[Music]
okay you're on good evening this is the
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting
it's June 23rd and it's 6:00 p.m.
our first item is conflict of interest
does anybody have a conflict of interest
with the items on the agenda tonight if
you do raise your hand otherwise I don't
see any hands being raised so okay no
conflict of interest
next is the approval of minutes need a
motion to approve the minutes I make a
motion to approve the minutes second
circuit thank you okay it's been moved
and seconded that we approve the minutes
any comments on the minutes okay all
those in favor just raise your hand like
this okay
Garden Harvey got Commissioner Gordon to
eurasia are you approving the minutes
raise your hand okay the minutes have
been approved
okay the next items are the next item is
postponements we don't have any of those
and then we're going to up to public
participation and I think sarah has
something to say here and yes this is
Sara Gonzales with the Community
Development Department and we would like
to ask that we say he unfortunately
goodbye to rest Smith unrest has
actually turned in his resignation from
the actual Planning and Zoning
Commission board and Larry Nichols does
have some stuff to provide to just show
our appreciation for all the work and
the effort that russ has put in the
commission during the two years that he
was on the board and so I will turn it
over to director Nichols
Thank You Sara madam chairman and
members of the Commission Larry Nichols
director of community development for
the record I just want to follow up with
what Sara began to say where we're all
saddened to say that Russ is going to
turn his resignation from the board
because he was the often voice of reason
on many of the cases and he served the
the Commission in an exemplary manner
and we can't appreciate him enough so we
we wanted to do a few little things here
to recognize Russ for his some is two
years of service on the on the
Commission in so I have here and hope it
can show up I'm gonna try to position it
so he can show up and I'll read this
into the record it's a certificate of
appreciation this acknowledges that Russ
Smith planning a zoning Commissioner
2018 to 2020 has provided invaluable
guidance as a member of the Las Cruces
Planning and Zoning Commission your
contribution analysis and visionary
decisions on land use has improved the
city of Las Cruces community on behalf
of the city of Las Cruces and the
citizenry of Las Cruces our gratitude
and sincere appreciation Russ for your
service on the Commission but hold on
folks that's not all
we also are have for us we're going to
have a a fashionable elevate Las Cruces
comprehensive plan baseball hat that we
hope you will wear with pride and a
elevate Las Cruces travel mug for your
favorite coffee or favorite drink and so
when you're traveling you can take it
with you and lastly we like here in the
Community Development Department
whenever someone travels and goes on to
their next end
ever we'd like to do a caricature for
that person to take with them as the
memento from the department so Russ we
have done that for you and I don't know
if you can see that clearly but we'll do
a little bit like that but it's a
character caricature of Russ he's
sitting at the at the panel at the dais
and he has up here at the top it says
elevate up and up and then over here it
says move to approve and Russ has got
his hand up like this and he has a smile
on his face because he's known he's
taken an appropriate action for a case
that was before him so Russ we have all
of these for you here in the office and
when you get a chance to drop by we we
hope that you'll do that and we'll very
happily share these with you but last
comment mr. mandamus chairman and
members of the Commission I know you'll
join me in saying that Thank You Russ we
appreciate the time that you spent and
your planning of Zoning Commission
service to the city it was very much
appreciated thank you thank you
mr. Nichols and and I want to add that
I'm really sad to see Russ leave as mr.
