Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutJuly 7, 2020 PC minutesCity of Central Point Planning Commission Minutes July 7, 2020 I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:04 P.M. II. ROLL CALL Commissioners Tom Van Voorhees (acting chair), Kay Harrison, Pat Smith and Jim Mock were present; Amy Moore and Chris Richey attended via zoom. Also in attendance were: Stephanie Holtey, Principal Planner, Chris Clayton, City Manager, and Karin Skelton, Planning Secretary. III. CORESPONDENCE There was no correspondence IV. MINUTES Kay Harrison made a motion to approve the May 5, 2020 minutes. Pat Smith seconded the motion. All members said aye. Motion passed. V. PUBLIC APPEARANCES There were no public appearances. VI. BUSINESS A. Review and Feedback on the city of Central Point Strategic Plan 2040 City Manager Chris Clayton said the last strategic pian was created in 2007 and ends December 2020. He said the goals of the plan had been accomplished except for the planned Community Center which was the last item. The City will be building on the successes of the previous plan in going forward. He added because of the current Covid 19 situation, there has not been an opportunity to involve the public as much as the Council would like. He explained how the plan is organized, and said it contains revisions to the mission, vision and values of the previous plan. Additionally it identifies five new strategic priorities: community investment, community engagement, community culture, responsible governance, and economic vibrancy. The goal of the plan is to allow the City to achieve its best future. He stated it is a living document and will be updated and/or revised as necessary with regard to the needs of the City. Mr. Clayton explained the Council used the input from the 2019 citizen survey, City Executive Team workshops and a series of public meetings to identify and set priorities. The previous plan was reviewed and current conditions in the city were analyzed. Two issues were identified as primarily important, the small town feel and safety. Mr. Clayton reviewed the vision, mission and values of the strategic plan. He reviewed the strategic priorities and goals. The Commissioners expressed appreciation of the procedures utilized in the creation of the new Planning Commission Meeting July 7, 2020 Page 2 plan. They discussed the importance of a good land use code to allow growth and continue to preserve the small town feel. Additionally they discussed the importance of a welcoming environment and how to support diversity in the growth of the city. They noted the term "inclusive" referred to all manner of economic, social, educational and ethnic backgrounds. They agreed the design of areas such as parks and public spaces to allow utilization by people of varied ages and abilities was important. The Commissioners discussed property taxes and expressed appreciation of the City's fiscal responsibility. Mr. Clayton said the City provided residents with information annually in the newsletter regarding how tax monies were spent. He said he appreciated the input from the Commissioners and would provide the information to the City Council. VII. DISCUSSION A. Discussion of the City's Regional Plan Progress Report and City Council's Resolution to Ratify, Applicant: City of Central Point. Principal Planner Stephanie Holtey said it was important not only to create plans for the City but to make sure to implement and monitor them to see what works and what does not. She said this is the first progress report of all the cities who participated in the Regional Planning Process. She explained the City of Central Point took the initiative and created this format to address the three local monitoring requirements, including a description of Central Point's activities pertinent to the Regional Plan for the preceding five-year period, an analysis as to whether and how well those activities meet each of the performance indicators, and a projection of activities for the next five-year period. The adoption of the Regional Plan Element in 2012 included subsequent adoption of the City's Agricultural Buffering Ordinance and an Urban Reserve Management Agreement with Jackson County. The City has also completed preparation and approval of Conceptual Plans for six of City's eight URAs, participated in the Jackson County Agricultural Task Force and Adoption of a revised Urban Growth Management Agreement with Jackson County; expanded the Central Point UGB into portions of CP -4 and CP -1 B; and approved the Central Point Housing Implementation Plan, the City's Housing Strategy for 2019-2024. During the next five years the City of Central Point will expand its Urban Growth Boundary and bring in sufficient amounts of residential, employment and open space lands to serve a growing population through the year 2040. The new UGB lands will reflect and implement the conceptual planning that was done for the URAs into which the UGB is expanded. The City also expects to participate with the Regional Problem Solving signatories in conducting a 10 -year mandated review beginning in 2022. Other activities that the City expects to be involved with include updating the Central Point Transportation Systems Plan, updating the Public Facilities and Services Element, Updating the Environmental Management Element, maintaining the Buildable Land Inventory, monitoring the Housing Implementation Plan and updating the Land Use and Development codes to implement new state law and rule making. A draft of the Self -Assessment was submitted to Jackson County, the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development and 1000 Friends of Oregon all of whom have responded positively to the document. Planning staff intend to submit the document to Jackson County in final Planning Commission Meeting July 7, 2020 Page 3 form as part of the UGB Amendment now that it is approved by theCouncil. Ms. Holtey asked the commissioners if they had any questions or comments. They expressed appreciation of the update and the processes the City had gone through. They directed that it be presented to the City Council. Planning Update • Dominos is still under construction • The Chiropractic building by the Post Office is under construction ■ There is a 6 lot residential subdivision on Hwy. 99 near the Skyrman Arboretum • We have an application from the Smith brothers for Central Point Station on the North side of Twin Creeks. It will be mixed use, both commercial and residential • We have an application for a site plan review and a conditional use permit for Rogue Valley Pet on Federal Way • We have a master plan modification for White Hawk. They will be changing housing types, increasing single family homes and minimizing the number of apartments • The Premier Car Wash has not yet obtained permits. • The Pittview subdivision is putting in improvements needed for final plat. • Lindsey Court has permits for several new homes • There has been an increase in interest and building permits issued for ADUs throughout the City • The commercial building on Freeman and Bigham has been approved for site plan & architectural review • We have an application for Les Schwab on Biddle Road that is scheduled for decision on July 7t'. VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS IX. MISCELLANEOUS X. ADJOURNMENT Kay Harrison moved to adjourn the meeting. Pat Smith seconded the motion. All members said "aye". Meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Planning Commission Chair