Plan Commission (Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m.)

PLAN COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES CITY OF SUPERIOR Wednesday, November 17, 2021 The Plan Commission Meeting for the City of Superior was called to order by Mayor Paine at 4:04 p.m. in Board Room 201. ROLL CALL Members present: Mayor Jim Paine, Tylor Elm, Brent Fennessey, Lindsey Graskey, Dennis Dalbec, Dave Strum Members excused: Anthony Sclavi, Brian Finstad, Anne Porter Staff present: Jason Serck, Allison Johnson Others present: Frog Prell There being a quorum present, the meeting was in order. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION by Commissioner Dalbec, seconded by Graskey, and carried to unanimously approve the minutes of October 20, 2021. NEW BUSINESS 1. Presentation from SRF Consulting on 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update and calling for a public hearing on said plan at December 15, 2021 Plan Commission meeting. Economic Development, Planning & Port Director Serck gave a brief presentation on the Comprehensive Plan Update. He spoke on the process, selection and role of steering committee members, public engagement activities and how all of that information is used to draft the plan document. He introduced each section of the plan document and informed commissioners on how to read the document and what things to focus on during their review. Serck also highlighted a few changes in the existing-future use maps that were created as a part of the plan update. Commissioner Fennessey asked a few clarifying questions about the land use and housing sections. Serck and Mayor Paine informed him that all of that is expanded on in the actual document. Commissioner Elm asked the timeline to completion for the rest of the plan. Serck clarified that the plan document is about 95% complete and will be released to the commissioners as well as the public in the next few business days. At that time everyone will have several weeks to review the document and provide any comments and feedback to City staff. There will be another community engagement event on December 1st to present the document to the public and answer any questions they have and receive feedback. December 15th is planned for a Public Hearing on the document and review and approval by the Plan Commission before sending to council in January 2022 where another public hearing will be held and final adoption by the council. Commissioner Fennessey questioned releasing the document to the public and holding a public hearing prior to the Plan Commission reviewing and tweaking the document. Serck and Paine clarified that the process of approval is outlined in State Statutes. The public and commissioners will have several weeks to review and provide comments which will then be brought up at the public hearing in December. Changes and tweaks made to the document at the public hearing will be edited and reflected in the final document that is sent to council for approval in January 2022. MOTION by Commissioner Fennessey, seconded by Strum, to set the public hearing for January 19, 2022. The motion failed. MOTION by Commissioner Paine, seconded by Elm, and carried to amend the motion and set the public hearing for December 15, 2021. Roll call vote: Paine-Y, Fennessey-N, Graskey-Y, Strum-N, Elm-Y, Dalbec-Y, Finstad-Absent, Sclavi-Absent, Porter-Absent. The motion passes. OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 5:14 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by: Allison Johnson Planning Technician City of Superior Plan Commission November 17, 2021