Nichols pointed out us often have asked
the very astute questions and and you
played a very large role in the elevate
las cruces work so we wish you best in
whatever you're moving on to and hope
that we haven't seen the last of you you
said you'd be available for particular
level tasks or whenever we might need to
call on you so we definitely will do
that and we just want to say thank you
many times over
I think I will take a brief moment to
respond this is kind of surprising me
this is uh catching me off guard Sara
and Larry with your ingenuity here yeah
I'll pick up the hat and the cup and the
caricature those mementos I don't think
I risk that I'd have to stand to the
side and sign any my lars at the time so
I think that's risk free to all of you
here that I've shared the diet's with to
all of you that I've shared moments of
concern and moments of fun and progress
it's been a great experience my focus
now goes into more of a commercial
driving dedication I have to cope it has
not been fun has not been kind
so that being said I adjust and move and
I make things still work and yes Sharon
as you have casting that might come up
to something that I could help with glad
to try to be of service again thank you
all thank you for your words Larry Sarah
thank you for your service to the
Commission along with community
development it does do well and it
serves a community well thanks again
thank you well we wish you all the best
in your ongoing commercial enterprises
and let us know where that where the
food trucks gonna be so we can stop by I
was out today and it was a slow day it
was a Cova day and and we all want that
to change and adjust and mature it is
something as we all know it can be and
should be we know what life in the in
the fast lane looks like and I think we
want it again thank you so much okay our
next item
is the consent agenda we don't have
anything on the consent agenda and we
don't have any old business so we're
going to move along to the new business
last question before you start with the
cases is it necessary for us to redo the
we organized the agenda but they're
going to hear these two cases as one for
the agenda show them separately yes
we're going to hear them together but
vote arms separately we don't have to
reorder the agenda we don't have to
reorganize it but I think we will not do
a motion we'll just have the
presentation and all that information
and then we'll do two motions separately
so it okay with everybody okay good
start with Sara you're doing the
presentations all right yes so I'll go
ahead and share my screen with everybody
as far as the presentation let me know
if everybody can see the screen
okay and so this is a proposed master
plan and preliminary plat for Lennox
north subdivision currently the property
is located between Seneca Drive and i-25
highway and where it connects to Lennox
Avenue and mohegan trail property
encompasses twenty point six one three
acres in size and it currently has three
zoning designations upon them so there's
our 1a which is single-family medium
density we have our one AC which is
single family medium that's a
conditional the condition placed on the
property back in 2000 was to have
utilities placed underground as part of
the development that will be a
requirement for the entire subdivision
so that condition will be met and lastly
there is FC which is our flood control
because the property is designated
within a flood control Arroyo area
property is currently vacant and
undeveloped and previously there was a
master plan implement a plan approved in
2006 due to the recession at the time
that a property was not developed and it
does expire after five years which makes
the applicant have to come back in for
the the process again to redo here's an
sony map of the subject property as you
can see highlighted the flood control
area is designated in blue which is
located on the north portion of one of
the parcels it then goes into the Arwen
a scene where basically the utilities
are placed underground for the condition
and then you have our 1a as the
remaining portion of the property
essentially the entire property is
designated in order to develop for
single-family residential homes the
surrounding area as you can see is all
designated as Arwen a single-family
residential until you get over to Elks
which is located on the west side of the
property where you have some are for
some commercial and then some of the r3
which is where the Moose Lodge is
located here's an aerial map of the
subject property as you can tell the
property is stones that have one point
of access out so they're not actually
connecting there's not any connections
in order for her safety were on Linux
and you wanted to get out of Mohegan you
currently couldn't do that with what the
applicant is proposing they're proposing
to subdivide the two existing parcels
into 92 single-family residential lots
there's also going to be 8 tracks that
will be designated for drainage and
utilities and then it will be
constructed within three phases after
this process has started the applicant
did decide that they were probably going
to develop it all into one phase and so
they still have that opportunity the
right-of-way will help to connect the
two existing subdivisions by having
Lennox go through to the north side and
connecting to Mohican trail from the
subdivision process the application has
matched all of the subdivision code the
design standards for the right away and
