Planning Commission Minutes 2020 06 11

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2020 Page 6 of 19 make sure that it is operating successfully and if it is, it can be created into a permanent route. Under the northwest mobility study, the 96t" Street corridor is slated for enhanced bus service as well. Brauneis asks that in recent history, has there been a change from rural to suburban characteristics. Zuccaro says our comprehensive plan was adopted in 2013 that he is not aware of any changes since this plan was adopted. Williams states that regarding the comprehensive plan amendments, no specific development has spurred a comprehensive plan amendment that is outside the major process of a comprehensive plan in general. She asks staff if that statement is correct. Zuccaro says that it is. Williams asks that as far as the process of a comprehensive plan amendment, does it involve many meetings with much public comment and public meetings. Zuccaro says under the municipal code, staff updates the comprehensive plan on a 10- year basis. On a city -initiated amendment, we have a very interactive process with the citizens and usually redo the entire comprehensive plan. Under the municipal code however, any property owner can initiate a comprehensive plan amendment. It does not require public hearings or public input other than what we are having now. Williams asks if the city has gone through this type of process before. Zuccaro says no. Diehl mention that in the municipal code, it says that five parties can initiate an amendment process. He asks staff who can initiate that. Zuccaro says that typically the actual property owner will authorize the perspective buyer to go through this process, usually through an authorization letter. Diehl says regarding the traffic study questions, is now is the correct time to have staff and the engineers weigh in on the traffic study and discuss their agreement or possibly disagreement on the parts the applicant provided in their traffic study. Does staff agree with the conclusions of the study? Zuccaro says he thinks that is a fair question to ask the engineering staff. Kowar says that the public works staff has spent a lot of time reviewing the traffic impact study as well as spent time with the developer's consultant and the city's consultant. There are details that the city is still going back and forth on but for the majority of the report, staff has a similar understanding as the developers have on the report's findings. He asks the commissioners to hear from the applicant's point of the view and then from there staff can fill in any gaps the commissioners may have.