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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z MINUTES MAY 15, 2003CITY OF REXBURG PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES May 15, 2003 7:00 p.m. Chairman:. Winston Dyer Members: Robert Schwartz -Excused Mike Ricks -Excused Steve McGary -Excused Doug Smith -Excused Jerry Hastings Mary Haley Jordan Dyer David Stein -Excused Joseph Laird Randall Porter -Excused P.F.C. John Millar P & Z Administrator Kurt Hibbert City Attorney Stephen Zollinger City Clerk Blair D. Kay Portions of the meeting were recorded. Winston Dyer -Excused David, Steve, and Mike from the meeting. Consent Agenda: The consent agenda includes items which require formal Planning Commission action, however they are typically routine or not of great contt~oversy. Individual Commission members may ask that any specifzc item be removed from the consent agenda for discussion in greater detail. Explanatory information is included in the Planning Commission's agenda packet regarding these items. a. Minutes from the May 01, 2003 meeting The Commission did not have a Quorum to approve the Consent Agenda. Noncontroversial Items Added to Agenda: None • 1 Public Hearin: None New Business: None Unfinished/Old Business: Work Meeting on the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning (Seeking involvement of the residents for public input) Comprehensive Plan: The Commissioners discussed 'how to get public input on the proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan. Winston Dyer - hltroduced Joshua Garner as a temporary employee for the Planning Department for the City of Rexburg to coordinate the public input for the Comprehensive Plan. Joshua explained the information that has been developed to facilitate information gathering at information booths at various locations in the City. There have been flyers, posters and questioners prepared to advertise tl~e booths for the p~~rpose of gathering input from the public. Kurt Hibbert -Reviewed the process for addressing fourteen specific areas of information in developing a Comprehensive Plan. The Planning and Zoning Commission needs to develop questions that will address these specific areas in the hand out (Items A through N). Discussion on the Questions in the Brochure. (see below) City of Rexburg CompYehensive PCan Update Vision 2020 Public Input Survey E. `~: ~ ~ ~% ti ~ ~ ph - ~'! y~j d'~i ,. f ~' # WE WANT YOtJ TO HELP SHAPE REXBURG'S TOMORROW 2 We appreciate your viewpoints and perspectives concerning Rexburg's future. Your response to the following survey questions will guide the revision of Rexburg's Comprehensive Plan. Are you a resident of Rexburg? Yes ~ No ~ Temporary Population 1. Where do you envision Rexburg's population in 15 years? A. 20,000 B. 25,000 C. 30,000 D. 35,000 E. Other (explain) 2. In response to potential growth, should Rexburg extend its boundaries to control the development of property? A. Yes B. No School Facilities and Transportation 3. What improvements would you like to see in Rexburg's Public Schools? 4. Where would you like to see the development of additional school facilities? 5. Identify traffic or parking areas in Rexburg that need to be improved. 6. Does Rexburg need a public transportation system? A. Yes B. No (Please Explain) Economic Development 7. Where would you like to see additional commercial development in the City? (See Map) A. North 2"d East B. South Yellowstone Highway C. Downtown D. West of Highway 20E. Other (explain) 8. What steps should be taken to revitalize and stimulate Rexburg's downtown area? A. Increase Parking B. Downtown Business Incentives C. Building Improvements D. Other (explain) Land Use 9. What should the City Of Rexburg do to protect agricultural lands? 10. What should the City Of Rexburg do to control unplanned growth onto county land? Natural Resources 11. How should the city make better use of the green belt areas surrounding Rexburg? a. Increase greenbelt trails b. Sponsor greenbelt centered activities c. Create greenbelt parking areas d. Other Hazardous Areas 3 12. Are there dangerous or hazardous areas in the City that you feel are being overlooked? Where? Public Services and Facilities 13. Which public facility improvements would you like to see in our community? a. Development of Recreation Centerb. Expand Library c. Improve Greenbelt d. Create Additional Parks e. Other (explain) Special Areas or Sites 14. Which special areas or sites in Rexburg would you like preserved? Housing 15. What types of housing would you like to see in Rexburg? 16. Where should new Multiple Family Housing (apartments) be planned? (See map) 17. Which areas of Rexburg should develop into Single Family neighborhoods? (See map) Community Design 18. What types of design standards would be helpful in creating a better community? Property Rights 19. Do you feel Rexburg's current City Ordinances protect your property rights? A. Yes B. No (Please Explain): 'hank you for taking time to help us plan Rexburg's facture! Please drop-off your completed survey at Rexburg's City Hall or Public Input Booths around town. Rexburg Vision 2020 Committee Discussion on the time frame for long range planning of a Comprehensive Plan. It is needs to be a 10 to 20 year plan. Interaction with the public needs to be a part of the review process to obtain public input. Mary Haley requested that public have the current Comprehensive Plan available to review as they provide public input for the Planning Commission. Fred Calder - 244 Steiner Ave -Suggested that more credibility be given to property owners that provide input on the survey. Discussion on the media and press releases for the survey. Brochures will be given to service clubs and local businesses. A larger building or facility will be used to have additional public meetings. Possible locations are the High School, Senior Citizen Center, and the Rexburg Tabernacle. Discussion on the need to have a summary report from the Planning and Zoning Commission prepared to present to the City Council. Joshua Garner -Presented tee shirts to the Planning Commission that have a description of the 4 survey process. The lettering on the poster says "WE WANT YOU TO HELP SHARE ` REXBURG'S TOMORROW", "Vision 2020", "Revising Rexburg's Comprehensive Plan", and "Stop by one, of the City's public input booths and offer your insight into the creation of this important document". Joshua took input from the Commissioners on the types of questions that need to be asked in the survey. Discussion on adding the questioner to the Utility Bills for City Residents. The Commissioners were invited to visit and help at the survey Booths. Discussion on having the newspaper publish the survey in the newspaper. Kurt Hibbert -Reviewed the Comprehensive Pian and indicated a need to make a new and more distinctive map that is not so general in nature. Kurt commented on the lack of inter-relationships between the different areas on the map. Tabled Items: None Adjourned •