CC Minutes - 09/27/06 Work Session

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Ms. Solomon thanked the commissioners and said she was amazed at the amount and depth of their work and the thoughtful conclusions they presented to the council. She was very supportive of the proposed work plan, which accurately captured the council’s priorities. Ms. Solomon, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to approve the FY07 Planning Com- mission Work Program contained in the attached Annual Report, including the His- toric Review Board FY07 Work Program. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to replace Item 9 with Item 38 in the FY07 Work Program. The motion failed, 6:2; Ms. Taylor and Ms. Bettman voting in favor. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to remove the word “residential” from Item 9. Mr. Kelly asked for clarification on the work item as he understood the task was only to conduct a scope of work, not begin a residential land inventory. Ms. Colbath indicated the item was only scoping, not an inventory. Mr. Kelly said he would vote against the amendment on that basis. Ms. Ortiz requested permission to change her vote on the Ms. Taylor’s motion. There were no objections. The motion still failed, 5:3; Ms. Taylor, Ms. Bettman and Ms. Ortiz voting in favor. Ms. Bettman said it was out of order for the commission to put work on a residential buildable land analysis, even just the scoping, in the work plan before the council had held a work session. She said it was a planning issue regulated by State statute as opposed to being preempted by the Planning Commission; it did not belong in the work program as it was addressed within other regulatory procedures. She would not endorse the item as it would set the wheels in motion to make it happen. Mr. Pryor said he saw no problem with gathering information about what resources would be required to conduct the analysis; the knowledge would be helpful. Mr. Kelly said he would support the amendment as a work session on the issue could return the item to the work plan. The vote on the motion to amend was tied, 4:4; Ms. Bettman, Ms. Ortiz, Ms. Tay- lor, and Mr. Kelly voting in favor; Ms. Solomon, Mr. Poling, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Papé voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy voted in opposition, and the motion failed on a final vote of 5:4. The main motion passed, 6:2; Ms. Taylor and Ms. Bettman voting in opposition. Ms. Colbath commented that the commission hoped to use effective communications to bring information to the council and receive feedback. She said that joint meetings were extremely useful for strategic discus- MINUTES—City Council September 27, 2006 Page 8 Work Session