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Municipal Building 3800 University Boulevard
MEETING MINUTES
February 11, 2016
MEMBERS PRESENT: Michael McEnany, John Cutrer, David Kuykendall, Mimi
Tsai, Bob Higley, and Mac Jensen
MEMBERS ABSENT: Richard Wilson
CITY COUNSEL MEMBERS: Brennan Reilly
STAFF PRESENT: Dave Beach, Public Works Director; Debbie S car c ell a,
City Planner; and Shelly Eversole, Legal Counsel
1. Call to Order and Notices, Rules, Etc. Mike McEnany, Presiding Officer, called the
meeting to order at 6:15 pm. He asked the ZPC members and City Staff to introduce
themselves. Mr. McEnany asked if anyone wished to speak on a topic not on the agenda.
No one responded.
2. Town Center Provisions Review. Mike McEnany gave a brief introduction and
summary of the previous discussion regarding parking studies and the parking
requirements. He then introduced Eleni Pappas with Traffic Consultants, Inc. regarding a
proposal for an Origin and Destination parking study that would track actual use of
parking spaces relative to the individual businesses in town center. Ms. Pappas explained
the parameters of the study and the methods of data collection. A discussion followed.
Dave Beach, Public Works Director, then spoke regarding the expansion of the scope of
the study to include those areas around City Hall and the school and ballfields. A
discussion followed concerning those areas on the fringe of the town center and city hall
areas that are already used as "spillover" parking in the 3600 block of University and
3700 block of Georgetown. Mr. Cutrer expressed his concern that the city would be
spending a great deal of money to verify what is already known without helping the
Zoning and Planning Commission in identifying ways to resolve the parking issues. A
lengthy discussion ensued regarding different study methods and using staff to collect
data.
Resident Aleda Drewes asked to speak regarding the parking situation and a new parking
study. Bob Higley asked Dave Beach if he could look into using staff to perform a
simple parking space usage count several times during the day on several different days
and possibly bring that data back to the ZPC. Mr. Beach stated that he would look into
the possibility. Mr. Higley motioned to table the discussion and any action on this item
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until the next meeting. Second by John Cutrer. Ayes: 6. Noes: 0. Motion Carried.
3. School Use. Staff presented two different versions of the definition of school and a copy
of the land use table regarding schools found in Section 7-101 of the code of ordinances.
The ZPC instructed staff to bring back a final version to vote on at the next meeting.
4. Minutes. The commission reviewed the minutes of the meeting held on
January 14, 2016. Motion to approve the minutes by Mac Jensen. Second by John
Cutrer. Ayes: 6. Noes 0. Motion Carried.
5. Executive Session (if necessary). Not used.
Adjournment. Mike McEnany made a motion to adjourn. Second by Bob Higley. Motion
Carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm.
PASSED THIS DAY OF_ _, 2016.
Michael McEnany, Presiding Officer
ATTEST:
Debbie Scarcella, City Planner