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Minutes of June 21, 2011
Members Present: Hal Lawler, Dottie Kaminski, Danny Earp, David Janda, Doretta Finch, Kirby
Linscomb Jr., and Lou Ann Martin.
Members Absent: Les Bird, and Richard Warren.
City Staff Present: Assistant City Manager, Traci Leach; Planning Director, Tim Tietjens; City
Planner, Masood Malik; City Attorney, Clark Askins; and Planning Assistant,
Shannon Green.
1. Call to order
Meeting called to order by Chairman Hal Lawler at 6:01p.m.
2. Consider approval of April 21, 2011, meeting minutes.
Motion by Dottie Kaminski to approve the regular meeting minutes of April 21, 2011. Second by
Doretta Finch. Motion carried.
Ayes: Hal Lawler, Dottie Kaminski, Danny Earp, David Janda, Doretta Finch, Kirby
Linscomb Jr., and Lou Ann Martin.
Nays: None
Abstain: None
3. La Porte Comprehensive Plan Update
Chairman Hal Lawler opened the discussion at 6:05pm.
Masood Malik, City Planner, reported summary of Comprehensive Plan update kick -off and
introduced the consultant to provide additional information about the project.
A. Introductions
Bret C. Keast, AICP and Matt Bucchin, ACIP of Kending Keast Collaborative welcomed
everyone and began introductions with commission members. The City contacted H -GAC
through their PlanSource program and selected this firm to assist the City of La Porte to
prepare an update to its 2001 Comprehensive Plan.
B. Overview enclosed materials
• Organization and use — Provided organizational role of Planning and Zoning
Commission and City Council for administering the Comprehensive Plan and its use
for the betterment of the community.
• Roles and responsibilities — described roles and responsibilities of the City officials
for establishing Tong -range policies for guiding growth and development of the
community with Comprehensive Planning.
C. Project Overview
• Scope of services — Mr. Keast provided scope of services which includes citizen
involvement, review existing information, plan making, and deliverable approach,
• Project schedule — described project schedule which will run up to May 2012.
• Public involvement process — importance of public involvement and their input to this
update is vital.
• Small Group interviews — There will be several small group interviews to solicit
community input to plan update.
D. Discussion
• Community accomplishments — Since adoption of Comprehensive Plan in 2001,
community has accomplished several goals and further needs of tracking each activity
taken to accomplish a specific objective of one specific goal.
• Issues and opportunities — What are current issues facing and opportunities available to
the community.
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E. Next Steps
• Chapter 1, Plan Context will be submitted in by mid July 2011 for Commission's
review.
• Next Planning and Zoning Commission meeting will be scheduled for August 2 "
4. Discuss Cost Estimates for concrete and asphalt streets along 16 Street area of La Porte.
Masood Malik, City Planner, gave staffs report.
Commission recommends the developer incur the costs to install the required roads, when the
adjacent property is ready for development.
5. Administrative Reports
There were none.
6. Commission Comments
There were none.
A. Matters appearing on agenda
B. Inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy
7. Adjourn
Motion by Dottie Kaminski to adjourn the meeting, second by Doretta Finch. Motion Carried.
Chairman Hal Lawler adjourned the meeting at 8:02pm.
S aJnitt by
Shannon Green
Planning Assistant
A proved on this day of 0.1.A. , 2011.
Hal Lawler
Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission