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County of Antrim |
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PLANNING COMMISSION |
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Minutes |
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June 6, 2006 7:00 p.m. |
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Antrim County Building - Board of Commissioners Room |
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Members present: |
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Barb Bradford, Terry Morris, Jim Gurr, Al Luurtsema, Al Martel, Joe Allen, Jill Barnard, Marshall Wright and Laura Stanek |
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Members absent: |
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Tom Maleck |
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Advisory present: |
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Stan Moore |
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Staff and others: |
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Peter Garwood, Joe Meyers, Heidi Lang and Suzanne Kelley |
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1. Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Al Luurtsema. |
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2. Public Comment |
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None. |
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3. Approval of Minutes |
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Motion by Barb Bradford, supported by Joe Allen, to approve the minutes of May 4, 2006 with the recommended changes. Motion carried – unanimous. |
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4. Conflict of Interest Disclosure |
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None. |
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5. Soil Erosion Ordinance |
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Al Luurtsema indicated that the Board of Commissioners has tasked the Planning Commission with reviewing the Soil Erosion, Sedimentation and Stormwater Runoff Control Ordinance. Mr. Luurtsema indicated that he would like to set up a subcommittee of different people throughout the County.
Al Luurtsema appointed Joe Meyers, Heidi Lang, Jim Gurr, Al Martel (Chair), Barb Bradford, Mark Stone, John Peal, Stan Moore, Steve Drenth, Pepper Bromelmeier and Charlie Koop to the subcommittee to review the Soil Erosion, Sedimentation and Stormwater Runoff Control Ordinance. If any of the appointees do not wish to participate the Chairman of the subcommittee and the Chairman of the Planning Commission can appoint an alternate.
The Planning Commission had full consensus on the appointments. |
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6. Master Plan Update |
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Suzanne Kelley presented where Gosling Czubak is at with writing the Master Plan. Ms. Kelley handed out an agenda for the rest of her presentation (attached).
Introductions Ms. Kelley involved the Commission in a round table discussion on why each member is on the Planning Commission and what they bring to it. Exercise: What makes Antrim County special Ms. Kelley executed an exercise having the Commission indicate what they felt makes Antrim County special. Format of Documents Ms. Kelley described the document and what Gosling Czubak’s vision is in starting the draft document. Ms. Kelley noted that at the next meeting she will present the guiding principles taken from the visioning sessions and opinion sessions. Ms. Kelley showed the Committee what the maps would look like and explained the structure of the document. Meeting Schedule Ms. Kelley handed out a schedule (attached) and asked the Committee what dates they would like to proceed.
The Committee discussed the Table of Contents (attached). They agreed that they would like an agriculture section as well as subsections labeled in the Table of Contents. |
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7. Communication – 2007 Budget |
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Mr. Meyers informed the Commission of the 2007 budget and indicated the major changes. Mr. Meyers noted that the major change is the training budget because this year, we have already gone over budget and it is only June. The Commission indicated that they agreed with the budget. |
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8. Public/Member Comment |
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Al Luurtsema informed the Committee that the side conversations needed to stop throughout the entire Commission.
Stan Moore informed the Commission of the roles and responsibilities as a Planning Commission and how to make ethical decisions as a Planning Commission. |
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Meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. |
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Submitted and Approved
Alan Martel, Secretary Date: Antrim County Planning Commission |
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