Planning Commission

MANISTEE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION Meeting of Thursday, March 7, 2013 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers, City Hall, 70 Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan AGENDA I Call to Order II Roll Call III Approval of Agenda At this time the Planning Commission can take action to approve the March 7, 2013 Agenda. IV Approval of Minutes At this time Planning Commission can take action to approve the February 7, 2013 meeting Minutes. V Public Hearing None VI Public Comment on Agenda Related items VII New Business None VIII Old Business None IX Public Comments and Communications At this time the Chair will ask if there are any public comments. X Correspondence At this time the Chair will ask if any correspondence has been received to be read into the record. XI Staff/Sub-Committee Reports At this time the Chair will ask Staff for their report. At this time the Chair will ask if any of the Sub-Committees have anything to report. Page 1 of 2 XII Members Discussion At this time the Chair will ask members of the Planning Commission if they have any items they want to discuss. XIII Meeting Adjournment XIV Worksession Worksessions are scheduled to allow the Planning Commission the opportunity to discuss in a less formal manner than a regular meeting. No motions can be made during a Worksession. Questionnaire Results Goals Master Plan Update Misc XV Worksession Adjournment Page 2 of 2  CITY OF MANISTEE PLANNING COMMISSION 70 Maple Street Manistee, MI 49660 MEETING MINUTES February 7, 2013 A meeting of the Manistee City Planning Commission was held on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 7 pm in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 70 Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan. Meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Chair Yoder Roll Call: Members Present: Maureen Barry, Bill Dean, Ray Fortier, Marlene McBride, Mark Wittlief, Roger Yoder Members Absent: Dave Crockett (excused) Others: Keith Sigourney and Linda VanSickle (222 Hughes Street), Patricia Sundbeck (715 ½ Kosciusko Street), Al Bond, Jon R. Rose (Community Development Director), Denise Blakeslee (Planning & Zoning) APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Ray Fortier, seconded by Bill Dean that the agenda be approved as prepared. With a Roll Call vote this motion passed 6 to 0 Yes: Barry, Dean, Fortier, McBride, Wittlief, Yoder No: None APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Marlene McBride, seconded by Maureen Barry that the minutes of the January 3, 2013 Planning Commission Meeting be approved with the correction that Marlene McBride was present. With a Roll Call vote this motion passed 6 to 0. Yes: Dean, Fortier, Barry, McBride, Wittlief, Yoder No: None PUBLC HEARING Chair Yoder opened the Public Hearing at 7:04 pm City of Manistee Planning Commission Meeting Minutes and Worksession Notes of February 7, 2013 Page 1 PC-2013-01 – Linda Vansickle and Patricia Sundbeck, 719 Kosciusko Street – Eating and Drinking Establishment Special Use Permit A request has been received from Linda Vansickle and Patricia Sundbeck for an Eating and Drinking Establishment Special Use Permit at 719 Kosciusko Street. Keith Sigourney and Linda VanSickle (222 Hughes Street) - presented the case to the Planning Commission. Linda & Pat have been friends for over 35 years. Keith & Linda have always wanted a little diner. Linda’s family owned the Hi Way Inn which is next door to this building; the building previously had a glass company in it; when the building came up for sale it was perfect for the diner they have always dreamed of owning; they purchased the building and have been working on obtaining the variances and permits needed to ask for a Special Use Permit; the diner will seat 35 – 38 people; the building is already handicap accessible; will have specialty foods (cinnamon buns, pies, great desserts); will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner; Hours 5am till 11 pm 6 days a week (closed Monday); eight to ten new employees; no alcohol. The Funeral Home has had people who wanted to go to a place to eat after a service that is geared towards families (no alcohol). This would meet that need as well as fill the void created since Big Boy closed. There may be room on the pad near the Handicap Entrance for a small table and chairs for kids to have an ice cream. Chair Yoder opened the hearing for public comments. Al Bond – Spoke in favor of the request. Chair Yoder asked if any correspondence had been received in response to the request. Letter from Herbert Funeral Home, PC in support of the request – attached. There were no more additional comments; the Public Hearing was closed at 7:25 pm. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA RELATED ITEMS None NEW BUSINESS PC-2013-01 – Linda Vansickle and Patricia Sundbeck, 719 Kosciusko Street – Eating and Drinking Establishment Special Use Permit Earlier in the evening a Public Hearing was held in response to a request from Linda Vansickle and Patricia Sundbeck for an Eating and Drinking Establishment Special Use Permit at 719 Kosciusko Street. City of Manistee Planning Commission Meeting Minutes and Worksession Notes of February 7, 2013 Page 2 MOITON BY Ray Fortier, seconded by Mark Wittlief that the Planning Commission adopts a Resolution to Approve the request from Linda Vansickle and Patricia Sundbeck for an Eating and Drinking Establishment Special Use Permit at 719 Kosciusko Street as submitted with Application PC-2013-01 with the condition that the Applicant cannot have a dumpster on site. With a Roll Call vote this motion passed 6 to 0 Yes: McBride, Wittlief, Dean, Fortier, Barry, Yoder No: None OLD BUSINESS None PUBLIC COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS None CORRESPONDENCE Members received correspondence from the League of Women Voters inviting them to attend a “Forum on Fracking” copy attached. STAFF/SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS Jon Rose, Community Development Director – Mr. Rose spoke to the Commission about the Newspaper article on the Master Plan; need to revisit commercial uses and property sizes especially on the Old US 31 Corridor; DDA Design Committee is looking at two way traffic on River Street; New Council members were appointed Tuesday to fill vacancies; New Utility Director. MEMBERS DISCUSSION Commissioner Wittlief asked if Travis Alden, Main Street/DDA Director could be invited to a meeting or Worksession to give us an update. Commissioner McBride spoke of the need for an ordinance regulating chickens. The Planning Commission will hold a Worksession on February 21, 2013 The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2013 ADJOURNMENT Motion by Ray Fortier, seconded by Maureen Barry that the meeting be adjourned. