ordinance. D. Bownes said what would be helpful would be to know what is allowed in the Weirs area. J. Tivnan mentioned about the noise and parking that is paid for and asked if that should be looked at. S. Saunders said they are not looking at noise or dimensional parking. W. Hutchins said this is a major subject and it effects the rights and values of current property owners. W. Hutchins asked S. Saunders to review that with the legal counsel because the Master Plan process has begun. This should follow the Master Plan and not lead it. The ZTF is still around and the decision needs to be well thought out and not rushed. D. Bownes is in favor of the method approach to this and a Planning Board approach that says this is part of the Master Plan process. He would like to let it work out in terms of how to approach the issue. He is not sure if the Council will listen and doesn’t want to fight. It is premature to ask for a review of a particular zone in the City when it should be looked at as a whole, and making broad recommendations so there are no questions in the end. W. Hutchins said the next step would be to speak with Legal Counsel on the state RSA’s. D. Richards reminded the Board that it would be like a stranger that doesn’t live in a neighborhood making decisions without knowing the neighborhood. He would seek out local input. W. Hutchins feels the Master Plan approach is best. D. Richards said rezoning has been discussed for a least 15 years. L. Guild is surprised about the feedback he has had about the used car lot. He has had many people say that it is not the place to have a used car lot on Weirs Blvd. W. Hutchins applauds the ZBA for turning it down. D. Bownes feels the Board should help the applicants and D. Richards said you can’t make everyone happy all the time. VIII. Old Business None IX. Reports A. Planning Department Report: S. Saunders said the construction on the Main Street Bridge is continuing but will close up during the winter, then start up again in April 2015. At that point the center part of the bridge will be finished and will start on the last side and Beacon West will be closed. Pleasant Street and Main Street are currently closed because of water line construction, which should not take much longer. 9  Laconia Planning Board Minutes October 7, 2014 November 3, 2014 B. A transportation grant was submitted and Council approved the match, looking for half million to complete the river walk and sidewalk upgrade from Woodland Heights and connect to Winter and Highland Streets. If approved, next spring construction will start and will include a full loop of the riverwalk. The sidewalk will be upgrades from the Middle School up to Messer Street. Matches were already funded and she feels that they will get. It is federal funds through DOT. C. Tomorrow is the big Reimagine Laconia Community forum at the Mill. S. Saunders recommended the Board attend. The Orton Foundation did a video about getting people involved in the community and that will be shown at the beginning of the forum. The website is Reimaginelaconia.org or people can call the office to register. W. Hutchins asked if do come to separate so not all in one spot. D. S. Saunders said the photo id was brought up and thinks good idea. If inter she will get a group to get it. The whole process only takes about 5 minutes. Let S. Saunders know. X. Liaison Reports A. Lakes Region Planning Commission: W. Hutchins said they hit a major milestone last week. The Lakes Region Plan was adopted by the commissioners. The plan will go to all the communities. All 9 Planning Commissions are in the same format and will go to Nashua at the Planning Commission and that will be complied into a combined plan and given an overall plan. The entire document is on the LRPC website to look at. Laconia has an issue with growth; it’s not seeing it, along with many other areas of the state. B. Conservation Commission: W. Contardo was absent. S. Saunders gave the update. The Black Brook Geo Morphological study is ongoing with additional fundraising , public outreach events, and potential grant opportunities to be discussed. Gilford New Hampshire has agreed to make a financial contribution toward the study. Created the Laconia Conservation Commission Brook Subcommittee which includes joint projects with Gilford. It is good to see 2 ConComs working together. The Milfoil removal project below is the first result of this successful partnership, completed the Milfoil clean project as part of the United Way Day of Caring. Water testing completed at the end of September, there is testing done a couple times a week. The annual required Conservation Easement walks will begin in October and they are always in need of volunteers. There was a successful Soak Up the Rain event. The Durkee Brook /Union Cemetery outreach lecture was conducted jointly with Belknap County in late September. Residents living on the brook were able to express their concerns to DES personnel and have some of their questions about State and City jurisdictions answered. Discussion is underway about improving the invasive species language in the Laconia ordinance. An approved checklist should be filled out indicating proper removal of invasive species. Having such a checklist will discourage the quick removal of invasive and reduce regeneration. D. Richards asked who would look at the taco bell project and suggested a third party be done before the applicant gets to the Planning Board on the stormwater issue. C. City Council: D. Bownes said at the last meeting his task was to bring up the importance of sidewalks and he didn’t because a controversy arose on the fire station project about money. He asked S. Saunders if there is any money to dedicate from the sidewalk fund, and S. Saunders not sure what the answer would be. D. Bownes thinks 10  Laconia Planning Board Minutes October 7, 2014 November 3, 2014 Council is aware of the need for sidewalks but it will be brought up at a more effective time frame. S. Saunders suggested a point to make is the return on individual safety. D. Bownes continued saying the only other issue addressed was about the car dealerships in the Weirs area. W. Hutchins said now might be a good time to have S. Saunders just update the council on all the projects and goings ons. D. Bownes asked S. Saunders to give him a growth rate percentage or application numbers, for a place to start. D. Richards suggested the Council members go to the luncheon and ribbon cutting ceremony at the Park hall for the new Weirs Community Park. L. Guild noted he recently went to see it and it was lovely, D. Richards should be proud. XI. Other Business XII. Minutes Approval of the minutes from September 9 S. Saunders passed out revisions to the minutes. Page 5 in the motion section of the fire station needed some clarification. Motion: D. Richards made the motion to approve the minutes with revisions and G. Denio seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. XIII. Adjournment Motion: D. Bownes made the motion to adjourn and D. Richards seconded the motion. L. Guild brought up some history on the Ganong property. The site used to be a drive in restaurant and later Aavid started there. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm. Respectfully, K. Graham` 11