Planning & Zoning Commission

PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSON (P&Z) Regular Minutes for January 12, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers 911 North Seventh Avenue, Pocatello, ID 83201 Chair Chanda opened the meeting at 6:30 PM. AGENDA ITEM #1: ROLL CALL AND DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST, EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION AND SITE VISIT. Disclose who was talked to, the basic substance of the conversation, and whether the conversation had any influence. Disclose if there is anything personally or professionally that would not allow an impartial or unbiased decision. Disclose if a site visit was done, location(s) of the visit, and what was seen. Krystal Chanda had nothing to report. Whitney Fenwick had nothing to report. Marjanna Hulet had nothing to report. Rich Phillips had nothing to report. Shin Kue Ryu made a site visit for agenda item 3 and had nothing else to report. Present: Krystal Chanda, Whitney Fenwick, Marjanna Hulet, Richard Phillips and Shin Kue Ryu. Excused: Nate Roberts and Dakota Worrell. Staff: Matthew Lewis, Aceline McCulla, and Merril Quayle. AGENDA ITEM #2: APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission may wish to waive the oral reading of the P&Z clarification and regular meetings minutes and approve the minutes held on December 8, 2021. It was moved by M. Hulet and seconded by R. Phillips to approve the December 8, 2021, P&Z meeting minutes as presented. Those voting in favor were Chanda, Fenwick, Hulet, Phillips and Ryu. Those voting against were none. Motion passed unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #3: PUBLIC HEARING - CITY-INITIATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT Time has been set aside to hear comments from the public concerning the City initiated Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment for property located east of I-15 and west of the Portneuf Wellness Complex. The proposal would designate the subject property as Mixed-use (MU). Chanda opened up the public hearing at 6:33 PM. Jim Anglesey, Long Range Sr. Planning with the City of Pocatello summarized the staff report. Anglesey noted this has come before the P&Z previously because one of the parcels changed ownership. No public comments were received by staff for this application. Chair Chanda opened up the meeting for public comment at 6: PM. Those in favor: Jeff Maffuccio of Idaho Power noted that Idaho Power purchased land from a previous applicant of the application and was not notified of the previous application. Those neutral and opposed: none With no more public comments, Chair Chanda closed the public hearing at 6:40 PM. Discussion between Commission members ensued. Page 1 of 2 It was moved by S. Ryu and seconded by M. Hulet to recommend approval of the application of a City initiated Comprehensive Plan amendment designating approximately 10.93 acres (+/-) as Employment (E) and 54.36 acres (+/-) as Mixed Use (MU) finding such meets the standards under Code Section 17.02.120 and otherwise, and to authorize the Chair to sign the Findings of Fact. Those voting in favor were Chanda, Fenwick, Hulet, Phillips and Ryu. Those voting against were none. Motion passed unanimously. ** WORK SESSION ** OPEN MEETING LAWS TRAINING Anne Nichols, Administrative Services Manager, will provide training on the State of Idaho’s Open Meeting Laws. The training was cancelled for this evening and will be rescheduled. With no other business, Chair Chanda closed the meeting at 6:41PM. Submitted by ___________________________________ Approved on February 2, 2022 Aceline McCulla, Secretary Page 2 of 2