Planning Commission

MANISTEE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION Meeting of Thursday, August 1, 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 August 1, 2013 Agenda. IV Approval of Minutes At this time Planning Commission can take action to approve the July 11, 2013 meeting Minutes. V Public Hearing VI Public Comment on Agenda Related items VII New Business VIII Old Business 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. XII Members Discussion Page 1 of 2  At this time the Chair will ask members of the Planning Commission if they have any items they want to discuss. XIII Worksession Existing Land Uses XIV Adjournment Page 2 of 2  CITY OF MANISTEE PLANNING COMMISSION 70 Maple Street Manistee, MI 49660 MEETING MINUTES July 11, 2013 A meeting of the Manistee City Planning Commission was held on Thursday, July 11, 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, David Crockett, Bill Dean, Ray Fortier, Marlene McBride, Mark Wittlief, Roger Yoder Members Absent: None Others: Jon R. Rose (Community Development Director), Denise Blakeslee (Planning & Zoning) and others APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Ray Fortier, seconded by Mark Wittlief that the agenda be approved as prepared. With a Voice vote this MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Mark Wittlief, seconded by Marlene McBride that the minutes of the June 6, 2013 Planning Commission Meeting be approved as prepared. With a Roll Call vote this motion passed 6 to 0 Yes: Dean, Fortier, Barry, McBride, Wittlief, Yoder No: None City of Manistee Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 11, 2013 Page 1 PUBLC HEARING None PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA RELATED ITEMS None NEW BUSINESS Projects and Changes The Commissioners were informed that Jon Rose has taken the City Manager position in Texline, Texas. The July 11th meeting was his last meeting as the Staff Liaison for the Planning Commission. Dave Crocket entered the meeting at 7:04 pm Commissioners were asked to put two dates on their calendars. October 9, 2013 a Workshop on Parliamentary Procedures will be held at City Hall. This will provided Master Citizen Planner Credits for Commissioners who still need them. The Convention of Communities has been scheduled for Saturday, September 14th at Crystal Mountain Resort. This is the follow up to the Priority Sharing Meeting that was held on June 27th. Discussed Citizen Planner Certification and reviewed the number of credits each Commissioner needs to maintain their certification. Mr. Rose spoke to the Commission about his move and how he has enjoyed working with the Commissioners during his tenure with the City. OLD BUSINESS None PUBLIC COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS None City of Manistee Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 11, 2013 Page 2 CORRESPONDENCE None MEMBERS DISCUSSION Commissioner Crocket – Thanked Mr. Rose Commissioner Dean – Wished Mr. Rose Jon Good Luck Commissioner Fortier – Told Mr. Rose good luck, it has been nice working with you, and he will miss him. Commissioner Wittlief – It has been great working with Mr. Rose. He has also applied for 6th District Council seat. Commissioner McBride – Best of Luck to Mr. Rose and his family. Commissioner Barry – Told Mr. Rose to have fun and good luck in Texas. Chair Yoder – Chair Yoder sat on the hiring committee when Mr. Rose was hired, he told Jon, you made me proud and wished him well. WORKSESSION – no update on Master Plan The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2013 ADJOURNMENT Motion by Ray Fortier, seconded by Maureen Barry that the meeting adjourned. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Meeting adjourned at 7:37pm MANISTEE PLANNING COMMISSION ____________________________________ Denise J. Blakeslee, Recording Secretary City of Manistee Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 11, 2013 Page 3