SALT LAKE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
Long Range Planning Issues Meeting
In Room 326 of the City & County Building
451 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
Present from the Planning Commission were Chair Jeff Jonas, Babs DeLay, John Diamond, Craig Galli, Prescott Muir, Laurie Noda, Kathy Scott, and Jennifer Seelig. Tim Chambless, Robert “Bip” Daniels and Peggy McDonough were excused.
Present from the Planning Staff were Planning Director Louis Zunguze, Deputy Planning Director Brent Wilde, Deputy Planning Director Doug Wheelwright, Planning Programs Supervisor Cheri Coffey, and Office Manager Lucille Taylor.
A roll is being kept of all who attended the Planning Commission Long Range Planning Issues Meeting. Chair Jonas called the meeting to order at 5:44 p.m. Tapes of the meeting will be retained in the Planning Office for a period of one year, after which they will be erased.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM August 21, 2003
Commissioner Noda made a motion to approve the minutes. Commissioner Scott seconded the motion.
Commissioner DeLay, Commissioner Galli, Commissioner Noda, Commissioner Scott, and Commissioner Seelig voted “Aye”. Commissioner Muir and Commissioner Diamond abstained. Jeff Jonas as Chair did not vote. Eight Commissioners voted in favor, two Commissioners abstained, and therefore the motion was approved.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR
Mr. Zunguze informed the Commission that the Utah Chapter of the American Planning Association will be holding their annual meeting on October 23rd and 24th.
Mr. Zunguze stated that the Planning Office in conjunction with the Mayor’s Office will be holding a seminar to discuss planning issues on October 4, 2003 at the Main Library in the 4th floor conference room. The audience will include those from the development community and various community councils. He said that this is the first of a series of seminars which will be held to reach out to the community.
LONG RANGE PLANNING ISSUES
Presentation by Soren Simonsen, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Architects, of the Study for the Sugar House Business District Small Area Master Plan.
This item was heard at 5:49 p.m.
Mr. Simonson presented three components which were developed by CRSA to assist the Planning Staff in the development of the Sugar House Business District Small Area Master Plan. The three components include a Mobility Study, Design Guidelines for the Business District and a design plan for the Restoration of the Sugar House Monument.
The Commission discussed the three components of the Sugar House Business District Small Area Master Plan and provided the consultants and Staff with feedback.
Mr. Zunguze stated that Staff would schedule a meeting with CRSA and discuss the feedback received.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
This item was heard at 6:42 p.m.
Ms. Cheri Coffey presented Tables of Content from various cities’ comprehensive general plans to give the Commission a sense of the differences of our plans with other cities’ plans and encourage discussion on the following:
a. City’s Comprehensive Master Plan documents.
1) Comprehensive plans from other jurisdictions.
2) Components of the City’s Comprehensive Master Plan documents.
b. The City’s future Master Planning Process.
Based upon discussion this evening the Commission determined that a subcommittee should be formed to review other cities’ plans and come back to the full Commission with a focused direction for the Planning Commission to use in developing a comprehensive development guide for the City.
Chair Jonas noted that Commissioner Noda, Commissioner Scott, Commissioner Seelig, Commissioner Diamond, and Commissioner Galli stated an interest in being apart of this subcommittee. Chair Jonas felt that the different Planning Commission Subcommittees should be reviewed to ensure that the responsibilities are disbursed evenly.
There being no other unfinished business to discuss, the Planning Commission meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m.