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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-06-08 PZC MINUTES,. • • • .. Plannin g and Zoning Commission Study Sess ion -Case #2010-06, Multi-Year Capital Proj ects Flood Plain Di scuss ion Jun e 8, 2010 P ag~ 1 of3 CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING June 8, 2010 I. CALL TO ORDER [t1J The regular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was ca ll ed to order at 7:03 p.m . in the Community Development Conference Room of the Englewood Civic Center, Chair Knoth presiding. Present: Absent: Staff: Roth, King, Knoth, Fish , Brick, Calonder Kinton (a lternate) Krieger, Bleile, Welker Alan White, Director, Community Development Department Tricia Langon, Senior Planner Nancy Reid , Assistant City Attorney II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES May 18, 2010 Fish moved: Ca londer seconded: TO APPROVE THE MAY 18, 2010 MINUTES Chair Knoth asked if there were any modifications or corrections. There were none. AYES : NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Roth , Knoth, Fish , Brick, Calonder None King Krieger, Bleile, Welker Motion carr ied. Ill. STUDY SESSION: MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL PROIECTS 2011 [~ Dire ctor White gave a brief overview of where the rev e nue sources that fund th e Public lmpro_vement Fund come from. He stated there will be approx imately $300,000 avai lable for capital projects. H e noted a list of th e 2 010 proje cts that were discussed was included in the meeting packet. Th e Commission rev iewed the spreadsheet. Director White said his personal op ini on is that the City needs to lo ok at alternative sources to fund capita l • • • ... Planning and Zoning Commis sion Stud y Session -Case #2010-06 , Multi-Year Ca pital Proj ec ts Flood Plain Discussion Jun e 8, 2010 P age 2 of3 improvements if we are going to reinvest and rebuild the City, but did not know what that revenue source is. After discussion a motion was made as follows: Calonder moved : Fish seconded: TO FORWARD TO THE CITY MANAGER THE SAME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS LIST AS LAST YEAR. AYES: NAYS: Roth, Knoth, Fish, Brick, King, Calonder None ABSTA IN: None ABSENT: Krieger, Bleile, Welker Motion carried. FLOOD PLAIN [!] Ms. Langon noted Staff is currently workin g on five ordinances. She stated the flood pla in issue has been moved to the top of the priority list. The Fe d e ral Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) maps special flood hazard areas across the county. The maps are ca ll ed Flood Insur ance Rate Maps (F IRM ) and are the offi c ial maps designating risk premium zones in a commun ity. The last revision to these maps for the Eng l ewood area occurred i n 1995. The C ity is expected to be notified this we_ek that the new Eng lewood digitized maps wi ll become effective six months from the date of the letter. The new maps will dictate a change to the City's Ordinance. The State Coordinator reviewed the City's Ordinance and identified numerous problem areas. Rather than just change the name and date of the maps Staff will move forward with a number of corrections and adjustments based on a model ordinance. The City will also have six months from the date of the letter to pass the new Ordinance and have it become effective . This process w ill take four months at the minimum. All of this is predicated on the fact that the City participates in the Community Rating System (CRS) of the National Flood Insurance Program . The City's favorable rating allows citizens with property w ithin the floodplain to receive reduced prem ium s for their flood insurance. There are current ly approximately 250 properties in the floodplain. That number ma y change with the new maps. Before Staff can bring this issue to the Commission it has to go to the State Coordinator, who then reviews it and gets approval from FEMA. The entire process will take about six months. The Ordinance will need to be adjusted aga in next year because the State is currently working on new rules and regulations and they will not be comp leted in time to be included in this year's revision. Mr. Brick asked what the Commission 's role will be in this process . Ms. Langon stated to revi ew and recommend forwarding to City Council. Th e Commission determined it was unnecessary to conduct a Study Session on the updates to the Flood Plain Ordinance. , • • • ..... Planning and Zoning Commis sion Study Session -Case #2010-06 , Multi-Year Capital Proj ects Flood Plain Discussion June 8, 2010 Page 3 of 3 IV. PUBLIC FORUM ~ There was no public present V. DIRECTOR'S CHOICE ~ Director White had nothing further to report. VI. STAFF'S CHOICE ~ Ms. Langon referenced a memo from the A llian ce for Commerce in Eng lewood board regarding murals that was included in the packet. It w ill b_e brought back when the Commission d is cusses murals. She provided an update on the Centenn ial Shopping Center, buy-back, thrift, consignment and second hand u se in MU-B-1, and medical marijuana. Tentative topics: June 22: July th: July 20 1h: Landscape amendments and Medical District Phase II Study Session, Flood Plain Amendments Public Hearing, Flood Plain Amendments Ms. Langon announced that Mr. Brook Bell has recently passed the American Institute of Certified Planners national exam. VII. ATTORNEY'S CHOICE ~ Ms. Reid had nothing further to report. VIII. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE ~ The Commiss ioners had nothing further to report. The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m .