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Planning and Zoning Commission <br /> Minutes of June 21, 2011 <br /> Members Present: Hal Lawler, Dottie Kaminski, Danny Earp, David Janda, Doretta Finch, Kirby <br /> Linscomb Jr., and Lou Ann Martin. <br /> Members Absent: Les Bird, and Richard Warren. <br /> City Staff Present: Assistant City Manager, Traci Leach; Planning Director, Tim Tietjens; City <br /> Planner, Masood Malik; City Attorney, Clark Askins; and Planning Assistant, <br /> Shannon Green. <br /> 1. Call to order <br /> Meeting called to order by Chairman Hal Lawler at 6:01p.m. <br /> 2. Consider approval of April 21, 2011, meeting minutes. <br /> Motion by Dottie Kaminski to approve the regular meeting minutes of April 21, 2011. Second by <br /> Doretta Finch. Motion carried. <br /> Ayes: Hal Lawler, Dottie Kaminski, Danny Earp, David Janda, Doretta Finch, Kirby <br /> Linscomb Jr., and Lou Ann Martin. <br /> Nays: None <br /> Abstain: None <br /> 3. La Porte Comprehensive Plan Update <br /> Chairman Hal Lawler opened the discussion at 6:05pm. <br /> Masood Malik, City Planner, reported summary of Comprehensive Plan update kick -off and <br /> introduced the consultant to provide additional information about the project. <br /> A. Introductions <br /> Bret C. Keast, AICP and Matt Bucchin, ACIP of Kending Keast Collaborative welcomed <br /> everyone and began introductions with commission members. The City contacted H -GAC <br /> through their PlanSource program and selected this firm to assist the City of La Porte to <br /> prepare an update to its 2001 Comprehensive Plan. <br /> B. Overview enclosed materials <br /> • Organization and use — Provided organizational role of Planning and Zoning <br /> Commission and City Council for administering the Comprehensive Plan and its use <br /> for the betterment of the community. <br /> • Roles and responsibilities — described roles and responsibilities of the City officials <br /> for establishing Tong -range policies for guiding growth and development of the <br /> community with Comprehensive Planning. <br /> C. Project Overview <br /> • Scope of services — Mr. Keast provided scope of services which includes citizen <br /> involvement, review existing information, plan making, and deliverable approach, <br /> • Project schedule — described project schedule which will run up to May 2012. <br /> • Public involvement process — importance of public involvement and their input to this <br /> update is vital. <br /> • Small Group interviews — There will be several small group interviews to solicit <br /> community input to plan update. <br /> D. Discussion <br /> • Community accomplishments — Since adoption of Comprehensive Plan in 2001, <br /> community has accomplished several goals and further needs of tracking each activity <br /> taken to accomplish a specific objective of one specific goal. <br /> • Issues and opportunities — What are current issues facing and opportunities available to <br /> the community. <br />