Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
Monday, July 11, 2005
Chair
Sharon Braun called the regular meeting of the Wayne Planning Commission to
order at 6:00 p.m., on Monday, July 11, 2005 in the Council Chambers of the
Wayne Municipal Building. Roll call was
taken with the following members present:
Mark Ahmann, Pat Melena, Randy Brenner, Chair Sharon Braun, Darrell
Miller, Kyle Nelson, Vicki Pick, Kelby Herman, and Chief Inspector/Planner
George Ellyson.
The
first item on the agenda was a presentation by Olsson Associates for the
purpose of interviewing before the Commission their proposal regarding the
comprehensive plan update. Presenting
for Olsson was Steve Miller, Nathan Preheim, Avery Oltmans, and JoAnn McManus.
The
next item on the agenda was a presentation by Hanna:Keelan for the purpose of
interviewing before the Commission their proposal regarding the comprehensive
plan update. Presenting for
Hanna:Keelan was Timothy Keelan and Rich Robinson, of Kirkham:Michael.
Motion
was made by Commissioner Pick and seconded by Commissioner Melena to approve
the minutes of Monday, June 6, 2005 with two corrections the first correction
to page two paragraph four, deleting the "s" on structures in the last sentence
and the second correction to page nine paragraph eight, deleting the "a" in
steam to read "stem". Chair Braun stated the motion and second. Roll call vote was taken with the
following: Commissioner Herman aye,
Commissioner Pick aye, Commissioner Nelson aye, Commissioner Miller aye,
Commissioner Brenner aye, Commissioner Melena aye, and Commissioner Ahmann
aye. Chair Braun stated the motion
and second. All were in favor; motion
carried unanimously.
Motion
was made by Commissioner Miller and seconded by Commissioner Herman to approve
the minutes as presented for June 20, 2005.
Roll call vote was taken with the following: Commissioner Ahmann aye, Commissioner Melena aye,
Commissioner Brenner aye, Commissioner Miller aye, Commissioner Nelson
aye, Commissioner Pick aye, and Commissioner Herman aye. Chair Braun stated that motion and
second. All were in favor, motion
carried unanimously.
Motion
was made by Commissioner Miller and seconded by Commissioner Pick to approve
the minutes as presented for June 23, 2005.
Chair Braun stated the motion and second. All were in favor, motion carried unanimously.
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Before
the public hearing, Chair Braun moved onto the agenda item of discussion and
recommendation of the selection of a firm for the comprehensive plan update.
Inspector
Ellyson noted for the Commission that he had sent an addendum to the five firms
who presented their proposals on the comprehensive plan. Only four of the five firms responded by the
deadline date. Inspector Ellyson noted
that he had run the questions he presented to the firms past the City
Administrator and the City Administrator had approved the addendum questions
prior to sending.
Inspector
Ellyson handed out the responses from the firms to the Commission members. This addendum item requested a value to
merit the current GIS system.
Inspector
Ellyson informed the Commission that the last presenter (Hanna:Keelan) had not
responded to the addendum questions.
Chair
Braun stated the time was at hand for the public hearing regarding the Use by
Exception Request for Section 90-205(2) Townhouse of Wayne Municipal Code,
address of request is Lot 1 and Lot 4, Block 1, Vintage Hill Second Addition,
applicant Ken Jorgensen.
Chair
Braun stated that Mr. Jorgensen phoned and said that he would not make the
meeting due to his job.
Inspector
Ellyson noted that there are other townhouses in the area including two and
three unit town homes.
Commissioner
Brenner questioned if he had received any comments from the public. Inspector Ellyson stated that he had not
received any comments either verbally or in writing regarding the request.
Chair
Braun asked if anyone from the pubic who wished to comment on the request. There being no further comments, Chair Braun
closed the public hearing and opened discussion among the Commission.
Motion
made by Commissioner Melena and seconded by Commissioner Pick to forward a
recommendation of approval to the City Council for the Use by Exception request
for Section 90-205(2) Townhouse of the Wayne Municipal Code, address Lot 1 and
Lot 4, Block 1, Vintage Hill Second Addition, applicant Ken Jorgensen. Chair
Braun stated the motion and second.