the zoning code as far as the Arwen a
standards of meaning the minimum lot
sizes in the minimum densities it also
does follow our active transportation
plan by now providing connection through
these two subdivision and it's also
supported by elevate which designates
this area as a suburban place type and
increase in density for residential here
are some smaller shots of basically
showing the design of the property and
this is first the master plan as
proposed at first it was going to be
basically the stream of lots along
Seneca Drive those Lots were going to be
built out in phase one
then you would have the remaining lots
that are gonna be located on the east
side where the coldest acts were that
was going to be phase two and then you
would have phase three here for the last
ten remove Lots as you can see from the
south side this would be Lenox
connecting in and then they would be
able to drive through to the north and
end up basically on Mohican trail lunar
plat is very similar to a master plan
master plan process is required in order
to develop land in either phases or if
there are more Lots exceeding the number
of 40 so in this case there is 92
proposed Lots they were going to do
three phases and that's why the master
plan was required at the same time the
applicant submitted the master plan in
the preliminary plat in order to go
through the process simultaneously so we
could actually see the layout as
staff did send this review out to all
the relevant agencies and departments
which did support the proposed master
plan and preliminary plat one of the
comments that we did receive from fire
is that they do support the subdivision
in order to improve response times
within that area currently with only
having the one access point through
Lennox subdivision it can create some
issues or caution as far as that Elks
turn and getting into these subdivisions
and being able to get out this will
provide them a second option we did also
send notice to the surrounding property
owners and we did receive at this point
we've received three in emails and six
phone calls that were not in support and
then two phone calls that were in
support as far as the three emails I
will read into the record essentially
some of the concerns and then address
those concerns as how they will be
taking place as part of the construction
phase my name is Sam Aeneas I live at
2012 16 Edgewood which connects to
Seneca Drive but the subdivision being
built east of Seneca Drive this would
increase the traffic on Edgewood which
would now which is now a speedway for
all that live on Seneca and connecting
streets is the limit on an twitter's 25
miles which is rarely enforced
I think the subdivision to be developed
if the subdivision is developed a speed
bump or two or three more bumps would
help control the speeds along Edgewood
that is currently being used on Jasmine
Drive so please consider this as a
suggestion
um I am sure the residents on edge would
be in favor for this our next email
comes from Julie Barton indicating that
elq's is already way too congested and
adding 93 dwellings as kin is going to
cause more traffic nightmare and live on
Edgewood and we have a ton of people who
speed down our nice wide streets and the
new addition will add to the traffic
that our streets on Oakes already access
people love to travel down Seneca and
then down Edgewood to get to Elks we
have had people last week drive 50 miles
of our street please do not have more
vehicles to the traffic or streets and
more traffic to congest Elks it poses a
huge issue if there's an emergency and
we had to evacuate the area
our last email came in from Tracy
Mikko cell I live on a North Ridge Drive
I'm also a teacher and another teacher
who works for Animus Union and you have
a on a grant with sustainable farming
and career opportunities for arid
regions we do not have enough water for
these subdivisions going up is there a
study or council member looking at our
resources why are there big pecan farms
being able to add more and more
countries which will are 100 to 200
gallons of water a day for Less harvest
I think there is a big disconnect with
what resources we have and how we are
using them there's no water in our busca
but there are now new pecan trees being
planted next door and they will drain
their water my second concern is
personal and the traffic on the school
days make it very difficult to turn left
to get on elq's with the amount of
traffic already and you are suggesting
to add more houses to an area very
little outside access both of these
concerns address our resources and our
air quality things that everyone needs
to be concerned about we need to be
concerned about the overall impact has
there been a tomorrow environmental
impact study done it may not be required
but it is needed there does seem to be a
disconnect on how we have sources
available to us and what is being
permitted in our city as far as their
remaining phone calls that I did receive
several were concerns because they did
purchase their properties where Realtors
told them that nobody would be
developing behind their homes they were
also asking questions essentially about
the property values and if their
property values were gonna go down based
on the properties being developed and if
there was basically increase in traffic
how is it going to be mitigated the two
phone calls that we did receive and
support are encouraging the development
in order to provide that second access
