Planning Commission Minutes 2008 03 20

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes March 20, 2008 Page 7 of 8 concerning the parking and storage of motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, trailers, dumpsters, roll-offs and portable storage units. Wood stated the RV - Trailer Ordinance would be held at the April 17, 2008 overflow meeting. He also reminded the Commission the continuance of the Takoda project was set for the April 17th . meetmg. Lipton inquired of the Commissioners availability for the April 17, 2008 meeting. There were no indications that anyone could not attend. Discussion '" Group Building and Goal Setting for 2008 Loo discussed possible training and attendance at workshops. Pritchard suggested a review of former projects to facilitate the Commission direction and goals for future developments and signage requests. The Commission should answer the questions "why haven't the developments worked, i.e. McCaslin Project and what did we do right / wrong?" He suggested training on Green Build Standards. Goals he would like to address include the Comp Plan and Green Build Standards. Tengler suggested a 'field trip' for a way to offer training and to provide a visual of the actual projects. Training in Green Building would be helpful, especially in understanding the terms. A goal for the Commission would be the update to the Comp Plan. Tengler stated he has been impressed with how the meetings have progressed and flowed. He stated his comfort in being able to communicate openly with the Commissioners. Russell supported the suggestions offered for Green Building, Comp Plan update, TOD / FasTracks. He recommended the staff contact DRCOG and the Colorado Chapter of AP A regarding any future Planning Commission trainings. He also stated his comfort with being able to ask questions and make comments. Hartman expressed interest in adding Historic Preservation education to the list of training opportunities. Loo added her interest in Green Building and Solar applications. Lipton questioned if there was need to develop Design Standards similar to the CDDSG and the IDDSG for Green Building. He stated his interested in working with staff to set goals and timelines for working on some of the suggested topics from the discussion. Staff Comments: '" Open Government Training '" March 31,2008 @ 7:00 PM Council Chambers '" April 3, 2008 @ 8:30 AM Council Chambers Wood reminded the Commissioners of the Open Government Training dates. Planning Commission Comments: No additional comments. Discussion Items for Next Meeting: None heard.