City Planning Commission

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019 Planning Commission Members Present: Phil Folyer, Joshua McKee, Charles Matthews, Tom Sahlberg, Richard Siler Adjunct Member(s) Present: Excused: Jamie Baird, Jesse Fox, Anita Eylar Staff Present: Lisa Key, Kelsey Wright, Barbara Barker Call to Order: Meeting was called to order at 4:01 p.m. Roll Call: A quorum of members was present. Review of Agenda & Approval of Minutes: The Commission unanimously approved the agenda. Commissioner McKee moved that the January 23rd minutes be approved, seconded by Commissioner Sahlberg. Minutes were approved with all ayes. General Business: A. Ratification of Findings, Conclusions & Recommendations regarding Street Tree Regulation Amendments: Commissioner Sahlberg moved to ratify the Findings, Conclusions & Recommendations regarding the Street Tree Regulation Amendments, seconded by Commissioner Matthews. Findings, Conclusions & Recommendations ratified with all ayes. Action Items/ Discussions Presentations: A. 5G Small Cell Required Code Amendments: Lisa Key presented a brief overview of 5G Small Cells and the recent FCC declaratory ruling. Jason Verduzco with Verizon Wireless followed with a presentation including further detail on 5G and network evolution, as well as characteristics of small cells and examples in communities with pilot programs. Questions asked and answered. B. Liberty Lake 2018 Development Statistics: Barbara Barker presented a year end summary of development statistics within the City for both residential and commercial building projects. Comparisons with previous years were also noted. Questions asked and answered. C. Design Review Code Workshop (City Development Code 10-4C): Lisa Key presented on some of the shortcomings of our current Design Review Code and explained an overview of the different roles in the review process – Site Plan Review, Design Review, and Building Review. Questions were asked and answered. The Planning Commission requested deferring additional discussion on the proposed amendments until the March meeting, in the interest of time. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Page 1|2 February 13th, 2019 Secretary’s Report: Lisa Key reported on the below listed items: o Food Truck Code Amendments, which were referred to the Planning Commission by City Council. Planning Commissioner Reports: Commissioner Folyer inquired as to the status of the Steering Committee for the Golf Course. Commissioner Siler had volunteered to participate previously, Commissioner Folyer also expressed interest in being on the committee. City Council Reporter of the Month: Commissioner Sahlberg volunteered to report at the next City Council meeting. Citizens Comments: No comments made at this time. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 6:01p.m. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Page 2|2 February 13th, 2019