point they would like to see the
connection being done between the two
developments as part of the process on
when we did receive the public input I
reached out to traffic traffic does to
review the development within the areas
as we get master plans implementing
plans they did encourage that there is
going to be a traffic impact analysis
done at the time that the subdivision is
submitted for construction drawings that
will show us essentially what's taking
place what's being done on the
properties and how the sites will run if
there are any traffic control measures
that are deemed by traffic
necessary then the developer will have
to place those within the subdivision
and then possibly within the surrounding
subdivisions because of the increase in
traffic
currently there the response times for
fire department is less and so they
would like to increase their response
times and be able to get there so we do
see this as being a positive moving
forward to our subdivisions another
thing to keep in mind as far as the
subdivision itself property has already
been zoned
prior to 1970 it was owned Darwin a at
that point in time with that being the
subdivision as long as it meets our
codes following our when a standards
meets design standards meets the
developments of those Lots
the property owner has the right to
basically develop his land so with that
we took the development the design to
the design review committee on June 10th
after we discussed some of the
infrastructure the requirements having
the traffic impact analysis at the time
of construction staff did come to a
recommendation of approval for the
master plan and the preliminary plan the
reasons based on the approval are that
it does meet all the requirements for a
master plan it does meet the
requirements for a preliminary plat it
is following the Arwen a zoning
designation it also is following our act
of transportation by providing
connectivity between two existing
subdivisions that are very limited on
access points
there's also meeting elevate by creating
the suburban placetype which does
increase in density within the area of
saying between 15 to 30 dwelling units
per acre and the DRC did recommend
approval of the plan so with that I
leave you with your options today with
yes to approve vote no to deny reminder
that if you do vote to deny staffs
recommendation is in the affirmative so
you would have to provide new facts of
findings but yes with conditions our
vote to table and that concludes my
presentation
thank you Sarah can you respond to the
about the water it's my understanding
that most of the water use in this areas
comes from the agriculture around
percent so madam chair with at least the
water as part of utilities review they
are regulating if we have the demand or
if there's going to be enough capacity
at these subdivisions coming in and so
with that portion there was a study that
was done previously showing that there
is a 40-year out from where the city's
water is capable of providing services
so there has been at least studies that
are posted on our website showing that
as these as we continue to grow we do
have sufficient amount of water to
continue as part of that review I think
utilities well you know indicate if we
ever get to a point where we can no
longer provide those services for
subdivisions and we have to cut back
there's gonna have to be some kind of
public notice to property owners there
would have to be some kind of disclosure
I'm sure as we get to those close as we
get closer to if we run out of water
okay and the construction dog that will
come to find Enzo anybody know and we
can talk about the traffic impact madam
chair they actually won't know shim
plans and final plats are only through
the development process so once the
plumeria plan is completed then it will
go through or if this evening then the
applicant will submit final planning
construction drawings at the same time a
lot of times what happens is we see the
preliminary plat but they have the
option to sometimes reduce the number of
watts they were to go forward they could
actually reduce it which may change
their traffic impact analysis and so we
don't ask for the traffic impact
analysis at this phase you're asking and
now a construction phase because also in
this case they weaned us for a traffic
impact analysis in 2005 and use that one
the scenarios are very different and so
we have to look at the traffic at the
time that they're actually submitting
those construction drawings otherwise
that it that information could be
outdated okay and that's the southern
what's the name of the street again that
comes from the south that's madam sure
that would be Lenox Avenue that connects
so if that intersection becomes really
overburdened in the future can that be
looked at at some time I believe that
traffic is already working on that
intersection as far as the current
standards now I know that there has been
some barriers put up along elq's I know
that there has been some traffic
measures already taking place so that
when people can't cross as easy this
will help to provide and direct traffic
into a little bit easier of a place so
if you're on linux and you can see that
it's backed up you now have a second
option to go up to Mohegan Trowell to
get out provides a little bit further
down there is still that hill that's up
by Mohegan Trell which is basically a
horn out of school
the middle school but it still does
provide that option of you have a