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Meeting adjourned at 7:58 pm City of Manistee Planning Commission Meeting Minutes and Worksession Notes of February 7, 2013 Page 3  Worksession Notes At the January 19, 2013 Worksession the Planning Commission directed staff to schedule a Worksession to take place after every regularly scheduled meeting to continue working on various items that will be used for updating the Master Plan. Worksessions scheduled after regularly scheduled meetings will not run past 9 pm. Outstanding items will be placed on the next regularly scheduled Worksession agenda. Worksessions are scheduled to allow the Planning Commission the opportunity to discuss in a less formal manner than a regular meeting. No motions can be made during a Worksession. Due to the weather the Commission will discuss items in detail at the February 21, 2013 Workession. Census Information Commissioners asked for Census information. Staff provided members 2000 and 2010 Census information that was mailed with their meeting packets. Questionnaire Results Commissioners were sent a copy of the rankings of Likes, Dislikes and Improvements that were compiled at the January Worksession in their meeting packets. They were given copies of the Goals from the Current Master Plan. They will work on drafting goals for the Master Plan Update at the February Worksession. Denise Blakeslee will send the members a copy of the Council Strategic Plan and list of items to work on and bring with them to the Worksession. Worksession Adjourned at8:05 pm MANISTEE PLANNING COMMISSION ____________________________________ Denise J. Blakeslee, Recording Secretary City of Manistee Planning Commission Meeting Minutes and Worksession Notes of February 7, 2013 Page 4 City of Manistee Planning Commission Meeting Minutes and Worksession Notes of February 7, 2013 Page 5 City of Manistee Planning Commission Meeting Minutes and Worksession Notes of February 7, 2013 Page 6  CITY OF MANISTEE PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSESSION 70 Maple Street, Manistee, MI 49660 February 21, 2013 NOTES A Worksession of the Manistee City Planning Commission was held on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 7pm in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 70 Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan. Meeting was called to order at 7:04 pm by Chair Yoder Roll Call: Members Present: Maureen Barry, Bill Dean, Ray Fortier, Marlene McBride, Mark Wittlief, Roger Yoder Members Absent: David Crockett (excused) Others: Jon R. Rose (Community Development Director, Dave Carlson, Eric Saganowsky (Manistee News Advocate) Ms. Blakeslee was off sick, Jon Rose took notes and acted as Recording Secretary for the February 21, 2013 Planning Commission Worksession. Questionnaire – members of the Commission discussed the questionnaire that was sent to them before the Worksession. The question asked “If you were to drive through Manistee or fly over in a hot air balloon in ten years what would you see?” A round robin of ideas were discussed and Mr. Rose took the answers for copulation. They will be prioritized at a later date. Census – To facilitate the Census Discussion the Commission visited the citydata.com. Among the items discussed were: Median Income; Age; Population Trends; A question was asked about % of Union workers. Strategic Plan – Discussed the Strategic Plan, concluded it was a three year plan whereas the Master Plan was a longer term plan (10 – 20 years). Strategic Plan will be an appendix to the Master Plan. Master Plan Update – Mr. Rose discussed his conversation with Lakes to Land Initiative. We will apply for membership and Lakes to Land Leadership will provide assistance with Public Participation for the Master Plan. The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2013. ADJOURNMENT The Worksession adjourned at 8:20 pm MANISTEE PLANNING COMMISSION ____________________________________ Jon R. Rose, Acting Secretary City of Manistee Planning Commission Worksession Notes February 21, 2013 Page 1  “If you were to drive through Manistee or fly over in a hot air balloon in Ranking System ten years what would you see?” #1 – 5 points #2 – 4 points Planning Commission Worksession #3 – 3 points 2-21-13 #4 – 2 points #5 – 1 point Ranked/Score Top Responses Complete list A Enlarged Hospital with more than 28 beds and specialists and more medical treatments not have to go out of town. B A local hospital providing a fully trained staff expert in current procedures and the use of contemporary instrumentation in the Trauma Center. Local transportation and trained and equipped staff to transport required patients to a higher level facility (Munson/Spectrum). C A fully functional and integrated community and services involving the City of Manistee, local and adjacent communities and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. D Possible by-pass wooded area (Driving) E Vastly developed downtown and new streetscape, parks and fountains F Fully occupied downtown G More jobs/commercial & Industrial facilities H High tech industry/filling our industrial parks I One large body of blue water connected by a river to smaller body, fed by two rivers very picturesque, Clean white (sandy) beaches (Flying) J An expanded West Shore Community College offering vocal courses, required to meet all needs of the Manistee Area. These programs will result in two year vocational degrees. Also four year programs in key educational (teaching) and t3ehcnical medial areas (radiology) and other required programs. This will allow may local students to remain at home cutting costs for the student as well as the entire educational process. K Change Industrial area on Washington Street to park and condo/housing. L Relocate trains off highway and add passenger travel by train. M Continued integration of City services (eg like the police, fire, EMS) to cut costs by eliminating duplicate overhead, managerial and administrative costs. N It is a site to behold the green woods and rivers very special. O Start/complete Peninsula Project P Lake Michigan fully utilized for recreation. Q Restaurants, theatre, and nighttime activities. R Removal & Reroute of train tracks to spur commercial development S No smoke stacks – maybe a little more development on Manistee Lake T World class beaches and water recreation facilities U Enlarged airport promoting more tourist and Industry by air V Large stores more employment and tourists to our town W Local business and industry fully adhering to local requirements/ordinances X City Annex property to grow city boundaries. Y City wide Wi-Fi Z A Meijer on the outskirts