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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 02 19 RS City of Springfield Regular Meeting MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION MEETING OF THE SPRINGFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION HELD WEDNESDAY, February 19, 2014 The City of Springfield Planning Commission met in a regular session in the City Council Chambers, 225 Fifth Street, Springfield, Oregon, on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., with Commissioner James presiding. ATTENDANCE Present were Chair James, Vice Chair Nelson, Commissioners Kirschenmann, Moe, Vohs and Bean. Also present were, Senior Planner Mark Metzger, City Attorney Mary Bridget Smith, Lauren King, and Management Support Specialist Brenda Jones and members of the staff. ABSENT Commissioner Bean- Excused • Springfield Chair Greg James opened the Regular Session PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Vice Chair Denise Bean DECLARATION OF CONFLICT LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING 1. Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) – Supervising Civil Engineer, Jeff Paschall presented the draft of the City of Springfield’s 2015-2019 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) which has been completed by staff and has been reviewed by the Planning Commission during a work session on February 4, 2014. It is now being brought to the Planning Commission for final comments and a recommendation to forward the CIP to the City Council. The City Council will review in March, with final adoption scheduled for April 7, 2014. The City of Springfield’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is a five-year Community Reinvestment Plan that describes the near-term program for funding and construction of City public facilities. A fundamental purpose of the CIP is to facilitate the efficient use of limited capital resources. The underlying concept is to program, for future expenditure, all reasonably available sources of revenue. Since projected revenue is significantly less than the needs identified in the City’s infrastructure facilities plans, the CIP is also a vehicle to facilitate reconciliation, in the near term, of the competing priorities for scarce capital resources. The CIP is updated annually and is an intermediate step in a process that originates with long term planning activities that anticipate the need for public facilities at least 20 years into the future, and concludes with the adoption of the annual Capital Budget to appropriate funds for the ultimate construction of those facilities. The cost of operation is separately included in the City’s operating budget. The CIP identifies the facilities concepts that may reasonably be expected to be required in the next five years, refines those concepts, and provides a priority list of projects. Priority projects are selected from the long list of needed capital improvements identified in the various master plans and refinement plans adopted by the City Council. Traditionally, the principal constraint applied in developing the CIP is the realistic availability of financial resources to fund projects. City of Springfield and Lane County Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes February 19, 2014 Page 2 TESTIMONY FROM THOSE IN SUPPORT EXAMPLE • Anne Ballew; 953 C Street; Springfield, Oregon 97477 TESTIMONY OF THOSE OPPOSED • TESTIMONY OF THOSE NEUTRAL • PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSION • SUMMATION FROM STAFF • REBUTTAL FROM THE APPLICANT • CLOSE OF THE HEARING • PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSION • MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OR APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS OR DENIAL OF THE REQUEST BASED ON STAFF REPORT AND ORAL/WRITTEN TESTIMONY. MOTION: Commissioner Kirschenmann moves the Springfield Planning Commission recommend to the City Council that it adopt the 2012 Willamalane Park and Recreation Comprehensive Plan as a Refinement Plan of the Eugene- Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan, case # TYP413-00003, Seconded by Commissioner Moe. 7-0-0 Motion carries ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Minutes Recorder – Brenda Jones ______________________ Greg James City of Springfield and Lane County Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes February 19, 2014 Page 3 Planning Commission Chair Attest: ____________________ Brenda Jones Management Support Specialist