different way out and you're not trapped
just this one exit there's another exit
that's located near I believe it's now
icebox brewery there's like a small
street to get to Maine but it doesn't
make for an easy turn to get up onto
i-25 so a lot of people will go down
elq's in order to get there so that's
why linux become so congested so this
will help hopefully with that
intersection being congested and then as
part of the traffic impact analysis yes
that is something they're gonna review
what's the current standards what's
really happening and then what's going
to add to it based on this development
coming forward thank you
comments or questions from other
commissioners anybody raising their hand
I think my biggest thing was sorry dude
it's true Bennet yeah that Commissioner
Bennet yeah I think my biggest thing was
addressing that at speed area but it
sounds like the city is already working
on that so so I'm good
any other comments or questions
Commissioner Sanchez yeah just real
quickly I'm just a comment yeah it
appears to me as though by the time this
gets to us it's pretty cut and dry I
must say that when it appears to us oh
and yet there are some very legitimate
concerns about water and traffic and so
in case anyone is watching those are
watching this meeting and wanted
here how we might address that I do
believe those are things that need to be
taken up in other forums of city
government and I'd encourage them to do
that as well of myself and also with
traffic I would just encourage them to
reach out to local law enforcement as
well because they're also able to
address those kinds of things to do
different monitoring and stuff like that
so I did want to just mention that in
acknowledgment of those concerns even
though I do see that those concerns are
already addressed sufficiently by the
time they get to us Beansie yeah yeah I
just wanted to add to that because this
is kind of like it's kind of like the
same piece that we had last month where
you know there was a lot of public
comment done in through email and phone
and that was great
but you know after that I really got
into thinking it's like you know kind of
same thing
Abraham said it's like you know like
we're presented with a packet that you
know has the information doesn't already
been decided and I know sometimes it may
seem unfair to people or that their
voices aren't heard you do it we're not
ready to have your voice heard I'm
pretty familiar with that area
I mean I've driven up there or coming
around there many times I actually think
like driving through Elks in just in
general like that whole area the traffic
needs to be revised because there's a
lot of people that live out there and
there's not a lot of exits so but yeah I
just wanted to just throw that in there
you know I mean I'm hopefully we can you
know come up to a good solution and as
we continue to push forward with elevate
las cruces you know traffic should be
definitely considered especially for
some of these older parts of town that
obviously there's been a lot of
development a lot of stuff has changed
in those areas thank you well I'm really
hopeful that elevate Las Cruces when we
get some of the codes change that we
won't have this problem so much in the
future currently we we tend to put a
whole lot of subdivisions at all the
traffic goes into one Street and that
causes a big problem so we need much
better connectivity and I hope going
forward we have that but in the meantime
people out there in the community you
know you need to push for for if the
particular intersection needs to be
studied or
and we don't the city doesn't do speed
bumps I don't think much anymore because
the public safety people don't like to
be slowed down by those but there are
other ways to slow traffic down and so
talk to your counselor and get your
voice heard that way and make sure the
more the more we have this information
the more people put forth their ideas
and their thoughts the more we have the
possibility of making changes going
forward and I think the city is pretty
well aware of these problems and we're
trying to address them right now through
elevate Las Cruces but you need to keep
working on all of these problems anybody
else
madam chair this is raise my hand is a
good time to speak go ahead okay thank
you madam chair and the members of
Commission I just wanted to offer I
guess point of information perhaps or
maybe just say a comment it was
mentioned a few moments ago that by the
time he gets to the Planning and Zoning
Commission these cases are pretty much
cut and dried and we don't really mean
of course we don't view it that way we
know that the decision lies with the
plenty of Zoning Commission and then
some and some of our cases they go on to
the City Council but what we do know is
this that we do prepare the cases for
you well you know these proposals and
some middles go through seven or eight
of the city agencies utilities Public
Works Community Development Parks and
Rec that they all look at this and they
provide the compliance for to meet our
codes and our regulations and and
sometimes our of course our rules but I
just wanted to mention that that you
know it's not a it's not an effort on
the staffs part to say this is all cut
and right the effort is to provide you
with information that you can make a
determination
with having known have you known that it
has gone through these various agencies
to meet what the city sees has come
thank you madam chairman Thank You mr.