Roll call vote was taken with the following: Commissioner Herman aye, Commissioner Pick
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aye,
Commissioner Nelson aye, Commissioner Miller aye, Commissioner Brenner
aye, Commissioner Melena aye, and Commissioner Ahmann aye. Chair Braun declared the motion carried.
Chair
Braun declared the time was at hand for the public hearing regarding the
preliminary and final plat for Logan View Estates, applicant Doris Lutt, area
of plat being: tracts of land located in the West ½ of the Northwest Ό of Section
16, Township 26 North, Range 4 East of the 6th PM, Wayne County
Nebraska.
Chair
Braun opened discussion among the public for comments, there being none, Chair
Braun closed the hearing and opened discussion among the Commission
members.
Chair
Braun noted one correction regarding the meets and bounds legal description on
the plat. Chair Braun stated that the
legal description should read
."a subdivision to Wayne County, Nebraska" and
not
."City of Wayne." Chair Braun opined that this should not hold up the
final plat process.
Chair
Braun questioned if the School Board needs to sign the plat.
Inspector
Ellyson stated that the School did receive a copy of the plat for comments, but
they are not required to sign the plat.
Chair
Braun asked for any further discussion among the Commission, there being none,
Chair Braun stated she would entertain a motion. Motion was made by Commissioner Ahmann and seconded by
Commissioner Miller to forward a recommendation of approval to the City Council
for the preliminary and final plat of Logan View Estates, applicant Doris Lutt,
with one correction being made to the final plat to read "
.a subdivision to
Wayne County, Nebraska" and not "
.City of Wayne." Chair Braun stated the motion and second. Roll call vote was taken with the
following: Commissioner Ahmann aye,
Commissioner Melena aye, Commissioner Brenner aye, Commissioner Miller
aye, Commissioner Nelson aye, Commissioner Pick aye, and Commissioner Herman
aye. Chair Braun declared the motion carried.
Commissioner
Melena questioned how he and Commissioner Ahmann should handle tabulating a
score based on the fact that they were gone for one of the presentations.
Inspector
Ellyson stated for the Commission that the City Council will only receive one
name from the Planning Commission as to which firm they would prefer.
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Chair
Braun opined that there was one firm, RDG, which had a certain enthusiasm. Chair Braun opined that all the firms
interviewed have a certain expertise and bring something different to the
table.
Commissioner
Melena opined that the firm of Olsson Associates who discussed the web-based
process, presented it more as bells and whistles to their presentation and
Commissioner Melena was not sure of the usefulness of a web-based process.
Chair
Braun opined that Hanna:Keelan gave a better presentation as to how they would
gather the information from the public.
Commissioner
Brenner opined that if they like one firm over the other, but another firm has
an idea the Commission would like to implement, it is something they can ask
the chosen firm.
Inspector
Ellyson asked if the Commission was comfortable giving a verbal vote as to
which firm they would prefer. Consensus
of the Commission was yes to giving a verbal vote.
Commissioner
Nelson opined that he missed the first firm's presentation, but that he could
see someone from RDG approaching anyone on the street and talking to them. They were easy to talk with and it was a
casual interview process.
Commissioner
Pick opined that the firm of Hanna:Keelan did not show that there would be much
additional experience working on the comp plan. Two of the staff members had only around one year experience. Commissioner Pick stated that her vote tally
was a tie between RDG and Olsson and that she could go either way and it would
be okay.
Commissioner
Miller opined that he had lived many years in Omaha and Marty with RDG was one
person he heard a lot about.
Commissioner Miller opined that he was impressed with the fact that
Marty and his partner from Des Moines would both be involved in the
comprehensive plan. Commissioner Miller
opined that he feels RDG will bring some ideas to the Commission that the other
firms would not.
The
consensus of the Commission was to verbally vote for a firm Commissioner
Herman, RDG; Commissioner Pick, RDG; Commissioner Nelson, RDG; Commissioner
Miller, RDG; Chair Braun, RDG; Commissioner Brenner, RDG; Commissioner Melena,
RDG; and Commissioner Ahmann, abstained
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because
he did not hear all the presentations. The tally of the verbal votes was seven
for RDG and one abstention. The firm of
RDG was chosen.
There
being no further business, motion was made by Commissioner Pick and seconded by
Commissioner Brenner to adjourn the meeting.
Chair Braun stated the motion and second; all were in favor, motion
carried unanimously.
