12/03/2007 - Minutes CITY OF TIGARD
PLANNING COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
December 3, 2007
1. CALL TO ORDER
President Inman called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. The meeting was held in the Tigard
Civic Center,Town Hall, at 13125 SW Hall Blvd.
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: President Inman; Commissioners Anderson, Caffall, Doherty, Fishel,
Hasman,Vermilyea, and Walsh
Commissioners Absent: Commissioner Muldoon
Staff Present: Ron Bunch, Assistant Community Development Director;Marissa Daniels,
Assistant Planner;Jerree Lewis, Confidential Executive Assistant;Doreen Laughlin,
Administrative Specialist II
3. COMMUNICATIONS
Other than a quick explanation by Doreen Laughlin about a handout on Zoning, there were no
further communications to report.
4. APPROVE MEETING MINUTES
There was a motion by Commissioner Caffall, seconded by Commissioner Walsh, to approve
the November 19, 2007 meeting minutes as submitted. The motion was approved as follows:
AYES: Caffall, Doherty, Hasman, Inman,Walsh
NAYS: None
ABSTENTIONS: Vermilyea, Fishel,Anderson
EXCUSED: Muldoon
5. PUBLIC HEARING
5.1 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT (CPA) 2007-00005
Tigard Comprehensive Plan Update of Statewide Planning Goal 1: Citizen
Involvement
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REQUEST: Amendments to the current Comprehensive Plan Topic 2: Citizen
Involvement by updating the goals, policies and recommended action measures to
reflect current community conditions and values. The complete text of the proposed
Amendment can be viewed on the City's website at http://www.tigard-or.gov/code_
amendments. LOCATION: Citywide ZONE: CBD, C-G, C-P, I-H, I-L, I-P, MUC,
MUE, MUE-1, MUE-2, MUR-1, MUR-2, R-1, R-2, R-3.5, R-4.5, R-7, R-12, R-25.
APPLICABLE REVIEW CRITERIA: Community Development Code Chapters
18.380 and 18.390;Comprehensive Plan Topics 1 and 2;and Statewide Planning Goal 1.
STAFF REPORT
Assistant Planner, Marissa Daniels, presented the staff report on behalf of the City. Her
main points follow:
A. This Comprehensive Plan Amendment is in response to Statewide Planning Goal 1 which is
- "To develop a citizen involvement program that ensures the opportunity for citizens to
be involved in all phases of the planning process."
B. The draft Citizen Involvement goals,policies, and action measures are based on:
- Key Findings, which are included at the beginning of the draft Chapter. Unlike the other
chapters seen so far, the key findings were not included in the Tigard 2007 Resource
Document.
- Community Issues and Values, which were identified by Citywide surveys and the 1BT
visioning process.
- Current Comprehensive Plan Policies
- The work of the Policy Interest Team and the Department Review Team.
C. The Policy Interest Team met 4 times over the past few months.
- The Team met jointly with the Committee for Citizen Involvement, which has overseen
the development of this chapter.
D. The Department Review Team
- Met twice to review the draft language
- included representatives from Police, the Library, City Administration, Current Planning,
Long Range Planning, and Engineering
E. In addition to review by City staff and residents, Staff also received comments from Clean
Water Services and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development who
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forwarded the Comments of the Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee (CIAC).
- The suggestions, which were relevant to the chapters, have been incorporated into the
document.
- Exhibit D is a memo in response to a number of questions asked by the CIAC about our
Citizen Involvement Program.
- The proposed CCI bylaws are attached to the memo to give you more information about
the Committee. The Chair of the Committee Basil Christopher was also present at the
workshop.
- City Council will be reviewing the proposed bylaws on December 11, 2007.
F. A number of outside agencies had an opportunity to review this proposal and did not
respond. Those agencies are listed on page 9 of the staff report.
G. This chapter also includes the revisions as discussed at the November 19, 2007 Workshop
meeting.
H. As detailed in the Staff report, Staff finds the proposed amendment to comply with all
applicable criteria and recommends the Planning Commission recommend approval of the
amendment to the Tigard City Council.
At this point, President Inman asked the commissioners if they had any questions or
comments. There were no significant questions or comments.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
President Inman opened up the meeting to public testimony. There was no one present
scheduled to speak, so President Inman closed the public hearing.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
There was a motion by Commissioner Doherty, which was as follows: "I move the Planning
Commission forward a recommendation of approval to the City Council of application
CPA2007- 00005 and adoption of the findings based on the staff report and the testimony that
was heard last week." Commissioner Caffall seconded the motion and a vote was taken.
The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Anderson, Caffall,Doherty, Fishel, Hasman, Inman,Vermilyea,Walsh
NAYS: None
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ABSTENTIONS: None
EXCUSED: Muldoon
Staff updated the commission on the status of the Comp Plan update.
6. OTHER BUSINESS
• Doreen reported there are no other meetings in December and, as of now, there is no
meeting scheduled for January. The next Planning Commission meeting will most likely
be held on February 4, and there will be only one meeting that month due to the holiday
(President's Day).
• Commissioner Walsh along with the rest of the commissioners acknowledged the many
years of wonderful service Jerree Lewis had brought to the Planning Commission as
Secretary for the past 13 years. He said she would be greatly missed, and they all
thanked her.
7. ADJOURNMENT
President Inman adjourned the meeting at 7:18 pm.
Doreen Laughlin,Administrative Sp•ci.. 'st II
ATTEST: President Jodie Inman
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