Nichols and just for the public to know
we do get the report from the PRC so we
do see what different departments say
and there are things negotiated in many
times so it doesn't just arrive without
any kind of scrutiny and and we do have
access to that scrutiny uh-huh
Commissioner Gordon I didn't have a
question I think it was said by Sarah
that they do to be determined that if we
will happen to be another perfect impact
analysis that could be determined coming
out I went over there and there's a
limit amount of housing there and look
not too many reasons you know there's a
lot of Culver I can play dance and you
could get lost in there but the thing is
we did see terminal probably I would
think that the best way to come out of
here was unbelievable that's how I
finally found the best way to get over
to the property meheecan we'll probably
I think firstly will requirement traffic
people now what the traffic impact
analysis will be determined that that
would be a requirement to be able people
to get out in Donata else you don't hear
the phone making responsibility of
installing that because I know it's
quite expensive is the developer
appeared if that happens to do that it
was just going to become a city
responsibility and they determined after
the fact there should be some kind of
traffic control for that Sarah or
Commissioner Gordon Sara Gonzales for
the record basically what would happen
we would look at the expecting traffic
and the existing impact that it would
have and then work with the developer on
the same process so it may be something
that becomes multiple parties are
involved because existing traffic that
the developer did not participate with
it
so we would have to look at what's
exactly happening now at the current
state and the current homes see what's
gonna happen with the new development
and then they would determine how that
would be basically rationed out so maybe
part of a city project as well as
working with the developer on the cost I
do not have that information you know
directly or no for sure
and once they've determined because it
may not be now where it may be in the
future so what's the traffic impact
analysis is determined what steps we
have to take then it determines on which
parties the developer is developing
their 92 Lots
what impact are they creating on the
neighborhood but what's the impact of
the existing neighborhood is really what
we have to look at also so it could
become a joint parties that we're gonna
have to participating in this possible
at this time to perhaps put a condition
on is that if they become business or in
the future that some kind of a chingoo
or control device it was this area I
think community that the developer will
have to be a possibility and the course
[Music]
no I believe I heard you say your
question was the developer know that
they would have to be a part of it yes
what I'm saying is that we can we put a
condition on this now if determined in
the future that there will be some kind
of traffic control device will have
lights that the developer will have a
the course and not the city or even
share with the soup now Michener's work
this point in time we cannot put that
condition based on the property because
we don't know but the destination is
going to be from the traffic impact
analysis yes and also a fake lights a
commissioner garden require certain
number of federally determined forget
what they're called but it's sort of out
of our hands actually because it's a
federal jurisdiction in terms of what
requires what it has
in order to put in a traffic light so
that that's in the future and comes
under some other jurisdiction right and
man I'm sure that's correct we would
essentially do the review through the
traffic department and then there's an
agreement based on public works and so
it just depends on what's actually going
to be proposed on the site they actually
they're engineer is actually available
on zoom' and may be able to answer any
questions if I haven't been able to
elaborate gentleman's name is Dan Lilly
dan do you have anything else to add
maybe to the comments for the traffic
portion hi this is Dan Lilly I I don't
have other than the fact that there
there's there's been several
developments in the area in the last you
know 10 years or so and we're basically
the last piece of property that can be
even developed in this little stretch
before the Sand Hill Royal and we will
work closely with the traffic department
to within mr. Travis and and determine
if there are any mitigations we can do
to help alleviate the existing traffic
conditions at Elks that those the city
is aware the state is aware of the the
problem at Main Street next and that's
that's going to be an ongoing situation
whether we do it whether we do this
development or not there's there's an
issue there already so we're gonna try
to do what we can to help mitigate
traffic may be giving traffic another
way to get out as mr. Duggan said about
the fire deparment have to go out Elks
they can some of them can go through
Mohegan so that this provides an
opportunity for for not only fire
department and utilities for hooking up
connections but also for traffic to get
a little further away from the
intersection before the interrupts thank
