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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/02/2010♦��� 1 City of Wheat�idge PLANNING COMMISSION Minutes of Meeting September 2, 2010 1. 2. 0 5. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chair MATTHEWS at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 29 Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS Commission Members Present: Anne Brinkman Alan Bucknam Marc Dietrick John Dwyer Dick Matthews George Pond Steve Timms Commission Members Absent: Staff Members Present: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Dean Gokey Sally Payne, Senior Planner Sarah Showalter, Planner II Ann Lazzeri, Recording Secretary ' ' : 1]i /IrYIDC1 : 1 �z17�y:117:11�17:7 It was moved by Commissioner TIMMS and seconded by Commissioner POND to approve the order of the agenda. The motion carried 7 -0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — August 5, 2010 It was moved by Commissioner BUCKNAM and seconded by Commissioner DWYER to approve the minutes of August 5, 2010 as presented. The motion carried 4 -0 with Commissioners BRINKMAN, DIETRICK and TIMMS abstaining and Commissioner GOKEY absent. 6. PUBLIC FORUM (This is the time for any person to speak on any subject not appearing on the agenda. Public comments may be limited to 3 minutes) Planning Commission Minutes 1 September 2, 2010 There were no individuals present who wished to address the Commission at this time. STUDY SESSIONS A. Streetseape Design Sarah Showalter requested feedback from the Commission on the draft Streetscape Design Manual. Comments from Commissioners included: • "Wider sidewalks" should be more clearly defined. • Lighting and street furniture should have some requirements rather than just suggested goals. • Leaf removal requirements should be included in the document. • Sod should be added to ground cover or turf requirements. • Recommendations for tree pruning on page 11 and page 21 should be consistent. • Recommendations seem more like goals. Minimums should be set to make sure developers don't get by with the very least streetscaping. B. 38 Avenue Subarea Plan Sally Payne reviewed the staff report on this item. City Council has approved funding for a transportation analysis of the 38 Avenue corridor. Staff will be working on a Request for Proposals to hire a transportation consultant to perform a transportation analysis as well some community outreach. It is hoped to have the consultant hired by October. The City has also received a $12,000 grant from Live Well Wheat Ridge to be used for community meetings. These meetings will be held after results have been received from the transportation consultant. She invited feedback from the Commission. Comments from Commissioners included: • The Corridor Plan Stakeholders Committee (CSPC) is extremely important. Longevity and consistency with clear responsibilities for members of the Committee is important. • There was concern about the traffic consultant conducting stakeholder meetings. Staff agreed with this concern and the RFP will not necessarily be packaged to have the same team do both. • There was concern about lack of discussion regarding the shallow lots along 38 Avenue and land acquisition. • It was suggested that meetings should include the costs of streetscaping. • There were comments that much time and money has been spent for planning along 38 Avenue and hope was expressed that the City will allocate CIP funds to proceed with the plans. • It was suggested that discussions be held with Denver since what Wheat Ridge does along 38 Avenue will have an effect on Denver. Planning Commission Minutes 2 September 2, 2010 • It is important that 38` Avenue be identified as amain street. FJ 9 OTHERITEMS Commissioner DWYER stated that he was interested in attending the Land Use Law Conference. Sally Payne will find out if funds are available to cover registration fees. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Commissioner DWYER and seconded by Commissioner POND to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. P40 "r- Richard Matthews, Chair Ann Lazzeri, Secreta Planning Commission Minutes 3 September 2, 2010