you that's good information any other
comments or questions okay so we need to
go back to to the two cases and have a
motion to approve
you need a motion to approve
case number promotion pardon yeah I make
a motion that we approve case number 2 0
V s 0 5 0 0 0 4 2 and case to do one at
a time Commissioner Gordon can you just
do 1 we're going to vote on them
separately
ok I'm sorry that's why is there a
second to the first case hi second and
this is Commissioner Bennett so it's
been moved and seconded that we approved
case number 2 0 CS 0 5 0 0 0 for 2 are
there any further comments okay now I
have to find the list here so I can call
the roll Commissioner Sanchez I vote yes
based on its compliance with elevate las
cruces Commissioner Gordon
ergo yes based on my site visit
presentation is seasoning survey or the
inspection and with a elevate las cruces
mr. Bennett I vote yes based on site
survey meat salivate las cruces zoning
mr. Gatto aye vote yes based on staff
recommendations and elevate las cruces
and just you know looking forward to
hopefully a developer in the city
working on those traffic issues that
have been discussed but yes thank you
and the chair it's yes based on the fact
that this development satisfies all the
codes and and also elevate let's Cruces
and a site visit so motion passes five
to zero now I need a motion to approve
the second case I this is Commissioner
Bennett I make a motion to approve case
number 2 0 C s zero five zero zero zero
four eight thank you is there a second I
second it right I don't know I think
Abraham beat me one of uh seconds it
it's been moved and seconded to approve
case to zero C s zero five zero zero
zero four eight any further comments or
questions okay I have to get back to my
list
Commissioner Sanchez I will yes based on
its compliance with elevate las cruces
and also an appreciation for as director
Nichols noted all of the reviewing
departments and processes that this has
already gone through as well before it
gets Commissioner Gordon
again on my site visit our presentation
of surging destruction and elevate las
cruces I vote yes commission quiero I
will yes again based on staff
recommendations and elevated las cruces
and did I get everybody except me I know
me okay this is Commissioner Bennett I
vote yes
potential portrayals you can you be used
within the Royal and and the chair also
votes yes based on site visit approval
by the other departments and
presentation this evening the motion is
carried five to zero alright when we now
have Commission commentary anybody have
anything more to say from the
commissioners this is Commissioner
Bennett and I'm just gonna say we're
gonna miss you Ross we're gonna miss you
it's sad to see Rosco but we do have
someone who's going to be joining us
right sir
madam chair that is correct
um so counselor Bencomo has found
through a new member to join our group
so we're going from Russ Smith to reco
Smith so we just have to remember
Commissioner Smith and we're off there
you go
anything else madam chair yes
Commissioner Garden help my hand up go
see that yes I see it well that's fine I
have a few things one comment I'd like
to give the Sierra
thank you very much those hints of
direction that my dentist and a property
they were successful that did this to
the property but I never did see the
yellow sign until I accident I went
vegan and when I got to the end near the
end of Mohicans
I'm not going to see a little bit of a
yellow thing lying on the ground it
looked at me like somebody knocked it
down certainly didn't get blown over
rolled over by a vehicle so I think that
I just like the major congestion to the
city maybe community to community
development perhaps maybe a week before
our session or some time prior somebody
should go out and see if these signs
hello because perhaps what happened once
again a lot of people don't know what's
going on and they don't have the
opportunity to express their feelings so
you might want to look at that and see
if there might be a viable suggestion
second I have a question for Larry I'm
just wanting more than that the city has
had any progress in finding an outside
consultant to work on changing and
working on the zoning and thirdly I also
want to express my feelings about a gate
was was going to have far less big
leading he liked it certainly a
wonderful addition we always had
pertinent comment and very very good
insight and he will be this one through
the other question for Larry he wants to
answer yes madam chairman if I may this
for the record this is Larry Nichols
Commissioner Gordon thank you for close
ups prices I think it's a very good
point that you make about checking the
sites for the notification because
that's very very important item for for
these cases so we'll put that on our
checklist for us to do on these cases so
then the other question I believe it was
about the zoning code up Zach rec or
zoning meetings know whether or not the
city's had any success in finding a
consultant they're working on changes to
the job yes sir
madam chairman Commissioner Gordon we
have we have we haven't identified that
person but what we have is completed the
RFP the request for proposal that's
going to the selection of i3 committee
for review and then once that is
completed and we have the documentation
and we'll be posting that for the
participation of requests for proposals
notice we have that first define I'll
report it to the ten
yes sorry madam chairman and
Commissioner Gordon we have this
procurement as your waste in with us we
have these procurement laws and we have
these procurement regulations and it
does take us longer than any of us will
hope for at times but we also know that
once we do it's been given a fair view
by by ever want to have an opportunity
to participate we're the government we
have lots of real stuff are there any
further Commissioner uh-huh mr. Garrow
Oh perfect I wasn't sure if you can see
me raising my hand um no I just actually
wanted to take a moment and just thank
the staff the city staff just in general
just because you know you guys have
really adapted to the situation I know
hasn't been easy as we were joking
before getting started
technical difficulties always seem to
happen but it is really great that you
know you guys have made it work also to
the public and members watching this
like I know for some people it hasn't
been ideal you know
we haven't been able to have people
actually come to the meetings it's not
like somebody's gonna you know show up
at our houses or whatever wherever we
are at but you know hopefully you know
as things sort of maybe start coming
back to normal maybe you know we can go
back to having a public input in public
but yeah I just wanted to just thank the
staff and also think rest I think you're
ready left but you know if any anybody
that doesn't know rest like you'll know
he's a funny guy
he's a lot of fun to us to be around and
just just a great he's super smart and
I've learned a lot from him so you know
rest if you're still watching this thank
you so much and I I gotta go to happy
dog I've been actually craving it for a
while so would have to swing by your
food truck he needs to send us a
schedule where he's where he is so we
know how to find him yes hey if there
aren't any more commissioner comments
and we're gonna move on to staff
announcements are there any staff
announcements yes madam chairman thank
you for the record Larry Nichols briefly
I wanted just to cover a little bit
about the what was just mentioned by
Commissioner Guerrero about adjusting to
the Coburn pandemic and the way we're
able to conduct public meetings there
has been some feedback about that and
although it's not what we all hope for
we would still want to be in the council
chambers having the opportunity for
people to step up to the podium and to
voice their points of view on cases we
have found that there is more
participation people participating in
viewing our these meetings not only the
planet is owning Commission meeting but
the City Council meetings that there was
participation and coming to the City
Hall for for those meetings so I guess
that would be a positive I believe it to
be a positive outcome on this we do
think this we don't know what the
governor will do in terms of really
see spaces for people to to gather in
such as the council chambers one of the
proposals that's been considered is that
we have a the capability of spacing the
distancing at the dais for the
commissioners and then to have the
public to be able to gather in the city
hall lobby and then when their
opportunity for comment comes up they
would step into the chambers and make
their comments and that they they would
leave we think something like that might
enable us to begin to use the council
chambers again and we're hopeful for
that so we're going to be pursuing that
with the with the City Commission they
hope the governor will support it I
believe the county is doing that mount
so it maybe we can take a page out of
their book on that one and then I guess
the last item I have for the Commission
is to make a brief coming about your
upcoming workload we've all thought that
with the pandemic that there would be a
slowdown in development and slowdown in
a subdivision proposals and reasonings
and in variances and and all of this and
we were fighting that it's not the case
there's not a slowdown in fact the
months of March April and May have
exceeded the same time period of last
year when there was no pandemic we're up
about 18% in terms of activity that's
double-digit folks then whatever
something goes to double-digit I call
that exponential growth and so we are
experiencing that and you're going to be
having more cases come up I think next
month we have three cases on the agenda
the next City Council agenda for their
consideration
[Music]
and will be coming up at their next
meeting that's going to be your work
going forward to them for their review
and I believe approval those are the
main highlights I wanted to discuss with
you but lastly thank you all one and all
for a year continued participation and
effort on having these meetings work and
addressing the projects that are coming
before you quite simply stated we
couldn't do it without you so thank you
madam chairman thank you if there are no
further comments I entertain a motion to
adjourn the adjourn is there a second
then move the second that we adjourn all
those in favor raise your hand
thank you meetings adjourned
it is 6:53